大学综合英语(二)课后Unit3

Unit 3 Around the World

Text A

1. What’s the difference between the British Isles, Britain, the United Kingdom and England?

The British Isles is made up of two large islands: One is called Ireland and the other Britain.

Britain, or Great Britain, is the larger of these two islands and it is divided into three parts:

Scotland, Wales and England.

2. The United Kingdom (UK) is short for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern

Ireland. It is made up of Scotland, Wales, and England (i.e. the whole of Britain), and also

about one-sixth of Ireland, the Northern part. The rest of Ireland is self-governing.

3. England is the largest, most populous, and generally speaking, the richest section. English

people often use the words “England” and “English” when they mean “Britain” and “British”.

This sometimes makes the Scots and the Welsh angry. The Scots are very proud of their

separate nationality. The Welsh too do not consider themselves as England, and have a culture

and even a language of their own.

4. Ireland became part of the United Kingdom in 1801, but is soon grew discontented, and for

forty years the “Irish Question” was the greatest headache of British Parliament. At last,

Ireland divided itself into two: Northern Ireland remained loyal to the Crown, and in 1922 the

rest of the country broke away to form Irish Free State, now the Republic of Ireland.

Key to exercises of Text A

I

Decide whether the following statements are true(T) or false(F) according to the text.

根据课文判断下列陈述是否正确

1. The British Isles is made up of three parts: Britain, Ireland and England. （ F ）

2. Great Britain is larger than Britain. （ F ）

3. The United Kingdom is made up of four parts: Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland.

（ T ）

4. England is the largest while the poorest part in the UK. （ F ）

5. The Scots and the Welsh are both proud of being called English. （ F ）

6. “Irish Question” was a big headache of British Parliament for 40 years. （ T ）

7. Ireland formed an Irish Free State—the Republic of Ireland—in 1801. （ F ）

8. Ireland is divided into two parts: one part belongs to the UK, and the other is an independent

country. （ T ）

F F T F F T F T

II

Match the words or expressions in Column A with the Chinese meanings in Column B.

将A栏的单词或短语与B栏的中文释义连接起来

1. divide e. 分割

2. break away a. 摆脱

3. separate f. 分开的；个别的

4. consider g. 认为，看作 5. make up of d. 形成，组成

6. discontented b. 不满的

7. loyal c. 忠诚的

8. proud of h. 为…而自豪的

e a f g d b c h

III

Fill in the blanks with the following words or expressions. Change the form where necessary.

用下面所给的词或词组填空，根据需要改变词形

1. The Chinese people are proud of their cultural heritage.

2. The committee is made up of representatives from every states.

3. The teacher divided the students into two groups to do exercises.

4. My wife and I both consider her as our daughter.

5. Mary was quite discontented with her new job.

6. It is said that dogs are very loyal to their masters.

7. They broke away from the national union and set up their own local organization.

8. The children sleep in separate beds. Each of them has his/her own bed.

1.proud of 2.made up of 3.divided 4.consider

5.discontented 6.loyal 7.broke away 8.separate

IV

Translate the following sentences into English with the words or phrases provided in brackets.

用括号中提供的单词或短语将下列句子翻译成英文

1. 云是由小水滴形成的。（be made up of）

Clouds are made up of little drops of water.

2. 本（Ben）是本杰明（Benjamin）的简称。（short of）

Ben is short for Benjamin.

3. 他们对自己的成功感到骄傲。（be proud of）

They are proud of their success.

4. 那个囚犯（prisoner）越狱逃跑了。（break away from）

The prisoner broke away from the prison and ran off.

5. 我们都把戴维看作是最好的朋友。（consider）

We all consider David as our best friend.

6. 他把这个苹果分成三份。（divide）

He divided the apple into three parts.

Text B

1. A number of visitors to the UK, who had traveled throughout the British Isles, were asked by

a newspaper reporter what their impressions of the British people were. Here's a brief

summary of what they thought.

2. There were many different opinions among those interviewed: Some were very flattering,

others very critical. The distinction between the English and the British wasn't always

understood, but, on the whole, it seemed that the Scots were very popular with visitors. They