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When Christopher Columbus landed on the then unnamed Costa Rica in 1502, he saw many Indians wearing gold earrings. So he thought the land must be rich in gold. He named the place Costa Rica, which means “rich coast” in Spanish.
Though little gold was found, Costa Rica today is indeed rich with coffee and bananas. Coffee is the most important product in Costa Rica and most of it is exported to other countries like America and West Germany. Bananas are the country’s second most important export. Costa Ricans also grow many other crops such as fruits, corn and beans for their own use. Costa Ricans love colors and their houses are painted in bright colors.
Education is very important to the Costa Ricans. Almost every village has a school and education is a must for children between seven and fourteen years of age. Boys and girls go to separate schools. Classes begin in March and end in November. The other three months of the year are harvest time and the children have to help their parents to pick coffee beans.
【小题1】What’s the main idea of the first paragraph?

A．How Columbus found Costa Rica.

B．How Costa Rica got its name.

C．What the Costa Ricans wore.

D．What language the Costa Ricans spoke.

【小题2】The Costa Ricans may NOT paint their houses ______.

A．pink and red	B．yellow and orange
C．blue and green	D．grey and black

【小题3】In Costa Rica, boys and girls between seven and fourteen ______.

A．can choose to stop schooling at any time

B．study in the same school

C．do not have to go to school at all

D．must go to school

【小题4】From December to February, school children in Costa Rica ______.

A．help their parents pick coffee beans

B．have their examinations

C．have lessons every day

D．help their parents decorate their houses

答案：【小题1】B
【小题2】D
【小题3】D
【小题4】A

试题分析：本文讲的是黄金海岸被哥伦布发现并且命名，而且现在的这个海岸发展的非常好，教育也成为了当地居民生活的一个重要部分。
【小题1】B主旨理解题：第一段全段都在讲述的是黄金海岸这个名字的由来。所以选择B。
【小题2】D细节题：第二段的最后一句提到Costa Ricans love colors and their houses are painted in bright colors. ，说明了居民都喜爱亮色，选项D中都是一些暗色，所以选D.
【小题3】D细节题：文章中第三段提到Almost every village has a school and education is a must for children between seven and fourteen years of age.说明了七到十四岁的小孩都要去学校接受教育。所以选D答案。
【小题4】A细节题：文章最后一段最后一句The other three months of the year are harvest time and the children have to help their parents to pick coffee beans. 提到他们上课是从三月到十一月，其余的时间要帮助家长干农活，而题干中问的十二月，答案选A。
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