12月六级阅读理解模拟:新加坡
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新加坡SingaporeSingaporeisasmall,flat,marshyislandthathasbeendevelopedtobecomethemostimportantportandbusinesscenterinSoutheastAsiaandoneofthetenwealthiestcountriesintheworldintermsofgrossnationalproductpercapital.Singaporehasapopulationof3.5millionpeopleandahighdensityofmorethan500peoplepersquarekilometer.Thesuperiorinfrastructure—especiallytheexcellentportandinternationalairport—hasmadeSingaporetheimportandtransshipmentcenterfortheregion.Itisoneoftheworld’slargestoilrefiningcenters,wherecrudeoilisunloadedandrefinedbeforeshipmenttotherestofAsia.Thesefunctionsarecomplementedbyalargevarietyofmaritimeserviceactivities,includingbanking,insurance,communications,andconsulting.Singaporehasdiversifieditsservicesectortoincludeawiderrangeoffinancial,communications,andmanagementactivitiesandhasattractedtheregionalheadquartersofmanymultinationalcorporations.Andtourismhasalsobecomeasignificantindustry.Thisdiversification,aswellashighconsumptionlevelsinthedomesticmarket,allowedSingaporetocopewiththe1983oilcrisisand1997Asianfinancialcrisissomewhatmoreeasilythandidothercountriesintheregion.Singaporehasapopulationofdiverseethnicityandreligion,butitisdominated(77percent)byoverseasChinese,descendantsofimmigrantswhomovedtoSingaporeinthecolonialperiodandfollowedthereligionsofBuddhismandTaoism.OthergroupsincludeMalays(about15percent)andIndians(about7percent,mainlyHindu).FertilityratesarelowinSingapore,andthegovernmenthastriedtopromotemorebirthsamongthehighlyeducatedinordertoreducelaborshortagesandensureaworkforcetosupporttheolderpopulation.ColonialSingaporewasresidentiallysegregated,withtheBritishlivingnexttothegovernmentbuildingsontheeastshoreoftheSingaporeRiver,Chinatownonthewestriverbank,andIndianandMalayneighborhoodsfarthertowardtheeast.ThereareremnantsofthisstructureincontemporarySingapore,butthecityisnowcharacterizedbydozensoftallofficebuildings,housingcomplexes,newtownsandnewindustrialparks.Thegovernmenthasmadeseriousattemptstofosterharmonybetweenethnicgroupsandtocreateasenseofnationalidentitybydesignatingfourofficiallanguages(Mandarin064Chinese,English,Malay,andIndianTamil).TheypromoteanAsianidentitythroughschoolsandnationalmilitaryservicethatemphasizehardwork,communityconsensus,andrespectforauthority.TheyalsoenforceSingapore’simageofacleanandcrime-freeenvironmentthroughverystrictrulesagainstlitterandgraffiti,mediacensorship,andlicensingofsatellitedishesandstreetentertainers.题目Ⅰ.Completethesentenceswiththeproperformsofthewordsgiveninparentheses:1.Thenation’s_______(consume)ofcoaldecreasedcontinuouslylastyear.2.Today’sbicyclesare_______(descend)oftheearliervelocipede(早期的脚踏两轮车).3.TheChinesearean_______(industry)nation.4._______(immigrate)can’tworkintheUnitedStateswithoutapermit.Ⅱ.Completeeachsentencewithaproperword,andmakechangesifnecessary:(characterize,fund,enforce,ensure,dominate)1.Successfulleaderseventsratherthanreacttothem.2.Wecanthattheworkshallbedoneintherightway.3.Thisdiseaseisbyrashandhighfever.4.Theresponsibilitythatthepoliceshouldersistothelaw.5.Thespaceprogramiscompletelybythecentralgovernment参考答案Ⅰ.1.consumption2.descendants3.industrious4.ImmigrantsⅡ.1.dominate2.ensure3.characterized4.enforce5.funded本文由培训无忧网新东方教育专属课程顾问整理发布,更多大学英语四六级考试培训课程信息欢迎关注培训无忧网...