可以推知作者并不适应那里的寒冷。根据第三段最后两句可知蒙特利尔的人们非常注重着装。D项文中未提及,故选D。
7.What can we infer from the passage?
A.The author often went to China for a visit.
B.The people they met in the diner were kind and helpful.
C.All the people in the diner were locals.
D.The author went to Montreal on business.
解析:选B 推理判断题。根据第五段中"But since the rest of Canada speak English, plenty of people were there to help."可推知作者及朋友在餐馆碰到的人非常友好且乐于助人。
8.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.The author listened to Canadian radio programmes and chose their first stop as advised.
B.The author took a trip to Montreal - the third largest city in Canada.
C.Montreal broke the record for the most snowfall in the world last year.
D.Montreal is a city which is both traditional and modern.
解析:选D 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段中的"Montreal is a city that sits between the past and the future ..."可知,蒙特利尔既有往昔的风采,也有现代的气息,由此可确定答案为D。
Ⅳ.语法填空
Walk into any main street book store in Britain and you'll see posters of Jamie Oliver. He's not a pop star __1__ a politician. He's a chef who is changing the diets of a whole generation. Oliver has been __2__ (great) attracted by food ever since he worked in __3__ father's restaurant as a child.He showed not only a cooking talent at a young age but also a huge interest __4__ creating fresh, honest and delicious food.
Oliver __5__ (appear) in cookery shows on TV, writes books and magazine articles and shows in cookware advertisements.His __6__ (activity), based on the method of producing good, healthy food, have inspired everyone __7__ (get) busy in the kitchen.
Oliver's TV program Jamie's School Dinners brought the chef's popular influence to focus __8__ raising the quality of food served in UK schools. He's helped youngsters to wake up to __9__they're eating and he's made caring about what you eat cool. Trying to enrich his recipe, he even travels to many places in the USA, __10__ (taste) different local dishes and discussing cooking with the local people.
答案:1.or 2.greatly 3.his 4.in 5.appears 6.activities 7.to get 8.on 9.what 10.tasting