The largest of these glaciers is the Aletsch in Switzerland which reaches a length of about 25 km.The longest glacier of the eastern Alps is the 8 km long Pasterze，at the foot of the GroBglockner.

　　The ice and snow of the alpine regions helped create the large rivers of today：the Rhine，Rhone，Danube and the Po.

　　1．From the first two paragraphs we know the Alps ______.

　　A．are about 260 km wide

　　B．stretch across the western part of Africa

　　C．are the youngest mountain system in the world

　　D．have the highest peak 4,807 meters above sea level

　　2．What does the underlined phrase “this material” in Para.3 refer to?

　　A．Sea water and rock.

　　B．Rock that was transformed.

　　C．Rock layers that were folded.

　　D．Limestone which was on the seabed.

　　3．It can be inferred from the passage that the Alps were formed ______.

　　A．before the Ice Age

　　B．during the Ice Age

　　C．because of seas' movement

　　D．because of glaciers' movement

　　4．From the passage we know Danube is ______.

　　A．a kind of rock

　　B．one of the Alps' famous peaks

　　C．the name of a river

　　D．one of the largest glaciers

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