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6.Englandhasthreemainlandregions.TheyaretheSouthwesternPlateau,

thePennines,and .

A.theEasternPlain B.theHighland

C.theCentralLowlands D.theSouthernUplands

7.ScotlandoccupiestheBritishIsles.

thirdoftheislandofGreatBritaininthe

A.southern B.northern

C.eastern D.western

8.NorthernIreland,whichtakesupthenorthernfifthofIreland,isa

fourthpoliticaldivisionof .

A.theUnitedKingdom B.Ireland

C.Scotland D.Wales

9.Britain’slongestriversare .

A.theSevernandtheClyde B.theThamesandtheClyde

C.theClydeandtheHumber D.theSevernandtheThames

10.ThelargestlakeintheBritishIslesis .

A.LochLomond B.LochNeagh

C.Windermere D.Ullswater

11.Britain’sclimateisinfluencedby ,awarmoceancurrentthatpassesthewesterncoastoftheBritishIslesandwarmsthem.

A.theNorthAtlanticDrift B.theBrazilCurrent

C.theLabradorCurrent D.theFalklandCurrent

12.TheEnglishpeopleandtheEnglishlanguagewerebornfromtheunionof .

A.theAnglesandtheSaxons

B.GermanicconquerorsandtheNormanFrench

C.DanesorVikingsandtheNormanFrench

D.NormanconquerorsandthedefeatedAnglo-Saxons

13.GenerallyspeakingtheEnglishsouthernersspeakthetypeofEnglishcloserto .

A.theCockney B.theQueen’sEnglish

C.theGaelic D.theBBCEnglish

14.AlthoughWaleshasbeenunitedwithEnglandformorethan400years,theWelshhaskeptalive .

A.theirownlanguage B.theirownliterature

C.theirowntradition D.Alloftheabove

15.TheEisteddfodisa（n） festivalofpoetry,musicandotherarts.

A.English B.Scottish

C.Welsh D.Irish

16.NowadaystheGaeliclanguage,whichisanancient ,isstillheardintheHighlandsandtheWesternIsles.

A.Scottishlanguage B.Englishlanguage

C.Irishlanguage D.Celticlanguage

17.ManyScottishnamesbeginwithM’,McorMac,whichmeans

A.fatherof B.sunof

C.sonof D.someof

18.InNorthernIreland makeupthedominantgroup.

A.RomanCatholics B.EnglishProtestants

C.non-religiouspeople D.Jewishpeople

19.NorthernIrelandissmall,butitissignificantbecauseofthe

A.theeconomicproblems B.thepoliticaltroubles

C.theimmigrationissues D.thenationalidentity

20.AboutthreemillionpeoplehavemigratedtoBritainsinceWorldWarll.TheyaremainlyfromtheWestIndies,Indiaand .

A.Indonesia

C.HongKong

B.Singapore

D.Pakistan

key1.C 2.D

3.B

4.A

5.C

6.A 7.B 8.A 9.D 10.B

1l.A 12.D 13.D

l4.D

15.C

16.D

17.C 18.B 19.B 20.D

Exercises2

1.ThefirstknownsettlersofBritainwerethe .

A.Celts B.Iberians

C.BeakerFolk D.Romans

2.TheCelts'

religionwas .

A.Buddhism B.Islam

C.Druidism D.Christianity

3.Romancontrolwasonlyeffectivein .

A.Scotland B.Wales

C.London D.ThesoutheastofBritain

4.ChristianitywasfirstbroughttoEnglandbythe .

A.Romans B.Celts

C.Anglo-Saxons D.Danes

5.TheRomansremainedincontrolofBritainfornearly400yearsandtheypulledoutin .

A.306AD B.410AD

C.446AD D.1066AD

6.WhichofthefollowingtribescametoBritainfirst?

A.TheAngles. B.TheSaxons.

C.TheGaels. D.TheJutes.

7. becamethefirstrealkingofEngland,thoughhedidnotassumethatstyle.

A.Offa B.Egbert

C.Vortigern D.Hengist

8. becamethefirstArchbishopofCanterbury.

A.Columba B.Ethelbert

C.St.Augustine D.Egbert

9.TheVikingsbegantoattackvariouspartsofEnglandfromtheendofthe

century.

A.7th B.8th

C.9th D.10th

10.WhoweretheancestorsoftheEnglishandthefoundersofEngland?

A.TheAnglo-Saxons. B.TheNormans.

C.TheVikings. D.TheRomans

11.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.AlfredtheGreatstartedtheEnglishnavy.

B.AlfredtheGreatreorganizedtheSaxonany,makingitmoreefficient.

C.AlfredtheGreatestablishedschoolsandformulatedalegalSystem.

D.AlfredtheGreatimposeatax,calledtheDanegeld,ontheSaxons.

12.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.CanutewaschosenbytheWitanaskingofEngland.

