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I picked up my two best friends and we were off on a road trip.I had just returned to America from a year abroad in China.So，naturally I wanted to take a trip to Canada.
Montreal，the second largest city in Canada，is a fourhour drive from my home in New Hampshire.We felt a thrill as we crossed the border into Canada.It was the first time I had ever driven across an international border.We turned on the radio to try and find some Canadian stations.
After dropping off our bags at our hotel，we were immediately walking down the famous St.Catherine's Street.While we walked，two things surprised us：how cold it was and how well everyone dressed.The streets of Montreal are like a fashion show.Both men and women look like they stepped out of the pages of a magazine.
All of that fashion has to keep them warm since Montreal is so cold.Last year it broke the record for the most snowfall in North America.To hide from the cold we went into a small diner because we wanted to order Poutine，a very popular snack in Montreal.It is French fries covered in cheese and brown gravy (肉汁)．It is delicious.
However，we had a hard time ordering the dish since the official language of Montreal is French.It is actually the fifth largest Frenchspeaking city in the world.But since the rest of Canada speak English，plenty of people were there to help.
We spent the rest of the weekend going to many historical churches and monuments in Montreal.But at night we'd head to the very modern dance clubs and bars.Montreal is a city that sits between the past and the future and the traveller can choose whichever direction he wants to go.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者在加拿大蒙特利尔的经历。那里寒冷的天气、人们时尚的服装、美食、著名历史景点等都给作者留下了深刻的印象。
1．How do you understand the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3?
A．The men and women are really the fashion models of a magazine.
B．The portraits of the men and women are printed in the magazine.
C．They are so well dressed that they look like models in a magazine.
D．The men and women like to copy characters in magazines.
C [细节理解题。根据该段中的“how well everyone dressed”可知，在作者看来，蒙特利尔的人穿着时尚，像杂志里的模特。]
2．Which of the following can NOT be concluded from Paragraphs 3－4?
A．The author and his friends couldn't wait to explore the city.
B．The author wasn't used to the weather of Montreal.
C．The citizens from Montreal care much about what they wear.
D．Montreal often holds fashion shows.
D [细节理解题。根据第三段第一句话中的“...we were immediately walking...”可知作者和他的朋友迫不及待地想参观蒙特利尔。根据第四段中的“To hide from the cold...”可以推知作者并不适应那里的寒冷。根据第三段最后两句可知蒙特利尔的人们非常注重着装。D项文中未提及，故选D。]
3．What can we infer from the passage?
A．The author often went to China for a visit.
B．The people they met in the diner were kind and helpful.
C．All the people in the diner were locals.
D．The author went to Montreal on business.
B [推理判断题。根据第五段中“But since the rest of Canada speak English，plenty of people were there to help.”可推知作者及朋友在餐馆碰到的人非常友好且乐于助人。]
4．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．The author listened to Canadian radio programmes and chose their first stop as advised.
B．The author took a trip to Montreal－the third largest city in Canada.
C．Montreal broke the record for the most snowfall in the world last year.
D．Montreal is a city which is both traditional and modern.
D [细节理解题。根据文章最后一段中的“Montreal is a city that sits between the past and the future...”可知，蒙特利尔既有往昔的风采，也有现代的气息，由此可确定答案为D。]
