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Britain and France had a lot of fights in the 18th century for control of Canada. As a Canadian, I've been thinking about one question for a long time: Why do Canadians have to learn French in school? In the book The White and the Gold by Canadian author Thomas B. Costain, I got my answer.
French people are the third-largest ethnic group(族群) in Canada, with the Chinese second and the British the majority. In the province of Quebec, where most French Canadians live, people mainly speak French and write in French. This is written in the law. Outside Quebec, both English and French are used. All writing on Canadian products must be written in English and French. How did this come to be?
In the book, the author explains the development of Canada in an interesting way with facts and real people's stories. I think what he says may be right. As he describes, the French and the English both tried different ways to colonize Canada. The French encouraged their people to visit the new world with the promise of becoming rich. Many expected to return to France and enjoy an easy life with their new money. They just wanted to trade with the natives and didn't care about building the land into a big country.
The English way was very different. They would set up large cities and produce their own expensive goods. Instead of trading with the natives, the British simply brought so many people to the colonies(殖民地) that they could support themselves. When the two countries went to war, the British had over 40,000 soldiers(士兵), while the French only had 10,000.
On Canada's path to national independence, the anger of the French settlers continued to scare the British. Slowly, the treatment of French Canadians got better. Quebec was made to support French Canadian people: The law was made to protect French culture and language inside Quebec, and French became an official language of Canada. Government workers across Canada are required to speak both English and French. The French language is taught in every school to make sure that every Canadian has at least a basic understanding of French.
()1. The underlined word "natives" means "".
A. foreigners B. volunteers C. local people D. workers
()2. How did the French colonize Canada?
A. By buying lands. B. By trading with the natives.
C. By building large cities. D. By bringing many people to the colonies.
()3. Which is the structure of this passage?
A. ①/②③④⑤ B. ①②③/④⑤ C. ①②/③④⑤ D. ①/②/③④/⑤
()4. What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. The French is more creative than the British.
B. The war is between France and England.
C. French is an official language of Canada.
D. Canada is the biggest country in the world.

本文是一篇说明文，讲述了法语为什么在加拿大是一种官方语言。
1. C 词义猜测题。根据第三段中的“Many expected to return to France and enjoy an easy life with their new money. They just wanted to trade with the natives ... a big country. ”可猜测natives意为“当地人”。
2. B 细节理解题。根据第三段中的They just wanted to trade with the natives可知，法国人在殖民过程中，只想要和土著人做买卖。
3. D 篇章结构题。第一段提出问题，第二段讲述法语在加拿大的运用范围，第三段和第四段讲述法国殖民者和英国殖民者的不同的殖民方式，第五段讲述在加拿大独立过程中法语的地位。
4. C 主旨大意题。根据最后一段中的“The French language is taught in every school to make sure that every Canadian has at least a basic understanding of French. ”可知，本文主要讲述了法语为什么是加拿大的官方语言。