Question

Nearly all the tourists who come to southeast France make a tour to Monaco(摩纳哥), too. Lying near the French-Italian border, Monaco is not part of France, but a separate principality(公国), though it is surrounded by its greatest neighbour.

Monaco became a principality in the 16th century after being owned by a family member of a certain Italian king. The French and Italians, however, soon came to “protect” it one after another, until 1861, when it became its own master again.

Facing the blue Mediterranean(地中海), Monaco is mainly made up of two cities, Monaco, where the palace of the prince(王子) stands, and Monte Carlo(蒙特卡洛), which is a wonderful place for tourists. Every year, around half a million people from all parts of the world come to Monaco, nearly 25 times as much as its population.

Believe it or not, Monaco has no soldiers or policemen of its own. Law and order is kept by French police, and French stands for it in its foreign affairs, even the money used in Monaco is franc, too.

1.Monaco is _____________.

A. surrounded by France

B. mostly visited by French tourists

C. another name for Monte Carlo

D. more related to Italy than to France

2.Monaco has a population of _____________.

A. more than 25,000 B. over 20,000

C. 20,000 or so D. no more than 20,000

3.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The national income of Monaco depends mainly on France.

B. Monaco does not have a seat in the UN because it is too small a country.

C. Monaco is famous for having no soldiers or policemen of its own.

D. Monte Carlo City seems more important for the existence of this principality.

4.The Head of Monaco is ___________.

A. the King

B. a member of the royal family(王室)

C. the President of France

D. the Emperor

Answer 1

1.C

2.C

3.C

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：文章主要介绍了与法国、意大利接壤的摩纳哥的概况。摩纳哥主要由两个城市组成--摩纳哥城和蒙特卡洛城，摩纳哥的人口是大约两万人。摩纳哥没有警察和士兵，主要依靠法国的警察来维持社会秩序，由法国代表摩纳哥处理对外事务。

1.Lying near the French-Italian border”排除A；根据第三段“around half a million people from all parts of the world ”排除B；根据最后一段“Law and order is kept by French police, and French stands for it in its foreign affairs, even the money used in Monaco is franc, too.”排除D；根据第三段“Monaco is mainly made up of two cities, Monaco,...and Monte Carlo(蒙特卡洛),”可知，C项正确，故选C。

2.around half a million people...nearly 25 times as much as its population”可知，每年的游客数量是摩纳哥人口数量的25倍，500000除以25等于20000，说明摩纳哥的人口大约是两万人，故选C。

3.Every year, around half a million people from all parts of the world come to Monaco”可知，摩纳哥的收入主要来自旅游业，排除A；每个独立的主权国家，无论其大小，在联合国都有席位，排除B；根据第三段“Monaco, where the palace of the prince(王子) stands”可知，摩纳哥城是王室所在地，比蒙特卡洛更重要，排除D；根据最后一段“Monaco has no soldiers or policemen of its own”可知C项正确，故选C。

4.Monaco is not part of France, but a separate principality(公国)”可知，摩纳哥是一个独立的公国，根据第三段“Monaco, where the palace of the prince(王子) stands”可知，摩纳哥由王室统治，故选B。

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