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Afterdroppingoffourbagsatourhotel,wewereimmediatelywalkingdownthefamousSaintCatherineStreet.Whilewewalked,twothingssurprisedus:

howcolditwasandhowwelleveryonedressed.ThestreetsofMontrealarelikeafashionshow.Bothmenandwomenlookliketheysteppedoutofthepagesofamagazine.

AllofthatfashionhastokeepthemwarmsinceMontrealissocold.LastyearitbroketherecordforthemostsnowfallinNorthAmerica.Tohidefromthecoldwewentintoadinerbecausewewantedtoorderpoutine,averypopularsnackinMontreal.ItisFrenchfriescoveredincheeseandbrowngravy（肉汁）.Itisdelicious.

However,wehadahardtimeorderingthedishsincetheofficiallanguageofMontrealisFrench.ItisactuallythefifthlargestFrench-speakingcityintheworld.ButsincealmosttherestofCanadiansspeakEnglish,plentyofpeopleweretheretohelp.

WespenttherestoftheweekendgoingtomanyhistoricalchurchesandmonumentsinMontreal.Butatnightwe’dheadtotheverymoderndanceclubsandbars.Montrealisacitythatsitsbetweenthepastandthefutureandthetravellercanchoosewhicheverdirectionhewantstogo.

1.WhichofthefollowingcanNOTbeconcludedfromParagraph3andParagraph4?

A.Theauthorandhisfriendscouldn'

twaittoexplorethecity.

B.Theauthorwasn’tusedtotheweatherofMontreal.

C.ThecitizensfromMontrealcaremuchaboutwhattheywear.

D.Montrealoftenholdsfashionshows.

2.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.TheauthoroftenwenttoChinaforavisit.

B.Thepeopletheymetinthedinerwerekindandhelpful.

C.Allthepeopleinthedinerwerelocals.

D.TheauthorwenttoMontrealonbusiness.

3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.TheauthorlistenedtoCanadianradioprogrammesandchosetheirfirststopasadvised.

B.TheauthortookatriptoMontreal—thethirdlargestcityinCanada.

C.Montrealbroketherecordforthemostsnowfallintheworldlastyear.

D.Montrealisacitywhichisbothtraditionalandmodern.

B

Citiesusuallyhaveagoodreasonforbeingwheretheyare,likeanearbyportorriver.Peoplesettleintheseplacesbecausetheyareeasytogettoandnaturallysuitedtocommunicationsandtrade.NewYorkCity,forexample,isnearalargeharbouratthemouthoftheHudsonRiver.Over300yearsitspopulationgrewgraduallyfrom800peopleto8million.Butnotallcitiesdevelopslowlyoveralongperiodoftime.Boomtownsgrowfromnothingalmostovernight.In1896,Dawson,Canada,wasunmappedwilderness（荒野）.Butgoldwasdiscoveredtherein1897,andtwoyearslater,itwasoneofthelargestcitiesintheWest,withapopulationof30,000.

DawsondidnothaveanyofthenaturalconveniencesofcitieslikeLondonorParis.Peoplewentthereforgold.Theytravelledoversnow-coveredmountainsandsailedhundredsofmilesupicyrivers.ThepathtoDawsonwascoveredwiththirtyfeetofwetsnowthatcouldfallwithoutwarning.Anavalanche（雪崩）onceclosedthepath,killing63people.FormanywhomadeittoDawson,however,therewardswereworththedifficulttrip.Ofthefirst20,000peoplewhodugforgold,4,000gotrich.About100ofthesestayedrichmenfortherestoftheirlives.

Butnomatterhowrichtheywere,Dawsonwasnevercomfortable.Necessitieslikefoodandwoodwereveryexpensive.Butsoon,thegoldthatDawsondependedonhadallbeenfound.Thecitywascrowdedwithdisappointedpeoplewithnointerestinsettlingdown,andwhentheyheardtherewerenewgolddiscoveriesinAlaska,theyleftDawsonCityasquicklyastheyhadcome.Today,peoplestillcomeandgo—toseewheretheCanadiangoldrushhappened.TourismisnowthechiefindustryofDawsonCity—itspresentpopulationis762.

4.WhatattractedtheearlysettlerstoNewYorkCity?

A.Itsbusinessculture.

B.Itssmallpopulation.

C.Itsgeographicalposition.

D.Itsfavourableclimate.

5.WhatdoweknowaboutthosewhofirstdugforgoldinDawson?

A.Two-thirdsofthemstayedthere.

B.Oneoutoffivepeoplegotrich.

C.Almosteveryonegaveup.

D.Halfofthemdied.

6.WhatwasthemainreasonformanypeopletoleaveDawson?

A.Theyfoundthecitytoocrowded.

B.Theywantedtotrytheirluckelsewhere.

C.Theywereunabletostandthewinter.

D.Theywereshortoffood.

7.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Theriseandfallofacity.

B.ThegoldrushinCanada.

C.Journeysintothewilderness.

D.TourisminDawson.

