10.Tristan da Cunha,a 38-square-mile island,is the farthest inhabited island in the world,according to the Guinness Book of Records.It is 1,510miles southwest of its nearest neighbor,St.Helena,and 1,950miles west of Africa.Discovered by the Portuguese admiral(葡萄牙海軍上將) of the same name in 1506and settled in 1810,the island belongs to Great Britain and has a population of a few hundred.
Coming in a close second-and often wrongly mentioned as the most distant island-is Easter Island,which lies 1,260miles east of its nearest neighbor-Pitcairn Island,and 2,300miles west of South America.The mountainous 64-square-mile island was settled around the 5th century,supposedly,by people who were lost at sea.They had no connection with the outside world for more than a thousand years,giving them plenty of time to build more than 1,000huge stone figures,called moat,for which the island is most famous.
On Easter Sunday,1722,however,settlers from Holland moved in and gave the island its name.Today,2,000people live on the Chilean territory(智利領(lǐng)土).They share one street,a small airport and a few hours of television per day.
21.It can be learned from the text that the island of Tristan da CunhaA.
A.was named after its discoverer
B.got its name from Holland settlers
C.was named by the British government
D.got its name from the Guinness Book of Records
22.Which of the following is most famous for moat?A
A.Easter Island.
B.Pitcairn Island.
C.St.Helena.
D.Tristan da Cunha.
23.Which country does Easter Island belong to?B
A.Britain. B.Chile. C.Holland. D.Portugal.
分析 文章介紹了Tristan da Cunha島的情況,包括誰發(fā)現(xiàn)的,島名字的由來以及島上居民的現(xiàn)狀.
解答 AAB
21.A 細節(jié)題.根據(jù)第一段Discovered by the Portuguese admiral(葡萄牙海軍上將) of the same name in 1506and 可知,該島是由葡萄牙海軍上將發(fā)現(xiàn)的,也以他的名字命名,故答案為A.
22.A 細節(jié)題.根據(jù)第二段最后一句They had no connection with the…figures,called moat,for which the island is most famous.可知,Easter Island跟外界已經(jīng)有一千多年不接觸,把大量的時間用來建造1000多個石雕像,所以該島以這些而著名,故答案為A.
23.B 細節(jié)題.根據(jù)最后一段Today,2,000people live on the Chilean territory(智利領(lǐng)土).They share one street,a small airport and a few hours of television per day可知,如今2000個人生活在智利,所以該島屬于Chile,故答案為B.
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