教宗方济当选最受欢迎领袖
教宗方济当选最受欢迎领袖


Pope Francis is more popular than political leaders. A poll carried out by WIN/Gallup International found that 54 percent of people around the world have a nice impression of the Pope. Researchers asked 1,000 people in 64 countries about who was the world's best leader. Pope Francis was most popular with Roman Catholics(天主教徒). Around 85 percent of Catholics in the poll said they had a good impression of him. Most of the people who did not believe in any god had a good impression of the Pope. The researchers said, "Pope Francis is a leader who goes beyond his own religion." 
It was possible that Pope Francis, 79, was most popular in Catholic countries. People in Portugal and the Philippines love him the most, with ratings of 94% and 93%. Francis' lowest ratings were in Algeria, Tunisia and Turkey. These were the only countries to give Francis a bad impression. Most people in Azerbaijan said they did not know much about him. The Pope beat other world leaders like Barack Obama and Angela Merkel. The BBC said Francis has won the hearts and minds not just of Roman Catholics but also of people from other religions. 

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1.The Pope is a ______ leader.

A political

B religious

C woman’s rights

D human rights

解析：选B。推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句Pope Francis is a leader who goes beyond his own religion.可知，故选B。

2.The people in the poll come from _______ countries.

A 54

B 64

C 79

D 85

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第一段第三句Researchers asked 1,000 people in 64 countries about who was the world's best leader.可知，故选B。

3.In which country does the Pope have good impression?

A Portugal.

B Algeria.

C Tunisia.

D Turkey.

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第二段第二句People in Portugal and the Philippines love him the most, with ratings of 94% and 93%.可知，故选A。

4.Who is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A Pope Francis.

B Barack Obama.

C Xi Jinping.

D Angela Merkel.

解析：选C。细节理解题。文中分别提到教宗方济，美国总统奥巴马与德国总理默克尔，但是没有提到中国国家主席习近平，故选C。

5.The underlined word “beat” means _______ in Chinese.

A 敲击

B 击打

C 击败

D 撞击

解析：选C。词义猜测题。文中主要讲述教宗方济在民调上成为最受欢迎的领导人，因此可知奥巴马及默克尔等领导人士被其“击败”，故选C。