题目内容
4、Puerto Rico may be part of the USA but its music and dance is a mixture of both Spanish and American rhythms（节奏）. The country, as a result, is a mixture of the new and the old. It exhibits the open American way of life yet remains the more formal Spanish influences（影响）. This is showed in the buildings, not just the difference between the old and the modern in urban areas but also in the countryside, where older buildings sit side by side with schools and houses. It is found in the cooking, too many fast food restaurants together with local cooking which has its roots in the mixture of culture of all the Caribbean and in the music --- rock music is played in beach holiday centers but in the hilly center, Puerto Rican music can be heard. Old volcanic mountains, long motionless, take up a large part of the center, with the highest peak, Cerro de Punta, at 1,338 metre in the Cordillera Central. The mountains are surrounded by a coastal plain with the Atlantic shore beaches cooled all the year round by trade winds.
The population is 3.8 million, of which about 1.5 million live in San Juan, although about another two million Puerto Ricans live in the USA. The average life is 73.8 years and GDP per person is US$12, 212, the highest in Latin America, although not up to the level of mainland USA. The people are largely a mixture of Amerindian, Taino-Arawak, Spanish and African. Most Puerto Ricans do not speak English and less than 30% speak it well. The people are very friendly and hospitable but there is law-breaking action, linked to drugs and unemployment.
65. It can be learned from the passage that _____.
A. Puerto Rico belongs to the USA
B. Puerto Rico is part of Spain
C. Puerto Rico is an independent country
D. Puerto Rico has the highest peak in Latin America
66. The underlined word “hospitable” in the last sentence means “_____”.
A. impolite to visitors B. friendly and welcoming to visitors
C. tired of visitors D. impatient to a patient
67. What's the character of Puerto Rico?
A. Either new or old. B. A mixture of different peoples.
C. Too many fast food restaurants. D. Either Spanish or American.
68. According to the passage, old volcanic mountains lie _____.
A. in the center of the country B. on a coastal plain
C. near the Cordillera Central D. in the north of the country
试题答案
4、65. A.细节理解题.由第一段的首句可知.
66. B.猜测词义题.由and前的friendly可知B项正确.
67. B.推理判断题.由第一段的第二句和第二段的第三句推断可知.
68. A.细节理解题.由第一段的倒数第二句可知.
Puerto Rico may be part of the USA but its music and dance is a mixture of both Spanish and African rhythms. The country, as a result, is a mixture of very new and very old. It exhibits the open American way of yet retains the more formal Spanish influences. This is reflected in the architecture, not just the contrast between the colonial and the modern in urban areas but also in the countryside, where older buildings sit side by side with concrete schools and buildings.
However, if you do not wander beyond the tourist areas on the coast, you will not experience the real Puerto Rico. Old volcanic mountains, long inactive, occupy a large part of the interior（内陆）, with the highest peak, Cerro de Punta, at 1,338m in the Cordillera Central. North of the Cordillera is the karst （岩溶）country where the limestone（石灰石）has been acted upon by water to produce a series of small steep hills and deep holes. The mountains are surrounded by a coastal plain with the Atlantic shore beaches cooled all the year round by trade winds.
The population is 3.8 million, of which about 1.5 million live in San Juan, although about another two million Puerto Ricans live in the USA Average life expectancy is 73.8 years and GDP per capita is US $12,212, the highest in Latin America, although not up to the level of mainland USA. Most Puerto Ricans do not speak English and less than 30% speak it fluently. Second generation Puerto Ricans who were born in New York but who have returned to the island, are called Nuyoricans. The people are very friendly and hospitable but there is crime, liked to drugs and unemployment.
【小题1】What are the disadvantages of Puerto Rico?
| A．Too many Puerto Ricans live in the USA |
| B．Few people in Puerto Rico can speak English |
| C．Puerto Rico’s GDP is lower than that of the USA |
| D．Social problem connected with drugs and lack of jobs. |
| A．is a state of the United States | B．used to be ruled by Spain |
| C．is an agricultural country | D．is gently affected by Africa |
| A．has been living in New York |
| B．is living in New York |
| C．was born in New York but has returned to Puerto Rico |
| D．has got the citizenship of America |
| A．loses | B．keeps | C．enjoys | D．returns |
Puerto Rico may be part of the USA but its music and dance is a mixture of both Spanish and African rhythms. The country, as a result, is a mixture of very new and very old. It exhibits the open American way of yet retains the more formal Spanish influences. This is reflected in the architecture, not just the contrast between the colonial and the modern in urban areas but also in the countryside, where older buildings sit side by side with concrete schools and buildings.
