Question

Benin is one of the smallest African states. It lies in West Africa on the Gulf (海灣) of Guinea, to the south of Burkina Faso and Niger, between Togo on the west and Nigeria on the east.
Benin used to be called Dahomey and was controlled and ruled by France from 1893 to 1960, when it became independent. In 1963 the army general Soglo overthrew (推翻) the first president Maga. Soglo set up an army government and called himself head of state in 1965, but was overthrown and replaced by a civilian (非軍人) government in 1967. In December 1969 Benin had another change of power with the army again taking over. In May 1970, Maga and two other men set up a new government, with each of them acting as president in turn for two years. However, half a year after Maga turned over power to the second man Ahomadegbe, the three-man government was overthrown by the army once more and General Kerekou became president. In November 1975 Kerekou changed the name of the nation from Dahomey to Benin, Benin being the name of a 17th century kingdom covering the same place. Kerekou also announced that Benin would be a People’s Republic based on Marxism-Leninism.
【小題1】Which of the following maps shows rightly the positions of Benin and its neighbouring countries?

Bn="Benin;"
Tg="Togo;"
Nr="Niger;"
BF="Burkina" Faso;
Na="Nigeria;"
GG="Gulf" of Guinea
【小題2】For how long was Benin an independent state before it became a People’s Republic?

A．30 years.

B．25 years.

C．20 years.

D．15 years.

【小題3】Choose the right order in which the following people ruled in Benin. (Ah="Ahomadegbe;" Ke="Kerekou;" Ma="Maga;" So=Soglo)

A．Ma, So, Ma, Ke, Ah	B．So, Ma, Ah, Ma, Ke
C．Ma, So, Ma, Ah, Ke	D．So, Ma, Ke, Ma, Ah

【小題4】When and how did Benin get its two names — Benin and Dahomey?

A．Benin was its oldest name. The name Dahomey was used later, but has been replaced by Benin again.

B．Dahomey was its oldest name, but it has been replaced by Benin.

C．Dahomey was its oldest name. The name Benin was used later, but has been replaced by Dahomey again.

D．Benin was its oldest name, but it has been replaced by Dahomey.

Answer 1

【小題1】C
【小題2】D
【小題3】C
【小題4】A

解析試題分析：文章介紹非洲的國家內(nèi)寧的地理位置和歷史，包括歷年的國家領(lǐng)導(dǎo)和受侵略的情況，以及如何獨(dú)立的。
【小題1】考查識圖題，根據(jù)第一段內(nèi)容，可知內(nèi)寧位于非洲西部，瀕臨幾內(nèi)亞灣，在burkina faso 和niger 之南，其西為togo，其東為nigeria ，所以正確答案C
【小題2】計(jì)算題：從第二段的句子：Benin used to be called Dahomey and was controlled and ruled by France from 1893 to 1960, when it became independent.可知它是1960年成為獨(dú)立的州的，還有In November 1975 Kerekou changed the name of the nation from Dahomey to Benin, Benin being the name of a 17th century kingdom covering the same place. Kerekou also announced that Benin would be a People’s Republic based on Marxism-Leninism.可知在1975年，內(nèi)寧成為人民共和國，所以是（1975-1960=15年）選D。
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)題：從第二段的內(nèi)容可知：該國領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人從1960年首位總統(tǒng)Maga 開始，到1975年共有五任。盡管頭緒繁多，線索還是比較清楚的。第一個(gè)是Maga，最后一個(gè)是Kerekou，符合這個(gè)順序的只有C。
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)題：從第二段的句子;Kerekou changed the name of the nation from Dahomey to Benin, Benin being the name of a 17th century kingdom covering the same place.可知內(nèi)寧是最古老的名字，后來用了Dahomey這個(gè)名字，后來又被內(nèi)寧取代，選A
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