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　The British Isles consists of two large islands: One is called Ireland and the other 36 . Britain, or Great Britain, is 37 of these two islands, and it is divided into three parts: Scotland, Wales and England.

　　The United Kingdom is that part of the British Isles ruled over by the Queen. It __38__ Scotland, Wales and England, that is, the whole of Britain, and also about one 39 of Ireland, the Northern part. The 40 of Ireland is self-governing. The 41 name of the United Kingdom is 42 “The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”.　43 is larger and richer than Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and has the largest 44 of the United Kingdom, so people often use the 45 “England” and “English” when they 46 　“Britain” and “British”. This sometimes makes the Scots and the Welsh a little 47 . The Scots in particular are very 48 of their separate nationality. The Welsh too do not regard 49 as English, and have a culture and even a 　50 of their own.

　　Ireland became part of the United Kingdom in 1801, but for forty years the “Irish 51 ” was the greatest headache of the United Kingdom. 52 , Ireland is divided into two: Northern Ireland still 　53 to the United Kingdom, and in 1922 the rest of Ireland broke away 54 an Irish Free State, later called Eire and now the Republic of Ireland.

　　The Republic of Ireland does not regard itself as part of Britain, and is not now even a supporter of the Commonwealth of Nations (英联邦). 55 the major Commonwealth countries it did not lift a finger to help British in the Second World War and now wants the whole of Ireland to be a republic.

　36. A. Britain　　 B. Wales　　　　 C. England　　　　　D. Scotland

　37. A. the larger　 B. larger　　　　 C. the largest　　　　 D.largest

　38. A. makes up　 B. consists of　　 C. is consisted of　　 D. makes up of

　39. A. sixes　　　 B. six　　　　　C.sixths　　　　　　 D. sixth

　40. A. smaller　　 B. rest　　　　　 C. larger　　　　　 D. island

　41. A. correct　　 B. true　　　　　 C. full　　　　　　　D. complete

　42. A. therefore　　 B. also　　　　　 C. likely　　　　　D. perhaps

　43. A. The UK　　 B. The British isles C. Great Britain　　 D. England

　44. A. colleges　　 B. population　　 C. officials　　　　 D. cities

　45. A. words　　　 B. names　　　　　 C. spellings　　　　D. pronunciations

　46. A. speak　　　 B. forget　　　　　C. call　　　　　　 D. write

　47. A. angry　　　 B. difficult　　　　　C. tired　　　　　D. lonely

　48. A. kind　　　 B. fond　　　　　　 C. full　　　　　　 D. proud

　49. A. it　　　　　 B. Wales　　　　　C. them　　　　　 D. themselves

　50. A. capital　　　B. history　　　　 C. language　　　　 D. programs

　51. A. Country　　B. Question　　　　 C. Disease　　　　 D. Republic

　52. A. At last　　　B. So　　　　　　　C. Meanwhile　　　 D. Also

　53. A. returns　　　B. belongs　　　　 C. gets　　　　　　 D. speaks

　54. A.found　　　B.find　　　　　　　C. to found　　　 D. to find

　55. A. Disliking　　 B. Like 　　　　　　 C. Dislike　　　　　 D. Unlike

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　　The British Isles

　　To the west and off the European Continent, there are thousands of islands on the continental shelf(大陆架)．They are generally called the British Isles．Of all these isles, the largest one is called Great Britain．For convenience’s sake, it is often shortened to Britain．Still further the west of Great Britain is the second largest island known as Ireland．The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland(U．K．)is made up of Great Britain, Northern Ireland, and a number of smaller islands around them．The total area of the country is some 240 000 square kilometers with a population of about 57 million．

　　Great Britain runs nearly 1000 kilometers from south to north and extends, at the widest part, about 500 kilometers from west to east．Its area is some 230 000 square kilometers．Great Britain is traditionally divided into three parts, or countries：England in the south, Scotland in the north, and Wales in the southwest．There are discernible(可辨别的)differences between them even now．

　　England is the largest and most developed of all the three．Its area, about 130 000 square kilometers, takes up nearly 60％ of the whole island．Its population is more than 46 million which makes up 85％ of the country’s whole population．The importance of England is so great in Britain that some foreigners just say “England” when they mean Britain．The same is true of the custom of speaking of the British people as the English who are the majority in the United Kingdom．

　　Scotland is the second largest both in area and population．It has an area of about 78 760 square kilometers, less than 30％ of the whole island and with a population of 5 million, less than one tenth of the whole population．

　　Wales is the smallest of the three both in area and population．In area,20 700 square kilometers, it makes up less than 9％ of the total area while its population, 2.7 million, does not exceed 5％ of the whole．

