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英语国家概况练习题
UK
TrueorFalse
1.TheUnitedKingdomislocatedinnorthernEurope.
2.TheUnitedKingdomconsistsoffourpolitical
divisions—England,Scotland,WalesandIreland.
3.EnglandisoneofthetwolargeislandsintheBritish
Isles.
4.TheBritishIslesaremadeupofthreelargeislands
andhundredsofsmallones.
5.WalesliesontheeastcoastoftheislandofGreat
Britain.
6.TheCommonwealthofNationsisafreeassociation
ofindependentcountriesthatallusedtobecolonies
ofBritain.
7.InScotland,ruggedmountains,greenvalleys,and
deep,bluelakesprovidesomeofthemostbeautiful
sceneryinEurope.
8.ThelongestriverinBritainistheThames.
9.ThelargestlakeinBritainistheLoughNeaghin
northwestEngland.
10.Britain’sclimateisinfluencedbytheGulfStream,a
warmoceancurrentthatsweepsupfromthe
equatorandflowspasttheBritishIsles.
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1.TheBritishIslesaremadeupof_______.
A.threelargeislandsandhundredsofsmallones
B.threelargeislandsanddozensofsmallones
C.twolargeislandsandhundredsofsmallones
D.twolargeislandsanddozensofsmallones
2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTapoliticaldivisionontheislandofGreatBritain?
A.England.
B.Scotland.
C.NorthernIreland.
D.Wales.
3.BritainisseparatedfromtherestofEuropebytheEnglishChannelinthe_______andtheNorthSeaintheeast.
A.east
B.south
C.west
D.north
4.TheRepublicofIrelandwastotallyindependentintheyear_______.
A.1920
B.1945
C.1918
D.1949
5.ThehighestmountaininBritain,BenNevis,liesin______.
A.theHighlands
B.theSouthernUplands
C.theCentralLowlands
D.theLakeDistrict
6.TheBritishEmpirewasreplacedbytheBritishCommonwealthortheCommonwealthofNationsin__________.
A.1921
B.1931
C.1945
D.1950
7.ThemountainsystemthePenninesisoftencalledthebackboneof_______.
A.England
B.Scotland
C.GreatBritain
D.Ireland
8.TheregionalcapitalofNorthernIrelandis_______.
A.Glasgow
B.Edinburgh
C.Cardiff
D.Belfast
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1.TheEnglish,theScots,andtheWelshareAnglo-Saxons,buttheIrishareCelts.
2.LondonandEnglandasawholehavegreatinfluenceovertherestoftheUnitedKingdombecauseoftheirlargepopulation.
3.PeopleofIndian,Pakistani,andBangladeshioriginarethelargestgroupofimmigrantsinBritain.
4.Comparedtotherestoftheworld,theUKhasasmallerpercentageofolderpeopleandahigherpercentageofyoungerpeople.
5.TheWelshlanguageistheofficiallanguageinWales.
6.ScottishGaelicistheofficiallanguageinScotland.
7.TheEnglishlanguageisthepredominantlanguageinNorthernIreland.
8.EnglishpeopleallstrivetofreethemselvesofregionalorlocalaccentsinordertosoundlikeeducatedEnglish-speakingpeople.
9.SocialclassintheUKlaysmoreemphasisonmoneyandproperty.
10.Britishnessisassociatedwithpolitical,historical,technological,sporting,andculturalachievementsinBritain.
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1.TheEnglishpeopleandtheEnglishlanguagewerebornfromtheunionof________.
A.theAnglesandtheSaxons
B.RomansandtheNormanFrench
C.DanesorVikingsandtheNormanFrench
D.NormanconquerorsandthedefeatedAnglo-Saxons
2.ThefirstknownsettlersofBritainwere_______.
A.theIberians
B.theBeakerFolk
C.theCelts
D.theRomans
3.About80,000ScotsspeakGaelicwhichisanancient_________.
A.Scottishlanguage
B.Englishlanguage
C.Irishlanguage
D.Celticlanguage
4.AboutthreemillionpeoplehavemigratedtoBritainsinceWorldWarII.TheyaremainlyfromtheWestIndies,Indiaand__________.
A.Indonesia
B.Singapore
C.HongKong
D.Pakistan
5.InBritain_______ofthepopulationisurbanand_______isrural.
A.90%;10%
B.80%;20%
C.70%;30%
D.60%;40%
6.TheancestorsoftheWelshweretheancient__________.
A.Celts
B.Romans
C.Normans
D.Britons
7.TheaveragepopulationdensityinBritainis______peoplepersquarekilometer.
A.250
B.370
C.800
D.500
8.Duringthe5thcenturywhentheRomanEmpirefell,theGermanic_________invadedandconqueredBritain.
A.AnglesandCelts
B.AnglesandPicts
C.AnglesandBrythons
D.AnglesandSaxons
9.TheupperclassinBritainconsistsofthefollowingexcept_________.
A.peerage
B.gentry
C.landowners
D.professionals
10.“Britishness”canbereflectedinthefollowingexcept_________.
A.UnionJack
B.conservativeness
C.theBeatles
D.ThanksgivingDay
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1.ThefirstRomaninvasiontookplacein43AD,headedbytheEmperorJuliusCaesar.
2.Thename“England”derivedfromtheAngles,oneoftheGermanictribeswhocametoEnglandinthe5thand6thcenturies.
