The word “Ireland” is used ambiguously to mean both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.（)

hat's where the language was first spoken. But England is often called by other names. This often confuses people and I wonder if you know what these names mean. So, now I would like to tell you about this matter of names. I believe that you have heard people use the names England, Britain of Great Britain. Let's see what each of these names means.

If you look at a map of Europe, you'll see a group of islands--one larger island off the northwest coats, one smaller and many tiny ones. These make up what is called the British Isles (不列填群岛). The largest island of the British Isles in Britain. It is also called Great Britain. The smaller island is Ireland (爱尔兰)。

Britain is divided into three parts: Scotland, Wales and England. But sometimes the word " England" is used instead of "Britain". Why so？

In anceient times, what is Britain now used to be three different countries. People in these different counntries spoke different languages. Over many years the three countries became one. England in the largest and richest of the three and it has the most people. So the English people take it for granted that their own name stands for the whole island.

There's another thing that confuses people; sometimes you may hear people say "the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. "That is the official name of the country. Northern Irelnd is only one sixth of the island of Ireland. The rest of the island is an independent state, called the Republic of Ireland. So we have the names of "England", "Britain"," Great Britain", and "the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland". Now do you know what each of them means？

English was first spoken in ______.

A．Britain

B．England

C．Great Britain

D．Ireland

A．King Henry VIII of England

B．Queen Elizabeth II

C．King James VI of Scotland

D．King Charles I of England

阅读理解：（1）When I was a young girl living in Ireland, I was always pleased when it rained, becaude that meant I could go treasure hunting. What's the connection between a wet day and a search for buried treasure？ Well, it's quite simpli, Ireland, as some of you may already know, is the home of Leprechauns-little men who possess magic powers and, perhaps more interestingly, pots of gold.

41.In para.4, the phrase"hit the jackpot" means __according to the context.

42.It can be conclude from Prars.5 and 6 that__.

43.How did the author feel about the tresure from the Atocha(Para.7)？

Edward I gave his new-born son the title（), a title held by the heir to the throne eve

r since.

A.Prince of England

B.Prince of Wales

C.Prince of Scotland

D.Prince of Ireland

A.a

B.an

C.the

D./

Word文档的插入标记是______。

A) ↑ B) ■ C) I D) __

A.A.I don ' t remember having seen this word before

B.B.I have seen this word before, but I don't think I know what it means

C.C.I have seen this word before, and I think it means

A.A.I don ' t remember having seen this word before

B.B.I have seen this word before, but I don't think I know what it means

C.C.I have seen this word before, and I think it means

A、say a word with

B、have words with

C、mention a word with

D、have a word with