To find how the name Canada came about we must go back to the 16th century. At that time, the French dreamed of disclosing and controlling more land, of expanding(擴(kuò)展)trade beyond(超出)  their borders and of spreading their faith(信仰) across the world .In 1535, Francois I ,King of France, ordered a navigator (航海家) named Jacques Cartier to explore(探險(xiǎn)) the New World and search for a passage to India.
Cartier first arrived at the Gulf of the St. Lawrence, which he wanted to explore. He did not know what to expect but he hoped that this Gulf was just an arm of the ocean between two islands. If it was, he would soon be on his way to the Far East. So he sailed upstream along the St. Lawrence River. However, instead or reaching Asia he arrived at Quebec or Stadacona, as the Indians called it. It was at this point that the term “ Canada” entered the country’s history. Apparently the word “Canada” came from an Indian work “Kanata”, which means community or village. Cartier first used it when he referred to Stadacona or Quebec. What a huge “ village” Canada is!
小題1:In the early sixteenth century , the King of France ordered Cartier to ______
A. find the new world
B. build an entirely new country
C. go and visit the American Indians
D. get more information about America and find a way to Asia
小題2:Having reached the Gulf of St. Lawrence Cartier thought _____
A. he had already got to India
B. it was a water way to the New World
C. it was a water passage to the East
D. he had sailed into the Atlantic
小題3:In the early sixteenth century , Quebec was only ____.
A. an Indian village
B. a little town in southern Canada
C. a village at the entrance to the Gulf of St. Lawrence
D. the place which we call Canada now
小題4:Pick out the right statements from the following _____
A. Quebec was a village and Stadacona was another
B. Cartier mistook Quebec for Stadacona
C. Stadacona was a village in Quebec
D. Stadacona was what the Indians called Quebec then
小題5:“Canada” was first used to refer to _____
A. a small town in Stadacona
B. the place called Quebec
C. a long water passage
D. a huge village including Quebec and Stadacona

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:D
小題5:B

試題分析:本文主要講述了加拿大這個(gè)名字的由來(lái),以及Cartier探索新世界的經(jīng)歷。
小題1:A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第一段.In 1535, Francois I ,King of France, ordered a navigator (航海家) named Jacques Cartier to explore(探險(xiǎn)) the New World and search for a passage to India。說(shuō)明A正確。
小題2:C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第二段He did not know what to expect but he hoped that this Gulf was just an arm of the ocean between two islands. If it was, he would soon be on his way to the Far East.說(shuō)明C正確。
小題3:A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)Apparently the word “Canada” came from an Indian work “Kanata”, which means community or village.說(shuō)明該詞是指一個(gè)大的村子,故A正確。
小題4:D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)3,4行It was at this point that the term “ Canada” entered the country’s history. Apparently the word “Canada” came from an Indian work “Kanata”,說(shuō)明該詞是當(dāng)時(shí)的印第安人稱呼Quebec的話,故D項(xiàng)正確。
小題5:B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章最后一段Cartier first used it when he referred to Stadacona or Quebec. What a huge “ village” Canada is!說(shuō)明B正確。
點(diǎn)評(píng):本文主要講述了加拿大這個(gè)名字的由來(lái),本文所設(shè)試題主要考察細(xì)節(jié)查找,對(duì)于文章中的細(xì)節(jié)題,要注意文本內(nèi)容的理解。關(guān)鍵是找出原文的根據(jù),認(rèn)真核查題支和原文的異同,常犯錯(cuò)誤有:絕對(duì)化語(yǔ)言,范圍擴(kuò)大或縮小,以偏概全,張冠李戴等。帶著問(wèn)題,再讀全文,找出答題所需要的依據(jù),完成閱讀。
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