Macao, also called Macau, is on the western side of the Pearl River entrance, at the head of which is the Chinese port of Guangdong and it stands opposite Hong Kong which is on the eastern side of the entrance. It is made of a small narrow peninsula(半岛) sticking out from Guangdong province. The total area of Macao is about 21.45 square kilometers, and it is made up of three parts: Macao Peninsula, Dingbat Isle and Lehman Isle.

Between Macao Peninsula and Dingbat Isle there are two bridges which join the two parts together, and there is also a highway between the Dingbat and Lehman Isles. Therefore, two bridges and one highway make the three parts of Macao into an integrated region(一个整体).

Macao faces to the vast sea and its back is the Pearl River Delta. The two big cities, Hong Kong and Guangzhou, and the two special economic zones Hula and Shenzhen are its neighbors. All of this offers much advantage for its economic development.

Macao has a population of about 450, 000. This is very large against the size of the area. The average population density(密度) reaches 20, 000 per square kilometer. It is one of the densest population regions in the world. The majority of its people are Chinese, who make up 96% of the whole population.

1. Which is the advantage for Macao’s economic development?

A. Macao is on the coast line.

B. Macao is near some big cities or special economic zones.

C. Macao’s back is a rich delta.

D. All of the above.

2. In Macao there are only about _______ people who are not Chinese.

A. 18,000                        B. 20,000

C. 21,450                        D. 428,000

【Background information】

澳门，全称中华人民共和国澳门特别行政区，北邻珠海，西与珠海市的湾仔和横琴对望，东与香港相距60公里，中间以珠江口相隔。

1553年，葡萄牙人取得澳门居住权，经过400多年欧洲文明的洗礼，东西文化的融合共存使澳门成为一个风貌独特的城市，留下了大量的历史文化遗迹。1999年（己卯年）12月20日中国政府恢复对澳门行使主权，回归中国之后，经济迅速增长，比往日更繁荣，是一国两制的成功典范。

澳门是一个自由港，也是世界第一大赌城。其著名的轻工业、美食、旅游业、酒店和娱乐场使澳门长盛不衰，澳门成为亚洲最发达、最富裕的地区之一。澳门亦是世界上人口密度最高的地区之一。

【答案与解析】

文章主要介绍澳门(Macao)的人口、地理位置和经济优势。

1. D。事实细节题。从倒数第2段可知A、B、C三项都正确，即答案选D。

2. A。推理判断题。从文章的最后一段可知在Macao有96%是中国人，有4%不是，从Macao has a population of about 450, 000可知450000×4%=18000，故答案选A。