吉林毓文中学高一下期中考试英语卷（带解析）_6

To American visitors, Iceland is a very interesting country, partly because it is different in so many ways from he or she is used to seeing at home. There are quite a few things that are not done, or that do not exist on the island—quite a few “No's”．
 
There is no pollution, for instance, no dogs are permitted in Reykjavik, the capital. There is no television on Thursdays or during the whole month of July, and only three hours of black­and­-white TV the rest of the time. There is no hard liquor（酒） on Wednesdays and no beer at any time. There is no handguns; only one prison of thirty­ five rooms in the whole land—an admirable figure, even for a small country of 313,376 people.
 
There is no army, air force or navy. There is no tipping（给小费） for anything. There are no large stores open on Saturdays or Sundays. Since Iceland is located just under the Arctic Circle, there is no darkness in summer and no daylight in winter. But thanks to Gulf Stream, the climate is rather mild, with temperatures between 34 degrees and 52 degrees in July.
 
The rules on television liquor and guns are the result of government decisions. But the absence of pollution is because of in great part the fact that Iceland gets its power from the thousands of hot springs(泉水) that come out of the ground. They provide all the energy needed by the country. In fact, Iceland uses only 3 percent of all its available power.
 
Iceland has been described as a democratic（民主的） independent country where more fish are caught and more books published per person than anywhere else in the world. The Icelanders have always felt a particular love for literature. They wrote their first books in the ninth and tenth centuries AD. These works were poems and tales about the kings, heroes, and heroines of Iceland and Norway. At first, the stories were remembered and passed from generation to generation. They were finally written down between 1140 and 1220. The Icelanders have never stopped writing ever since. “Rather shoeless than bookless，” they proudly say.
 
【小题1】American visitors enjoy visiting Iceland probably because ________.A．no dogs are permitted in the capitalB．the police do not carry handgunsC．the climate is rather mildD．it is very different from Americans【小题2】The following statements are true EXCEPT ________.A．there are no soldiers in IcelandB．the Icelanders don't drink beerC．there is no tip of any kindD．there are no crimes（犯罪） in Iceland【小题3】There is no pollution in Iceland mainly because ________.A．Iceland uses only 3 percent of all its available powerB．the Icelanders use hot water from the ground below as their energyC．it is located just under the Arctic CircleD．it is a democratic independent country【小题4】“Rather shoeless than bookless” means ________.A．they prefer not to have shoe or booksB．they would rather have shoes on than write booksC．they prefer travelling to readingD．they regard books more important than shoes