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 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.
小題1:    What’s the main idea of the first paragraph?
A．How Columbus found Costa Rica.
B．How Costa Rica got its name.
C．What the Costa Ricans wore.
D．What language the Costa Ricans spoke.
小題2:    The Costa Ricans may NOT paint their houses ______.
A．pink and redB．grey and black
C．blue and greenD．yellow and orange
小題3:    In Costa Rica, boys and girls between seven and fourteen ______.
A．must go to school
B．study in the same school
C．do not have to go to school at all
D．can choose to stop schooling at any time
小題4:    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
小題5:    This passage is mainly about ______.
A．Christopher Columbus
B．Costa Rica
C．some products from Costa Rica
D．the education of Costa Rica

小題1:    B
小題2:    B
小題3:    A
小題4:    C
小題5:    B

小題1:    段落的主旨大意題。根據(jù)第一段的敘述可知Costa Rica 的名字的由來。故答案選B
小題2:    細節(jié)題。由第三段的Costa Ricans love colors and their houses are painted in bright colors. 可知，哥斯達黎加人喜歡鮮艷的顏色，故選B。
小題3:    細節(jié)題。由第四段的Almost every village has a school and education is a must for children between seven and fourteen years of age.可知，這個地方非常重視教育，七歲到十四歲之間的孩子必須接受教育，故選A。
小題4:    細節(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。
小題5:    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
點評：本文介紹了Costa Rica的名字的由來，當(dāng)?shù)氐奶禺a(chǎn)，教育等方面。是一篇說明性的文章，主旨比較鮮明，文章的結(jié)構(gòu)清晰。做這樣的文章，可先看問題，帶著問題閱讀文章，找到問題的依據(jù)。
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