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As you are students of English, it’s very possible that you’ll be interested in England. That’s where the language was first spoken. But England is often called by other names. This often confuses people and I wonder if you know what these names mean. So, now I would like to tell you about this matter of names. I believe that you have heard people use the names—England, Britain or Great Britain. Let’s see what each of these names means.

If you look at a map of Europe, you’ll see a group of islands--one larger island off the northwest coast, one smaller and many tiny ones. These make up what is called the British Isles. The largest island of the British Isles is Britain. It is also called Great Britain. The smaller island is Ireland.

Britain is divided into three parts: Scotland, Wales and England. But sometimes the word “England” is used instead of “Britain”. Why so?

In ancient times, what is Britain now used to be three different countries. People in these different countries spoke different languages. Over many years the three countries became one. England is the largest and richest of the three and it has the most people. So the English people take it for granted that their own name stands for the whole island.

There’s another thing that confuses people: sometimes you may hear people say “the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”. That is the official name of the country. Northern Ireland is only one sixth of the island of Ireland. The rest of the island is an independent state, called the Republic of Ireland. So we have the names of “England”, “Britain”, “Great Britain”, and “the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”. Now do you know what each of them means?

1.English was first spoken in ____.

A.Britain            B.England           C.Great Britain       D.Ireland

2.According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

A.Wales is the richest of the three.

B.Scotland is the largest of the three.

C.Sometimes England is used instead of Britain.

D.Britain is the only name of the largest island of British Isles.

3.The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is _____.

A.part of Britain

B.part of British Isles

C.the official name of the whole country

D.the largest country of all mentioned in the passage

4.Which of the following is the best title?

A.Students of English

B.Different Names of England

C.Different Languages Spoken in England

D.The Republic of Ireland

 

【答案】

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.B

【解析】

试题分析:本文主要介绍了与英国有关的名称的话题。

1.B 细节题。根据第一段1,2行As you are students of English, it’s very possible that you’ll be interested in England. That’s where the language was first spoken.说明B正确。

2.C 细节题。根据文章第三段Britain is divided into three parts: Scotland, Wales and England. But sometimes the word “England” is used instead of “Britain”说明C正确。

3.C 细节题。根据文章最后一段1,2行There’s another thing that confuses people: sometimes you may hear people say “the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”. That is the official name of the country.说明C正确。

4.B 主旨大意题。根据文章主题段第一段的后三行So, now I would like to tell you about this matter of names. I believe that you have heard people use the names—England, Britain or Great Britain. Let’s see what each of these names means.说明本文主要介绍与英国有关的名称的话题,故B正确。

考点:考查文化类短文阅读

点评:本文细节题居多,答题时在文章找到对应的地方,用笔进行标记,这有利于后期有时间检查时可以立刻找到答案的位置。仔细理解作者所讲的意思,再结合选项,通过排除法和自己对全文的把握,选出正确答案。

 

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2.In Paragraph 2, the writer implies that______

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3.According to the last paragraph, when we're in trouble, we _______.

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