三、英语B网考阅读理解题库

第二部分阅读理解（1）（2011年04月网考）

阅读的第一题2011年改为5个正误判断题，相对来说难度降低，投机几率提高，考前一天

会在更新群内确定本部分范围，•般在20篇左右，建议强记，确保阅读的30分不丢。

解题思路：正误判断题主要考查学生对文章的具体事实、信息的理解能力。一般是根据文章的事实或细节，

给出个句子，判断其正误。比较直接，难度相对较小。做此类题时，应先看题，后带着“问题”快速阅读

短文，寻找所需要的信息。

Passage22

DoyouknowanythingabouttheWorldExpo?It'sthethirdlargestworldeventafterthe

OlympicsandtheFIFAWorldCup.DuringtheExpo,theparticipating（参与）countriesbuild

pavilions（展馆）todisplaytheirmostadvanced（先进的）technologies（科技）andcultures,with

lotsofexhibitionsandperformances.The2010ShanghaiExpowillbeheldfromMay1stto

October1st,2010.192countries,regionsand50internationalorganizationswilltakepartin

it.About70millionvisitorwillcometotheShanghaiExpo.Therewillbe200,000volunteers

workingforit.

ThefirstExpowasheldinthecrystalPalaceinHydePark,Londonin1851.TheUShas

hosted14WorldExpos—morethananyothercountry.Butit'sthefirsttimeforChinatohost

theWorldExpo.ThethemeoftheShanghaiExpoisuBettercity,betterlife.Themascot（吉

祥物）ofitistheconfident,lovelyandwittyHaibao.Itsnamemeansutreasureofsea”.Itsblue

colorrepresentsthewater.Itshairislikeawaveinthesea.Itwaveshellotoshowthewarm

welcometofriendsallovertheworld.TheshapeoftheShanghaiExpoemblem（会徽）was

inspiredbytheChinesecharacter“世"whichmeansuworldTheemblemalsolookslikethree

peopleholdinghandstogether,symbolizing（象征）thebigfamilyofhumankind.

1.TheUShashostedtheWorldExpomorethan10times.

A.TB.F

2.The2010ShanghaiExpowilllast6months.

A.TB.F

3.ThethemeoftheLondonExpoisuBettercity,betterlife,,.

A.TB.F

4.HaibaoisthemascotoftheShanghaiExpo,whichmeansutreasureofsea”.

A.TB.F

5.ThereisanEnglishword“humankind“ontheShanghaiExpoemblem.

A.TB.F

KEY：AABAB

Passage23

BillwasgoingtovisitWangDaweiinChongqingforseveraldays.BeforeheleftAmerica,

BilltriedtolearnaboutChinesefoodandChinesewaysofdoingthings.Hewantedtobe

polite.HelearnedthatmostpeopleinChinaeatrice,drinktea,andtakeofftheirshoeswhenthey

gointoafriend'sapartment.Billevenlearnedtousechopsticks.

Atthesametime,WangDaweilearnedaboutAmericanfoodandAmericanwaysofdoing

things.Hewantedtobefriendly.WhenBillcametoWang'shouse,Daweitoldhimtokeephis

shoeson.Latertheywentoutfordinner.TheyatepizzaanddrankCoke.Thenextfewdays,they

hadbreakfastinacoffeeshopandatehamburgersinafast-foodrestaurant.

OnhiswaybacktoAmerica,Billwasthinkingaboutwhyheneveratericeordrankteaor

atewithchopsticks.HenevertookoffhisshoeswhenhevisitedWang'sfamily.Hethoughtthat

livinginChinawasjustlikelivinginAmerica.

1.BilllearnedaboutChinesefoodandotherthingsbeforecomingtoChina.

A.TB.F

2.BillknewmostChineseeatrice,drinkteaandweartheirshoesintheirhouses.

A.TB.F

3.WangDaweiwasfriendlytoBill,sotheywenttotherestauranttoeatChinesefood.

A.TB.F

4.FinallyBilldidn"thaveChinesefoodatall.

A.TB.F

5.WangDaweimadeBillfeelathomeatlast.

