Arts and cultureis live and breathed in every comer of Canada-Due to a racial and immigrant(移民)population, the variety and richness of art and sports is very evident．
Since the Second World; War．Canada has produced an impressive amount of writing．From novels to poetry, the selection is wide．Native writers are also becoming better known across Canada in recent years．
Musicians are reaching a higher level of recognition in the world music scene．Everything from Country to Pop, Classical to Heavy Rock can be found across Canada and across the globe performed by Canadian artists．
Film Crew in Canada The National Film Board is the primary producer of movies in
Canada．However, many Hollywood studios are turning to Canada as a source for locations and as an alternative to the more expensive USA．Many well known actors．directors．screen writers and movies come from Canada and often scoop awards for their work．
French art was the-first to appear in Canada along the St Lawrence in and around Quebec．Since then the volume of art-and artists has increased．Canadian photography as well as painting by Canadians is not well known outside of Canada but recognition is increasing．
Sport is a major part of today's society in Canada．Hockey is the most popular spectator sport with more participants taking part in curling．American style football and baseball are also very popular and all of these sports are played across Canada．
(1)
What would be the best title of the passage?
[ ]
A．
A Brief Introduction to Canada．
B．
Canadian Arts, Culture and Sports．
C．
Canadian Artists．
D．
Canadian Arts and Culture are World Famous．
(2)
Canada has many forms of art and culture because it has ________．
[ ]
A．
a long history
B．
a large area
C．
a large population
D．
a variety of nations and immigrants
(3)
Many Hollywood studios come to settle in Canada because ________．
[ ]
A．
the cost in Canada is lower than that in the USA
B．
Canada has many well known actors and directors
C．
they want to work together with the movie producers in Canada
D．
they want to make movies about Canada
(4)
Which group of Canadian artists is well known all over the world today?
Israeli paintings－Israeli artist Menashe Kadishman will hold a personal show named “Flock of Sheep” from November 26 to December 20 at the China National Art Museum．On show are 550 colorful oil paintings of sheep heads．
His works have been on show in the Metropolitan Museum in New York and Tate Gallery in London over the past 30 years．
Time：9∶00 a. m.－4∶00 p. m., November 26-December 20．
Place：China National Art Museum,1 Wusi Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing．
Tel：6401-2252
Russia Ballet－The Kremlin Ballet from Russia will perform two immortal classical ballets－“Swiss Lake” and “The Nutcracker”－at the Beijing Beizhan Theatre．Set up in 1990, the theatre has a number of first-class ballet dancers with pride．Most of their performances are classical．
Time：7∶15 p. m., December 5 and 6(“Swan Lake”); 7∶15 p. m., December 7(“Nutcracker”)
Folk concert－The Central Conservatory of Music(音乐学院)will hold a folk concert in memory of the late musician Situ Huacheng．
On the programme are many popular folks such as “Moon Night on the Bamboo Tower” “Celebrating Harvest” “Deep and Lasting Friendship” “Golden Snake Dancers Wildly”, and “Children?s Holiday”．
Time：7∶30 p. m., November 25．
Place：Beijing Concert Hall, 1 Beixinhua Street．
Tel：6605-5812
(1)
If a child is very fond of dancing, his parent should take him to ________．
[ ]
A．
China National Art Museum
B．
Beizhan Theatre
C．
Beijing Concert Hall
D．
1 Wusi Street
(2)
Menashe Kadishman is well known for painting ________．
[ ]
A．
deer
B．
birds
C．
sheep
D．
flowers
(3)
Which of the following is TRUE?
[ ]
A．
The folk concert will last three days．
B．
The ballet “The Nutcracker” will be put on once．
C．
The Israeli paintings will be on show for a month．
D．
China National Art Museum lies in Xicheng District．
(4)
If you dial the telephone number 6605-3388 on Dec．8, you can ________．
[ ]
A．
go to the folk concert
B．
visit the Art Museum
C．
watch the ballet
D．
none of the above
阅读理解
For any person who must speak in public, to business or pleasure groups, humor is a helpful, and necessary, tool for getting your message across．Why does humor work a lot? There are several reasons．
People will enjoy what you have to say if it is presented with humor．But, more importantly, if you are in a situation where important, and perhaps controversial(有争议的), ideas must be presented to less than open minds, humor allows those ideas to be presented in a non-threatening(无威胁的)manner．Abraham Lincoln was famous for his ability to relate humorous stories to make a point．Humor used carefully throughout a presentation will also keep the listener’s interest high．In a word, individuals learning how to use humor in their speeches can strengthen arguments, support interesting presentations and, most of all, entertain their audience in a positive and comfortable way．
While popular culture may well hold many kinds of humor, some of it has no place in presentations that are designed to educate and encourage the audience．If you want to become a professional stand-up(单人表演的)comedian whose goal is 100％ entertainment, then you may be able to use some of the reference materials like The Art of Using Humor in Public Speaking．They can help you develop your skills and sources of humor．To that end, your participation in this study of humor will become necessary．Hopefully, you will come to appreciate the special difficulty of entertaining the audience with good and clean humor．
(1)
How many reasons does the author give for using humor?
[ ]
A．
Two．
B．
Three．
C．
Four．
D．
Five．
(2)
What’s the purpose of stand-up comedians?
[ ]
A．
To educate the audience．
B．
To encourage the audience．
C．
To entertain the audience．
D．
To exchange with the audience．
(3)
Why did the author suggest reading The Art of Using Humor in Public Speaking?
[ ]
A．
It was good for training one’s skills of humor．
B．
It helped the readers relax after work．
C．
It gave some tips on how to live a positive life．
D．
It was a textbook for professional stand-up comedians．
(4)
Which of the following has a similar meaning to the underlined word “end” in the last paragraph?
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A．
Finishing．
B．
Conclusion．
C．
Stop．
D．
Result．
(5)
The passage is most likely to benefit ________ a lot．
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