Question

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 neighbor, St.Helena, and 1,950 miles west of Africa. Discovered

by the Portuguese admiral（葡萄牙海軍上將）of the same name in 1506, and settled

 in 1810, the island belongs to Great Britain and has a population of a few hund

red.

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, Pitcair

n 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 (智利領土).They share one street, a small airport, and a few hours of television per day.

1.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

2.Which of the following is most famous for moai?

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

3. Which country does Easter Island belong to?

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

Answer 1

1----3   ACD      

解析:

1.這是一道推斷題。從第一段第二句知，這個島嶼名字是以島嶼發現者的名字來命名的。答案為A。 

2.這是一道細節選擇題。可從第二段、第三段，尤其是第三段第二句找到。Easter Island(復活節島)是智利在南太平洋上的一個小島。答案為C。 

3.這是一道細節選擇題。可從第四段找到。請留意該段中的On Easter Sunday(在復活節上)，暗示了Easter Island(復活節島)。此外，該段有on the Chilean territory，就很容易判斷出該選哪一個答案了。答案為D。