Question

17．Did anyone find that the names of"Great Britain"，"the United Kingdom"，"England"and"the British commonwealth"have the same meaning？Strictly speaking，these names all refer to something different．None of them are exactly the same as any of the others．
The British isles refer to the main islands and several thousand small ones as well，which you can see on the map．Great Britain，or Britain，refers to the larger of the two main islands．But the word"Britain"is often used as a short form for the United Kingdom or you call it the UK．
Now as for England，it refers simply to the largest of the three countries on the island of Great Britain．The United Kingdom is the name of the state and the official name of the country，which many people popularly refer to England．
　　Finally，the Britain commonwealth is the usual name for what is left of the British Empire．This change shows the weakening of the British Empire and the rising of the national liberation movements throughout the world today．
36．According to the passage，we know thatA．
A．Great Britain has the same meaning as Britain
B．the United Kingdom has the same meaning as Britain or England
C．all the names in the first paragraph have the same meaning
D．all the names refer to England
37．It is clear that the British isles refer toB．
A．Britain，England and the UK．
B．the two main islands and thousands of small ones
C．three countries and several islands
D．Great Britain or the United Kingdom
38．If you want to write to someone in Edinburgh that lies in Scotland，you should write the address asB．
A．Edinburgh，England    　　              
B．Edinburgh，Great Britain
C．Scotland，Edinburgh，England 　　         
D．Great Britain，Scotland，Edinburgh．

Answer 1

分析 文章介绍英国的不同的名字，和它们具体所指的地方，虽然这些名字可以被用来代表这个国家，但是含义还是有差别的．

解答 36：A细节题：从第一段的句子：Did anyone find the names of"Great Britain"，"the United Kingdom"，"England"and"the British commonwealth"which have the same meaning？可知Great Britain 和Britain 都是英国的意思，选A
37：B细节题：从文章第二段的句子：The British isles refer to the main islands and several thousand small ones as well，which you can see on the map．可知British isles是指两个主岛和成千上万的小岛，选 B
38：B推理题：从文章的内容：Great Britain是整个大不列颠，Scotland 是苏格兰，Edinburgh，是一个城市所以依据写信的地址格式，小的地址在前面，可知如果你想写信给在苏格兰的Edinburgh 的人，地址应该写成Edinburgh，Scotland，Great Britain，选B

点评 本文是人文地理类阅读理解．做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案．推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案，切忌胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据．