英语阅读理解：iceland

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1、英语阅读理解：Iceland　　IcelandliesintheNorthAtlanticOceanItliesbetween63°24′and66°33′N,　　Andbetween13°30′and24°2′WandisthesecondlargestislandinEurope.ItisclosetotheArcticCircle,yetinfact,onlyoneofitsnortherlyislandsliesinside.Thecountryhasatotalareaof103,000squarekil

2、ometersandacoastlineofabout6,600km.Theislandis300kmwidefromnorthtosouth,and500kmacrossfromwesttoeast.　　From1262to1944IcelandwasruledfirstbyNorwayandthenbyDenmark.Centuriesofforeignrule,andsuchthingsasvolcanoesandtheweather,madelifeverydifficultattimesfortheIce

3、landers:therewaslotsofhardworkandlittlechange.Thesituationbegantoimproveduringthenineteenthcentury.Thenin1944Icelandbecameanindependentrepublic;sincethattimeithasbecomeaquiterichcountrywherethepeopleenjoyhavingcars,modernhousesandlotsofelectricalequipment.Ifyo

4、ulookatthekindofproductsthatIcelandexportstoday----fish,meatandwoolforexample---it’seasytoseethatboththeseaandthelandareimportanttoIcelanders.ThishasbeentrueinfactsincethetimeofthefirstIcelanders--VikingsfromNorwaywhoarrivedinAD874　　SomethingsinthelivesoftheIc

5、elandershavechangedverylittle---theIcelandiclanguage,forexample,700yearsagothestoriescalledSagaswerefirstwrittendown,thesecanstillbereadintheoldlanguagewithoutmuchdifficultybyIcelandicspeakerstoday.　　1.WhereisIceland?　　A.IntheArcticCircle.B.NeartheAtlanticOcea

6、n.　　C.BetweenNorwayandDenmark.D.InEurope.　　2.InIceland,thedistancefromnorthtosouthis____thatfromwesttoeast.　　AmuchlongerthanBshorterthan　　C.thesameasD.alittlelongerthan　　manyyearsdidNorwayandDenmarkruletheIceland?　　A.700B.682.C.388D.1070　　4.Whathashardlychange

7、dinIceland?　　A.Exportingproducts.B.TheIcelandiclanguage.　　C.Houseequipment.D.ThelivesoftheIcelanders.　　5.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisNOTtrue?　　A.IcelandhasbeenanindependentrepublicsinceVikingsbegantolivethere.　　B.Icelandisacountryofmanysmallislands.　　C.Icela

8、ndisnotthelargestislandintheworld,　　D.Icelandisquiteamoderncountrynow.　　keys:BBBBA