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　　What is the difference between the British Isles（岛）, Britain, the United Kingdom and England? These terms are so often confused（弄混淆） by us．

　　The British isles is made up of two large 1 : one is called Ireland and the other 2 ．Britain, or Great Britain, is the 3 of these two islands, and it is 4 into three parts: Scotland, Wales and England．

　　The United Kingdom is that 5 of the British Isles ruled over by the 6 ．It is made up of Scotland, Wales and England, that is, the 7 of Britain, and also about one-sixth of Ireland, the Northern part．The 8 of Ireland is self-governing．The 9 name of the United Kingdom is 10 “The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”．

　　 11 is larger and richer than Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and has the most 12 of the United Kingdom, so people often use the 13　　　　 “England” and “English” when they 14 “Britain” and “British” ．This sometimes makes the Scots and the Welsh a little 15 ．The Scots in particular are very 16 of their separate nationality: they have their own legal （法律的） system, and 17 of their internal affairs （内部事务） are 18 by special Scottish department．The Welsh too do not regard 19 as English , and have a culture and even a 20 of their own．

　　Ireland became part of the United Kingdom in 1 801, but for forty years the “Irish 21 ” was the greatest headache of the United Kingdom．22 Ireland is divided into two : Northern Ireland still 23 to the United Kingdom, and in 1922 the rest of Ireland 24 to found an Irish Free State, later called Eire and now the Republic of Ireland．

　　The Republic of Ireland does not regard itself as British, 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 25 British in the Second World War and now wants the whole of Ireland to be a republic．

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

1．A．countries	B．islands	C．states	D．republics
2．A．Wales	B．Britain	C．England	D．Scotland
3．A．stronger	B．richer	C．larger	D．older
4．A．divided	B．cut	C．broken	D．separated
5．A．piece	B．island	C．country	D．part
6．A．English	B．government	C．Queen	D．King
7．A．south	B．north	C．part	D．whole
8．A．smaller	B．larger	C．rest	D．island
9．A．correct	B．true	C．full	D．complete
10．A．also	B．therefore	C．likely	D．perhaps
11．A．The UK	B．The British isles	C．Great Britain	D．England
12．A．colleges	B．officials	C．cities	D．population
13．A．words	B．names	C．spellings	D．pronunciations
14．A．call	B．forget	C．mean	D．write
15．A．angry	B．difficult	C．tired	D．lonely
16．A．proud	B．fond	C．full	D．kind
17．A．none	B．some	C．all	D．few
18．A．separated	B．played	C．managed	D．made
19．A．it	B．Wales	C．them	D．themselves
20．A．capital	B．language	C．history	D．programs
21．A．Country	B．Question	C．Disease	D．Republic
22．A．At last	B．So	C．Meanwhile	D．Also
23．A．returns	B．belongs	C．gets	D．speaks
24．A．hoped	B．refused	C．broke away	D．used
25．A．feel	B．touch	C．fight	D．help

阅读理解

　　Pineapple（菠萝）grows well in the tropical （热带的）part of our country. When you go to Hainan Island, you will see much of it.

　　The pineapple doesn't grow on trees, as some fruit does. It grows up from the ground. The tops may be cut off and planted. The pineapple plant grows to about two feet.

　　The pineapple looks like a large pine cone（球果）. It has a hard, brown covering. Its leaves have points. Inside it is yellow and juicy. The middle part is hard, and is not used for canning（罐装）. But middle part is sweet! Next time you have fresh pineapples, try a piece of the hard middle.

　　Canned or fresh, the pineapple is a good fruit to eat.

1．Pineapple grows well in the ________ of our country.

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2．Pineapple is a kind of ________.

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3．We can eat ________ pineapple on Hainan Island.

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4．The hard middle part of pineapple is used for ________.

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5．The passage above is about ________.

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阅读理解

　　Pineapple（菠萝）grows well in the tropical （热带的）part of our country. When you go to Hainan Island, you will see much of it.

　　The pineapple doesn't grow on trees, as some fruit does. It grows up from the ground. The tops may be cut off and planted. The pineapple plant grows to about two feet.

　　The pineapple looks like a large pine cone（球果）. It has a hard, brown covering. Its leaves have points. Inside it is yellow and juicy. The middle part is hard, and is not used for canning（罐装）. But middle part is sweet! Next time you have fresh pineapples, try a piece of the hard middle.

　　Canned or fresh, the pineapple is a good fruit to eat.

1．Pineapple grows well in the ________ of our country.

[　　]

2．Pineapple is a kind of ________.

[　　]

3．We can eat ________ pineapple on Hainan Island.

[　　]

4．The hard middle part of pineapple is used for ________.

[　　]

5．The passage above is about ________.

[　　]

Britain and Ireland

　　The British Isles is made up of two large islands: One is called Ireland and the other __16  . Britain, or Great Britain, is the larger of these two islands, and it is17  into three parts: Scotland, Wales and England.

　　The United Kingdom is that 18   of the British Isles ruled over by the Queen. It is made up of Scotland, Wales and England, that is, the  19   of Britain, and also about one sixth of Ireland, the Northern part. The  20  of Ireland is self-governing. The  21  name of the United Kingdom is  22   “The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”.

　23  is larger and richer than Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and has the largest  24   of the United Kingdom, so people often use the 25  “England” and “English” when they  26   “Britain” and “British”. This sometimes makes the Scots and the Welsh a little 27  . The Scots in particular are very  28  of their separate nationality. The Welsh too do not regard   29  as English, and have a culture and even a   30 of their own.

　　Ireland became part of the United Kingdom in 1801, but for forty years the “Irish  31   ” was the greatest headache of the United Kingdom.  32  , Ireland is divided into two: Northern Ireland still  33 to the United Kingdom, and in 1922 the rest of Ireland   34   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   35 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. programs

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