Greenland is the largest in the world． It covers over 2,000,000square kilometers．Most of it lies inside the Arctic Circle, and a huge sheet of ice covers 85％of it．Imagine that a map of Greenland is on top of Europe．Greenland stretches（延伸）from London to the middle of the Sahara Desert．The ice sheet is more than 1．6 kilometers thick, and it never melts（溶化）．

Along the sea coast, mountains rise from the sea．There are a few low trees in the southwest, but no forests．Snow covers everything in winter, but in summer very low plants cover the ground between the sea and the ice sheet．Norwegians were the first Europeans to see the island in 875 A．D．, but no one visited it until 982．Three years later a few Norwegians went to live there．In 1261, the people in Greenland decided to join Norway．Norway and Denmark united in 1380．This union ended in 1814, and Greenland stayed with Denmark．Greenland is fifty times larger than Denmark, but it is still a part of this small country．

1．As you study a globe, you may notice that Greenland      ．

A．mostly lies within the Arctic Circle

B．is connected with Denmark and Norway

C．lies just on top of Europe

D．stretches from London to the Sahara Desert

2．What will you probably see when you come to the southwest of Greenland in summer?

  A．Low trees in the mountains

  B．Nothing but ice sheet everywhere

  C．Very low plants along the seaside

D．Snow covers the top of the mountain．

3．How long did Greenland stay with Norway?

       A．About 120 years                           B．About 400 years     

C．About 550 years                          D．About 500 years

4．Which of the following is NOT true?

       A．Greenland now belongs to Denmark     

B．Denmark is much smaller than Greenland

    C．Norway and Denmark didn’t unite until 1380

D．Norway and Denmark have been one country since 1380

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　　　Marco Polo was a Venetian traveller, whose accounts of his journey across the world from Venice to China and back, make one of the greatest books of all his time．

　Marco Polo was born either at Venice, or perhaps at Korcula, a place on an island off Dalmatian coast in 1254． His father, Niccolo Polo, and his father's brother, Matteo set out in 1261, on a long trading journey which led them to the court of Kublai, the Great Khan, who ruled over China． After seven years they returned to Italy．

　Two years passed before the brothers decided to start again on their travels, and this time, they took with them Niccolo'c son Marco, then 17 years old． They trvelled to Acre and from there rode overland to Hormuz on the Persian Gulf． From there they turned northward and made their way through Persia to Balkh, and Khotan． From there they passed near Lop Nor, crossed the Gobi Desert and entered China by way of Su—chou． At length, in 1275, after a journey lasting three years, they introduced themselves to Kublai Khan at his summer palace at Shangtu．

　　　Marco records that he made rapid progress in the Great Khan's favour． He studied the Mongol language and the emperor asked him to look after the travelling groups made up of foreign visitors from different parts of the world and show them around his kingdom． He became skilful(娴熟)and clever at business． Marco made careful notes of his journey, the state of the cities, the customs (风俗)of the people, and the kinds of crops and other products． After 17 years travelling in the service of the Khan, Marco, together with his father and uncle, returned to Venice． The journey took them 3 years and they arrived in 1295．

1． Marco Polo was born perhaps______________．

[　　]

A． on an island

B． on the coast of Dalmatian

C． in Persian Gulf

D． in Gobi Desert

2． Which of the following is true according to the article?

[　　]

Marco Polo first travelled to China in about_______, arrived at the emperor's summer palace in _____and left China for Venice in _________．

A． 1275;1278;1292

B． 1268;1275;1295

C． 1270;1275;1293

D． 1270;1278;1295

3． What's Marco Polo's main achievement according to the article?[　　]

A． His journey to China, his careful notes of his business in China and his rapid progress in the Great Khan's favour．

B． His journey to and from China, his success in business in China and his account of what happened in China．

C． His journey to China and his account of Mongol language, Mongolian crops and the people．

D． His journey to and from China and his account of the Mongolian empire, its people and ther customs, and its geography．

4． In this article, “rode overland”means“________”．

[　　]

A． went to a place named ‘Overland’on horseback

B． made a long journey across land on horseback

C． made a long journey without a rest

D． travelled to a place across a piece of land

5． Which of the following routes is correct according to the article?

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    Marco Polo was a Venetian traveler, whose accounts of his journey across the world from Venice to China and　　 back, made one of the greatest books of all his time.Marco Polo was born either at Venice, or perhaps at Korcula, a place on an island off Dalmatian coast in 1254. His father, Niccolo Polo, and his father's brother,Matteo set out in 1261, on a long trading journey which led them to the court of Kublai, the Great Khan, who ruled over　　 China. After seven years they returned to Italy.Two years　　 passed before the brothers decided to start again on　　 their travels, and this time, they took with them Niccolo'c son Marco, then 17 years old. They traveled to Acre and from there rode overland to Hormuz on the Persian Gulf. From there they turned northward and made their way through Persia to Balkh, and Khotan. From there they passed near Lop Nor, crossed the Gobi Desert and entered China by way　　 of Suchou. At length, in 1275, after a journey lasting three years, they introduced themselves to Kublai Khan at his summer palace at　　 Shangtu.

    Marco recorded that he made rapid progress in the great Khan's favor. He studied the Mongol language and the emperor asked him to look after the travelling groups made up of foreign visitors from different parts of the world and show them around his kingdom. He became skillful (娴熟) and clever at business.Marco made careful notes of his journey, the states of the cities, the customs (风俗) of the people, and the kinds of crops and other products. After 17 years travelling in the　　 service of the Khan, Marco, together with his father　　 and uncle, returned to Venice. The journey took them 3 years and they arrived in 1295.

1. Marco Polo was born perhaps _______________.　　　　　　 ［　　］ 　　A. on an island　　　　   B. on the coast of Dalmatian 　　C. in Persian Gulf　　　　D. in Gobi Desert 2. Which of the following is true according to the article?    Marco Polo first traveled to China in about __________, arrived    at the emperor's summer palace in  _______ and left China  for Venice    in ___________.　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ 　　A. 1275; 1278; 1292　　  B. 1268; 1275; 1295 　　C. 1270; 1275; 1293　　  D. 1270; 1278; 1295 3. What's Marco Polo's main achievement according to the article? 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　A. His journey to China, his careful notes of his business in 　　   China and his rapid progress in the Great Khan's favor. 　　B. His journey to and from China, his success in business in 　　   China and his account of what happened in China. 　　C. His journey to China and his account of Mongol language, 　　   Mongolian crops and the people. 　　D. His journey to and from China and his account of the Mongolian 　　   empire, its people and their customs, and its geography. 4. In this article, "rode overland" means "_____________ ".［　　］ 　　A. went to a place named 'Overland" on horseback 　　B. made a long journey across land on horseback
　　C. made a long journey without a rest
　　D. traveled to a place across a piece of land