1 . Canada is a very large country. It is the second largest country in the world. By contrast (相比较) 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 origin, that is, they or their parents or grandparents, etc, come from British. 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 Inuits (因努伊特人). There are only 27,000 Canadian-Inuits. Their life is hard in such a difficult climate.

1. About ______ live in Quebec.

A．30% of the French-Canadians	B．45% of the Canadians
C．29,000,000 people	D．8,700,000 French-Canadians

2. The official languages of Canada are ______.

A．Chinese and Inuits	B．French and English
C．Indian and French	D．English and Chinese

3. The word “origin” in the passage means ______.

A．血统

B．后裔

C．先驱

D．起源

4. About 25% of people came from ______.

A．England	B．China and some other Asian countries
C．France	D．some other countries except France and Britain

5. Among the 29 million people in Canada, only about ______ of the people are Canadian-Indians.

A．45%

B．30%

C．1.2%

D．0.09%

2 . 语法填空

Terracotta Army it is amazing sight in Xi’an. There are more than 8, 000 statues     1     (make) in the third century BCB to guard the tomb of the Chinese Emperor Qinshihuang. All the statues have different faces, leading researchers to believe that each one is a copy of a real soldier. The statues fill only one part of the emperor’s huge tomb,     2     still has not been     3     (complete) unearthed. No one in modern times knew about them until 1974.

4 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Tangshan started to revive itself and get back up on its feet. With strong support from the government and the     1     (tire) efforts of the city’s people, a new Tangshan     2     (build) upon the earthquake ruins. Tangshan city has proved to China and the rest of the world that in times of disaster, people must unify and show the wisdom     3     (stay) positive and rebuild for a brighter future.

5 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

A strong earthquake hit Tangshan, China on 28 July, 1976. The deadly quake broke out at 3:42 a.m.,     1     (cause) a lot of damage.

Soon after the quake, 150,000 soldiers     2     (send) to Tangshan to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the     3     (die). More than 10,000 doctors and nurses came     4     (provide) medical care. Workers built shelters for survivors     5     homes had been destroyed. Hundreds of thousands of people were helped. Water and food were brought into the city by train, truck, and plane.       6     (slow), the city began to breathe again.

Tangshan started to revive itself and get back up on its     7     (foot).     8     strong support from the government and tireless efforts of the city’s people, a new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake ruins.     9     new city has become a home to more than seven million people with great improvements in transportation, industry and environment. Tangshan city has proved to China and the rest of the world that in times of disaster, people must unify and show the     10     (wise) to stay positive and rebuild for a brighter future.

6 . Doubling as educational centers and conservation centers, museums play an important role in the protection of ________. Although these institutions ________ in size and specialty, the task of most museums is around the display and care of their collections.

Today, many museums are among the most visited ________ in the world. In order to figure out how this important cultural phenomenon came to be, it is ________ important to understand its origins and trace how its role has developed over time.

The word museum ________ from “mouseion”, the Greek term for “a holy place for the Muses”. In classical Greek mythology, the nine Muses are the goddesses of the arts and sciences, making them perfect protectors for these ________ institutions.

Earliest museums were private collections and were only accessible to a narrow circle of people. They displayed ________ and curious natural objects and works of art. Some of them even ________ “wonder rooms” or “cabinets of curiosities”.

In 1683, an Englishman named Elias Ashmole donated the contents of his wonder room to Oxford University, forming the ________ of the Ashmolean Museum. Believing that “the knowledge of Nature is very necessary to human life and health,” Ashmole wanted to ________ the public through his unprecedented (前所未有的) donation. Following his footsteps, many like-minded collectors across Europe shifted their focus from ________ use to public access in the late 17^th and 18^th centuries. During this time, world-class museums began to make their art collections accessible to the public. The opening of these institutions ________ a string of similar movements in the 19^th century.

Today, the importance of public institutions is stronger than ever before. ________ taking care of collections and making them accessible to the public, many museums are using new technologies to improve their public programs, ________ their collections, and share their research. With these modern methods, museums are able to ________ audiences in new ways and extend their tasks beyond their walls.

1.

A．tourism

B．architecture

C．religion

D．culture

2.

A．form

B．vary

C．respond

D．improve

3.

A．sites

B．states

C．palaces

D．entrances

4.

A．critically

B．roughly

C．barely

D．slightly

5.

A．escapes

B．benefits

C．originates

D．differs

6.

A．newly-built

B．knowledge-based

C．carefully-chosen

D．theory-guided

7.

A．common

B．familiar

C．similar

D．rare

8.

A．cared about

B．served as

C．referred to

D．relied on

9.

A．basis

B．structure

C．destination

D．position

10.

A．raise

B．train

C．admire

D．educate

11.

A．special

B．scientific

C．private

D．regular

12.

A．featured

B．indicated

C．celebrated

D．inspired

13.

A．Opposite to

B．Instead of

C．In addition to

D．Thanks to

14.

A．digitize

B．industrialize

C．organize

D．localize

15.

A．introduce

B．engage

C．identify

D．select