英語閱讀理解加拿大藝術文化

『壹』 求一篇關於加拿大地區多元文化的英語文章

Canada's cultural diversity

Today Canada is a multi-ethnic country, multi-cultural society in Canada is a major basic characteristics. 1996
The census, only 8.5 million Canadians (about 30%) said they are purely English or French descent people. Here
The most noteworthy demographic survey data might be that more than one million people did not answer questions on race,
Many have expressed their origin; Another 5 million that its origin as "Canada" and the concept is very Die
Paste.

Apart from the British and French in Canada are mainly ethnic German, Italian descent, ethnic Ukraine, Poland descent, ethnic, tin
Croatian descent, the West Indian descent, Portuguese and Scandinavian descent. Indian, Inuit and Meidisi indigenous people
Residents of about 1 million people. There are nearly 5 million Canadians whose native language is not English or French. Chinese (Cantonese,
Mandarin Chinese and other languages) is the third largest language in Canada, 710,005 1,000 to 10,000 Chinese native .10
These people said a total of 15 languages.

加拿大的多元文化

如今的加拿大是一個多民族的國家,多元文化是加拿大社會的一大基本特徵.在1996
年的人口統計中,僅850萬加拿大人(約30%)稱自己是純英國或法國血統的人.在此
人口統計中最值得注意的調查數據可能是,超過1千萬人沒有對血統問題作出回答,即
表明了他們有著多種血統;另外5百萬認為其血統為"加拿大",而這一概念是十分模
糊的.

除了英裔和法裔,在加拿大主要還有德國裔,義大利裔,烏克蘭裔,波蘭裔,華裔,錫
克裔,西印度裔,葡萄牙裔和斯堪的納維亞裔.印第安人,梅提斯人和因紐特人等土著
居民有約1百萬人.有近5百萬的加拿大人的母語不是英語或法語.華語(包括廣東話,
普通話和其他中國語言)是加拿大第三大語言,有71萬5千人以華語為母語.10萬
以上的人所說的語言總共有15種.

『貳』 急求~~英語閱讀理解Li Na's landmark French Open victory sparked celebrations and recognition

C A B B A

『叄』 我要一 篇關於加拿大的傳統文化英語文章

AN INTRODUCTION TO CANADA

In 1867, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia formed a confederation. On July 1, 1867, the British North America Act declared Canada a country. We celebrate Canada's national day on July 1 as Canada Day. The name "Canada" originally came from a First Nations' word "kanata" meaning village. Later, European map makers changed it to "Canada" to identify all the land north of the St. Lawrence River. In 1965, we adopted the red and white flag with the maple leaf as our official flag.

Queen Elizabeth II of England is still Canada's Head of State, and until 1982 Canada could not make any changes to its constitution without the approval of the British Government. In 1982 the Constitution Act came into effect, which allows Canada to make these changes without British approval. We made the Charter of Rights and Freedoms part of the Constitution in 1982. The Official Languages Act protects English and French, the two official languages in Canada.

Canada is the second largest country in the world with 10 million square kilometres of land mass. The country has a population of approximately 30 million people. Three oceans border the country - the Atlantic, the Pacific and the Arctic. Due to its size, there are many different geographical areas and regions. We divide these into the following: the Atlantic region, Central Canada, the Prairie Provinces, the West Coast and the North. We divide the country into 10 provinces and 3 territories each with its own capital. The capital of Canada is Ottawa.

People from 150 different countries call Canada home. The first people who lived in Canada were the aboriginals, the native people of Canada. They are separated into three distinct groups: First Nations who lived in all areas of Canada, the Inuit who lived in the northern region, and the Metis who are descendants of First Nations women and English and French fur traders.

