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Canada

Unitl

1•CanadaisthesecondlargestcountryintheWesternHemisphere.F

2.CanadaisboundedonthenorthbytheArcticOcean,onthewestbythePacificOcean,andontheeastbytheAtlanticOcean.T

3.MostoftheCanadianpeopleliveclosetotheU.S.borderonthesouth.T

4.ThehighestpeakinCanadaisMountLogan.T

5.TheSt.LawrenceisthelongestriverinCanada.F

6.Canadahasmorelakesandinlandwatersthananyothercountryintheworld.T

7.WesternCanadaconsistsoftheAppalachianRegionandtheGreatLakes&St.LawrenceLowlands.F

8.TheLabradorCurrentbringswarmerairtothesoutheastofCanada,butitseffectsarelimited.F

9.Torontoistheworld?

slargestFrench-speakingcityoutsideFrance.F

10.FewFrenchCanadiansliveinOntarioandNewBrunswick.F

1•Indigenouspeoples,alsocalled“Aboriginal”，makeupCpercentofthe

totalpopulationinCanada.

A.1.5B.2C.4.4D.3.5

2.CanadaoccupiesnearlyallofNorthAmericanorthoflatitudeC

north.

A.40°B.45°C.49°D.50°

3.TheremaybeasmanyasClakesinCanada.

A.1millionB.1.5millionC・2millionD.2.5million

4.ThelargestlakewhollywithinCanadaisB.

A.LakeSuperiorB.theGreatBearC.theGreatSlaveD.LakeHuron

5.AisthelargestriverinCanadainvolumeofwater;

A.TheSt.LawrenceB.TheMackenzieC.TheYukonD.TheSaskatchewan

6.ThelargestislandinCanadaisB.

A.ManitoulinIslandB.BaffinIslandC.VictoriaIslandD.

Newfoundland

7.ThefollowingaretheprovincesinCanadianInteriorPlainsEXCEPTD•

A.AlbertaB.SaskatchewanC.ManitobaD.Quebec

8.Cisthefastest-growingmothertongueinCanada.

A.SpanishB.FrenchC.ChineseD.English

9.Bwerebeneficiariesofthewestwardmovementandenjoyedgrowthrates

wellabovetheCanadianaverage.

A.OntarioandQuebecB.BritishColumbiaandAlberta

C・SaskatchewanandManitobaD.NunavutandNorthwestTeiritories

10.CisthefirstlargepoliticalunitinNorthAmericawithan

indigenousmajority.

A.NorthwestTerritoriesB.YukonC.NunavutD.Saskatchewan

Unit2

1•ThefirstgroupofEuropeanstosettleinCanadainlargenumbersweretheFrench.T

2.UndertheQuebecAct,FranceofficiallycededNewFrancetoBritain.F

3.UndertheConstitutionActof1791,theBritishdividedQuebecintotwocolonies,LowerCanadaandUpperCanada.T

4.ReformersledbyWilliamLyonMackenzieweredemandinganAmericanformofgovernmentandseparationfromGreatBritain.T

5.UndertheBritishNorthAmericaActof1867,Canadabecameanindependentcountry.F

6.WilliamLyonMackenzieKingisCanada"slongest-servingprimeministe匚T

7.In1982theBritishNorthAmericaActwasreplacedbyanewconstitutionforthegovernmentofCanada.T

8.UnderthecontroversialCharteroftheFrenchLanguageadoptedin1977,FrenchistheonlyofficiallanguageinQuebec.T

9.ConservativeParty'svictoryinthe2006electionsended20yearsofLiberalPartyruleinCanadaandmadeHarperthecountry's22ndPrimeMinister.F

1.ThenameuCanada"isbelievedtobederivedfrom“kanata笃anIndianword

meaning_C.

A.aguitarB.ameetingplaceC.asettlementD・apieceofland

2.WhowasthefirstFrenchtodiscoverCanada?

B

A.JohnCabot.B.JacquesCartie匚C.SamueldeChamplain.D.

HenryHudson.

3.WhofoundedthefirstpermanentsettlementsatQuebecandMontrealontheSt.LawrenceRiver?

C

A.JohnCabot.B.JacquesCartier.C.SamueldeChamplain.D.HenryHudson.

4.In1774,theBritishpassed_AthatguaranteedtheFrenchprotectionoftheir

languageandreligion.

A.theQuebecActB.theTreatyofParis

C.theConstitutionActof1791D.theActofUnion

5.WhenwasCanadagiveninternalself-government?

C

A.In1791.B.In1840.C.In1848.D.In1867.

6.WhowasthefirstPrimeMinisterofthenewCanada?

A

A.SirJohnMacdonald.B.SirWilfridLaurier.

C.RobertBorden.D.MackenzieKing.

7.In1905,CwerecarvedoutoftheNorthwestTerritories•

A.OntarioandQuebecB.ManitobaandBritishColumbia

C.AlbertaandSaskatchewanD.NewfoundlandandPrince

EdwardIsland

8.In1967,BwasapprovedbytheParliamentofCanadaasthenational

anthem.

A."GodSavetheQueennB."OCanada,^

C・"AdvanceCanadaFair”D.“GodDefendCanada95

9.SincewhenhastheCanadiangovernmentfollowedapolicyofbilingualism?

A

A.1969B.1970C.1976D.1980

10.QuebecvotersnarrowlyrejectedsecessionfromCanadainaC

referendum.

