WhenChristopherColumbuslandedonthethenunnamedCostaRicain1502,hesawmany
Indianswearinggoldearrings.Sohethoughtthelandmustberichingold.HenamedtheplaceCosta
Rica,whichmeans“richcoast”inSpanish.
Thoughlittlegoldwasfound,CostaRicatodayisindeedrichwithcoffeeandbananas.Coffeeis
themostimportantproductinCostaRicaandmostofitisexported(出口)toothercountrieslike
AmericaandWestGermany.Bananasarethecountry’ssecondmostimportantexport.
CostaRicansalsogrowmanyothercropssuchasfruits,cornandbeansfortheirownuse.Costa
Ricanslovecolorsandtheirhousesarepaintedinbrightcolors.
EducationisveryimportanttotheCostaRicans.Almosteveryvillagehasaschoolandeducationis
amustforchildrenbetweensevenandfourteenyearsofage.Boysandgirlsgotoseparate(单独的)
schools.ClassesbegininMarchandendinNovember.Theotherthreemonthsoftheyearareharvest
timeandthechildrenhavetohelptheirparentstopickcoffeebeans.
1.What’sthemainideaofthefirstparagraph
A.HowColumbusfoundCostaRica.B.HowCostaRicagotitsname.
C.WhattheCostaRicanswore.D.WhatlanguagetheCostaRicansspoke.
2.TheCostaRicansmayNOTpainttheirhouses______.
A.pinkandredB.greyandblackC.blueandgreenD.yellowandorange
3.InCostaRica,boysandgirlsbetweensevenandfourteen______.
A.mustgotoschoolB.studyinthesameschool
C.donothavetogotoschoolatallD.canchoosetostopschooling
atanytime
4.FromDecembertoFebruary,schoolchildreninCostaRica______.