A.TB.F

KEY：ABBAA

Passage24

Computertechnologyhasbecomeanimportantpartofpeople*slife.Thistechnologyhasits

ownspecialwords.Onewell-knowncomputerwordisGoogle.It,sthenameofapopular

usearchengineer（弓|擎）"fortheInternet.Peopleusethesearchengineertofindinformation

aboutalmostanysubjectontheInternet.ThepeoplewhostartedthecompanynameditGoogle

becauseinmathGoogleisaverylargenumber-Onehundredzerosfollowthenumberone.When

you“Google“asubject,youcangetalotofinformationaboutit.

IfyouGooglesomeone,youmightfindthatperson'snameonablog（博客）.Ablogisshort

foraWeblog.It'sapersonalWebpage.Somepeoplewriteblogstoexpresstheiropinionsand

ideasovertheInternet.Someusethemtosharetheirliveswithfarawayfriendsorfamily.Others

writeblogstohelpthemdealwithsickness,moneyproblemsortochoosemoviestoseeorbooks

toread.Somepeopleaddinformationtotheirblogseveryday.Peoplewhohaveblogsarecalled

bloggers.

1.GoogleandBlogaretwokindsofpopularsearchengineer.

A.TB.F

2.OnecanuseGoogletosearchtheInternetforallinformationhewants.

A.TB.F

3.PeoplemayuseGoogletosharetheiropinionsoraskothersforhelp.

A.TB.F

4.Bloggersmustaddinformationtotheirblogseveryday.

A.TB.F

5.Fromthepassagewecaninfer（推断）thatcomputertechnologyischangingpeople'slife.

A.TB.F

KEY：BBBBA

阅读理解题库

一、阅读理解

DearBob

I'mjustwritingtoletyouknowournewaddrissandtoinvityoutoourhouse_warming

partynextSaturday.Tmaboutthelackofwarning,butwe'vebeenbusymovinghouseandI;vehad

littletimeforanythingelse.Inanycase,weonlydecidedtoholdthepartylastweekwhenwe

foundoutthatcastofmovingwesnotashighaswethouthtandwehadalittlecashtospareon

thefloor.

26thispassageisaletterof

27whencharlswrites

28Charleandhiswifedecided

29FromtheletterweknowthatthenewhousethatCharlesmovedinis___

30Inthesentence^barbaraandIhopithatyoucanmakeit”,thephraes^makeit“isusedto

saythatbobcan_

二、阅读理解

Cashofallkinds,thefrenchfranc,thegermanmark,andtheitalianlira,isboundtodisappera

physically.thepapernotesandgoldcoinsmaysoonbecomecuriouscollectionsofthe

pre-electronicage.digitalmoneycanreplaceeveryuseofcashmoney.itistruethatelectronic

moneyhasbeenaroundfortelephonewiresandsatellitelinks.butinthe21st

centuryverysoon

31themainpointofthe(c)

32thedavantageofdigitalmoneyis(a)

33whatinnottrueabouttheelectroniccash,accordingtothepassagee(D)

34Inthesentenceofthefourthparagraph,?,thelowcostof(B)

35theauthorissurethat©willbringthewholeworldabrilliangfuture(C)

二、阅读理解(暂时没答案)

DearBob

I'mjustwritingtoletyouknowournewaddressandtoinviteyoutoourhouse-warmingparty

nextSaturday.Fmsorryaboutthelackofwarning,butwe'vebeenbusymovinghouseandI've

hadlittletimemovingwasnotsahighaswethoughtandwehadalittlecashtospare.

Wemovedtoheretwodaysagoandwe'vebeenworkingnon-stopeversince.Thiseveningwe

decidedtohaveafewhours5rest,soKrnwritingafewinvitationstosomefriends.

YoucandothetripfromBedfordtoFlindersintwohorusnowthatthenewmotorwayisopen

26.thispassageisaletterof()

27WhenCharleswrites()

28Charleandhiswifedecidedto...()

29.Fromtheletterweknowthat()

30Inthesentence4tbarbaraandIhopethatyoucanmakeit()

三阅读理解

Cashofallkinds,theFrenchfranc,theGermanmark,andtheItalianlira,isboundtodisappear

physically.Thepapernotesandgoldcoinsmaysoonbecomecuriouscollectionsofthe

pre-electroincage.dacades.eachweekbillionsofinstitutionaldollarsflowthrough

3l.Themainpointofthefirst...(c)

32Theadvantageofdigitalmoneyis(A)

33WhatisNOTabouttheelectroniccash,...(D)

34Inthesentenceoftheforuthparagraph(B)

35Theauthorissure©

第二部分：阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

Passage1

TheFrenchRevolutionbrokeoutin1789.AtthetimeFrancewasinacrisis.

