What’s the difference between the British Isles, Britain, the United Kingdom and England?

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

The United Kingdom (UK) is short for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It is made up of Scotland, Wales, and England (i.e. the whole of Britain), and also about one-sixth of Ireland, the Northern part. The rest of Ireland is self-governing(自治的).

England is the largest, most populous (人口众多的), and generally speaking, the richest section. English people often use the words “England” and “English” when they mean “Britain” and “British”. This sometimes makes the Scots and the Welsh angry. The Scots are very proud of their separate nationality. The Welsh too do not consider themselves as England, and have a culture and even a language of their own. Ireland became part of the United Kingdom in 1801, but is soon grew discontented (不满的), and for forty years the “Irish Question” was the greatest headache of British Parliament(国会). At last, Ireland divided itself into two: Northern Ireland remained loyal(忠诚于) to the Crown(英国王室), and in 1922 the rest of the country broke away to form Irish Free State, now the Republic of Ireland.

1.Which is the largest in area?

 A. The British Iles      B. Great Britain

C. England       D. The United   Kingdom

2. Which is the largest island of the British Isles?.

 A. Ireland         B. Britain

C. England      D. Northern Ireland

3.The United Kingdom is mainly made up of          .

A.3 parts: Scotland, Wales, and England

B.4 parts: Scotland, Wales, England and Ireland

C.2 parts: the whole of Britain and Ireland

D.2 parts: the whole of Britain and Northern Ireland

4. Strictly speaking(严格地说), which is wrong?

A.“English” refers(指) to people of England.

B.“The Scots” refers to people of Scotland.

C.“England” refers to all the people to the UK.

D.Only one-sixth of Ireland belongs to the UK.

5.Who will be happy if we use “England” when we mean Britain?

A. The British          B. People of England

C. People of the Republic of Ireland    D. The welsh

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【小题1】 Their plans seem good in ________ (理论) but won’t work in practice .
【小题2】 Abraham Lincoln was one of four presidents who were ____ (谋杀).
【小题3】 ________ (总共) , about 50 NATO aircrafts took part in the attack.
【小题4】 My teacher is really very kind. I’ll never forget the ____ (恩惠) he has done to me.
【小题5】 We will continue the race, __________of (不顾，不管) the weather.
【小题6】 One or two glasses of wine every day can be ________ (有益的). 
【小题7】When I said some people were so stupid, I wasn’t ____ (指) to you.
【小题8】 The weather of Xi’an in ____ (一月) is very cold, especially at night.
【小题9】 In the ____ (二十) century, country music became more and more popular in America.
【小题10】A vast amount of the Amazonian rainforest is being ____ (破坏) every day.

We’re surrounded by chemistry in everyday life. Sometimes it is easy to see, like when your science teacher does a big experiment in class. At other times, it can be pretty hard to see everyday chemistry at work, but nearly everything you touch or use has some element of chemistry in it.

Something as simple as toothpaste contains at least three chemicals, if not more. It is the mixture of them and its chemical reaction that keeps your teeth clean. Other things you use every day are created by chemistry, such as hair products, shampoo and soap. Adding detergent (洗涤剂) to water involves chemistry. Without chemistry, we would never have known that we need soap to get the oil out of clothes or skin. Chemistry not only helps us make products for use, but it also helps us understand the world around us. Chemistry helps us understand what the ozone layer (臭氧层) is and how it protects us. Chemistry also gives us sunscreen to protect us from the sun. Thanks to chemistry, we know bleach (漂白剂) can’t be mixed with vinegar(醋), because it can produce poisonous gas.Without chemistry, we wouldn’t have fireworks displays on important days.

Chemistry plays a big role in food preparation. Cooking food causes it to go through a chemical change. That is why cooked food often tastes different from raw food. Baking is a great example of chemistry. Too much or too little of any ingredient（成分，尤指烹饪） makes a difference to the result of baking, for example, the dough (面团) won’t rise or the cake will be flat.

Chemistry isn’t something that just lives in a lab; it’s something that you meet hundreds of times every day. Knowing how chemistry works will give you a greater understanding of the science behind some of the simplest-looking things.

1.What’s the main idea of Paragraph 1?

A．Chemistry is easy to see around us.

