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广西某中学2025-2026学年高二上学期8月考试

英语试卷

第一部分听力（略）

第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Earth’snextsuperpower

Thefollowingcountrieshavebeensittingonhiddentalents.Andnowthey’reabouttofly.

NIGERIA

Nigeriasaysitpumpsoutasmuchoilastheothertwooil-producingcountries,KuwaitandIraq.AllthisoiliscyclingcashintotheNigerianeconomyandcreatingextremelyrichbusinessmen.AnalystssaythatifNigeriacanimproveitsschoolsandtechnology,itcouldballoonintotheworld’s13thlargesteconomyby2050,rightbetweenTurkeyandItaly.Ifthatreasonisnotenoughforoptimism,Nigeria’spresidentalsohasthesunniestnameofanyworldleader:GoodluckJonathan.

VIETNAM

Asagriculturehasgivenwaytoindustry,unemploymentinVietnamhasdropped.What’sVietnam’strick?It’sreadytowork.Othercountries’laborersaren’tascheapastheyusedtobe,whichmakesVietnamarelativebargainforcompaniesthatneednewfactoriesabroad.However,thecountryhasalmostnorailroads,itshighwaysareinpoorcondition,anditslargestcityhasjustoneairport,whichwasbuiltbeforetheVietnamWar.Sowhat’stheuseofproducingexport-readygoodsifthere’snoconvenientwaytoshipthem?Thegoodthingisthat,however,officialsarewideninghighways,buildinganewairportandsoon.

CHILE

Pipes,computers,motors,andyourmicrowaveallhaveonethingincommon:They’remadewithcopper(铜).Coppermakestheworldgoround.AndluckilyforChile,it’sgotaboutathirdoftheplanet’scoppersupply.Itjustneedsawaytodigitupandthegovernmentispouringmoneyintothecountry’smines.

1.WhichcountrywillNigeriabeexpectedtofollowinrespectofeconomyby2050?

A.Kuwait. B.Iraq. C.Turkey. D.Italy.

2.What’stheproblemVietnamisfacing?

A.Itdoesn’thavemoneytobuildnewfactories.

B.Itspeopledon’thaveenoughfoodtoeat.

C.Itissuffer