单选题
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单选题
How much of Finland's surface is covered with thick forests?
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析]文章第二句为 Two-thirds of its surface is covered with thick forests...,由此可以算出芬兰的森林覆盖面积为66.666%,跟67%最接近。
单选题
Why are there no trees in the northern part of the country?
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析]文中前半部分有这样的一句 The northern part of this country is inside the Arctic circle,where almost no trees can grow because of its cold weather...,所以我们选A。
单选题
Which of the following countries did, not occupy Finland, according to the passage?
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[听力原文 14-16]
Finland is perhaps the most beautiful and mysterious of the countries of Northern Europe. Two thirds of its surface is covered with thick forests and among them lie lakes, connected with rivers and canals. The northern part of this country is inside the Arctic Circle, where almost no trees Can grow because of its cold weather and the people use their deer for transport, clothing and food.
The Finnish history began in the Middle Ages. In about 1155, Finland Was conquered by its western neighboring Sweden. After a period of rule by Denmark in the 14th century, the Swedes won back independence and power in 1523 under their brave king, During the Napoleonic Wards (1814 -1818), Finland was passed finally from Sweden to Russia. The opportunity came in 1917, when the Russian Revolution brought foreign rule of Finland to an end. Shortly after Soviet Russia made peace with Germany, 1919 saw the founding of the Finnish Republic.
The years between the First and Second World Wars were years of progress and growing development. Finland has no coal or oil, and the nation's wealth lies in the timber (wood prepared for use in building, etc. ) from its forests, which supplies material for paper and furniture making, and in the electric power from its water.
[解析]文章的中间部分提到过有几个国家控制过芬兰,他们是 Sweden、Denmark、 Russia,这样可以选出合题意的选项D。