Thegovernmentwasbadlyrunandpeople?slivesweremiserable.KingLouisXIVtried

tocontrolthenationalparliamentandraisemoretaxes.Buthiseffortfailed.He

orderedhistroopstoVersailles.ThepeoplethoughtthatLouisintendedtoputdown

theRevolutionbyforce.OnJuly14,1789,theystormedandtooktheBastille,where

politicalprisonerswerekept.Eversincethatday,July14hasbeentheFrench

NationalDay.Louistriedtofleethecountryin1792togetsupportfromAustria

andPrussia.However,hewascaughtandputinprison.InSeptember1792,themonarchy

wasabolished.Inthesameyear,Louiswasexecuted.Afewmonthslaterhiswife,

Mariealsohadherheadcutoff.TheRevolutionofFrancehadfrightenedtheother

kingsofEurope.ArmiesfromAustriaandPrussiabegantomarchagainstFrance.The

Frenchraisedrepublicanarmiestodefendthenation.TheRevolutionwentthrough

aperiodofterror.Thousandsofpeoplelosttheirlives.Intheend,powerpassed

toNapoleonBonaparte.(190words)

11.What,sthispassageabout?

A.France.B.KingLouis.C.TheFrenchRevolution.D.Europe.

12.Whichdidnothappenin1789?

A.TheFrenchRevolutionbrokeout.

B.Thenationaleconomywasdevelopingrapidly.

C.Thegovernmentwasn,twellrun.

D.KingLouisXIVwasinpower.

13.Wherewerethepoliticalprisonerskept?

A.InVersailles.B.InAustria.C.InPrussia.D.

InBastille.

14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“abolished"mean?

A.Putoff.B.Established.C.United.D.Ended.

15.WhatwasNOTtheeffectoftheRevolution?

A.July14hasbecometheFrenchNationalDay.

B.ItbroughtsomeimpactontheotherEuropeanKings.

C.Louis'swife,Mariewaskilled.

D.Thekingtriedtocontrolthenationalparliament.

11-15CBDDD

Passage2

IntheUnitedStates,itisnotcustomarytotelephonesomeoneveryearlyin

themorning.Ifyoutelephonehimearlyintheday,whileheisshavingorhaving

breakfast,thetimeofthecallshowsthatthematterisveryimportantandrequires

immediateattention.Thesamemeaningisattachedtotelephonecallsmadeafter11:00

p.m.Ifsomeonereceivesacallduringsleepinghours,heassumesit'samatter

oflifeordeath.Thetimechosenforthecallcommunicatesitsimportance.Insocial

life,timeplaysaveryimportantpart.IntheU.S.A.gueststendtofeeltheyare

nothighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyisextendedonlythreeor

fourdaysbeforethepartydate.Butitisnottrueinallcountries.Inotherareas

oftheworld,itmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmenttoofarinadvance

becauseplanswhicharemadeforadatemorethanaweekawaytendtobeforgotten.

Themeaningoftimediffersindifferentpartsoftheworld.Thus,misunderstandings

arisebetweenpeoplefromdifferentculturesthattreattimedifferently.Promptness

isvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife,forexample.Ifpeoplearenotprompt,theymay

beregardedasimpoliteornotfullyresponsible.IntheU.S.noonewouldthink

ofkeepingabusinessassociatewaitingforanhour,itwouldbetooimpolite.A

personwhois5minuteslate,willsayafewwordsofexplanation,thoughperhaps

hewillnotcompletethesentence.(260words)

16.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Itisnotcustomarytotelephonesomeoneinthemorningandinsleepinghours

intheU.S.

B.Theroleoftimeinsociallifeovertheworld.

C.Ifpeoplearenotprompt,theymayberegardedasimpoliteornotfully

responsibleintheU.S.

D.Noteverycountrytreatstheconceptoftimeasthesame.

