题目内容
17.Canada is a very large country.It is the second largest country in the world.By contrast it has a very small population.There are only about 29million people there.Most Canadians are of British or French origin(后裔),and French is an official language of Canada as well as English.About 45%of the people are of British origin,that is,they or their parents or grandparents,etc,come from British.Nearly 30% are of French origin.Most of the French-Canadians live in province of Quebec.
Over the years,people have come to live in Canada from many countries in the world.They are from many countries in the world.They are from most European countries and also from China,besides other Asian countries.
However,Canada was not an empty country when the Europeans began to arrive.Canadian Indians lived along the coast,by the rivers and lakes and in forests.Today,there are only about 350,000Indians in the whole country,with their own languages.In the far north live the Inuit.There are only 27,000Canadian-Inuit.Their life is hard in such a difficult climate.
52.The phrase"By contrast"in the passage meansB.
A.同时
B.相比之下
C.而且
D.实际上
53.AboutA live in Quebec.
A.30% of the French-Canadians
B.45% of the Canadians
C.27,000people
D.350,000French-Canadians
54.The official languages of Canada areB.
A.English and Chinese
B.French and English
C.Indian and French
D.Chinese and Inuit
55.About 23% of people in Canada came fromD.
A.China
B.England
C.France
D.some other countries except France and Britain.
分析 加拿大是个非常大的国家,是世界第二大国,而相比之下他的人口量非常小,仅有约29亿,大部分的加拿大人都来自英国和法国,并且法语就像英语一样是官方语言,45%的人来自英国,他们的父母或祖父母等等来自英国.近30%的人来自法国,大部分法国的加拿大人居住在魁北克省.在过去的几年里,世界各地的人们都来拿大.大多数来自欧洲国家也都来自中国的和其他亚洲国家.然而,当欧洲人到来时,加拿大不再是一个空的国家了.加拿大印第安人居住在沿海地区,有湖泊河流和森林.现在在全市范围内只有大约350万人,用他们自己的语言.居住在因纽特遥远的北部.只有大约27万因纽特加拿大人他们在那样一个恶劣的气候下艰难的生活.
解答 52.B 词义猜测题.根据上一句:加拿大是个非常大的国家,是世界第二大国,可以推断出此处应该是:而相比之下他的人口量非常小,仅有约29亿,故选B.
53.A 细节理解题,根据Nearly 30% are of French origin.Most of the French-Canadians live in province of Quebec.可知近30%的人来自法国,大部分法国的加拿大人居住在魁北克省,故选A.
54.B细节理解题,根据and French is an official language of Canada as well as English可知加拿大的官方语言是英语和法语,故选B.
55.D细节理解题,根据About 45%of the people are of British origin,that is,they or their parents or grandparents,etc,come from British.Nearly 30% are of French origin可知45%的人来自英国,近30%的人来自法国,那么剩下的就是来自其他一些地方,故选D.
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