19.What is the hardest part of the third stage? A.Working out the exact cost of a meal B.Cooking a meal to a fixed budget C.Sticking to the time plan. 答案C 20.What is unknown about the national final? A.What meal will be cooked B.How much time will be given. C.How many people the meal will be cooked for. 答案：A 第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题：每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Canada is a land filled with fascinating places and amazing adventures.The only problem:Narrowing down your choice of destinations.Here are several of the best places to visit in Canada for any traveller determined to discover the true north. Churchill,Manitoba Set on the shores of Hudson Bay,.this subarctic(亚北极区的)town has earned international fame as the polar bear capital of the world.So plentiful are the bears that the town actually has a"polar bear prison",which holds bears that are resistant to people's instruction and wander into town until they can be released back into the wild.Encountering a polar bear in the wild is no doubt an unforgettable experience. Banff and Lake Louise,Alberta Set inside the borders of the vast Banff National Park,Banff and Lake Louise is one of the best places to visit in Canada.Here you'll find a Rocky Mountain wonderland;a place ofelectric blue glacial lakes,waterfalls,and abundant wildlife (from elk to bighorn sheep).Stay either in Banff,the busy centre of the area and home to classic hotels like the Fairmont Banff Springs(one of Canada's greatest hotels),or hike trails up into the mountains-and unparalleled silence-are just steps away. Bay of Fundy,New Brunswick Recently shortlisted in a massive international competition to name a new seven wonders of the natural world,the tides on this big bay,make it truly one of the best places to visit in Canada.The most extreme tides on earth,they rise and fall more than
19.What is the hardest part of the third stage? A.Working out the exact cost of a meal. B.Cooking a meal to a fixed budget. C.Sticking to the time plan. 答案:C 20.What is unknown about the national final? A.What meal will be cooked. B.How much time will be given. C.How many people the meal will be cooked for. 答案:A 第二部分 阅读(共两节,满分 50 分) 第一节(共 15 小题;每小题 2.5 分,满分 37.5 分) 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Canada is a land filled with fascinating places and amazing adventures.The only problem:Narrowing down your choice of destinations.Here are several of the best places to visit in Canada for any traveller determined to discover the true north. Churchill,Manitoba Set on the shores of Hudson Bay,this subarctic(亚北极区的) town has earned international fame as the polar bear capital of the world.So plentiful are the bears that the town actually has a “polar bear prison”,which holds bears that are resistant to people’s instruction and wander into town until they can be released back into the wild.Encountering a polar bear in the wild is no doubt an unforgettable experience. Banff and Lake Louise,Alberta Set inside the borders of the vast Banff National Park,Banff and Lake Louise is one of the best places to visit in Canada.Here you’ll find a Rocky Mountain wonderland;a place of electric blue glacial lakes,waterfalls,and abundant wildlife (from elk to bighorn sheep).Stay either in Banff,the busy centre of the area and home to classic hotels like the Fairmont Banff Springs (one of Canada’s greatest hotels),or hike trails up into the mountains—and unparalleled (空前的) silence—are just steps away. Bay of Fundy,New Brunswick Recently shortlisted in a massive international competition to name a new seven wonders of the natural world,the tides on this big bay,make it truly one of the best places to visit in Canada.The most extreme tides on earth,they rise and fall more than
50 feet in some places.These can be seen most dramatically at a place like Hopewell Rocks,unique stone formations that,at low tide,form towers on dry land but become islands as the water rises. Quebec City The oldest walled city in North America,Quebec City holds both British charm and culture alongside its unmistakable French-Canadian character.It also bears the distinction of being the place where,as every good Canadian history student knows,Wolfe defeated Montcalm on the Plains of Abraham,securing Quebec for the British Empire. 21.Why are the polar bears put into prison in Churchill? A.Because there are a large number of bears B.Because the government wants to attract more tourists. C.Because they don't follow people's guidance. D.Because they resist living in town 答案C 解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的So plentiful are the bears that the town actually has a 'polar bear prison',which holds bears that are resistant to people's instruction.." 可知，当那些熊不听人们指令的时候，它们就会被关进监狱。故选C项。 22.What can we learn from the passage? A.When travelling in Canada,people have narrow choices of destinations B.You can enjoy neither busy life nor unparalleled silence in Banff and Lake Louise C.Hopewell Rocks stand like islands on dry land but turn into towers when the tide comes D.Britain and France once had a war on the Plains of Abraham in Quebec City 答案D 解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Quebec City holds both British charm and culture alongside its unmistakable French-Canad ian character.It also bears the distinction of being the place where,as every good Canadian history student knows,Wolfe defeated Montcalm on the Plains of Abraham,securing Quebec for the British Empire..”可知，魁北克城既有英国的魅力和文化，又有明显的法加特色。在 魁北克亚伯拉罕平原，Wolfe击败了Montcalm,为英帝国得到了魁北克。故选D 项。 23.The author writes the text with the intention of A.showing the most worth-visiting country B.helping tourism boost in Canada
50 feet in some places.These can be seen most dramatically at a place like Hopewell Rocks,unique stone formations that,at low tide,form towers on dry land but become islands as the water rises. Quebec City The oldest walled city in North America,Quebec City holds both British charm and culture alongside its unmistakable French-Canadian character.It also bears the distinction of being the place where,as every good Canadian history student knows,Wolfe defeated Montcalm on the Plains of Abraham,securing Quebec for the British Empire. 21.Why are the polar bears put into prison in Churchill? A.Because there are a large number of bears. B.Because the government wants to attract more tourists. C.Because they don’t follow people’s guidance. D.Because they resist living in town. 答案:C 解析:细节理解题。根据第二段中的“So plentiful are the bears that the town actually has a ‘polar bear prison’,which holds bears that are resistant to people’s instruction...” 可知,当那些熊不听人们指令的时候,它们就会被关进监狱。故选 C 项。 22.What can we learn from the passage? A.When travelling in Canada,people have narrow choices of destinations. B.You can enjoy neither busy life nor unparalleled silence in Banff and Lake Louise. C.Hopewell Rocks stand like islands on dry land but turn into towers when the tide comes. D.Britain and France once had a war on the Plains of Abraham in Quebec City. 答案:D 解析:推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“...Quebec City holds both British charm and culture alongside its unmistakable French-Canadian character.It also bears the distinction of being the place where,as every good Canadian history student knows,Wolfe defeated Montcalm on the Plains of Abraham,securing Quebec for the British Empire.”可知,魁北克城既有英国的魅力和文化,又有明显的法加特色。在 魁北克亚伯拉罕平原,Wolfe 击败了 Montcalm,为英帝国得到了魁北克。故选 D 项。 23.The author writes the text with the intention of . A.showing the most worth-visiting country B.helping tourism boost in Canada