题目内容
Canada's culture is a funny thing．Many people in Canada think that Canada doesn't really have its own culture，but borrows heavily from French，British and American cultures．It is hard to describe our culture or to say that something is part of Canadian culture，but there are many things in our society that we can say are uniquely（独一无二地）Canadian，such as hockey or our entertainment scene．
There are characters that are not unique to Canadians，but they certainly seem to be more prevalent here than anywhere else．Canadians are generally considered very polite．We also have a reputation for being wise thinkers，and we certainly love peace and would prefer to argue than fight physically．
We don't really have an internationally famous dish，like blood pudding，pasta or sauerkraut，unless it's maple syrup．What we do have is multiculturalism（多元文化主义）．We are willing to take in any culture and make it part of our own．We are a country of immigrants（移民）and that is our culture．In Canada，just about every language in the world is spoken．We have television channels and newspapers for any cultural group that has a large enough market to support them．
In a city like Toronto，Vancouver or Montreal，you could have world-class dim sum for breakfast，kimchi for lunch and butter chicken for dinner and the next day have Belgian waffles and crepes for breakfast，Yorkshire pudding for lunch and jerk chicken or kitfo for dinner．The possibilities are endless．
We've told you a little about Canadian culture．You Call click www.studyincanada.com for more information．But we think the best way to experience Canada's culture is to come to Canada and experience it for yourself．
1．From this passage，we mainly learn ________．
A．why Canada doesn't have its own culture
B．why Canada's culture is a funny thing
C．that people know Canada very well
D．something about Canada's culture
2．What does the underlined word “prevalent” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A．Interesting． B．Common． C．Important． D．Useful．
3．It is implied in the passage that ________．
A．Canada is most famous for its maple syrup
B．immigrants have introduced many different cultures to Canada
C．Canada doesn’t have any of its own sports
D．Canada has never been at war with other countries
4．What can we learn from the passage?
A．Canada has the most television channels in the world．
B．Every Canadian can speak several languages．
C．Canadians get angry easily when talking with others．
D．People can enjoy various kinds of food in Canada．
5．This passage is most probably taken from a ________．
A．newspaper B．magazine C．website D．radio program
DBBDC
GUATEMALA CITY（Reuters）---- A fish that lives in mangrove swamps（红树沼泽）across the Americas can live out of water for months at a time, similar to how animals adapted（适应）to land millions of years ago, a new study shows.
The Mangrove Rivulus, a type of small killifish, lives in small pools of water in a certain type of empty nut or even old beer cans in the mangrove swamps of Belize, the United States and Brazil. When their living place dries up, they live on the land in logs（圆木）, said Scott Taylor, a researcher at the Brevard Endangered Lands Program in Florida .
The fish, whose scientific name is Rivulus marmoratus, can grow as large as three inches. They group together in logs and breathe air through their skin until they can find water again.
The new scientific discovery came after a trip to Belize.
“We kicked over a log and the fish just came crowding out,” Taylor told Reuters in neighboring Guatemala by telephone. He said he will make his study on the fish known to the public in an American magazine early next year.
In lab tests, Taylor said he found the fish can live up to 66 days out of water without eating.
Some other fish can live out of water for a short period of time. The walking catfish found in Southeast Asia can stay on land for hours at a time, while lungfish found in Australia, Africa and South America can live out of water, but only in an inactive state. But no other known fish can be out of water as long as the Mangrove Rivulus and remain active, according to Patricia Wright, a biologist at Canada’s University of Guelph.
Further studies of the fish may tell how animals changed over time.
“These animals live in conditions similar to those that existed millions of years ago, when animals began making the transition（过渡）form water onto land, ” Wright said.
【小题1】The Mangrove Rivulus is a type of fish that ________.
| A．likes eating nuts |
| B．prefers living in dry places |
| C．is the longest living fish on earth |
| D．can stay alive for two months out of water |
| A．Patricia Wright. |
| B．Researchers in Guatemala. |
| C．Scientists from Belize. |
| D．Scott Taylor. |
| A．breathe through its skin |
| B．move freely on dry land |
| C．remain alive out of water |
| D．be as active on land as in water |
| A．It was made quite by accident. |
| B．It was based on a lab test of sea life. |
| C．It was supported by an American magazine. |
| D．It was helped by Patricia Wright. |
A disheveled (头发凌乱的) man appeared in court Thursday on charges of murdering a Chinese woman whose fight with her attacker was seen on webcam(摄像头) by her boyfriend in China. Police refused to release any details about the crime or its possible motive.
