It is hard to imagine that such a small country,the size of Indiana with the population of Alaska,tucked in the Himalaya Mountains,accessible only by two airplanes,is the “Happiest Country’’ in the world and has one of the fastest growing GDP’S in the world.This country is Bhutan,“Land of the Thunder Dragon”,which is located in South Asia and is encompassed by India,China,and Nepal.
Bhutan is the last standing Buddhist Kingdom in the World and,until recently,has preserved much of their culture since the l7th century by avoiding globalization and staying isolated from the world.Internet,television,and western dress were banned from the country up until ten years ago.Over the past ten years globalization has begun to change in Bhutan,but things remain perfectly balanced.
Bhutan is the only country in the world that has a ‘GNH’,which refers to “Gross National Happiness.’’The process of measuring GNH began when Bhutan opened up to globalization.It measures people’s quality of life,and makes sure that “material and spiritual development happen together.”Bhutan has done an amazing job of finding this balance.Bhutan has continually been ranked as the happiest country in all of Asia,and the eighth Happiest Country in the world according to Business Week.In 2007,Bhutan had the second fastest growing GDP in the world,at the same time as maintaining their environment and cultural identity.
In 2008,in Bhutan’s first democratic election,28-year-old Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wang Chuck was elected president of Bhutan.He promises to “maintain a stance (立場(chǎng))of protection against the worst aspects of globalization,maintaining the ‘Gross National Happiness’.”But Jigme himself is no stranger to globalization.He attended high school at Phillips Academy and university at Wheaton College and then graduated from Oxford.
【小題1】The underlined word “encompassed’’ in the first paragraph most probably means __________ .
A.covered | B.surrounded |
C.separated | D.guarded |
A.Because it changes its policy and begins to open up. |
B.Because it uses “GNH” to measure its achievement. |
C.Because it stresses both material and spiritual development. |
D.Because it has the second fastest growing GDP in the world. |
A.The election in Bhutan is far from satisfactory. |
B.Globalization has influenced Bhutan’s religion. |
C.Jigme’s educational background will cause distrust. |
D.People in Bhutan will continue living a happy life. |
【小題1】B
【小題2】C
【小題3】D
【小題4】D
解析試題分析: 本文介紹了“純凈天堂” ——位于亞洲喜馬拉雅山脈中的國家不丹。不丹是世界上GDP增長最為迅速的國家,由于不丹著重物質(zhì)文明與精神文明共同發(fā)展,所以不丹也成為了全民幸福指數(shù)最高的國家。
【小題1】B。詞義猜測(cè)題。從文章第一段內(nèi)容以及常識(shí)可知不丹位于喜馬拉雅山脈,與印度,中國和尼泊爾接壤,由此判斷該詞義為“包圍”,答案選B。
【小題2】C。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段內(nèi)容可知makes sure that “material and spiritual development happen together.……Bhutan has continually been ranked as the happiest country in all of Asia不丹之所以是最幸福的國家是由于精神和物質(zhì)的共同發(fā)展,故答案選C。
【小題3】D。推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章末段 可知新上任的總統(tǒng) 承諾 “maintain a stance (立場(chǎng))of protection against the worst aspects of globalization,maintaining the ‘Gross National Happiness’,由此判斷不丹人民會(huì)繼續(xù)過著幸福的生活,故答案選D。
【小題4】D。推理判斷題。文章第一段介紹了不丹的地理位置和毗鄰的國家;第二段和第三段介紹了不丹在全球一體化中的發(fā)展情況,并且解釋了為什么不丹會(huì)成為幸福指數(shù)最高的國家;然后最后一段提出不丹人民在新總統(tǒng)的帶領(lǐng)下會(huì)越來越幸福,由此判斷文章是總分的結(jié)構(gòu),故答案選D。
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A. a party for children on their birthday |
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B. The cupcake is too small to share with others. |
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C. To make a comparison between them. |
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B.The ancient Egyptians compared the rising of the sun to the beginning of life and the setting of the sun to the end of life. |
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【小題1】From the first paragraph we can know that ____.
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B.most Spanish people don’t like to listen to their own music |
C.fast food spreads from Spain to the United States |
D.some Spanish actors go to America to improve their acting skills |
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C.McDonald’s. | D.American music. |
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