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1、7.Thames river flows through central London and it is a very important river 8. Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland.9. Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland （George ） current Union Flag adopted on Jan. 1st 180110.National Day of UK is officially celebrated in Britain on the 2nd Saturday of June each

2、 year since February 1925.11.The largest lake in Britain is the Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland which covers an area of 396 km2 12. The London Eye is the largest Ferris wheel （摩天轮） in Europe.2014.3.21 选择/问答1.The location of UK is in the Europe.A. Eastern B. Western C. Southern D. Northern2.All the f

3、ollowing cities are major deep-water ports of UK. Except A. London B. Liverpool C. Belfast D. Edinburgh 3. The national flower of UK is A rose B thistle C daffodil D shamrock 4. All of the following , except for ,were tribes from the north who moved into England in the 400s ADA. Angles B Saxons C Ju

4、tes D Celts5 The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is a A. poem about a hero named Beowulf B newspaperC historical record D novel6 Beowulf （ 贝奥武夫 ,北欧神话史诗 ）is A a long novel B a long poem written by Geoffrey ChaucerC a long poem by unknown storyteller D a long novel written by W. William Shakespeare7The Canterbu

5、ry Tales was written by A Geoffrey Chaucer B Thomas Becket C Palamon D Griselda8 The frame of The Canterbury Tales is A the pilgrims telling stories on their trip B the conflict between the friar and the summoner C King Arthurs court D the differences between the knight and the squire 9 The Canterbu

6、ry Tales is an unusual piece of literature from the Middle Ages because A it describes the characters personalities B it includes middle class characters C both A and B D neither A nor B10 There are stories in The Canterbury Tales A5 B 26 C 15 D.6Questions 1. What are the differences between Britain

7、 and the British Isles, Great Britain, England ,the United Kingdom and the British Commonwealth ?The commonwealth : A free and loose association of independent countries that were once colonies of Britain.Founded in 1931/ To encourage trade and friendly relations among its members /About 50 member c

8、ountries / The British Queen: the head of the Commonwealth /Meeting yearly 2. Describe the geographical position of Britain?An island country surrounded by four seas To the south by the English Channel which separates it from continental Europe/ To the east by the north sea /to the west by the Irish

9、 Sea and the Atlantic Ocean Located off the northwest coast of Europe, looking west to America.3. Does Britain have a favorable climate? Why?Yes , its mild. A steady reliable rainfall throughout the whole year The temperature varies within a small range 4 What are the factors which influence the cli

10、mate in Britain? Which part of Britain has the most rainfall and which part is the driest?The surrounding waters tend to balance the seasonal differences by heating up the land in winter and cooling it off in summer.The south west winds below over the country all the year round. Bringing warm and we

11、t air in winter and keeping the temperature moderate.The North Atlantic Drift passes the western coast of the British Isles and warm them. 还有！3.28 Filling the blank 1. The UK still keeps an old fashioned government established on the basis of constitutional monarchy.2. Coronation is a ceremony of cr

12、owning a king or queen 3. Queen Elizabeth has crowned since 1952.4. Elizabeth is the current monarch 元首 of UK.5. UK has a democratic government with elected representatives in its Parliament 6. King John of England agreed to sign the Magna Carta in 1215, to the demands of his barons.7. The members o

13、f House of Lords consist of the Lords SpiritualAnd the Lords Temporal8. Windsor Castle, 32 kilometers （20 miles） west of London on the Thames, has been the residence of Englands royal family for 900 years. 9.The House of Commons下议院 is a democratically 民主的elected chamber with election held at least every five years 10 Buckingham Palace in Westminster is the official London residence of the British sovereign.11. The Cabinet meets regularly, usually once a week, in one of the rooms in the Prime Minsters official residence No.10 Downing Street.12. The House of Commons consist of 651 mem