短文填空。Do you know Sweden？It l　　　　(1)in the north of Europe. It is the fourth larg

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短文填空。
Do you know Sweden？It l　　　　(1)in the north of Europe. It is the fourth largest country in Europe with an area of 450,000 square kilometers and a p　　　　(2) of about 8.5 million. Over one third of them live in the three largest cities, namely Stockholm, Goteborg and Malmo.
More than half of Sweden is c　　　　 (3) with trees. It is one of the r　　　　(4) countries in the world. About 100 years ago Sweden became industrialized（工业化）. Today less than one third of the people are f 　　　　 (5).
Sweden is the country where the world-famous Nobel Prizes are awarded. Many people who have been to Stockholm, the c　　　　(6) of Sweden, must have visited the places where Nobel Prizes are awarded.
The first language of Sweden is Swedish. English is the first f　　　　(7)language in schools. Many middle-school students can s　　　　(8) two to three languages. Most of the Swedish people, men and women, o　　　　(9) and young, can speak English. So there is no p　　　　(10) speaking with them in English. 

答案

小题1:lies
小题2:population
小题3:covered
小题4:richest
小题5:farmers
小题6:capital
小题7:foreign
小题8:speak
小题9:old
小题10:problem

解析

小题1:开头第一句意为：瑞典在哪儿?接下来应该是：它位于欧洲的北部。所以此空填入lies.
小题2:此句意为：它是欧洲第四大国，拥有面积45,000平方公里和大约8,500,000人口。故填入population.
小题3:根据空格后的with trees可知应该用be covered with的结构。故填入covered.
小题4:根据下文的...industrialized（工业化）可知，瑞典是很富裕的国家。而one of the后应该用最高级，故填入richest.
小题5:根据上文的...industrialized（工业化）可知，此句应理解为：如今农民的人数不到三分之一。故填入farmers.
小题6:根据前文的Stockholm (斯德哥尔摩)可知，此空应填入capital(首都).
小题7:此句意为：英语是学校的第一外语。故填入foreign.
小题8:此句意为：很多学生都会说两到三门语言。故填入speak.
小题9:此句意为：大多数瑞典人，无论男女老的少多会说英语。故填入old.
小题10:此句意为：所以和他们用英语交谈不成问题。故填入problem.