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。

　　Canada 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 French­Canadians

　B. 45% of the Canadians

　C. 29,000,000 people

　D. 8,700,000 French­Canadians

2. The official languages of Canada are ___________.

　A. English and Chinese

　B. French and English

　C. Indian and English

　D. Chinese and Inuit

3. About 25% of Canadian people came from ___________.

　A. China

B. England