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2014.3.18填空

1.ThefullnameofUnitedKingdomisTheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandtheNorthernIreland.

2.TheislandofGreatBritainismadeupofEnglandScotlandandWales

3.TheUnitedKingdomhasbeenamemberofEuropeanUnionsince1973

4.BritainisnowaMultiracialsocietywhichproducesapopulationofwhichin20areofnon-Europeanethnicity.

5.LondonplaysasignificantroleinBritain‘seconomicandculturallife.It’sonlythefinancialcentreofthenation,butalsooneofthethreemajorinternationalfinancialcentresintheworld.

6.ThehighestmountaininBritainisBenNevis

7.ThamesriverflowsthroughcentralLondonanditisaveryimportantriver

8.EdinburghisthecapitalofScotland.

9.KingdomofGreatBritainandIreland（GeorgeⅢ）currentUnionFlagadoptedonJan.1st1801

10.NationalDayofUKisofficiallycelebratedinBritainonthe2ndSaturdayofJuneeachyearsinceFebruary1925.

11.ThelargestlakeinBritainistheLoughNeaghinNorthernIrelandwhichcoversanareaof396km2

12.TheLondonEyeisthelargestFerriswheel（摩天轮）inEurope.

2014.3.21选择/问答

1.ThelocationofUKisintheEurope.

A.EasternB.WesternC.SouthernD.Northern

2.Allthefollowingcitiesaremajordeep-waterportsofUK.

Except

A.LondonB.LiverpoolC.BelfastD.Edinburgh

3.ThenationalflowerofUKis

AroseBthistleCdaffodilDshamrock

4.Allofthefollowing,exceptfor,weretribesfromthenorthwhomovedintoEnglandinthe400sAD

A.AnglesBSaxonsCJutesDCelts

5TheAnglo-SaxonChronicleisa

A.poemaboutaheronamedBeowulfBnewspaper

ChistoricalrecordDnovel

6Beowulf（贝奥武夫,北欧神话史诗）is

AalongnovelBalongpoemwrittenbyGeoffreyChaucer

Calongpoembyunknownstoryteller

DalongnovelwrittenbyW.WilliamShakespeare

7TheCanterburyTaleswaswrittenby

AGeoffreyChaucerBThomasBecketCPalamonDGriselda

8TheframeofTheCanterburyTalesis

Athepilgrimstellingstoriesontheirtrip

Btheconflictbetweenthefriarandthesummoner

CKingArthur’scourt

Dthedifferencesbetweentheknightandthesquire

9TheCanterburyTalesisanunusualpieceofliteraturefromtheMiddleAgesbecause

Aitdescribesthecharacters’personalities

Bitincludesmiddleclasscharacters

CbothAandBDneitherAnorB

10TherearestoriesinTheCanterburyTales

A5B26C15D.6

ⅢQuestions

1.WhatarethedifferencesbetweenBritainandtheBritishIsles,GreatBritain,England,theUnitedKingdomandtheBritishCommonwealth?

Thecommonwealth:

AfreeandlooseassociationofindependentcountriesthatwereoncecoloniesofBritain.

Foundedin1931/Toencouragetradeandfriendlyrelationsamongitsmembers/About50membercountries/TheBritishQueen:

theheadoftheCommonwealth/Meetingyearly

2.DescribethegeographicalpositionofBritain?

Anislandcountrysurroundedbyfourseas

TothesouthbytheEnglishChannelwhichseparatesitfromcontinentalEurope/Totheeastbythenorthsea/tothewestbytheIrishSeaandtheAtlanticOcean

LocatedoffthenorthwestcoastofEurope,lookingwesttoAmerica.

3.DoesBritainhaveafavorableclimate?

Why?

Yes,it’smild.

Asteadyreliablerainfallthroughoutthewholeyear

Thetemperaturevarieswithinasmallrange

4WhatarethefactorswhichinfluencetheclimateinBritain?

WhichpartofBritainhasthemostrainfallandwhichpartisthedriest?

Thesurroundingwaterstendtobalancetheseasonaldifferencesbyheatingupthelandinwinterandcoolingitoffinsummer.

Thesouthwestwindsbelowoverthecountryalltheyearround.Bringingwarmandwetairinwinterandkeepingthetemperaturemoderate.

TheNorthAtlanticDriftpassesthewesterncoastoftheBritishIslesandwarmthem.还有！

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ⅠFillingtheblank

1.TheUKstillkeepsanoldfashionedgovernmentestablishedonthebasisofconstitutionalmonarchy.

2.Coronationisaceremonyofcrowningakingorqueen

3.QueenElizabethⅡhascrownedsince1952.

4.ElizabethⅡisthecurrentmonarch元首ofUK.

5.UKhasademocraticgovernmentwithelectedrepresentativesinits

Parliament

6.KingJohnofEnglandagreedtosigntheMagnaCartain1215,tothedemandsofhisbarons.

7.ThemembersofHouseofLordsconsistoftheLordsSpiritual

AndtheLordsTemporal

8.WindsorCastle,32kilometers（20miles）westofLondonontheThames,hasbeentheresidenceofEngland’sroyalfamilyfor900years.

9.TheHouseofCommons下议院isademocratically民主的electedchamberwithelectionheldatleasteveryfiveyears

10BuckinghamPalaceinWestminsteristheofficialLondonresidenceoftheBritishsovereign.

11.TheCabinetmeetsregularly,usuallyonceaweek,inoneoftheroomsinthePrimeMinster’sofficialresidenceNo.10DowningStreet.

