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

 Someday,when you're as big as me,you may not remember your preschool teachers. But still,I want to help you understand how very much you 1        to me.

  You have 2        me what it's like to be a kid again:I know all of the new 3        songs and have,become fond of your new 4       ,"Hi Ho Silverware!" I've learned to sing and dance again,and Fm 5        on the "hokeypokey" and the "little tea pot". I know how many blocks you can stack (pile) 6       I have to yell "Look out!" as they all come crashing down. I know that "even if dough (生面团) smells good,you still can't 7        it," and "even if your hair is sticking out,scissors are for cutting paper."I've learned what 8        in the corner means. I've become best friends with Barney,Raffi and Eric Carle,and 9       I even look to them for guidance and support. I know all the names of all the dinosaurs,and that creatures do have ears,10 they're on the inside of their bodies. I've learned that bubblegum toothpaste 11        better than mint (薄荷) ,and that markers are better than crayons (蜡笔) .

  I've learned how much 12        it is to hug,kiss and rock in the rocking chair after naptime. I've learned that 13        is usually better than a bandaid and works most of the time. I've also learned 14        it feels like to be loved like only a child can love,and I've learned how 15        you grow and how quickly you change,just like the little caterpillar (毛毛虫) we 16 in the jar who quickly became a chrysalis (蝶蛹) and then,17       ,a beautiful butterfly.

  But most 18      ,I've learned how wonderful children are and how 19        each one of you is to me. And although you will very vaguely 20        who I was,please know that I will always remember you.

(   ) 1. A. mean   B. speak   C. happen   D. adapt

(   ) 2. A. told   B. taught   C. helped   D. made

(   ) 3. A. parents'   B. teachers'   C. children's   D. singers'

(   ) 4. A. dress   B. favourite   C. book   D. game

(   ) 5. A. an expert   B. a writer   C. a player   D. an inventor

(   ) 6. A. when   B. after   C. as   D. before

(   ) 7. A. drink   B. taste   C. eat   D. cook

(   ) 8. A. playing   B. hiding   C. sitting   D. standing

(   ) 9. A. at times   B. at a time   C. at one time   D. at no time

(   ) 10. A. and   B. because   C. then   D. but

(   ) 11. A. feels   B. tastes   C. smells   D. sounds

(   ) 12. A. fun   B. excitement   C. importance   D. option

(   ) 13. A. a fist   B. a talk   C. a kiss   D. a touch

(   ) 14. A. how   B. what   C. which   D. that

(   ) 15. A. slowly   B. fast   C. nice   D. difficult

(   ) 16. A. put   B. hid   C. kept   D. locked

(   ) 17. A. magically   B. quickly   C. terribly   D. hopelessly

(   ) 18. A. discouragingly   B. intentionally   

       C. unforgetably   D. importantly

(   ) 19. A. nice   B. special   C. similar   D. impressive

(   ) 20. A. remember   B. forget   C. discover   D. recall

Communications technologies are far from equal when it comes to conveying the truth. The first study to compare honesty across a range of communication media has found that people are twice as likely to tell lies in phone conversations as they are in emails. The fact that emails are automatically recorded―and can come back to haunt (困扰) you―appears to be the key to the finding.

Jeff Hancock of Cornell University in Ithaca,New York,asked 30 students to keep a communications diary for a week. In it they noted the number of conversations or email exchanges they had lasting more than 10 minutes,and confessed to how many lies they told. Hancock then worked out the number of lies per conversation for each medium. He found that lies made up 14 percent of emails,21 percent of instant messages,27 percent of face-to-face interactions and an astonishing 37 percent of phone calls.

His results to be presented at the conference on humancomputer interaction in Vienna,Austria,in April,have surprised psychologists. Some expected emailers to be the biggest liars,reasoning that because deception makes people uncomfortable,the detachment (非直接接触) of emailing would make it easier to lie. Others expected people to lie more in face-to-face exchanges because we are most practised at that form of communication.

But Hancock says it is also crucial whether a conversation is being recorded and could be reread,and whether it occurs in real time. People appear to be afraid to lie when they know the communication could later be used to hold them to account,he says. This is why fewer lies appear in email than on the phone.

People are also more likely to lie in real time―in a instant message or phone call―than if they have time to think of a response,says Hancock. He found many lies are spontaneous (脱口而出的) responses to an unexpected demand,such as: "Do you like my dress?"

Hancock hopes his research will help companies work out the best ways for their employees to communicate. For instance,the phone might be the best medium for sales where employees are encouraged to stretch the truth. But,given his result,work assessment where honesty is a priority,might be best done using email.

(   ) 5. Hancock's study focuses on         .

   A. the consequences of lying in various communications media

   B. the success of communications technologies in conveying ideas

   C. people are less likely to lie in instant messages

   D. people's honesty levels across a range of communications media

(   ) 6. Hancock's research finding surprised those who believed that         .

   A. people are less likely to lie in instant messages

   B. people are unlikely to lie in face-to-face interactions

   C. people are most likely to lie in email communication

   D. people are twice as likely to lie in phone conversations

(   ) 7. According to the passage,why are people more likely to tell the truth through certain media of communication?

   A. They are afraid of leaving behind traces of their lies.

   B. They believe that honesty is the best policy.

   C. They tend to be relaxed when using those media.

   D. They are most practiced at those forms of communication.

(   ) 8. According to Hancock the telephone is a preferable medium for promoting sales because         .

   A. salesmen can talk directly to their customers

   B. salesmen may feel less restrained to exaggerate

   C. salesmen can impress customers as being trustworthy

   D. salesmen may pass on instant messages effectively

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