13．Canada cruisesIn a country bordered by two oceans and filled with ucountable numbers of lakes，finding a Canada cruise（乘船游览）is an easy task．Whatever region of the country you find yourself in，there is sre to be a Canada cruise suited to your liking．
One of the most popular Canada cruises takes you through the Inside Passage up to Alaska．Vancouver in British Columbia is a major starting point for such cruises．These popular cruises from Canada take over 1million people a year on this breathtaking journey up north．If you are in Vancouver during the summertime，you can see five cruise ships waiting for passengers at the scenic Canada Place Pier．
Holland America offers two routes leaving from Vancouver：Glacier Discovery Cruises and Glacier Bay Inside Passage Cruises．Both routes travel through glacial waters，often with sightings of whales and other wildlife．Besides the wonderful scenery，the frontier towns and the Northern Lights，Holland America also provides onboard naturalists to interpret the views from deck．All cruise ships offer shows and entertainment，pools，gyms and massive amounts of food in case the scenery fails to hold your attention．
On the other side of the country，Canada cruises on the St．Lawrence River draw crowds．Leaving from Kingston are Ontario cruises of the Thousand Islands．The St．Lawrence leaves from the dock at the foot of Brock Street．The Island Queen cruises up the river．The Island Star serves lunch or dinner on the cruises which last over three hours．
On the same river，but leaving from Montreal CMTA Group offers one-week cruises，leaving every Friday．These cruise ships offer scenic views of the Iles de la Madel eine archipelago，the Gaspesie peninsula，the town of Perce，Bonaventure Island，and Quebec City．You will feel like one of the early Canadian discoverers as you take their river route through early settlement lands．
28．What does the author mainly want to show in Paragraph 1？C
A．Canada is famous for its cruises．
B．Taking a cruise in Canada is cheap．
C．Canada has many cruises to choose from．
D．Taking the right route to tour Canada is not easy．
29．What do the cruises mentioned in Paragraph 2 have in common？A
A．They all travel up north．
B．They all leave from Vancouver．
C．They are all owned by the same company．
D．They all end their journey at Canada Place Pier．
30．What do Glacier Discovery Cruises allow tourists to do？C
A．Interpret views with naturalists．
B．Take boat tours in nearby towns．
C．See various wild animals．
D．Make some native contact．
31．Who would take cruises leaving from Montreal CMTA Group？C
A．People who want to tour Vancouver．
B．People interested in one-day cruises．
C．People interested in early Canadian settlers．
D．People who want to visit the Thousand Islands．
分析 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了加拿大的游轮，具有各种各样的选择、
解答 28．C．段落大意题．根据第一段Whatever region of the country you find yourself in，there is sre to be a Canada cruise suited to your liking可知加拿大有许多游轮可供选择；故选C．
29．A．细节理解题．根据第二段These popular cruises from Canada take over 1million people a year on this breathtaking journey up north可知这些游轮的共同点是都是北上的；故选A．
30．C．细节理解题．根据第三段Both routes travel through glacial waters，often with sightings of whales and other wildlife．Besides the wonderful scenery，the frontier towns and the Northern Lights，Holland America also provides onboard naturalists to interpret the views from deck可知冰川发现巡航允许游客看到各种野生动物；故选C．
31．C．细节理解题．根据最后一段You will feel like one of the early Canadian discoverers as you take their river route through early settlement lands可知对早期加拿大移民感兴趣的人会坐游轮从蒙特利尔出发司马特组；故选C．
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
