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阅读材料，完成 下面小 题。一切艺术都是抒情的，都必表现一种心灵上的感触。文学当作一种艺术看，也是如此。不表现任何情致的文字就不算是文学作品。在文学的文字中，无论是言情说理叙事状物，都必须流露一种情致，若不然，那就成为枯燥的没有生趣的日常应用文字，如账簿、图表、数理化教科书之类。不过这种界线也很不容易划清，因为人是有情感的动物，而情感是容易为理、事、物所触动的。许多哲学的，史学的，甚至于科学的著作都Mauritius, with its full name the Republic of Mauritius, an island country, lies 1,200 miles off the southeastern coast of Africa, and just east of Madagascar, another African island country, which is larger by far than Mauritius. It covers 788 square miles and has a population of 1,00,000, about 750.000 Indians, 300,000 Chinese and 20,000 Whites included. They are living together peacefully, although they share such different beliefs as Hindu, Roman Catholic, Muslim and so on.The country can be divided into many parts with different climate all because of its peculiar terrains (地形). In the center there are volcanoes several thousand feet high, and 90% of its arable land is covered with sugarcane.There are no people living on the island before the Dutch landed on it in 1638. The Dutch abandoned it in 1710, and five years later, the French came and succeeded in planting sugarcane there. It was conquered by Britain in 1818. As a result, its official language is English. The main big cities are Beau Bassin and Mahebourg, with Port Louis as its capital.Mauritius has many rare and unique animals, such as the snakes, parrots and lizards. The giraffe is a type of animal with a very long neck and legs and yellow skin with dark spots. It is the tallest of all living animals.Mauritius was extremely poor when it declared its independence in 1968. In the past ten years, obvious economic prosperity has shown itself in this island country. Nowadays its business, culture and tourism are developing rapidly. Every year, thousands of millions of people rush there to enjoy the silver sand beach and song and dance performances with native national characters.69．Who succeeded in planting sugarcane?       A．The Dutch                                          B．Only the French       C．The Dutch and the French                    D．The French and British people70．The right order that shows the history of Mauritius should be          .       a．seized by the French                             b．became its master       c．ruled by the Dutch                               d．conquered by the British       A．b，a，c，d         B．a，c，d，b         C．d，e，a，b         D．c，a，d，b71．According to the passage all of the following statements are true EXCEPT         .       A．Arable land covers 90% of the country’s total area       B．It was the rule of foreigners that made the Mauritius people live in poverty       C．More than half of Mauritius population are Indians       D．Britain ruled the island longer than French and Dutch72．Which of the following maps shows the right position of Mauritius?    (MAU = Mauritius; MA = Madagascar; A = Africa)