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第PAGE\*MERGEFORMAT7页共NUMPAGES\*MERGEFORMAT7页 英语六级阅读理解精炼49篇20:非凡岛国新加坡 20.Singapore1Singaporeisasmall,flat,marshyislandthathasbeendevelopedtobecomethemostimportantportandbusinesscenterinSoutheastAsiaandoneofthetenwealthiestcountriesintheworldintermsofgrossnationalproductpercapita2.Singaporehasapopulationof3.5millionpeopleandahighdensityofmorethan500peoplepersquarekilometer.Thesuperiorinfrastructure—especiallytheexcellentportandinternationalairport—hasmadeSingaporetheimportandtransshipmentcenterfortheregion.Itisoneoftheworld’slargestoilrefiningcenters3,wherecrudeoilisunloadedandrefinedbeforeshipmenttotherestofAsia.Thesefunctionsarecomplementedbyalargevarietyofmaritimeserviceactivities,includingbanking,insurance,communications,andconsulting.Singaporehasdiversifieditsservicesectortoincludeawiderrangeoffinancial,communications,andmanagementactivitiesandhasattractedtheregionalheadquartersofmanymultinationalcorporations.Andtourismhasalsobecomeasignificantindustry.Thisdiversification,aswellashighconsumptionlevelsinthedomesticmarket,allowedSingaporetocopewiththe1983oilcrisisand1997Asianfinancialcrisissomewhatmoreeasilythandidothercountriesintheregion.Singaporehasapopulationofdiverseethnicityandreligion,butitisdominated(77percent)byoverseasChinese,descendantsofimmigrantswhomovedtoSingaporeinthecolonialperiodandfollowedthereligionsofBuddhismandTaoism.OthergroupsincludeMalays(about15percent)andIndians(about7percent,mainlyHindu).FertilityratesarelowinSingapore,andthegovernmenthastriedtopromotemorebirthsamongthehighlyeducatedinordertoreducelaborshortagesandensureaworkforcetosupporttheolderpopulation.ColonialSingaporewasresidentiallysegregated,withtheBritishlivingnexttothegovernmentbuildingsontheeastshoreoftheSingaporeRiver4,Chinatownonthewestriverbank,andIndianandMalayneighborhoodsfarthertowardtheeast.ThereareremnantsofthisstructureincontemporarySingapore,butthecityisnowcharacterizedbydozensoftallofficebuildings,housingcomplexes,newtownsandnewindustrialparks.Thegovernmen
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