Question

There ’re eight countries waiting to join the European Union.Croatia and Turkey started talks on 3 October 2005.Turkey could complete them in 15 years，Croatia by 2011.The other Balkan Countries have been told they can join the EU one day，if they meet the standards.
Albania isn’t expected to join the EU until 2015 at the earliest.It applied (申请)  to become an EU member on 28 April 2009.The European Commission (委员会) has agreed to allow Albanians to travel freely within the EU.In December 2009 the EU said the rule of law and the fight against organized crime were still the “big problems” for Albania.
The EU and Albania reached the SAA (稳定和联合协议)，seen as the first step towards becoming a member，in June 2006.The talks took three?and?a?half years，three times longer than those between the EU and Croatia.This is because the EU thought Albania was moving too slowly in its fight against organized crime.The EU also has doubts about Albania’s energy department，which suffers from bad supplies.
Bosnia?Herzegovina isn’t expected to join the EU until 2015 at the earliest.More than ten years after the 1992～1995 war，it signed an SAA with the EU in June 2008.The EU was satisfied with progress in four important areas，including public broadcasting (广播).But in December 2009 the EU asked strongly for some other changes, and worried about the country’s future.
Iceland is the latest country to want to become an EU member.It applied in July 2009 and the talks began in July 2010.But progress will depend on whether Iceland can deal with a long?running problem with the UK and the Netherlands.But some Icelanders think they would be better off outside the EU，fearing the EU’s effect on their traditional fishing.

1. 1.
   Which of the following countries is expected to join the EU the earliest?.
   1. A.
      Turkey
   2. B.
      Albania
   3. C.
      Croatia
   4. D.
      Bosnia Herzegovina
2. 2.
   What  may  prevent  Bosnia Herzegovina from becoming an EU member?
   1. A.
      Its large population
   2. B.
      Its energy department
   3. C.
      Its organized crime
   4. D.
      Its worrying future
3. 3.
   Why don’t some Icelanders want their country to become an EU member?
   1. A.
      They are worried about their fishing.
   2. B.
      They are worried about relations with the UK.
   3. C.
      They are afraid they will lose a lot of job opportunities.
   4. D.
      They are afraid their country won’t be independent.
4. 4.
   What is the best title of the passage?
   1. A.
      EU enlargement: The next eight
   2. B.
      The last eight countries that joined EU
   3. C.
      The relationships among EU countries
   4. D.
      Economic development of EU countries

Answer 1

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本文主要介绍了欧盟的扩张。目前，仍有八个国家在等待加入欧盟，文中重点提到了阿尔巴尼亚、波黑和冰岛三个国家申请加入欧盟的情况。
1.C细节判断题。根据第一段第二、三句可知，Turkey可能在15年后加入欧盟，而Croatia可能在2011年就可以加入欧盟了；根据第二段第一句和第四段第一句可知，Albania和Bosnia?Herzegovina最早在2015年才能加入欧盟，故选C项。
2.D细节理解题。根据第四段的最后一句中的worried about the country’s future可知，这个国家令人担忧的前途是它成为一个欧盟成员国的一大障碍。
3.A细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句中的some Icelanders think they would be better off outside the EU，fearing the EU’s effect on their traditional fishing可知，一些冰岛人之所以不愿意让自己的国家加入欧盟，是因为他们担心他们的传统渔业将受到不良影响。
4.A。标题归纳题。本文主要介绍了欧盟的扩张，因此A作为标题最合适。