英语国家概况课后习题附答案.docx

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英语国家概况课后习题附答案

英语国家概况课后习题（附答案）

Chapter1

Ⅰ.Readthefollowingstatementanddecidewhethertheyareture（T）orfalse（F）.

—F—1.PeopleindifferentpartsofBritainliketousethenameEnglandtorefertotheircountry.

—T—2.TheSevernRiveristhelongestriverofBritain,whichoriginatesinWalesandflowsthroughwesternEngland.

—F—3.TodaymorethanhalfofthepeopleinWalesstillspeaktheancientWelshlanguage.

—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

Ⅲ.Givebriefanswerstothefollowingquestions.

1.WhatwereQueenVictoria’smajorachievements?

2.WhatwerethetwocampsintheWorldWarⅠ?

3.WhydidBritaincooperatecloselywiththeUinitedStatesafterWorldWarⅡ?

Ⅳ.Stateyourunderstandingofthefollowingquestions.

1.WhatweretheresultsoftheIndustrailrevolutioninBritain?

2.ExplaintheriseandfalloftheBritishEmpire.

Chapter3

Ⅰ.Readthefollowingstatementsanddecidewhethertheyaretrue（T）orfalse