阅读理解。阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。IfsomeonetellsyouhefoughtintheSwissNavy(海军)andspeaksSwissdon'tbelieveawordhesays.Switzerlandis
阅读理解。
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
IfsomeonetellsyouhefoughtintheSwissNavy(海军)andspeaksSwissdon'tbelieveawordhesays.Switzerlandisalandlockednation.Ithasn'tgonetowarinoveracentury.Andthere'snosuchathingastheSwisslanguage.
SwitzerlandislocatedamongthehighestmountainsofWesternEurope.TheAarRiverflowsinthenorthandtheRhineRivercutsthroughthesouth.Manybeautifullakesserveastouristattractions.
Morethan6300000peopleliveinSwitzerland.ThenationallanguagesareGermanFrenchandItalian.About70%ofthepeoplespeakGerman.Nearlyeveryonespeaksatleasttwoofthenationallanguages.About49%ofthecountryisRomanCatholic(天主教)and48%isProtestant(新教徒).
Zurichisthelargestcitywithover375000people.ThecapitalBernisthecapitalwithabout145000people.ThecityofGenevaisfamous.TheRedCrosswasfoundedthereandtheLeagueofNationsstartedinGenevaafterWorldWarI.
TheSwisshavea99%literacyrate.Thismeansthat99%ofthepeoplecanreadandwrite.ManychildrenfromothernationsenrollinSwissschools.TheSwisshaveahighstandardofliving.Foreignresidentswhorepresent20%ofallworkersarewillingtotakethelower-payingjobsthattheSwissdonotapplyfor.
Thenationisafederation(联邦政府)of23stateswhichhaveahistoryofindependence.Since1848theyhavejoinedtoformacommongovernment.Buttheystillkeeptheirindependentcharacter.
1.“Alandlockednation”inParagraph1referstoacountry________.
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A.withalotofrocksinitsland
B.withgoodseaports
C.withonlyasmallnavy
D.surroundedbyland
2.Whichofthefollowingistrueofthepassage?
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A.Lessthan30%oftheSwisscanspeakFrench.
B.Lessthan20%oftheSwisscanspeakItalian.
C.MostSwissspeaktwolanguagesormore.
D.MostSwissspeakonlyGerman.
3.WhydoforeignresidentsprefertoworkinSwitzerland?
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A.Becausetheylivethereanyway.
B.Becausetheydonotmindthelowpay.
C.Becausethecountryisfamousforitsbeautifulscenery.
D.Becausethecountryisrich.