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英国历史题目

UnderstandingUK&IrelandChapter9AGeneralSurveyofUK

I.Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.Write“T”fortrueand“F”forfalseinthespaceprovided.

___1.TheofficialnameofUKistheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.

___2.ThelongestriverinBritainisRiverThames.

___3.OntheislandofGreatBritain,therearefourpoliticaldivisions—England,Scotland,WalesandIreland.

___4.TheUnitedKingdomconsistoftwomainislands—GreatBritainandIreland.

II.MultipleChoices

5.TheflagoftheUnitedKingdom,knownastheUnionJack,ismadeupof_____crosses.

A.oneB.twoC.threeD.four

6.WhichflowerissymbolofEngland?

A.ThistleB.ShamrockC.DaffodilD.Rose

7.Abouttwothirdsof____iscoveredbytheHighlands.

A.EnglandB.ScotlandC.WalesD.NorthernIreland

III.Matcheachofthefollowingcapitalswithitsisland

IV.AnswertheFollowingQuestions

11.WhatarethefourregionsofBritain?

ThefourregionsofBritainareEngland,Scotland,WalesandNorthernIreland.Englandisthelargestofthefourwithanareaof130,000squarekilometers，makingupthesouthandeast,whichtakesupnearly60%oftheBritishIsles.Itisthemostpopulousandrichestsectionofthecountry.

12.WhatkindofgeographicalpositiondoesBritainhave?

Britainisanislandcountry.ItliesintheNorthAtlanticOceanoffthenorthcoastofEurope.ItisseparatedfromtherestofEuropebythe

EnglishChannelinthesouthandtheNorthSeaintheeast.

13.WhichplacesinGreatBritainaremostlyhighlandandlowland？

ThenorthandwestofBritainaremainlyhighland，whilethesouthandsouth-eastaremostlylowlands.

14.DoesBritainhaveafavorableclimate?

Yes，ithasafavorableclimate，becauseithasamaritimetypeofclimate——wintersaremild，nottoocoldandsummersarecool，nottoohot.Ithasasteadyreliablerainfallthroughoutthewholeyear.Ithasasmallrangeoftemperature，too.

15.WhatarethefactorswhichinfluencetheclimateinBritain?

WhichpartofBritainhasthemostrainfallandwhichpartisthedriest?

ThefactorswhichinfluencetheclimateinBritainarethefollowingthree：

1）Thesurroundingwatersbalancethe

seasonaldifferences；2）Theprevailingsouth-westwindsbringwarmandwetairinwinterandkeepthetemperaturesmoderate；3）TheNorthAtlanticDrift，awarmcurrent，passesthewesterncoastoftheBritishIslesandwarmsthem.Thenorthwesternparthasthemostrainfall，whilethesouth-easterncorneristhedriest.

Chapter10Geography&HistoryofUK

Section1Geography

I.Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.Write“T”fortrueand“F”forfalseinthespaceprovided.

_____1.TothewestofGreatBritainisthesecondlargestislandknownasScotland.

_____2.London,thecapitaloftheUK,issituatedontheSevernRivernearitsmouth.

_____3.TherearethreepoliticaldivisionsontheislandofGreatBritain.TheyareEngland,ScotlandandWales.

II.MultipleChoices

4.TheBritishIslesaremadeupof______.

A.twolargeislandsandhundredsofsmallones

B.B.twolargeislandsandNorthernIreland

C.C.threelargeislandsandhundredsofsmallones

D.threelargeislandsandNorthernIreland

5.ThelargestlakeinBritainis______.

A.LochLomondB.theLoughNeaghC.WindermereD.Ullswater

6.Britain’sclimateisinfluencedby______thatsweepsupfromtheequatorandflowspasttheBritishIsles.

A.theGulfStreamB.theBrazilCurrentC.theLabradorCurrentD.theFalklandcurrent7.ThesecondlargestcityinEngland,_____,isametropolitandistrictandanindustrialandmanufacturingcity.

A.EdinburghB.BelfastC.GlasgowD.Birmingham

8._____isEngland’sbiggestnavalbase.

A.PortsmouthB.SouthamptonC.PlymouthD.Dover

9.WhichisthelargestcityinScotland?

A.CardiffB.EdinburghC.GlasgowD.Manchester

10.Britainhas,forcenturies,beenslowlytiltingwith_____.

A.theNorth-WestslowlyrisingandtheSouth-Eastslowlysinking

B.theNorth-EastslowlyrisingandtheSouth-Westslowlysinking

C.theSouth-EastslowlyrisingandtheNorth-westslowlysinking

D.theSouth-WestslowlyrisingandtheNorth-Eastslowlysinking

Section2History

I.Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.Write“T”fortrueand“F”forfalseinthespaceprovided.

_____1.ItwastheAngleswhogavetheirnametoEnglandandtheEnglishpeople.

_____2.TheAnglo-SaxonConquestwasimportantinEnglishhistorybecauseitlaidthefoundationonwhichtheEnglishnationwastobeformed.

_____3.TheGreatCharterwassignedin1215byKingJohn.

_____4.HenryVIIwasresponsibleforthefoundingoftheChurchofEngland.

_____5.BritainwasthefirstcountrytostarttheIndustrialRevolutionwhichcontributedtotheestablishmentoftheBritishEmpire.

II.MultipleChoices

6.Celtsweredifferentgroupsofancientpeoplewhocameoriginallyfrom___.

