2018年高考英语一轮复习 话题语篇专攻练12 史地博览（一）外研版.docVIP

话题语篇专攻练12 史地博览(一) (建议用时40分钟) Ⅰ. 阅读理解 A 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, St. Helena, and 1, 950 miles west of Africa. Discovered by the Portuguese admiral(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 hundred. Coming in a close second—and often wrongly mentioned as the most distant land—is Easter Island(复活节岛), which lies 1, 260 miles east of its nearest neighbor, Pitcairn 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. 【文章大意】文章介绍了Tristan da Cunha群岛的地理情况、名字的由来和隶属情况。 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 【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第一段第三句Discovered by the Portuguese admiral of the same name in 1506. . . 可知, 这个岛屿是以岛屿发现者的名字来命名的, 故选A。 2. Which of the following is most famous for moai? A. Tristan da Cunha. 　　　B. Pitcairn Island. C. Easter Island. D. St. Helena. 【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据第二段以及第三段第二句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. 可知复活节岛因摩艾最为出名, 故选C。 3. Which country does