高考英语作文素材：介绍冰岛的(Introduction to Iceland)作文素材
<p> 介绍冰岛的(<span word="Introduction">Introduction</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Iceland">Iceland</span>)</p><p> <span word="Iceland">Iceland</span>‘<span word="s">s</span> <span word="stark">stark</span>, <span word="pristine">pristine</span> <span word="scenery">scenery</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="shaped">shaped</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ice">ice</span>: <span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 200 <span word="volcanoes">volcanoes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="numerous">numerous</span> <span word="glaciers">glaciers</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>‘<span word="s">s</span> <span word="landscape">landscape</span>. <span word="It">It</span>‘<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="frozen">frozen</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="that">that</span>‘<span word="s">s</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="letting">letting</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="steam">steam</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="U">U</span>-<span word="shaped">shaped</span> <span word="valleys">valleys</span>, <span word="jagged">jagged</span> <span word="lava">lava</span> <span word="fields">fields</span>, <span word="monstrous">monstrous</span> <span word="icecaps">icecaps</span>, <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="springs">springs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="geysers">geysers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="carved">carved</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rugged">rugged</span>, <span word="bizarre">bizarre</span> <span word="landscape">landscape</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="won">won</span>‘<span word="t">t</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="anywhere">anywhere</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>‘<span word="t">t</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fortitude">fortitude</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Viking">Viking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="Iceland">Iceland</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="extremes">extremes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="relative">relative</span> <span word="comfort">comfort</span>. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="trip">trip</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="swam">swam</span> <span word="outdoors">outdoors</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="naturally">naturally</span> <span word="heated">heated</span> <span word="pool">pool</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="yards">yards</span>/<span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="glacier">glacier</span>.</p><p> <span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="relative">relative</span> <span word="isolation">isolation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="untillable">untillable</span> <span word="terrain">terrain</span>, <span word="Iceland">Iceland</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="standards">standards</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> (<span word="with">with</span> <span word="sky">sky</span>-<span word="high">high</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="match">match</span>). <span word="Tourists">Tourists</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="flock">flock</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1990<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="realizing">realizing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span>‘<span word="s">s</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="destination">destination</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="layover">layover</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="connecting">connecting</span> <span word="Icelandair">Icelandair</span> <span word="flights">flights</span>.</p><p> <span word="Icelanders">Icelanders</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="islanders">islanders</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="confident">confident</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reserved">reserved</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ice">ice</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="friendliest">friendliest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="they">they</span>, <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="extremes">extremes</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="weeknights">weeknights</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Reykjavik">Reykjavik</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="sedate">sedate</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wee">wee</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weekends">weekends</span> (<span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="nights">nights</span>) <span word="can">can</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="downright">downright</span> <span word="raucous">raucous</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="stylishly">stylishly</span> <span word="dressed">dressed</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="observe">observe</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rowdy">rowdy</span> <span word="party">party</span>-<span word="on">on</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="ritual">ritual</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="runtur">runtur</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="circuit">circuit</span>.</p>
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