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Ⅲ. Read the passage and choose the best answers.
Some British people say that they are from Great Britain. Other British people say they are from the UK. Some say they are from England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. What do you know about these different places?
England, Scotland and Wales are on an island in the northwest of Europe called Great Britain. Great Britain together with Northern Ireland is called the United Kingdom, or the UK.
England is the largest part of the UK. Its name comes from people called the Angles, who came here about 1,500 years ago. About 55 million people live in England and the capital city is London.
Scotland is in the north of Britain. Over 5 million people live in Scotland. Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the UK, is in Scotland. The capital city of Scotland is Edinburgh, but the largest city is Glasgow.
Wales is in the west of Britain. About 3 million people live there and about 20 percent of them speak Welsh. Welsh is one of the oldest languages in Europe. The Welsh flag has a picture of a dragon! The capital of Wales is Cardiff.
Northern Ireland is a part of Ireland, an island to the west of Britain. Nearly 2 million people live there. The Giant's Causeway is a popular tourist attraction. There are huge rocks made by lava(岩浆) from a volcano(火山), but an old story says that a giant built it! The capital of Northern Ireland is Belfast.
(C)1. How many parts are there in the United Kingdom?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.
(A)2. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 6 refer to?
A. The Giant's Causeway. B. Northern Ireland.
C. The volcano. D. Belfast.
(C)3. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Welsh is the oldest language in Europe.
B. The biggest city in Scotland is Edinburgh.
C. The Angles came to England about 1,500 years ago.
D. There are huge rocks made by a giant in the Giant's Causeway.

答案： Ⅲ. 1. C 2. A 3. C