Question

【題目】A

Canada Day

Since 1982, July 1st has been officially known as Canada Day. Canadians of all ages take part in this festival across the country.

Canada Day is the year’s biggest national party. In many towns and cities, the government organizes a lot of events, often outdoors. These include parades(游行), concerts, festivals, firework displays and ceremonies for new Canadian citizens(公民). The celebrations often have a patriotic mood. Canada’s national flag, a symbol for Canada Day, can be seen everywhere and a lot of people paint their faces red and white, which are Canada’s national colors. The celebrations in Ottawa, Canada’s capital city, are especially grand and exciting.

In the province of Quebec, many home rentals(租賃)start on July 1st and last for exactly one year, and many people in Quebec spend Canada Day moving from one house to another. So in Quebec, Canada Day is also known as Moving Day.

Many organizations, businesses and stores are closed this day. Only some bookstores, hospitals and gas stations may be open. Post offices are closed, too. As Canada Day falls in the Canadian summer holiday period, all schools are closed as well. In some areas, special services are provided for large events. The concerts, parades and festivals may cause some traffic jams.

【1】 According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. Canada Day falls on the first day of June.

B. Canada Day was celebrated before 1982.

C. Canada Day is celebrated throughout Canada.

D. Canadians except new citizens celebrate Canada Day.

【2】The underlined word ＂patriotic＂ means ________ in Chinese.

A. 溫馨的 B. 愛國的 C. 肅穆的 D. 緊張的

【3】Canada Day is known as Moving Day in Quebec because on this day ________.

A. people think it lucky to move to new houses

B. people look for houses from one place to another

C. people like moving from house to house to visit friends

D. people move home when new home rentals go into effect

【4】From Paragraph 4, we know that on Canada Day ________.

A. no student goes to school

B. traffic jams happen everywhere

C. all Canadians stop working

D. few businesses and stores are closed

【5】Which of the following is NOT mentioned about Canada Day?

A. Background. B. Symbol.

C. Public life. D. Events and activities.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】D

【4】A

【5】A

【解析】

【文章大意】本文主要介紹了加拿大的國慶節(jié)。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段可知，從1982年開始，7月1日正式被確立為加拿大的國慶節(jié)。全國各地各個(gè)年齡段的加拿大人都參與這個(gè)節(jié)日。故選C。

【2】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)文章第二段的內(nèi)容可知，作為加拿大國慶節(jié)的象征，加拿大國旗在這一天遍布全國各地，很多人在臉上涂上國旗的顏色——紅色和白色；由此可知慶典上充滿了愛國主義的氣氛。故選B。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段的內(nèi)容可知選D。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)＂all schools are closed as well＂ 可知沒有學(xué)生去學(xué)校。故選A。

【5】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。文章講了加拿大國慶節(jié)這天的事件和活動(dòng)，介紹了加拿大國旗是加拿大國慶節(jié)的象征以及加拿大國慶節(jié)這天的公眾生活。因此選A。