题文
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 The name Dahomey was used later, but has been replaced by Benin again. B．Dahomey was its oldest name, but it has been replaced by Benin.C．Dahomey was its oldest name. The name Benin was used later, but has been replaced by Dahomey again.D．Benin was its oldest name, but it has been replaced by Dahomey. 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:A
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
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Benin is one of the .....”主要考查你对 [历史文化类阅读 ]考点的理解。历史文化类阅读
什么是历史文化类阅读：
本类题型常用的方式是夹叙夹议。叙述的目的是为了议，所以要把握其议才是主要方面。阅读这类文章，先弄清其引入的话题，再弄清里面人物对其不同的看法，然后理解作者本身对话题的观点看法或思考。
历史文化类阅读技巧：
【题型说明】历史文化类阅读理解文章属高考常选材料之一。这类文章常涉及历史、文化、法制、宗教等方面的文学艺术、发明创造、文化遗产保护、宗教与文化、风俗与习惯、道德与法制、中外文学名著节选、等等。这类材料的命题点往往落在主旨大意题、事实细节题上。
【答题方法】在做这类阅读理解题时，我们应注意以下几个方面：
1、采用先题后文：先读题目，再带着问题读文章。这类阅读理解文章相对来说事实细节题稍多一点，如果带着问题读文章，有利于我们抓细节。
2、先做细节题。因为做完了局部性的事实细节题后，自然会加深我们对文章的理解，这样更有利于做主旨大意题。
3、重点敲定主旨题。主旨大意题提问的形式主要有两大类：一类是Main idea型；一类是Topic或Title型。
在解答这类试题时应注意以下几点：
a．读首句抓大意。
文化教育类阅读理解文章多采用说明文、议论文体裁，而这类文章大都采用文章段落的中心，即主题句在文章开头。因此，要寻找这类文章的主旨大意就需要研究文章的首句。
b．读尾句抓大意。
有时这类文章的主题句安排在文章的结尾，作为对全篇的总结。
c．读首段抓大意。
有些文章或段落的开头和结尾部分都有主题句。这种结构是为了突出主题思想而使用两次点题的写作方法。这两个主题句在句子结构和用词上有所不同，而且在内容上前句和后句也不重复。
d．从段落中抓大意。
有些文章或段落的主题句在文章中，这种文章或段落往往以一句话或几句话引出要表达的主题，在主题句出现后，再举例子陈述细节或继续论证。
e．归纳要点抓大意。
有些文章或段落无明显的主题句，只是暗示性地体现主题。这就要求同学们在阅读过程中根据文中所叙述的事实或线索来概括总结主旨大意。
