C

When the first European arrived in the land now called Canada, around 400 years ago, there were about 350,000 native people living there. Most of these people were later forced to live in separate places, called reserves, away from the cities where the Europeans settled.

The French and the British both settled in Canada and fought for the control of it. Finally in 1763 Britain defeated France and Canada became a British colony. Today both English and French are the official languages of Canada. Most French-speakers live in Quebec Province.

Canada became a separate country from Britain in 1867. At that time it had a population of 3.4 million. Today Canada’s population is 30 million as a result of immigration（移民）.

The first Chinese immigrated to Canada in the late 1800s. More have recently arrived and like to live in either Toronto, Canada’s largest city, or in Vancouver on the Pacific coast.

Canada is a cold, northern country with long winters, so winter sports are popular. Ice hockey is known as Canada’s national sport. However, Canadians also like to make the most of the short summer and enjoy picnics by the lakes or hiking in the mountains.

Canadians love to travel across their huge country and usually do so by car. But to get to some places you need to take a ferry. Really long journeys from the east to the west coast are taken by train or by plane.

Canadians celebrate many different holidays. One of the most important is Canada Day on July 1st which recalls when Canada became united. Another important day honors Britain’s Queen Victoria. It is called Victoria Day and is held on the last Monday in May. Like the USA, Canada also celebrates Thanksgiving.

59. We can infer from the first paragraph that _________________.

  A. Canada has a history of about 400 years long

B. Europeans are the first people to arrive in Canada

C. Native Americans were not treated equally in Canada

  D. Europeans and Native Americans always lived peacefully together

60. The first Chinese immigrants to Canada _______________.

  A. came in 1867                                           B. lived in Toronto and Vancouver

  C. added up to 30 million                              D. arrived in the late nineteenth century

61. The underlined part in the fifth paragraph is closest in meaning to _________________.

  A. to make full use of                                          B. to offer the best of

  C. to give up the biggest joy of                      D. to work through most of

62. The passage is mainly about ______________.

A. the history of Canada                                  B. transport in Canada

  C. basic knowledge about Canada                   D. the geography of Canada

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