Antigua and Barbuda is the 32nd independent(獨(dú)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（殖民地）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（旅游）.English is the language spoken in the country.

The United Nations accepted it as its 157th member state on November 11,1981.

4.The Europeans discovered Antigua________.?

A.in 1981　　　　　　　　　　 B.in the 19th century

C.300 years ago　　　　　　　 D.over 500 years ago

5.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.?

6.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.?

7.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.

 

4.D　文章第五行有一句“Antigua was first discovered by Columbus in 1493.”離現(xiàn)在大約500多年，故選D項(xiàng)。?

5.D　第六行“The Spanish and the French had tried to settle in the place but were not successful.”明確說明西班牙和法國曾試圖占領(lǐng)這塊土地，但失敗了，故選D項(xiàng)。?

6.C　第五行到第六行說明Antigua是以Seville的一個(gè)西班牙教堂命名，說明Seville是西班牙的一座城市，排除A項(xiàng)。文章最后一句話說明在1981年聯(lián)合國已有157個(gè)成員國，故B項(xiàng)是正確的，第七行,It fell into the British hand...(英國統(tǒng)治 Antigua and Barbuda 三百多年) 說明D項(xiàng)是對(duì)的。文中明顯說明西班牙和法國曾試圖占領(lǐng)這里，沒有成功，而后來落入英國手中，說明C是錯(cuò)的，故選C項(xiàng)。?

7.B　從“It declared independence on November 1,1981.”中可得知11月1日是獨(dú)立日，至于這一天是否是國慶，文中沒有具體說明，因此B項(xiàng)為正確答案。

 

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