B.CanutewasawarriorkingandfoughtmanybattlesagainsttheNormans.

C.CanutedividedpowerbetweenDanesandSaxons.

D.CanuteforcedMalcolmII,kingoftheScots,torecognizehimasoverlord.

13.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.EdwardtheConfessorwasmoreFrenchthanEnglish.

B.EdwardtheConfessorfilledhiscourtwith'

foreign'

favorites.

C.EdwardtheConfessorwasonverygoodtermswithhisfather-in-law,EarlGodwin.

D.EdwardtheConfessorappointedaNormanpriestArchbishopofCanterbury.

14.WhenEdwardtheConfessordied, waschosenbytheWitanaskingOfEngland.

A.thekingofNorway

B.HaroldGodwinson,EarlofWessex

C.Edgar,Edward'

snephew

D.Tostig,thedeposedEarlofNorthumbria

15.Tostig,Harold'

sbrother,joined ,andmadeanattempttorecoverhislostearldomofNorthumbria.

A.HaroldHardrada,KingofNorway

B.Edgar,Edward'

C.MalcolmII,KingoftheScots

D.Hardicanute

16.William,DukeofNormandy,foughtKingHaroldofEnglandattheBattleofHastingsin .

A.1086 B.1066

C.1035 D.1381

17.WilliamwontheBattleofHastings.Later,on ,hewascrownedkingofEngland.

A.EasterDay B.St.Andrew'

sDay

C.ChristmasDay D.BoxingDay

18.William,DukeofNormandy,isnowknownas .

A.WilliamtheConfessor B.WilliamLion-Heart

C.thefatheroftheBritishnavy D.WilliamtheConqueror

19.MostofthelandbelongingtotheSaxonswasconfiscatedbyWilliamandgivento .

A.theNormanbarons B.theDanes

C.theIrish D.theScots

20.TheNormanConquestisperhaps eventinEnglishhistory.

A.atrifling B.thebest-known

C.ahorrifying D.asensational

1.B 2.C 3.D 4.A 5.B 6.C 7.B 8.C 9.Bl0.A

11.D 12.B l3.C l4.B l5.A 16.B 17.C l8.D19.A 20.B

Exercises3

1.InthereignofWilliamI,the wereatthebottomofthefeudalscale.

A.knights B.villeins

C.lessernobles D.freemen

2.TheDomesdayBookwascompletedin .

A.1086 B.1085

C.1087 D.1006

3.WhenWilliamIdiedinNormandyin heleftEnglandtohissecondsonWilliam.

A.1100 B.1153

C.1087 D.1135

4.WilliamIIwasknownasWilliamRufusbecauseofhis

A.independence B.efficiency

C.filialpiety D.redcomplexion

5. wasthefounderofthePlantagenetdynastyandruledEnglandfor35years.

A.HenryI B.KingStephen

C.HenryII D.CountofAnjou

6.WilliamRufus（WilliamII）waskilledbyanarrowwhenhewashuntingin inAugustl100.

A.theNewForest B.Pevensey

C.Winchester D.Gloucester

7.HenryIItooksomemeasurestobringthedisordersof reigntoanend.

A.HenryI'

s B.KingStephen'

s

C.WilliamII'

s D.EdwardtheConfessor'

8.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.HenryIIdidsomerenovationsofcastlesbuiltinStephen'

stime.

B.HenryIIrecalledgrantsofRoyallandsmadebyStephen.

C.HenryIIstrengthenedthepowersofhissheriffs.

D.HenryIIreliedforarmedsupportuponamilitiamadeupofEnglishFreemen.

9.HenryIIdividedthecountryinto circuitsandappointedtravelingjudgestoeachofthem.

A.three B.four

C.five D.six

10.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.TheBishop'

scourtscouldpunishbymeansofcensure.

B.TheBishop'

scourtscouldinflictcorporalpunishment.

C.TheBishop'

scourtscouldpunishbymeansofexcommunication.

D.TheBishop'

scourtscouldpunishbymeanofpenance.

11.AfterThomasBecketrejectedtheConstitutionsofClarendonHenryII .

A.appointedhimChancellorofEngland

B.madehimArchbishopofCanterbury

C.drovehimintoexile

D.increasedtheJurisdictionofthechurchcourts

12.ThomasBecketspent yearsonthecontinentandreturnedtoEnglandin1l70.

A.four B.five

C.six D.seven

13.TheGreatCharter（orMagnaCarta）wassignedbyKingJohnatRunnymedein .

A.1162 B.1164

C.1210 D.1215

14.SimondeMontfortsummonedin theGreatCounciltomeetatWestminster,togetherwithtwoknightsfromeachcountyandtwocitizensfromeachtown.

A.1242 B.1258

C.1265 D.1266

15.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Inthe13thcenturyaBlackRodwentbetweenthetwoHouses