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
1.B
2.C
3.C
4.B
【解析】
試題分析:本文主要介紹了與英國有關(guān)的名稱的話題。
1.B 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)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.說明B正確。
2.C 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)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”說明C正確。
3.C 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)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.說明C正確。
4.B 主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章主題段第一段的后三行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.說明本文主要介紹與英國有關(guān)的名稱的話題,故B正確。
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假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文,請你修改你同學寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤,錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。
增加:在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧),并在其下面寫出該加的詞。
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注意:1. 每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞;
2. 只允許修改10處,多者(從第11處起)不計分。
Dear Ms Smith,
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Dear Ms Smith,
I’m Li Hua from the Student Union of Yucai Middle School.
【小題1】..___________
We were organizing an art exhibition for high school students
【小題2】. ___________
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【小題3】. ___________
Hall of Beihai. More than 1,000 painting will be on show,
【小題4】.. ___________
but high school students and teachers from all the five districts
【小題5】. ___________
will come to the event. As you are very popularly with us
【小題6】.. ___________
Chinese high school students, we’d like to invite for you
【小題7】. ___________
to the exhibition. We would be grateful when you could
【小題8】. ___________
join them that day.
【小題9】.. ___________
I am looking forward hearing from you soon.
【小題10】. ___________ Yours,
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A. Problems and challenges may help you know more about yourself.
B. People are able to avoid problems.
C. All problems are bad and negative.
D. You have to trust yourself and never turn to others for help.
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1.What is the main purpose of this passage?
A.To attract tourists to Pacaya.
B.To describe the beauty of Pacaya.
C.To introduce guided tours to Pacaya.
D.To explain the power of nature at Pacaya.
2.Antigua is a city .
A.where people can have a close-up view of the volcano
B.where the daring Pacaya tour starts
C.that lies on the summit of Pacaya
D.that is famous for its tour companies
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A.walk down to the active summit
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Read about things that interest you. If you are interested in what you are reading about, the words will come alive, and you will understand better. The more you read, the better you will become at reading. Just get started and it will become a habit, as long as you are interested in what you are reading.
Read material that is at your level or just a little difficult for you. Read material that you find easy to read, or just a little challenging. Looking up many unknown words in a dictionary is dull, and the results of the dictionary search are quickly forgotten.
_____ If you can hear the new words and phrases that you are reading, you will have an easier time understanding and remembering them. Hearing the rhythm of someone reading a text will help your own reading.
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A. you should find pleasure from reading a textbook
B. the habit of reading for pleasure is important
C. reading for school is helpful for reading for pleasure
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4.What is the purpose of the author in writing the passage?
A. To tell us some ways to improve reading ability.
B. To show that poor literacy has been a big problem.
C. To teach us how to look for fun in reading.
D. To tell us some ways to pick up new words and phrases.
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