Nearly all the tourists who come to southeast France make a tour to Monaco(摩納哥), too. Lying near the French-Italian border, Monaco is not part of France, but a separate principality(公國), though it is surrounded by its greatest neighbour.
Monaco became a principality in the 16th century after being owned by a family member of a certain Italian king. The French and Italians, however, soon came to “protect” it one after another, until 1861, when it became its own master again.
Facing the blue Mediterranean(地中海), Monaco is mainly made up of two cities, Monaco, where the palace of the prince(王子)stands, and Monte Carlo(蒙特卡洛), which is a wonderful place for tourists. Every year, around half a million people from all parts of the world come to Monaco, nearly 25 times as much as its population.
Believe it or not, Monaco has no soldiers or policemen of its own. Law and order is kept by French police, and French stands for it in its foreign affairs, even the money used in Monaco is franc, too.
小題1:Monaco is　　　.
A．a(chǎn)nother name for Monte Carlo
B．mostly visited by French tourists
C．surrounded by France
D．more related to Italy than to France
小題2: Monaco has a population of　　　.
A．over 20, 000　　　　　B．20, 000 or so
C．more than 25, 000D．no more than 20, 000
小題3: Which of the following is TRUE?
A．The national income of Monaco depends mainly on France.
B．Monaco is famous for having no soldiers or policemen of its own.
C．Monaco does not have a seat in the UN because it is too small a country.
D．Monte Carlo City seems more important for the existence of this principality.
小題4: The Head of Monaco is　　　.
A．the King
B．the President of France
C．a(chǎn) member of the royal family
D．the Emperor

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:C

【文章大意】本文介紹了地中海的一個國家——摩納哥, 優(yōu)美的風景每年吸引很多的游客。
小題1:選C。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段第二句話Lying near the French-Italian border, Monaco is not part of France, but a separate principality, though it is surrounded by its greatest neighbour. 可知選C項。
小題2:選A。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第二句話Every year, around half a million people from all parts of the world come to Monaco, nearly 25 times as much as its population. 可計算出摩納哥的人口應(yīng)選A項。
小題3:選B。推理判斷題。文中沒有提到國家收入是依賴法國的, A項不正確; 最后一段第一句話提到了摩納哥沒有自己的軍隊和警察, 可推知B項正確; 摩納哥是一個獨立的國家, 在聯(lián)合國有一席之地, C項不正確; 倒數(shù)第二段中提到有兩個城市, 但沒有提到哪個城市對于國家的存在更為重要, D項不正確。
小題4:選C。推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段第一句話Monaco became a principality in the 16th century after being owned by a family member of a certain Italian king. 推斷應(yīng)該選C項。
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