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IcelandliesintheNorthAtlanticOcean..Itliesbetween63°24′and66°33′N, Andbetween13°30′and24°2′WandisthesecondlargestislandinEurope.ItisclosetotheArcticCircle,yetinfact,onlyoneofitsnortherlyislandsliesinside.Thecountryhasatotalareaof103,000squarekilometersandacoastlineofabout6,600km.Theislandis300kmwidefromnorthtosouth,and500kmacrossfromwesttoeast. From1262to1944IcelandwasruledfirstbyNorwayandthenbyDenmark.Centuriesofforeignrule,andsuchthingsasvolcanoes(火山)andtheweather,madelifeverydifficultattimesfortheIcelanders:therewaslotsofhardworkandlittlechange.Thesituationbegantoimproveduringthenineteenthcentury.Thenin1944Icelandbecameanindependentrepublic;sincethattimeithasbecomeaquiterichcountrywherethepeopleenjoyhavingcars,modernhousesandlotsofelectricalequipment.IfyoulookatthekindofproductsthatIcelandexportstoday----fish,meatandwoolforexample---it’seasytoseethatboththeseaandthelandareimportanttoIcelanders.ThishasbeentrueinfactsincethetimeofthefirstIcelanders--VikingsfromNorwaywhoarrivedinAD874(公元874年) SomethingsinthelivesoftheIcelandershavechangedverylittle---theIcelandiclanguage,forexample, 700yearsagothestoriescalledSagaswerefirstwrittendown,thesecanstillbereadintheoldlanguagewithoutmuchdifficultybyIcelandicspeakerstoday. 1.WhereisIceland? A.IntheArcticCircle.B.NeartheAtlanticOcean. C.BetweenNorwayandDenmark.D.InEurope. 2.InIceland,thedistancefromnorthtosouthis____thatfromwesttoeast. AmuchlongerthanBshorterthan C.thesameasD.alittlelongerthan 3.HowmanyyearsdidNorwayandDenmarkruletheIceland? A. 700B. 682.C. 388D. 1070 4.WhathashardlychangedinIceland? A.Exportingproducts.B.TheIcelandiclanguage. C.Houseequipment.D.ThelivesoftheIcelanders. 5.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisNOTtrue? A.IcelandhasbeenanindependentrepublicsinceVikingsbegantolivethere. B.Icelandisacountryofmanysmallislands. C.Icelandisnotthelargestislandintheworld, D.Icelandisquiteamoderncountrynow. keys:BBBBA (责任编辑：admin) |