『肆』 英語閱讀理解題-01

11. A 12. D 13. C 14. B 15. C

『伍』 求一篇關於加拿大的英語文章，介紹加拿大的，比如文化，教育等

Canada is in North America, east of the Atlantic, West by the Pacific Ocean, the northwest neighborhood Alaska USA California, and northeast Greenland ( Dan ) across the Davies Strait, South American native, north of the Arctic Circle arctic. More than 24 km long coastline of about. Slightly lower temperatures in eastern, southern moderate climate, the climate is mild and humid, frigid northern tundra climate. Canada Border 8892 kilometers, is the world's longest undefended border line, is also the world's longest state of Shanghai coastline. Canada is the world's second largest country after Russia, land area, but only 35000000 residents living here, very low population density. Canada is a modern instrial technology level and the energy and resources in the developed countries, economy mainly relies on natural resources.
加拿大位於北美洲北部,東臨大西洋,西瀕太平洋,西北部鄰美國阿拉斯加州,東北與格陵蘭（丹）隔戴維斯海峽遙遙相望,南接美國本土,北靠北冰洋達北極圈.海岸線約長24萬多公里.東部氣溫稍低,南部氣候適中,西部氣候溫和濕潤,北部為寒帶苔原氣候.加拿大國境邊界長達8892公里,為全世界最長不設防疆界線,同時也是世界上海岸線最長的國家.加拿大作為世界上的第二大國,國土面積僅次於俄羅斯,但僅有3,500萬居民在此居住,人口密度非常低.加拿大是一個具有現代化工業科技水平且能源與資源充足的發達國家,經濟體制主要依靠自然資源.
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『陸』 求一篇介紹加拿大的英語短文。

介紹加拿大的英語短文
Canada is located in the northern part of North America. East Atlantic, the west by the Pacific Ocean, north-western neighbor the United States, Alaska, South America the local community, the Arctic Ocean north of the Arctic Circle. Long coastline of about more than 240,000 km. Slightly lower temperatures in eastern and southern moderate climate, the western climate is mild and humid climate in northern tundra to boreal. The highest temperature of the Midwest for more than 40 ℃, the northern part of the minimum temperature as low as -60 ℃.

『柒』 10篇英語閱讀理解

Dear Elsy,
It is 3:00 in the afternoon and I am sitting in the library. It isn』t a very nice day. It is raining (下雨). There are many students in the library today. Most of them are studying. A few students are sleeping or talking to their friends.
Roberto, my best friend, is here with me. He is studying, too. He is very nice. I want you to meet him when you come to New Orleans.
I learn a lot of English. Now I can write a letter in English to you! I often read English books in my free time. The library is not far from my home. I come here on foot twice a week. There are many kinds of books. And the librarians (圖書管理員) are very kind. I hope (希望) that you are happy. When will you come to visit me? Please write to me soon.
Your friend,
Sylvia
請根據短文內容從所給選項中選出最佳選項。
( ) 6. Sylvia is writing the letter _____.
A. at home B. in her room C. in the library D. at school
( ) 7. Roberto is _____ in the library.
A. sleeping B. studying C. talking to Sylvia D. listening to music
( ) 8. Sylvia wants Elsy _____ when she comes to New Orleans.
A. to meet Roberto B. to visit her home C. to see her parents D. to go to the library
( ) 9. How often does Sylvia come to the library?
A. Every day. B. Once a week. C. Twice a week. D. Five times a week.
( ) 10. Sylvia usually comes to the library _____.
A. with her classmates B. with her parents C. by bike D. on foot

