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英语国家概况习题

UnitOneTheCountry

I.Multiplechoice.

1.The“backboneofEngland”refersto_______.

A.theWelshMassif           B.thePennines 

C.theMiddleValley           D.theEnglishMidlands

2.ThehighestmountaininEnglandis______.

A.thePennines               B.BenNevis       

C.theHighlandofScotland        D.NorthernIreland

3.Thelargestriveris_____andthesecondlargestbutthemostimportantoneis_____.

A.theThamesRiver,theSevernRiver

B.theSevernRiver,theTeesRiver

C.theExeRiver,theThamesRiver

D.theSevernRiver,theThamesRiver

4.Ofthefollowing,_____isthelargest,mostpopulousandgenerallyspeakingtherichestsection

A.England              B.Scotland

C.Wales               D.NorthernIreland

5.ThegovernmentoftheChurchofScotlandis________.

A.Episcopal              B.Presbyterian

C.thelordcommissioner         D.Anglican

6.AmongtheLakePoets,______wasthemostfamousone.

A.WilliamWordsworth           B.SamuelColeridge 

C.RobertSouthey             D.WilliamShakespeare

7.BigBenisin___.

A.London     B.Birmingham     C.Glasgow     D.Liverpool

8.ThenicknameofBritainis___.

A.UncleSam   B.JohnBull       C.FatherChristmas  D.OliverTwist

9.Thebest-knowncharacteroftheBritishpeopleistheir___.

A.conservativeness B.exclusiveness   C.self-importance D.irony

10.BytheActofUnionof_____ScotlandandthekingdomofEnglandandWaleswereconstitutionallyjoinedastheKingdomofBritain.

A.1707      B.1921          C.1801       D.1936

11.ThelongestriverinBritainis_____.

A.Severn     B.Clyde         C.Bann        D.Thames

12.TheproportionoftheEnglishinthewholepopulationis_____orso.

A.60%      B.80%          C.70%       D.30%

II.Fillintheblankswithproperwords.

1.ThenationalanthemofUKis_________________.

2.ThelargestlakeinBritainis_______,whichislocatedinNorthernIreland.

3.ThenationalflagofUKiscomposedofthreeflagsanditiscalled________.

4.UsuallythehusbandofQueengetsthetitle“Princeof_________.”

5.ThesecondlargestbutthemostimportantriverinBritainis______andLondonissituatedonit.

6.ThefulltitleoftheU.K.istheUnitedKingdomof__________and__________.

7.ThelargestpartofU.K.is_____.

8.BelfastLoughandLoughNeaghliein__________.

9.TheU.K.liestothe_____ofFrance.

10.Westminster,theareaofcentralgovernmentadministrationissituatedinthe_____End.

III.Trueorfalse.

1.NowinEngland,thetopleaderoftheChurchofEnglandisPope.

2.TheCapitalofScotlandisEdinburgh.

3.DuringEasterDay,peoplewilleateggsandchicks.

4.BritainnowisamemberofEuropeanUnionandEurosarethecurrencyusedacrossBritain. 

5.LochNessisalakelocatedinSouthernEnglandanditisfamousforitssceneryandthemonster.

6.AfternoonteabecamepopularinQueenVictoria’stime,anditisusuallybetweennineandtwelveinthemorning.

7.GreatBritainisthelargestislandinBritishIslesanditiscomposedoffourspartsincludingEngland,Scotland,WalesandNorthernIreland.

8.ThemostimportantairportinBritainisHeathrowAirportinLondon.

9.TheCelticlanguagewasaspokenlanguageanditisstillheardinpartsofScotland.

10.EnglishistheonlylanguagespokeninBritain.

IV.Vocabulary

1.Angles        2.WestminsterAbbey 3.Germanictribes

4.GreatBritain     5.Husbandry     6.Maritime   

7.Stonehenge      8.Territory      9.TheCommonwealth

10.Topography

V.Explainthefollowingterms.

1.TheBuckinghamPalace

2.TheStonehenge

3.BritishCommonwealth

4.TheUnionJack

5.BritishIsles

6.GodSavetheQueen

VI.Answerthefollowingquestionsbriefly.

1.WhatisthepositionofmodernBritainintheworld?

2.WhatarethedifferencesamongtheBritishIsles,theUnitedKingdom,GreatBritain,andEngland?

3.WhydoEnglishpeopleliketotalkabouttheweather?

Whatarethecontributingfactors?

UnitTwoThePeople

I.Fillintheblankswithproperwords.

1.TheUKhasa________and_________societywhereitspeoplehavediverseoriginsineverycontinentoftheworld. 

2.TheAngles,Saxons,andJuteswere_______peoplefromEuropeandarrivedinEnglandbetween5thand7thcenturies.

3.The____________census,conductedundertheorderofWilliamtheGreat,providestheearliestreasonableestimateofEngland’spopulation.

4.___________istheofficiallanguageoftheUnitedKingdom.

5.TheIrish,WelshandScottishGaelichavedevelopedfromthe_________language.

6.Traditionally,theBritishclasssystemwasdividedintoupper,middle,andworkingclass. 

