一、完形填空
Canada is the second largest country in the world. It lies in North America. It is larger than the USA. The distance from east to
1 is over 5,500 kilometres and the country
2 six of the world's 24 time zones (时区).
3 it is 9:00 a.m. in Vancouver on the west coast, it is 1:30 p.m. in St. John's on the east coast.
There are two
4 languages in Canada, English and French. About 75 per cent of
5 people speak English, and about 23 per cent speak French. More than 70 per cent of the population live in cities near the US border (边境).
Ottawa is the capital. It is the fourth largest city in the country. Every year millions of tourists go there to
6 museums and take part in the cultural activities. Toronto is the business centre of Canada. It is the largest city of the country
7 about 2.8 million people. Montreal is the second biggest French-speaking city in the world. It is a wonderful city to visit and there is so
8 to see.
Like other national flags, the designs and colours on the national flag of Canada symbolize Canada's people, land, history and heritage. The Canadian national flag has a red maple (枫树) leaf on a red
9 white background. The maple leaf is the national
10
of Canada.
(
) 1. A. north
B. east
C. south
D. west
(
) 2. A. lies
B. covers
C. is
D. includes
(
) 3. A. Which
B. What
C. Where
D. When
(
) 4. A. official
B. foreign
C. local
D. different
(
) 5. A. their
B. his
C. its
D. it's
(
) 6. A. see
B. visit
C. attend
D. find
(
) 7. A. with
B. for
C. there's
D. has
(
) 8. A. many
B. little
C. much
D. few
(
) 9. A. or
B. but
C. and
D. however
(
) 10. A. tree
B. flower
C. flag
D. symbol
解析：
1. 考查语境理解。根据前文对加拿大地域跨度的描述，"from east to west"表示从东到西，符合语境，故选D。
2. 考查动词词义辨析。cover意为“覆盖（范围）”，此处指加拿大涵盖世界24个时区中的6个，符合语义，故选B。
3. 考查连词用法。when引导时间状语从句，此处表示当西海岸的温哥华是上午9点时，东海岸的圣约翰斯是下午1:30，故选D。
4. 考查形容词词义辨析。official意为“官方的”，根据常识，英语和法语是加拿大的官方语言，故选A。
5. 考查物主代词。its是形容词性物主代词，指代Canada，修饰people，表示“加拿大的人民”，故选C。
6. 考查动词词义辨析。visit意为“参观”，"visit museums"是固定搭配，符合游客参观博物馆的语境，故选B。
7. 考查介词用法。句子已有谓语动词is，用介词with表示“带有，拥有”，补充说明多伦多的人口情况，故选A。
8. 考查代词用法。much指代不可数的事物，"so much"表示“很多”，此处指代蒙特利尔可看的事物，符合语境，故选C。
9. 考查连词用法。and用于连接并列的形容词red和white，修饰background，表示“红白相间的背景”，故选C。
10. 考查名词词义辨析。symbol意为“象征”，根据常识，枫叶是加拿大的国家象征，故选D。
