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Great Britain is traditionally made up of three parts: England in the south, Scotland in north and Wales in the southwest.
England is the largest and most developed of all the three. Its area, about 130,000 square kilometers, takes up nearly 60% of the whole island. Its population is mere than 46 million which makes up 85% of the country's whole population. The importance of England is so great in Britain that some foreigners just say “England” when they mean Britain. The same is true of the custom of speaking of the British people as the English who are the majority in the United Kingdom.
Scotland is the second largest both in area and population. It has an area of about 78,760 square kilometers, less than 30 % of the whole is land, with a population of 5 million, less than one-tenth of the total population.
Wales is the smallest of the three both in area and population. Its area, 20,700 square kilometers, makes up less than 9 % while its population, 2.7 million, does not exceed 5 % of the whole.
1.Which of the following maps shows the right position of England, Scotland and Wales? (E= England S= Scotland W = Wales)
2.If figure （图形） one below shows the area(面积) of Scotland, which picture in Figure two represents the area of Great Britain? ________
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3.If Figure one below shows the population of the island, which picture in Figure two shows the population of Wales? ________
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The book ____ forty maps, three of Great Britain ____.
A．is containing; includes B．contains; included
C．contains; including D．includes; contains
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25. The book ______forty maps, ______three of Great Britain.
A. contains; includes B. is containing; including
C. includes; contains D. contains; including
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The new plan ___________three parts, each of which is very important.
A. makes up B. consists of
C. is consisted of D. composes of
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The atlas _____ forty maps , _____ three of Great Britain.
A. includes / containing B. contains / including
C. includes / contained D. contains / included
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The book _______ forty maps, _______ three of Great Britain.
A. contains; including B. contains; includes
C. includes; containing D. is containing; included
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At a rough estimate, Nigeria is ____ Great Britain.
A. twice big as B. as twice big as C. three times the size as D. three times the size of
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The red phone box in Britain is a perfect example of the British traditional culture. However, with the fast development of mobile phones, it has lost its place in people’s everyday life. In order to save their loved red phone boxes, people have come up with many ideas, for example, to turn them into toilets or art houses.
In a village in Somerset, a place in South West England, villagers have found a new way to save their red phone box. 1.. The idea was given by a local villager, Janet Fisher, who lives opposite the phone box. Villagers rallied together to set up the book box after their mobile library service was cancelled. Over 100 books and a variety of movies and music CDs are available at this tiny library. 2..
People can put the books that they have read inside the phone box, and take away the books that they’d like to read. 3.. There is a regular check on the books to keep the phone box collection fresh.
4.. The phone box library is open every day around the clock and is lit at night. “ It’s very pleasing that the red phone box has been saved. More importantly, it can continue providing a service for us,” said the villagers.
A. It was used as an inventory to store books.
B. The books are of different kinds, ranging from cooking books to the classics.
C. They turned it into a mini library to cope with the shortage of libraries in their area.
D. However, not everyone can get access to the library.
E. The books in the library are always changing.
F. Anyone is free to come to read books there.
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University — the best days of my life! I made lots of friends in my student dorm, went to great parties, joined the debating society... and, well, I did some work too — but I must admit that my lecturers were very patient with my tardiness (拖沓).
It is easy to look back at our university days in good ways but the truth is that when we first arrived on campus, most of us were out of our comfort zone. In fact, a survey of students at Imperial College London has showed that 3 out of 4 students experience high levels of stress, or a mental health condition, during their time at college. The survey, conducted by over a thousand students, also found that 70% of those that experience stress do so at least once a week, and 9% of them feel stressed constantly.
Kristy, a student at Exeter University, didn’t enjoy her first days in college. She says: “When I first got to university I don’t think I’d realized that I’d forgotten how to make friends. I’d been with the same school friends for seven years, and so I was trying to balance social success with academic success while learning how to look after myself at quite at a young age."
Dr. Ruth Caleb of the counseling service at Brunei University in London has some tips that should make life easier for students before they set off for university. She says: “Certain things that I think it would be very helpful for students to have put in place are an ability to do the practical things of life — to do the washing, to do the cleaning and so on— being able to cook. Budgeting(预算) is extremely important in university life.” And Caleb adds: “You should learn how to spend time on your own comfortably.”
I graduated and learnt how to take care of myself the hard way. I hope that new students these days remember to acquire some life skills before they make the big jump.
1.How does the writer feel about his university life?
A. Challenging but wonderful.
B. Busy and tiring.
C. Dull and stressful.
D. Boring but successful.
2.Which is true about students who first enter university?
A. Most of them suffer from frequent stress.
B. Most of them find it hard to manage their life.
C. They fail to balance social and academic life.
D. They feel as comfortable as they expect.
3.Dr. Ruth Caleb thinks budgeting is of great importance because it_________.
A. helps students put everything in place
B. helps students live independently
C. makes students' university life easier
D. does good to students’ social relationships
4.Which is closest in meaning to the underlined part in the last paragraph?
A. Become very successful.
B. Make great progress.
C. Get used to university life
D. Go to university.
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Great Wall Xmas BBQ
Beijing Hikers are organizing a three-hour hike on a rarely visited part of the Great Wall and will celebrate Christmas afterwards with a Christmas barbecue dinner in a small hotel at the foot of the Great Wall . Meet at 8:30 am. Dec. 25 in front of Starbucks at Lido Holiday Inn , Jiangtai Lu. Please write to info@beijinghikers.com or 139-100-25516.
Pingyao tour
High Club will guide a weekend trip to Pingyao , an ancient walled town near Taiyuan , capital city of Shanxi Province . The town is one of the best-preserved(保护) featuring courtyard buildings of the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911) . Among them is the Qiao family courtyard house, the shooting location of Zhang Yimou’s Raise the Red Lantern （《大红灯笼高高挂》）. Leave on Friday (December 23) night by train and back to Beijing on Sunday morning . For sign-up and more information , contact Lucy at lucy@highclub.cn or 8580-5080,130-11171326.
New Year Harbin trip
The Chinese Culture Club is running a new year trip to Harbin , to catch a fresh view of its yearly ice and snow lantern festival .
As the temperature is expected to fall between minus 20 to 30℃, visitors are warned to prepare well with jackets , masks , fur gloves and boots. The trip sets out by train at night on December 31 and gets back on the morning January 2. The cost is 2,300 yuan (US$ 284) . Reservation(预订) is required at 8457-2772.
1.One who is interested in life of ancient Chinese is more likely to contact ______.
| A．139-100-25516 | B．1368-1911 | C．8580-5080 | D．8457-2772 |
2.The term “BBQ” in the topic “Great Wall Xmas BBQ” should mean a kind of ________.
| A．meal | B．tour | C．transportation | D．dance |
3.Pingyao is worth seeing mainly because ________.
| A．it’s a town surrounded by walls |
| B．it’s near the capital of Shanxi |
| C．its buildings are old and in good condition |
| D．a famous film was shot there |
4.The last advertisement of New Year Harbin trip offers NO information about _____.
| A．what to take there | B．what to buy there |
| C．when to leave and return | D．how much to pay |
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