Question

Mauritius, with its full name the Republic of Mauritius, an island country, lies 1,200 miles off the southeastern coast of Africa, and just east of Madagascar, another African island country, which is larger by far than Mauritius. It covers 788 square miles and has a population of 1,100,000, about 750,000 Indians, 300,000 Chinese and 20,000 Whites included. They are living together peacefully, although they share such different beliefs as Hindu, Roman Catholic, Muslim and so on. 
The country can be divided into many parts with different climates all because of its peculiar terrains (地形). In the center there are volcanoes (火山) several thousand feet high, and 90% of its arable land is covered with sugarcane.
There were no people living on the island before the Dutch landed on it in 1638. The Dutch relinquished it in 1710, and five years later, the French came and succeeded in planting sugarcane there. It was conquered (征服) by Britain in 1818. As a result, its official language is English. The main big cities are Beau-Bassin and Mahebourg, with Port Louis as its capital.
Mauritius has many rare and unique animals, such as the snakes, parrots and lizards. The giraffe is a type of animal with a very long neck and legs and yellow skin with dark spots. It is the tallest of all living animals.
Mauritius was extremely poor when it declared its independence in 1968. In the past ten years, obvious economic prosperity (繁榮) has shown itself in this island country. Nowadays its business, culture and tourism are developing rapidly. Every year, thousands of millions of people rush there to enjoy the silver sad beach and song and dance performances with native national characters.
小題1:The underlined word “relinquished” in the third paragraph means _______.

A．took its place	B．gave it up
C．left for it	D．held it out

小題2:The right order that shows the history of Mauritius should be _______.
a. seized by the French          b. became its master
c. ruled by the Dutch            d. conquered by the British

A．b, a, c, d	B．a(chǎn), c, d, b
C．d, c, a, b	D．c, a, d, b

小題3: According to the passage all of the following statements are TRUE except ________.
Arable land covers 90% of the country’s total area   
It was the rule of foreigners that made the Mauritius people live in poverty
More than half of Mauritius population are Indians
Britain ruled the island longer than French and Dutch

Answer 1

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:A

小題1:本題考查根據(jù)上下文猜測特定詞語含義的能力。由下文 “…and five years later, the French came and succeeded in planting sugarcane there.”可知, 一國放棄之后，又一國相繼而入。
小題2:本題考查對文章細節(jié)進行排列順序的能力。由 “There were no people … by Britain in 1818,”這段文字可知：在the Dutch 登上該島之前無人居住此島，the Dutch 放棄該島之后the French 來了，最后又被英國占領。其獨立在英國占領之后。
小題3:本題考查根據(jù)文章相關信息進行正誤判斷的能力。由第二段 “In the center there are volcanoes several thousand feet high, and 90% of its arable land is covered with sugarcane.”可知不是毛里求斯的total area（全部地區(qū)），而是它的its arable land（適于耕種的地）90%種有甘蔗。