Question

 The US has a tradition of religious tolerance and every resident (居民) has total freedom of religion without hindrance from the state or community.

  Although the influence of religion decreased in most Western socie?ties in the latter part of the 20th century,the US has remained religious (it's one of the world's most deeply religious nations) . The national motto "In God We Trust" is in?scribed upon US coins,and the pledge of allegiance (效忠宣誓) to the American flag still refers to the US as "one nation under God" despite a few legal attempts to have the words removed. Religion is a part of Americans' everyday life (only sport is taken more seriously) .

  More than 90 per cent of Americans claim to believe in God (and Mammon) , two thirds are members of a local church or temple and around 4. 5 per cent attend religious services at least once a week. Some 60 per cent of Americans are Protestant,25 per cent Roman Catholic,2 per cent Jewish,1 per cent Orthodox and 4 per cent belong to other religions such as Buddhist,Hindu or Moslem (the remaining 8 per cent claim no religion) .

  Not surprisingly,more Americans believe in heaven (around 80 per cent) than hell (65 per cent) , and 70 per cent believe in life after death. As a consequence of the diverse religions,Americans refer to "first" or "given" names,rather than "Christian" names.

  Astonishingly,around one third of Americans claim to be " bornagain Chris?tians" ,because they believe life starts anew (重新) when you commit yourself to Jesus Christ (being born again doesn't,however,guarantee you a longer life) . They believe that every word in the Bible is literally true and that Darwin's theory of evo?lution is false. The southern and southwest regions are known as the "bible belt" because of such people's firm belief. In many parts of the US,there's a determina?tion by religious believers to force nonbelievers into their views,often through socalled street preachers (传道者) .

1. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word "hindrance" in Paragraph 1?

   A. Prevention. B. Support.

   C. Choice. D. Election.

2. What can be inferred from the text?

   A. More and more Americans believe in God.

   B. There are many kinds of religions all over the world.

   C. Fewer and fewer young Americans believe in God.

   D. The majority of Americans have religious beliefs.

3.According to the text,which of the following is taken most seriously in the US?

     A. Religion. B. Culture. C. Sport. D. Tourism.

4. Which of the following has the largest population in the US? 

   A. Roman Catholics. B. Protestants.

   C. Hindus. D. Buddhists.

Answer 1

[文章大意]本文主要介绍了美国的宗教信仰及其宗教类别等；问题。

1. A词义猜测题。根据第一段的内容可以推测出hindrance：的意思是"阻碍"，即prevention

2. D推理判断题。根据第三段第一句可推知，大多数美国人：都有自己的宗教信仰，故选D项。

3. C细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句括号中的补充说明可 知，美国人最为重视的是体育运动，其次是宗教。

4. B细节理解题。根据第三段第二句可知，新教教徒占了美'\. 国人口的60%,天主教教徒占了 25%,犹太教信徒占了 2%， \ 东正教教徒占1%，而佛教、印度教、伊斯兰教等其他宗教教i 徒共占4%。故占美国人口比例最大的是新教教徒。