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1、2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习阅读理解精练(2)(III)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。Switzerlandisthebestplacetobebornintheworldinxx,andtheUSisjust16th.AnewstudymadebytheEconomistIntelligenceUnitsaysAmericanbabieswillhaveadimmerfuturethanthoseborninHongKong,IrelandandevenCanada.TheEIU,asiste
2、rpanyoftheEconomist,triedtomeasurehowwellcountrieswillprovidethebestopportunitiesforahealthy,safeandprosperouslifeinyearstoe.PeopleborninSwitzerlandwilltendtobethehappiestandhavethebestqualityoflifejudgedintermsofwealth,healthandtrustinpublicinstitutions,accordingtotheanaly
3、sis.TheScandinaviancountriesofNorway,SwedenandDenmarkalsoallmakethetopfiveina‘qualityoflife'index(指数)highlightingwhereitisbesttobebornnextyear.Oneofthemostimportantfactorsisbeingrich,butotherfactorseintoplay—includingcrime,trustinpublicinstitutionsandthehealthoffamilylife.I
4、ntotal,theindextakesintoaccount11factors.Theseincludefixedfactorssuchasgeography,othersthatchangeslowlyovertimesuchasdemography(人口统计学),socialandculturalcharacteristics,andthestateoftheworldeconomy.Theindexalsolooksatineperheadin2030,whichisroughlywhenchildrenborninxxwillrea
5、chadulthood.Smalleconomiestakeupthetop10countries,withAustraliaingsecondandNewZealandandtheNetherlandsnottoofarbehind.Halfofthetop10countriesareEuropean,butonlyone,theNetherlands,isfromtheeurozone.ThecrisisriddensouthofEurope,includingGreece,PortugalandSpain,fallsbehinddesp
6、itetheadvantageofafavourableclimate.Interestingly,thelargestEuropeaneconomies—Germany,FranceandBritain—donotdoparticularlywell.Nigeriahastheunenviable(不值得羡慕的)titleofbeingtheworstcountryforababytoentertheworldinxx.11.Accordingtothepassage,thehappiestpeoplelivein________.A.De
7、nmarkB.SwitzerlandC.GermanyD.Nigeria12.Thefactorsoftellingthebestplacetobeborndon'tinclude________.A.economyB.geographyC.trustinpublicinstitutionsD.pollution13.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.TheEconomistIntelligenceUnitisapany.B.TheEconomistattemptedtomeasure
8、thebestplacetolive.C.TheScandinaviancountriesarehardlyatthetopofthelist.D.Halfofth
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