發(fā)布時間： 2016年03月17日
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Singapore
Singapore is an independent city-state in southeastern Asia, consisting of one major island - the Singapore island - and more than 50 small islands, located off the southern tip of Malay. The city of Singapore, the capital of the country, is at the southeastern end of the Singapore Island; it is one of the most important port cities and commercial centers of Southeast Asia. The total area of the republic is 640 sq.km.
Low-lying Singapore Island has no outstanding relief (輪廓鮮明的) features. A central area of hills rises to the maximum height of 176m. The country has a wet tropical climate, with an average annual temperature of 27.20°C. The average annual rainfall is 2.413 mm, the wettest months are November through January.
Singapore is governed under a constitution of 1959. A president, elected to a four-year term, is head of state, and a prime minister is head of government. The president used to be selected by Parliament, but by 1991 constitutional amendment(修正案), the president is now elected directly by the people. The Parliament is the law-making body with its 81 members popularly elected.
In the late 1980s the country had some 290 primary schools with 278,300 pupils and 160 secondary schools with 200, 200 students. The main institutions of higher education are the National University of Singapore, several technical colleges, and a teachers college.
Singapore has one of the highest standards of living of any country in Asia. In the late 1980s the gross domestic product was estimated at $23.7 billion, or $8,870 per person. The fishing industry is centered on the port of southwestern Singapore Island. Industry has grown rapidly since the 1960s, and Singapore now produces a diversity (多樣化的) of goods, including chemicals, electronic items, clothing, and processed foods, etc. Shipbuilding and petroleum refining are also important.
1、Paragraph 2_________
A、Education
B、Land and Climate
C、State System
D、Natural Resources
E、Economy
F、Population
【正確答案】 B
【答案解析】 該段的前兩句講到新加坡島地勢情況，接下來敘述的是該國的氣候情況。
2、Paragraph 3_________
A、Education
B、Land and Climate
C、State System
D、Natural Resources
E、Economy
F、Population
【正確答案】 C
【答案解析】 這一段是在敘述國家的體制，即State System。
3、Paragraph 4_________
A、Education
B、Land and Climate
C、State System
D、Natural Resources
E、Economy
F、Population
【正確答案】 A
【答案解析】 該段的內容很明顯，是在講新加坡的教育情況。
4、Paragraph 5_________
A、Education
B、Land and Climate
C、State System
D、Natural Resources
E、Economy
F、Population
【正確答案】 E
【答案解析】 該段的第一句話說的是：新加坡在眾多亞洲國家中享有較高的生活水平，下面的每句話都圍繞這一主題展開論述，“新加坡人民生活水平高”說明經濟發(fā)達。
5、Singapore is a small state in the southeast of Asia _________.
A、live a better life
B、made up of more than 50 islands
C、have more farmland
D、not by the Parliament, but by the people
E、produce goods of various kinds
F、have a big population
【正確答案】 B
【答案解析】 文中第一段講到新加坡由一個大島和五十個小島組成，原文用的是consist of和made up of同義，但用法不同。
6、According to the constitution of Singapore, the president of the state is selected _________.
A、live a better life
B、made up of more than 50 islands
C、have more farmland
D、not by the Parliament, but by the people
E、produce goods of various kinds
F、have a big population
【正確答案】 D
【答案解析】 第三段講到現(xiàn)在新加坡的總統(tǒng)不是由議會選舉的，而是由老百姓直接選舉的。在選項中用的是select (挑選)這個詞。
7、Compared with people in other Asian countries, the Singapore _________.
A、live a better life
B、made up of more than 50 islands
C、have more farmland
D、not by the Parliament, but by the people
E、produce goods of various kinds
F、have a big population
【正確答案】 A
【答案解析】 最后一段的第一句話說新加坡的生活水平在亞洲最高。
8、Though small, Singapore has an industry of its own and can _________.
A、live a better life
B、made up of more than 50 islands
C、have more farmland
D、not by the Parliament, but by the people
E、produce goods of various kinds
F、have a big population
【正確答案】 E
【答案解析】 最后一段中講到Singapore now produces a diversity of goods，即produces various kinds of goods之意。
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