阅读理解限时训练ACanada 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 –CanadiansB. 45% of the CanadiansC. 29,000,000 peopleD. 8,700,000 French –Canadians57.Which o ne below has the DIFFERENT meaning from the underlined part “By contrast”?A. On the contraryB. HoweverC. In additionD. But58. 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.B60. 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 isA. The Wings of the Dove.B. The Sacred Fount.C. Soldiers’ Pay.D. Mosquitoes.CEvery 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 usB. be controlled by the users’ voicesC. be controlled by home appliancesD. be very big together with separated several parts66. The writer’s attitude towards the development of mobile phone is _______.A. worriedB. positiveC. concernedD. nervousDScientists now believe there are some things in the sky that we will never see. We won't see them with the biggest telescope in the world, on the clearest night of the year. That's because they are invisible(不可见的). They are the mysterious dead stars called black holes.You might find it hard to imagine that stars die. After all, our sun is a star. Year after year we see it up in the sky, burning brightly, giving us heat and light. The sun certainly doesn't seem to be getting old or weak. But stars do burn out and die after billons of years.As the star's gases burn, they give off light and heat. But when the gases run out, the star stops burning and begins to die. As the star cools, the outer layers of the star pull in toward the center. The star squashes into (挤进) a smaller and smaller ball. Imagine if the earth were pressed until it was the size of a tiny marble(玻璃弹子). That's how tightly this dead star, a black hole ,is packed(堆积).What pulls the star in towards its center with such power? It's gravity. A black hole is so tightly packed that its gravity takes in everything----even light. The light from a black hole can never back to your eyes. That's why you see nothing but blackness.67.Which of the following can explain how the star dies?A. As it gets hotter and hotter, it explodes.B. As the gases run out, it cools down.C. As it takes in too much light, it explodes.D. As it knocks into other stars, it crashes.68.The underlined word "mysterious" in Paragraph 1 probably means________.A. ordinaryB. brightC. strangeD. common69. Which of the following is NOT a fact?A. Black holes are dead stars.B. The sun won't die even after billions of years.C. Black holes have gravity.D. The dead stars are tightly packed.70.Why can't you see light when you look at a black hole?A. Because most black holes are so far away.B. Because the gravity of a black hole is so strong that it takes the light inward.C. Because as the star's gases burn, it stops giving off heat and light.D. Because its outer layer pulls in toward it center as a star cools.Keys:（A）56-59DCBC(B) 60-63ABAB (C) 63-66DBB (D) 67-70 BCBB。