题目内容
In fact,almost every country in the world is named after one of these four things: a tribe (部落) ，a feature (特征)of the land,a place or an important person.Here are some examples.
Tribe names
England is in good company with the lion's share (about one third) of the world's countries named after an early tribe.
Important people
PHILIPPEINES---Named by Spanish explorer(探险家Ruy Lopez de Villalobos,in honour of King Philip II of Spain in 1542.
Land features
ICELAND---This name is translated as" Land of Ice",perhaps for clear reasons,from the ancient language of Old Norse.
Places
JAPAN- -Nippon,which is the name commonly used by Japanese,means" land of the rising sun" and its place being to the east of China.
1.The names of most countries of the world are named after
A. important people B. tribe names C. land features D. places
2.Which country is named after the land feature?
A. Australia. B. England. C. Iceland. D. Japan.
3.W hat do Japanese commonly name their country?
A. Spain. B. Japan. C. Nippon. D. China.
4.W here can you probably see this passage?
A. In a storybook. B. In a guidebook.
C. In a medicine book. D. In a book of world place names.
