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London is the capital of Britain. It is located in the southeast plain of England. The Thames River goes through this city.
The British have lived there for about 3,000 years. The Roman Empire intruded into (侵入)Britannia Island in 54 BC. The Romans built the first wooden bridge over the Thames River.
London is a world-famous cultural city. There are many famous cultural sites. It is one of the world's great tourist destinations. About eight million people visit London every year.
The largest museum is the British Museum, which was built in the 18th century. There are many ancient cultural relics of Britain and of other countries in the museum. The London Tower stands on the southeast of Tower Mountain. It was once a palace, and it is now an exhibition center. Westminster Hall is located on the west bank of the Thames River and was built in 750 AD. It is the largest Gothic building of the world and was a palace in the past, too.
The Clock Tower, which is about 97 meters high, is located northeast of the parliament. The famous “Big Ben” weighs about 21 tons and its big pendulum（钟摆）is about 305 kilograms. Hyde Park is one of the great parks in the world and it is in the west district of London. There is a free forum(论坛) there and some people give speeches there every week. They can say almost anything, but they can't attack the Queen or support violent revolution.
1.Which of the following statements is WRONG?
A. London lies in the southeast plain of England.
B. The British first lived in London thousands of years ago.
C. People can enjoy a walk along the Thames River in London.
D. The Roman Empire intruded into Britannia Island over 2,100 years ago.
2.We learn from the passage that _________.
A. London receives millions of visitors every month
B. only in the British Museum can you see ancient cultural relics of Britain
C. the famous "Big Ben" in the Clock Tower is about 97 meters high
D. not everything can be talked about in the forum at Hyde Park
3.This passage is most probably taken from a website about ___________ .
A. traveling B. kids C. museums D. Holidays
| 完形填空 Can you really make out the difference between British Isles, Britain, United Kingdom and England? These terms are familiar to us, but meanwhile ____1_____to us Chinese. The British Isles are made up of two large ____2____: One is Britain and the other Ireland. Britain, or Great Britain, is the ____3____of the two islands, which is ___ 4_____ into three parts: England, Scotland and Wale.The United Kingdom (UK) is short for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. UK ____5___ Scotland, Wales and England ( i.e. the whole of Britain), and also about one-sixth of Ireland, the northern part. The ____6____ of Ireland called the Republic of Ireland is another country. England is the largest of the four, and generally speaking, the richest section. Its capital is London, ____7____ is also the capital of the UK. London lies on the River Thames. Much of England is rather flat, although there are ____8____ in the northeast and in the center of the country. English people tend to use the ____9____ "England" and "English" when they mean "Britain" and "British". This sometimes upsets the Welsh and the Scots as they are not included. "Why don't they use 'Walsh' or '____10___' ?" they may wonder. London is beautiful. Today, you cannot deny the beauty, myth, and wonder of the River Thames, which has good ____11____. However,in the nineteenth century, in some books, the Thames was ____12____ as a grey, dirty, smutty, sooty, smoky river. These were not only existing in nineteenth century. It had ____13____ been like this for centuries,never clear. At that time, many ordinary people were ___14 to cholera. This was the ____15____ disease of its day. Neither its cause nor its cure was understood. No one knew the disease just came from the ___16 water. So many thousands of ___17___ people died every time there was an(a) ___18 . Disasters like these always remain us unforgettable lessons. Now you know England is of course different from the UK. At present, the UK played an important part in the ____19____affairs. It is a member state of the United Nations, ____20____ the European Union and NATO. "The UN, the UK and the US often go hand in hand in the world," people joke. Do you think so? | ||||
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London lies _______ the River Thames and has ________ population of seven million.
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