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What brings a nation together? Of the four choices — shared values, language, history, and religion, it's shared values. In our latest poll (民意调査), seven out of 16 countries chose values as the greatest factor (因索）bringing a nation together, and six preferred language. Both choices scored high in the poll, suggesting that our values and how we express them are closely linked Still, history was not forgotten in some countries, particularly in Mexico and Russia. Even Canada and the United States chose national histories as the second-most important factor uniting their people. The biggest surprise? Not one country picked religion as its top choice.

Respect your elders In most countries, the oldest generation considered values more important to a nation than did those who are under 45 years old.

Do you speak Canadian? Language scored lower in Canada than in all other countries polled, perhaps because the country speaks two official languages, French and English.

Church and state Most people polled do not connect their religious beliefs to their national pride. Religion ranked last in 13 countries — with France scoring it at 1%, the lowest of all.

（1）According to the poll, what was the most important factor in bringing a nation together?
A.Language.
B.Values.
C.History.
D.Religion.
（2）In which country did language score the lowest in their national pride?
A.Canada.
B.Mexico.
C.France.
D.America.
（3）According to the charts, shared values and language were considered equally important in
A.Australia
B.Brazil
C.China
D.India

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）B
（2）A
（3）D
【解析】本文是一项研究报告，一项最新的调查表明：使得一个民族更有凝聚力的因素很多，但最主要是相同的价值取向。
（1）考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“in our latest poll, seven out of 16 countries chose values as the greatest factor bringing a nation together.”可知 选B。
（2）考查细节理解。根据Do you speak Canadian?部分中的内容，可知本题选A。
（3）考查推理判断。根据图表可以看出India对于价值取向和语言的意思看到一样重要，故本题选D。