26．consist of由......组成

27．divide...into把......分成

28．break away (from) 挣脱(束缚)；脱离

29．to one's credit为......带来荣誉；值得赞扬；在......名下

30．leave out省去；遗漏；不考虑

31．refer to提到，谈及；查阅，参考；涉及，指的是

32．as well也；(除......外)还

33．for convenience为方便起见

34．look around环顾四周

35．separate from分开，分离；把......分开

Ⅳ.完成句子(共5小题；每题6分，满分30分)

36．Now when people refer to England you find Wales included as well.

如今当人们提起英格兰时，你会发现威尔士也是包括在内的。

37．To their credit the four countries do work together in some areas(eg，the currency and international relations)，but they still have very different institutions.

值得赞扬的是，虽然这四个国家的确在一些方面共同合作(例如，货币和国际关系方面)，但是它们在制度上仍存在很大差别。

38．It is a pity that the industrial cities built in the nineteenth century do not attract visitors.

很遗憾，这些建于19世纪的工业城市对游客并没有吸引力。

39．It has the oldest port built by the Romans in the first century AD，the oldest building begun by the Anglo­Saxons in the 1060s and the oldest castle constructed by later Norman rulers in 1066.

它有公元1世纪由罗马人建造的最古老的港口，有由盎格鲁--撒克逊人始建于11世纪60年代的最古老的建筑，还有公元1066年由后来的诺曼人统治者建造的最古老的城堡。

40．You must keep your eyes open if you are going to make your trip to the United Kingdom enjoyable and worthwhile.

如果你想要使你的英国之旅不虚此行又有意义，你就必须把眼睛睁得大大的。

重点词汇

How many countries does the UK consist of？英国是由几个部分国家组成的？

(consist of 由......组成

[名师点津]　consist of没有被动语态，相当于be made up of或be composed of，且不用于进行时。