17.Whatdoesitmeaninthepassageifyoucallsomeoneduringhisorher

sleepinghours?

A.Amatterofwork.

B.Amatteroflifeordeath.

C.Youwanttoseehimorher.

D.Youwanttomakeanappointmentwithhimorher.

18.Whichofthefollowingtimeisproperifyouwanttomakeanappointment

withyourfriend?

A.at7:00am.B.at4:00pm.C.atthemidnight.D.at4:00am.

19.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.IntheU.S.Agueststendtofeeltheyarehighlyregardediftheinvitation

toadinnerpartyisextendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate.

B.Thereisnomisunderstandingarisingbetweenpeoplefromdifferentcultures

abouttheconceptoftime.

C.Itmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmentwellinadvanceinthe

U.S.A..

D.PromptnessisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife.

20.Fromthepassagewecansafelyinferthat.

A.it'samatteroflifeordeathifyoucallsomeoneindaytime

B.themeaningoftimediffersindifferentpartsoftheworld

C.itmakesnodifferenceintheU.S.whetheryouareearlyorlateforabusiness

party

D.ifapersonislateforadate,heneedn,tmakesomeexplanation

16-20BBBDB

Passage3

Aforeigner,sfirstimpressionoftheU.S.islikelytobethateveryoneis

inarush-oftenunderpressure.Citypeopleappearalwaystobehurryingtogetwhere

theyaregoingrestlessly,seekingattentioninastore,andelbowingothersasthey

trytocompletetheirerrands(任务).Racingthroughdaytimemealsispartofthe

paceoflifeinthiscountry.

Workingtimeisconsideredprecious.Othersinpubliceatingplacesarewaiting

foryoutofinishsothattheytoocanbeservedandgetbacktoworkwithinthe

timeallowed.Eachpersonhurriestomakeroomforthenextperson.Ifyoudon,t,

waiterswillhurryyou.

Youalsofinddriverswillbeabruptandthatpeoplewillpushpastyou.You

willmisssmiles,briefconversations,andsmallcourtesieswithstrangers.Don"t

takeitpersonally.Thisisbecausepeoplevaluetimehighly,andtheyresentsomeone

else“wasting“itbeyondacertaincourtesypoint.

Theviewoftimeaffectstheimportanceweattachtopatience.IntheAmerican

systemofvalues,patienceisnotahighpriority.Manyofushavewhatmightbe

called“ashortfuse."Webegintomoverestlesslyaboutifwefeeltimeisslipping

awaywithoutsomereturnbethisintermsofpleasure,workvalue,orrest.Those

comingfromlandswheretimeislookedupondifferentlymayfindthismatterofpace

tobeoneoftheirmostdifficultadjustmentsinbothbusinessanddailylife.

ManynewcomerstotheStateswillmisstheopeningcourtesyofabusinesscall,

forexample,theywillmisstheritualsocializingthatgoeswithawelcomingcup

ofteaorcoffeetheymaybetraditionalintheirowncountry.Theymaymissleisurely

businesschatsinacafeorcoffeehouse.Normally,Americansdonotassesstheir

visitorsinsuchrelaxedsurroundingsoverprolongedsmalltalks.Weseekout

evidenceofpastperformanceratherthanevaluateabusinesscolleaguethrough

socialcourtesies.Sincewegenerallyassessandprobeprofessionallyratherthan

socially,westarttalkingbusinessveryquickly.(348words)

21.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong?

A.Americansseemtobealwaysunderpressure.

B.Americansattachlessimportancetopatience.

C.Americansdon,tcaremuchaboutritualsocializing.

D.Americansareimpolitetotheirbusinesscolleagues.

22.Inthefourthparagraph,“ahighpriority,,means.

A.alessimportantthingB.afirstconcern

C.agoodbusinessD.anattractivegift

23.Americansevaluateabusinesscolleague.

A.throughsocialcourtesyB.throughprolongedbusinesstalks

C.byestablishingbusinessrelationsD.bylearningabouttheirpast

performance

24.Thispassagemainlytalksabout.

