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（葡萄牙海军上将）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 (智利领土).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.这是一道推断题。从第一段第二句知，这个岛屿名字是以岛屿发现者的名字来命名的。答案为A。 

2.这是一道细节选择题。可从第二段、第三段，尤其是第三段第二句找到。Easter Island(复活节岛)是智利在南太平洋上的一个小岛。答案为C。 

3.这是一道细节选择题。可从第四段找到。请留意该段中的On Easter Sunday(在复活节上)，暗示了Easter Island(复活节岛)。此外，该段有on the Chilean territory，就很容易判断出该选哪一个答案了。答案为D。