Question

Japan is an island country in the Pacific Ocean. As the Japanese students already know, four main islands and more than 3,000 small ones stretch from north to south for about 1,300 miles. As for the climate of the country, well, it’s hot and humid(潮湿) in summer, but it is quite cold and wet in Japan during winter. Typhoons, which are violent tropical storms, often threaten Japan during the fall. That’s, of course, during the harvest season.

The population of Japan is about 110,5 million. It may seem hard to believe, but the average population density(密度) of the country is about 678 persons per square mile.

About two thirds of the entire population lives in Japan’s cities. The other one third lives in the suburbs or in the countryside. No other country in southern or eastern Asia has such a large urban, or city population. Tokyo, the capital city of Japan, is the most density-populated city in the world. At last count there were more than 11.5 million people living in Tokyo.

1.Why is Japan called an island country? Because ______.

A. Japan is a small country

B. it is on the Pacific Ocean

C. it has thousands of big and small islands

D. Japan has hundreds of small islands

2.Typhoons often attack Japan during______.

A. spring B. summer

C. autumn D. winter

3.Most of the people in Japan live_____.

A. in the rural areas B. in the countryside

C. around the cities D. in the cities

4.The most densely-populated city in the world is_____.

A. New York B. Shanghai

C. London D. the capital of Japan

Answer 1

1.C

2.C

3.D

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要介绍了日本的地理位置，气候以及人口。

1. C细节理解题。根据As the Japanese students already know, four main islands and more than 3,000 small ones stretch from north to south for about 1,300 miles.可知日本被称为岛国是因为它是由数以千计的大大小小的岛组成。

2. which are violent tropical storms, often threaten Japan during the fall. That’s, of course, during the harvest season.可知台风经常在秋天袭击日本。

3. D细节理解题。根据About two thirds of the entire population lives in Japan’s cities.可知大多数的日本人居住在城市里。

4.

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