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英语国家概况习题

UnitOneTheCountry

I.Multiplechoice.

1.The“backboneofEngland”refersto_______.

A.theWelshMassifB.thePennines

C.theMiddleValleyD.theEnglishMidlands

2.ThehighestmountaininEnglandis______.

A.thePenninesB.BenNevis

C.theHighlandofScotlandD.NorthernIreland

3.Thelargestriveris_____andthesecondlargestbutthemostimportantoneis_____.

A.theThamesRiver,theSevernRiver

B.theSevernRiver,theTeesRiver

C.theExeRiver,theThamesRiver

D.theSevernRiver,theThamesRiver

4.Ofthefollowing,_____isthelargest,mostpopulousandgenerallyspeakingtherichestsection

A.EnglandB.Scotland

C.WalesD.NorthernIreland

5.ThegovernmentoftheChurchofScotlandis________.

A.EpiscopalB.Presbyterian

C.thelordcommissionerD.Anglican

6.AmongtheLakePoets,______wasthemostfamousone.

A.WilliamWordsworthB.SamuelColeridge

C.RobertSoutheyD.WilliamShakespeare

7.BigBenisin___.

A.LondonB.BirminghamC.GlasgowD.Liverpool

8.ThenicknameofBritainis___.

A.UncleSamB.JohnBullC.FatherChristmasD.OliverTwist

9.Thebest-knowncharacteroftheBritishpeopleistheir___.

A.conservativenessB.exclusivenessC.self-importanceD.irony

10.BytheActofUnionof_____ScotlandandthekingdomofEnglandandWaleswereconstitutionallyjoinedastheKingdomofBritain.

A.1707B.1921C.1801D.1936

11.ThelongestriverinBritainis_____.

A.SevernB.ClydeC.BannD.Thames

12.TheproportionoftheEnglishinthewholepopulationis_____orso.

A.60%B.80%C.70%D.30%

II.Fillintheblankswithproperwords.

1.ThenationalanthemofUKis_________________.

2.ThelargestlakeinBritainis_______,whichislocatedinNorthernIreland.

3.ThenationalflagofUKiscomposedofthreeflagsanditiscalled________.

4.UsuallythehusbandofQueengetsthetitle“Princeof_________.”

5.ThesecondlargestbutthemostimportantriverinBritainis______andLondonissituatedonit.

6.ThefulltitleoftheU.K.istheUnitedKingdomof__________and__________.

7.ThelargestpartofU.K.is_____.

8.BelfastLoughandLoughNeaghliein__________.

9.TheU.K.liestothe_____ofFrance.

10.Westminster,theareaofcentralgovernmentadministrationissituatedinthe_____End.

III.Trueorfalse.

1.NowinEngland,thetopleaderoftheChurchofEnglandisPope.

2.TheCapitalofScotlandisEdinburgh.

3.DuringEasterDay,peoplewilleateggsandchicks.

4.BritainnowisamemberofEuropeanUnionandEurosarethecurrencyusedacrossBritain.

5.LochNessisalakelocatedinSouthernEnglandanditisfamousforitssceneryandthemonster.

6.AfternoonteabecamepopularinQueenVictoria’stime,anditisusuallybetweennineandtwelveinthemorning.

7.GreatBritainisthelargestislandinBritishIslesanditiscomposedoffourspartsincludingEngland,Scotland,WalesandNorthernIreland.

8.ThemostimportantairportinBritainisHeathrowAirportinLondon.

9.TheCelticlanguagewasaspokenlanguageanditisstillheardinpartsofScotland.

10.EnglishistheonlylanguagespokeninBritain.

IV.Vocabulary

1.Angles2.WestminsterAbbey3.Germanictribes

4.GreatBritain5.Husbandry6.Maritime

7.Stonehenge8.Territory9.TheCommonwealth

10.Topography

V.Explainthefollowingterms.

1.TheBuckinghamPalace

2.TheStonehenge

3.BritishCommonwealth

4.TheUnionJack

5.BritishIsles

6.GodSavetheQueen

VI.Answerthefollowingquestionsbriefly.

1.WhatisthepositionofmodernBritainintheworld?

2.WhatarethedifferencesamongtheBritishIsles,theUnitedKingdom,GreatBritain,andEngland?

3.WhydoEnglishpeopleliketotalkabouttheweather?

Whatarethecontributingfactors?

UnitTwoThePeople

I.Fillintheblankswithproperwords.

1.TheUKhasa________and_________societywhereitspeoplehavediverseoriginsineverycontinentoftheworld.

2.TheAngles,Saxons,andJuteswere_______peoplefromEuropeandarrivedinEnglandbetween5thand7thcenturies.

3.The____________census,conductedundertheorderofWilliamtheGreat,providestheearliestreasonableestimateofEngland’spopulation.

4.___________istheofficiallanguageoftheUnitedKingdom.

5.TheIrish,WelshandScottishGaelichavedevelopedfromthe_________language.

6.Traditionally,theBritishclasssystemwasdividedintoupper,middle,andworkingclass.

II.Vocabulary

1.Ethnicdiversity

4.Nomans

7.DomesdayBook

10.OldStoneAge

2.Celticlanguage

5.Anglo-Saxons

8.PotatoFamine

3.Britishness

6.Germanicpeople

9.BlackDeath

III.Explainthefollowingterms.

1.PotatoFamine

2.DomesdayBook

3.Indo-Europeanlanguagefamily

IV.Answerthefollowingquestionsbriefly.

1.WhatpatternssettlementandimmigrationhastheUKdemonstratedinhistory?

