Driving in Canada is similar to driving in many parts of the United States. Distances and speeds, however, are posted in kilometers per hour and some signs, particularly in Quebec, may only be in French.
Unless otherwise posted, the maximum (最大限度的) speed limit in Canada is 50km/hr in cities and 80km/hr on highways. On rural highways, the posted speed limit may be 100km/hr. It is illegal to take automobile radar detectors (汽车雷达检测器) into Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, and the Yukon. Seat belt use is required by law for all passengers, and child car seats must be used by children under 40 pounds. Some provinces require drivers to keep their vehicles’ headlights on during the day and some have banned (禁止) driving while using a hand-held cell phone. Motorcycles cannot share a lane (车道), and safety helmets for motorcycle riders and passengers are necessary. Running a red light is a serious crime throughout Canada and drivers are advised to stop before starting when a light turns green.
Winter travel can be dangerous due to heavy snowfalls and icy conditions. Some roads and bridges are often closed in winter. Snow tires are required in some provinces. Travelers should also be careful about animals while driving at night in rural areas.
Highway 401, from Detroit to Montreal, is one of the busiest highways in North America. It has been the scene of many deadly traffic accidents due to sudden and severe weather changes, high rates of speed, and heavy truck traffic. Thus drivers should be alert while travelling here.
Please refer to our Road Safety page for more information. Also, we suggest that you visit the website of Canada’s national authority responsible for road safety.
1.Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A. All signs on the roads in Quebec are in English.
B. Automobile radar detectors are allowed to be used in Manitoba.
C. Passengers may choose not to wear seat belts while in a car in Canada.
D. The speed of cars in Canadian cities should be less than 50km/hr.
2.The underlined word “alert” in Paragraph 4 could best be replaced by _____.
A. careful B. relaxed
C. nervous D. pleased
3.What is the best title for the text?
A. Different traffic rules in Canada
B. Tips for traveling by car in Canada
C. Special rules for driving in Canada
D. Traffic safety and road conditions in Canada
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I happen to meet some American tourists at the gate of the Summer Palace last week.I greeted them with English and then we began to chat.I got to know that they were college student traveling in China.Most of us were fond of Chinese medicine.They were busy taking pictures and were surprising at the changes had taken place in the past few years.After that,we went boat and had a good time.We were exchanged our e-mail addresses so that we could write to each other in the future.They thanked me again and again.I was gladly to have a chance to practice my oral English.What wonderful experience!
1. On the way from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario,an extraordinary scene was waiting for the party.2. At closer range they watched in amazement as the Niagara River plunge(跳进) head-on into a fearful abyss (深渊) they thought to be 500 to 600 feet deep.
News of Niagara Falls spread throughout Europe after Louis Hennepin published two popular descriptions in 1683 and 1697.3. Few reports of the New World fascinated readers as Hennepin’s did,even after the 18th century explorers had noted his imagination was wrong—the waterfall is about 160 feet high rather than 500 or 600.4.
Other travellers agreed with Hennepin that Niagara’s fearful drop,impressive breadth,and thunderous water made it “the finest and at the same time the most awful waterfall in the world”.
Widely considered the most magnificent landscape on Earth,Niagara gradually took on a religious meaning.5. Harriet Beecher Stowe,who visited it in 1834,claimed to have entered a dreamlike state in which she sensed God’s presence in the Falls’ rushing water and ever-present rainbow.
A.The latter contained an imaginative picture of Niagara Falls.
B.So many Europeans were dreaming of Niagara at that time.
C.Niagara Falls kept its influence on the European imagination.
D.In 1678 LaSalle led an expedition through the Great Lakes region.
E.The sound of Niagara spread so far away that it terrified the tourists.
F.James Cooper described the Falls in 1848 as “a sign of the hand of the Creator”.
G.From the distance they heard a thunderous sound and saw rising clouds covering the landscape.
My first trip in the United States
I still remember my first day in the U.S.very clearly.My friend was waiting for me when my plane landed at Kennedy Airport at three o’clock in the afternoon.The weather was very ___ and it was snowing,but I was too excited to___.From the airport,my friend and I ___ a taxi to my ___.On the way I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the ___time and I stared in surprise at the famous skyscrapers and their man-made ___.Helping me unpack at the hotel,my friend left and ___ to return the next day.
__ my friend had left,I went to a ___near the hotel to get something to eat.Since I couldn’t speak a single ____of English,I couldn’t tell the____what I wanted.I was very upset and started to make some____,but he didn’t understand me.Finally,I ordered the same thing the man at the next table was____.After dinner,I started to walk along Broadway____I came to Times Square with its theatres,neon lights,and crowds of people.I didn’t feel tired,so I____to walk around the city.I wanted to see ____on my first day,although I knew it was impossible.
When I ____to the hotel,I couldn’t fall asleep,lay____and thought about New York.It was a very big and amazing city with many high-rise buildings and streams of cars,and full of____and busy people.I also decided right then that I had to learn to ____ English.
1.A. hot B. warm C. cold D. cool
2.A. look B. listen C. enjoy D. mind
3.A. sat B. took C. rode D. used
4.A. home B. hotel C. office D. school
5.A. first B. one C. last D. only
6.A. satellites B. lakes C. beauty D. parks
7.A. advised B. liked C. promised D. hoped
8.A. Before long B. Shortly after C. Soon D. Then
9.A. restaurant B. shop C. supermarket D. pub
10.A. letter B. word C. sentence D. phrase
11.A. boss B. cook C. waiter D. waitress
12.A. voices B. suggestions C. sounds D. gestures
13.A. looking B. ordering C. picking D. eating
14.A. until B. when C. before D. after
15.A. tried B. stopped C. decided D. continued
16.A. anything B. everything C. something D. some things
17.A. came B. went C. returned D. arrived
18.A. asleep B. awake C. afraid D. alive
19.A. noise B. voices C. streets D. places
20.A. say B. talk C. speak D. tell
The little boy came riding at full speed down the motorway on his bicycle. ________it was!
A. What a dangerous scene B. What dangerous a scene
C. How a dangerous scene D. How dangerous the scene
The poor little boy by his heartless parents was seen begging in the street.
A. abandoning B. to be abandoned
C. having abandoned D. abandoned
