但是每一个成员国都派代表参加欧盟议会，议会对每个成员国内所发生的事情都有一定的控制权。

2．倍数表达法

The expanded European Union has a population of more than half a billion people，twice as big as the population of the United States.

扩大后的欧盟有五亿多人口，为美国人口的两倍。

Ⅰ.课文判断正(T)误(F)

1．The countries of the European Union are independent but are governed by the European Parliament.( F )

2．The idea of the European Union began in 1950.( F )

3．The European Union now has a population twice as big as the population of the United States.( T )

4．By the year 2000，there were 15 member countries in the European Union.( T )

Ⅱ.课文阅读理解

1．In the United Kingdom，the head of state is a .

A．president B．chairman

C．king or queen D．parliament leader

答案　C

2．How many countries belong to the European Union in 2004?

A．25. B．15. C．6. D．21.

答案　A

3．What can we know from the first part?

A．The European Union controls its member countries completely.

B．A king or queen has higher power than a president.

C．Any member country can ask the European Union for help.

D．The European Union sends representatives to each member country.

答案　C

4．All the following countries belong to the EU's first members EXCEPT .

A．Germany B．France

C．Denmark D．Italy

答案　C