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1、2014高考英语阅读理解评估检测(26)(三)[2013·安徽省级示范高中名校联考]Switzerlandisthebestplacetobebornintheworldin2013,andtheUSisjust16th.AnewstudymadebytheEconomistIntelligenceUnitsaysAmericanbabieswillhaveadimmerfuturethanthoseborninHongKong,IrelandandevenCanada.TheEIU,asistercompanyoftheEc
2、onomist,triedtomeasurehowwellcountrieswillprovidethebestopportunitiesforahealthy,safeandprosperouslifeinyearstocome.PeopleborninSwitzerlandwilltendtobethehappiestandhavethebestqualityoflifejudgedintermsofwealth,healthandtrustinpublicinstitutions,accordingtotheanalys
3、is.TheScandinaviancountriesofNorway,SwedenandDenmarkalsoallmakethetopfiveina‘qualityoflife'index(指数)highlightingwhereitisbesttobebornnextyear.Oneofthemostimportantfactorsisbeingrich,butotherfactorscomeintoplay—includingcrime,trustinpublicinstitutionsandthehealthoffa
4、milylife.Intotal,theindextakesintoaccount11factors.Theseincludefixedfactorssuchasgeography,othersthatchangeslowlyovertimesuchasdemography(人口统计学),socialandculturalcharacteristics,andthestateoftheworldeconomy.Theindexalsolooksatincomeperheadin2030,whichisroughlywhench
5、ildrenbornin2013willreachadulthood.Smalleconomiestakeupthetop10countries,withAustraliacomingsecondandNewZealandandtheNetherlandsnottoofarbehind.Halfofthetop10countriesareEuropean,butonlyone,theNetherlands,isfromtheeurozone.ThecrisisriddensouthofEurope,includingGreec
6、e,PortugalandSpain,fallsbehinddespitetheadvantageofafavourableclimate.Interestingly,thelargestEuropeaneconomies—Germany,FranceandBritain—donotdoparticularlywell.Nigeriahastheunenviable(不值得羡慕的)titleofbeingtheworstcountryforababytoentertheworldin2013.11.Accordingtothe
7、passage,thehappiestpeoplelivein________.A.DenmarkB.SwitzerlandC.GermanyD.Nigeria12.Thefactorsoftellingthebestplacetobeborndon'tinclude________.A.economyB.geographyC.trustinpublicinstitutionsD.pollution13.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.TheEconomistInte
8、lligenceUnitisacompany.B.TheEconomistattemptedtomeasurethebestplacetolive.C.TheScandinaviancountriesarehardlyatthetopofthelist.D.Halfofthe
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