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-TheU.K.issituatedinNorthwesternEurope,lyingtothenorthofFranceandthewestoftheNetherlandsandDenmark.ItismadeupofEngland,Scotland,Wales,andNorthernIreland.Itstotalareais242534squarekilometers.

WhatarethepresentfeaturesoftheclimateofBritain?

-Britainhasamaritimec1imate--wintersarenottoocoldandsummersare:

nottoohot.Therefore,itstemperaturevarieswithinasmallrange,rarelyfallingbelow-5'

Cinwinterorrisingabout24'

Cinsummer.Sunshinehoursarefewerinmoresoutherlyclimates

The"

backboneofEngland"

:

ItreferstothePennines,arangeofhillsextendingabout257kmsouthwardfromtheCheviotHillsontheScottishbordertocentralEngland.

Whatpercentageofthecountry'

swaterrequirementsareobtainedfromundergroundsources?

-About38%ofthecountry'

swaterrequirementsdependonundergroundsources.

ChapterIIIEconomy

WhatarethecharacteristicsoftheBritisheconomy?

-TheBritisheconomywasthefirsttohavebeenfullyindustrialized.Britainwasoneoftheworld'

smostadvancedmanufacturingandtradingnations.Thepoundsterlingistheexchangecurrencyforaboutonethirdoftheworld'

sforeigntrade.Theagriculturedoesnotproduceenoughfoodtomeetthecountry'

sbasicneedsandpartofallvitalfoodstuffshastobeimported.Thelaborforceishomogeneous.

ChapterVTheMainCities

WhichcityisthecapitalofEnglandandGreatBritain?

IsitthepoliticalcentreoftheCommonwealth?

-LondonisthecapitalofEngland,anditisalsothepoliticalcentreoftheCommonwealth.

WhatdoesLondonconsistofadministratively?

-LondonadministrativelyconsistsofthecityofLondon,theoriginalnucleus,retainingamedievalsystemofgovernmentofcourtsofaldermenandanelectedlordmayor;

andGreaterLondonametropolitancounty,madeupofInnerLondonboroughsand20OuterLondonboroughs.

GreaterLondon:

Itisametropolitancounty（pop.7million）,madeupof12InnerLondonboroughs,20OuterLondonboroughs.

PartThreeCulture

ChapterIEducation

Howmanyyearsdoesapupilstudyataprimarystateschool?

-Sixyears,fromtheageoffivetoeleven.

Whichtypeofschoolsenrollsthetoppupilsatsecondaryeducation?

-Grammarschoolsenrollsthetoppupilsatsecondaryeducation.

HowmanytypesofuniversitiesarethereinBritain?

Whichtwouniversitiesarethemostfamousones?

-Therearefivetypes:

1）olduniversities,2）thefourScottishuniversities,3）:

themiddle-ageduniversities,4）thenewuniversities,5）theOpenUniversity,andBuckinghamUniversity（independentuniversity）.OxfordandCambridgearetheoldestandthemostfamousintheworld.

Howare"

public"

schoolsfinanced?

-PublicschoolsintheUKarefinancedmainlybyfeespaidbyparentsandprivatefunds.

EtonCollege:

ItisoneofthelargestindependentsecondaryschoolsinEnglandandoneofthemostprestigious.

Howdoyouunderstand"

Marriagesignifiesthebeginningofanewandindependentfamily"

?

-Britishsocietyisbasedonfamilylifeandthefamilyisaself-containedeconomicandsocialunitwithmother,fatherandchildrenlivingtogetheraloneintheirownhouse.Somarriagesignifiesthebeginningofanewandindependentfamily.

Howdothenewlywedssolvetheproblemofhousing?

-1）Theylookthroughadvertisementstofindahouseforrent.2）Theymaymortgageahousethroughabuildingsociety.3）Iftheyhaveenoughmoneytheymaybuyahouse,butthisseldomhappens.

WhatisthefirstcourseofanEnglishlunch?

DoyouthinkitsimilarordifferentfromtheChinesewayofservingfood?

-ThefirstcourseofanEnglishlunchisasmallquantityofsoup.ItisdifferentfromtheChinesewayofservingfood.InChinathisisusuallythelastcourse.

CanyoushowusanexampleoftheconservativecharacteristicoftheBritishpeople?

-OneexampleisthattheBritishpeoplehavebeenslowadoptingrationalreforms,suchasthemetricsystem.

SomepeoplesaythattheEnglishmanislikeacoldfishthathasjustcomeoutoftheice.Whatdoyouthinkofthat?

-Thismaybetrue.TheBritishpeoplearecoldbynature.Theydonotshowtheirfeelingsverymuchanddonotshowtheiremotioniftheyareveryhappyandneitherdotheyiftheyaresad.Forexample,whenyouworkatafactory,theguywhomyouworkwithnevertellsyouanythingabouthimself.Youmayworkwithhimforyears,yetyouevendon'

tknowwherehelives,howmanychildrenhehasandwhathisinterestsare.

fierceindividualism:

Itistheideathattherightsandfreedomoftheindividualarethemostimportantrights.

exclusiveness:

Thisisthebest-knownqualityoftheBritishpeople.Itmeans,"

IamEnglish.Youstayaway