However, if you do not wander beyond the tourist areas on the coast, you will not experience the real Puerto Rico. Old volcanic mountains, long inactive, occupy a large part of the interior（内陆）, with the highest peak, Cerro de Punta, at 1,338m in the Cordillera Central. North of the Cordillera is the karst （岩溶）country where the limestone（石灰石）has been acted upon by water to produce a series of small steep hills and deep holes. The mountains are surrounded by a coastal plain with the Atlantic shore beaches cooled all the year round by trade winds.
The population is 3.8 million, of which about 1.5 million live in San Juan, although about another two million Puerto Ricans live in the USA Average life expectancy is 73.8 years and GDP per capita is US $12,212, the highest in Latin America, although not up to the level of mainland USA. Most Puerto Ricans do not speak English and less than 30% speak it fluently. Second generation Puerto Ricans who were born in New York but who have returned to the island, are called Nuyoricans. The people are very friendly and hospitable but there is crime, liked to drugs and unemployment.
1.What are the disadvantages of Puerto Rico?
A．Too many Puerto Ricans live in the USA
B．Few people in Puerto Rico can speak English
C．Puerto Rico’s GDP is lower than that of the USA
D．Social problem connected with drugs and lack of jobs.
2.We can learn from the passage that Puerto Rico _________.
A．is a state of the United States B．used to be ruled by Spain
C．is an agricultural country D．is gently affected by Africa
3.Nuyorican is a person who _______.
A．has been living in New York
B．is living in New York
C．was born in New York but has returned to Puerto Rico
D．has got the citizenship of America
4.What does the underlined word “retains” mean?
A．loses B．keeps C．enjoys D．returns
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Puerto Rico may be part of the USA but its music and dance is a mixture of both Spanish and American rhythms（节奏）. The country, as a result, is a mixture of the new and the old. It exhibits the open American way of life yet remains the more formal Spanish influences（影响）. This is showed in the buildings, not just the difference between the old and the modern in urban areas but also in the countryside, where older buildings sit side by side with schools and houses. It is found in the cooking, too many fast food restaurants together with local cooking which has its roots in the mixture of culture of all the Caribbean and in the music --- rock music is played in beach holiday centers but in the hilly center, Puerto Rican music can be heard. Old volcanic mountains, long motionless, take up a large part of the center, with the highest peak, Cerro de Punta, at 1,338 metre in the Cordillera Central. The mountains are surrounded by a coastal plain with the Atlantic shore beaches cooled all the year round by trade winds.
The population is 3.8 million, of which about 1.5 million live in San Juan, although about another two million Puerto Ricans live in the
65. It can be learned from the passage that _____.
A. Puerto Rico belongs to the
B. Puerto Rico is part of
C. Puerto Rico is an independent country
D. Puerto Rico has the highest peak in Latin America
66. The underlined word “hospitable” in the last sentence means “_____”.
A. impolite to visitors B. friendly and welcoming to visitors
C. tired of visitors D. impatient to a patient
67. What's the character of Puerto Rico?
A. Either new or old. B. A mixture of different peoples.
C. Too many fast food restaurants. D. Either Spanish or American.
68. According to the passage, old volcanic mountains lie _____.
A. in the center of the country B. on a coastal plain
C. near the Cordillera Central D. in the north of the country
查看习题详情和答案>>Puerto Rico may be part of the USA but its music and dance is a mixture of both Spanish and African rhythms. The country, as a result, is a mixture of very new and very old. It exhibits the open American way of yet retains the more formal Spanish influences. This is reflected in the architecture, not just the contrast between the colonial and the modern in urban areas but also in the countryside, where older buildings sit side by side with concrete schools and buildings.
