单选题：回答题：Caribbean Islands What would you see if you took acruise

回答题：
Caribbean Islands
What would you see if you took acruise to the Caribbean Islands? Palm trees and coconuts (椰子) ?White beaches andclear, blue ocean? Colorful corals (珊瑚) and even morecolorful fishes and birds?
You bet. There are thousands ofislands in the Caribbean SeA．They are famous for their warm, tropical climateand great natural beauty.
The Caribbean Islands form achain that separates the Caribbean Sea from the rest of Atlantic Ocean. Some ofthe islands were formed by the eruption (爆发) of ancient volcanoes (火山) (46)
The Caribbean Islands are known by several names. (47) The explorerChristopher Columbus called the islands the Indies in 1492 because he thoughthe was near the coast of IndiA．Later, Spain and France called the islands the Antilles.There are four large islands in the Caribbean SeA．(48) These fourislands are often called the Greater Antilles Together, they account for about90 percent of the land area of the Caribbean Islands.
The rest of the Caribbean Islandsare much smaller. Some of these islands are no more than tiny slivers (小片) of exposed coral. Youcan see why pirates (海盗) such as the famous Blackbeardsailed these waters. (49)
The weather of the Caribbean Sea is almostalways warm and sunny. Sandy beaches line the coasts of many islands. This iswhy millions of tourists visit the islands each year. (50)
A．But life on the CaribbeanIslands is not always painful.
B．The earliest name used byEuropeans is the Indies, later changed to the West Indies.
C．Others are low-lying coralislands that gradually rose from the ocean.
D．They are Cuba, Puerto Rico,Jamaica, and HispaniolA．
E. Many tourists arrive on cruiseships.
F. There are countless smallislands to bury treasure or hide on.
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