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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．

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I spent two months with an American family last year when I studied in America. It is said，“The best house is in the USA, the best wife is in Japan, and the best food is in China．” So I took 16 and pleasure to 17?_“the best food” for my American family．Each day，regardless of my poor skill of cooking，I performed（表演）my play in 18_ way：changing the dishes’ color，the meat’s type or the soup’s style（风味）．Thus，my American friends could discover the19_of eating Chinese food． Because of my“ 20_” job，I was often rewarded（奖励）by their21_of appreciation （感激）such as “very tasty”，“excellent”, etc．

　 But the joke was here: yesterday , I cooked Sichuan－style22_for dinner．I was23_at my achievement（成就）．

　 When all the family members arrived at the table，they first looked24_at the fish，then looked at me．“Why do all the fish have their25_？” they asked，“It’s horrible！”

　 Horrible or beautiful？I don’t know．But I 26_know that fish heads are delicious. The 27_is the best part of fish；in 28_only the respectable（受敬重的）guest can have the special 29_of enjoying it．

　 Another 30_thing is：the American friends often said to me“31_”as they 32_fruits or other things．According to Chinese tradition（传统），I would simply smile in answer to their kindness 33_actually helping myself to any of the food．34_，I said “help yourself” to them whenever I brought home fruits．Dear me，no matter how much or how often I brought home food，as long as it was nice to their taste，they35_hesitated（犹豫）to use their hands to “help themselves” until all was finished．

16． A． worry　　　　　 B. attention　　　　 C. delight　　　 D. pride(自豪)

17． A． buy　　　　　　 B. fetch　　　　　　 C. cook　　　　　 D. leave

18． A． their　　　　　 B. a new　　　　　　 C. the same　　　 D. a simple

19． A． way　　　　　　 B. joy　　　　　　　 C. trouble　　　 D. importance

20． A． hard　　　　　　 B. daily　　　　　　 C. good　　　　　 D. new

21． A． expressions　　 B. sentence 　　 C． doing　　　　 D. smile

22． A． meat　　　　　　 B. fish　　　　　　 C. soup　　　　　 D. egg　　　

23． A． praised　　　　 B. pleased　　　　　 C. bad　　　　　 D. surprise

24． A． pleasedly　　　 B. excitedly　　　　 C. surprisedly　 D. worriedly

25． A． bones　　　　　 B. flesh(肉)　　　　 C. tails　　　　 D. heads

26． A． do　　　　　　　 B. will　　　　　　 C. want to　　　 D. should

27． A． tail　　　　　　 B. head　　　　　　 C. soup　　　　　 D. flesh

28． A． fact　　　　　　 B. China　　　　　　 C. USA　　　　　 D. the West

29． A． honour　　　　　 B. seat　　　　　　 C. table　　　　 D. plate

30． A． real　　　　　　 B. exciting　　　　 C. interesting　 D. easy

31． A． please help us　　　　　　　　　　　 B. excuse me

　　　 C． help yourself　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. eat them please

32． A． brought home　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. wanted

　　　 C． were buying　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. were eating

33． A． not　　　　　　 B. but not　　　　　 C. without　　　 D. nor

34． A． At last　　　　 B. Above all　　　　 C. After all　　 D. In return

35． A． usually　　　　　 B. often　　　　　　 C. never　　　　 D. had

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I spent two months with an American family last year when I studied in America. It is said，“The best house is in the USA, the best wife is in Japan, and the best food is in China．” So I took 16 and pleasure to 17?_“the best food” for my American family．Each day，regardless of my poor skill of cooking，I performed（表演）my play in 18_ way：changing the dishes’ color，the meat’s type or the soup’s style（风味）．Thus，my American friends could discover the19_of eating Chinese food． Because of my“ 20_” job，I was often rewarded（奖励）by their21_of appreciation （感激）such as “very tasty”，“excellent”, etc．

　 But the joke was here: yesterday , I cooked Sichuan－style22_for dinner．I was23_at my achievement（成就）．

　 When all the family members arrived at the table，they first looked24_at the fish，then looked at me．“Why do all the fish have their25_？” they asked，“It’s horrible！”

　 Horrible or beautiful？I don’t know．But I 26_know that fish heads are delicious. The 27_is the best part of fish；in 28_only the respectable（受敬重的）guest can have the special 29_of enjoying it．

　 Another 30_thing is：the American friends often said to me“31_”as they 32_fruits or other things．According to Chinese tradition（传统），I would simply smile in answer to their kindness 33_actually helping myself to any of the food．34_，I said “help yourself” to them whenever I brought home fruits．Dear me，no matter how much or how often I brought home food，as long as it was nice to their taste，they35_hesitated（犹豫）to use their hands to “help themselves” until all was finished．

16． A． worry　　　　　 B. attention　　　　 C. delight　　　 D. pride(自豪)

