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阅读理解 　　Antigua and Barbuda is the 32nd independent(独立的)nation in Latin America．It lies in the Caribbean Sea about 700 kilometers from South America, between Dominica on the west and Guadeloupe on the southeast．Antigua is the main island, on which is its capital Saint John．The other two islands are Barbuda and Aedonda．The total area is about 441 square kilometers with a population of 80 thousand．Antigua was first discovered by Columbus in 1493．It was named after a Spanish church in Seville．The Spanish and the French had tried to settle in the place but were not successful．It later fell into the British hand and became a colony for more than three hundred years．It declared independence on November 1, 1981．Its main agricultural products are cotton and sugar-cane．But about one third of its national income is from tourism．English is the language spoken in the country． 　　The United Nations accepted it as its 157th member state on November 11, 1981． (1) The Europeans discovered Antigua ________． [　　] A． in 1981 B． in the 19th century C． 300 years ago D． over 500 years ago (2) Which of the following is true according to the article? [　　] A． The Spanish and French wanted to divide these islands between them． B． The Spanish and the French made peace on these islands． C． The British got to these islands before the Spanish． D． The Spanish and the French tried to go and live there but failed． (3) Which of the following is WRONG according to the article? [　　] A． Seville is a city in Spain． B． At the beginning of the 1980’s there were more than one hundred and fifty member states in the UN． C． The British came to these islands earlier than the Spanish． D． Antigua and Barbuda was ruled by the British for a long time． (4) From this article we can conclude ________． [　　] A． Antigua and Barbuda is the last country accepted by the United Nations B． A citizen may look November 1 as his own independent day in Antigua and Barbuda C． November 1 must be the national day of Antigua and Barbuda D． English, Spanish and French are widely used by the government

Answer 1

答案：1．D;2．D;3．C;4．B;
解析：

(1)	文章第六句“Antigua was first discovered by Columbus in 1493．”离现在大约500多年，故选D项。
(2)	文中的“The Spanish and the French had tried to settle in the place but were not successful．”明确说明西班牙和法国曾试图占领这块土地，但失败了，故选D项。
(3)	第7句说明Antigua是以Seville的一个西班牙教堂命名，说明Seville是西班牙的一座城市，排除A项。文章最后一句话说明在1981年联合国已有157个成员国，故B项是正确的。第9句“It fell into the British hand…(英国统治Antigua and Barbuda三百多年)”说明D项是对的。文中明显说明西班牙和法国曾试图占领这里，没有成功，而后来落入英国手中，说明C项是错的，故选C项。
(4)	从“It declared independence on November 1，1981”中可得知11月1日是独立日是肯定的，至于是否是国庆，文中没有具体说明，因此B项为正确答案。