解放军文职招聘考试Surinamese military

 Surinamese military(苏里南军事的) strongman General Desi Bouterse announced on December 31, 1990 that he had taken over(接收) the army command with the agreement of the new president. Bouterse angrily gave up his post on December 23 after a dispute(争论) with Ramsewak Shanker, president of the tiny South American nation, which lies on the south of the Atlantic, on the north of Brazil, to the southeast of Venezuela and between Guyana on the west and east. The army announced they were overthrowing(推翻) Shanker the next day.

Bouterse said the new President Johan Kraag agreed on the morning of December 31 to let him take up the army command again after careful talks with the military leaders.

Surinam’s Parliament(议会), under the great pressure from the army, elected Kraag on December 29. The army general ruled Surinam between 1980 and 1988 before handing the power over to the elected civilian(文人的) government. Although there have been on public protests(抗议), the new government has not been recognized by Venezuela, Panama and some other Latin American countries.

1. According to the news, General Desi Bouterse _______.

A. is now an ordinary citizen of Surinam

B. is now an army commander of Surinam

C. is now a General giving up his post in the Surinamese Army

D. is now a new president of Surinam

2. The new government was not recognized by some other countries mainly because _______.

A. it is no more trustful than the old government

B. it is a government the Surinamese are strongly against

C. it had not any power

D. it is not a government elected by the Surinamese people

3. Who has the greatest power in Surinam at present?

A. Johan Kraag. B. The military leaders.

C. General Desi Bouterse. D. Ramsewak Shanker.

4. From the news, we can know that this is _______ that the army general ruled Surinam.

A. the first time B. the second time C. the third time D. the fourth time

5. Which of the following maps shows the right position of Surinam and its neighbouring countries?

(S=Surinam; B=Brazil; G=Guyana; V=Venezuela; A=the Atlantic Ocean)

【答案与解析】这是一则关于苏里南军队的将军Bouterse再次掌权的消息。

1. B。细节题。从文中第1句可知答案选A。

2. D。细节题。从文中最后一段“苏里议会在军队的巨大压力下进行了选举，但遭到了公众的抗议，新政府一直未得到拉美一些国家的认可。”可知此题答案选D。

3. C。推断题。从文中第2段可知答案为C。

4. B。推断题。根据第3段中的Bouterse said the new President Johan Kraag agreed on the morning of December 31 to let him take up the army command again after careful talks with the military leaders 可知答案为B。

5. A。推断题。从文中第1段倒数第2句 …which lies on the south of the Atlantic… 可知答案选A。