A.FranceB.DenmarkC.IrelandD.Germany

7.WhoinvadedandconqueredBritainforthefirsttimein55BC____?

A.EmperorClaudiusB.JuliusCaesarC.KingAlfredD.KingEthelred

8.TheChartistMovementwasofficiallylaunchedatagreatmeetinginBirminghamin__,withtheaimofpressingtheParliamenttoacceptthePeople’sCharter.

A.1836B.1838C.1840D.1842

9.TheRomansledbyJuliusCaesarlaunchedtheirfirstinvasiononBritainin____.

A.200B.C.B.55B.C.C.55A.D.D.410A.D

10.WhendidtheHundredYears’Warstart?

A.1733B.1453C.1337D.1357

ChapterExercises

I.Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.Write“T”fortrueand“F”forfalseinthespaceprovided.

___1.TheofficialnameofUKistheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.___2.ThelongestriverinBritainisRiverThames.

___3.OntheislandofGreatBritain,therearefourpoliticaldivisions—England,Scotland,WalesandIreland

___4.TheUKliesintheNorthAtlanticOceanoffthenorthcoastofEurope.

___5.BritishrecordedhistorybeginswiththeNormaninvasion.

II.MultipleChoices

6.ThehighestmountainpeakinBritainiscalled____.

A.BenNevisB.CrossFellC.SnowdonD.Scafell

7.TheLakeDistrictisfamousfor___.

A.itswildandbeautifulsceneryB.itsvariedlakesC.theLakePoetsD.alloftheabove

8.ThefirstknownsettlersofBritainwere_______.

A.theJutesB.theCeltsC.theSaxonsD.theIberians

9..TheobjectiveoftheChartistMovementwasdemocraticrightsforallmen,andittookitsnamefrom____.

A.theBillofRightsB.theAgreementofthePeople

C.thePeople’sCharterD.theGreatCharter

10.WhoinvadedandconqueredBritainforthefirsttimein55BC____.

A.EmperorClaudiusB.JuliusCaesarC.KingAlfredD.KingEthelred

III.Gap-filling

11.ThetotalareaofBritainisabout244,110squarekilometers.

12.BritainisseparatedfromtheEuropeancontinentbyNorthSea,StraitofDoverandEnglishChannel.

13.ThecapitaloftheScotlandis1）Edinburgh,thecapitalofWalesis2）CardiffandthecapitalofNorthernIrelandis3）Belfast.

14.EnglandisthelargestandmostpopulousofthethreepoliticaldivisionsontheislandofGreatBritain.

15.ThefirststeamenginewasdevisedbyThomasNewcomerattheendofthe17thcentury,andtheScottishinventorJamesWattmodifiedandimprovedthedesignin1765.

IV.TermsExplanation

16.TheHundredYears'War:

itreferstothewarbetweenEnglandandFrancethatlastedintermittentlyfrom1337to1453.Thecausesofthewarwerepartlyterritorialandpartlyeconomic.TheterritorialcauseswererelatedwiththepossessionbytheEnglishkingsofthelargeduchyinFrance.TheeconomiccauseswereconnectedwithclothmanufacturingtownsinFlanders.Besides,England'sdesiretostopFrancefromgivingaidtoScotsandagrowingsenseofnationalismweretheothercauses.

17.TheLowlandZone:

theislandofGreatBritaincanbedividedintotwomajornaturalregions—thelowlandareaandthehighlandarea.ThenorthandwestofBritainaremainlyhighlands;andtheeastandsoutheastaremostlylowlands.Thelowlandzonehasa

milderclimateandbettersoilsforfarming.Historically,mostpeopleinBritainhavelivedinthelowlandzoneratherthanintheharsherhighlandzone.ThelowlandareacomprisesMidland,southernandeasternEngland.

18.NormanConquestof1066:

InJanuary1066,KingEdward,thelastSaxonking,diedchildless.HehadpromisedtoleavetheEnglishthronetohiscousinWilliam,buthechoseHarold,hiswife’sbrotherasking.SoWilliamledhisarmytoinvadeEngland.InOctober1066,duringtheimportantbattleofHastings,WilliamdefeatedHaroldandkilledhim.OneChristmasDay,WilliamwascrownedkingofEngland,thusbeginningtheNormanConquestofEngland.TheNormanConquestof1066isperhapsthebest-knowneventinEnglishhistory.

19.IndustrialRevolution:

TheindustrialRevolutionreferstothemechanizationofindustryandtheconsequentchangesinsocial

andeconomicorganizationinBritaininthelate18thandearly19thcenturies.TheIndustrialRevolutionforevertransformedthewaypeopleliveandworkinmostpartsoftheworld.Itchangedtheworldsomuchthatpeoplecalleditarevolution.TypicalinventionsduringtheIndustrialRevolution:

JohnKay’sflyingshuttlein1733;JamesHargreaves’SpinningJennyin1766;RichardArkwright’swaterframein1769;EdmundCartwright’spowerloomsin1784;JamesWatt’ssteamenginein1765.

20.TheChartistMovement:

ChartismwasoneofthemajorpopularreformmovementsoftheVictorianera.TheChartistssponsoredaPeople’sCharterdemandingsuffrageforallmalecitizensoverage21,a