Did anyone find the names of “Great Britain”, “the United Kingdom”, “England” and “the British commonwealth” which 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 (帝國). This change shows the weakening of British Empire and the rising of the national liberation movements throughout the world today.
【小題1】According to the passage, we know that _____________.

A．Great Britain has the same meaning as Britain
B．a(chǎn)ll the names refer to England
C．the United Kingdom has the same meaning as Britain or England
D．a(chǎn)ll the names in the first paragraph have the same meaning
【小題2】 It is clear that the British isles refer to _____________.
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
【小題3】We can infer that           .
A．The country hasn’t an exact name.
B．Few people know its real name.
C．All the names have exact meaning.
D．Generally speaking,the names can all be used to stand for the country.
【小題4】Which of the following shows the right relationship (關(guān)系) between the British isles (BI), Britain (B) and England (E)?
A. B>BI>E. B. BI>E>B.        C. E>B>BI.    D. BI>B>E.
【小題5】If you want to write to someone in Edinburgh that lies in Scotland, you should write the address as _____________.
A．Edinburgh, England
B．Edinburgh, Scotland ,Great Britain
C．Scotland, Edinburgh, England
D．Great Britain, Scotland, Edinburgh


【小題1】A
【小題2】B
【小題3】D
【小題4】D
【小題5】B

解析試題分析：文章介紹英國的不同的名字，和它們具體所指的地方，雖然這些名字可以被用來代表這個(gè)國家，但是含義還是有差別的。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)題：從第一段的句子：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 都是英國的意思，選A
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)題：從文章第二段的句子：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是指兩個(gè)主島和成千上萬的小島，選 B
【小題3】推理題：從文章的內(nèi)容：雖然具體指的地方有不同，但是可以推斷出，一般來說，這些名字可以被用來代表這個(gè)國家，選D
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：The British isles refer to the main islands and several thousand small ones as well, which you can see on the map. 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. 可知The British isles要大于 Great Britain，Great Britain大于Britain, 所以選D。
【小題5】推理題：從文章的內(nèi)容：Great Britain是整個(gè)大不列顛，Scotland 是蘇格蘭,Edinburgh,是一個(gè)城市所以依據(jù)寫信的地址格式，小的地址在前面，可知如果你想寫信給在蘇格蘭的Edinburgh 的人，地址應(yīng)該寫成Edinburgh, Scotland ,Great Britain，選B
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