Great Britain is one of the most important commercial and trading centers in the world. Britain buys more goods than she sells; her imports exceed her exports. Not being a great agricultural country, England has to obtain her food supplies largely from abroad. She also bas to import many raw materials, such as wool from Australia; timber from Sweden and Finland; cot ton, petroleum and tobacco from the United States. Wine and fruit are imported rom France. Italy, Spain, and the Dominions; dairy produce from Denmark and Holland, and so on.
One of the most extensive industries in England is the textile industry; immense quantities of cotton and woolen goods and artificial silk are produced and exported. English leather goods are also in great demand in other countries.
Great Britain is noted for its coal-mines and for iron and steel goods, and it supplies many countries with certain classes of machinery. Another leading industry in this country is ship building. The
For a small island Great Britain has a great length of coastline, and there is no place in the whole country which is more than three hours’ journey by car from the sea. The coast is very varied, with perhaps the best parts in the southwest of England and in the west of Scotland. The coast of Devon and Cornwall, in the south-west, is much indented (向内陆凹进), with many sheltered bays and fine rough points of land extending out into the sea. With so large a population on so small an island the best parts of the coast are inevitably rather crowded during the summer, but much of Devon and Cornwall is still unspoiled, with many picturesque (风景如画的) fishing villages. The other parts of the coast are less dramatic, being partly fiat and partly steep.
In the parts nearest to great centres of population big seaside-resort (海淀胜地) towns have grown up. Four of these, Brighton, Bournemouth and Southend in the south, and Blackpool in the north-west, have become important towns thems
A. the northeast
B. the southwest
C. the northwest
D. the southeast
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