Question

　 Switzerland is the best place to be born in the world in 2013，and the US is just 16th. A new study made by the Economist Intelligence Unit says American babies will have a dimmer（暗淡）future than those born in Hong Kong，Ireland and even Canada. The EIU，a sister company of The Economist，tried 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 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-lif e’index(指數(shù)）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 (人口學) 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 take up 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 eurozone. 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，F(xiàn)rance and Britain-do not do particularly well. Nigeria has the unenviable(不值得羨慕的)title of being the worst country for a baby to enter the world in 2013.

56．According to the passage，the happiest people live in　　　 ·

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

57．The factors of telling the best place to be born don’t include　　　 ．

　 A. economy B. geography

　 C. trust in public institutions D. pollution

58．Which of the following is TRUE according to the text？

　 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 eurozone.

59．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

56. B 細節(jié)理解題。 根據(jù)文章第一段中 “Switzerland is the best place to be born in the world in 2013,”和第二段“People born in Switzerland will tend to be the happiest and have the best quality of life ”可知一般來說在瑞士出生的人是最幸福的，生活質(zhì)量也最高。故答案為B項。

57. D 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段中對于判斷最佳居住地的因素介紹，唯獨沒有提到污染的問題。故答案為D項。

58. A 推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第一段中“The EIU, a sister company of The Economist,”可知經(jīng)濟學人智庫是一家公司。故A項正確。是智庫試圖估算出一個國家或地區(qū)能否在未來數(shù)年內(nèi)提供讓人們過上健康、安全、富裕生活的最好機會。而非《經(jīng)濟學人》故排除B項。而挪威、瑞典和丹麥這幾個斯堪的納維亞國家也躋身前五名。故C項表述錯誤。由最后一段首句可知D項錯誤。答案為A項。

59. B 主旨大意題。本文的目的是展示經(jīng)濟學人智庫的研究結(jié)果，而其他三個選項只是其中的一個部分，不能作為文章的目的。故答案為B項。