閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的A,B,C和D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

　　Canada is the second largest country is the world. It is over 7，000 kilometers from the 46 coast(海岸)to the east. It 47 six time zones. 48 it is 9 a. m. in Vancouver on the west coast，it is I：30 p, m. in St John's on the east coast

　　English and French 49 the two main languages in Canada. About 60 percent of 50 people speak English, and about 25 percent speak French. More 51 70 percent of its population live in cities near the US border(邊境).

　　Ottawa is the capital. Every year millions of tourists go there to 52 museums and take part in the cultural(文化的)activities. Toronto is the largest city of the country 53 about 2. 5 million people. Montreal is 54 second biggest French-speaking city in the world.

　　The maple leaf is the national symbol of Canada. The Canadian flag has a red maple leaf on a red 55 white background.

　　46. A. west B. east C. south D. north

　　47. A. is B. had C. has D. have

　　48. A. Which B. What C. Where D. When

　　49. A. are B. is C. will be D. has been

　　50. A. their B. his C. its D. our

　　51. A. up B. over C. about D. than

　　52. A. see B. visit C. look D. find

　　53. A. with B. for C. from D. at

　　54. A. a B. an C. the D.不填

　　55. A. or B. and C. but D. however

　　四、閱讀理解(共12小題;56-63題，每小題2分：64-67題，每小題1分;共20分)

　　閱讀下面的短文，從每小題所給的A、B、C和D選項中選出一個最佳選項。

　　A

　　Henry was a carpenter(木匠)of our village. Once I asked him to make a dining table for my wife. He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows. When I arrived home that evening, Henry was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for his work.。

　　My wife said to me，quietly，“That，s his ninth cup of tea today.”But she said loudly, "It's a beautiful table，dear，isn't it?"

　　"I won't decide about that until I see that bill.” I said.

　　Henry laughed and gave me his bill for the work. It said：

　　When I was looking at the bill，Henry said，"it’s been a fine day，hasn’t it? Quite sunny.”

　　"Yes,”I said. "I’m glad it is only the 10th of June.”

　　"Me too，”， said Henry. "You wait一it'll be a bit hotter by the end of the month.”

　　"Yes. Hotter一and more expensive. Dining tables will be 20 more expensive on June 30th，won't they，Henry?”

　　Henry looked hard at me for half a minute. There was a little smile in his two blue eyes. I gave his bill back to him.

　　"If it isn't too much trouble，Henry,”I said，"Please add it up again. You can forget the date.”

　　I paid him 26. 50 and he was happy to get it.

　　56. Why did Henry talk about weather when the writer was looking at the bill?

　　A. Because it was a fine day indeed,

　　B. Because he wanted the writer to look at the bill carefully.

　　C. Because he wanted to tell the writer what the weather was like.

　　D. Because he didn't want the writer to go through the bill carefully.

　　57. Why did the writer say that dining tables would be 20 more expensive by the end of June?

　　A. Because he thought Henry would almost certainly add the date to the cost of the

　　dining table.

　　B. Because it was difficult to make dining tables in hot weather.

　　C. Because paint would be more expensive.

　　D. Because the cost of wood would be more expensive.

　　58, The writer thought Henry would ask for______if he made a dining table on the last day of

　　June.

　　A.26.50 B. 56. 50 C. 46.50 D. 20.00

　　59, When the writer gave him the money，Henry was happy because_______.

　　A. he got the money easily

　　B. be didn，t have to add up the cost again

　　C. he got what he should get for his work

　　D. he got much money for his work

　　60. From the story we know that_______.

　　A. Henry had written out the bill before the writer got home

　　B. Henry still wanted to get 36. 50 for his work in the end

　　C: Henry made a mistake in the bill

　　D. Henry tried to get more money for his work