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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, 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 " O Canada," which was proclaimed the country’s national anthem on July 1, 1980.
It can be inferred from Paragraphs 4 and 5 that Canada Day________.
选项 A、marked the independence of Canada
B、took the same date as Dominion Day
C、was renamed as Dominion Day in the following years
D、has been celebrated by the public since the beginning
答案B
解析 推断题。根据题干可定位至第四段和第五段。根据第四段第二句的semi-independent “Dominion”可知，加拿大国庆日并不是标志着加拿大的独立，仅仅是半独立的“自治领土”，故A项排除。根据原文可知，自治日和加拿大国庆日只是同一个节日的两个不同名称，因此日期是相同的，B项正确。根据第五段第二句“More than 50 years later, the Canadian government passed a bill renaming Dominion Day as Canada Day”可知，自治日在50年后被命名为加拿大国庆日，C项张冠李戴，故排除。D项在原文并没有提及，属于主观臆断，故排除。
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