When Christopher Columbus landed on the then unnamed Costa Rica in 1502, he saw many Indians wearing gold earrings. So he thought the land must be rich in gold. He named the place Costa Rica, which means “rich coast” in Spanish.

Though little gold was found, Costa Rica today is indeed rich with coffee and bananas. Coffee is the most important product in Costa Rica and most of it is exported (出口) to other countries like America and West Germany. Bananas are the country’s second most important export.

Costa Ricans also grow many other crops such as fruits, corn and beans for their own use. Costa Ricans love colors and their houses are painted in bright colors.

Education is very important to the Costa Ricans. Almost every village has a school and education is a must for children between seven and fourteen years of age. Boys and girls go to separate (單獨(dú)的) schools. Classes begin in March and end in November. The other three months of the year are harvest time and the children have to help their parents to pick coffee beans.

1.The Costa Ricans may NOT paint their houses ______.

A. pink and red B. grey and black

C. blue and green D. yellow and orange

2.From December to February, school children in Costa Rica ______.

A. have lessons every day

B. have their examinations

C. help their parents pick coffee beans

D. help their parents decorate their houses

3.This passage is mainly about ______.

A. Christopher Columbus

B. Costa Rica

C. some products from Costa Rica

D. the education of Costa Rica

1.B

2.C

3.B

【解析】

試題分析: 本文介紹了Costa Rica的名字是怎么由來的，還介紹了當(dāng)?shù)氐奶禺a(chǎn)，人們的生活習(xí)慣和教育等方面的信息

1.B細(xì)節(jié)題。由第三段的Costa Ricans love colors and their houses are painted in bright colors. 可知，哥斯達(dá)黎加人喜歡鮮艷的顏色，可知他們不喜歡黑色和白色，故選B

2.C細(xì)節(jié)題。由第四段的Classes begin in March and end in November. The other three months of the year are harvest time and the children have to help their parents to pick coffee beans.可知，每年的有三個月，即十二月到二月在家里幫助父母采摘咖啡豆，故選C

3.B主旨大意題。第一段介紹這個地方名字的由來，二三段介紹當(dāng)?shù)氐漠a(chǎn)物，第四段介紹當(dāng)?shù)氐慕逃隣顩r，由此可知本篇文章講述的是Costa Rica這個地方，故選B。

考點(diǎn)：社會生活類閱讀。

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