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The British isles is made up of two large islands: One is called Ireland and the other

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Answer 1

The British isles is made up of two large islands①: One is called Ireland and the other 1 . Britain, or Great Britain, is the larger of these two islands, and it is 2 into three parts: Scotland , Wales and England.
　　The United Kingdom is that 3 of the British isles ruled over by the Queen. It is made up of Scotland, Wales and England, that is, the 4 of Britain, and also about one�sixth of Ireland, the Northern part. The 5 of Ireland is self�governing. The 6 name of the United Kingdom is 7 “The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”.
　　8 is larger and richer than Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and has the most 9 of the United Kingdom, so people often use the 10 “England” and “English” when they 11 “Britain” and “British”. This sometimes makes the Scots and the Welsh a little 12 . The Scots in particular are very 13 of their separate nationality. The Welsh too do not regard 14 as English, and have a culture and even a 15 of their own.
　　Ireland became part of the United Kingdom in 1801, but for forty years the “Irish 16 ” was the greatest headache of the United Kingdom. 17 , Ireland is divided into two: Northern Ireland still 18 to the United Kingdom, and in 1922 the rest of Ireland 19 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 Britain②, 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 20 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. spellingsD. 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. WalesC. them D. themselves
　　15. A. capital B. language C. history D. programmes
　　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. help1.B由空后的“Britain, or Great Britain, is the larger of these two islands”可推断出答案。
　　2.A词组be divided into意思是“被分成……”；cut into 意为“打断，侵犯”；break into 意为“破门而入”；separate from意为“分离，分开”。
　　3.D由该句可知the United Kingdom就是the British isles中被女王统治的那一部分。
　　4.D由第一段最后一句我们知道Britain是由Scotland, Wales和England三部分组成，所以说以上三部分就是整个的Britain。
　　5.C爱尔兰分为两部分，北部为英国统治，其他部分自治。
　　6.C此处指英国的全称。What�s your full name? 你的全名是什么？
　　7.B由上文可知the United Kingdom 包括Britain，Wales，England以及Northern Ireland，又Britain，Wales和England就是指整个Britain，因此the United Kingdom又被称为“The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”。
　　8.Dthe United Kingdom共由四部分组成，其他三部分都提到了，就剩下England，因此答案为D。
　　9.D只有人口最多，再加上面积最大和最富有，才能使人们提起Britain或British就用England或English来代替。而大学、官员和城市最多并不足以使人们这样做。
　　10.A“England”和“English”是两个单词。
　　11.A表示当人们称呼Britain或British时，常常用England或English。
　　12.A因为Wales和Scotland都属于Britain，所以称呼Britain为England自然让威尔士人和苏格兰人都有点生气。
　　13.A词组be proud of意思是“为……自豪或骄傲”，符合题意。
　　14.Dthe Welsh的反身代词为themselves。
　　15.B作为英国的一个相对独立的组成部分，Welsh有自己的语言。而capital是另外几个部分都具备的。
　　16.B由下文的the great headache可推出答案为B。
　　17.A词组at last的意思是“最终”，表示Ireland最终分为两部分。
　　18.B词组belong to意思是“属于”，Northern Ireland 仍旧属于the United
　　Kingdom。
　　19.C词组break away表示“脱离”。
　　20.D爱尔兰共和国在二战中一点都没有帮助英国人。

Answer 2

The British isles is made up of two large islands①: One is called Ireland and the other 1 . Britain, or Great Britain, is the larger of these two islands, and it is 2 into three parts: Scotland , Wales and England.
　　The United Kingdom is that 3 of the British isles ruled over by the Queen. It is made up of Scotland, Wales and England, that is, the 4 of Britain, and also about onesixth of Ireland, the Northern part. The 5 of Ireland is selfgoverning. The 6 name of the United Kingdom is 7 “The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”.
　　8 is larger and richer than Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and has the most 9 of the United Kingdom, so people often use the 10 “England” and “English” when they 11 “Britain” and “British”. This sometimes makes the Scots and the Welsh a little 12 . The Scots in particular are very 13 of their separate nationality. The Welsh too do not regard 14 as English, and have a culture and even a 15 of their own.
　　Ireland became part of the United Kingdom in 1801, but for forty years the “Irish 16 ” was the greatest headache of the United Kingdom. 17 , Ireland is divided into two: Northern Ireland still 18 to the United Kingdom, and in 1922 the rest of Ireland 19 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 Britain②, 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 20 British in the Second World War and now wants the whole of Ireland to be a republic.