3.TheMagnaCartadefinedtheKing’sfeudalrights,preventinghimfromarbitrarilycollectingrevenue.
4.TheBlackDeathonceravagedEngland,carryingoffthreefourthsofthepopulation.
5.DuringEdwardIII’sreign,thewarwithFranceknownastheHundredYears’Warbegan.
6.TheWarsoftheRoseswereinthemainagreatcontestforCrownbetweentherivalhousesofYorkandLancaster.
7.QueenMarywasafolloweroftheChurchofEnglandandshewasdeterminedtomakeEnglandonceagainaProtestantcountry
8.James’son,CharlesI,whosucceededhimin1625,alsothoughtthathisrighttorulewasGod-given.
9.TheestablishmentoftheBritishEastIndiaCompanyin1600wasacaseofeconomicpenetration.
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1.In1066HaroldandhistroopsfoughtagainstWilliam’sarmyonSenlacfieldnear________.
A.London
B.Normandy
C.Standford
D.Hastings
2.ThePlantagenetDynastywasfoundedby_________.
A.Henry
B.HenryII
C.KingJoseph
D.CountofAnjor
3.EnglishReformationwascarriedoutby_______tochangethereligioninEnglandfromCatholicismtoProtestantism.
A.EdwardVI
B.HenryVIII
C.MaryI
D.ElizabethI
4.KingJohnwasforcedbythebaronstosignthe_______whichrestrictedtheKing’spower.
A.BillofRights
B.PetitionofRight
C.ProvisionsofOxford
D.GreatCharter
5.SimondeMontfort’sreformisconsideredtobethebeginningofEnglish_______.
A.parliament
B.cabinet
C.constitution
D.liberty
6.From1649to1658EnglandwascalledaCommonwealth.ItwasruledfirstbyOliverCromwellas_______.
A.LordProtector
B.LieutenantGeneral
C.CommanderoftheNewModelArmy
D.President
7.WilliamofOrangestartedConstitutionalMonarchybyaccepting_______in1689.
A.BillofRights
B.PetitionofRight
C.ProvisionsofOxford
D.GreatCharter
8.The1851LondonGreatExpositionwasheldintheCrystalPalacewhichwasdesignedbyQueen_______’shusbandAlbert.
A.Mary
B.ElizabethI
C.Victoria
D.Anne
9.TheBritishPrimeMinisterwholedtheBritishtodefeatNaziGermanyis_______.
A.Churchill
B.Chamberlain
C.MacDonald
D.Macmillan
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1.Althoughthemonarchdoesnothaveanyrealpower,he（orshe）doeshavegreatinfluence.
2.Britaindoesnothaveawrittenconstitution.
3.EachMemberofParliamentrepresentsaconstituency,andholdshisseatduringthelifeofaParliament.
4.TheHouseofLordsisthesecondchamberwherechangesinlawcanbemade.
5.ThepartywhichwinsthesecondlargestnumberofseatsintheHouseofLordsbecomestheofficialOpposition.
6.MinistersareappointedbytheQueenontherecommendationofthePrimeMinister.
7.ThetwomajorpartiesinBritaintodayaretheConservativePartyandtheLiberalDemocraticParty.
8.MinistersinBritaincannotbeelectedMembersofParliamentatthesametime.
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1.TheBritishconstitutionismadeupofthefollowingEXCEPT___________.
A.Commonwealthlaw
B.statutelaw
C.commonlaw
D.ancientdocuments
2.TheHouseofCommonsiselectedbyuniversalsuffrageandhasabout___________MembersofParliament.
A.650
B.660
C.670
D.680
3.BritishConservativePartywasformerlycalled_______Partyinthe18thcentury.
A.Whig
B.Tory
C.Liberal
D.Nationalist
4.TheUnitedKingdomisgovernedinthenameof___________,by___________.
A.theKing;thePrimeMinister
B.theQueen;thePrimeMinister
C.thePrimeMinister;HisorHerMajesty’sGovernment
D.theSovereign;HisorHerMajesty’sGovernment
5.________isthe“supremegovernor”oftheChurchofEngland.
A.Themonarch
B.TheArchbishopofYork
C.TheArchbishopofCanterbury
D.TheRomanPope
6.InBritainthecitizensaged____________oroverhavetherighttovote.
A.16
B.18
C.21
D.30
7.Bytradition,theleaderofthemajoritypartyisappointed____________bytheSovereignintheUnitedKingdom.
A.PrimeMinister
B.MemberofParliament
C.LordofAppeal
D.SpeakeroftheHouse
8.TheLiberalDemocraticPartyisthecombinationoftheSocialDemocraticPartyand_____________.
A.theConservativeParty
B.theLabourParty
C.theLiberalParty
D.theGreenParty
9.ParliamenthasthefollowingfunctionsEXCEPT____________.
A.makinglaw
B.authorizingtaxationandpublicexpenditure
C.declaringwar
D.examiningtheactionsofthegovernment
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1.AlthoughBritainisaunitarystate,itdoesnothaveasinglelegalsystem.
2.AMagistrates’Courtsitswithajury.
3.InScotland,allappealsareheardbythreeormorejudgesoftheHighCourtofJusticiary.
4.OfficersinGreatBraindonotnormallycarryfirearms.
5.London’sMetropolitanPoliceForceisdirectlyunderthecontroloftheLordChancellor.
6.ThemaincourtsofciviljurisdictioninEnglanda
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