Question

【题目】阅读短文，根据题目要求完成各小题。

Iceland(冰岛) is a northern European country with amazing natural beauty and oceans around. There are lots of volcanoes(火山). It has a short summer which lasts from June to August. The long winter starts from September and ends next May.

Summer in Iceland is a golden season for tourists. Every year, people from all over the world come here to see the beautiful sights and enjoy the exciting whale-seeing(观鲸).

In winter, when people in Iceland complete their daily work, they will have a lot of special activities to spend the long dark night. Skating, riding snow motorbikes and having parties can really make an exciting night. After all the fun, a hot bath must be the first choice to relax. There are also story telling activities for children, which can teach them to be strong and kind. The most popular stories are about Christmas in Iceland.

Because of a long cold winter, Iceland has a short growing season. Food problem was always a headache for Iceland in the past. It had to buy most of its food from other countries. Later, when farmers learned to use lights and underground heat to grow crops(庄稼) all year round in the greenhouse, things changed a lot.

Living in such a nice environment, most people in Iceland live a happy life. According to a survey about happiness made each year in Europe, Iceland is always among the top 3.

【1】True or false.(“T”代表正确，“F”代表错误)

Summer in Iceland lasts from September to next May.

【2】How can people spend an exciting night in winter? (最少两条)

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【3】Why does Iceland have a short growing season?

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【4】Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.

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【5】Give a proper title(题目) to the passage.

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】F

【2】Skating, riding snow motorbikes and having parties. (回答其中任意两条，即可得分).

【3】Because of a long cold winter./ Because of a long cold winter, Iceland has a short growing season.

【4】生活在这样一个美好的环境中，冰岛的大多数人过着幸福的生活。

【5】Iceland

【解析】

文章大意：本文主要讲了一些冰岛的相关信息。这个国家的夏季是黄金旅游季，而冬天人们在夜里有许多特殊的活动，寒冷的冬天使其农作物生长季很短，但后来农民学会使用灯和地热来使庄稼在温室里生长，冰岛的大多数人都过着快乐的生活。

【1】细节理解题。根据第1段中“The long winter starts from September and ends next May.”可知漫长的冬季从九月持续到下一年五月，题干中的陈述是错误的。故答案为F。

【2】细节理解题。根据第3段中“Skating, riding snow motorbikes and having parties can really make an exciting night.”可知冬季人们溜冰、骑雪地摩托或举办派对来度过一个激动人心的夜晚。故答案为：Skating, riding snow motorbikes and having parties. (回答其中任意两条，即可得分)

【3】细节理解题。根据第4段中“Because of a long cold winter, Iceland has a short growing season.”可知农作物生长季很短是因为漫长的冬天。故答案为：Because of a long cold winter./ Because of a long cold winter, Iceland has a short growing season.

【4】英译汉。Living居住；in such a nice environment在这样一个好环境里；most people in Iceland冰岛的大部分人；live a happy life过着幸福的生活。最后根据汉语习惯翻译句子。故答案为：生活在这样一个美好的环境中，冰岛的大多数人过着幸福的生活。

【5】标题归纳题。本文主要讲一些冰岛的相关信息，用“Iceland”做标题最合适。故答案为Iceland。