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 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 abandoned it in 1710, and five years later, the French came and succeeded in planting sugarcane there. It was conquered 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(繁荣) 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 sand beach and song and dance performances with native national characteristics.

1. The underlined word “abandoned” in the third paragraph means ___________.

  A. took its place            B. gave it up            

     C. left for it                                                         D. held it out

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, c, d, b                              

  C. d, c, a, b                                                                 D. c, a, d, b

3. According to the passage all of the following statements are true EXCEPT______.

A.      Arable land covers 90% of the country’s total area

B.      Tourism is one of the driving forces for the economic development of Mauritius.

C.      More than half of Mauritius population are Indians

D.      British ruled the island longer than French and Dutch

4.Which of the following maps shows the right position of Mauritius?

     (Mau = Mauritius; Ma = Madagascar; A = Africa)

     A.                             B.

             MA                         MA

              Mau                   Mau

     C.                             D.

MA                         MA

                         Mau

    Mau

单词拼写。(每题0.5分，共5分)

A. 根据首字母写出正确的单词

1. You must ask for p__________ before taking pictures in the church.

2. The new credit cards will be of great b___________ to both sellers and buyers.

3. It wasn’t your f___________. You needn’t apologize to you.

4. The job is not tiring at all. On the c____________, it’s very relaxing.

5. Smoking m___________ the risk of heart attacks and other health problems.

B. 根据汉语提示用正确的单词填空

6. She seems ____________ (真诚的) ，but I still don’t know whether I should trust her.

7. Bob earned his ___________(船费) on an English boat when he traveled to China.

8. Bill was doing a lot of physical exercise to build up his ________________(力量)

9. Eating too many desserts can be ____________(有害的) to one’s teeth.

10.Sometimes,the band may play to ____________(过路人) in the streets or subway.

单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

A.根据首字母写出正确的单词形式。

1. As the rocket rose into the air, we were pushed back into our seats because we were trying to e________ the pull of the earth’ gravity.

2. It is better for patients to live in an a________ of peace and calm in the

countryside.

3. Cigarette smoking m________ the risk of cancer.

4. She didn’t mean to hurt you. On the c_____, she was very kind.

B.根据中文和首字母提示写出正确的单词形式.

5. His illness a________ (解释) for his absence. That’s why he hasn’t turned up now.

6. The latest information c________ (使…坚信) him in the belief that we will surely win.

7. A knowledge of economics is f________（基本的）to any understanding of this problem.

C.用括号内的单词的正确形式填空:

8. He has made ________ (persist) efforts to realize his dream.

9. It is said that they have got the first place in the competition but they will be ________ (official) informed next Monday.

10. His work is ________ (impress) and we all admire him very much.

第二节：单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
A. 根据首字母写出单词的正确形式。
She suddenly a____ the danger, so she sounded her horn loudly until the lion turned and walked away.
He has to play for the passers-by in the street or subway so that he can earn some extra money to pay for his expensive i____ he has bought for his studio.
P____, I think the team that won first place cheated.
B. 根据中文和首字母提示写出单词的正确形式。
The President’s message will be b____ (广播) on all stations tonight.
The elegant lady has earned a r____ (名声) as a well-known poet.
Since he is a person of a_____ ( 中等的 ) intelligence, he isn’t a quick learner.
C. 用括号内的单词的正确形式填空。
7.    Even great ______ （music）require constant practice.
8.    The children were waiting _____ ( patient ) for the movie to start because they
had been kept too long and couldn’t wait to see it.
9.    This invention will have wide _____ ( apply ) in teaching.
10.  Much to our _____ ( relieve ), no one was badly hurt in the accident.

第二节： 单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

A. 根据首字母写出单词的正确形式。

She suddenly a____ the danger, so she sounded her horn loudly until the lion turned and walked away.

He has to play for the passers-by in the street or subway so that he can earn some extra money to pay for his expensive i____ he has bought for his studio.

P____, I think the team that won first place cheated.

B. 根据中文和首字母提示写出单词的正确形式。

The President’s message will be b____ (广播) on all stations tonight.

The elegant lady has earned a r____ (名声) as a well-known poet.

Since he is a person of a_____ ( 中等的 ) intelligence, he isn’t a quick learner.

C. 用括号内的单词的正确形式填空。

7.    Even great ______ （music）require constant practice.

8.    The children were waiting _____ ( patient ) for the movie to start because they

had been kept too long and couldn’t wait to see it.

9.    This invention will have wide _____ ( apply ) in teaching.

10.  Much to our _____ ( relieve ), no one was badly hurt in the accident.