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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 British. Nearly 30% are of French origin. Most of the French–Canadians live in province of Quebec.

Over the years, people have come to live in Canada from many countries in the world. They are 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, 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 Canadian-Inuit. Their life is hard in such a difficult climate.

56. About ____ live in Quebec.

A. 30% of the French –Canadians

B. 45% of the Canadians

C. 29,000,000 people

D. 8,700,000 French –Canadians

57.Which o ne below has the DIFFERENT meaning from the underlined part “By contrast”?

A. On the contrary

B. However

C. In addition

D. But

58. We can infer that______.

A. Canada is a country with too many official languages.

B. the first people living in Canada were Canadian Indians and the Inuit people.

C. both Canadian Indians and the Inuit live by the rivers and lakes and in forests.

D. most people who live in Quebec speak English.

59. Which of the following is true according to this passage?

A. There are 27 000 Canadian-Indians in Canada.

B. More than 13 million people have come from Britain and France recent years.

C. There are 30% of the population whose parents or grandparents come from France.

D. There are no people when the Europeans began to arrive in Canada.

B

60. Who is (are) the editor (s) of William Faulkner: Novels 1926-1929?

A. Noel Polk & Joseph Blotner.

B. Phillip Lopate.

C. Tony Kushner.

D. Leo Bersani.

61. How much do you pay for American Movie Critics?

A. US $45.

B. US $40.

C. US $35.

D. US $25.

62. Which book do you buy if you want to read the play "Death of a Salesman”?

A. Arthur Miller: Collected Plays 1944 -1961.

B. William Faulkner: Novels 1926-1929.

C. Henry James: Novels 1901 -1902.

D. American Movie Critics.

63. Henry James' only book written in the first person is

A. The Wings of the Dove.

B. The Sacred Fount.

C. Soldiers’ Pay.

D. Mosquitoes.

C

Every year mobile phones develop. Imagining what they will look like and be able to do in 2020 is really a challenge. To help, experts have outlined three major mobile trends(趋势)that they believe will have become reality by then.

Our phones will be so smart in 10 years’ time that they’ll know everything about our situation and warn us when something needs our attention. This is the top prediction of both Nokia and Google. They predict that our cars and home appliances will be able to communicate with our mobile. For example, fridges will tell your mobile to tell you to pick up milk on the way back from work. While driving, your mobile will suggest that you take a different route because there’s a road accident up ahead.

The second trend is in gesture(手势）-based controls. People who know the iPhone’s touch—sensitive screen are already familiar with the technology. It translates hand movements into actions on-screen. But gestural communications will make the phone more convenient to use and may completely replace touchpads. According to industry insiders, the most immediate step forward in gestural technology will be in voice recognition. It’s believed voice recognition technology will speed up communications. It is quicker to speak than type. Eventually, phone screens will disappear.

The third major development will change our understanding of a mobile phone. From a single phone, the mobile will be developed into multi-part devices. It is opposite to the current trend in which mobile phones are combining the functions of cameras, music players and game consoles. The prediction is based on the idea that the world will become more wireless and all these—cameras, music players and game consoles—will be wirelessly connected. Mobile phones won’t need to contain these devices because users will be able to control them wirelessly through their phones.

64 Which of the following is most likely to be the appearance of a mobile phone in 2020?

65. From the text, we can learn that the future mobile phones will ____________.

A. drive cars for us

B. be controlled by the users’ voices