阅读下面这篇短文，短文后有2项测试任务：（1）1---4 题要求从所给的6个选项中为第2--5 段每段选择1个正确的小标题；（2）第5--8题要求从所给的6个选项中选择4个正确的选项，分别完成每个句子。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。来源：考试大
难度B/C级，偏向B级 来源：考试大
Singapore
1 Singapore is an independent city-state in southeastern Asia, consisting of one major island ─ the Singapore Island ─ and more than 50 small islands, located off the southern tip of Malay. The city of Singapore, the capital of the country, is at the southeastern end of the Singapore Island; it is one of the most important port cities and commercial centers of Southeast Asia. The total area of the republic is 640 sq. km.
2 Low-lying Singapore Island has no outstanding relief features. A central area of hills rises to the maximum height of 176 m. The country has a wet tropical climate, with an average annual temperature of 27.20℃. The average annual rainfall is 2,413 mm; the wettest months are November through January.
3 Singapore is governed under a constitution of 1959. A president, elected to a four-year term, is head of state, and a Prime Minister is head of government. The president used to be selected by Parliament, but by a 1991 constitutional amendment, the president is now elected directly by the people. The Parliament is the law-making body with its 81 members popularly elected.来源：考试大
4 In the late 1980s the country had some 290 primary schools with 278,300 pupils and 160 secondary schools with 200,200 students. The main institutions of higher education are the National University of Singapore, several technical colleges, and a teachers college.
1. paragraph 2__________ 来源：考试大
2. paragraph 3__________ 来源：考试大
3. paragraph 4__________
4 paragraph 5__________ 来源：考试大
A. Education来源：考试大
B. Land and climate
D. Natural resources来源：考试大
C. State system
E. Economy来源：考试大
F. Population
5. Singapore is a small state in the southeast of Asia ____________.
6. According to the constitution of Singapore, the president of the state is selected ___________.
7. Compared with people in other Asia countries, the Singaporeans ____________.
8. Though small, Singapore has an industry of its own and can ______________.
A. live a better life来源：考试大
B. made up of more than 50 islands来源：考试大
C. have more farmland
D. not by the Parliament, but by the people
E. produce goods of various kinds来源：考试大
F. have a big population
