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1、2019-2020年高中英语必修10Module6TheMapleLeafCountry-Backgroundinformation1. About the flag of CanadaCanada, also known as Americas Frosted Hat, Soviet Canuckistan, Canadia or The Shizzle North of Hizzle, but more monly known as the Great White North, is situated somewhere near the inconsequential continent
2、al U.S.A., and slightly south of the North Pole. The United Nations has managed to narrow it down further to not only north of the U.S. but also up, eh? To answer the question the entire world is asking, yes, Canada has an Army, and no, Canada doesnt know about it. Canadians are known for their peac
3、efulness and politeness in distressing situations, such as during a war or hockey playoffs. The world looks to Canada for international peace-keepers, since they possess no weapons other than snow shovels, and their jovial accent and flannel clothing are forting . The unanimously agreed upon capital
4、 of Canada is Toronto, although a small number of government offices are located in the far less important city of Ottawa. Proposals made entirely and only by Torontonians have been made to move offices to Toronto, but have yet to be approved. The city has considered separating from the country beca
5、use of this. The rest of Canada, meanwhile, continues to think that Toronto blows and that the citys curling team, the Leafs, suck. 1. Encyclopedia about CanadaCanadian A Canadian anticipating his next beer Canadian is a white person who lives outside the northern boundaries of the United States. Et
6、ymologically, Canadian is a shortened form of Beer Can Ad, a reference to the many billboards dotting the Trans-Canada Highway. Beer Canadians are now simply referred to as Canadians. Habitat and RangeCanadians were successfully introduced on the island of Newfoundland in 1904 where they are now the
7、 dominant beer consumers, and somewhat less successfully on Anticosti Island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, where they established macaroni-and-cheese farms. Ten Canadians were also introduced in Quebec in 1910, but they apparently died off. Nevertheless, there have been reported sightings and there i
8、s continuing speculation about the existence of Canadians in Quebec. Physical characteristicsThe male Canadians antlers arise as cylindrical beams projecting on each side at right angles to the middle line of the skull, which after a short distance divide in a fork-like manner. The lower prong of th
9、is fork may be either simple, or divided into two or three tines, with some flattening. The antlers are useful for the carrying of beer cans in their plastic rings. Beer CansThe male Canadian will drop its beer cans after mating season in order to conserve energy for the winter season. It will then
10、regrow them in the spring. The beer cans take about three minutes to grow, making them one of the fastest growing brews in the world. The beer cans initially have a layer of aluminum, which will shed off once fully grown. Behavior and breedingThe Canadian male, moments before breeding，although Canad
11、ians are generally timid, the males bee very bold during the autumn breeding season; it is not unmon for them to charge at moving trains. The females utter a loud call, similar to the lowing of cattle, which can be heard from up to 3 km away. During breeding (the rut), males will pete for females by
12、 fighting with their beer cans and sneakers and by fierce clashing of macaroni-and-cheese dinners. As well as bellowing, the female Canadian emits a strong, odoriferous pheromone in order to attract a mate. She also secretes pheromones in her urine which lets the males know that she is waiting in a
13、motel room in Toronto. Females may begin to breed at 15, but more usually 13 years of age. The female gives birth to one or (occasionally) two Canadians at a time, in spring. The gestation period for a Canadian is about 216-240 days. Canadian babies grow very quickly, nourished by their mothers beer
14、 bottles, which are very high in fat and other nutrients. In North America, during the winter, Canadians may form loose aggregations in fairly sparse urban centers, which they keep open by trampling the snow. In the spring, Canadians can often be seen in drainage ditches at the side of roads, taking
15、 advantage of beer foam which has run off the road. These minerals replace electrolytes missing from their winter diet. In North America, changes in land use patterns, mainly the clearing of northern forests for settlement and agriculture, have led to the range of the Canadian expanding northward. W
16、here their ranges overlap, Canadians may bee infected by parasites carried by the deer such as brain worm, Parelaphostrongylus tenn0+is, and winter ticks, Dermacentor albipictus, which, though fairly harmless to deer, can be fatal to Canadians, especially when mixed with maple syrup. The lifespan of a Canadian in the wild is roughly 35 to 45 years. CultureCanadian rock art and cave paintings reveal that the Canadians have lived in Canada since
