Question

【題目】The European Union(EU) is an organization of European countries. The countries are independent and are governed in different ways. In the United Kingdom ,for example, the head of state is a king or queen. In France, on the other hand, the head of state is a president. But each of them sends representatives to European Parliament, which has some control over what happens in each of the member countries.

The idea of the EU began in the 1950s. The first members were France, Germany, Belgium,Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Italy. Little by little, the number increased during second half of the twentieth century. By the year 2000,there were 15 member countries. The new countries were Austria, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

In 2004,the EU increased to 25 members. The Czech Republic ,Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Slovak Republic and Slovenia, plus the Mediterranean islands of Cyprus and Malta all became members. The expanded EU has a population of more than half a billion people, twice as big as the population of the US.

【1】Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the text?

A. The UK was not included in the first members.

B. The thought of the EU first came into being in the 1950s.

C. The member countries of the EU are independent.

D. Ireland became a member country of the EU later than Poland.

【2】How many countries joined the EU after the year 2000?

A. 9 B. 10

C. 15 D. 25

【3】How are the UK and France governed

A. In both countries, the head of state is a king or queen.

B. In both countries, the head of state is a president.

C. In the United Kingdom ,the head of state is a president while in France, a king or queen.

D. In the United Kingdom ,the head of state is a king or queen while in France, a president.

【4】which country had the idea of the EU first?

A. The UK B. France

C. Germany D. The passage doesn’t mention.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】D

【4】D

【解析】

本文為說明文。主要對(duì)歐盟組織進(jìn)行了介紹。歐盟（EU）是歐洲國(guó)家的組織，這些國(guó)家是獨(dú)立的，以不同的方式管理。歐盟的思想始于20世紀(jì)50年代，第一個(gè)成員國(guó)是法國(guó)、德國(guó)、比利時(shí)、盧森堡、荷蘭和意大利。成員國(guó)的人數(shù)在逐步地增加，現(xiàn)在擴(kuò)大到２５個(gè)國(guó)家．

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第一段中的The countries are independent可知，歐盟國(guó)家是獨(dú)立的，，第二段The idea of the EU began in the 1950s. The first members were France, Germany, Belgium,Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Italy. …By the year 2000,there were 15 member countries. The new countries were Austria,…, Greece, Ireland, …可知?dú)W盟的歐盟的思想始于20世紀(jì)50年代，第一個(gè)成員國(guó)沒有英國(guó),波蘭于2000年加入。第三段第一句In 2004,the EU increased to 25 members. The Czech Republic ,Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland,….，可知2004年波蘭加入。由此可知波蘭比愛爾蘭早加入歐盟，故D的表述是錯(cuò)誤的。分析選項(xiàng)可知D項(xiàng)符合題意，故選D項(xiàng)。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后兩段的內(nèi)容：By the year 2000,there were 15 member countries.和In 2004,the EU increased to 25 members到2000年底，共有15個(gè)成員國(guó)。到2004年底是25個(gè)，25-15=10個(gè)，所以答案是B。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的“In the United Kingdom ,for example, the head of state is a king or queen. In France, on the other hand, the head of state is a president.” 在英國(guó)，國(guó)家元首是國(guó)王或王后。另一方面，在法國(guó)，國(guó)家元首是總統(tǒng)。分析選項(xiàng)可知D項(xiàng)符合題意，故選D項(xiàng)。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。本文在第二段提出了歐盟的思想始于20世紀(jì)50年代/最初的成員國(guó)，而沒有提及是哪個(gè)國(guó)家最先想到的，故D項(xiàng)符合題意，故選D項(xiàng)。