Singapore
1. In______________ to singapore
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 the Malay Peninsula. 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.km.
2. L____________ and Climate.
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 176 m. The country has a wet tropical climate, with an average annual temperature of 27.20 C. The average annual precipitation is 2,413 mm; the wettest months are November through January.
3. State sy_________ of Singapore
Singapore is governed under a constitution of 1959, as amended (修改后的）. 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 populary elected.
4. E_____________
In the late 1980s the country had some 290 primary schools with 278,300 pupils and 160 s***ndary 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. E_______________ of Singapore
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. Ship building and petroleum refining are also important.
这是一篇关于新加坡的文章。我们先看一段。上面我们说了，在做概括大意这类题目时，先找段落的主题句。第一段好像没有哪一句话能概括全段的主题思想。这种段落属于无主题句段落。叙述的都是细节内容。这时要根据段落论述的中心或焦点进行提炼，跳出具体细节，从整体上把握段落，概括出全段的大意。本段涉及到新加坡的地理位置、国土面积，首都等，显然是对新加坡的一个简单介绍。介绍的英文单词是introduction，所以该段的小标题为Introduction to Singapore。
下面我们来看第二段。发现这一段也均为情节句， 没有一句概括性的句子，表明该段也无主题句段落。这就要求我们根据细节内容把该段的主题概括出来。该段的前两句讲到新加坡岛地势不高，中部有些小山，最高只有176米。接下来说的是该国气候属于热带雨林气候，年平均温度在摄氏27.2度，年平均降雨量为2,413毫米，十一月至一月份雨量最为充沛。由此看来，该段讲的是新加坡的地势及气候的情况。原小标题中已给出了气候这个词，空出来的单词给出了第一个字母L，所以这里应填Land。
那么第三段的标题该怎样命呢？不难看出，该段的第一句为主题句。说的是新加坡是按照1959年修正后的宪法来治国的。接下来展开叙述，均为细节内容。如总统为国家元首，四年一任，总理为政府首脑。过去总统由议会选出，根据地991年修正的宪法，现在总统由国民直接选取出。议会是制订法律的机关等。由此看来， 这一段是在叙述国家的体制，即State System。
第四段似乎也没有主题句。但该段的内容很明显，是在讲新加坡的教育情况，所以小标题为Education。