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1、英国概略英国概略Chapter1GeneralIntroductiontoPhysiographicalFeaturesoftheUKTheLocationsoftheUKThePhysiographicalFeaturesoftheUKRiversandMountainsClimateandweatherPopulationTheMajorCitiesExercisesandAnswersFocusquestionsWhatisthefullnameoftheBritishstate?Whatcountriesdoesitconsistof?Whatisthetotalpopulationo
2、ftheUnitedKingdom?WheredomostBritishpeoplelive?WhatisthemostdenselypopulatedareaofBritain?Whatistheleastpopulated?WhatarethemajorcitiesinBritain?ThreetermsBritishIslesBritainGreatBritainTwolargeislandsseveralsmallonesTheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.England,WalesScotlandThecomplicate
3、dfullnameoftheUKTheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIrelandFourparts:EnglandScotlandWalesNorthernIrelandUnionJackUnionJackThemapoftheUKThelocationoftheUKBritainissituatedinwesternEuropeandisseparatedfromtheEuropeancontinentbytheNorthSea,theStraitofDoverandtheEnglishChannel.Itisaninsularcountry.
4、Itscoastlineruns12,429km,Itisoneofthecountrieswithlongestcoastline.TothewestofitliestheAtlanticOcean,acrossandbeyonditisAmerica.ThePhysiographicalFeaturesoftheUKVariedlandscapeFlatlandsinEnglandMountainsinScoltlandandWalesEnglandEnglandAflatlandcountry,alsocalledLowlandzonePennines:thebackboneofEngl
5、andLakedistrictHighlyurbanized-80%ofpopulationlivingincities-only2%workinginagriculturePhysicallylargestwithlargestpopulationDominancein:size/culture/economy-takeEnglandforUKLakeDistrict ascenicspotinNorthWestascenicspotinNorthWestEnglandEngland ApopularholidaydestinationApopularholidaydestination b
6、eingfamousforitslakesandbeingfamousforitslakesanditsmountainsitsmountains itsassociationswiththeearlyitsassociationswiththeearly19thcenturypoetryand19thcenturypoetryandwritingsofWilliamWordsworthwritingsofWilliamWordsworthandotherpoets.andotherpoets.WilliamWordswortharomanticpoetappointedpoetlaureat
7、ein1843LivingintheLakedistrictafter179717701850ScotlandScotlandAmountainouscountrythreenaturalzones:TheHighlandsinthenorththecentralLowlandsthesouthernUplandsBenNevis:thehighestmountainintheUKAcountryofcastlesThehighlandsinScotland：sparselypopulated,withmanymountainrangesdominatingtheregion,andinclu
8、dingthehighestmountainintheBritishIsles,BenNevisThefilm:BraveHeartBenNevis(1343metershigh)AirthcastleA14thcenturycastle,aspaandaScottishcastleaccommodation,oneofthemostpopularplacesforScottishcastleweddings.Stirlingcastleabout30milesfromGlasgowand40milesfromEdinburghAlonghistory,animportantfortifica
9、tionandthesiteofmanysiegesandbattles,standingoutforitsimposinglocationandstoriedhistoryWalesWalesamountainouscountryinthewestofGreatBritain.takeinguplessthan9%ofthewholeisland.NorthernIrelandSmallestamongthefournationsinBritainMostlyrural,lowhills,beautifullakeinthesouth-west,ruggedcoastlineGiantsca
10、useway(巨人之路)(1)The8thNaturalWonderoftheWorld(suburbofBelfast)，SixtymillionyearsagonGiantsCauseway2n-astretchofbasalticrockpillarsweatheredtodifferentheightsandpresentingasteppedsurfaceonthenorthcoastofNorthernIreland.37,000columnsformedbycoolinglava.n-legend:FinnMaCoolbuiltittocrosstheseatoScotlandG
11、iantscauseway3Prodigiousskills(鬼斧神工)ofNature:ClimateandWeatherAmaritimetypeofclimate:rainy,changeableandunpredictablerarelyrisingabove32insummerorfallsbelow10inwinter.mildwintersandcoolsummersPopulationThetotalpopulation:about62000000(2021)Highlyurbanized:80%livingincitiesand20%livinginthecourysideT
12、hemostdenselypopulatedarea:EnglandTheleastpopulatedarea:NorthernIrelandAmultiracialsocietywhichproducesapopulationofwhich1in20areofnon-Europeanethnicity.Theofficiallanguage:EnglishMountainsandRiversPennines:Chiefmountainranges:theCambrianstheGrampiainsTheGrampians:thelargestmountianrangeintheUKBenNe
13、vis:thehighestmountainintheUKThelongestriverinEngland:RiverSevern220miles，354km)NEWSEVERNBRIDGE:thelongestbridgeintheUK,connectingWalesandEnglandAnimportantriverinBritain:RiverThamesthesecondlongestriverintheUnitedKingdomandthelongestriverentirelyinEnglandbestkownforflowingthroughcentralLondonitsstr
