London is the capital of the United King

题目：

London is the capital of the United Kingdom and the largest city in the European Union. It is the world’s largest finacial center and one of the most important cultural centers and its influence on politics, education, entertainment, media, fashion, and the arts contributes to its status as a major global city. Central London is the headquarters of more than half of the UK’s top 100 listed companies(the FTSE 100 ) and more than 100 of Europe’s 500 largest companies. The city is a major tourist destination for both domestic and overseas visitors. London hosted the 1908 and 1948 Summer Olympic Games and will host the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.

London contains four World Heritage Sites: the Tower of London, the historic settlement of Greenwich ;the Royal Botanic Garden, Kew; and the site comprising the Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St.Margaret ‘s Church.

 London currently has a wide range of peoples, cultures, and religions, and more than 300 languages are spoken within the city. On July 2007, it had an official population of 7,556, 900 within the boundaries of Greater London making it the most populous municipality in the European Union. Since the 2001 the Greater London Urban Area has been the second largest in the EU after Paris with a population of 8,278,251, and the metropolitan area is estimated to have a total population of between 12 million and 13 million, the largest population area in the EU. The public transport network, administered by Transport for London, is the most intensive in the world. Heathrow Airport is the busiest airport in the world by international passenger traffic and the air space is the busiest of any city in the world.

小题1:Which statement is True ?

A．Central London has 50 of the UK’s top 100 listed companies.

B．By the year of 2015, London will host the Summer Olympic Games.

C．Three are 300 languages spoken within the city.

D．The metropolitan area of Paris is the largest one in the EU.小题2:What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 want to express?

A．London is a multicultural city.

B．London has a large population.

C．London has a lot of religions.

D．London has many languages.小题3:What does the underlined word“it “in the second sentence of Paragraph 3 refer to?

A．The population

B．Urban area

C．Paris

D．London