Greenland is the largest island in the world. It is in the north of Europe（欧洲）. Near Greenland is another island. It is small. It is named Iceland. Do you think that Greenland is green and warm? Do you think that Iceland is white with ice?

　　If you do, you are wrong. Not many people live on the big island of Greenland. That is because Greenland is not green. It's white. Most of the island is covered with lots of ice. The ice covering Greenland is higher than the world's tall building. What about Iceland? Is it colder than Greenland? No, it isn't. Iceland has ice, but not so much as Greenland. Iceland has a lot of springs（泉）. They give out hot water and steam（水蒸气）. The weather is not so cold as Greenland. And there are a lot of people living on it.

Choose the best answer.

(1) Greenland is the ________ island in the world.

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A．greenest	B．smallest
C．biggest	D．warmest

(2) From the story we know that ________ people live on Greenland.

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A．a lot of	B．few
C．a few	D．a little

(3) Most of the Greenland is covered with ________.

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A．trees	B．water
C．tall buildings	D．ice

(4) There are a lot of springs ________.

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A．on Greenland	B．on Iceland
C．in your hometown	D．in the city

(5) Which is wrong?

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A．Iceland is not so large as Greenland.

B．It is warmer on Greenland than on Iceland.

C．There is much more ice on Greenland than on Iceland.

D．Greenland is covered with ice.

Greenland is the largest island in the world. It is in the north of Europe Near Greenland is another island. It is small. It’s named Iceland. Do you think that Greenland is green and warm? Do you think that Iceland is white with ice?

If you do, you are wrong. Not many people live on the big island of Greenland. There are more people in your hometown than in all of Greenland. That is because Greenland is not green. Greenland is white. Most of the island is covered with lots of ice. The ice covering Greenland is higher than the world’s tall building. What about Iceland? Is it colder than Greenland? No, it isn’t. Iceland has ice, but not so much as Greenland. Iceland has a lot of springs. They give out hot water and steam. The climate is not as cold as Greenland. And there are a lot more people who live on Iceland.

（   ）46.Greenland is the ______ island in the world.

A. greenest         B. smallest        C. biggest            D. warmest

（   ）47. From the story we know that ______ people live on Greenland.

A. a lot               B. few              C. a few              D. a little

（   ）48.Most of the Greenland is covered with ______.

A. trees               B. water            C. tall buildings      D. ice

（   ）49.There are a lot of springs ______.

A. on Greenland   B. on Iceland     C. in the city         D. in your hometown

（   ）50.Which is right?

A. Greenland is as large as Iceland.  B. It is warmer on Greenland than on Iceland.

C. There is much more ice on Greenland than on Iceland.

D. Greenland is a green, warm, beautiful island.

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