职称英语考试

试题来源：职称英语模拟题-理工类-概括大意
【单选题】

Singapore

1 Singapore is an independent city-state insoutheastern Asia, consisting of one major island -the Singapore island-andmore than 50 small islands, located off the southern tip of Malay. The city ofSingapore, the capital of the country, is at the southeastern end of theSingapore Island; it is one of the most important port cities and commercialcenters of Southeast Asia. The total area of the republic is 640 sq.km.

2 Low-lying Singapore Island has no outstandingrelief(轮廓鲜明的) features. A central area of hills risesto the maximum height of 176m. The country has a wet tropical climate, with anaverage annual temperature of 27.20°C. The averageannual rainfall is 2.413 mm, the wettest months are November through January.

3 Singapore is governed under a constitution of1959. A president, elected to a four-year term, is head of state, and a primeminister is head of government. The president used to be selected by Parliament,but by 1991 constitutional amendment (修正案), thepresident is now elected directly by the people. The Parliament is thelaw-making body with its 81 members popularly elected.

4 In the late 1980s the country had some 290primary schools with 278,300 pupils and 160 secondary schools with 200,200students. The main institution of higher education are the National Universityof Singapore, several technical colleges, and a teachers college.

5 Singapore has one of the highest standards ofliving of any country in Asia. In the late 1980s the gross domestic product wasestimated at $23.7 billion, or $8,870 per person. The fishing industry iscentered on the port of During, on southwestern Singapore Island. Industry hasgrown rapidly since the 1960s, and Singapore now produces a diversity(多样化的) of goods, including chemicals, electronic items, clothing, andprocessed foods, etc. Shipbuilding and petroleum refining are also important.

1. Paragraph 2____

2. Paragraph 3____

3. Paragraph 4____

4. Paragraph 5____

A Education

B Land and climate

C State system

D Natural resources

E Economy

F Population

5. Singapore is a small state in the southeastof Asia_____.

6. According to the constitution of Singapore,the president of the state is selected____.

7. Compared with people in other Asiancountries, the Singapore____.

8. Though small, Singapore has an industry ofits 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

网考网参考答案：B、C、A、E、B、D、A、E
大数据分析：根据网考网与考试题库的统计分析，该试题：
5%的考友选择了A选项
66%的考友选择了B选项
9%的考友选择了C选项
17%的考友选择了D选项
0%的考友选择了E选项
3%的考友选择了F选项
考友解析与评论：
 · 答案有调整过吗，感觉原先做对了的
 · 我也是B、C、A、E、B、D、A、E，是不是标准答案，晕
 · 这个答案与百度百科里面的内容不符合