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. 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 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 USA in the south. In the northwest Canada borders on the American “State of Alaska”. Canada is a northern country. The Arctic Circle (Latitude 16°N) passes through the northern part . in the south, half of the border with the USA follows line of latitude 49°N
【小题1】Which of the following statements is true?

If women are mercilessly exploited(剥削) year after year,they have only themselves to blame.Because they tremble at the thought of being seen in public in clothes that are out of fashion,they are always taken advantage of by the designers and the big stores.Clothes which have been worn only a few times have to be put aside because of the change of fashion.When you come to think of it,only a woman is capable of standing in front of a wardrobe(衣柜) packed full of clothes and announcing sadly that she has nothing to wear.

Changing fashions are nothing more than the intentional creation of waste.Many women spend vast sums of money each year to replace clothes that have hardly been worn.Women who cannot afford to throw away clothing in this way,waste hours of their time altering the dresses they have.Skirts are lengthened or shortened;neck-lines are lowered or raised,and so on.No one can claim that the fashion industry contributes anything really important to society.Fashion designers are rarely concerned with vital things like warmth,comfort and durability(耐用).They are only interested in outward appearance and they take advantage of the fact that women will put up with any amount of discomfort,as long as they look right.There can hardly be a man who hasn’t at some time in his life smiled at the sight of a woman shaking in a thin dress on a winter day,or delicately picking her way through deep snow in high-heeled shoes.

When comparing men and women in the matter of fashion,the conclusions to be drawn are obvious.Do the constantly changing fashions of women’s clothes,one wonders,reflect basic qualities of inconstancy and instability?Men are too clever to let themselves be cheated by fashion designers.Do their unchanging styles of dress reflect basic qualities of stability and reliability?That is for you to decide.

Designers and big stores always make money        .

A.by mercilessly exploiting women workers in the clothing industry

B.because they are capable of predicting new fashions

C.by constantly changing the fashions in women’s clothing

D.because they attach great importance to quality in women’s clothing

To the writer,the fact that women change their old-fashioned dresses is seen as        .

A.a waste of money

B.a waste of time

C.an expression of taste

D.an expression of creativity

The writer would be less critical if fashion designers placed more stress on the     of clothing.

A.cost                                                            B.appearance

C.comfort                                                      D.suitability

According to the passage,which of the following statements is TRUE?

A.New fashions in clothing are created for the commercial exploitation of women.

B.The constant changes in women’s clothing reflect their strength of character.

C.The fashion industry makes an important contribution to society.

D.Fashion designs should not be encouraged since they are only welcomed by women.

The climate change conference has come to __________ end, but the developing countries are dissatisfied with __________ small step that the developed countries have taken to reduce the emission(排放) of water gases.

A. 不填， a           B. 不填， the       C. an ,  a          D. an, the

If women are mercilessly exploited (剥削) year after year, they have only themselves to blame, because they tremble at the thought of being seen in public in clothes that are out of fashion. They are always taken advantage of by the designers and the big stores. Clothes which have been worn only a few times have to be put aside because of the change of fashion. When you come to think of it, only a woman is capable of standing in front of a wardrobe packed full of clothes and announcing sadly that she has nothing to wear.   

    Changing fashions are nothing more than the intentional creation of waste. Many women spend vast sums of money each year to replace clothes that have hardly been worn. Women who cannot afford to throw away clothing in this way, waste hours of their time changing the dresses they have. Skirts are lengthened or shortened; necklines are lowered or raised, and so on.

    No one can claim that the fashion industry contributes anything really important to society. Fashion designers are rarely concerned with primary things like warmth, comfort and durability (耐用). They’re only interested in outward appearance and they take advantage of the fact that women will put up with any amount of discomfort, as long as they look right. There can hardly be a man who hasn’t sometime in his life smiled at the sight of a woman shaking in a thin dress on a winter day, or picking her way through deep snow in high-heeled shoes.

    When comparing men and women in the matter of fashion, the conclusions to be drawn are obvious. Do the constantly changing fashions of women’s clothes, one wonders, reflect basic qualities of instability (不稳定) ? Men are too clever to let themselves be cheated by fashion designers. Do their unchanged styles of dress reflect basic qualities of stability and reliability? That is for you to decide.

Designers and big stores always make money     _  .

A．by mercilessly exploiting women workers in the clothing industry

       B．because they are capable of predicting new fashions

       C．by constantly changing the fashions in women’s clothing

       D．because they always improve quality of women’s clothing

The writer would be less critical (批评) if fashion designers placed more stress on the      ________of clothing.

      A．cost   B．appearance       C．comfort    D．suitability

According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

      A．New fashions in clothing are created for the commercial exploitation of women.

       B．The constant changes in women’s clothing reflect their strength of character.

       C．The fashion industry makes an important contribution to society.

       D．Fashion designs should not be encouraged since they are only welcomed by women.

By saying “the conclusions to be drawn are obvious”, the writer means that ________.

      A．women’s changeableness in their choice of clothing is often laughed at

      B．women are better able to put up with discomfort

      C．men are also exploited greatly by fashion designers

      D．men are more reasonable in the matter of fashion

—What do you think of the grammar book?

—Oh,it really is        useful reference book,which is worth reading        second time.

A.a;a                            B.an;the                       C.an;a                          D.the;the