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【题目】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 313,376 people.

There is no army, air force or navy. There is no tipping（给小费） 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 34 degrees and 52 degrees 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 3 percent 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 1140 and 1220. The Icelanders have never stopped writing ever since. “Rather shoeless than bookless，” they proudly say.

【1】American visitors enjoy visiting Iceland probably because ________.

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

【2】The following statements are true EXCEPT ________.

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

【3】There is no pollution in Iceland mainly because ________.

A．Iceland uses only 3 percent 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

【4】“Rather shoeless than bookless” means ________.

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

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】D

【3】B

【4】D

【解析】

试题分析：文章介绍冰岛的情况，美国人可能对冰岛感兴趣的原因，冰岛的特点是有一些没有，没有军队，没有污染，没有酒精饮料。人们对书本的喜爱。

【1】D细节题：从第一段partly because it is different in so many ways...可知答案是D。

【2】D事实理解题。文章第二段提到在冰岛的几天中，没有提到D项。

【3】B细节题：从第三段可知Since Iceland is located just under the Arctic Circle, there is no darkness in summer and no daylight in winter。选B。

【4】D句意理解题：此句童为“宁可无鞋，不可无书”，说明冰岛人把书看得十分重要。选D。

【名师点评】这篇文章考查较全面：细节，推理，句意都考查了，对细节和推理能力要求很高，要求考生阅读时抓住文章的中心和细节，还要注意一些长难句的理解。