阅读下面这篇短文,短文后有2项测试任务:(1)第23~26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27~30题要求从所给的6个选项中选择4个正确选项,分别完成每个句子。 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. kin. 2.Low lying Singapore
Island has no outstanding relief(轮廓鲜明的) features. A central area of hills rises
to the maximum height of 176m. The country has a wet tropical climate, with an
average annual temperature of 27.2℃. The average annual rainfall is 2,413 mm;
the wettest months are November through January. 3.Singapore is governed
under a constitution of 1959, as amended (修正后的). 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 elected by Parliament, but by a 1991 constitutional
amendment (修正),the president is now elected directly by the people. The
Parliament is the law-making body with its 81 members popularly elected. 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 (founded in 1980 with the
combination of two major universities), several technical colleges, and a
teachers college. 5.Singapore has one of the highest standards of living of
any country in Asia. In the late 1980s the gross domestic product was estimated
at $ 23.7 billion, or $ 8,870 per person. The fishing industry is centered on
the port of During, on southwestern Singapore Island. Industry has grown rapidly
since the 1960s, and Singapore now produces a diversity (多样化的) of goods,
including chemicals, electronic items, clothing, and processed foods, etc.
Shipbuilding and petroleum refining are also important. The president is elected directly by the people by a ______.