Panama lies between North and South America. It has an area of 77,000 square kilometers with a population of 1 ,771,000. Its off

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问题     Panama lies between North and South America. It has an area of 77,000 square kilometers with a population of 1 ,771,000. Its official language is Spanish. Its capital is the largest city. Panama City.
    Columbus visited Panama in 1502 on his fourth voyage(航海). It became Spanish colony (殖民地)at the beginning of the sixteenth century. In 1862, when Central America rose against Spain, Panama joined Colombia, which had already declared its independence(独立). It didn’t break away from Colombia until the year of 1903 to become an independent republic.
    The Panama canal is the country’s biggest economic asset(经济资源). Panama and the United States reached an agreement in 1997, which declared Panama would take over all the rights of the Panama Canal in 1999.

选项 A、from the 16th century to the 18th century
B、until 1903
C、for about 200 years
D、for 300 years and more

答案D

解析 文章提到是从1502年到1862年被别的国家统治,故它为殖民地的时间为300多年。故本题答案为D。
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