There are about 56 million people in the United Kingdom. This is a big population for such a small country. But large parts of the country have few people. Most of the population is crowded into the big cities and industrial areas. About 90% of the people live in cities and towns. Only about 10% live in the countryside. Today very few people—less than 2% of the population—are farmers and farm workers.

England has the most people. About 46 million live in England, Of these, about 14 million live in London and the south-east. London is now a city of about 7 million people. Most of Scotland’s population of 5 million live in the middle part. Here are the cities and towns of the industrial area. The mountains in the north and the south have a very small population. Fewer than 3 million people live in Wales. Like Scotland, most of the population live in the industrial area in the south. There are only about one and a half million people in Northern Ireland, and one-third live in and around the big industrial city of Belfast.

1.The United Kingdom _______.

A. is a large country B. has many people

C. has a small population D. is a small country without many people

2.Most of the people live _______.

A. in cities and towns B. in the countryside

C. in every part of the country D. near rivers

3.London is a _______city.

A. quiet B. small C. crowded D. new

4.Scotland is the _______ largest in population in the United Kingdom.

A. first B. second C. third D. fourth

5.Northern Ireland is _______.

A. the name of a country

B. a small city of the United Kingdom

C. a country with a smaller population

D. one part of the United Kingdom

1.B 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.D 【解析】本文介紹了英國的人口很多，在英格蘭人口最多，有4600萬人。其次在威爾士有不到300萬人，在北愛爾蘭有大約150萬人。 1.B 推理判斷題。根據(jù)There are about 56 million people in the United Kingdom. This is a big population f...
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4.

It comes on the 15th of the first lunar month. On this day, people eat yuanxiao for good luck.

Dragon Boat Festival

It’s on the fifth of the 5. lunar month. People eat zongzi on this day.

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