17． A． buy　　　　　　 B. fetch　　　　　　 C. cook　　　　　 D. leave

18． A． their　　　　　 B. a new　　　　　　 C. the same　　　 D. a simple

19． A． way　　　　　　 B. joy　　　　　　　 C. trouble　　　 D. importance

20． A． hard　　　　　　 B. daily　　　　　　 C. good　　　　　 D. new

21． A． expressions　　 B. sentence 　　 C． doing　　　　 D. smile

22． A． meat　　　　　　 B. fish　　　　　　 C. soup　　　　　 D. egg　　　

23． A． praised　　　　 B. pleased　　　　　 C. bad　　　　　 D. surprise

24． A． pleasedly　　　 B. excitedly　　　　 C. surprisedly　 D. worriedly

25． A． bones　　　　　 B. flesh(肉)　　　　 C. tails　　　　 D. heads

26． A． do　　　　　　　 B. will　　　　　　 C. want to　　　 D. should

27． A． tail　　　　　　 B. head　　　　　　 C. soup　　　　　 D. flesh

28． A． fact　　　　　　 B. China　　　　　　 C. USA　　　　　 D. the West

29． A． honour　　　　　 B. seat　　　　　　 C. table　　　　 D. plate

30． A． real　　　　　　 B. exciting　　　　 C. interesting　 D. easy

31． A． please help us　　　　　　　　　　　 B. excuse me

　　　 C． help yourself　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. eat them please

32． A． brought home　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. wanted

　　　 C． were buying　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. were eating

33． A． not　　　　　　 B. but not　　　　　 C. without　　　 D. nor

34． A． At last　　　　 B. Above all　　　　 C. After all　　 D. In return

35． A． usually　　　　　 B. often　　　　　　 C. never　　　　 D. had

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　　At the beginning of the century there was a big farm called Hollywood Ranch. It was near Los Angeles in California. A few years later Hollywood was one of the famous places in the world. From the 1910s to the 1950s Hollywood was the film center of the world. Every family knew the names of its film stars--Charlie Chaplin, Grela Garbo, Bergman and hundreds more.

　　The reason why people went to Hollywood to make films was the sun. At first people made films in New York on the east coast of the United States. But then they heard about Los Angeles where there are 350 days of sun every year. As they made all the films by sunlight, the west coast was a much better place to work. Also near Hollywood you can find mountains and sea and desert. They did not have to travel far to make any kind of film.

　　When TV became popular, Hollywood started making films for television. Then in the 1970s they discovered people still went to the cinema to see big expensive films. After twenty years they are still making films in Hollywood and people watch them all over the world.

(1)Hollywood used to be a ________.

[　　]

A. cinema

B. big farm

C. park

D. market

(2)In the 1910s Hollywood became a ________.

[　　]

A. famous theater

B. good place to have holiday

C. film center

D. home for stars

(3)Who was not mentioned as a film star in the passage?

[　　]

A. Charlie Chaplin.

B. Marilyn Monroe.

C. Ingrid Bergman.

D. Greta Garbo.

(4)People went to Hollywood to make films because ________.

[　　]

A. it was a beautiful place

B. you can find many film stars

C. there was a lot of sunlight there

D. it was a famous place

(5)Which statement is true?

[　　]

A. The west Coast was a better place to make films.

B. There are no mountains near Hollywood.

C. People no longer went to cinema after television became popular.

D. Hollywood began to make films for television after the First World War.

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　　Canada consists of 10 provinces and three territories in five main regions：the Atlantic region, Central Canada, the Prairies, the West Coast and the North．The culture and population are different in each region．

　　The Atlantic region consists of the provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador．Activities such as fishing, farming, forestry, tourism and mining are important to the Atlantic economy．Central Canada consists of the provinces of Ontario and QuebeC．This is the most populated region of the country．Together, Ontario and Quebec produce more than three-quarters of all Canadian manufactured goods．

　　The Prairies include the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta．Much of the land is flat and fertile, excellent for farming and rich in energy resources．In western Alberta, the Prairies end and the Rocky Mountains begin．The Canadian Rockies include some of the largest peaks in North America．

　　On the West Coast, the province of British Columbia is famous for its mountain ranges and forests．Natural resources such as lumber and fish are important to the economy．Fruit farming is also a major industry, as is tourism．

　　The North consists of Canada's three territories：Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut．Together, they make up over one third of Canada's land mass．Northern resources include oil, natural gas, gold, lead and zinc．

问题导入：What do you know about Canada?Make a wall newspaper to introduce Canada to your classmate on the blackboard in your classroom．You can do as the following：

1．Divide your members into three groups．

The first and second groups try to get more knowledge about Canada by surfing the internet or looking through some related books．Each group finishes half of the diagram．Make a competition and see which group does better or more quickly．

2．Then combine two parts to make a complete information diagram about Canada．

3．The third group put the information on the blackboard in an artistic way．

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