Benin is one of the smallest African states. It lies in West Africa on the Gulf (海湾) 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 (非军人) 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.
【小题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
【小题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.【小题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, AhB．So, Ma, Ah, Ma, KeC．Ma, So, Ma, Ah, KeD．So, Ma, Ke, Ma, Ah【小题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 The name Dahomey was used later, but has been replaced by Benin again. B．Dahomey was its oldest name, but it has been replaced by Benin.C．Dahomey was its oldest name. The name Benin was used later, but has been replaced by Dahomey again.D．Benin was its oldest name, but it has been replaced by Dahomey.C
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(答案→)C
解析：文章介绍非洲的国家内宁的地理位置和历史，包括历年的国家领导和受侵略的情况，以及如何独立的。
【小题1】考查识图题，根据第一段内容，可知内宁位于非洲西部，濒临几内亚湾，在burkina faso 和niger 之南，其西为togo，其东为nigeria ，所以正确答案C
【小题2】计算题：从第二段的句子：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年成为独立的州的，还有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，内宁成为人民共和国，所以是（1975-1960=15年）选D。
【小题3】细节题：从第二段的内容可知：该国领导人从1960年首位总统Maga 开始，到1975年共有五任。尽管头绪繁多，线索还是比较清楚的。第一个是Maga，最后一个是Kerekou，符合这个顺序的只有C。
【小题4】细节题：从第二段的句子;Kerekou changed the name of the nation from Dahomey to Benin, Benin being the name of a 17th century kingdom covering the same place.可知内宁是最古老的名字，后来用了Dahomey这个名字，后来又被内宁取代，选A