However, if you do not wander beyond the tourist areas on the coast, you will not experience the real Puerto Rico. Old volcanic mountains, long inactive, occupy a large part of the interior（内陆）, with the highest peak, Cerro de Punta, at 1,338m in the Cordillera Central. North of the Cordillera is the karst （岩溶）country where the limestone（石灰石）has been acted upon by water to produce a series of small steep hills and deep holes. The mountains are surrounded by a coastal plain with the Atlantic shore beaches cooled all the year round by trade winds.
The population is 3.8 million, of which about 1.5 million live in San Juan, although about another two million Puerto Ricans live in the USA Average life expectancy is 73.8 years and GDP per capita is US $12,212, the highest in Latin America, although not up to the level of mainland USA. Most Puerto Ricans do not speak English and less than 30% speak it fluently. Second generation Puerto Ricans who were born in New York but who have returned to the island, are called Nuyoricans. The people are very friendly and hospitable but there is crime, liked to drugs and unemployment
- 1.
What are the disadvantages of Puerto Rico?
- A.Too many Puerto Ricans live in the USA
- B.Few people in Puerto Rico can speak English
- C.Puerto Rico’s GDP is lower than that of the USA
- D.Social problem connected with drugs and lack of jobs
- A.
- 2.
We can learn from the passage that Puerto Rico ______.
- A.is a state of the United States
- B.used to be ruled by Spain
- C.is an agricultural country
- D.is gently affected by Africa
- A.
- 3.
Nuyorican is a person who ______.
- A.has been living in New York
- B.is living in New York
- C.was born in New York but has returned to Puerto Rico
- D.has got the citizenship of America
- A.
- 4.
What does the underlined word “retains” mean?
- A.loses
- B.keeps
- C.enjoys
- D.returns
- A.
Puerto Rico may be part of the USA but its music and dance is a mixture of both Spanish and American rhythms. The country, as a result, is a mixture of very new and very old. It exhibits the open American way of life yet remains the more formal Spanish influences. This is reflected in the architecture, not just the difference between the old and the modern in urban areas but also in the countryside, where older buildings sit side by side with schools and houses. It is found in the cooking, too many fast food restaurants together with local cooking which has its roots in the mixture of culture of all the Caribbean and in the music, where rock music is played in beach resorts but in the hilly center, Puerto Rican music can be heard. Old volcanic mountains, long motionless, take up a large part of the center, with the highest peak, Corrode Punta, at 1338 meters in the Cordillera Central. The mountains are surrounded by a coastal plain with the Atlantic shore beaches cooled all the year round by trade winds.
The population is 3.8 million, of which about 1.5 million live in San Juan, although about another two million Puerto Ricans live in the USA. Average life is 73.8 years and GDP per person is ＄12,212, the highest in Latin America, although not up to the level of mainland USA. The people are largely a mixture of Amerindian, Taino- Arawak , Spanish and African. Most Puerto Ricans do not speak English and less than30% speak it fluently, Second generation Puerto Ricans who were born in New York, but who have returned to the island, are called Nuyoricans. The people are very friendly and hospitable but there is crime, linked to drugs and unemployment.
1．It can be inferred from the passage that .
A．Puerto Rico belongs to the USA.
B．Puerto Rico is part of Spanish
C．Puerto Rico is an independent country
D．Puerto Rico has the highest peak in Latin America
2．The underlined word “it” in the first paragraph refers to .
A．the country B．a result
C．a mixture of very new and very old. D．Puerto Rico
3．What’s the character of the culture of Puerto Rico?
A．Either new or old B．A mixture of different peoples
C．Too many fast food restaurants D．Either Spanish or American
4．What are the disadvantages of Puerto Rico?
A．Too many Puerto Ricans live in the USA
B．Few people in Puerto Rico can speak English
C．Puerto Rico’s GDP is lower than that of the USA
D．Social problem connected with drugs and lack jobs.
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Puerto Rico（波多黎各）may be part of the USA but its music and dance is a mixture of both Spanish and American rhythms. The country, as a result, is a mixture of very new and very old. It exhibits the open American way of life yet remains the more formal Spanish influences. This is reflected in the architecture, not just the difference between the old and the modern in urban areas but also in the countryside, where older buildings sit side by side with schools and houses. It is found in the cooking, too many fast food restaurants together with local cooking which has its roots in the mixture of culture of all the Caribbean and in the music, where rock music is played in beach resorts（圣地）but in the hilly center, Puerto Rican music can be heard. Old volcanic mountains, long motionless, take up a large part of the center, with the highest peak, Cerro de Punta, at 1338m in the Cordillera Central. The mountains are surrounded by a coastal plain with the Atlantic shore beaches cooled all the year round by trade winds（信风）.
