Question

 Canada is the second biggest country in the world. It has an area of about ten million square kilometers,1       most of the northern part of the North American continent and with a(n) 2       larger than that of the United States. Canada 3       to the southwest of Greenland. To the south,it 4       to the same latitude as southern France. The 5       from the Pacific coast in the west to the Atlantic in the east is greater than that from North America to Europe. But 6       its large size,twothirds of the population of Canada live in a 7       belt of land no more than 200 kilometers from the U. S. territory. In the east are the Great Lakes that lie on the 8        with United States. These huge inland seas 9        into the St. Lawrence River,which 10       them with the Atlantic Ocean. The 11       of government and finance is in Ontario. So are many of Canada's industries.

  Canada is a country of ten provinces and three territories. The first inhabitants of Canada were North American Indians and Inuit. France and Britain each 12        Canada to their rule in the past. At that time the population of Canada was almost 13        the French,but in the next few decades,thousands of British colonists 14        to Canada from the British Isles and from the American colonies. In 1849,the right of Canada to selfgovernment was finally 15       . To?day,18 percent of Canadians still speak only French.

Canada is often 16       a land of the future. The 17       is that the country's rich oil and mineral 18        have hardly been touched. It is among the ten 19        industrial nations of the world. Its capital is Ottawa and the largest city is Toronto. Other important cities 20        Montreal,Vancouver,Edmonton,Calgary,Winnipeg,Hamilton,and Quebec.

(   ) 1. A. making   B. recovering   C. covering   D. determining

(   ) 2. A. altitude   B. nation   C. area   D. water

(   ) 3. A. limits   B. lies   C. spreads   D. connects

(   ) 4. A. rises   B. wanders   C. grows   D. reaches

(   ) 5. A. distance   B. scenery   C. culture   D. atmosphere

(   ) 6. A. instead of   B. in spite of   C. as for   D. as with

(   ) 7. A. sensitive   B. wide   C. tight   D. narrow

(   ) 8. A. border   B. valley   C. forest   D. bank

(   ) 9. A. float   B. run   C. hide   D. fall

(   ) 10. A. surrounds   B. provides   C. links   D. combines

(   ) 11. A. centre   B. balance   C. connection   D. mixture

(   ) 12. A. protected   B. frightened   C. subjected   D. impressed

(   ) 13. A. originally   B. accidentally   C. usually   D. entirely

(   ) 14. A. turned   B. moved   C. devoted   D. led

(   ) 15. A. recognized   B. organized   C. honored   D. settled

(   ) 16. A. allowed   B. called   C. named   D. said

(   ) 17. A. fact   B. truth   C. reason   D. idea

(   ) 18. A. materials   B. resources   C. sources   D. energies

(   ) 19. A. leading   B. fortunate   C. possible   D. growing

(   ) 20. A. replace   B. conclude   C. represent   D. include

Answer 1

1- 5 CCBDA   6-10 BDABC 

11-15 ACDBA   16 -20 BCBAD

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1. C cover此处表示"占地面积"。

Canada的国土面积覆盖了北美大部分地区。其他的选项不符合句意。

2. C此处"with an area larger than that of the United States "仍然是介绍Canada的国土面积。

nation指的是"国家"，Canada本身就是一个国家;altitude指"海拔";water指"水域"。

3. B此处开始介绍Canada的地理位置，Cana?da位于Greenland的西南。

lie to "位于"; spread是"延伸"的意思，Canada的国土没有延伸到Greenland,其他选项不符合句意。

4. D此处仍在介绍Canada的位置。Canada的南部还延伸到了与法国南部同一讳度的位置。

reaches意思是"延伸，达到"；rise "上升";wander"漫游";grow"增长"。

5. A此句是一个比较句。从太平洋的西海岸到大西洋东部的"距离(distance) "比从北美到欧洲的距离更长。

6. B从此句的"but"—词可知，尽管Canada面积大,但人口分布不平衡，in spite of意为"尽管，即使"。

7. D从此句的"no more than200 kilometers" 可知Canada的人口分布在一个狭长的地带。

narrow belt正符合句意。wide意思相反。

8. A Canada的东部是"the Great Lakes"，正好与美国交界，border是"边界，交界"之意。

9. B "the Great Lakes"正好流向"St. Lawrence River"，只有"run"倉g与inland seas搭配。

10. C此句中的"which"指的是St. Lawrence River ,它最终流向大西洋。因此St. Lawrence River将"These huge inland seas"和 "Atlantic Ocean"连接起来。其他选项与句意不符。

11. A根据事实"Ontario"既是Canada的金融中心，又是政府的中心地带，因此是"cen?tre"。

12. C在历史上，Canada曾遭受多个国家的人侵。

France和Britain都曾人侵过Canada ,故选subject"使隶属"。

13. D从本句的"almost"可知，只有entirely可与之搭配，表^:那时Canada的人几乎全部都是法国人，因为Canada曾是法国的殖民地。

14. B从上句的"France and Britain each sub?jected Canada"可知Canada也曾是英国的殖民地。英国从本国向Canada移民，因此选moved。

15. A从本句中的"the right of Canada"可知，加拿大本国政府的权利被承认、认可。只有recognize可与right搭酉己。

16. B call意为"被称为"；allow"允许";name "命名";say"说"。

called用在此处最恰当，人们称Canada为"a land of the future"。

17. C这一段第一句和第二句构成因果关系，因此只能用reason。

18. B加拿大丰富的油田和矿产资源未被开发a resource"资源";material"材料";source "来源";energy"能量，精力"。

19. A Canada是世界上十个顶尖级的工业大国之一，选leading ,表示"领头的，主要的"，最符合句意。

20. D上一句介绍了Canada的首都和最大的城市,接下来介绍其他的重要城市，因此选include"包括".