『捌』 跪求50篇英語閱讀理解題（帶答案）

（2）
No.4 middle School
Kunming ,yunnan
April 2nd ,2004
Dear editor (編輯) ，
I live in a beautiful city . Many visitors come to my city . there are so many colorful peacocks (孔雀) here .
The peacocks mostly live on the grass land of Dongfeng Square
They are given food freely by visitors . They usually throw food to them , and don』t think about at all whether the food is right or not . Some of the peacocks became ill , some even died after eating the bad food given by the visitors.
I』m sure most of the visitors who throw food to the peacocks really like the birds , but don』t realize (意識到) that they may be doing them harm (傷害).
The visitors should be told that what have done is very harmful to the birds , and this kind of thing must be stopped from happening .
Perhaps we can build some small shops beside Dongfeng Square to sell peacock food . For us every person , it』s our ty to give more love to these beautiful birds and to look after them carefully.
Yours,
Sun Yan
()6.Many visitors come to the writer』s city to __________.
A. do some shopping B. see beautiful peacocks
C. play on Dongfeng square D. eat nice food
()7.Some peacocks became ill and died because some visitors ______;
A. did』t give them any food B. gave them too much food
C. threw them some bad food D. loved them and played with them
()8.Some shops can be built beside Dongfeng Square so that they may _____________.
A.sell food for visitors B. sell food for peacocks
C.make the square more beautiful D.have the beautiful birds
()9.From the passage we know people should __________.
A. live and play with the birds
B. stop the birds from eating too much
C. give right food to the birds
D. give more food to the birds
()10.We can guess the writer of the letter, Sun Yan , may be a _____.
A. visitor B. shopkeeper C.square keeper D. student
6-10：B C B C D
（3）
Every town in the United States has a post office . Some are very small , and you may also find them in the corner of a shop . Others are larger buildings . They are open five days a week and on Saturday mornings . From Monday through Friday they are usually open from 8:30 to 4:30 .
If you know how much the postage (郵資) is for your letter , you can buy stamps at any window. In some post offices you can buy stamps from machines . Stamps are sold many different prices , from one cent (美分) to many dollars . If you are not sure how much postage is for you letter , you may ask the man or the woman in the post office for help . he or she will give you the stamps you need . If you are sending your letter far away , you should use airmail envelopes (航空信封) . Remember that postage will be more expensive for a letter to be sent outside the country.
At a post office you can also buy postcards . A postcard is cheaper than a letter . Usually the price of postage for a postcard is about half that of a letter . The postcards that you buy at a post office do not have pictures . However ,also they are not to be sent outside the country .
Letters are an easy and cheap way to keep in touch with people in many different countries .
()11.The passage tell us that we can find ________ easily in the United States of America.
A. post office s B.large buildings
C.small shops D.different banks
()12.The post offices in the United States are open _________.
A.seven hours a day B.six hours a day
C.five hours a day D.eight hours a day
()13.If you are not sure how much postage is for your letter ,you can____.
A. go and buy stamps from the machine in the post officesend a cheap postcard instead of your letter
B. get in touch with somebody you know in the post office
C.ask the man or the woman in the post office for help
()14.The price of postage for ________ is more expensive.
A.a beautiful postcard B.a letter written on envelope
C.a letter by airmail D.a postcard with pictures
()15.The passage tells us something about ________ in the USA
A.the post B.the postage C.letters D.postcards
11-15 A D D C A
（4）
Long, long ago there was a very foolish thief. Do you know what he did one day? When he wanted to steal(偷) the bell on his neighbour』s door, he walked up to the door, took hold of(抓住) the bell and pulled hard. The bell made a very loud noise. The thief was afraid and went home.
Then he sat down to think, 「I must do something about the noise,」 he said. He thought and thought. At last he had an idea. 「Ah, I』ll put some cotton in my ears. Then I won』t be able to hear the noise.」 The next day he went to the door of his neighbour, and took hold of the bell. This time he pulled even harder. The bell rang loudly, but the thief did not hear anything. With another hard pull he got the bell out. Just then the neighbour came running out.
