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—F—4.Intermsofpopulationandarea,NorthernIrelandisthesecondlargestpartofBritain.
—F—5.AlthoughtheclimateinBritainisgenerallymild,thetemperatureinnorthernScotlandoftenfallsbellow10℃inJanuary.
—T—6.ThemajorityofthepeopleinBritainaredescendantsoftheAngloSaxons.
—T—7.TheCelticpeopleweretheearliestknowninhabitantsofBritain.
—F—8.EnglishevolvedintowhatisnowdescribedasModernEnglishfromthelate16thcentury.
Ⅱ.Choosethebestanswertocompleteeachofthefollowingstatements.
1.ThetwomainislandsoftheBritishIslesare—A—
A.GreatBritainandIrelandB.GreatBritainandShcotland
C.GreatBritainandEnglandD.GreatBritainandEngland
2.—B—isthecapitalcityofScotland.
A.BelfastB.Edinburgh
C.LondonD.Cardiff
3.AmongthefourpartsoftheUnitedKingdom,—D—isthesmallest.
A.EnglandB.Scotland
C.WalesD.NorthernIreland
4.Englishbelongstothe—C—groupoftheIndoEuropeanfamilyoflanguages.
A.CelticB.Norman
C.GermanticD.Roman
5.TheintroductionofChristianitytoBritainaddedthefirstelementof—D—wordstoEnglish.
A.DanishandFinnishB.DutchandGerman
C.FrenchandItalianD.LatinandGreek
6.TheevolutionofMiddleEnglishwasreinforcedbythe—A—influence.
A.NormanB.Dutch
C.GermanD.Danish
7.SamuelJohnson’sdictionarywasinfluentialinestablishingastandardformof—C—.
8.Atpresent,nearly—C—oftheworld’spopulationscommunicateinEnglish.
A.halfB.aquarter
C.onethirdD.onefifth
Ⅲ.Givebriefanswerstothefollowingquestions.
1.WhydotouristfromallovertheworldlikegotoScotland?
2.HowmanyperiodscanthedevelopmentoftheEnglishlanguagebedividedintoandwhatarethey?
3.WhydidEnglishbecomemoreimportantaftertheBlackDeath?
Ⅳ.Stateyourunderstandingofthefollowingquestions.
1.WhoaretheBritishpeople?
2.WhatisStandardEnglish?
Chapter2
Ⅰ.Readthefollowingstatementsanddecidewhethertheyaretrue(T)orfalse(F).
—T—1.Birtishhistorybefore55BCisbasicallyundocumented.
—T—2.TheAngloSaxoncametoBritaininthe5thcentury.
—F—3.ThechieforkingoftheAngloSaxontribesexercisedpowerattheirownwill.
—T—4.TheVikingbegantoattacktheEnglishcoastinthe8thcentury.
—T—5.HenryⅡbuiltupalargeempirewhichincludedEnglandandmostoffrance.
—F—6.TheMaganaCartawasdesignedtoprotecttherightsofboththeprivilegedclassandtownspeople.
—F—7.TheHundredYears’WarwasaseriesofwarsfoughtbetweentheBritishandtheVikingsfortradeandterritory.
—T—8.Inanefforttomakeacompromisebetweendifferentreligiousfactions,QueenElizabethⅠactuallydefendedthefruittheReformation.
Ⅱ.Choosethebestanswertocompleteeachofthefollowingstatements.
1.The—D—attackonRomeendedtheRomanoccupationinBritainin410.
A.NormanB.Danish
C.CelticD.Germanic
2.Bythelate7thcentury,—D—becamethedominantreligioninEngland.
A.CelticChristianityB.AngloSaxonsChristianity
C.GermanicChristianityD.RomanChristianity
3.The—C—markedtheestablishmentoffeudualisminEngland.
A.VikinginvasionsB.signingoftheMagnaCarta
C.NormanConquestD.adoptionofcommonlaw
4.TheendoftheWarsoftheRosesledtotheruleof—C—
A.theHouseofValoisB.theHouseofYork
C.theHouseofTudorD.theHouseofLancaster
5.ThedirectcauseofortheReformationwasKingHenryⅧ’seffortto—A—.
A.divorcehiswifeB.breakwithRome
C.supporttheProtestantD.declarehissupremepoweroverthechurch
6.TheEnglishCivilWarbrokeoutin1642between—B—
A.theProtestantandthePuritansB.theRoyalistandtheParliamentarian
C.thenoblesandthepeasantsD.thearistocratsandtheChristians
7.—A—waspassedaftertheGloriousRevolution.
A.TheBillofRightsB.TheActofSupremacy
C.TheProvisionsofOxfordD.TheMagnaCarta
8.TheIndustrailRevolutionwasaccomplishedinBritainbythemiddleofthe—C—century.
A.17thB.18th
C.19thD.20th
1.WhatwereQueenVictoria’smajorachievements?
2.WhatwerethetwocampsintheWorldWarⅠ?
3.WhydidBritaincooperatecloselywiththeUinitedStatesafterWorldWarⅡ?
1.WhatweretheresultsoftheIndustrailrevolutioninBritain?
2.ExplaintheriseandfalloftheBritishEmpire.
Chapter3
Ⅰ.Readthefollowingstatementsanddecidewhethertheyaretrue(T)orfal