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Canada is the second largest country in the world.It is over 7 000 kilometers from the 1 coast(海岸)to the east.It 2 six time zones. 3 it is 9 a.m.in Vancouver on the west coast, it is 1.30 p.m.in St John's on the east coast.
English and French 4 the two main languages in Canada.About 60 percent of 5 people speak English, and about 25 percent speak French.More 6 70 percent of its population live in cities near the US border(边境).
Ottawa is the capital.Every year millions of tourists go there to 7 museums and take part in the cultural(文化的)activities.Toronto is the largest city of the country 8 about 2.5 million people.Montreal is 9 second biggest French-speaking city in the world.
The maple leaf is the national symbol of Canada.The Canadian flag has a red maple leaf on a red 10 white background.
由本文可知:加拿大是世界上第二大国,海岸线长7000多千米,有6个时区,主要讲英语和法语,渥太华是首都,多伦多是最大的城市,枫叶是加拿大的标志。考点涉及到名词、动词、副词、介词、冠词、连词等用法及对文章的整体理解能力。