(1)

The British Isles is made up of ________．
[　　]
A．	the European Continent and Great Britain
B．	the U．K．and the Republic of Ireland
C．	England, Scotland and Wales
D．	thousands of islands to the west and off the European Continent

(2)

Which of the following figures shows the correct position of Great Britain?
[　　]
A．
B．
C．
D．

(3)

From the third paragraph we can infer that Great Britain has a population of about ________ million．
[　　]
A．	54
B．	46
C．	60
D．	57

(4)

Which of the following figures shows the correct area of Great Britain?________

(5)

Which of the following statements is TRUE?
[　　]
A．	England is five times larger than Wales in area．
B．	England is five times larger than Scotland in area．
C．	Scotland is five times larger than Wales in area．
D．	The UK is five times larger than Wales in area．

Britain and Ireland
　　The British Isles is made up of two large islands: One is called Ireland and the other __16 . Britain, or Great Britain, is the larger of these two islands, and it is17 into three parts: Scotland, Wales and England.
　　The United Kingdom is that 18  of the British Isles ruled over by the Queen. It is made up of Scotland, Wales and England, that is, the 19  of Britain, and also about one sixth of Ireland, the Northern part. The 20 of Ireland is self-governing. The 21 name of the United Kingdom is 22  “The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”.
　23 is larger and richer than Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and has the largest 24   of the United Kingdom, so people often use the 25 “England” and “English” when they 26  “Britain” and “British”. This sometimes makes the Scots and the Welsh a little 27 . The Scots in particular are very 28 of their separate nationality. The Welsh too do not regard   29 as English, and have a culture and even a   30 of their own.
　　Ireland became part of the United Kingdom in 1801, but for forty years the “Irish 31  ” was the greatest headache of the United Kingdom. 32 , Ireland is divided into two: Northern Ireland still 33 to the United Kingdom, and in 1922 the rest of Ireland   34  to found an Irish Free State, later called Eire and now the Republic of Ireland.
　　The Republic of Ireland does not regard itself as part of Britain, and is not now even a supporter of the Commonwealth of Nations (英联邦). Unlike the major Commonwealth countries it did not lift a finger to   35 British in the Second World War and now wants the whole of Ireland to be a republic.

Britain and Ireland

　　The British Isles is made up of two large islands: One is called Ireland and the other __16 . Britain, or Great Britain, is the larger of these two islands, and it is17 into three parts: Scotland, Wales and England.

　　The United Kingdom is that 18 of the British Isles ruled over by the Queen. It is made up of Scotland, Wales and England, that is, the 19 of Britain, and also about one sixth of Ireland, the Northern part. The 20 of Ireland is self-governing. The 21 name of the United Kingdom is 22 “The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”.

　23 is larger and richer than Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and has the largest 24 of the United Kingdom, so people often use the 25 “England” and “English” when they 26 “Britain” and “British”. This sometimes makes the Scots and the Welsh a little 27 . The Scots in particular are very 28 of their separate nationality. The Welsh too do not regard 29 as English, and have a culture and even a 30 of their own.

　　Ireland became part of the United Kingdom in 1801, but for forty years the “Irish 31 ” was the greatest headache of the United Kingdom. 32 , Ireland is divided into two: Northern Ireland still 33 to the United Kingdom, and in 1922 the rest of Ireland 34 to found an Irish Free State, later called Eire and now the Republic of Ireland.

　　The Republic of Ireland does not regard itself as part of Britain, and is not now even a supporter of the Commonwealth of Nations (英联邦). Unlike the major Commonwealth countries it did not lift a finger to 35 British in the Second World War and now wants the whole of Ireland to be a republic.

1.A. Wales B. Britain C. England D. Scotland

2.A. divided B. cut C. broken D. separated

3.A. piece B. island C. country D. part

4.A. south B. north C. part D. whole

5.A. smaller B. larger C. rest D. island

6.A. correct B. true C. full D. complete

7.A. also B. therefore C. likely D. perhaps

8.A. The UK B. The British isles C. Great Britain D. England

9.A. colleges B. officials C. cities D. population

10.A. words B. names C. spellings D. pronunciations

11.A. call B. forget C. speak D. write

12.A. angry B. difficult C. tired D. lonely

13.A. proud B. fond C. full D. kind

14. A. it B. Wales C. them D. themselves

15.A. capital B. language C. history D. programs

16.A. Country B. Question C. Disease D. Republic

17.A. At last B. So C. Meanwhile D. Also

18.A. returns B. belongs C. gets D. speaks

19.A. hoped B. refused C. broke away D. used

20.A. feel B. touch C. fight D. help

　　Did anyone find the names of “Great Britain”, “the United Kingdom”, “England” and “the British commonwealth” which have the same meaning? Strictly speaking, these names all refer to something different①. None of them are exactly the same as any of the others.

