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河南省2020年普通高中招生英语预测考试卷(十)(含听力音频)
A. FACT FILE:The UK
★FUN FACTS
★The UK flag is called the “Union Jack”.
★The UK is the only country in the world with four national football teams.
Some British people say that they are from Great Britain. Other British people they are from the UK. Some say they are from England, Scotland. Wales or Northern Ireland. What do you know about these different places?
England, Scotland and Wales are on an island in the northwest of Europe called Great Britain. Great Britain together with Norther Ireland is called the United King or UK.
England is the largest part of the UK. Its name comes from people called the Angles. Who came from Germany 1500 years ago. About 53 million people live in England and the capital city is London.
Scotland is in the north of Britain. Over 5 million people live in Scotland. The highest mountain in the UK is in Scotland. It is called Ben Nevis and is 1.345 metres tall. The capital city of Scotland is Edinburgh but the largest city is Glasgow.
Wales is in the west of Britain. About 3 million people live there and about 20 per cent of them speak Welsh. Welsh is one of the oldest languages in Europe. The Welsh flag has a picture of a dragon! The capital of Wales is Cardiff.
Northern Ireland is a part of Ireland, an sand west of Britain. Nearly 2 million people live there. The Giants Causeway is a popular tourist attraction. There are huge rocks made by lava from a volcano, but an old story says that a giant built it! The capital of Northern Ireland is Belfast.
a. England b. Wales c. Northern Ireland d. Scotland
Here's a blog (博客) of Abd Allah with some replies (回复).
| Posted by Abd Allah at 8: 32 a.m. on 11th December 2023 Hi. I am Abd Allah from Egypt. I sometimes eat bread with jam. But usually I eat fuul and bread for breakfast. Fuul is mashed beans (豆). It's great with olive oil and bread. I sometimes have an egg with it, too. I also want to ask you a question: ▲ ? |
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My name's Pete. I am from the U. S. A. For breakfast, I usually have a bowl of cereal (麦片) with milk, but my favorite is cornflakes (玉米片). I don't have a very big breakfast because I eat lunch early at school. |
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Hi, everyone. I am Huong and I come from Vietnam. For breakfast, I usually have noodle soup. My grandma makes it every morning. Sometimes, I have Xois. These are balls of rice with beans. They are wrapped in coconut leaves (椰子叶) and are really yummy. |
Mariana |
Hi. My name is Mariana and I am from Mexico. My favorite breakfast is huevos rancheros. These are eggs cooked with tomato and chili pepper sauce. Under the eggs is a com pancake. I always eat a big breakfast because we don't have lunch at school. |
Skate boarding, surfing and sport climbing were parts of the 2024 Paris Olympics. But they made their first Olympic appearance at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. These are all popular sports among young people. Would you like to give them a try?
Skateboarding | In this sport, you ride on a skateboard and perform tricks. Some people skate on or over obstacles (障碍) such as stairs and rails. It's a sport that celebrates creativity and individuality (个 性) . There are about 11 million active skateboarders in the world. |
Surfing | Isn't it cool to ride breaking waves? Surfing is a free-spirited sport that allows you to"walk on water" with a surfboard. Surfers have their own language. "Surf's up!" means the surf is high enough to ride. "Wipeout!" means to fall off your board. |
Sport Climbing | Athletes have to climb a 15-meter-high wall. There are holds on the walls, but some of them are just big enough for a single fingertip. Climbing needs great strength, requiring the use of different muscles. Athletes can't see the wall before they compete. They must make quick decisions about which way they should take to reach the top. |
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