Question

【題目】

Do you know five of the smallest countries of the world are in Europe? They’re commonly know as the microstates．

Andorra

It's in the Mount Pyrenees，which separates France and Spain．It is about 470 square kilometers and has a population of about 70, 000．While Andorrans make up only about one-third of the population，almost half are Spanish and the rest are Portuguese and French．The official language is Catalan．

Liechtenstein

It is a principality．Its area of 160 square kilometers is home to 33,000 people who speak mostly German．There is great skiing here．

San Marino

As one of the world's oldest republics，it covers an area of 61 square kilometers．It has a population of about 28,000 and they speak Italian there．Tourism is the main industry，but banking，clothing，wine，and cheese are also important to the country．

Monaco

It is located（位于）on the Mediterranean Sea along the coast of France，not far from the Italian border．It has a population of 32,000 and is only 2 square kilometers！It is the world’s most densely（密集的）populated country！Many wealthy people choose to live here．Most of them are French or Italian．

Vatican City

Known as Roman Catholic Church，Vatican City is the world's smallest country，measuring only 0. 44 square kilometers．Surprisingly，it is located in Rome，the capital city of Italy．Although it is home to only 890 citizens，3,000 people from Rome work here every day．Millions of tourists visit each year to see its buildings and famous artwork．

【1】How many Spanish are in Andorra？

A. About 70,000．B. About 23,000．

C. About 35,000．D. About 12,000．

【2】Which country does the number ② in the picture refer（指）to？

A. Andorra．B. Liechtenstein．C. San Marino．D. Monaco．

【3】Which of the following is true according to the passage？

A. Skiing is very popular in Liechtenstein．

B. Banking is the main industry of San Marino．

C. Liechtenstein has fewer people than San Marino

D. Vatican City，the capital city of Italy, is in Rome．

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】A

【解析】

本文主要介紹世界上最小的五個國家。它們是安道爾共和國、列支敦士登公國、圣馬力諾、摩納哥和梵蒂岡。作者還介紹了這些國家的地理位置、面積、人口、語言、旅游、建筑、文化等信息。

【1】C

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段has a population of about 70， 000約有70000人口．almost half are Spanish幾乎一半是西班牙人�？芍�，在安道爾共和國西班牙人大約是70000的一半，也就是35000人。故選C。

【2】D

推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段Monaco摩納哥．It is located（位于）on the Mediterranean Sea along the coast of France，not far from the Italian border它位于法國沿岸的地中海，離意大利邊境不遠。可知，②代表的是摩洛哥。故選D。

【3】A

推理判斷題．根據(jù)第三段Liechtenstein列支敦士登公國．There is great skiing here這里滑雪很棒�？芍�，A選項"滑雪在列支敦士登公國很受歡迎"正確。故選A。

認真閱讀題干，根據(jù)題干要求，在文中尋找答案所在的語句或段落，進行分析理解，詞義猜測，推理判斷和概括歸納，選出正確的選項。例如小題1，根據(jù)第二段has a population of about 70， 000約有70000人口．almost half are Spanish幾乎一半是西班牙人。可知，在安道爾共和國西班牙人大約是70000的一半，也就是35000人。故選C。