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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 29 million people there. Most Canadians are of British or French origin, and French is an official language of Canada as well as English. About 45% of the people are of British [ZZ(Z]origin[ZZ)], that is, they or their parents or grandparents, etc., come from Britain. Nearly 30% are of French origin. Most of the French-Canadians live in the province of Quebec.
Over the years, people have come to live in Canada 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 350 000 Indians in the whole country, with their own languages. In the far north live the Inuit. There are only 27 000 Canadian-Inuit. Their life is hard in such a difficult climate.
1.About________ live in Quebec.
A.30% of the French-CanadiansB.45% of the Canadians
C.29 000 000 people D.8 700 000 French-Canadians
2.The official languages of Canada are________.
A .English an Chinese B. French and English
C. Indian and English D. Chinese and Inuit
3.The word origin in this passage means________.
A.血统 B.后裔 C.先驱 D.猿人
4.About 23% of people came from________.
A. China B. England
C. France D. some other countries besides France and Britain
5.Which of the following is true according to this passage?
A. There are 27 000 Canadian-Indians in Canada.
B. More than 13 million people have come from Britain and France in recent years.
B Early Canada
In 1497, an Italian John Cabot set out in an English ship, the Mathew, to find a western route(路线) to Asia. Instead he discovered a region that would one day form part of Canada. The waters around Cabots Newfoundland were full of fish that could be caught in baskets lowered over the ships sides. Cabot and his men were overjoyed, of course.
Though the region was discovered by Cabot, throughout the 16th century fishermen from England, France, Spain, and Portugal came in ever-growing numbers to fish in Newfoundlands waters. The French and English set up their bases on shore. They salted and dried the cod, a kind of fish, so that it wouldnt spoil on the long voyage to Europe. French fishing stations spread(延伸) out toward the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The English managed to stay in eastern Newfoundland, and finally Sir Humphrey Gilbert, an English explorer, made it part for the Crown in 1583.
Doing business with the local(本地的) Indians developed at the fishing station. In exchange for pots, axes, knives, and other things, the Indians offered different kinds of furs.
1.Before becoming part of the Crown, Newfoundland________.
A. saw no people living on itself
B. was discovered by an Italian
C. was part of England
D. was part of Canada
2.John Cabot set out in an English ship________.
A. in order to discover Newfoundland
B. hoping to be able to set up a base on shore
C. so that he might find a western route to Asia
D. in the hope of catching as many fishes as he could
3.It was________ that brought Newfoundland under the Crown.
A .an Italian together with some foreign fishermen neither the English nor the French
B. the English C. the Indian
4.To get the Indians furs at the fishing stations, people from Italy, France, Spain and Portugal offered them________.
A. nothing but fishes
B. useful things such as pots, axes, knives
C. the waters full of fishes
D. something that could help them salt and dry fishes
5.In this passage the underlined word spoil in the second paragraph probably means _______.
A .go bad B. become wet
C. taste good D. stay salty and dry
C
What part of the States do you come from?Im not American. Im Canadian.This is a mistake that Europeans often make. Many Americans, too, admit that it takes them a while to tell if its an American talking or a Canadian. This upsets(使不安) some Canadians, because they want people to recognize them as Canadians. They want everyone to know that Canada is an independent(独立的) nation with its own special character.
American English was probably brought to Canada by the Loyalists(忠于北方者) who fled there during the Revolutionary War(1776-1783), for even as late as 1813, 80% of all British Canadians had come from the USA.
From the very first, Canada was a country with two languages, neither of which influenced(影响) the other very much, because the French and British spoke to each other so little. Canadian English has always remained very like American English, and the influence of the Indian and Inuit languages was no greater than the influence of French. But here are some important words that have found their way via (通过) Canadian dictionaries into British dictionaries.
1.The sentence m not American, Im Canadian. suggests________.
A. Canada is a beautiful country
B. Canadian English is not quite different from American English
C. Canadians think Canada is a more developed country
D. Canadians think that theirs is independent
2.It isnt easy for Europeans even for Americans to tell________ from________
A. American English; British English
B. Canadian English; American English
C. Canadian English; British English
D. British English; Scottish English
3.The two languages spoken in Canada refer to________.
A. British English and American English
B. English and Latin
C. French and English
D. Canadian English and American English
4.Generally speaking, Canadian English is the same as American English because________.
A. Canada is connected with the USA
B. most of the British Canadians had come from the USA
C. the population of Canada is smaller than that of the USA
D. Canadians want to follow Americans
5.With the help of________, some American English new words come into British English.
A. the Revolutionary War B. Indian language
C. the Loyalists D. Canadian dictionaries
Keys:A 1~5 DBADC B 1~5 BCCBA C 1~5 BBCBD
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