Greenland is the largest island in the world．It covers over 2，000，000 square kilometers．Most of the island lies inside the Arctic Circle（北极圈），and a huge sheet（片）of icecovers 85％ of its area．
Along the sea mountains rising from the sea，there are a few low trees in the southwest，but no forests．In winter snow covers everything，but in summer very low plants cover the ground between the sea and the ice sheet．Norwegians（挪威人）were the first Europeans to see the island in AD 875，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 part of this small country．
When you study a map of the world，you may notice that Greenland________．

A．is the largest country in Europe

B．lies just on top of Europe

C．is connected with Denmark and Norway

D．mostly lies within the Arctic Circle

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

A．Forests of very low trees．

B．Nothing but ice sheet everywhere．

C．Very low plants along the seaside．

D．Snow that covers everything there．

When did Europeans begin to live in Greenland？

A．In AD 875．

B．In AD 982．

C．In AD 1261．

D．In AD 985．

How long did Greenland stay with Norway？

A．About 120 years．

B．About 400 years．

C．About 550 years．

D．About 500 years．

Which of the following is NOT right？

A．Greenland now belongs to Denmark．

B．Norway and Denmark have been one country since 1380．

C．Norway and Denmark didn’t unite until 1380．

D．The area of Denmark is one fifty－first of that of Greenland．

A