Question

India is next to China. Like China, India is a developing Asian country. They have a lot in common. They are both big countries with different languages and different kinds of food. They both have a lot of farmers and are both the fastest growing countries in the world.

The two countries both do well in IT business. China is strong in hardware while India is strong in software. Indian software business has been growing very fast since the 1990s. Today India sells software and services to nearly 95 countries around the world.

In the coming years, China and India have similar problems. Both of them have a large population. China has about 1.3 billion people and India has about 1 billion. That’s one-third of the world’s population. The two countries need to keep growing fast provide jobs for billions of people every year.

1.China and India have a lot in common Except that      .

A. they are both big countries       

B. they both have the same culture

C. they have different languages     

D. they are both the fastest growing countries

2.What does India sells to many countries around the world today?

A. Software.B. Televisions.       

C. Computers.D. Hardware.

3.There are about      people in China and India in all.

A. 1 billionB. 1.3 billion

C. 1.4 billionD. 2.3 billion

4.What do China and India need to provide for their people every year?

A. Food.             B. Cars.             

C. Jobs.         D. Houses

5.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Both China and India are Asian countries.

B. China has more people than India.

C. India is very strong in hardware.

D. One-third of the people in the world live in China and India.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要告诉我们中国和印度有很多共同点。它们都是大国，有不同的语言和不同种类的食物。他们都有很多农民，都是世界上发展最快的国家。IT行业都发展得好，有相似的人口问题。

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句意：现在印度销售软件和服务给将近世界上95个国家。可知应选A。

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考点：政治经济文化类短文阅读。