单选题 Kuwait is a country, which is quite small but very rich. It has a population of a little more than a million, and it is situated at the north end of the Arabian Gulf, which is also sometimes called the Persian Gulf. The land area is about 8,000 square miles. Kuwait"s climate is one of the hottest in the world. In the summer, the temperature often reaches 124 Fahrenheit degrees during the day. That"s about 51.5 degrees centigrade. Temperatures are naturally cooler during the winter. They range between 50 and 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
Until oil was discovered there in 1930, Kuwait was a little-known country. Today this small desert country has become one of the world"s leading oil producers: It has approximately 15% of the world"s known petroleum reserves.
Since the discovery of oil, Kuwait"s rulers have turned the country into a prosperous welfare state. It has free primary and secondary education, free health care and social services; and the people do not have pay any personal income tax for those services. It has become one of the world"s richest countries. Though Kuwait has free primary and secondary education for its people, many of them still do not know how to read and write. The University of Kuwait was opened in 1966, but many of the students still study in colleges and universities abroad, at the state expense.

单选题 Kuwait is ______.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 推理题。文中有“Until oil was discovered there in 1930, Kuwait was a little-known country.” 这样一句，其意为“直到1930发现石油的时候，科威特还是一个不怎么有名的国家。”，这与B项not famous around the world till 1930(直到1930年才全球闻名。)意义完全一样，因此答案为B选项。

单选题 Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A、 Kuwait"s students study in foreign colleges and universities due to their lower prices.
B、 Many of Kuwait"s students prefer foreign colleges to the University of Kuwait.
C、 If students want to learn abroad, they have to pay for higher education fees.
D、 Only primary and secondary education are free.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 判断题。A因为费用较低，所以科威特学生在国外的高校学习。文章中没有这一说法。B在国外大学和科威特大学间，许多科威特学生更喜欢国外的大学。这与文章内容一致。C如果学生想去国外学习，他们得支付较高的国际教育费用。D只有初等教育和中等教育是免费教育。这两个选项都与文章内容矛盾。因此答案为B选项。

单选题 Many people in Kuwait are ______.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。文章最后一段有这样两句：“It has become one of the world"s richest countries. Though Kuwait has free primary and secondary education for its people, many of them still do not know how to read and write.”，其意为：科威特已经成为世界上最富裕的国家之一。尽管其为它的人民提供免费的初等教育和中等教育，但许多科威特人仍然既不会认字也不会写文章。这与C项veryr rieh but ill-educated(很富裕但所受教育程度低)一致。因此答案为C选项。

单选题 Which is true of Kuwait?

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 判断题。文中“Today this small desert country has become one of the world"s leading oil producers”这句的意义是：今天这个沙漠小国家已经成为世界上名列前茅的产油国。这与A项Kuwait is one of leading countries which produce oil. (在产油国家中科威特居于前列。)一致，因此答案应为A。