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英国概况习题3
III.MultipleChoice
1.Britaindoesnotsharelandborderwithanyothercountriesexcept
______.
A.France
B.Holland
C.Italy
D.TheRepublicofIreland
2.TheislandofGreatBritainisdividedinto_____parts.
A.3
B.4
C.5
D.2
3.ThesecondlongestriverintheUnitedKingdomisthe_____.
A.ThamesRiver
B.ClydeRiver
C.SevernRiver
D.SeineRiver
4.ThelargestriverintheUnitedKingdom,whichruns356kilometers
andemptiesintotheBristolStrait,is_____.
A.theSevenRiver
B.theClydeRiver
theThamesRiver
C.
D.thePotomacRiver
5._____oilandgashavemadeBritainlargelyself-sufficientinthese
vitalfuels.
A.TheAtlantic
B.ThePacific
C.TheRedSea
D.TheNorthSea
6.TheclimateofBritainis____one.
A.continental
B.tropical
C.temperate
D.subtropical
7.Britain'smajormineralsarecoal,ironore,tinore,leadore,oilandgas,
amongwhich____and____arethemostimportant.
A.coal…leadore
B.coal…ironore
C.ironore…tinore
D.coal…oil
8.IntheHighlandsofScotlandstands____,Britain'shighestmountain
towering1300meters.
A.thePennines
BenNevis
B.
C.TheSouthernUplands
D.Cumbria
9.ThelargestlakeintheU.K.is_____.
A.LoughErne
B.LakeNess
C.LoughNeagh
D.LakeLomond
10.ThemainriverspartinginGreatBritainrunsfrom____to____.
A.north…east
B.south…west
C.central…east
D.north…south
11.TheweatherinGreatBritainconditionsvaryrapidlybecauseof
______.
A.themuchrainfall
B.alittlesunshine
C.theedgeofEuropeancontinentalanticyclone
D.aseriesofcyclonicdepressionsfromIrelandorGreenland
12.OfthethreepartsofGreatBritain,_____isthesmallestbothinarea
andpopulation.
A.Scotland
England
B.
C.Wales
D.Irland
13.ThemostimportantriverintheUnitedKingdomis____.
A.theClydeRiver
B.theSevenRiver
C.theThamesRiver
D.theForthRiver
14.Amongthefouradministrativeunitsthemostpopulousanddeveloped
is____.
A.Scotland
B.England
C.Wales
D.NorthernIreland
15.InScotlandthereistheClydeRiver,onwhichissituateda
ship-buildingcenter---_______.
A.Belfast
B.London
C.Glasgow
D.Manchester
16.TheTownsinScotlandarecalled____.
A.countries
shires
B.
C.communities
D.burghs
17.BigBenisafamous_____inLondon.
A.statue
B.bridge
C.hotel
D.clock
18.ThePortofLondonisBritain'smostimportant_____.
A.seaport
B.airport
C.railwaystation
D.militarybase
19.ThefamousSpeaker'sCornerisanareainside___,London,where
speakersaddressthepublic,especiallyonSundays.
A.theWestEnd
B.HydePark
C.Whitehall
D.WestminsterAbbey
20.TheWestminsterAbbeyistheplacewhere______.
A.theBritishroyalresidenceinLondonislocated.
B.AlmostallEnglishkingsandqueenshavebeencrowned
TheBritishPrimeMinisterlives
C.
D.TheBritishParliamentislocated
21.BuckinghamPalaceistheLondonresidencefor____.
A.theKingorQueen
B.thePrimeMinister
C.theSpeakeroftheCommons
D.theLordChancelloroftheUpperHouse
22.TheLondonresidencefortheKingorQueenis____.
A.HydePark
B.BuckinghamPalace
C.No.10DownStreet
D.TheEastEnd
23.Thefamousstreetwhereofficesofthemostimportantministriesof
theUnitedKingdomarelocated,is______.
A.DowningStreet
B.WallStreet
C.Whitehall
D.Broadway
24.London,thecapitaloftheUnitedKingdom,issituatedon____near
itsmouth.
A.theThamesRiver
B.theSevernRiver
theClydeRiver
C.
D.theTeesRiver
25.Britain'slargestmanufacturingindustryis____.
A.textileindustry
B.ironandsteelindustry
C.oil-producingindustry
D.aircraftindustry
26.Britainoncereignedsupremeintheworldof_____industry.
A.paper
B.electronic
C.mineral
D.textile
27.OneofthemaincharacteristicsofBritisheconomyis_____.
A.thepurchaseofrawmaterialsandthesaleofmanufacturedgoods
abroad.
B.Toimportoilfromabroad
C.Tosellcoalabroad
D.Toexchangegoodswithforeignnationssoastogetvital
foodstuffsandmanufacturedgoods
28.ThemainagriculturalproductsinBritainare_____,barley,potatoes,
sugar-beetsandoats.
A.rice
wheat
B.
C.tobacco
D.peanuts
29.Itwasthe____whobroughttheEnglishlanguageintoEngland.
A.Anglo-saxons
B.Celts
C.Normans
D.Danes
30.____asanationtookshapeasaresultoftheunificationoftheseven
warringkingdomsin827.
A.Scotland
B.Wales
C.Ireland
D.England
31.TheRomanoccupationofBritainlastednearly____years.
A.300
B.400
C.500
D.600
32.TheEnglishlanguagebelongsto____.
