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第一章LandandPeople考题

I.DifferentNamesforBritainanditsParts

1.TheBritishIslesaremadeupof

A.twolargeislandsandhundredsofsmallones

B.twolargeislandsandNorthernIreland

C.threelargeislandsandhundredsofsmallones

D.threelargeislandsandNorthernIreland

2.TherearethreepoliticaldivisionsontheislandofGreatBritain.Theyare

A.Britain，ScotlandandWales

B.England，ScotlandandWales

C.Britain，ScotlandandIreland

D.England，ScotlandandIreland

3.TheCommonwealthofNationsisanassociationofindependentcountries

A.thathavealargenumberofBritishimmigrants

B.thatfoughtonthesideofBritaininthetwoworldwars

C.thatspeakEnglishastheirnativelanguage

D.thatwereoncecoloniesofBritain

4.Aboutahundredyearsago，asaresultofimperialistexpansion，Britainruledanempirethathadonefourthoftheworld'speopleandoftheworld'slandarea.

A.onethirdB.onefifthC.onefourthD.twofifths

答案：

选择：

1.A2.B3.D4.C

1.TheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.

2.1949，Dublin

简答

1.WhatarethedifferencesbetweenBritainandtheBritishIsles，

GreatBritain，England，theUnitedKingdomandtheBritishCommonwealth？

TheBritishIsles，GreatBritainandEnglandaregeographicalnames，notheofficialnamesofthecountry，whiletheofficialnameistheUnitedKingdom，butthefullnameistheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.TheBritishCommonwealthisafreeassociationofindependentcountriesthatwereoncecoloniesofBritain.

2.DescribethegeographicalpositionofBritain？

Britainisanislandcountry.ItliesintheNorthAtlanticOceanoffthenorthcoastofEurope.ItisseparatedfromtherestofEuropebytheEnglishChannelinthesouthandtheNorthSeaintheeast.

3.WhereaboutsinGreatBritainaremostlyhighlandandlowland？

ThenorthandwestofBritainaremainlyhighland，whilethesouth

andsouth-eastaremostlylowlands.

4.DoesBritainhaveafavorableclimate？

Why？

Yes，ithasafavorableclimate，becauseithasamaritimetypeofclimate——wintersaremild，nottoocoldandsummersarecool，nottoo

hot.Ithasasteadyreliablerainfallthroughoutthewholeyear.Ithas

asmallrangeoftemperature，too.

5.WhatarethefactorswhichinfluencetheclimateinBritain？

WhichpartofBritainhasthemostrainfallandwhichpartisthedriest？

ThefactorswhichinfluencetheclimateinBritainarethefollowingthree：

1）Thesurroundingwatersbalancetheseasonaldifferences；

2）Theprevailingsouth-westwindsbringwarmandwetairinwinterandkeepthetemperaturesmoderate；

3）TheNorthAtlanticDrift，awarmcurrent，passesthewestern

coastoftheBritishIslesandwarmsthem.

Thenorthwesternparthasthemostrainfall，whilethesouth-easterncorneristhedriest.

6.DescribethedistributionofBritain'spopulation.

Britainhasapopulationof57million.Itisdenselypopulated，withanaverageof237peoplepersquarekilometer.Itisalsoveryunevenlydistributed，with90%ofthepopulationinurbanareas，10%inruralareas.Geographically，mostBritishpeopleliveinEngland.Ofthetotalof57millionpeople，47millionliveinEngland；14millionliveinLondon

andSoutheasternEngland.

7.WhatarethethreenaturalzonesinScotland？

ThethreenaturalzonesinScotlandare：

theHighlandsinthenorth，thecentralLowlands，andthesouthernUplands.

8.WhatisthedifferencebetweentheancestorsoftheEnglishandScots，WelshandIrish？

TheancestorsoftheEnglishareAnglo-Saxons，whiletheScots，WelshandrashareCelts.

9.WhatarethedifferencesincharacterandspeechbetweensouthernEnglandandnorthernEngland？

HowdotheWelshkeeptheirlanguageandculturealive？

TheWelshareemotionalandcheerfulpeople.TheScotsarehospitable，generousandfriendly.Irishareknownfortheircharmandvivacityas

wellasforthebeautyoftheirIrishgirls.ThroughouttheyeartheyhavefestivalsofsonganddanceandpoetrycalledEisteddfodau.OntheseoccasionscompetitionsareheldinWelshpoetry，music，singingandartandinthiswaytheykeeptheWelshlanguageandWelshculturealive.

10.WhatisthemainprobleminNorthernIreland？

HundredsofyearsagoScotsandEnglishProtestantsweresenttoliveinNorthernIreland.SincethentherehasbeenbitterfightingbetweentheProtestantsandtheRomanCatholics.Theformerarethedominantgroup，whilethelatterareseekingmoresocial，politicalandeconomicopportunities.TheBritishGovernmentandthegovernmentofIrelandarenowworkingtogethertobringpeacetoNorthernIreland.

第二章OriginsoftheNation考题

ArrivalandsettlementoftheCelts

BasisofmodernEnglishrace：

theAnglo-Saxons

TheVikingandDanishinvasions

KingAlfredandhiscontributions

TheNormanConquestanditsconsequences

1TheearliestinvasionofEnglandisthatby.

A.theIberianB.theDanesC.theCeltsD.theAnglo-Saxons

2theCeltsreligionwas.

A.ChristianityB.DruidismC.NormanbeliefD.RomanCatholic

3theAnglo-SaxonsbroughtreligiontoBritain.

