中考英语阅读理解专项：iceland

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1、中考英语阅读理解专项：Iceland　　IcelandliesintheNorthAtlanticOcean..Itliesbetween63°24′and66°33′N,　　Andbetween13°30′and24°2′WandisthesecondlargestislandinEurope.ItisclosetotheArcticCircle,yetinfact,onlyoneofitsnortherlyislandsliesinside.Thecountryhasatotalareaof103,000squarekilo

2、metersandacoastlineofabout6,600km.Theislandis300kmwidefromnorthtosouth,and500kmacrossfromwesttoeast.　　From1262to1944IcelandwasruledfirstbyNorwayandthenbyDenmark.Centuriesofforeignrule,andsuchthingsasvolcanoes(火山)andtheweather,madelifeverydifficultattimesfortheIceland

3、ers:therewaslotsofhardworkandlittlechange.Thesituationbegantoimproveduringthenineteenthcentury.Thenin1944Icelandbecameanindependentrepublic;sincethattimeithasbecomeaquiterichcountrywherethepeopleenjoyhavingcars,modernhousesandlotsofelectricalequipment.Ifyoulookatthek

4、indofproductsthatIcelandexportstoday----fish,meatandwoolforexample---it’seasytoseethatboththeseaandthelandareimportanttoIcelanders.ThishasbeentrueinfactsincethetimeofthefirstIcelanders--VikingsfromNorwaywhoarrivedinAD874(公元874年)　　SomethingsinthelivesoftheIcelandersha

5、vechangedverylittle---theIcelandiclanguage,forexample,700yearsagothestoriescalledSagaswerefirstwrittendown,thesecanstillbereadintheoldlanguagewithoutmuchdifficultybyIcelandicspeakerstoday.　　1.WhereisIceland?　　A.IntheArcticCircle.B.NeartheAtlanticOcean.　　C.BetweenNorw

6、ayandDenmark.D.InEurope.　　2.InIceland,thedistancefromnorthtosouthis____thatfromwesttoeast.　　AmuchlongerthanBshorterthan　　C.thesameasD.alittlelongerthan　　manyyearsdidNorwayandDenmarkruletheIceland?　　A.700B.682.C.388D.1070　　4.WhathashardlychangedinIceland?　　A.Exporting

7、products.B.TheIcelandiclanguage.　　C.Houseequipment.D.ThelivesoftheIcelanders.　　5.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisNOTtrue?　　A.IcelandhasbeenanindependentrepublicsinceVikingsbegantolivethere.　　B.Icelandisacountryofmanysmallislands.　　C.Icelandisnotthelargestislandinthewor

8、ld,　　D.Icelandisquiteamoderncountrynow.　　keys:BBBBA