Lesson 46 Home to Many Cultures
一、单项选择
1. I have______ European pen friend, and he likes playing ______ guitar.
A. an；/ B. an; the
C. a; / D. a; the
2. They both played the game ________ the rules.
A. according to B. according at
C. according in D. according for
3. About 70________of the earth ________covered with water.
A. percents; are B. percents; is
C. percent; are D. percent; is
4. About ______ of the students in our school were born in the _______.
A. two thirds; 1990 B. two third; 1990
C. two thirds; 1990s D. two third; 1990s
5. It is said that there are over 5, 000 kinds of languages in the world. _______
A. more than B. less than
C. more or less D. as many as
6. The rest of students in the classroom ________ my classmates.
A. is B. are
C. be D. am
7. —How many girls are there in your class?
—________them ________over twenty.
A. A number of; are B. The number of; are
C. A number of; is D. The number of; is
8. Practicing is a good way ________ English.
A. learn B. learns C. learning D. to learn
9. I didn't mean to trouble Curry yesterday. It was pouring with rain so I ________
his offer of a lift.
A. refused B. received C. allowed D. accepted
10. —Was Susan really sorry for what she had done?
—________.
A. Not really B. Well done
C. Never mind D. Go ahead
二、选词填空，用方框内所给词的适当形式填空
11. Chinese is our ________language.
12. The park is in the ________ part of our city.
13. It is quite ________ to check the paper before you hand it in.
14. Egypt is a(n) ________ country. It has a long history.
15. Temperatures can ________to zero at night in the area.
三、按要求改写句子
16. Most immigrants are from Asia. (就画线部分提问)
Africa necessary official drop centre________ ________most immigrants from?
17. They speak English and French in Canada. (就画线部分提问)
________ ________ ________ they speak in Canada?
18. Learning cultural differences is important. (改为同义句)
_______ _______important_______ _______cultural differences.
19. Yancheng is home to redcrowned cranes (丹顶鹤) in China. (改为同义句)
Yancheng is________________ ________redcrowned cranes (丹顶鹤) in China.
20. (N)They both understand the meaning. (改为否定句)
_______________ them ________the meaning.
四、阅读理解(词数：约 180；建议用时：5 分钟)
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(后裔),
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 Europe and also from China, besides other Asian countries.
However, Canada was not an empty country before the Europeans began to arrive.
Canadian Indians lived along the coast, by the rivers and lakes and in forests. Today,
there are only about 350，000 Indians in the whole country, with their own
languages. In the far north live the Inuit. There are only 27，000
CanadianInuit. Their life is hard in such a difficult climate.
21. The phrase “By contrast” in the passage means ______.
A. 同时 B. 相比之下
C. 而且 D. 实际上
22. ________ live in Quebec.
A. Most of the FrenchCanadians
B. 45% of the Canadians
C. 27，000 people
D. 350，000 FrenchCanadians
23. The official languages of Canada are ________.
A. English and Chinese
B. French and English
C. Indian and French
D. Chinese and Inuit
24. About 23% of people in Canada come from ________.
A. China
B. England
C. France
D. some other countries except France and Britain答案
一、1. D 点拨：句意：我有一个欧洲笔友，他喜欢弹吉他。表示一个欧洲笔友用不定冠词，
而 European 是以辅音音素/j/开头的，因此用 a；表示演奏某种乐器要在乐器名称前加
the。故选 D。
2. A 3. D 4. C 5. A 6. B 7. D 8. D
9. D 点拨：用句意分析法。refuse 拒绝；receive 收到；allow 允许；accept 接受。句意：
我昨天没打算麻烦 Curry。因为下倾盆大雨，所以我接受了他搭车的提议。D 项符合句意。
10. A 点拨：用习惯应答法。句意：——苏珊确实为她的所作所为抱歉吗？——________。
Not really. 算不上，不全是；Well done. 干得漂亮；Never mind. 别介意；Go
ahead. 继续，请便。Not really. 符合题意。故选 A。
二、11. official 12. central 13. necessary
14. African 15. drop
三、16. Where are
17. What language do
18. It is; to learn
19. the home of
20. Neither of; understands
四、21. B 点拨：词义猜测题。根据 It is the second largest country in the world.
和…it has a very small population. 前边提到了“大”，后边说到了“小”，可知前后
是对比关系。故选 B。
22. A 点拨：细节理解题。由文中句子 Nearly 30% are of French origin. Most of the
FrenchCanadians live in the province of Quebec. 可知选 A。
23. B 点拨：细节理解题。由文中句子 Most Canadians are of British or French origin(后
裔), and French is an official language of Canada as well as English. 可知，加拿大
的官方语言是英语和法语。故选 B。
24. D 点拨：数据计算题。由文中句子 About 45% of the people are of British
origin…Nearly 30% are of French origin. 可知，在加拿大，大约 23%的人来自除这
两个国家外的其他国家。故选 D。
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