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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

　　Canada is the second largest country in the world．It is over 7 000 kilometers from the 　　1　　 coast(海岸)to the east．It 　　2　　 six time zones．　　3　　 it is 9 a.m．in Vancouver on the west coast, it is 1.30 p.m．in St John's on the east coast．

　　English and French 　　4　　 the two main languages in Canada．About 60 percent of 　　5　　 people speak English, and about 25 percent speak French．More 　　6　　 70 percent of its population live in cities near the US border(边境)．

　　Ottawa is the capital．Every year millions of tourists go there to 　　7　　 museums and take part in the cultural(文化的)activities．Toronto is the largest city of the country 　　8　　 about 2.5 million people．Montreal is 　　9　　 second biggest French-speaking city in the world．

　　The maple leaf is the national symbol of Canada．The Canadian flag has a red maple leaf on a red 　　10　　 white background．

由本文可知：加拿大是世界上第二大国，海岸线长7000多千米，有6个时区，主要讲英语和法语，渥太华是首都，多伦多是最大的城市，枫叶是加拿大的标志。考点涉及到名词、动词、副词、介词、冠词、连词等用法及对文章的整体理解能力。

阅读下面短文，判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，正确的用“T”表示，错误的用“F”表示。

　　One Sunday, Cody decided to go sailing in his boat with his friend Dane, but Dane happened to be away．Dane's brother Brett wanted to go instead though he did not know anything about sailing．Cody agreed and they set out to sea．

　　Soon they found themselves in a thick fog．Cody was sure they would be hit by a big ship．Fortunately(幸运地)he saw a large buoy(浮标)through the fog and decided to tie the boat to it for safety．As he was getting onto the buoy, however, he dropped the wet rope．The boat moved away in the fog carrying Brett who did not know how to use the radio．He drifted(漂流)about and was not seen until twelve hours later．

　　Cody spent the night on the buoy．In the early morning he fell asleep and was having a bad dream when a shout woke him up．A ship, the Good Hope, came up and he climbed onto it and thanked the captain．The captain told him that Brett had been picked up by another ship and the ship's captain had sent out a message．

本文记叙了Cody和Brett去海上航船遇险的故事。主要考查学生的理解判断能力。