A.theIndo-European
B.theHamito-Semitic
theSino-Tibetan
C.
D.theAltaic
33.ThomasBeckerdisputedwithHenryIIonthe_____matters.
A.religious
B.economic
C.administrative
D.educational
34.The____wasestablishedsoonafterHenryIIsucceededtothethrone.
A.HouseofYork
B.HouseofPlantagenet
C.HouseofNormandy
D.HouseofTudor
35.AccordingtothejudicialreformbyHenryII,pettyjuriescould
actuallytry____.
A.theaccusedforsmalloffences
B.theking'spoliticalenemies
C.thebaronswhoabusedtheirprivileges
D.eventhekinghimself
36.AsKingAlfredwasnotabletodrivetheDanesoutofEngland,he
madeatreatywiththem,allowingthemtokeepthenorthernand
easternpartsofEngland,whichlaterbecameknownas____.
A.theDanelaw
Wessex
B.
C.Sussex
D.Normandy
37.FeudalisminBritainbeganintheseventhcentury,developedduring
the_____andendedintheBourgeoisRevolution.
A.Enclosures
B.NormanConquest
C.GloriousRevolution
D.ReignofQueenVictoria
38.Whichofthefollowinghistoricaleventsdidnotcontributetothe
breakupofthefeudalsysteminBritain?
A.TheWarsoftheRoses
B.TheNormanConquest
C.ThePeasants'Uprisingof1381
D.TheEnglishReformation
39.ThemainpurposesoftheGreatCharterwas____.
A.toprotectordinarypeople
B.torestricttheking'spower
C.torestrictthebarons'power
D.toestablishanewgovernment
40.ThemostsignificantachievementsoftheRenaissanceMovement
wereseenin_____.
economy
A.
B.literatureandart
C.science
D.governmentpolitics
41.TheHundredYears'WarbetweenBritainandFrancewasstarted
becauseofthedisputeover_____.
A.theFrenchthrone
B.theircolonies
C.JoanofArc
D.Relationshipwiththenewly-establishedUnitedStates
42.TheIndustrialRevolutioninBritainfirstbeganin____.
A.theclothingindustry
B.thecottontextileindustry
C.thesteamengineindustry
D.therailwayindustry
43.WhichofthefollowingCromwelldidnotdo?
A.HedismissedtheLongParliament.
B.HebeheadedCharlesI.
C.HedeclaredEnglandtobeacommonwealth.
D.HepreventedAmericafromgainingindependence.
44.TheEnglishkingwhowasbeheadedduringtheBourgeoisRevolution
was_____.
CharlesI
A.
B.CharlesII
C.JamesI
D.HenryII
45.ThetwomajorpoliticalpartiesinBritainaretheConservativeParty
andthe______.
A.RepublicanParty
B.DemocraticParty
C.LabourParty
D.LiberalParty
46.AtthebeginningofWorldWarII,Britain'spolicywas_____.
A.“splendidisolation”whichbasicallymeantnon-interventionor
appeasement
B.tohelptheNaziGermanysothatitwouldnotattackBritain
C.tohelpanycountrythatfoughttheNaziGermany
D.toformanalliancewithAmericaanddeclarewaronGermany
47.TheLiberalParty,thethirdlargestpartyoftheUnitedKingdom,
developedfromthe____in1839.
A.WhigParty
B.ToryParty
C.ConservativeParty
D.LabourParty
most
theare____and_____universitiesEnglishtheallfO48.
well-known.
A.OxfordUniversity…EtonUniversity
B.OxfordUniversity…CambridgeUniversity
C.EtonCollege…WinchestsCollege
D.Harvard…Yale
49.ThegrammarschoolinmodernBritain____.
A.offersonlygrammarlessonstopupils
B.emphasizesacademicstudiesandoffersmoresubjectsthanany
othersecondaryschools
C.makeapointofgivingpracticalinstructionswhichareconsidered
tobeofhelpinthepupils'futurework
D.onlytakesinthepupilswhoareinterestedingrammar
50.The_____isanexaminationtakenatabouttheageofeleven,to
decidewhichtypeofsecondaryschoolaBritishchildwillattend.
A.Eleven-plus
B.“ElevenTests”
C.Eleven-minus
D.EleventhTest
51.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNottrueofBritain'snational
newspaper?
A.Politically,“TheGuardian”isclosertotheLaborPartythantothe
ConservativeParty.
B.“TheDailyTelegraph”reflectstheviewsoftheConservative
Party.
C.“DailyMirror”carriesalotofpictures,stripcartoonsand
interestingstoriesforpopularappeal.Soitisreallyatabloid.
D.“DailyMirror”conveysalargeamountofpoliticalandserious
news.
52.Themostwidely-readnovelbyJaneAustenis____.
A.MansfieldPark
B.Emma
C.SenseandSensibility
D.PrideandPrejudice
53.TheRedbrickuniversitiesarethoseincludingalltheprovincial
universitiesoftheperiod1850-1930,with____asarepresentative.
A.Oxford
B.Cambridge
C.LondonUniversity
D.Polytechnics
54.British_____paintingwasatitsmostimportanceduringthe
thcentury.RomanticMovementinthe19A.mysterious
B.symbolic
surrealist
C.
D.Landscape
55.____arethefoundation-layersoftheEnglisheducation.
A.Grammarschools
B.Secondarymodernschools
C.Publicschools
D.Nursery