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What brings a nation together? Of the four choices — shared values, language, history, and religion, it'sshared values. In our latest poll (民意调査), seven out of 16 countries chose values as the greatest factor bringing a nation together, and six preferred language. Both choices scored high in the poll, suggestingthat our values and how we express them are closely linked. Still, history was not forgotten in some countries, particularly in Mexico and Russia. Even Canada and the United States chose national histories as thesecond-most important factor uniting their people. The biggest surprise? Not one country picked religion as its top choice.

Respect your elders In most countries, the oldest generation considered values more important to a nation than did those who are under 45 years old.

Do you speak Canadian? Language scored lower in Canada than in all other countries polled, perhaps because the country speaks two official languages, French and English.

Church and state Most people polled do not connect their religious beliefs to their national pride. Religion ranked last in 13 countries - with France scoring it at 1%, the lowest of all.

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46. According to the poll, what was the most important factor in bringing a nation together?

A. Language.

B. Values.

C. History.

D. Religion.

47.In which country did language score the lowest in their national pride?

A. Canada.

B. Mexico.

C. France.

D. America.

48.According to the charts, shared values and language were considered equally important in A. Australia

B. Brazil

C. China

D. India

参考译文
是什么让一个民族团结起来？答案有四个选择：共同价值观、语言、历史和宗教，这都是共同的价值观。在最新的民意调查中，16个国家里有七个国家选择了价值观作为民族团结最重要的因素，还有六个国家倾向于语言因素。在民意调查中，这两种选择所占的优势比较大，这表明我们的价值观与我们怎样表达我们的价值观紧密相连。还有历史因素在某些国家也是不容忘记的，尤其是墨西哥和俄罗斯。甚至加拿大和美国也把民族历史选为民族团结的第二重要因素。最大的惊喜是不止一个国家把宗教选择作为他们的首选。

尊敬比你年长的人 在大多数国家，相对于45岁以下的那些人，年长一代的人认为价值观对于一个民族更重要。

你会说加拿大语？ 在所有其他国家的民意调查中，语言所占的优势在加拿大是最小的，可能是因为加拿大说两种官方语言：法语和英语。

宗教与国家 大多数接受民意调查的人不把他们的宗教信仰与他们的民族骄傲联系在一起。在13个国家里，宗教排名都靠后，其中，在法国，宗教所取得的优势只占1%，是所有国家中最低的。

答案解析

46. B 考查细节理解。根据文章内容及第一段中的"What brings a nation, together? Of the four choices - shared values, language, history, and religion, it's shared values."可知，答案为B项。

47. A 考查细节理解。由文中Do you speak Canadian?栏中的信息"Language scored lower in Canada than in all other countries polled"可知，答案为A项。

48. D 考查图表识别。由文中的柱状图可知，印度人认为共同的价值观与共同的语言同等重要，都是32%。故选D项。