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IcelandliesintheNorthAtlanticOcean..Itliesbetween63°24′and66°33′N,

Andbetween13°30′and24°2′WandisthesecondlargestislandinEurope.ItisclosetotheArcticCircle,yetinfact,onlyoneofitsnortherlyislandsliesinside.Thecountryhasatotalareaof103,000squarekilometersandacoastlineofabout6,600km.Theislandis300kmwidefromnorthtosouth,and500kmacrossfromwesttoeast.

From1262to1944IcelandwasruledfirstbyNorwayandthenbyDenmark.Centuriesofforeignrule,andsuchthingsasvolcanoes(火山)andtheweather,madelifeverydifficultattimesfortheIcelanders:therewaslotsofhardworkandlittlechange.Thesituationbegantoimproveduringthenineteenthcentury.Thenin1944Icelandbecameanindependentrepublic;sincethattimeithasbecomeaquiterichcountrywherethepeopleenjoyhavingcars,modernhousesandlotsofelectricalequipment.IfyoulookatthekindofproductsthatIcelandexportstoday----fish,meatandwoolforexample---it’seasytoseethatboththeseaandthelandareimportanttoIcelanders.ThishasbeentrueinfactsincethetimeofthefirstIcelanders--VikingsfromNorwaywhoarrivedinAD874(公元874年)

SomethingsinthelivesoftheIcelandershavechangedverylittle---theIcelandiclanguage,forexample, 700yearsagothestoriescalledSagaswerefirstwrittendown,thesecanstillbereadintheoldlanguagewithoutmuchdifficultybyIcelandicspeakerstoday.

1.WhereisIceland?

A.IntheArcticCircle.B.NeartheAtlanticOcean.

C.BetweenNorwayandDenmark.D.InEurope.

2.InIceland,thedistancefromnorthtosouthis____thatfromwesttoeast.

AmuchlongerthanBshorterthan

C.thesameasD.alittlelongerthan

3.HowmanyyearsdidNorwayandDenmarkruletheIceland?

A. 700B. 682.C. 388D. 1070

4.WhathashardlychangedinIceland?

A.Exportingproducts.B.TheIcelandiclanguage.

C.Houseequipment.D.ThelivesoftheIcelanders.

5.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisNOTtrue?

A.IcelandhasbeenanindependentrepublicsinceVikingsbegantolivethere.

B.Icelandisacountryofmanysmallislands.

C.Icelandisnotthelargestislandintheworld,

D.Icelandisquiteamoderncountrynow.

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