12.TheHouseofCommonsconsistof651memberselectedfromthecountry’s651constituencieswithMr.SpeakerAshechairmanindebates.

ⅡMultiplechoice

1.IntheUntiedKingdom,ministersareappointedbytheQueenontherecommendationof

AtheLordChancellorBtheMonarchCthePrimeMinisterDtheKing

2.DuringtheWorldWarⅡ,asawarleader,receivedmassivepopularsupportandledthecountrytofinalvictoryin1945.

A.HaroldWilsonBMargaretThatcher

CFranklinRooseveltDWinstonChurchill

3.Onaccepting,theageofconstitutionalmonarchy,ofamonarchywithpowerslimitedbyParliamentbegan

A.ConstitutionalLawBTheDeclarationofIndependence

CCivilLawDBillofRights

4.InBritain,aisheldwhenaMemberofParliamentdies,retiresorresigns

Acivic市民的electionBby–election

CpopularelectionDgeneralelection

5Allofthefollowing,exceptforwerethemostimportantprovisionsoftheGreatCharter

ANotaxshouldbemadewithouttheapprovalofthecouncil议会

BNofreemanshouldbearrestedorimprisonedunlessconvictedbyajuryofhisfellowcitizens.

CMerchantsshouldbepermittedtomoveaboutfreely

DThekingrenouncedhiscrown

6.Femaleswereallowedtovoteinnationalelectionsuntil

A1918B1916C1920D1896

7Theparliamentwasawordforatalking–place.

ALatinBFrenchCRomanDGreek

8JohnofArelivedduringthecentury.

A14thB15thC16thD17th

9.JohnLivedandfoughtin

AGreeceBFranceCRomeDEngland

10.AslongasWilliamhadbeencrowned,hebegantoorganizethegovernmentofEnglandonthesystemthathadbeensosuccessfulinNormandy.Thisiscalledsystem,anditwasbasedontheownershipofland

AtheconstitutionaloflandBcapitalistCfeudalDroyal

ⅢQuestion

1ComparethegovernmentsystemofUKwiththatofUSA

2.Describethepowerofqueen.

3.Whatarethefunctionsofparliament?

4.ElaboratethecompositionoftheparliamentoftheUK

2014.4.8

ⅰFillintheblank

1.InBritainthecitizensaged18oroverhavetherighttovote.

2InBritainacandidatemustbeatleast21oroverwiththedepositof￡500

3TheLiberalDemocratsisthecombinationoftheSocialDemocraticPartyandTheLiberalParty

4.CurrentlythethreedominationpoliticalpartiesinUKaretheConservativeparty,thelaborparty,theLiberalParty.

5Thepartywhichholdsamajorityoftheseatsisparliamentformsagovernment,withtheirpartyleaderasPrimeMinister.

6ChurchillisthememberofConservativeparty.

7ThecurrentleaderofliberaldemocraticpartyisNickClegg,whoisthedeputyPM.

8AHungparliamentreferstotheconditionwherenopartywasabletocommandamajorityintheHouseofCommons.

9TheclasssystemdoesexistinBritishsociety,whichincludesWorking–class,Middle-class,hereditaryaristocracy

10ThemajorityofrecentimmigrantsarefromSouthAsia---India,PakistanandSriLankaandCaribbeancountries---JamaicaandTrinidad.

ⅡMultiplechoices

1whohastherighttovotefortheMembersofParliamentformingtheHouseofCommonsoftheparliamentofUK?

AlordsBcriminalsCthelegallyinsaneDcitizensover18

2OnTuesday11May,GordonBrownannouncedhisresignationasPrimeMinister,markingtheendof13yearsofgovernment

ALaborBtheConservativepartyCtheLiberalDemocratDtheLiberalParty

3.In2010,QueenElizabethⅡ,whotheninvitedtoformagovernmentandbecomePrimeMinister.

AGordonBrownBDavidCameronCNikeCleggDTonyBlair

4CoalitiontalksbeganimmediatelybetweentheConservativesandandlastedforfivedays.

AtheLiberalPartyBLaborPartyCtheLiberalDemocratsDTheTory

5referstowherenopartywasabletocommandamajorityintheHouseofCommons

AhungparliamentBshadowparliamentCparliamentDcabinet

6TheConservativepartywasfoundedin1834outoftheold,whichitselfhadbeenfoundedin1678.

ALabourPartyBtheLiberalPartyCWhigsDToryParty

7Sheadvocatedtheideaofsmallgovernmentandfree–marketeconomics.DuringhertermasthePrimeMinister,shecarriedoutpoliticstoandtocuttaxrates.

AnationalizetheprivateindustryBprivatizethenationalizedindustry

CestablishtheprivateindustryDinvesttheprivateindustry

8In1948,TheLabourgovernmentsetuptheNationalHealthServicetoprovidehighqualityforfree.

AhealthcareBeducationCtransportDindustry

9IfthegovernmentlosesaintheHouseofCommons,thatis,ifamajorityofMPsagree,thenithaseffectivelylostitsabilitytogovernandisforcedtoresignandcallageneralelection

AFirstPastthePostB“votefornoconfidence”

Cwinner–takes–allDsolvetheunemployment

10TheidealoftheLiberalDemocratsisto

AprovidefreewelfaresBcutthetaxes

Cgiving“powertothepeople“Dsolvetheunemployment

ⅢQuestion

1Whatarethe