专升本英语（阅读）模拟试卷101
阅读理解
As you are students of English, it\’s very possible that you\’ll be interested in England. That\’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 or 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 coast, one smaller and many tiny ones. These make up what is called the British Isles. The largest island of the British Isles is Britain. It is also called Great Britain. The smaller island is Ireland.
Britain is divided into three parts: Scotland, Wales and England. But sometimes the word \\
1.English was first spoken in______.(B)
A. Britain
B. England
C. Great Britain
D. Ireland
解析：关键词语是was first spoken。首先应迅速找出该词语在文章中的位置，确定该题的信息在文章的前两句中。只要读懂原文，仔细判断，就能找到正确答案是B选项。
2.Britain is divided into______.(B)
A. England, Britain, and Wales
B. England, Scotland, and Wales
C. Wales, Scotland, and Great Britain
D. Great Britain, Wales, and Scotland
解析：该题所包含的信息在文章第三段第一句Britain is divided into three parts：Scotland，Wales and England．中很容易找到答案，但选择时要细心。
3.According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?(C)
A. Wales is the richest of the three.
B. Scotland is the largest of the three.
C. Sometimes England is used instead of Britain.
D. Britain is the only name of the largest island of British Isles.
解析：考生应具备正确把握文中信息的能力，必须通过细心阅读和理解，迅速确定试题正确信息在文章中的出处。本题C选项的信息在第三段第二句话中可找到。同时也可用排除法做此类题。
4.The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is______.(C)
A. part of Britain
B. part of British Isles
C. the official name of the whole country
D. the largest country of all mentioned in the passage
解析：通过文章中最后一段前两句的阅读和理解，可迅速确定“The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the official name of the whole country．”是正确答案。
5.Which of the following is an independent country?(D)
A. Wales.
B. Scotland.
C. Northern Ireland.
D. The Republic of Ireland.
解析：正确答案在文章中最后一段的中间The rest of the island is an independent state，called the Republic of Ireland．可迅速找到。做题的关键在于了解文章大意，细心选择答案。
Every year just after Christmas the January Sales start. All the shops reduce their prices and for two weeks, they are full of people looking for bargains. My husband and I do not normally go to the sales as we don\’ t like crowds and in any case are short of money as we have to buy lots of Christmas presents.
Last year, however, I took my husband with me to the sales at the large shop in the center of London. We both needed some new clothes and were hoping to find a television set. When we got to Oxford Street, it was so crowded that we decided to split up and meet again at the underground station. So I left my husband and started looking around the shops. Unfortunately all the clothes were in very large sizes and so were not suitable for me. But I did buy a television at a very cheap price, so I felt quite pleased with myself.
When I arri
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