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unit 1 a land of diversity reading课时作业i. 阅读理解阅读短文，从每题所给的a、b、c和d四个选项中，选出最佳选项。acanada is a very large country. it is the second largest country in the world. by contrast, 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 britain. nearly 30% are of french origin. most of the frenchcanadians 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 of the rivers and lakes and forests. today there are only 350, 000 indians in the whole country, with their own languages.in the far north live the inuit. 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 frenchcanadiansb. 45% of the canadiansc. 29,000,000 peopled. 8,700,000 frenchcanadians2. the official languages of canada are _.a. english and chineseb. french and englishc. indian and englishd. chinese and inuit3. about 25% of canadian people came from _.a. chinab. englandc. franced. some other countries besides france and britain【答案】 【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了加拿大的情况。bottawa after leaving suddenly almost twenty years ago, fans of one italian car brand (品牌) have been crying, oh, alfa romeo, where are you? but with the arrival of the all-new alfa romeo 4c sports car this year, parent fiats sportiest brand is back in business in canada. the question is: will anybody care? although it hasnt sold a new car in canada since 1995, the alfa romeo brand is one of the oldest in the car industry. it was founded in 1910. it quickly became wellknown for making fast, beautiful and expensive sports cars. an italian stateholding company took over in the early 1930s, but since 1986, the alfa brand has been owned by fiat.unfortunately, alfa romeo met fresh competition from japan. by the mid1990s, alfas lone north american offerings were the spider roadster (单排座敞篷轿车). many alfa fans will tell you the brand s success is on the racetracks (赛车场). dating back to 1913, alfa romeo has always had a strong factory presence in racing. but since the late 1980s the italian automaker has become less involved in car races.while alfa romeo has shot a few videos of its new mid-engine, two-seat 4c, on a racetrack, there are no plans for the car maker to get back into racing.one of the biggest attractions for toronto alfa romeo fan vytas svedas is the brands racing past. he currently takes part in many races with his father with a 1966 alfa giulia sprint gt, and he thinks if alfa wants to be taken seriously as it returns to selling cars in canada, it has to get back on the racetrack.of course, not all alfa fans need a racetrack to enjoy their cars. david semel is the president of the alfa romeo club of ottawa. semels current ride is a 1964 alfa romeo giulia ss. and, he admits, the main attraction of the giulia ss is the way the car looks, not how fast it can go.4. what do we know about alfa romeo?a. it is quite affordable for the common people.b. it is a brand of a state-holding company.c. it has a history of about a century.d. it entered canada in 1995.5. why did alfa romeo lose its canadian market?a. because the canadians lost interest in sports cars.b. because there were fewer car races held in canada.c. because it faced very strong competition from japan.d. because its quality couldnt meet the local buyers needs.6. whats vytas svedass attitude towards alfa romeos not getting back into racing?a. understanding. b. unconcerned.c. pleased. d. disappointed.7. according to david semel, alfa romeo _.a. will return to racing sooner or laterb. has other advantages besides speedc. is not necessarily the fastest card. is losing lots of its fans【答案】【语篇解读】本文是说明文。阿尔法罗密欧重返加拿大市场，人们对它重返加拿大市场所采取的策略意见不一。 . 语法填空 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。li daiyu and liu qian took the train in canada from west to east. their cousinsfriend, danny lin, took them to the train station 1 (catch)the true north. on the way to the station he chatted about their trip. danny lin told them that canada is the second 2 (big) country in the world. it is 5,500 kilometers from coast to coast. vancouver is canadas most beautiful city, 3 (surround) by mountains. there are many tall trees, some of 4 measure 90 metres. when 5 (cross) the rocky mountains, they caught sight 6 some mountain goats and even a grizzly bear and an eagle. calgary is famous 7 its competition. many of the cowboys from all over north america have a gift for 8 (work) with animals. then they went 9 a wheat-growing province. thunder bay is a busy port. it is 10 (close) to the center of the country.【答案】1. to catch2. biggest3. surrounded4. which5. crossing6. of7. for8. working9. through10. closeiii. 七选五根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。what is standard english? is it spoken in britain, the us, canada, australia, india and new zealand? _1_ many people believe the english spoken on tv and the radio is standard english. this is because in the early days of radio, those who reported the news were expected to speak excellent english. 2 when people use words and expressions different from standard language, 3 american english has many dialects, especially the mid-western, southern, african american and spanish dialects. even in some parts of the usa, two people from neighbouring towns speak a little differently. american english has so many dialects because people have come from all over the world. 4 some people who live in the mountains of the eastern usa speak with an older kind of english dialect. when americans moved from one place to another, they took their dialects with them. so people from the mountains in the southeastern usa speak with almost the same dialect as people in the northwestern usa. the usa is a large country in which many different dialects are spoken. 5 a. it is called a dialect.b. yes, this is standard english.c. therefore, a lot of people imitate(模仿) them.d. geography also plays a part in making dialects.e. believe it or not, there is no such thing as standard english.f. however, on tv and the radio you will hear differences in the way people speak.g. although many americans move a lot, they still recognize and understand each others dialects.【答案】【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了美国方言的形成。them.(当人们从一个地方迁往另一个地方的时候，方言也跟着走了)可知地域在形成方言上起着重要作用，故选d。5. g 【解析】美国是一个说着很多不同方言的国家，但是由于美国人的搬迁带来了方言的流通，所以美国人能够识别并且理解彼此的方言，故选g。iv. 短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均限一词； 2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。the expression as blind as a bat comes from the belief which bats are blind. in fact bats can see as well as human in daylight. it is at night that they can see with their eyes. but then they can see the help of sound waves. they use sound waves so much well that they can catch flying inse