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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 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, bout 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.several thousands of islands to the west and off the European Continent?
2.Which of the following figures shows the correct position of Great Britain??
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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 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.The UK is six times larger than Wales in area.
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| 完形填空 Can you really make out the difference between British Isles, Britain, United Kingdom and England? These terms are familiar to us, but meanwhile ____1_____to us Chinese. The British Isles are made up of two large ____2____: One is Britain and the other Ireland. Britain, or Great Britain, is the ____3____of the two islands, which is ___ 4_____ into three parts: England, Scotland and Wale.The United Kingdom (UK) is short for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. UK ____5___ Scotland, Wales and England ( i.e. the whole of Britain), and also about one-sixth of Ireland, the northern part. The ____6____ of Ireland called the Republic of Ireland is another country. England is the largest of the four, and generally speaking, the richest section. Its capital is London, ____7____ is also the capital of the UK. London lies on the River Thames. Much of England is rather flat, although there are ____8____ in the northeast and in the center of the country. English people tend to use the ____9____ "England" and "English" when they mean "Britain" and "British". This sometimes upsets the Welsh and the Scots as they are not included. "Why don't they use 'Walsh' or '____10___' ?" they may wonder. London is beautiful. Today, you cannot deny the beauty, myth, and wonder of the River Thames, which has good ____11____. However,in the nineteenth century, in some books, the Thames was ____12____ as a grey, dirty, smutty, sooty, smoky river. These were not only existing in nineteenth century. It had ____13____ been like this for centuries,never clear. At that time, many ordinary people were ___14 to cholera. This was the ____15____ disease of its day. Neither its cause nor its cure was understood. No one knew the disease just came from the ___16 water. So many thousands of ___17___ people died every time there was an(a) ___18 . Disasters like these always remain us unforgettable lessons. Now you know England is of course different from the UK. At present, the UK played an important part in the ____19____affairs. It is a member state of the United Nations, ____20____ the European Union and NATO. "The UN, the UK and the US often go hand in hand in the world," people joke. Do you think so? | ||||
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The British isles is made up of two large islands: One is called Ireland and the other __1__. Britain, or Great Britain, is the larger of these two islands, and it is __2__ into three parts: Scotland, Wales and England.
The United Kingdom is that __3__ of the British isles ruled over by the Queen. It is made up of Scotland, Wales and England, that is, the __4__ of Britain, and also about one sixth of Ireland, the Northern part. The __5__ of Ireland is self governing(治理). The __6__ name of the United Kingdom is __7__ “The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”．
__8__ is larger and richer than Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and has the most __9__ of the United Kingdom, so people often use the __10__ “England” and “English” when they __11__ “Britain” and “British”. This sometimes makes the Scots and the Welsh a little __12__. The Scots in particular are very __13__ of their separate nationality(民族). The Welsh too do not regard __14__ as English, and have a culture and even a __15__ of their own.
Ireland became part of the United Kingdom in 1801, but for forty years the “Irish __16__ ” was the greatest headache of the United Kingdom. __17__， Ireland is divided into two: Northern Ireland still __18__ to the United Kingdom, and in 1922 the rest of Ireland __19__ 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 __20__ 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. programmes
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
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The British isles refer to the main islands and several thousand small ones as well, which you can see on the map②.
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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 ____ .
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3. Which of the following shows the right relationship (关系) between the British isles (BI), Britain (B) and England (E)?
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