Tristan da Cunha, a 38 –square –mile island, is the farthest inhabited island in the world, according to the Guinness Book of Records. It is 1,510 miles southwest of its nearest, St. Helena, and I, 950 miles west of Africa. Discovered by the Portuguese admiral (上將) of the same name in 1506, and settled in 1810, the island belongs to Great Britain and has a population of a few hundred.

Coming in a close second –and often wrongly mentioned as the most distant land –is Easter Island, which lies 1,260 miles east of its nearest neighbor, Pitcairn Island, and 2,300 miles west of South America.

The mountainous 64 –square –mile island was settled around the 5th century，supposedly by people who were lost at sea. They had no connection with the outside world for more than a thousand years, giving them plenty of time to build more than 1,000 huge stone figures, called moai, for which the island is most famous.

On Easter Sunday, 1722, however, settlers from Holland moved in and gave the island its name. Today, 2,000 people live on the Chilean territory (智利領(lǐng)土). They share one street, a small airport, and a few hours of television per day.

It can be learned from the text that the island of Tristan da Cunha ________.

A. was named after its discoverer

B. got its name from Holland settlers

C. was named by the British government

D. got its name from the Guinness Book of Records

Which of the following is most famous for moai?

A. Tristan da Cuha.  B. Pitcairn Island.  C. Easter Island.  D. St. Helena.

Which country does Easter Island belong to?

A. Britain.   B. Holland.   C. Portugal.   D. Chile.

【小題1】A

【小題2】C

【小題3】D


解析:

【小題1】本題考查根據(jù)文章細(xì)節(jié)進(jìn)行推理判斷的能力。由第一段第三句 “Discovered by the Portuguese admiral of the same name in 1506…”,可知，這個(gè)島嶼名字是以島嶼發(fā)現(xiàn)者的名字來命名的。故A為最佳答案。

【小題2】本題考查理解文章細(xì)節(jié)信息的能力。由第二段尤其是第三段第二句 “They had no connection with ….giving them plenty of time to build more than 1,000 huge stone figures, called moai, for which the island is most famous. ”可知, Easter Island （復(fù)活節(jié)島）是智利在南太平洋上的一個(gè)小島。故C為最佳答案。

【小題3】本題考查根據(jù)文章細(xì)節(jié)進(jìn)行推理判斷的能力。由最后一段 “On Easter Sunday, 1722, however, settlers from Holland moved in and gave the island its name. Today, 2,000 people live on the Chilean territory.”中的On Easter Sunday; gave the island its name ; the Chilean territory可以推斷Easter Island(復(fù)活島)屬于Chile (智利)。故D為最佳答案。

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