A.howAmericanstreasuretheirtime

B.howbusyAmericansareeveryday

C.howAmericansdobusinesswithforeigners

D.whatAmericanwayoflifeislike

25.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthorystoneinwritingis

A.criticalB.ironicalC.appreciativeD.objective

21-25DBDAC

第二部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

Passage1

Sixteen-year-oldMariawaswaitinginlineattheairportinSantoDomingo.

ShewasleavinghernativecountrytojoinhersisterintheUnitedStates.Shespoke

Englishverywell.Thoughshewasveryhappyshecouldgoabroad,shewasfeeling

sadatleavingherfamilyandfiends.Asshewasthinkingallaboutthis,shesuddenly

heardtheairlineemployeeaskinghertopickupherluggageandputitonthescales

（称）.Mariapulledandpulled.Thebagwastooheavyandshejustcouldn,tlift

itup.Themanbehindhergotveryimpatient.He,too,waswaitingtocheckinhis

luggage.

“What'swrongwiththisgirl?”Hesaid,“Whydoesn,tshehurryup?”He

movedforwardandplacedhisbagonthecounter,hopingtocheckinfist.Hewas

inahurrytogetagoodseat.

Mariawasveryangry,butshewasverypolite.AndinherbestEnglishshesaid,

“Whyareyousoupset?Thereareenoughseatsforeveryoneontheplane.Ifyou

areinsuchahurry,whycan'tyougivemeahandwithmyluggage?”

ThemanwassurprisedtohearMariaspeakEnglish.Hequicklypickedupher

1uggageandsteppedback.Everyonewaslookingathimwithdisapproval.（224words）

11.Maria'sstoryhappened.

A.whenshewasleavingAmericaB.onherwaybacktoSantoDomingo

C.beforeshelefttheUSAD.whenshearrivedattheairport

12.Youbelieverthattheworkoftheairlineemployeementionedinthestoryis

toattheairport.

A.helpcarrypeople,sluggageB.askpeopletopickuptheluggage

C.checkpeople,sluggageD.takecareofpeople'sluggage

13.“Whyareyousoupset?”Mariasaidtotheman.Shewantedtotellhimthat

heshouldnotbe.

A.surprisedB.sadC.unhappyD.sorry

14.“Everyonewaslookingathimwithdisapproval."Thissentencemeansthatthe

peoplearoundfelt_______.

A.worriedaboutMariaB.worriedabouttheman

C.sorryforMaria'smannersD.sorryfortheman's

manners

15.TheauthormentionedMaria'sageatthebeginningofthestoryinordertoshow

that.

A.shewasyoungbutbehavedproperly

B.shewouldnothavelefthomealone

C.everyonearoundherwaswrong

D.itwasnotgoodthatnobodyofferedtohelpher

11-15DCCDA

Passage2

Therearethreekindsofgoals:short-term,medium-rangeandlong-termgoals.

Short-termgoalsarethosethatusuallydealwithcurrentactivities,which

wecanapplyonadailybasis.Suchgoalscanbeachievedinaweekorless,ortwo

weeks,orpossibly,months.Itshouldberememberedthatjustasabuildingisno

strongerthanitsfoundation,long-termgoalscannotamounttoverymuchwithout

theachievementofsolidshort-termgoals.Uponcompletingourshort-termgoals,

weshoulddatetheoccasionandthenaddnewshort-termgoalsthatwillbuildon

thosethathavebeencompleted.

Theintermediategoalsbuildonthefoundationoftheshort-termgoals.They

mightdealwithjustonetermofschoolortheentireschoolyear,ortheycould

evenextendforseveralyears.Anytimeyoumoveastepatatime,youshouldnever

allowyourselftobecomediscouragedoroverwhelmed.Asyoucompleteeachstep,you

willenforcethebeliefinyourabilitytogrowandsucceed.Andasyourlistof

completiondatesgrow,yourmotivationanddesirewillincrease.

Long-termgoalsmayberelatedtoourdreamsofthefuture.Theymightcoverfive

yearsormore.Lifeisnotastaticthing.Weshouldneverallowalong-termgoal

tolimitusorourcourseofaction.(221words)

16.Ourlong-termgoalsmeanalot.

A.Ifwecannotreachsolidshort-termgoals

B.Ifwecompletetheshort-termgoals

C.Ifwehavedreamsofthefuture

D.Ifweputforwardsomeplans

17.Newshort-termgoalsarebuiltupon.