「Steal my bell? I』ll teach you a lesson(教訓),」 the angry man shouted. And he hit the thief on the nose.
The foolish thief did not know how the neighbour found out he was stealing the bell. 「Why did he come out just then?」 he wondered (感到疑惑).
( )16. The thief was trying to get .
A. his neighbour B. his neighbour』s doorbell
C. some cotton D. a door with a bell on it
( )17. The thief put some cotton in his ears. He thought it would be for him to steal the doorbell.
A. safe B. difficult C. dangerous D. easy
( )18. The neighbour ran out probably(很可能) because .
A. he knew his doorbell was being stolen
B. he thought someone was eager (渴望的) to visit him
C. he realized (意識到) something strange happened
D. Both B and C
( )19. The neighbour hit the thief to .
A. give him lessons B. punish (懲罰) him for stealing
C. help him with the bell D. be his teacher
( )20. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The thief understood why he was hit on the nose.
B. The thief knew why the neighbour came out.
C. The thief thought the neighbour couldn』t hear the noise the bell made.
D. The thief didn』t want to know why the neighbour ran out.
16-20 B A D B C
（5）
A farmer was put in prison(監獄). One day, he got a letter from his wife.
「I am worried about out farm,」 she wrote. 「It』s time to plant potatoes ,
but I can』t do all the digging(挖) by myself.」
The farmer thought over and then had an idea. He wrote to his wife,「Don』t dig
the fields. This id where my gold(金子) is. Don』t plant potatoes until I comehome.
A few days later, the farmer got anther letter from his wife. It said, 「Two days
ago, about ten prison guards(監獄看守) came to our fields. It looked as if they were looking for something. They have g our field.」
The farmer wrote to his wife at once. 「Now you can plant our potatoes,」 he wrote.
( )21.The farmer was put in prison ________.
A. because he had done something wrong
B. because he had a lot of gold in the fields
C. The writer didn』t say anything about why the farmer was put in prison
D. For nothing
( )22.The farmer』s wife was much worried about _____ .
A. her husband B. their farm C. planting potatoes D. herself
( )23.The farmer told his wife __ first.
A. not to dig the fields B. to dig the fields
C. to ask the prison guards for help D. to find the gold in the fields
( )24.Why did the prison guards dig the farmer』s fields ?________.
A. They wanted to help the farmer
B. Their leader ordered them to do so
C. The farmer asked them to do so
D. They wanted to find out the gold
( )25.Why did the farmer ask his wife to plant potatoes at once ? Because _____.
A. their fields had been g
B. the gold was found out
C. the prison guards asked him to do so
D. the prison guards were digging the fields
21—25 C B A D A
（6）
An owl is a bird with very large eyes. Those eyes make the owl look clever. The owl can not move its eyes freely as people can. It can only look straight ahead (朝前). If it wants to look at both sides, it must turn its neck.
Owls see better at night than ring the day. At night they look for food. They eat mice and insects.
Owls make a strange noise because the owls sleep most of the day. They usually give their cries at night. The cry sounds like 「Whoo! Whoo!」. This strange sound sometimes frightens people at night.
26. An owl looks clever because it can look straight ahead.
27. An owl looks for food at night because it sees better at night than ring the day.
28. An owl lives on all kinds of birds.
29. The cry of an owl is frightening.
30. Man must not kill owls because they are helpful to people.
26-30 B A B A A
（7）
Coffee has become the most popular American drink. Today people in the United States drink more coffee than people in any of the other countries. People drink coffee at breakfast, at lunch, at dinner and between meals. They drink hot coffee or coffee with ice in it. They drink it at work and at home. They eat coffee ice-cream and coffee candy. Coffee is black and very strong. Different people like to drink it in different ways. Some people like coffee with cream or sugar in it. Other people like coffee with both cream and sugar in it. In all ways it is served. Coffee has become an international drink.
31. Coffee is an ____________ drink.
A . interesting B. international C. ice-cream D. American
32. Different people like to drink coffee ____________.
