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Switzerland is the best place to be born in the world in 2013, and the US is just 16th. A new study produced by the Economist Intelligence Unit says American babies will have a dimmer(暗淡的）future than those born in Hong Kong,Ireland and even Canada. The EIU,a sister company of The Economist，attempted to measure how well countries will provide the best opportunities for a healthy，safe and prosperous life in years to come.

People born in Switzerland will tend to be the happiest and have the best quality of life judged in terms of wealth，health and trust in public institutions，according to the analysis. The Scandinavian countries of Norway, Sweden and Denmark also all make the top five in a "quality-of-life" index (指数）where it is best to be born next year.

One of the most important factors is being rich，but other factors come into play including crime，  

trust in public institutions and the health of family life. In total，the index takes into account 11 factors. These include fixed factors such as geography，others that change slowly over time such as demography (人口学），social and cultural characteristics,and the state of the world economy. The index also looks at income per head in 2030, which is roughly when children born in 2013 will reach adulthood. Small economies dominate the top 10 countries，with Australia coming second and New Zealand and the Netherlands not too far behind.

Half of the top 10 countries are European, but only one,the Netherlands,is from the Euro-zone. The crisis-ridden south of Europe, including Greece, Portugal and Spain,lags behind despite the advantage of a favourable climate. Interestingly, the largest European economies ― Germany, France and Britain ― do not do particularly well. Nigeria has the unenviable(不值得羨慕的）title of being the worst country for a baby to enter the world in 2013.

(   ) 4. According to the passage，the happiest people live in .

A. Denmark    B. Switzerland C. Germany D. Nigeria

(   ) 5. The factors of the best place to be born don't include      

A. economy    B- geography

C. trust in public institutions D. pollution

(   ) 6. From the passage，we know      

A.  The Economist Intelligence Unit is a company

B.  The Economist attempted to measure the best place to live

C.  the Scandinavian countries are hardly at the top of the list

D.  half of the top 10 countries are from the Euro-zone

(   ) 7. The purpose of writing the passage is to show people      

A.  the best place to be born in 2013

B.  a new study made by the EIU

C.   the worst country to be born in 2013

D.  the factors of measuring the best place to be born

4. B细节理解题,、从第一段的首句和第二段的首句可知.，

5. D细节理解题.从第三段中的"beingrich、trust in public institutions"和"geography"等重要因素的列举可知，pollution并不在其中。

6. A细节理解题.，从第一段第三句中"The EIU,a sister company of The Economist?"部分可知,The Economist Intelligence Unit is a company .B项表述与第一段第三句的表述，C项表述与第二段第二句的表述以及D项表述与最后一段第一句的表述不相吻合.

7. B逻辑推理题u从全文所谈内容仅为EIU所研究的成果可知，这只是该公司的一项新的研究而已 

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A.     How to Say Hello

B.     How to Greet Close Friends in Japanese

C.     How to Greet People in Japanese

D.     Some Differences between English and Japanese

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C. Ohaiyo gonzaimasu    D. Konbanwa

(   ) 3. In the writer's opinion, .

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