Puerto Rico may be part often USA but its music and dance is a mixture of both Spanish and American rhythms (节奏). The country,

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问题     Puerto Rico may be part often USA but its music and dance is a mixture of both Spanish and American rhythms (节奏).  The country, as a result, is a mixture of the new and the old. It exhibits the open American way of life yet maintains formal Spanish influences (影响). (76) This is shown in the buildings, not just in the difference between old and modem urban areas but also in the countryside, where older buildings sit side by side with schools and houses. It is found in the cooking, too many fast food restaurants together with local cooking which has its roots in the mixture of culture of all the Caribbean and in the music-rock music is played in beach holiday centers but in the hilly center, Puerto Rican music can be heard.
    Old volcanic mountains, long and motionless, take up a large part of the island’s center, with the highest peak, Cerro de Punta, at 1,338 meters in the Cordillera Central. The mountains are surrounded by a coastal plain with Atlantic shore beaches cooled all year round by trade winds.
    The population is 3.8 million, of which about 1.5 million live in San Juan, although about another two million Puerto Ricans live in the USA. (77) The average lifespan is 73.8 years and GDP per capita is US$12, 212, the highest in Latin America, although not up to the level of the continental USA. The people are largely a mixture of Amerindian, TainoArawak, Spanish and African. Most Puerto Ricans do not speak English and less than 30% speak it well. The people are very friendly and hospitable, but there is law-breaking action linked to drags and unemployment.

选项 A、Puerto Rico belongs to the USA
B、Puerto Rico is part of Spain
C、Puerto Rico is an independent country
D、Puerto Rico has the highest peak in Latin America

答案A

解析 细节题。答案由第一段的首句可知。本题要求考生平时多积累英美地理及文化知识。Puerto Rico(波多黎各)是美国在加勒比海地区的自治联邦岛,16世纪成为西班牙殖民地,1898年荚西战争后被割让给美国,1952年宣布为联邦,自20世纪60年代起通过各种全民投票保持了其联邦地位。  圣胡安是其首都和最大城市。
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