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In Canada, independence didn’t come with a bang. It was a slow journey that began more than 150 years ago with the country’s for

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问题     In Canada, independence didn’t come with a bang. It was a slow journey that began more than 150 years ago with the country’s formation, now celebrated every year on July 1 as the national holiday Canada Day.
    The land that became Canada was long inhabited by Iroquois and other native people.  European colonization began in the late 15th century with the arrival of explorers and fur traders. France established the first permanent settlement in 1604, which eventually transformed into the influential colonial outpost known as New France. Great Britain soon followed with settlements in Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and Hudson Bay. Each country sought to expand its territory, resulting in the Seven Years’ War. In 1763, the war ended, and France turned its holdings over to the British.
    By the mid- 19th century, the land was divided into three British colonies: the province of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick. Fueled by the fear of possible American aggression and the desire for the economic advantages of free trade, colonial politicians and the public began debating the idea of merging the colonies into one self-governing confederation. With British support, representatives from the colonies began to negotiate the terms of their unification in 1864. In 1867, the British Parliament passed the British North America Act, creating a new country known as Canada composed of four provinces. The law established both federal and provincial governments in the new country and formed the basis for Canada’s constitution. It went into effect on July 1, 1867—now celebrated as Canada Day.
    But while three-quarters of Canadians believe Canada Day marks Canada’s independence, the country’s journey had only just begun. The new law had established Canada as a semi-independent "Dominion" of the British Empire; the new state did not yet have full autonomy. In fact, the earliest celebrations of July 1 were called Dominion Day rather than Canada Day. Despite the title— which it still holds today—Canada became increasingly independent in the decades that followed.
    In 1931, the British Parliament granted that recognition with the passage of the Statute of Westminster. More than 50 years later, the Canadian government passed a bill renaming Dominion Day as Canada Day. July 1 has come to be commemorated across the nation with formal ceremonies, fireworks, and flyover demonstrations by the Snowbirds, the country’s military aerobatics team. It’s also celebrated with exciting performances of " 0 Canada, " which was proclaimed the country’s national anthem on July 1, 1980.
The phrase" Come with a bang" (Line 1 ,Para. 1)  is closest in meaning to_________.
选项 A、achieve at one time
B、finish in a surprising way
C、become important since then
D、complete all by itself
答案A
解析 推断题。根据题干中的come with a bang可定位至第一段第一句“In Canada，independence didn’t come with a bang”，单词bang意为“重击，突然巨响”，结合第一段第二句“It was a slow journey that began more than 150 years ago with the country’s formation”，即“这是一个缓慢的旅程，从150多年前国家成立开始”，由此可知加拿大的独立并不是一蹴而就的，come with a bang意味着“一下子完成”，故选项[A]正确。
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