TristandaCunhaa38-square-mileislandisthefarthestinhabitedislandintheworldaccordingtotheGuinnessBookofRecords.Itis1510milessouthwestofitsnearestneighborSt.Helenaand1950mile

Question

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 510miles southwest of its nearest neighbor St. Helena and 1 950miles west of Africa. Discovered by the Portuguese admiral （葡萄牙海军上将） 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 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 5 ^th 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 1772 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 on street a small airport and a few hours of television per day.

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

2 ． Which of the following is most famous for moai ?

A ． Tristan da Cunha.                                B ． Pitcairn Island.

C ． Easter Island.                                            D ． St. Helena.

3 ． Which country does Easter Island belong?

A ． Britain.                   B ． Holland.            C ． Portugal.         D ． Chile.

Answer 1

1 ． A      2 ． C           3 ． D