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阅读理解 　　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．

Answer 1

答案：1．D;2．B;3．A;4．D;5．A;
解析：

(1)	理解文章的第一、二句是解题的关键。
(2)	从第二段的第三句可推断出答案。
(3)	总数的85％是46 million，可推算出答案。?
(4)	Scotland面积占不到总面积的30％，可推算出答案。
(5)	England的面积是130 000 square kilometers，而Wales的面积是20 700 square kilometers。