解放军文职招聘考试Ethiopia

 Ethiopia is an African country. It lies between Sudan on the west and Somalia on the east. To its north is the Red Sea. On the south it borders with Kenya. No other country in Africa is so rugged(崎岖不平的). Every year many visitors come to the country for a visit. Most Ethiopians are farmers. Coffee is the most important crop. There is little industry.

Several different peoples live in Ethiopia. Some are black, but others are descended(是…的后代) from people of western Asia. Many are of mixed race. The official language is Amharic and its capital is Addis Ababa.

Ethiopia was once named Abyssinia. It had been ruled by Emperor Haile Selassie until 1974, when the armed forces took power and removed the emperor.

1. Which of the following maps gives the right position of Ethiopia with its neighbours?

(Et=Ethiopia; Ke=Kenya; So=Somalia; Su=Sudan; Rs =the Red Sea)

有图：见《高考英语模拟试题集注》P9页 有改动

2. What do the Ethiopians depend on?

A. Farming. B. Industry. C. Fishing. D. Coffee.

3. Of all the countries in Africa, Ethiopia has the most _______.

A. coffee B rugged land C. farmers D. visitors

4. Which of the following is true?

A. Most of the Ethiopians are black. B. Amharic is the only language.

C. Addis Ababa is the most important city. D. The head of the country is Emperor.

5. From the passage we can learn that _______.

A. Ethiopia is a very rich country B. Ethiopians like Haile Selassie

C. Ethiopia has a very short history D. Ethiopia is a developed country

【答案与解析】这是一篇介绍非洲国家Ethiopia 的文章。

1. D。从文中第 1 段中的第2句和第3句可知图片D与此吻合。

2. D。从 Coffee is the most important crop可知他们主要靠种咖啡生活，所以答案选D。

3. B。从 No other country in Africa is so rugged (在非洲没有其他国家的路比这还要崎岖)可知答案选B。

4. C。从 Some are black…Many are of mixed race 可知A项错误；而 B项中Amharic 是官方语言，并不是惟一的语言；从文中最后一句可知D项错误；C项在文中虽然没有明确指出，但Addis Ababa 是 Ethiopia 的首都，说明Addis Ababa是最重要的城市。所以此题答案选C。

5. C。从文中Most Ethiopians are farmers…There is little industry可知 Ethiopia 是一个比较落后的国家，故A、D错误；在1974年他们推翻了的帝国统治，可知选项B错误。故答案为 C。