Question

【題目】閱讀理解

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(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 Britain. Nearly 30% are of French origin. Most of the FrenchCanadians 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 Europe and also from China, besides other Asian countries.

However, Canada was not an empty country before 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 CanadianInuit. Their life is hard in such a difficult climate.

【1】The phrase “By contrast” in the passage means ______.

A.同時B.相比之下C.而且D.實際上

【2】________ live in Quebec.

A.Most of the FrenchCanadiansB.45% of the Canadians

C.27，000 peopleD.350，000 FrenchCanadians

【3】The official languages of Canada are ________.

A.English and ChineseB.French and English

C.Indian and FrenchD.Chinese and Inuit

【4】About 23% of people in Canada come from ________.

A.ChinaB.England

C.FranceD.some other countries except France and Britain

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】B

【4】D

【解析】

短文大意：本文是人文類閱讀，介紹了世界第二大國家加拿大的人口構(gòu)成及分布情況。

【1】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)“It is the second largest country in the world.…it has a very small population.”前邊提到了“大”，后邊說到了“小”，可知前后是對比關系，故選B。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。由文中句子“Nearly 30% are of French origin. Most of the FrenchCanadians live in the province of Quebec. 將近30%是法國人。大多數(shù)法裔加拿大人住在魁北克省”可知選A。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。由文中句子“Most Canadians are of British or French origin(后裔), and French is an official language of Canada as well as English.”可知，加拿大的官方語言是英語和法語。故選B。

【4】細節(jié)理解題。由文中句子“About 45% of the people are of British origin…Nearly 30% are of French origin. 大約45%的人是英國人……將近30%是法國人”可知，在加拿大約23%的人來自除這兩個國家外的其他國家，故選D。

本文介紹了加拿大的人口構(gòu)成及分布，篇幅較長，難度適中，各個小題都能在文中找到適當依據(jù)。只要認真閱讀短文，注意前后聯(lián)系，就能順利完成閱讀。文章所設試題主要考查細節(jié)理解，做題關鍵是找出原文的根據(jù)，認真核查小題和原文的異同。例如小題3，問加拿大的官方語言是什么，由文中句子“Most Canadians are of British or French origin(后裔), and French is an official language of Canada as well as English.”可知加拿大的官方語言是英語和法語，故選B。