　　The British isles refer to the main islands and several thousand small ones as well, which you can see on the map②. Great Britain, or Britain, refers to the larger of the two main islands. But the word “Britain” is often used as a short form for the United Kingdom or you call it the UK .

　　Now as for England, it refers simply to the largest of the three countries on the island of Great Britain. The United Kingdom is the name of the state and the official name of the country, which many people popularly refer to England.

　　Finally, the Britain commonwealth is the usual name for what is left of the British Empire (帝国). This change shows the weakening of British Empire and the rising of the national liberation movements throughout the world today.

　　1. According to the passage, we know that ____ .

　　A. Great Britain has the same meaning as Britain

　　B. the United Kingdom has the same meaning as Britain or England

　　C. all the names in the first paragraph have the same meaning

　　D. all the names refer to England

　　2. It is clear that the British isles refer to ____ .

　　A. Britain, England and the UK.

　　B. the two main islands and thousands of small ones

　　C. three countries and several islands

　　D. Great Britain or the United Kingdom

　　3. Which of the following shows the right relationship (关系) between the British isles (BI), Britain (B) and England (E)?

　　A. B>BI>EB. BI>E>BC. E>B>BID. BI>B>E

　　4. If you want to write to someone in Edinburgh that lies in Scotland, you should write the address as ____ .

　　A. Edinburgh, England

　　B. Edinburgh, Great Britain

　　C. Scotland, Edinburgh, England

　　D. Great Britain, Scotland, Edinburgh

　 For new countries joining the European Union, and other ones getting used to their dark red passports, becoming “Europeans” is a bit like marrying into a large, eccentric(古怪的)family. Europeans have a lot in common but it is their difference, not their similarities, that attract the attention of sociologists(社会学家)and market researchers, and are more interesting.

　 ★ 35% of Germans live alone, but only 9%of Spaniards. Perhaps this explains why Spaniards lead Europe in the habit of going out for a drink.

　 ★The British attend more adult evening classes than anyone else in Europe, and the Belgians least. So it can’t just be the dark evenings. There are no figures on how many Britons go for a drink afterwards. If there were, they might be up at the top with Spain!

　 ★The British think black cats are lucky. Every other European country regards them unlucky.

　 ★The Dutch and Germans are greatest caravanners(活动房居住者), but the Germans like bigger beds in their caravans.

　 ★The French are the most athletic Europeans. Next come the Dutch. But the Belgians, just over the border, play fewest sports.

　 ★The Germans spend twice as much on heating as the Spaniards. Well, of course they do, it’s colder.

　 ★Dutch husbands do the household shopping a lot more often than Italians or Spaniards.

　 ★The French are the champion public transport commuters(经常往返者)of Europe. If you hate commuting, go and live in the Netherlands, where journeys to work are shorter than anywhere else.

　 ★The amount of direct eye-contact between strangers is three times greater among Spaniards than it is among the British or Swedes. Sharing a lift is torture for both the British and the Swedish.

　 ★No European countries really agree with any other about how to make good coffee. All of them are different.

　 There are exceptions(例外)to all these rules. Deal with them in the spirit of my 8-year-old daughter. “If you don’t understand each other’s language, you just laugh a lot, and eat, and point at things.”

1. We can know from this passage that____.

　 A. sociologists are most interested in the idea of European Union

　 B. most European countries are not willing to join the European Union

　 C. Europeans have more differences than similarities

　 D. trade opportunities exist in the cultural differences in the European Union

2. If you work or live in Belgium, you will____.

　 A. have to change your living places often

　 B. seldom see people playing sports

　 C. not get used to its cold weather

　 D. be invited to go for a drink frequently

3. What does the underlined sentence “Sharing a lift is torture for both the British and the Swedish.” mean?

　 A. The British and the Swedish care about their safety most.

　 B. The British and the Swedish like to appear gentle and smart.

　 C. The British and the Swedish hate to look at each other face to face.

　 D. The British and the Swedish enjoy a richer life than others

4. In the last paragraph, the author wants to express his idea that ____.

　 A. his daughter knows well how to understand foreigners in unfamiliar situations

　 B. Europeans actually share the same culture even if they have different languages

　 C. being a European, you will have no living trouble at all in the European Union

　 D. there are differences between European countries, but don’t take it too seriously

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