1、C6 历史地理类【英语卷（解析）2015届云南省玉溪一中高三上学期第一次月考（201409）】ATo 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 “Nos”.T
2、here is no pollution, for instance, No dogs are permitted in Reykjavik, the capital. There is no television on Thursdays or during the entire month of July, and only three hours of black-and-white TV the rest of the time. There is no hard liquor(烈酒) on Wednesdays and no beer at any time. There is no
3、 handguns; only one jail of thirty-five cells（狱室）in the entire 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 for anything. There are no large stores open on Saturdays or Sundays. Since Iceland is situated just under the
4、Arctic Circle, there is no darkness in summer and no daylight in winter. But thanks to Culf Stream, the climate is rather mild, with temperatures ranging from 34 degrees to 52 degrees in July.The rules on television liquor and guns are the result of government decisions. But the absence of pollution
5、 is due in great part to the fact that Iceland gets its power from the enormous geyser and the thousands of hot springs 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 demo
6、cratic 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 composed their first books in the ninth and tenth centuries AD. These works were poems and tales about the
7、 kings, heroes, and heroines of Iceland and Norway. At first, the stories were memorized and passed from generation to generation. They were finally written down between1140 and 1220. The Icelanders have never stopped writing ever since. “Rather shoeless than bookless,” they proudly say.21. American
8、 visitors enjoy visiting Iceland probably because_.A. no dogs are permitted in the capital B. the police do not carry handgunsC. the climate is rather mild D. it is very different from America22. The following statements are true EXCEPT_. A. there are no soldiers in Iceland B. the Icelanders dont dr
9、ink beer C. there is no tip of any kind D. there are no crimes in Iceland23. There is no pollution in Iceland mainly because_. A. Iceland uses only 3 percent of all its available power B. the Icelanders use hot water from the ground below as their energy C. it is located just under the Arctic Circle
10、 D. it is a democratic independent country24. “Rather shoeless than bookless” means_. A. they prefer not to have shoe or books B. they would rather have shoes on than write books C. they prefer travelling to reading D. they regard books more important than shoes. 【答案】【知识点】C6 历史地理类 【文章综述】本文主要讲述冰岛没有被污
11、染的原因以及冰岛人所喜爱的生活。【答案解析】21. D。解析：细节题，根据第一段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.可知选D。22. D。解析：细节题，根据第二段There is no hard liquor(烈酒) on Wednesdays and no beer at any time可判断D不符合题干；根据第三段的There i
12、s no army, air force or navy. There is no tipping for anything判断A和C不符合题干，故选D。23. B。解析：细节题。根据第四段But the absence of pollution is due in great part to the fact that Iceland gets its power from the enormous geyser and the thousands of hot springs that come out of the ground可知选B。24. D。解析：推断题。根据最后全段内容，特别是They were finally written down between1140 and 1220. The Icelanders have never stopped writing ever since可知冰岛人更喜欢书籍，故选D。
