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一、选择题本（题共20题，每题1.0分，共20分。）

1（）SomepeoplelearnedeverythingtheyknowaboutKazakhstanfromBorat,the

buffoonishjournalistplayedbySachaBaronoheninthe2006filmBoratThose

whoveheardabitmorewillthinkofKazakhstanasaremotelandstillrunbyaSoviet-

erastrongman,whoisnowbuildinganewcapitalasabizarremonumenttohimself.So

travelerswhoactuallyventuretotheformerSovietrepublicinentralAsiamaybe

surprisedbywhattheyfind.2（）SinceKazakhstangainedindependencefromtheSoviet

Unionin1991,itsstandardoflivinghasrisendramatically,andtouristshavebegun

takenoteofitscosmopolitancities,strikingnaturallandscapeandsteadilyimproving

Western-standardcomforts.WhetheryourelookingforSilkRoadexoticism,great

steppesecotourismoroil-wealthextravagance,Kazakhstanisslowlyemergingfrom

underneathitsSoviet-erashroudtobeckontheadventurousandthehedonisticalike.The

changesaregigantic,saysBethJones,U.S.ambassadortoKazakhstanfrom1995to

1998,whentherewerenostreetlightsorcurbsontheroadandpeoplewerehavinga

verydifficulttimemakingendsmeet.Itsacompletelydifferentcountrynow.3（）Thats

thanksmainlytooil.Thelargestlandlockednationintheworld,Kazakhstansitsonmore

than3percentoftheworldsoilreserves.Itwasthefirstnationintheaspianregionto

privatizeitsenergyindustryandopenuptoWesternbusinesses.Sinceindependence,it

hasreceivedmorethan$30billionindirectforeigninvestment.Oilmoneyisavery

importantasset,saysZhanbolatUssenov,assistanttotheKazakhstanambassadortothe

UnitedStatesinWashington,D..Itsatoolforbuildinguptheeconomy.4（）Andi