17．Vancouver's Chinatown-Canada's largest ChinatownVancouver's Chinatown is North America's second biggest Chinatown，after San Francisco's．Mandarin（普通話）and Cantonese are the mother tongues in 30% of Vancouver homes，which makes Chinese the largest"minority"ethnic group（少數(shù)民族）．
Vancouver's Chinatown is the place to visit for a taste of Chinese culture．
In Chinatown，there are a lot of traditional products and buildings，such as the stone lions which represent for the prestige（名聲；聲望），many red lanterns which stands for the happiness．What's more interesting，in Chinatown，a typical Suzhou garden can be found．Chinatown not only expresses the culture of China to the other cultures，but also one part shows that Vancouver is the multicultural society．Chinatown which carries many Chinese cultures is built by Chinese in Vancouver．In the beginning，Chinatown was the community only for Chinese people，but nowadays，more and more other people from different countries are willing to know the Chinatown，It is the part of the Vancouver's society，and Chinatown is also changing gradually in order to adjust to Vancouver．
There are lots of interesting markets with many varieties of fresh and dried seafood and mushrooms in the China town．You'll also find cheap and fine house ware and traditional Chinese medicine．During the summer，on weekend evenings，Keefer and Pender Streets become a busy open-air night market．If you have enough time for a meal，try at one of the many small restaurants．It is not an expensive，multi-course culinary（烹調(diào)的）adventure．Relax in the peaceful Dr．Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden，or jut steps away on Pender Street．Visit the Chinese Cultural Centre Museum，or participate in one of its many activities．
21．In Vancouver's Chinatown you can see all the things EXCEPTD．
A．a(chǎn) typical Suzhou garden
B．the stone lions
C．the Chinese History Museum
D．red lanterns
22．From the third paragraph，we can infer thatD．
A．Canadians helped to build Vancouver's Chinatown
B．only the Chinese people live in Vancouver's Chinatown
C．in Vancouver's Chinatown you can appreciate the culture of Vancouver
D．a(chǎn)n increasing number of people come to Vancouver's Chinatown
23．If you are tired you should have a rest inA．
A．Dr．Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
B．the Chinese Cultural Centre Museum
C．a(chǎn)n interesting market on the Pender Street
D．one of the many small restaurants．
分析 文章大意：本文主要介紹了溫哥華的唐人街是最大的唐人街．
解答 21．D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第三段中的the stone lions which represent for the prestige（名聲；聲望），many red lanterns which stands for the happiness．What's more interesting，in Chinatown，a typical Suzhou garden can be found，可知red lanterns并不在其中，應(yīng)選D．
22．D 推理判斷題．根據(jù)第三段中的In the beginning，Chinatown was the community only for Chinese people，but nowadays，more and more other people from different countries are willing to know the Chinatown，It is the part of the Vancouver's society，and Chinatown is also changing gradually in order to adjust to Vancouver，可推斷在溫哥華的唐人街上人們?cè)絹?lái)越多，故選D．
23．A 推理判斷題．根據(jù)文章最后一段的Relax in the peaceful Dr．Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden，or just steps away on Pender Street，可知如果你感到疲勞，你可以去孫中山先生中國(guó)園林，或者只是到Pender Street走走，因此答案選A．
點(diǎn)評(píng) 本題考查社會(huì)文化類閱讀理解．這類題材的閱讀理解是高考�？嫉膬�(nèi)容，難度適中，考生可以通讀全文，了解大意，在此基礎(chǔ)上再根據(jù)問(wèn)題結(jié)合選項(xiàng)及語(yǔ)境做出正確的選擇．
