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　　ROME (AP)－Roadways buckled under the scorching sun in Germany, water levels on the Danube and other rivers dropped and wildfires forced tourists and residents to flee Wednesday as record-breaking heat, blamed for at least 37 deaths, tormented Europe.

　　Londoners experienced the hottest day in the city's history when the temperature hit 35.4 degrees C, beating the 35 degrees recorded in 1990．Then a British Airways Concorde was forced to make an unscheduled stop in Gander, Nfld., during a flight from London to New York to refuel.

　　The day's high in Paris, of 39.5 degrees fell just shy of the all-time record of 40.4 degrees set in 1947.

　　“One can safely say that this is one of the hottest summers of the last 50 years,” said Capt. Alessandro Fuccello, of the Italian air force's meteorology office. He was speaking about Italy, but the heat wave was the hottest in recent memory in much of Europe.

　　Air conditioning is uncommon in much of northern Europe because it doesn't usually get so hot and it's discouraged in the south, where temperatures are often warmer, with high energy costs.

　　Exhausted firefighters were battling Portugal's worst wildfires in recent memory. The discovery of two bodies in a burned forest 300 kilometres northeast of Lisbon brought the death toll in that country to at least 14.

　　Two people in southern Spain died of heat stroke, raising the death toll to 14 in the heat wave stifling much of the country. Among the deaths was a firefighter who had a heart attack Tuesday after battling a blaze.

　　Forest fires fanned by hot winds near the French Riviera last week killed four people, and a fifth person died in Corsica when he tried to put out a fire near his home.

　　Belgium's Royal Meteorological Institute predicted it could reach 40 degrees Thursday－the highest temperature it has ever forecast since its founding in 1833-and several rivers were declared off-limits to kayakers because of low water levels.

1．Some parts of ________ have broken their heat records so far this year.

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2．It can be inferred from the report that________.

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A．people in southern Europe are happy to use air-conditioning

B．the hotter it is, the more petrol will be needed by a plane

C．more deaths were caused by forest fires than by heat in Europe

D．forest fires will come about when there are hot winds

3．As far as the places mentioned in the passage are concerned, people would prefer to go to ________ to spend this summer.

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4．Which of the following might be the best title for the report?

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A．Europe: wildfires caused by heat

B．Europe: swept by unusual heat waves

C．Europe: deaths caused by heat

D．Europe: suffering the hottest summer

5．The meaning of the underlined word “predicted” (the last paragraph) is close to that of ________.

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Great British is an island that lies off the northwest coast of Europe. The nearest country is France which is 20 miles away. Great British is separated from France by the English Channel. The island is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, to the west, and the North Sea, to the east. It includes the main lands of England, Wales and Scotland. Scotland is in the north while Wales is in the west. Ireland, which is also an island, lies off the west coast of Great Britain. It is made up of Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic. Great Britain together with Northern Ireland forms the United Kingdom (U.K.). So the U.K. is made up of four countries. The largest of these is England which is divided into 43 countries. The capital city is London which is on the river Thames.

Great Britain is separated from France by_______.

   A. the North Sea      B. Suez Canal      C. English Channel   D. Thames

Great Britain lies on the ______of the Atlantic ocean.

   A. west           B. north         C. east           D. south

The United Kingdom is made up of _______.

   A. England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland

   B. England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

   C. Great Britain and Ireland

   D. Great Britain and the Irish Republic

It is true that England is________.

   A. the smallest of the four countries in U.K.

   B. only larger than Wales

   C. as large as Ireland

   D. the largest country in U.K.

阅读理解

　　Great Britain is an island that lies off the northwest coast of Europe. The nearest country is France which is 20 miles away. Great Britain is separated from France by the English Channel. The island is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the North Sea to the east. It includes the main lands of England, Wales and Scotland. Scotland is in the north while Wales is in the west. Ireland, which is also an island, lies off the west coast of Great Britain. It is made up of Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic.

　　

　　Great Britain together with Northern Ireland forms the United Kingdom (U. K. ). So the U. K. is made up of four countries. The largest of these is England, which is divided into 43 counties. The capital city London is on the river Thames.

　　

　　

1．Which of the pictures correctly show the U. K?

　　

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2．Great Britain is separated from France by ________.

　　

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A．the North Sea	B．Suez Channel
C．English Channel	D．Thames

　　 　　

3．Great Britain lies on the ________ of the Atlantic Ocean.

　　

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A．west

B．north

C．east

D．south

　　 　　 　　

4．The United Kingdom is made up of ________.

　　

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A．England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland

　　

B．England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

　　

C．Great Britain and Ireland

　　

D．Great Britain and the Irish Republic

　　 　　 　　

5．It is true that England is ________.

　　

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A．the smallest of the four countries in U. K.

B．only larger than Wales

C．as large as Ireland

D．the largest country in U. K.

阅读理解

　　Great Britain is an island that lies off the northwest coast of Europe. The nearest country is France which is 20 miles away. Great Britain is separated from France by the English Channel. The island is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the North Sea to the east. It includes the main lands of England, Wales and Scotland. Scotland is in the north while Wales is in the west. Ireland, which is also an island, lies off the west coast of Great Britain. It is made up of Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic.

　　

　　Great Britain together with Northern Ireland forms the United Kingdom (U. K. ). So the U. K. is made up of four countries. The largest of these is England, which is divided into 43 counties. The capital city London is on the river Thames.

　　

　　

1．Which of the pictures correctly show the U. K?

　　

[　　]

　　 　　 　　

　　 　　 　　

2．Great Britain is separated from France by ________.

　　

[　　]

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

A．the North Sea	B．Suez Channel
C．English Channel	D．Thames

　　 　　

3．Great Britain lies on the ________ of the Atlantic Ocean.

　　

[　　]

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

A．west

B．north

C．east

D．south

　　 　　 　　

4．The United Kingdom is made up of ________.

　　

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A．England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland

　　

B．England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

　　

C．Great Britain and Ireland

　　

D．Great Britain and the Irish Republic

　　 　　 　　

5．It is true that England is ________.

　　

[　　]

　　 　　

A．the smallest of the four countries in U. K.

B．only larger than Wales

C．as large as Ireland

D．the largest country in U. K.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is one of the most diverse nations in the whole of Europe. This article will show you how to adapt to the varied culture of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Get used to small spaces. The United States is not only a huge country but also has big cars ,houses and spaces.  1.  Houses, apartments , cars and appliances are all smaller than what you are accustomed to, so you have to get used to smaller things.

Be polite .Always apologize for running into someone, even if it is their fault, as it makes you out to be a kind person. Respect people ‘s personal space and always wait in line.

Accept jokes.  2.  Bantering and taking the mickey are all ways to describe making fun of someone but this isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Teasing someone is a common way to show friendship .As one Briton put it,“ You never make fun of someone you don’t like.

Get used to the driving. The British drive on the left side of the road . 3.  Also the cars in the UK have the steering wheel(方向盘)on the right side, so you need get used to this as well. Be especially careful with your turns and remember that right turns in the UK cross opposite traffic in the same way that left turns do in the Us and other countries that drive on the right.

 4.   The British use different words and pronounce words differently .Look

around on the Internet or buy books about words and expressions used in Britain.

There’s more to the UK than London. London is an excellent city and the most popular in the Untied Kingdom.   5.  And the green countryside is a defining feature of the UK , which is something that should be explored.

A．Get used to the lifestyle

B．Get used to the language

C．Different regions have their own traditions and even languages.

D．Be sure that you do so, or the result could be terrible

E. However ,the UK does not have the luxury of space

F. But there are many other cities filled with culture and wonder.

G. One of the most confusing aspects of British culture is humor