14、ategicpositionatthecentreofmanyeventsinBritishhistoryamajorleisureareasupportingtourismandpleasureoutingsaswellasthesportsofrowing,sailing.aspecialappealtowriters,artists,musiciansandfilm-makersandiswellrepresentedintheartsmanyriversideattractions:LondonEye,towerofLondon,HouseofParliament,etc.Descri
15、ptionofRiverThamesbyT.S.Eliot(1888-1965)SweetThamesrunsoftly,tillIendmysong.Theriverbearsnoemptybottles,sandwichpapers,Silkhandkerchiefs,cardboardboxescigaretteendsOrothertestimonyofsummernights.andTheriversweatsOilandtarThebargesdriftWiththeturningtideRedsailsWideToleeward,swingontheheavyspar,Theba
16、rgeswashDriftinglogsDownGreenwichreachPasttheIsleofDogsMajorcitiesLondonLiverpoolCardiffBelfastLondon-seatofgovernment-centerofculture-businesscenter-industrialcenter-largestpopulation-hometoallmedia-galleries,theatres,museums-combiningfunctionsofNewYork,Washington&LosAngeles-Oneofthefourleaingcitie
17、sintheworld:NewYork,Paris,TokyoLondonThecapital,thelargestportandthelargestcityinBritainTheCityofLondon+InnerLondon+OuterLondon=GreaterLondonThecommercialcenter:theWestEndThepoliticalcenter:theCityofWebminster(Downingstreet,BuckinghamPalace)Theculturalcenter:LondonUniversity(thebiggest)ThecenterofLa
18、borMovement(Chartism)宪章运动TheOlympicsgamestobeheldherein2019TheLondonEyeaheightofmetres(443ft),thelargestFerriswheelinEuropethemostpopularpaidtouristattractionintheUnitedKingdom,BigBenthelargestfour-facedchimingclock,thethird-tallestfree-standingclocktowerintheworld,Itscelebrationofits150thanniversar
19、yinMay2021TowerBridgeaniconicsymbolofLondonCarriesmotorvehicles,cyclists,pedestriansCrossesThamesTotallength244metres(801ft)Opened30June1894alarge,mainlyGothicchurch,inWestminster,LondonthetraditionalplaceofcoronationandburialsiteformonarchsofCommonwealthRealmsTrafalgarsquareTrafalgarsquareasquarein
20、centralLondonatouristattractionWaterloobridgeTube/subwayWaterlooBridgeWaterlooBridgeStarring:VivienLeigh,RobertTaylorDirectedbyMervynLeRoy.ProducedbySidneyFranklinSynopsisBasedontheplaybyPulitzerPrize-winningplaywrightRobertE.Sherwood,WATERLOOBRIDGEstarsVivienLeighasMyra,ashyballerinawhoselifeisirre
21、vocablyalteredinwar-tornLondon.ItsloveatfirstsightwhenMyrameetshandsome,aristocraticBritishofficerRoyCronin(RobertTaylor)inthemidstofanairraid.Thecouplesoonplanstowed,butCroniniscalledtothefront,andshortlythereafteranewspaperreportshisdeath.Forcedoutofballetschool,aloneanddestitute,Myraturnstoprosti
22、tution.Whenshediscoversthatthenewspaperreportwasinaccurate,MyraisunabletotellCroninaboutherprofessionallife,andtragedyensues.This10-handkerchiefweeperwasdirectedbyMervynLeRoy.JosephRuttenbergsphotographyisbeautiful,asistheinspiredsoundtrackbyHerbertStothart(THEWIZARDOFOZ),butwhatmakesWATERLOOBRIDGEi
23、sLeighsstunningperformanceandtheveryrealchemistrybetweenherandRobertTaylor.STPaulsCathedrallanAnglicancathedralltheseatoftheBishopofLondonloneofLondonsmostfamousandmostrecognisablesightsEdinburghthecapitalcityofScotlandeconomiccenterofScotlandatouristcitysecondonlytoLondoninU.K.aculturalcity，holding
24、aninternationalfestivalofmusicandtheartseveryyearThenewcityofEdinburghEdiburghcastleThesymbolofEdiburghsituatedonamoundofvolcanicrockoneofScotlandsoldestcastles,unequalledinthewholeoftheBritishIslesaremarkablefortress,thehistoricalinterestofandformerroyalresidence,visitedannuallybyapproximatelyonemi
25、llionpeopleNovisittoEdinburghiscompletewithoutavisittoEdinburghCastleCastlesinEdiburghLiverpoolThesecondlargestportofEnglandAmetropolitancityCardiffThecapitalcityofWalesAportBelfastThecapitalofNorthernIrelandAnindudtrialseaportthewheelofBelfastBelfastcityhallExercisesThefullnameoftheUnitedKingdomis_
26、and_.TheislandofGreatBritainismadeupof_,_and_.TheUnitedKingdomhasbeenamemberof_since1973.Britainisnowa_societywhichproducesapopulationofwhich1in20areof_ethnicity.Londonplaysasignificantrolein_economicandculturallife.Itsnotonlythefinancial_ofthenation,butalsooneofthe_majorinternationalfinancialcenters_.ThehighestmountaininBritainis_flowsthrouthcentralLondonanditisaveryimportantriver._isthecapitalofScotland.AnswersTheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritaintheNorthernIrelandEngland,Scotland,WalesEuropeanUnionMultiracial,non-EuropeanBritains,center,three,intheworldBenNevisThamesriverEdinburgh