A.1980B.1990C.1995D.2000

Unit3

1.Saskatchewanistheworld'slargestproducerofpotash.F

2.OntariohasthegreatestdevelopedandpotentialhydroelectricresourcesinCanada.F

3.One-halfofCanada"swheatisgrowninAlberta.F

4.Canadaistheworld'slargestproducerofnewsprint.T

5.OilandgasproductioniscenteredmainlyinManitoba.F

6.Canadaistheworld'sleadingproducerofhydroelectricity.T

7.QuebechastheheaviestconcentrationofmanufacturinginCanada,accountingformorethanone-halfofCanada"stotalvalueofmanufacturingshipments.F

8.MiningindustriesnowproducemorethanhalfofCanada"sexports.F

9.Intheservicessector,Canada'sexportsexceeditsimports.F

10.NorthAmericanFreeTradeAgreement（NAFTA）cameintoeffectin1989.F

1.WhichofthefollowingisNOTCanada"swaterway?

B

A.TheSt.Lawrence.B.TheMississippi.C.TheGreatLakes-D.TheMackenzie.

2.AlmostAofthelandareaofCanadaiscoveredbyforests.

A.halfB・one-thirdC.two-thirdsD.three-quarters

3.BritishColumbiaranksAintheproductivityofforestsinCanada.

A.firstB.secondC.thirdD.fourth

4.MostoftheCanada'sfarmlandislocatedinB.

A.theAtlanticProvincesB.thePrairieProvincesC.QuebecD.Ontario

5.ThefollowingtypesoffishhavebeenthemostimportantexportsfromtheAtlanticcoastEXCEPTD.

A.codB.crabC.lobsterD.salmon

6.

Muchofpre-ConfederationhistoryrevolvesaroundthecompetitionbetweentheFrenchandBritishforcontroloftheprofitableC.

9.Canadahasjust0.6%oftheworld'spopulation,butaccountsforAof

totalexportsinworldtrade.

A.4%B.5%C.6%D.7%

10.Canada"slargesttradingpartnerisB.

A.GreatBritainB.theUnitedStatesC.JapanD.Germany

Uint4

1.InCanadatemtorieshavemoreautonomyfromthefederalgovernmentthanprovincesdo.F

2.SincetheBritishNorthAmericaActlaidthefoundationofConfederation,itformedtheentireCanadianConstitution.F

3.InCanadathecentralgovernmentexercisesallpowersnotspecificallyassignedtotheprovinces.T

4.TheCanadianParliamentconsistsoftheBritishmonarch,theHouseofRepresentativesandtheSenate.F

5.TheexecutiveheadofgovernmentinCanadaisthePrimeMinister.T

6.ThemembersoftheSenateareappointed,normallybytheGovernorGeneralbutin

effectbythePrimeMiniste匚T

7.TheHouseofCommonsinCanadaisthekeylegislativebranch,wheremostimportantbillsareintroduced.T

8.InCanada,membersoftheHouseofCommonsarenotdirectlyelectedbythevoters.F

9.ThelegalsysteminCanadaisbasedonEnglishcommonlawandthereisnoexception.F

10.ThedominantnationalpoliticalpartiesinCanadaduringthe20thcenturyhavebeentheConservativePartyandtheLabourParty.F

1.CanadaisafederationofCprovincesand

territories.

A.six/twoB.eight/fourC.ten/threeD.twelve/four

2.CcutthelastlegaltiebetweenCanadaandBritainand

transferredtheconstitutionalamendingpowerfromtheBritishgovernmenttoCanada.

A.TheBNAActB.TheMeechLakeAccord

C.TheConstitutionof1982D.Thereferendumin1995

3.Theconstitutionof1982gatheredthepreviousconstitutionalactsintoasingle

frameworkandaddedtheA•

A.CharterofRightsandFreedomsB.StatuteofWestminster

C・CanadaActD.ConstitutionAct

4.CanadaisdividedintoBdistricts,called“ridings，，or

"constituencies^.

A.105B.308C.650D.100

5.ThereareASenatorsinCanadianParliament.

A.105B.308C.650D.100

6.QuebechasaBsystembasedonthelawsystem.

B.civil-law/French

D.civil-law/British

A.criminal-law/French

C.criminal-law/British

7.InCanada,generalelectionsmustbeheldatleastonceeveryD.

A.twoyearsB.threeyearsC.fouryearsD.fiveyears

&ThethirdpartywithatraditionofnationalsupportisB.

A.theDemocraticPartyB.theNewDemocraticParty

C.theLabourPartyD.theSocialistParty

9.In2003,theProgressiveConservativesandtheBmergedtoforma

newpartyknownastheConservativeParty.

A.theNewDemocraticPartyB.CanadianAlliance

C.ReformPartyD.LiberalParty

10.Canada'ssystemofpoliticalpartiesischaracterizedbythefollowing

EXCEPTD.

A.twomajorpartiesB.one-partyrule

C.divisionbetweenfederalandprovincialpartysystem

D.two-and-a-halfpartysystem

Uint5

1.Canadaisofficiallybilingual,andallservicesprovidedbythefederalgovernmentareavailableinEnglishandFrench.T

2.CulturalpluralismwithinabilingualframeworkistheessenceoftheCanadianidentity.T

3.ReligionhasbeenanimportantinfluenceinCanada'shistorysincetheearliesteffortsofmissionariestoChristianizethenativepeople.T

4.EducationsystemsinCanadaderivefromBritish,American,andparticularlyintheprovinceofQuebec,Frenchtraditions.T

5.AlthoughlacrosseisCanadaTsfirstnationalgame,todayhockeyisitsmostpopularsport.T

6.ItismoreappropriatetospeakofCanadianculturesratherthanasinglenationalculture.T

7.CanadaDaycommemoratesthebirthdayofQueenVictoria.F

1.In_C,theCanadiangovernmentadoptedapolicyofmulticulturalism.

A.1969B.1970C.1971D.1972

2.AsfarasCanadianeducationisconcerned,eachprovincehas