A.adailybasisB.yourachievementinaweek

C.currentactivitiesD.thegoalsthathavebeencompleted

18.Whenwecompleteeachstepofourgoals,.

A.wewillwinfinalsuccessB.weareoverwhelmed

C.weshouldbuildupconfidenceofsuccess

D.weshouldhavestrongdesireforsettingnewgoals

19.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

ALifeisadynamicthing.B.weshouldsetuplong-termgoals

C.Differentkindsofgoalsinlife.D.Thelimitationof

long-termgoals.

20.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrongaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thelong-termgoalscannotamounttoverymuchwithouttheachievementof

solidshort-termgoals

B.Theintermediategoalsbuildonthefoundationoftheshort-termgoals.

C.Lifeisastaticthing,thusweshouldneverallowalong-termgoaltolimit

usorourcourseofaction.

D.Weshouldoftenaddnewshort-termgoalstothosewhichhavebeencompleted.

16-20BDCCC

Passage3

BritainandFranceareseparatedbytheEnglishChannel,abodyofwaterthat

canbecrossedinasfewas20minutes.Buttheculturesofthetwocountriessometimes

seemtobemilesapart.

LastThursdayBritainandFrancecelebratedthe100hanniversary（周年纪念）

ofthesigningofafriendshipagreementcalledtheEntenteCordiality.Theagreement

markedanewbeginningforthecountriesfollowingcenturiesofwarsandlove-hate

partnership.

Buttheirrelationshiphasbeenupsanddownsoverthepastcentury.Justlast

year,therewerefiercedisagreementsovertheIraqwar-whichBritishPrimeMinister

TonyBlairsupporteddespiteFrenchPresidentJacquesChiracspeakingoutagainst

it.ThisdiscomfortisexpressedinBlairandChirac'sbodylanguageat

internationalmeetings.WhiletheFrenchleaderoftengreetsGermanChancellor

GerhardSchroederwithahug（拥抱）,Blairjustreceivesahandshake.However,some

politicalexpertssaythewarinIraqcouldinfacthavehelpedties.

Thehistoryofdivisionsmaywellbebecauseoftheverydifferentwaysinwhich

thetwosidesseetheworld.Butthisdoesn,tstop12millionBritonstakingholidays

inFranceeachyear.However,only3millionFrenchcomeintheoppositedirection.

Surveys（调查）showthatmostFrenchpeoplefeelclosertotheGermansthanthey

dototheBritish.AndtheresearchcarriedoutinBritainhasfoundthatonlya

thirdofthepopulationbelievestheFrenchcanbetrusted.Perhapsthisbadfeeling

comesbecausetheBritishdislikeFrance,scloserelationshipwithGermany,or

becausetheFrencharenothappywithBritain'scloselinkswiththeUS.

Whatevertheansweris,asbothsidescelebrate100yearsofudoubtful

friendship”,theyareatleastabletomakejokesabouteachother.Here'sone:

WhatJsthebestthingaboutBritain,srelationshipwithFrance?TheEnglish

Channel.（320words）

21.Forcenturies,therelationshipbetweenBritainandFranceis

A.friendlyB.impoliteC.brotherlyD.amixtureofloveandhate

22.ThewarinIraqdoestotherelationshipbetweenFranceand

Britain.

A.goodB.harm

C.neithergoodnorharmD.bothgoodandharm

23.TheBritisharenotsofriendlytoandtheFrencharenotso

friendlyto.

A.Germany;AmericaB.America;Germany

C.Germany;GermanyD.America;America

24.aremoreinterestedinhavingholidaysin.

A.Americanpeople-^BritainB.Britishpeople…Germany

C.Frenchpeople…BritainD.Britishpeople…France

25.Whatdoesthelastsentencemean?

A.AslongastheEnglishChannelexists,nofurtherdisagreementwillform

betweenFranceandBritain.

B.TheEnglishChannelcanpreventanythingunfriendlyhappeninginbothFrance

andBritain.

C.FranceandBritainarenearneighbors,andthiswillhelpbalancethe

relationshipbetweenthem.

D.TheEnglishChannelisthelargestenemybetweenFranceandBritain.