14.To American visitors,Iceland is a very interesting country,partly because it is different in so many ways from he or she is used to seeing at home.There are quite a few things that are not done,or that do not exist on the island-quite a few"No's".
There is no pollution,for instance,no dogs are permitted in Reykjavik,the capital.There is no television on Thursdays or during the whole month of July,and only three hours of blackand-white TV the rest of the time.There is no hard liquor(酒) on Wednesdays and no beer at any time.There is no handguns; only one prison of thirty five rooms in the whole land-an admirable figure,even for a small country of 313,376people.
There is no army,air force or navy.There is no tipping(給小費) for anything.There are no large stores open on Saturdays or Sundays.Since Iceland is located just under the Arctic Circle,there is no darkness in summer and no daylight in winter.But thanks to Gulf Stream,the climate is rather mild,with temperatures between 34degrees and 52degrees in July.
The rules on television liquor and guns are the result of government decisions.But the absence of pollution is because of in great part the fact that Iceland gets its power from the thousands of hot springs(泉水) that come out of the ground.They provide all the energy needed by the country.In fact,Iceland uses only 3percent of all its available power.
Iceland has been described as a democratic(民主的) independent country where more fish are caught and more books published per person than anywhere else in the world.The Icelanders have always felt a particular love for literature.They wrote their first books in the ninth and tenth centuries AD.These works were poems and tales about the kings,heroes,and heroines of Iceland and Norway.At first,the stories were remembered and passed from generation to generation.They were finally written down between 1140and 1220.The Icelanders have never stopped writing ever since."Rather shoeless than bookless,"they proudly say.
32.American visitors enjoy visiting Iceland probably becauseD.
A.no dogs are permitted in the capital
B.the police do not carry handguns
C.the climate is rather mild
D.it is very different from Americans
33.The following statements are true EXCEPTD.
A.there are no soldiers in Iceland
B.the Icelanders don't drink beer
C.there is no tip of any kind
D.there are no crimes(犯罪) in Iceland
34.There is no pollution in Iceland mainly becauseB.
A.Iceland uses only 3percent of all its available power
B.the Icelanders use hot water from the ground below as their energy
C.it is located just under the Arctic Circle
D.it is a democratic independent country
35."Rather shoeless than bookless"meansD.
A.they prefer not to have shoe or books
B.they would rather have shoes on than write books
C.they prefer travelling to reading
D.they regard books more important than shoes.
分析 本文主要講述冰島沒有被污染的原因以及冰島人所喜愛的生活.
解答 32:D 細節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)第一段To American visitors,Iceland is a very interesting country,partly because it is different in so many ways from he or she is used to seeing at home.對美國游客,冰島是一個非常有趣的國家,部分原因是它在很多方面都是不同于他或她在自己的國家看到的景象,可知選D.
33:D 細節(jié)理解題.由第二段中的There is no hard liquor on Wednesdays and no beer at any time.There is no handguns; only one jail of thirtyfive cells (獄室) in the entire land-an admirable figure,even for a small country of 313,376 people.由此可知,在冰島沒有警察,冰島人們也不喝酒,沒有任何的小費文化,但是有一座監(jiān)獄,還是有少量犯罪行為的,故選D.
34.B 細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第四段But the absence of pollution is due in great part to the fact that Iceland gets its power from the enormous geyser and the thousands of hot springs that come out of the ground可知,冰島沒有污染是因為他們使用的都是地下能源,故選B.
35:D 推理判斷題.根據(jù)最后一段The Icelanders have always felt a particular love for literature可知,冰島人酷愛文學(xué),由此可推知D項正確.
點評 本文是人文地理類閱讀理解.做這類題材閱讀理解時要求考生對文章通讀一遍,做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進行仔細分析,結(jié)合選項選出正確答案.推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案,切忌胡亂猜測,一定要做到有理有據(jù)