题目内容
20.To the west and off the European Continent,there are several 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 the convenience's sake,it is often shortened to Britain.Still to 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 240,000square kilometers with a population of about 57million.Great Britain runs nearly 1,000kilometers from south to north and extends,at the widest part,about 500kilometers from west to east.Its area is some 230,000square 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 130,000square kilometers,takes up nearly 60% of the whole island.Its population is more than 46million 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 78,760square kilometers,less than 30% of the whole island,with a population of 5million,less than one-tenth of the whole population.
Wales is the smallest of the three both in area and population.In area,20,700square kilometers,makes up less than 9% while its population,2.7million,does not exceed(超过) 5% of the whole.
1.The British Isles is made up ofD.
A.the European Continent and Great Britain
B.the U.K.and the Republic of Ireland
C.England,Scotland and Wales
D.several thousands of islands to the west and off the European Continent
2.From the third paragraph we can infer that Great Britain has a population of aboutA million.
A.54
B.46
C.60
D.57
3.Which of the following statements is TRUE?A
A.England is six times larger than Wales in area.
B.England is six times larger than Scotland in area.
C.Scotland is six times larger than Wales in area.
D.Great Britain is six times larger than Wales in area.
分析 本文是一篇新闻报道类阅读.文章主要介绍了England的有关情况,简单介绍了人口和地区大小.
解答 1-3 DAA
1.D.细节理解题.根据"To the west and off the European Continent,there are several thousands of islands on the continental shelf(大陆架).They are generally called the British Isles."可知不列颠群岛是由西部和欧洲大陆的很多岛屿组成的.故选D.
2.A.推理判断题.根据"Its population is more than 46million which makes up 85% of the country's whole population."可知46÷85%≈54,所以总人口有54million.故选A.
3.A.推理判断题.根据"England is the largest and most developed of all the three.Its area,about 130,000square kilometers,takes up nearly 60% of the whole island."和"Wales is the smallest of the three both in area and population.In area,20,700square kilometers,"可知英国是威尔士地区的六倍大.故选A.
点评 本文是一篇新闻报道类阅读.此类题型主要考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力.细节理解题是针对文中某个细节、某句话或某部分具体内容设置问题,所以在做细节理解题时要结合原文和提干有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,再结合选项选出正确答案.在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要联系上下文根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.
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