of them are exactly the same as any of the others.

　　The British Isles refer to the main islands and several thousand small ones as well，which you can see on the map. Great Britain，or Britain，refers to the larger of the two main islands.But the word “Britain” is often used as a short form for the United Kingdom or you call it the UK.

　　Now as for England，it refers simply to the largest of the three countries on the island of Great Britain. The United Kingdom is the name of the state and the official name of the country，which many people popularly refer to England.

　　Finally, the British Commonwealth is the usual name for what is left of the British Empire(帝国)．This change shows the weakening of British Empire and the rising of the national liberation movements throughout the world today.

　　【解题导语】 本文介绍了关于英国的几种不同称谓之间的区别。the British Commonwealth英联邦，所指范围最大，其次是the British Isles不列颠群岛，然后是Britain大不列颠。

　　5．According to the passage，we know that________.

　　A．Great Britain has the same meaning as Britain

　　B．the United Kingdom has the same meaning as Britain or England

　　C．all the names in the first paragraph have the same meaning

　　D．all the names refer to England

　　答案　A　[推理判断题。由第一段可知，Great Britain，the United Kingdom，England的含义是不同的，可排除B、C和D。也可根据第二段第二句“Great Britain，or Britain，refers to the larger of the two main islands.”得出答案A。]

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