A. at work or at home B. in different ways C. with cream or sugar D. between meals
33. Today Americans drink ____________ coffee than people in any of the other countries.
A. as much as B. less C. more D. most
34. 「Coffee is black and very strong.」 The word STRONG here means ____________.
A.堅固的 B.淡的 C.清的 D.濃的
35. ____________ is the most popular American drink.
A. Black tea B. Coffee C. Water with ice D. Whisky
31-35 B B C D B
（8）
Computers are useful machines. They can help people a lot in their everyday life. For example, they can help people save much time, and they can help people work out many problems they can』t do easily. Our country asks everyone to learn to use computers except the old people.
Today more and more families own computers. Parents buy computers for their children.
They hope computers can help them improve (提高) their studies in school. Yet many of the children use computers to play games, to watch video or to sing Karaoke, instead of studying. So many teachers and parents complain (抱怨) that computers can not help children to study but make them fall behind. So computers are locked by parents in the boxes.
In some other countries, even some scientists hate computers. They say computers let millions of people lost their jobs or bring them a lot of trouble.
Will computers really bring trouble to people or can they bring people happiness? It will be decided by people themselves.
36. Why do we say the computer is a useful machine? Because _______________.
A. our country asks us to learn it
B. it can help us a lot
C. we can use it to play games
D． it can help us to find jobs
37. What do many teachers and parents complain about? _______________.
A. Their students and children use computers to play games.
B. Computers let them lost their jobs.
C. Computers make the students and children fall behind.
D. Computers bring people a lot of trouble.
38. In this passage we know computers _______________.
A. also bring us trouble
B. bring us happiness only
C. are hated by people
D. are bad for people』s health
39. Can computers really help children to study? _______________.
A. Yes, they can. B. It』s hard to say C. No, they can』t. D. Of course not.
40. How do you understand the last sentence of this passage? I think it means _______.
A. computers are used by people
B. people can live well without computers
C. one must decide how to use computers
D. computers are strange machines
36-40 B C A A C
（9）
Once upon a time there lived an old man. He had three sons. One day, he called them together and said, "Sons, I will die soon. To my oldest son I give half my camels, to my second, one-third(三分之一), and to my youngest, one-ninth (九分之一)." Soon after that he died.
Now, the old man had seventeen camels, and the three brothers didn't know how to do as their father said. They thought a long time about the problem, and it seemed that they must either kill some of the camels and cut them into pieces, or disobey their father. At last they went to their father's old friend and asked for his advice. As soon as he heard their story, he said, "I will help you. I was a good friend of your father's. I am old. I have only one camel, but take it-it is yours."
The three sons thanked the old man and took his camel. Now they found it was easy to do as their father wished, The oldest took half- that was nine camels; the second took one-third, that was six; and the youngest took one-ninth, that was two.
After each had got his camels, they found that there was still a camel there. So, to show their thanks to their father's friend, they gave the camel back to him
41. "Once upon a time" means " ________".
A. long long ago B. not very long ago
C. at once D. sometimes
42. The meaning of "disobey" in the second paragraph is" ________".
A. 服從 B. 違背 C. 聽從 D. 嘲笑
43. The meaning of "asked for his advice" in the second paragraph is " ________".
A. 向他請教 B. 問他數量 C. 批評他 D. 勸告他
44. The second old man ________the three brothers.
A. was good to B. was not good to C. didn't like D. cheated(哄騙)
45. Both the two old men in the story were ________.
A. foolish B. clever C. poor D. rich
41-45 A B A A B
（10）
Tom lived by himself a long way from town. He hardly went to town, but one day he went into town to buy a few things. After he bought them, he went into a restaurant and sat down at a table. When he looked around, he saw some old people put glasses on before reading their newspapers. So after lunch he decided to go to a shop to buy himself one pair, too. He walked along the road, and soon found a shop.