The body of York University student Liu Qian, 23, of Beijing, was found Friday in her apartment in Toronto a few hours after her boyfriend witnessed the attack, police said.
She was found undressed from the waist down but there were no obvious signs of sexual attack or trauma (创伤) severe enough to kill her. Police say it may be weeks before the results of an autopsy (尸体解剖) are known.
Brian Dickson, 29, stood before the court in a wrinkled white shirt and blue jeans as a charge of first- degree murder was read out. He did not enter a plea. His case was held over until April 26.
Dickson was arrested Wednesday. Police only announced his name and his age and asked the media not to publish any photos of Dickson, saying it could compromise the investigation. Toronto police spokesman Tony Vella declined to respond to the request further.
Liu’s father, Liu Jianhui, who arrived from China after being informed of his daughter’s death, thanked authorities for their quick action.
“I sincerely thank the people concerned with my daughter’s case,” he told reporters after the arrest. “Our daughter was studying very hard.”
Police released no motive or details about Dickson, but one friend described the Toronto man as an aspiring actor.
Patricia Tomasi, a friend of Dickson’s, told The Associated Press that she acted in a play at a local theater in Toronto with Dickson in 2007.
“He doesn’t seem like the type but that’s what they always say,” Tomasi said. “He’s tall with boyish good looks. I don’t know much about him except that he wanted to be an actor.”
Dickson attended York University where he studied global politics, but did not earn a degree from there.
He later worked for the Atlantic Council of Canada (ACC), where he served as an assistant to the president Juilie Lindhout. According to his biography on a newsletter from the Atlantic Council of Canada, Dickson has also been a running instructor and has been involved with Developments in Literacy, a Pakistani aid organization that raises money for children in Pakistan.
A statement from the Atlantic Council of Canada on Thursday said it was not council policy to comment on staff, but it confirmed that Dickson had been an intern(实习生) with the council from September 29, 2008, until March 27, 2009.
Liu was chatting with her boyfriend, Meng Xianchao, by webcam at about 1 am. Friday when a man knocked on the door, police said.
Meng reported seeing a struggle break out between the two before Liu’s webcam was shut off. Meng contacted other friends in Toronto who in turn called police.
The victim’s father, Liu Jianhui, said his daughter studied at Beijing City University before moving to Canada, where she met Meng.
Liu Qian’s laptop computer, webcam and mobile phone were taken from the apartment the night of the attack, police said. Police said the online chat was on a live streaming camera and was not recorded, though investigators were trying to figure out if there was any way they could recover it.
York University, whose campus is located near one of Toronto’s rougher neighborhoods, is one of Canada’s largest universities with more than 53,000 undergraduate and graduate students. About 3,200 of York’s students come from more than 150 foreign countries, the university’s website says.
1.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
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A．York University students come from over 150 foreign countries. |
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B．Dickson was a graduate of York University where he studied global politics. |
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C．The passage does not mention the reason why Dickson murdered Liu Qian. |
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D．ACC wouldn’t make any comments on staff even if they committed a crime. |
2.The underlined word in paragraph 8 probably means ______.
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A．a successful actor |
B．a gifted actor |
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C．a common actor |
D．an ambitious actor |
3.Why did police ask the media not to publish any photos of Dickson?
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A．Worrying about bad influences on the investigation. |
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B．Not intending to give out any information about Dickson. |
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C．Not confirming whether Dickson had killed Liu Qian. |
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D．Wanting to protect their citizen for fear of losing face. |
4.What can be inferred from the text?
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A．Developments in Literacy raises money for all children |
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B．Seeing the struggle, Meng contacted Toronto police. |
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C．Dickson had no bad records before the murder. |
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D．Investigators could recover the chat record online. |