A.ChristianB.DruidC.RomanCatholicD.Teutonic

4TheAnglo-Saxonsestablishedsystem，wherebythelordofthemanor

collectedtaxesandorganizedthelocalarmy.

5.TheAnglo-Saxonscreatedthetoadvisetheking，thebasisof

thePrivyCouncil.

A.SynodB.Witan（议会）C.WhitbyD.Shirtcourt

A.EdwardB.BalfeC.CanuteD.HaroldI

7.ChristmasDay，DukeWilliamwascrownedinWestminsterAbbey.

A.1056B.1066C.1006D.1060

8.TheCeltsmayoriginallyhavecomefromeasternandcentralEuropenow.

A.France，BelgiumandSpainB.France，Spain

andsouthernItaly

C.France，BelgiumandsouthernGermanyD.France，SpainandsouthernGermany

9.Bythemiddleoftheninthcentury，posedathreattotheSaxon

kingdomofEssex.

A.theVikingsandtheDanesB.theVikingsandtheJutes

C.theJutesandtheDanesD.theDanesandtheVikings（是

不是和A一样呀？

）

10.ThebattleofHastingswitnessedthedeathofinOctober，1066.

A.EdwardB.TestingC.HaroldD.Harridan

11.In597，wasthefirstArchbishopofCanterbury.

A.AgricolaB.ConstantineC.St.AugustineD.GregoryI

12.TheSaxonswereoriginallyfrom.

A.northernHollandB.northernGermanyC.southNorwayD.southGermany

13.TheCeltsbegantoarriveaboutBCandkeptcominguntilthe

arrivaloftheRoman.

A.400B.500C.600D.700

14.TheCeltscametoBritaininmainwaves.

AtwoBotheredCfourDfive

15.laidthefoundationsofEnglishstate.

ACeltsBtheAnglo-SaxonsCtheRomansDtheNormans

16.AlfredtheGreatwastheKingof.

ASussexBEssexCEssexDMercia

17.OntheChristmasDayof1066，wascrownedkingofEngland.

A.EdwardBHaroldCEdgarDWilliam

18.WhenEdward，theConfessordied，theWitanchoseasEnglish

King.

ADukeWilliamBEdithCHaroldDTesting

19.Ofthefollowingfourkings，diedmosttragically.

AKingEdwardBKingEgbertCKingHaroldDKingAlfred

20.In1066HaroldandhistroopsfoughtagainstWilliam'sarmyonSenlacfieldnear.

ALondonBNormandyCStanfordDHastings

21.Fromwhichofthefollowinglanguageswasthesuffix-casteror-orchestrainEnglishplacenamesborrowed？

ADanishBWelshCLatinDGerman

22.TheWitan，thebasisofthePrivyCouncilwascreatedby

AtheCeltsBtheAnglo-SaxonsCtheNormansDtheRomans

答案：

选择1c.2B.3D.4C.5B6B.7B8C9A10C

11C12B13D14B15B16C17D18C19C20D21C22B

简答

TheCeltsinvadedBritaininthreewaves：

theGaels，theBrythonsandtheBelgae.

2HowdidtheAnglo-SaxonsinvadeEngland？

TheAnglo-SaxonsinvadedintoBritaininthreewaves：

Jutes，SaxonandAnglos.

3WhobegantoinvadeEnglandfromtheendofthe8thcentury？

Bytheendofthe8thcentury，theNorwegianVikingsandtheDanes

DenmarkbegantoinvadeEngland.

4WhatisthesignificanceoftheNormanConquest？

TheNormanConquestendedtheEnglishhistoryofbeinginvaded.

5WhoformallybroughtChristianitytoBritain？

Andwhen？

ChristianitywasbroughttoBritainbySt.Augustinein597.

名词解释

1.Heptarch

ItisacollectivenameforthesevenAnglo-Saxonkingdomsfromthe

7thcenturytothe9thcentury.TheyareKent，Essex，Sussex，Essex，

EastAnglia，MerciaandNorthUmbria.Afterthe9thcentury，thesevenkingdomswereconqueredoneafteranotherbytheinvadingDanes.

2.AlfredtheGreat

HewaskingofEssex，oneofthesevenAnglo-Saxonkingdoms.ItwashewholedtheAnglo-SaxonstofightagainsttheinvadingDanesandmaintainedpeaceforalongtime.Alfredwasnotonlyabravekingatwartime，butalsoawisekingatpeacetime.Heencouragededucationandintroducedalegalsystem.Heisknownas“thefatheroftheBritish

navy.”

3.Williamtheconqueror

HewasalsoknownasWilliam，DukeofNormandyIn1066，heledtheNormanstocrosstheEnglishChannelandconqueredEngland.HebecameWilliamtheFirst.HisreignmarkedthebeginningofthefullfeudalsysteminEngland.

第三章ShapingoftheNation（练习题上）

I.

1.UnderWilliam'srule，the

Choosetherightanswer

wereatthebottomofthefeudalsystem.

A.baronsB.freemenC.villainsD.lawyers

2.WilliamreplacedtheWitan，thecounciloftheAnglo-Saxonkingwith——

A.theGrandCouncilB.theHouseofLordsC.theHouseofCorranonsD.Parliament

3.WilliamIIwasknownasWilliam——becauseofhisredcomplexion.

A.RufusB.theConquerorC.theConfessorD.theUnready

4.HenryIIwasthefirstkingofthe——dynasty.

A.WindsorB.TudorC.MalcolmD.Plantagenet

5.InHenryII'sreign，a——lawwasgraduallyestablishedinplace

ofthecustomsofthemanor.

A.localB.privateC.civilD.common

6.TheGreatCouncilofHenryIIdrewuptheConstitu