The man in the shop let him try on a lot of glasses, but Tom always said, "No, I can't read with these."
The man became puzzled (迷惑的) , and he said, "Excuse me, but can you read?"
"No, of course I can't!" Tom said angrily. "If I could read before, do you think I would come here to buy your glasses?"
46. Tom lived ______.
A. with his family B. near town C. in the country D. in town
47. Tom didn't go to town______.
A. never B. often C. sometimes D. sometime
48. Why did Tom decide to buy a pair of glasses?
A. Because he thought if he bought them, he could read.
B. Because they were very bright.
C. Because they were cheap.
D. Because he could read newspaper.
49. Tom went to the shop to ______.
A. have a rest B. have dinner C. wear glasses D. buy a pair of glasses
46-49 C B A D
(11)
We know mosquitoes very well. Mosquitoes fly everywhere. They can be found almost all over the world, and there are more than 2,500 kinds of them.
No one likes the mosquito. But the mosquito may decide if she loves you. She? Yes, she. The male mosquito doesn』t bite! Only the female mosquito bites because she needs blood to lay eggs. She is always looking for things or people she wants to bite. If she likes what she finds, she bites. But if she doesn』t like your blood, she will turn to someone else for more delicious blood. Next time a mosquito bites you, just remember you are chosen. You』re different from the others!
If the mosquito likes you, she lands on your body without letting you know. She bites you so quickly and quietly that you may not feel anything different. After she bites, you will have an itch(癢) on your body because she puts something from her mouth together with your blood. When the itch begins, she has flown away.
And then what happens? Well, after her delicious dinner, the mosquito feels tired. She wants to find a place to have a good rest. There, in a tree or on a wall, she begins to lay eggs, hundreds of eggs.
( )51.All the people don』t like mosquitoes.
( )52.All mosquitoes like to bite people for blood.
( )53.If a mosquito wants to bite you, it means she is very tired.
( )54.The mosquito bites you too quickly and quietly to let you know.
( )55.The itch begins after the mosquito flies away.
51-55 FFFTT
(12)
Do you know why different animals or pests(昆蟲) have their special colours? Colours in them seem to be used mainly to protect themselves.
Some birds like eating locusts(蝗蟲), but birds cannot easily catch them. Why? It is because locusts change their colours together with the change of the colours of crops(莊稼). When crops are green, locusts look green. But as the harvest (收獲)time comes, locusts change to the same brown colour as crops have. Some other pests with different colours from plants are easily found and eaten by others. So they have to hide themselves for lives and appear only at night.
If you study the animal life, you』ll find the main use of colouring is to protect themselves. Bears, lions and other animals move quietly through forests. They cannot be easily seen by hunters. This is because they have the colours much like the trees.
Have you ever found an even more strange act? A kind of fish in the sea can send out a kind of very black liquid(液體) when it faces danger. While the liquid spreads over(散開), its enemies(敵人) cannot find it. And it immediately swims away. So it has lived up to now though it is not strong at all.
( )56.From the passage we learn that locusts________.
A. are small animals
B. are easily found by birds
C. are dangerous to their enemies
D. change their colours to protect themselves
( )57.How can pests with different colours from plants keep out of danger?
A. They run away quickly.
B. They have the colours much like their enemies.
C. They hide themselves by day and appear at night.
D. They have to move quietly.
( )58.Bears and lions can keep safe because________.
A. they have the colours much like the trees
B. they move quietly
C. they like brown and grey colours
D. they live in forests
( )59.Why can the kind of fish live up to now?
A. Because it is very big and strong.
Because the liquid it sends out can help it escape from its enemies.
B. Because the liquid it sends out can kill its enemies.
C. Because it swims faster than any other fish.
( )60.Which is the best title for this passage?
A. The Change of Colours for Animals and Pests.
B. Colours of Different Animals and pests.
C. The Main Use of Colours for Animals and Pests.
D. Some Animals and Pests.
56-60 D C A B C
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『玖』 關於加拿大文化的英語作文

