Para 5 e. The end

Para 6 f. Leif's voyage

Task 2: Reading comprehension exercises:

1). Who arrived in America first?

A. Zhenghe---one famous Chinese sailor B. Ancient Greeks

C. Christopher Columbus D. Vikings

2) Why did Eric the Red return to Iceland?

　A. Because he persuaded some people to go with him to Greenland.

　B. Because he committed a murder.

　C. Because he told people there about Greenland.

　D. Because he discovered people could live in the place where he landed and

　 wanted to persuade people to go back with him to Greenland

3) Which of the following statements is true?

　A. We know about the Vikings through the first records we have of Europeans sailing to the Americas

　B. Eric the Red's son Leif alone discovered Newfoundland.

　C. Biarni never made it to Greenland.

　D. The Vikings were a group of people who controlled the seas and coasts of Europe.

4) Put the following events in time order.

a. Eric told people about Greenland. b. Eric left Iceland and set sail west.

　c. 10,000 Vikings lived in Iceland. d. Leif discovered Newfoundland.

　e. 14 ships arrived at Greenland. f . Eric returned to Iceland.

A. ABCEDF B. BCDAEF C. CBFAED D.CDFAEB

5) What do you think is the title of this passage?

A. Vikings B. Who Discovered America

C. Viking Voyages to America D. Eric the Red and Leif

(四) 当堂检测

★ Complete the passage with the missing words according to the text.

The Vikings made (1) ______ to America long (2) _______ Columbus ever set sail. In 982,