英语国家概况问题详解.docx

1、英语国家概况问题详解实用文档 英语作业答案 Unit 1 .Read the following statements carefully and decide whether they are True or False. 1. The island of Great Britain is geographically divided into three parts: England, Scotland and Wales. (T) 英伦三岛包括英格兰、苏格兰和威尔士。 2. People in different parts of Britain like to use the name

2、 England to refer to their country. (F) British 3. Today more than half of the people in Wales still speak the ancient Welsh language. (F) 4. In terms of population and area，Northern Ireland is the second largest part of the United Kingdom. (F) 英格兰是面积最大，人口最多的 5. The longest river of Britain originat

3、es in Wales. (T) The River Severn:赛文河 6. Because of political troubles，Northern Ireland has been quite significant among the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom. (T) . Choose the one that best completes each of the following statements. 1. The two main islands of the British Isles are . 不列颠

4、群岛是由两个大岛组成的：不列颠和爱尔兰 A.Great Britain and Ireland B.Great Britain and Scotland C.Great Britain and Wales D.Great Britain and England 2. is the capital city of Scotland. A. Belfast B. Edinburgh C. Aberdeen D. Cardiff 3. Among the four parts of the United Kingdom， is the smallest. A.England B. Scotland

5、C.Wales D. Northern Ireland 4. The introduction of Christianity to Britain added the first element of words to English. A. Danish and Finnish B. Dutch and German C. French and Italian D. Latin and Greek 5. The evolution of Middle English was reinforced by the influence. A. Norman B. Dutch C. German

6、D. Danish 6. Samuel Johnsons dictionary was influential in establishing a standard form of . A. grammar B. handwriting C. spelling D. pronunciation 7. At present, nearly of the worlds population communicate in English. A. half B. a quarter C. One third D. one fifth III. Give brief answers to the fol

7、lowing questions 1. What is the full name of the U.K.? The full name is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2. Why do tourists from all over the world like to go to Scotland? 实用文档 They like to enjoy the beautiful Scottish scenery, to drink Scotch whisky and to see Scotsman weari

8、ng kilts and playing bagpipes. 3. How many periods can the development of the English language be divided into and what are they? The development of the English language can be divided into three periods: Old English, Middle English and Modern English. )? 4. Why did English become more important aft

9、er the Black Death(黑死病the importance after economic and social laboring and merchant classes grew in The Black Death, so English also grew in importance compared to French. . State your understanding of the following questions in about 100 words. 1. who are British people? The first known inhabitant

10、s in Britain were Celts who are the ancestors of welsh, brought who and the Jutes Then came the Anglos, the Saxons Scottish and Irish people. with them English language. Many people from other European countries came later, 共Commonwealth(many former of are a lots immigrants from and in modern times

11、there composed also people are the world, and the British 和国) countries from every part of of people from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds. 2. What is Standard English? England; the southeastern the upper class of of Standard English is based on the speech it is widely used in media and tau

12、ght at schools. It is preferred by the educated, correct for the as a model been people. Is has developed and has promoted middle-class English Standard carried overseas. Today, ) It is also the norm(标准British English. everywhere same much the are that the grammar and vocabulary to is codified the e

13、xtent in the world where English is taught and used. Unit 2 False. True or decide and whether they are I. Read the following statements carefully (T) 1. The British history before 55 BC is basically undocumented.centuries 5th the 8th and in Celts became the dominant group Britain between 2. The (T)

14、BC. (T) the Britons. 3. The name of Britain came from a Celtic tribe4. The AngloSaxons came to Britain in the mid-5th century. (T) (不考) 5. The chief or king of the Anglo-Saxon tribes exercised power at their own will. (F) 6. The Vikings began to attack the English coast in the 8th century. (T) 7. He

15、nry II built up a large empire which included England and most of France (T) 8. The Magna Carta was designed to protect the rights of both the privileged class and the townspeople. (F) 9. The Hundred Years War was a series of wars fought between England and Normans for trade and territory. (F) 10. in an effort to make a compromise between different religious factions，Queen 实用文档 Elizabeth I actually defended the fruit of the Religious Reformation. (T) . Choose the one that best completes each of the following statements. 1The attack on Rome ended