考研英语阅读真题文章三十篇之十四
<p> <span word="Seychelles">Seychelles</span>: <span word="A">A</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="paradise">paradise</span></p><p> <span word="BEST">BEST</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="destination">destination</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="honeymooners">honeymooners</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="beaches">beaches</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="swaying">swaying</span> <span word="palms">palms</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Seychelles">Seychelles</span> <span word="islands">islands</span> <span word="rarely">rarely</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="headlines">headlines</span>. <span word="Few">Few</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="noticed">noticed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="July">July</span> 30<span word="th">th</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="James">James</span> <span word="Michel">Michel</span>, <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Seychelles">Seychelles</span> <span word="Peoples">Peoples</span> <span word="Progressive">Progressive</span> <span word="Front">Front</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="with">with</span> 54% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ballot">ballot</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Michel">Michel</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="faced">faced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="islands">islands</span> 62,000 <span word="odd">odd</span> <span word="voters">voters</span>, <span word="having">having</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="promoted">promoted</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="predecessor">predecessor</span>, <span word="Albert">Albert</span> <span word="Ren">Ren</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="ruled">ruled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="islands">islands</span> <span word="for">for</span> 27 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coup">coup</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1977.</p><p> <span word="To">To</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="casual">casual</span> <span word="eye">eye</span>, <span word="Seychelles">Seychelles</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="fortunate">fortunate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="governed">governed</span>. <span word="The">The</span> 115 <span word="islands">islands</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="uninhabited">uninhabited</span>, <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mere">mere</span> 445 <span word="square">square</span> <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="Ocean">Ocean</span>, <span word="north">north</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Madagascar">Madagascar</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="advantages">advantages</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="malaria">malaria</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="islanders">islanders</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="care">care</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="multiracial">multiracial</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="harmonious">harmonious</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="around">around</span> $8,000 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="head">head</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="discernible">discernible</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cost">cost</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IMF">IMF</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="unsustainable">unsustainable</span>. <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Michels">Michels</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Seychelles">Seychelles</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Party">Party</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="scored">scored</span> 46% <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elections">elections</span>, <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Seychelles">Seychelles</span>, <span word="per">per</span> <span word="person">person</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="indebted">indebted</span> <span word="country">country</span>; <span word="with">with</span> <span word="some">some</span> $590<span word="m">m</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="external">external</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="just">just</span> 82,000 <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="currency">currency</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="exists">exists</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="speculation">speculation</span> <span word="persists">persists</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="obligations">obligations</span>, <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="devalue">devalue</span>. <span word="Basic">Basic</span> <span word="consumer">consumer</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="out">out</span>. <span word="If">If</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IMF">IMF</span> <span word="predicts">predicts</span>, <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="falls">falls</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="over">over</span> 1% <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Michel">Michel</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="testing">testing</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="hoped">hoped</span>.</p>
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