Canada—“TheTrueNorth”课时作业Ⅰ.阅读理解(2020·吉林省辉南县一中高三上学期第二次月考)Funded(资助)ProgramsAllowYouToExploreCanadaAndLearnFrenchAreyouopentoexploringCanadaforafewweeks,meetingnewfriends，learningFrenchandparticipatinginunforgettableworthyadventures?Orareyoulookingforsomethinglongertermwhereyoucandivedeepintoanotherlanguageandculture?ExploreProgramsorOdysseyProgrammayberightforyou!EXPLOREPROGRAMSOfferedduringthespringandsummerforpeoplewithanyskilllevelinFrench,ExploreProgramsarelanguageprogramswhichallowyoutodiscoveranotherregion(领域)ofCanadawhilelearningFrench.ThereisathreeweekExploreprogram(ages13to15)andanExploreprogramifyou'reastudentof16yearsoldorolder.FUNDINGThethreeweekExploreprogram:$2,000(taxableincome)．TheExploreprogramfor16＋yearolds:$2,800(taxableincome)．Thefundingcoversthemajorexpensesforparticipatingintheprogram:fees,teachingmaterials,workshops,food,accommodation,andmostofyouractivities.Apartfrompersonalspendingmoneyyouwillneedtocoverregistrationfeesandtravelexpenses.ELIGIBILITY(资格)CRITERIAInordertoqualifyforExploreProgramsfunding,youmust：—beaCanadiancitizenorpermanentresident(thosestudyinginCanadaonastudentvisaarenoteligible)；—meettheagerequirementsbythetimeyourExplorecoursebegins;andhavebeenafulltimestudentforatleastonetermduringthepresentschoolyear.AnybodycanparticipateinOdyssey,alsoapaidprogram,butyoudoneedtomeetalltheothereligibilityrequirements.TherearenoFrenchlanguageskillrequirementstoapplyfortheOdysseyprogram.Adriver'slicenceisnotarequirementforselection.However,insomeregions,havingalicenceispreferable.Forfulldetailspleasevisitwww.myodyssey.ca.篇章导读：本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了可以让你有机会探索加拿大并学习法语的资助项目。1．Howmuchcana14yearoldboyandhis17yearoldbrotherbefundedforparticipatinginExplorePrograms?A．$2,000.B．$2,800.C．$4,000.D．$4,800.答案：D细节理解题。根据FUNDING中“ThethreeweekExploreprogram:$2,000(taxableincome).TheExploreprogramfor16＋yearolds:$2,800(taxableincome)．”可知，一个十四岁的男孩和他十七岁的哥哥参与Explore项目受到资助的费用为$2,000＋$2,800＝$4,800。2．Whichofthefollowingshouldparticipantspayextrafor?A．Students'books.B．Travelexpenses.C．Accommodation.D．Threemeals.答案：B细节理解题。根据FUNDING中“Apartfrompersonalspendingmoneyyouwillneedtocoverregistrationfeesandtravelexpenses.”可知，参加者需要额外支付出行费用。3．InwhataspectisOdysseyProgramdifferentfromExplorePrograms?A．Thereisnoagelimitforparticipation.B．ParticipantsmustspeakfluentFrench.C．Participantsmustlearninschoolforayear.D．PermanentresidentsinCanadacanparticipate.答案：A细节理解题。根据ELIGIBILITY(资格)CRITERIA中“AnybodycanparticipateinOdyssey,alsoapaidprogram,butyoudoneedtomeetalltheothereligibilityrequirememts.”可知，Odyssey不同于Explore之处是它没有年龄限制。(2018·全国卷Ⅲ)Citiesusuallyhaveagoodreasonforbeingwheretheyare,likeanearbyportorriver.Peoplesettleintheseplacesbecausetheyareeasytogettoandnaturallysuitedtocommunicationsandtrade.NewYorkCity,forexample,isnearalargeharbouratthemouthoftheHudsonRiver.Over300yearsitspopulationgrewgraduallyfrom800peopleto8million.Butnotallcitiesdevelopslowlyoveralongperiodoftime.Boomtownsgrowfromnothingalmostovernight.In1896,Dawson,Canada,wasunmappedwilderness(荒野).Butgoldwasdiscoveredtherein1897,andtwoyearslater,itwasoneofthelargestcitiesintheWest,withapopulationof30,000.Dawsondi...
