To find how the name Canada came about we must go back to the 16th century. At that time, the French dreamed of disclosing and controlling more land, of expanding(扩展)trade beyond(超出) their borders and of spreading their faith(信仰) across the world .In 1535, Francois I ,King of France, ordered a navigator (航海家) named Jacques Cartier to explore(探险) the New World and search for a passage to India.
Cartier first arrived at the Gulf of the St. Lawrence, which he wanted to explore. He did not know what to expect but he hoped that this Gulf was just an arm of the ocean between two islands. If it was, he would soon be on his way to the Far East. So he sailed upstream along the St. Lawrence River. However, instead or reaching Asia he arrived at Quebec or Stadacona, as the Indians called it. It was at this point that the term “ Canada” entered the country’s history. Apparently the word “Canada” came from an Indian work “Kanata”, which means community or village. Cartier first used it when he referred to Stadacona or Quebec. What a huge “ village” Canada is!
小题1:In the early sixteenth century , the King of France ordered Cartier to ______
A． find the new world
B． build an entirely new country
C． go and visit the American Indians
D． get more information about America and find a way to Asia小题2:Having reached the Gulf of St. Lawrence Cartier thought _____
A． he had already got to India
B． it was a water way to the New World
C． it was a water passage to the East
D． he had sailed into the Atlantic小题3:In the early sixteenth century , Quebec was only ____.
A． an Indian village
B． a little town in southern Canada
C． a village at the entrance to the Gulf of St. Lawrence
D． the place which we call Canada now小题4:Pick out the right statements from the following _____
A． Quebec was a village and Stadacona was another
B． Cartier mistook Quebec for Stadacona
C． Stadacona was a village in Quebec
D． Stadacona was what the Indians called Quebec then小题5:“Canada” was first used to refer to _____
A． a small town in Stadacona
B． the place called Quebec
C． a long water passage
D． a huge village including Quebec and Stadacona
小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:D
小题5:B
题目分析：本文主要讲述了加拿大这个名字的由来，以及Cartier探索新世界的经历。
小题1:A 细节题。根据文章第一段.In 1535, Francois I ,King of France, ordered a navigator (航海家) named Jacques Cartier to explore(探险) the New World and search for a passage to India。说明A正确。
小题2:C 细节题。根据文章第二段He did not know what to expect but he hoped that this Gulf was just an arm of the ocean between two islands. If it was, he would soon be on his way to the Far East.说明C正确。
小题3:A 细节题。根据Apparently the word “Canada” came from an Indian work “Kanata”, which means community or village.说明该词是指一个大的村子，故A正确。
小题4:D 细节题。根据文章倒数3,4行It was at this point that the term “ Canada” entered the country’s history. Apparently the word “Canada” came from an Indian work “Kanata”,说明该词是当时的印第安人称呼Quebec的话，故D项正确。
小题5:B 细节题。根据文章最后一段Cartier first used it when he referred to Stadacona or Quebec. What a huge “ village” Canada is!说明B正确。
点评：本文主要讲述了加拿大这个名字的由来，本文所设试题主要考察细节查找，对于文章中的细节题，要注意文本内容的理解。关键是找出原文的根据，认真核查题支和原文的异同，常犯错误有：绝对化语言，范围扩大或缩小，以偏概全，张冠李戴等。带着问题，再读全文，找出答题所需要的依据，完成阅读。