雖然加拿大隻有二百多年的歷史，但她卻有著悠久的移民歷史，可以說，加拿大有史以來就是個移民國家，無論是作為社會主流的英國後裔，還是法國後裔，都是當年歐洲移民的後代。加拿大是來自各地的移民共同努力奮斗建築起來的國家，多種民族、多元文化構成了加拿大豐富多彩的社會文化生活，也更增強了她對世界人士的吸引力。每年多有成千上萬的移民進入加拿大，成為加拿大社會生活中的一部分。富有的物質生活，優美的生太環境，多姿多彩的社會文化，以及悠久的移民歷史和寬松的移民政策是吸引移民的主要原因。

人口加拿大有二千七百多萬人口，人口密度小。全國大部分的加拿大人居住在加、美邊界地帶。全加人口的75％居住在距加美邊界160公里以內。在加拿大越到北方人口越稀少。近年來亞洲移民大量湧入加拿大，在亞洲移民中來自中國大陸、台灣、香港的華人達80萬人，集中居住在安大略省的多倫多(40萬人)，魁北克省的蒙特利爾(15萬人)，不列顛哥倫比亞省的溫哥華(25萬人)。

語言由於早期來加拿大的歐洲移民均系英、法後裔，故以英語為母語的加拿大人佔82％，法語16％(以魁北克省為主)。近年來隨著亞裔移民的大量湧入，中文已成為在加拿大僅次於英、法語的最通行的語種。加拿大多倫多的華人區已發展成僅次於舊金山的唐人街。

文化加拿大社會的多元文化環境被加拿大政府和人民引以自豪，它不但是區別於其他移民輸入大國的顯著標志，而且是吸引移民的主要原因之一。加拿大是當之無愧的無明顯種族歧視的國家。不同種族文化背景的社區或團體為保持或發展本民族或種族的文化而舉辦的活動不僅會受到社會的尊敬，還會得到政府支持。例如華人區的中文補習班可得到政府文化基金的補貼。近年來大批華人移民的湧入給加拿大許多大城市帶來不同的文化氣息。由於華人的增多，很多華埠的街名、商店招牌甚至警察局，都以醒目的中、英對照方式出現。在華埠區，早年移入的華人主要從事餐飲、旅行社、雜貨食品及土產店等行業。而近年來的新移民有很大比例分布在科技及工程領域。大陸華人移民的主體為技術移民，他們從事的行業也區別於華人區的傳統行業，並且由於文化層次及教育背景越來越高，融入主流社會也成為必然

『拾』 英語閱讀理解題

Potluck
Do you like to eat many different foods at the same time? Most of us do but to buy twenty dishes at a restaurant is just【 too expensive】 for most Americans. A good solution is eat a potluck meal. In fact, it is popular among American people.
The idea is to have many families, generally【 in the neighborhood】, prepare one or two dishes only and bring them to a large room in one of the families. Many soups, salads, meats, hot dishes, cold dishes, desserts and drinks are put on the table at one time.
Each family member then takes 【a paper plate, a plastic knife,】 fork, and spoon and a paper cup. In turn, they 【pick out the food they want to eat 】and fill their own plate with a balanced meal. Then, they sit with family or friends, eating and chatting.
When they finish, they may go back to the table and eat more food for there always is more than the group can eat at one time. Following the meal, everyone puts their paper plates and cups as well as the plastic knives, forks and spoons into garbage container.
At many potlucks, the people then begin entertaining each other. 【A group of four men 】may sing as a Barbershop Quartet. 【A pianist or a violinist 】may play a solo. Often, there is group singing. Sometimes there is a liar』s contest. Three people are chosen to tell a story. They leave the room and【 two come back and tell a true story while one tells a lie】. The lie must be a clever story so it will be hard to choose which of ways causes everyone to laugh loudly.
Everyone leaves the potluck in good spirits as they have all eaten a very good meal and they have enjoyed a time of entertainment.
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1. Why is it popular among American people to eat a potluck meal according to the author?
A. Because of their expectation to make the acquaintance of neighbors.
B. Because the price is expensive for them to eat a lot of different foods at the same time. C. Because it is easy to bring one dish to the neighbor』s. D. Because they want to take part in a party.
【選B ，因為 potluck 很便宜】
2. How do they have their potluck meal?
A. Around the table.
B. By serving themselves.
C. By being served by their neighbors.
D. By picking out the food and eating with family or friends.
【選D】
3. What kind of dishware they bring for their foods?
A. Plate.
B. Fork and knife. C. Spoon and cup.
D. Paper and plastic dishes.
【選D】
4. When we say a person is to play a solo, we mean_____?
A. he is to sing in an indivial voice
B. he is to play a musical instrument by himself
C. he is to make a performance by a single indivial
D. A, B, and C
【選D】
5. In a 「liar』s contest」, the three persons will______?
A. tell a lie to make people laugh loudly
B. leave the room, then come back to tell a lie
C. leave the room, then one of them come back to tell a lie
D. leave the room, then two of them come back to tell a true story and one tells a lie
【選D】

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