Question

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 West 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.

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.

2.The Costa Ricans may NOT paint their houses ______.

A. pink and red B. grey and black

C. blue and green D. yellow and orange

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

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

Answer 1

1.B

2.B

3.A

4.C

【解析】本文是一篇記敘文，講述了哥斯達黎加的名稱的由來，并簡單的介紹了一下這個國家的風俗習慣和主要產品。

1.

2. Costa Ricans love colors and their houses are painted in bright colors. 。哥斯達黎加人喜歡把他們的房屋刷成亮色。所以他們不會把房子刷成灰色和黑色，故選B

3. Almost every village has a school and education is a must for children between seven and fourteen years of age.幾乎每個村莊都有一所學校，對于7到14歲的孩子們教育是必須的。故選A

4. 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.課程始于三月，11月結束，剩下的三個月是收獲的時間，孩子們要幫助他們的家長摘咖啡豆。故選C

考點：考察記敘文閱讀。