C

Don’tgotoKauai.GotoanyoftheotherHawaiianIslands—Maui,Lanai,theBigIsland—butleaveKauaiforus.TheweatherinKauaiissounpredictablethatsometimesitrainsallday—infact,it’sthesecond-wettestspotontheearth.Yes,therearegiantdoublerainbowsallthetime,andthesunlightthroughthecloudsismagical.Butifyouarenotinterestedinthese,gosomewhereelse.Youjustcan’tcontrolnatureonKauai,andwhowantstosurrendertonaturewhenyoucouldbeatafinehotel,lyinginacomfortablechairnexttoaswimmingpool,withfoodserveduponrequest?

SowhatifKauaiproducessurfchampionsthewayTexasproducescowboys?

Mostofis300white-sandbeachesareunmarked.Unlessyouconnectwiththelocalpeople,thehiddenspotsarehardtofind.WhileHanaleiisthemostbeautifultownyou’veeverdreamedof,youcanforgetaboutdiscosandclubs.Worse,itdoesn’thaveonesinglefour-starrestaurant.Whatitdoeshaveistheoriginaldrive-throughplaceswhereyoupassbyarambutantree（红毛丹树）,andpickapieceoffruit.

ShoppinginKauai?

Forgetit—unlessyouareinterestedinshellnecklacesandbeautifullycarvedwoodbowls.Kauaiisnotaboutpampering.It’saboutgoingnaturalandfindingthenaturewithinyou.It’sado-it-yourselfplacethatofferswalkingalongthecoast,drivingandswimminginthePacificOcean,andlyingonthebeach.

Don’tgotoKauaiunlessyouhavealotoftime,becausethere’sonlyoneroad,whichcanbeslightlydull.Itwindsthroughthebeautifulsceneryofwaterfalls,riversflowingintotheocean,andtaro（芋头）fields.Youhavenochoicebuttolookateverything,becausethespeedlimitis35m.p.h.

Ifyou’renotinterestedincolor,don’tbotherwithKauai,becausethat’swhatyouget—redroads,blueoceans,andahundreddifferentshadesofgreen.It’slikedivingonland.ManypeopleinKauaibelievethatthisisLemuria—alostislandintheAtlantic.Canyouimagine?

ThoseHawaiians,surfers,NewAgers,andpeoplewholovenatureandbeautyandwantadifferentqualityoflife—whatdotheyknow,anyway?

Forgetaboutit—you’renotgoingtolikeit.Gosomewhereelse.LeaveKauaiforus.

8.Afterreadingthetext,wecometoknowthatitis________.

A.apieceofshockingnews

B.anexcitingstory

C.anangrycomplaintaboutatouristattraction

D.amovingadvertisement

9.Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthat________.

A.KauaiisanislandneartheHawaiianIslands

B.KauaiisanothernameoftheHawaiianIslands

C.KauaiisoneoftheHawaiianIslands

D.Kauaidoesn’tbelongtotheHawaiianIslands

10.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisfalse?

A.ManymorepeoplewillprobablycometoKauaiafterreadingthepassage.

B.YoucanpractiseinKauaiifyouwanttowinachampionshipinsurfing.

C.TheweatherinKauaiischangeable.

D.InKauaitherearetop-classhotelswherefoodisserveduponrequest.

第二节（共5小题；

每小题2分，满分10分）

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。

Movingintoanewhomeinanewneighborhoodisanexcitingexperience.Ofcourse,youwanttomakesurethatyoubecomeanacceptedandvaluablepartofyournewneighborhood.Theeasiestwaytoaccomplishthisistomakesureyouconductyourselfasagoodneighborshould.11

Perhapsoneofthemostimportantthingsyoucandoasagoodneighboristokeepyourproperty（房产）neat,clean,andingoodrepair.12Bychoosingtokeeptheoutsideofthehomeingreatshape,youwillhelptoimprovethelookandfeelofthearea.

Second,taketheoverallappearanceoftheneighborhoodseriously.Whengoingforawalk,takealongasmallgarbagebag.13Thissmallactwillletyourneighborsknowthatyoucareaboutthearea.

14Ifaneighborisgoingtobeoutoftown,offertocollectmailandnewspapers.Ifaneighborsuffersanillness,offertodothegroceryshopping.Letthemknowthatyouaretheretohelpinanywaythatisacceptable,whilestillrespectingtheprivacyofyourneighbor.

15Byfollowingthebasicrulesofrespectingothers,takingcareofwhatbelongstoyou,andtakingprideintheappearanceoftheneighborhoodingeneral,youwillquicklybecomeagoodneighborthateveryoneappreciates.

A.Ingeneral,keepaneyeontheirpropertywhiletheyaregone.

B.Agoodneighborisalsoonewholikestohelpoutinsmallways.

C.Beingagoodneighborismoreorlessaboutconsideratebehavior.

D.Sometimesneighborsmaygotothesupermarkettogethertodoshopping.

E.Shouldyoucomeacrosswastepaperthrownoutofapassingcar,pickitup.

F.Peopletendtotakeprideinkeepingeverythingintheirstreetfreshandinviting.

G.Hereareafewtipstohelpyouwinovereveryoneintheneighborhoodquick