2013年湖北成人高考專升本英語預(yù)測題(3)
湖北2013年成人高考專升本英語預(yù)測題(3)
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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 (不列顛群島). The largest island of the British Isles is Britain. It is also called Great Britain. The smaller island is Ireland (愛爾蘭). Britain is pided 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 language. 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 Untied Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”. That is 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. Britain is pided into .
A. England, Britain, and Wales
B. England, Scotland, and Wales
C. Wales, Scotland, and Great Britain
D. Great Britain, Wales, and Scotland
3. 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 English is used instead of Britain
D. Britain is the only name of the largest island of British Isles
4. 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 England
D. the largest country of all mentioned in the passage
5. Which of the following is an independent country?
A. Wales B. Scotland
C. Northern Ireland D. The Republic of Ireland
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