II.Vocabulary

1.Ethnicdiversity

4.Nomans

7.DomesdayBook

10.OldStoneAge

2.Celticlanguage

5.Anglo-Saxons

8.PotatoFamine

3.Britishness

6.Germanicpeople

9.BlackDeath

III.Explainthefollowingterms.

1.PotatoFamine

2.DomesdayBook

3.Indo-Europeanlanguagefamily

IV.Answerthefollowingquestionsbriefly.

1.WhatpatternssettlementandimmigrationhastheUKdemonstratedinhistory?

2.Whatarethekeyelementsin“Britishness”thatthecitizensoftheUKshare?

3.WhatconsequenceswillbebroughtbythedeclineoftheBritishidentity?

4.WhatistheofficiallanguageinUK?

Andwhataretheminorlanguagesspokeninthecountry?

5.HowarepeopleintheUKdividedintodifferentclasses?

Whataresomeofthemainfeaturesinthedivision?

6.WhatdoyouthinkaretheEnglishcharacters?

Whatdoyouthinkcontributetothem?

Unit3History

（1）

（EarlyBritainbefore1066）

I.Multiplechoice.

1.______invadersconqueredwhatisnowcalledEnglandinthefirstcenturyA.D.

 A.TheRoman              B.TheNorman 

C.TheAngles               D.TheAmerican

2.JuliusCaesarinvadedBritainin_____.

A.55BC        B.100BC      C.410AD     D.55AD

3._______isbelievedtohavebeenaRoman-Britonwarriorwhofoughtagainstforeignattackersbetween400and600AD.

A.KingArthur     B.Alfred       C.William     D.Canute

4.Thefirst“KingoftheEnglish”was_____.

A.AlfredtheGreat   B.Egbert     C.Bede        D.Ethelred

5.ThethreegreatGermanictribes:

theAnglos,the_____andtheJuteswhichinvadedBritainformthebasisofthemodernBritishpeople.

A.Saxons       B.Scots      C.Welsh       D.Wessex

6.TheheadofthechurchinAnglo-Saxontimeswas_____.

A.theKingofDenmarkandNorway     B.thekingofEngland

C.JuliusCaesar             D.theArchbishopofCanterbury

7.The_____invadedEnglandintheearliesttime.

A.Danes       B.Iberians     C.Romans     D.Celts

8.TheVikingswhoinvadedEnglandattheturnofthe8thcenturycamefrom_____.

A.Norway      B.Denmark    C.France      D.bothAandB

9.Britishrecordedhistroybeginswith_____.

A.theRomaninvasion           B.theNormanConquest 

C.theVikingandDanishinvsion       D.theAnglo-Saxonsinvasion

10.Edwardwasknownasthe“_____”becauseofhisreputationforsaintliness.

A.Confessor     B.Conqueror     C.Protector      D.Unready

11.NormanConquestbeganin_____.

A.1016        B.1066        C.1035       D.1458

12.TheBattleofHastingstookplacein_____.

A.1606        B.1042        C.1066       D.1458

II.Fillintheblankswithproperwords.

1.ThepropertyrecordinthetimeofWilliamtheConquerorisknownasthe______.

2.Theword“English”means“thelanguagebelongingtothe________”.

3.TheancestorsoftheEnglishare______,whiletheScots,WelshandIrishtheCelts.

4.About122AD,inordertokeepbackthePictsandScots,the_____builtHadrian’sWall.

5._____wasconsideredthefirstnationalheroandwascalledthe“fatheroftheBritishNavy”.

6.In1086Williamhadhisofficialtomakeageneralsurveyoftheland,knownas_____Book.

7.TheBattleof_____pavedthewayfortheNormanConquesttoEngland.

8.AlongwiththeNormanscamethe_____language.

III.Trueorfalse.

1.IntheearlyhistoryofEngland,thereweremanylegendaryheroesandoneofthemwasKingArthur.

2.TheHadrian’sWallandtheAntonineWallwerethetwogreatwallsbuiltbytheRomansalongthenorthernborderofEnglandtopreventthePictsinScotlandfrominvadingEngland.Thepictsweresaidtohavepaintedfaces”.

3.TheNormanConquestwasineffectaFrenchconquestandtheimpositionuponEnglandofrulingFrencharistocracy.Inconsequence,Norman-FrenchoftheconquerorsreplacedEnglishasanauthoritativelanguageinEngland.Englishbecamealower-classlanguage.

IV.Vocabulary

1.Stonehenge

4.AlfredtheGreat

7.TheBattleofHastings

10.EdwardtheConfessor

2.Hadrian’swall

5.Christianity

8.NormandConquest

3.Heptarchy

6.JuliusCaeser

9.WilliamtheConqueror

V.Explainthefollowingterms.

1.NormanConquest

2.WilliamtheConqueror

3.Stonehenge

4.SilburyHill

5.JuliusCaesar

6.Hadrian’sWall

7.KingArthur

8.St.AugustineofCaterbury

VI.Answerthefollowingquestionsbriefly.

1.WhataretheRomaninfluencesonEngland?

2.WhataretheAnglo-SaxoninfluencesonEngland?

3.WhatweretheinfluencesofNormanConquestonBritain?

4.“Britishhistoryhasbeenahistoryofinvasion”.Doyouagreeordisagree