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【题目】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 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, falls 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 title of being the worst country for a baby to enter the world in 2013.

【1】According to the passage, the happiest people live in .

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

【2】The factors of telling the best place to be born don’t include .

A. economy B. geography

C. trust in public institutions D. pollution

【3】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

【4】The purpose of the text 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

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】A

【4】B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要介绍了当下不同国家居民的幸福指数状况，并采用了多样的测评指标进行分析，得到一份世界排名，瑞士最高，而尼日利亚最低。

【1】细节分析题。根据第二段第一句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.可知生活在瑞士的人们幸福指数最高，故选B。

【2】细节分析题。根据第三段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,可知评价指标不包括污染状况，故选D。

【3】细节分析题。 根据第三段第三行The EIU, a sister company of The Economist,可知EIU是一家公司，故选A。

【4】归纳分析题。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. 根据第一段最后一句就可看出下文主要围绕着EIU的这项研究进行讲述，故选B。