Question

【题目】阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

Canada is the second-largest country in the world, with almost 10 million square kilometres of landmass. Due to(由于) its size, it is divided into four different regions(地区).

The Atlantic Provinces

Fishing is the old industry in this region. Agricultural crops, such as fruit and potatoes, and forests, which produce paper and lumber(木材), form part of the industry. Traditionally depending on fishing and farming, they are developing other natural resources, such as oil and copper.

Central Canada

Ontario and Quebec form the industrial and manufacturing(制造业的) heart of Canada. They produce three quarters of Canada’s goods. More than half of Canada’s population lives in the cities in the southern part of Ontario and Quebec. Most of the people living in Quebec speak French.

The West Coast

The British Columbia Coast is Canada’s western continental coastline(海岸线 ). Europeans settled(定居) in British Columbia in the early 1800s. The railroad built by the government in the late 1800s made moving much easier. Thousands of Chinese came to British Columbia during this period to work on the railroad. British Columbia has the most valuable forest industry in Canada.

Salmon(鲑鱼) fishing is not only a popular sport, but also an important part of the industry. Pacific salmon are exported(出口) all over the world.

The North

The Yukon and the Northwest Territories(领土) cover a third of Canada. This huge region has a very small population. Most of the people are natives. There are several native languages, which are equal(平等的) in status(地位) to English and French. During the Gold Rush at the end of the 1800s, thousands of miners(矿工) came to make their fortune(财富). Mining is still an important industry in this region.

【1】What’s the old industry in the Atlantic Provinces?

【2】What language do most of the people living in Quebec speak?

【3】Why did thousands of Chinese go to British Columbia in the late 1800s?

【4】What is still an important industry in the North region?

【5】What is the passage mainly about?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Fishing.

【2】French.

【3】To work on the railroad.

【4】Mining.

【5】The four regions of Canada.

【解析】

加拿大是世界第二大国，面积有将近10,000,000平方千米，由于国土面积较大，加拿大被分成了四个区，短文中分别介绍了这四个地区的具体情况。

【1】

根据短文第二段“Fishing is the old industry in this region.”，在大西洋省，渔业是老工业。故答案为：Fishing.

【2】

根据短文第三段“Most of the people living in Quebec speak French.”可知，居住在魁北克的大多数人说法语。故答案为：French.

【3】

根据短文第四段“The railroad built by the government in the late 1800s made moving much easier. Thousands of Chinese came to British Columbia during this period to work on the railroad.”可知，在19世纪末，成千上万的中国人到不列颠哥伦比亚修建铁路。故答案为：To work on the railroad.

【4】

根据短文第五段“Mining is still an important industry in this region.”可知，在北部地区，矿业仍然是一个重要的工业。故答案为：Mining.

【5】

根据短文结构可知，文章是总分结构，第一段最后一句话是中心句，根据文意以及“Due to(由于) its size, it is divided into four different regions(地区).”可知，这篇短文介绍了加拿大的四个地区，故答案为：The four regions of Canada.