Question

【題目】閱讀短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問(wèn)題。

Canada is the second-largest country in the world, with almost 10 million square kilometres of landmass. Due to(由于) its size, it is divided into four different regions(地區(qū)).

The Atlantic Provinces

Fishing is the old industry in this region. Agricultural crops, such as fruit and potatoes, and forests, which produce paper and lumber(木材), form part of the industry. Traditionally depending on fishing and farming, they are developing other natural resources, such as oil and copper.

Central Canada

Ontario and Quebec form the industrial and manufacturing(制造業(yè)的) heart of Canada. They produce three quarters of Canada’s goods. More than half of Canada’s population lives in the cities in the southern part of Ontario and Quebec. Most of the people living in Quebec speak French.

The West Coast

The British Columbia Coast is Canada’s western continental coastline(海岸線 ). Europeans settled(定居) in British Columbia in the early 1800s. The railroad built by the government in the late 1800s made moving much easier. Thousands of Chinese came to British Columbia during this period to work on the railroad. British Columbia has the most valuable forest industry in Canada.

Salmon(鮭魚(yú)) fishing is not only a popular sport, but also an important part of the industry. Pacific salmon are exported(出口) all over the world.

The North

The Yukon and the Northwest Territories(領(lǐng)土) cover a third of Canada. This huge region has a very small population. Most of the people are natives. There are several native languages, which are equal(平等的) in status(地位) to English and French. During the Gold Rush at the end of the 1800s, thousands of miners(礦工) came to make their fortune(財(cái)富). Mining is still an important industry in this region.

【1】What’s the old industry in the Atlantic Provinces?

【2】What language do most of the people living in Quebec speak?

【3】Why did thousands of Chinese go to British Columbia in the late 1800s?

【4】What is still an important industry in the North region?

【5】What is the passage mainly about?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Fishing.

【2】French.

【3】To work on the railroad.

【4】Mining.

【5】The four regions of Canada.

【解析】

加拿大是世界第二大國(guó)，面積有將近10,000,000平方千米，由于國(guó)土面積較大，加拿大被分成了四個(gè)區(qū)，短文中分別介紹了這四個(gè)地區(qū)的具體情況。

【1】

根據(jù)短文第二段“Fishing is the old industry in this region.”，在大西洋省，漁業(yè)是老工業(yè)。故答案為：Fishing.

【2】

根據(jù)短文第三段“Most of the people living in Quebec speak French.”可知，居住在魁北克的大多數(shù)人說(shuō)法語(yǔ)。故答案為：French.

【3】

根據(jù)短文第四段“The railroad built by the government in the late 1800s made moving much easier. Thousands of Chinese came to British Columbia during this period to work on the railroad.”可知，在19世紀(jì)末，成千上萬(wàn)的中國(guó)人到不列顛哥倫比亞修建鐵路。故答案為：To work on the railroad.

【4】

根據(jù)短文第五段“Mining is still an important industry in this region.”可知，在北部地區(qū)，礦業(yè)仍然是一個(gè)重要的工業(yè)。故答案為：Mining.

【5】

根據(jù)短文結(jié)構(gòu)可知，文章是總分結(jié)構(gòu)，第一段最后一句話是中心句，根據(jù)文意以及“Due to(由于) its size, it is divided into four different regions(地區(qū)).”可知，這篇短文介紹了加拿大的四個(gè)地區(qū)，故答案為：The four regions of Canada.