22 Great Britain
England, Wales and Scotland together form Great Britain.
Scotland, lying in the northern part of Great Britain and bordering England on the south, is half the size of England and Wales, having an area of about 76,000 square kilometer s. It is 400 km from the English border to John O’G r oats at the northern tip of the mainland.
Most of Northern Scotland is a mountainous region known as the S c o t i s h Highlands．
In the centre of Scotland there are the Central Lowlands，and the south is an undulating hilly region known as the Southern Uplands which rise to 800 met r e s．
大不列颠
大不列颠是由英格兰，威尔士和苏格兰共同组成的。
苏格兰位于大不列颠的北部，南接英格兰，大小为英格兰与威尔士总和的一半，面积约76000平方公里。从英国的边界到大陆北边的约翰欧格罗兹有400公里。
北苏格兰大部分是山区，以苏格兰高地而著称。
在苏格兰的中部是中心低地，而南方是一片丘陵起伏的地区，以高度为800米的南方山地闻名。
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词汇：
Wales 威尔士 lie 位于
Border 接界，与……毗连 tip 尖端
Mainland 大陆，本土 region 区域
Undulating 波浪起伏的 upland 高地，山地
I．听全文录音，选择正确答案
1 ．Sc o l t land is of England and Wales．
A .half the size B. one thirds the size
C .two times the size D. one fourths the size
2 ．The area of Scotland is square kilometer s．
A ． nearly 50，000 B．nearly 60，000
C ．nearly 70，000 D．nearly 80，000
3 ．In the centre of Scotland there are the
A ．Scot is h Highlands B. mountainous regions
C ．Central Lowlands D. undulating hilly regions
II．听录音，补全下列段落
Scotland，lying in the 1 Part of Great Britain and bordering 2 on the south，is 3 the size of England and Wales，having an area of about 4 Square kilometer s．It is 5 km from the English 6 to John O’G r o a t s at the 7 tip of the 8 ．
Most of Northern Scotland is a 9 region known as the Sc o t is h 10 .
答案:
I ．1 ．A 2．D 3．C
II ．1 ．northern 2. England 3. half 4.76,000 5．400
6. border 7．northern 8. mainland 9. mountainous 10．Highlands