The population is 3.8 million, of which about 1.5 million live in San Juan, although about another two million Puerto Ricans live in the USA. Average life is 73.8 years and GDP per person is$ 12212,the highest in Latin America, although not up to the level of mainland USA. The people are largely a mixture of Amerindian, Taino-Arawak, Spanish and African. Most Puerto Ricans do not speak English and less than 30％speak it fluently（流利地）.Second generation Puerto Ricans who were born in New York, but who have returned to the island, are called Nuyoricans（新波多黎各人）.The people are very friendly and hospitable but there is crime, linked to drugs and unemployment.
(1) It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
[ ]
A．Puerto Rico belongs to the USA
B．Puerto Rico is part of Spanish
C．Puerto Rico is an independent country
D．Puerto Rico has the highest peak in Latin America
(2) The underlined word“It”in the first paragraph refers to ________.
[ ]
A．the country
B．a result
C．a mixture of very new and very old
D．Puerto Rico
(3) What's the character of the culture of Puerto Rico?
[ ]
A．Either new or old.
B．A mixture of different peoples.
C．Too many fast food restaurants.
D．Either Spanish or American.
(4) What are the disadvantages of Puerto Rico?
[ ]
A．Too many Puerto Ricans live in the USA.
B．Few people in Puerto Rico can speak English.
C．Puerto Rico's GDP is lower than that of the USA.
D．Social problems connected with drugs and lack of jobs.
(5) According to the passage, old volcanic mountains lies ________.
[ ]
Puerto Rico（波多黎各）may be part of the USA but its music and dance is a mixture of both Spanish and American rhythms. The country, as a result, is a mixture of very new and very old. It exhibits the open American way of life yet remains the more formal Spanish influences. This is reflected in the architecture, not just the difference between the old and the modern in urban areas but also in the countryside, where older buildings sit side by side with schools and houses. It is found in the cooking, too many fast food restaurants together with local cooking which has its roots in the mixture of culture of all the Caribbean and in the music, where rock music is played in beach resorts（圣地）but in the hilly center, Puerto Rican music can be heard. Old volcanic mountains, long motionless, take up a large part of the center, with the highest peak, Cerro de Punta, at 1338m in the Cordillera Central. The mountains are surrounded by a coastal plain with the Atlantic shore beaches cooled all the year round by trade winds（信风）.
The population is 3.8 million, of which about 1.5 million live in San Juan, although about another two million Puerto Ricans live in the USA. Average life is 73.8 years and GDP per person is$ 12212,the highest in Latin America, although not up to the level of mainland USA. The people are largely a mixture of Amerindian, Taino-Arawak, Spanish and African. Most Puerto Ricans do not speak English and less than 30％speak it fluently（流利地）.Second generation Puerto Ricans who were born in New York, but who have returned to the island, are called Nuyoricans（新波多黎各人）.The people are very friendly and hospitable but there is crime, linked to drugs and unemployment.
(1) It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
[ ]
A．Puerto Rico belongs to the USA
B．Puerto Rico is part of Spanish
C．Puerto Rico is an independent country
D．Puerto Rico has the highest peak in Latin America
(2) The underlined word“It”in the first paragraph refers to ________.
[ ]
A．the country
B．a result
C．a mixture of very new and very old
D．Puerto Rico
(3) What's the character of the culture of Puerto Rico?
[ ]
A．Either new or old.
B．A mixture of different peoples.
C．Too many fast food restaurants.
D．Either Spanish or American.
(4) What are the disadvantages of Puerto Rico?
[ ]
A．Too many Puerto Ricans live in the USA.
B．Few people in Puerto Rico can speak English.
C．Puerto Rico's GDP is lower than that of the USA.
D．Social problems connected with drugs and lack of jobs.
(5) According to the passage, old volcanic mountains lies ________.
[ ]