2.Whatarethekeyelementsin“Britishness”thatthecitizensoftheUKshare?

3.WhatconsequenceswillbebroughtbythedeclineoftheBritishidentity?

4.WhatistheofficiallanguageinUK?

Andwhataretheminorlanguagesspokeninthecountry?

5.HowarepeopleintheUKdividedintodifferentclasses?

Whataresomeofthemainfeaturesinthedivision?

6.WhatdoyouthinkaretheEnglishcharacters?

Whatdoyouthinkcontributetothem?

Unit3History

（1）

（EarlyBritainbefore1066）

I.Multiplechoice.

1.______invadersconqueredwhatisnowcalledEnglandinthefirstcenturyA.D.

A.TheRomanB.TheNorman

C.TheAnglesD.TheAmerican

2.JuliusCaesarinvadedBritainin_____.

A.55BCB.100BCC.410ADD.55AD

3._______isbelievedtohavebeenaRoman-Britonwarriorwhofoughtagainstforeignattackersbetween400and600AD.

A.KingArthurB.AlfredC.WilliamD.Canute

4.Thefirst“KingoftheEnglish”was_____.

A.AlfredtheGreatB.EgbertC.BedeD.Ethelred

5.ThethreegreatGermanictribes:

theAnglos,the_____andtheJuteswhichinvadedBritainformthebasisofthemodernBritishpeople.

A.SaxonsB.ScotsC.WelshD.Wessex

6.TheheadofthechurchinAnglo-Saxontimeswas_____.

A.theKingofDenmarkandNorwayB.thekingofEngland

C.JuliusCaesarD.theArchbishopofCanterbury

7.The_____invadedEnglandintheearliesttime.

A.DanesB.IberiansC.RomansD.Celts

8.TheVikingswhoinvadedEnglandattheturnofthe8thcenturycamefrom_____.

A.NorwayB.DenmarkC.FranceD.bothAandB

9.Britishrecordedhistroybeginswith_____.

A.theRomaninvasionB.theNormanConquest

C.theVikingandDanishinvsionD.theAnglo-Saxonsinvasion

10.Edwardwasknownasthe“_____”becauseofhisreputationforsaintliness.

A.ConfessorB.ConquerorC.ProtectorD.Unready

11.NormanConquestbeganin_____.

A.1016B.1066C.1035D.1458

12.TheBattleofHastingstookplacein_____.

A.1606B.1042C.1066D.1458

II.Fillintheblankswithproperwords.

1.ThepropertyrecordinthetimeofWilliamtheConquerorisknownasthe______.

2.Theword“English”means“thelanguagebelongingtothe________”.

3.TheancestorsoftheEnglishare______,whiletheScots,WelshandIrishtheCelts.

4.About122AD,inordertokeepbackthePictsandScots,the_____builtHadrian’sWall.

5._____wasconsideredthefirstnationalheroandwascalledthe“fatheroftheBritishNavy”.

6.In1086Williamhadhisofficialtomakeageneralsurveyoftheland,knownas_____Book.

7.TheBattleof_____pavedthewayfortheNormanConquesttoEngland.

8.AlongwiththeNormanscamethe_____language.

III.Trueorfalse.

1.IntheearlyhistoryofEngland,thereweremanylegendaryheroesandoneofthemwasKingArthur.

2.TheHadrian’sWallandtheAntonineWallwerethetwogreatwallsbuiltbytheRomansalongthenorthernborderofEnglandtopreventthePictsinScotlandfrominvadingEngland.Thepictsweresaidtohavepaintedfaces”.

3.TheNormanConquestwasineffectaFrenchconquestandtheimpositionuponEnglandofrulingFrencharistocracy.Inconsequence,Norman-FrenchoftheconquerorsreplacedEnglishasanauthoritativelanguageinEngland.Englishbecamealower-classlanguage.

IV.Vocabulary

1.Stonehenge

4.AlfredtheGreat

7.TheBattleofHastings

10.EdwardtheConfessor

2.Hadrian’swall

5.Christianity

8.NormandConquest

3.Heptarchy

6.JuliusCaeser

9.WilliamtheConqueror

V.Explainthefollowingterms.

1.NormanConquest

2.WilliamtheConqueror

3.Stonehenge

4.SilburyHill

5.JuliusCaesar

6.Hadrian’sWall

7.KingArthur

8.St.AugustineofCaterbury

VI.Answerthefollowingquestionsbriefly.

1.WhataretheRomaninfluencesonEngland?

2.WhataretheAnglo-SaxoninfluencesonEngland?

3.WhatweretheinfluencesofNormanConquestonBritain?

4.“Britishhistoryhasbeenahistoryofinvasion”.Doyouagreeordisagreetothispointofview?

Why?

Unit3History

（2）

（MedievalBritain1066-1485）

I.Multiplechoice.

1.Inhistory_____wasnicknamed“KingofLackland”.

A.JohnB.HenryIC.HenryIID.JameI

2.ThefounderoftheEnglishlegalsystemandtheCommonLawwas______.

A.HenryIB.HenryIIC.HenryIIID.HenryVIII

3.ThePeasantsUprisingin1381wasledby_____.

A.HenryTurnerB.WattTylerC.RichardD.WilliamI

4.TheWarsofRoseswassocalledbecause_____.

A.itwasfoughtduringtheseasonsofroses

B.thefightingtwosidesbothusedtheroseastheirbadge

C.itwasfoughtoverdisputeofarose

D.noneoftheabove

5.TheGreatCharterwassignedby_____in1215.

A.KingHenryIIB.KingRichardC.Kin