B．Sometimes chemistry is hard to see around us.

C．How a science teacher does a big experiment.

D．Few things in everyday life contain chemistry.

2.The following actions are about chemistry EXCEPT _____.

A．cleaning teeth with toothpaste

B．washing hair with hair products

C．using soap to get the oil out of clothes

D．washing your face with water

3.The underlined word “poisonous” in Paragraph 3 means _____.

A．harmful           B．healthy           C．fresh             D．pleasant

4.Which one is TRUE according to Paragraph 4?

A．One can’t find chemistry when cooking food.

B．Chemistry plays an important part in food mak-ing.

C．That dough rises is nothing to do with chemistry.

D．A flat cake is the result of too many ingredients.

5.Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

A．Chemistry Around the House

B．Chemistry in Science

C．Chemistry for Dinner

D．Chemistry in everyday life

One morning, Charley, a little green frog, was sitting in a pond by the side of the road.

Wanda, the neighborhood witch(女巫), was walking along the road. She was a good witch and dreamt to become a fairy godmother who can save people from trouble with magic powers. Wanda had been learning fairy godmother magic for 103 years. That morning, she decided to try the magic she had learned and bring happiness to others.

Seeing Wanda, Charley cried, “Hi, Wanda.”

“Hi, Charley,” replied Wanda, “I have a surprise for you.”

Then, Wanda waved her wand(魔杖), said a magic word, and Charley turned into a prince!

When Charley-turned-prince looked at himself in the water, he cried, “Hey! You turned me into a prince! It’s a surprise all right, but I don’t want to be a prince! Change me back right now!”

“Oh, dear,” Wanda said. “You shouted so loud that I forgot the way to change you back. But who wouldn’t rather be a prince?”

“I wouldn’t!” cried Charley. “I want to be a frog!” He stuck out his tongue, missing a bug (虫子)flying by the end of his nose. “Look at that, Wanda! I was a good fly catcher. But now, this tongue is too short! Please change me back!”

“I can’t, Charley. But you’ll learn to be happy as a prince.” She waved her wand, and suddenly a castle appeared. Out of the castle dozens of musicians were playing various instruments. “Charley! You’ll have servants, eat delicious foods, and you can sing and dance and snap fingers(弹响指).”

“No!” Charley interrupted, “I don’t want all these! I want bugs!” Charley cried. “I don’t want to sing and dance! And why would I do something as silly as snapping my fingers?”

“Snapping fingers!” cried out Wanda. “That’s what I forgot!” She snapped her fingers, cried “Upsi-doodle!” and the castle and musicians disappeared and the prince became a little green frog.”

Charley looked at himself in the water. “ You did it, Wanda. Oh, happy day! I’m a frog.”

“I must apologize, Charley,” Wanda said, “You are a happy frog. I should know this a moment ago.”

1.Wanda turned Charley from a frog into a prince          .

A．of her own will                         B．to play a joke on him

C．at the request of charley                  D．to teach Charley a lesson

2.After the little green frog became a prince, he        .         .

A．was grateful to Wanda                   B．wanted a great palace

C．couldn’t recognize Wanda               D．became angry with Wanda

3.At the end of the story, Wanda probably felt        .       .

A．satisfied          B．ashamed          C．worried           D．excited

4.According to the passage, which of the following conclusions can we get?

A．Just be yourself                         B．Do nothing by halves

C．Helping others is a virtue                  D．Where there is a will, there is a way

根据下列各句句意和空白之后的汉语提示词，在答题卡指定区域的横线上写出对应单词的正确形式，每空只写一词。

1.An ______ (诚实 )student never cheats in the examination.

2.The news______ (播送) over the radio soon spread in the whole country.

3.Why don’t you call on my sister on your______(到达) in Harbin？

4.The students were lying on their ______(胃部).

5.When I said some people were so stupid, I wasn’t ______(指) to you.

6.She as well as her friends ______(参加) in a party to celebrate Women’s Day every March 8.

7.The weather of Xi’an in ______(一月) is very cold, especially at night.

8.Freddy _______(不常), if ever, reads a book.  

9.In the ______(二十) century, country music became more and more popular in America.

10.With his new ____(照相机), he took lots of pictures when he visited the city.