MONTREAL - Crossing the US-Canada borderto go to church on a Sunday cost a US ci

MONTREAL(Reuters) - Crossing the US-Canada border（边界）to go to church on a Sunday cost a US citizen ＄10,000 for breakingWashington's strict new security（安全）rules.

The expensive trip to church was a surprisefor Richard Albert, who lives right on the Canadian border. Like the otherhalf-dozen people of Township 15, crossing the border is a daily occurrence forAlbert. The nearby Quebec village of St. Pamphile is where they shop, eat andgo to church.

There are many such situations in theseareas along the largely unguarded 5,530-mile border between Canada and the US-which in some cases actually runs down the middle of streets or through buildings.

As a result,Albert says he did not expect any problems three weeks ago when he returnedhome to the US after attending church in Canada, as usual. The US customs（海关）station in this

are is closed on Sundays, so be just drovearound the locked gate, as he had done every weekend since the gate appearedlast May, following a tightening of border security. Two days later. Albert wastold to go to the customs office, where an officer told him be had been caughton carnera crossing the border illegally（非法）.

Ottawa has given out special passes to some 300 US citizens in that areaso they can enter the country when Canadian customs stations are closed, butthe US stopped a similar program last May. That forces the people to a 200-miledetour along hilly roads to get home through another border checkpoint.

Albert hasrequested that the customs office change their decisions on the fine, but hehas not attended a Sunday church since. "I feel like I'm living in aprison," he said.

1.We learn from the text that Richard Albert is            .

       A．an American living in Township15

       B．a Canadian living in a Quebec village

       C．a Canadian working in a customsstation

       D．an American working in aCanadian church

2.Albert was fined because he              .

       A．failed to obey traffic rules                     B．broke the American securityrules

       C．worked in St. Pamphile withouta pass   D．damaged the gate of the customs office

3.The underlined word "detour" in paragraph 5 means              .

       A．a drive through the town               B．a race across the fields

       C．a roundabout way of travelling              D．a journey in the mountain area

4.What would be the best title for the text?

       A．A Cross-country Trip      B．A Special Border Pass

       C．An Unguarded Border      D．An Expensive Church Visit

试题答案

【答案】

1.A

2.B  

3.C

4.D