Question

Have you ever beard of Iceland? Iceland is a country, one-tenth of which is covered with ice. However, it is said that Iceland is the land of heat. Smoking volcanoes (火山), white steam (蒸汽) and hot springs are more amazing than the other sights including ice there.

    It has taken millions of years for volcanoes and lava flows (熔巖流) to build Iceland. When hiking through one of Iceland’s many ancient lava fields, you may notice something strange. White steam is rising from each vent in front of you. Iceland is covered with vents which steam can pass out of. The steam comes from naturally heated rocks and hot water below the Earth’s surface (表面).

    Like steam vents, hot springs can be seen here and there in the ancient lava fields. Blue Lake is the most famous hot spring in Iceland. It isn’t far from the capital city of the country. The water and white earth in it can make your skin as soft as a newborn baby’s skin. Enjoy that water, because it has traveled a long way. It starts nearly two kilometers under Blue Lake. There, water from the ocean continues moving up slowly into the spaces between hot rocks below the surface. And then the water is heated by hot rocks. Powerful machines and long pipes (水管) help bring the heated water to the surface. People in Iceland use natural hot water for hot springs. Besides, they use it to create electricity that can be used to heat homes and even greenhouses.

    Iceland is one of the few places on the Earth where active volcanoes lie below ice. Heat from the volcanoes creates a strange and wild beauty. Therefore, some people believe that it’s better to call the country “Heatland” instead of Iceland. If you have a chance to travel there, take it.

根據短文內容選擇最佳答案。

1.From the passage,          are the most amazing sights in Iceland.

A. smoking volcanoes and ice

B. smoking volcanoes, white steam and hot springs

C. heated rocks, hot springs and new lava fields

2.The underlined word “vent” in the passage means “       ” in Chinese.

A. 進入口              B. 回流口          C. 排放口

3.Picture         shows how Blue Lake is formed.

 

 

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Iceland was built millions of years ago.

B. People in Iceland use natural hot water for hot springs and creating electricity.

C. Iceland is the only country where active volcanoes lie below ice.

5.The best title for this passage should be       .

A. THE HISTORY OF ICELAND

B. THE HOT SPRING OF BLUE LAKE

C. THE HEAT IN ICELAND

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.C

【解析】短文大意：這篇短文重點介紹了冰島的溫泉的行程以及人們對于這些地熱資源的應用情況。

1.根據第一段Smoking volcanoes (火山), white steam (蒸汽) and hot springs are more amazing than the other sights including ice there 描述，可知火山，蒸汽和溫泉是冰島最迷人的景色。故選B。

2.聯系前文White steam is rising from 描述，可知此處指的是蒸汽噴出的排放口。故選C。

3.根據第三段It starts nearly two kilometers under Blue Lake. There, water from the ocean continues moving up slowly into the spaces between hot rocks below the surface. And then the water is heated by hot rocks. Powerful machines and long pipes (水管) help bring the heated water to the surface. 描述，可知是海水慢慢進入地表下的熱巖之中，然后由熱巖加熱，最后有管道從熱巖中將熱水導到地面。故選A。

4.根據第三段People in Iceland use natural hot water for hot springs. Besides, they use it to create electricity that can be used to heat homes and even greenhouses 描述，可知冰島的人們將天然熱水用于溫泉和發電。故選B。

5.這篇短文重點介紹了冰島的溫泉的行程以及人們對于這些地熱資源的應用情況。故選C。

考點：科普類說明文閱讀