Canada is a very large country.It is bigger than China.China is the third largest country in the world.Canada is the second largest.It has an area of nearly 10 million sq. km. Canada has a very long coastline.To the west is the Pacific Ocean.To the east is the Atlantic Ocean.The Arctic Ocean is in the north.There are very many islands off the Pacific coast and off the Arctic coast.The biggest one in the west is Vancouver Island.In the east there is New Foundland,and in the Arctic Ocean the biggest islands are Baffin Island and Victoria Island.(Greenland is not part of Canada.It is a part of Denmark,a country in northern Europe.)

Canada has a long border with the U.S.A.in the south.In the northwest Canada borders on the American“State of Alaska”.Canada is a northern country.The Arctic Circle is (Latitude 16°N) passes through the northern part.In the south,half of the border with the U.S.A. follows line of latitude 49°N.

Which of the following statements is true?

A.U.S.A is the second largest country in the world.

B.Canada has nearly 10 million sq. km.So it is the second largest country on the earth.

C.China is as large as Canada and the second largest in the world.

D.Russia is the second largest country in the world.

What ocean is in the north of Canada?

A.The Pacific Ocean.                                        B.The Atlantic Ocean.

C.The Indian Ocean.                                         D.The Arctic Ocean.

There are many islands in Canada,and Vancouver Island is ________.

A.in the west                                                   B.in the east

C.in the north                                                  D.in the south

Cittaslow has discovered China, and it is awarding a little village in Jiangsu the title of "slow city"

The bored teenagers of Gaochun are impatient with the leisurely pace of hometown life.For them there is no nightlife to speak of, no bright lights, no excitement and they cannot wait to grow up and leave for the urban attractions of the big cities.But it is this laid-back lifestyle that has attracted international attention.At least, a quiet village within Gaochun county has come under the spotlight.Yaxi village, population 20,000, is about to be designated China's first "slow city" by Cittaslow, the sustainable lifestyle movement that first surfaced in Italy 11 years ago.

At home, the residents at Yaxi are unfazed and pretty much unimpressed by the honor.To them, life has been like this for as long as they can remember.Here, growing old gracefully is natural.

Nobody living in this little county had heard of Cittaslow or the words "slow city" before this.

"The first time I heard the term was last July, when the vice-president of Cittaslow, Angelo Vassallo, visited Yaxi village," says Zuo Niansheng, the chief editor of local newspaper Gaochun Today.

"Vassallo was deeply impressed by this village's natural and cultural resources and said it perfectly fitted the requirements for a slow city," says Zuo."That was how Yaxi became connected with Cittaslow.

The Slow City must also be committed to protect and maintain the natural environment as well as promote a sustainable way of development ?all of which are the current strategies adopted in Gaochun."We've been doing this for years," adds Zuo.

Cittaslow was founded in Tuscany, Italy in 1999.It was a spin-off from the Slow Food movement which started, also in Italy, in 1986 as a protest against the first McDonald ' s opening near the Spanish Steps in Rome.The movement championed a return to healthy, nutritious home-grown, home -cooked food.

Slow Food has since expanded globally to more than 130 countries.Its mission has also broadened to include the promotion of sustainable foods and local small businesses, and the localization as opposed to globalization of food production.

Cittaslow is an expansion of the Slow Food movement, and it actively advocates a lifestyle that is sustainable, that will improve quality of life, and will preserve cultural and culinary (烹饪的)heritage.

According the passage, Cittaslow is a(n) ____.

       A.organization         B.person          C.lifestyle       D.honor

What' s the reaction of the residents at Yaxi to the award according the passage? They feel

       A.very excited.      B.very shocked            

       C.indifferent               D.very happy

Why is the village Yaxi awarded the title of “slow city”? Because           .

       A.it is full of excitement and activities of nightlife

       B.the residents at Yaxi enjoy a leisure life

       C.it is very rich and has a lot of attractions

       D.foreign people like small towns than big cities.

It can be inferred from the passage that          .

       A.young people at Yaxi enjoy their life very much

       B.China is more and more popular with foreign people

       C.the first McDonald’s in Europe was opened in Spain

       D.the lifestyle of “slow city” will be good to environment and people

(CNN)-China will sometimes say “no” and the world should get used to it.
That message came through when China joined Russia in blocking action on Syria.
“Do not mistakenly think that because China takes a careful and responsible position on the Syria issue, China will not use its veto power (否决权) or will always abstain(弃权),” said Cui Tiankai, China’s vice foreign minister, “When China must use its veto power to say no, it will surely use it.”
On Saturday, Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, called the vetoes “disgusting and shameful.”
He Wenping, director of African Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said the veto shows China’s confidence in foreign affairs. “A country expressing its true opinion – that’s progress. China opposes the use of threat or force to achieve regime(政权)change in other countries. This agrees with China’s long-standing diplomacy principle. It is also not acceptable for China to rush a U.N. vote without sufficient discussion.”
So why did China use its veto this time?
China’s critics say China’s veto of the U.N. draft proposal(草案) was in part due to Beijing’s fear that allowing a regime change in Syria could encourage the spread of the Arab revolution and eventually threaten China.
He Wenping disagrees, “China has a completely different political system and economic development path. If someone in the international community thinks that the Arab Spring will happen in China, then I think they misjudge the situation in China, exaggerate(夸大) some problems in the Chinese society and underestimate the ability of the Chinese government to control the situation in China.”
【小题1】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.China often uses its veto power on international issues.
B.China never uses its veto power on international issues.
C.China’s normal practice in the U.N. is to abstain rather than veto.
D.China should not have veto power in the U.N.
【小题2】What is the international reaction to China’s veto on the Syria issue?
A.Russia supports China
B.The U.S. feels very unhappy.
C.The international community is used to it.
D.The Arab countries show no concern.
【小题3】Why did China use its veto power this time?
A.Because Russia and China are friends.
B.Because China wants to hold an opposite stand against the U.S.
C.Because China is worried about a chain-action resulting from Syria’s revolution.
D.Because China opposes the use of threat or force to achieve regime change in other countries.
【小题4】What can we learn from the passage?
A.China has a firm stand on international issues.
B.The U.N. asks the whole world to get used to China saying no on international issues.
C.CNN believed that China helped Syria to fight against the U.N.
D.All the member countries of the U.N. supported Susan Rice.

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