英国概况练习题
《英国概况》试题(1)
I. Multiple Choices: Choose one right answer from the four choices:
1. The highest mountain in Britain is _B___.
A. Scafell
B. Ben Nevis
C. the Cotswolds
D. the Forth
2. The longest river in Britain is _____.
A. the Clyde
B. the Mersey
C. the Severn
D. the Thames
3. The largest lake in Britain is _____.
A. the Lough Neage
B.Windermere Water
C. Coniston Water
D.the Lake District
4. Which part of Britain is always fighting?
A. England
B. Scotland
C. Wales
D. Northem Ireland
5. The immigrants coming to Britain are mainly from _____.
A. Europe
B. the United States
C. Africa
D. the West Indies, Indies and Pakistan
6. The first inhabitants in Britain were _____.
A. the Normans
B. the Celts
C. the Iberians
D. the Anglo-Saxons
7. British Recorded history began with _____.
A. Roman invasion
B. the Norman Conquest
C. the Viking and Danish invasion
D. the Anglo-Saxons invasion
8. In 829, _____ actually became the overlord of all the English.
A. John
B. James I
C. Egbert
D. Henry I
9. Christmas Day ____, Duke William was crowned in Westminster Abbey.
A. 1056
B. 1066
C. 1006
D. 1060
10. Henry II was the first king of the _____ dynasty.
A. Windsor
B. Tudor
C. Malcolm
D. Plantagenet
11. In 1265 ____ summoned the Great Council, which has been seen as the earliest parliament.
A. Henry III
B. the Pope
C. Barons
D. Simon de Montfort
12. The H undred Years? war started in ____ and ended in ____, in which the English
had lost all the territories of France except the French port of ____.
A. 1337, 1453, Flanders
B. 1337, 1453, Calais
C. 1346, 1453, Argencourt
D. 1346, 1453, Brest
13. The Wars of Roses lasted for _____ years and king _____ was replaced by
king _____.
A. 30, Richard III, Henry Tudor
B. 50, Richard III, Henry Tudor
C. 30, Richard I, Henry Tudor
D. 50, Richard I, Henry Tudor
14. The Renaissance began in ____ in the early ____ century.
A. England, 14
B. England, 15
C. Italy, 14
D. Italy, 15
15. The English Civil War is also called _____.
A. the Glorious Revolution
B. the Bloody Revolution
C. the Catholic Revolution
D. the Puritan Revolution
16. In _____, a small group of Puritans sailed from _____ in the Mayflower to be the first settlers of America.
A. 1620, London
B. 1620, Plymouth
C. 1720, London
D. 1720, Plymouth
17. In the 18th century, there appeared ____ in England, which owed a great deal to the invention of machines.
A. the Industrial Revolution
B. the Bourgeois Revolution
C. the Wars of the Roses
D. the Religious Reformation
18. English colonial expansion began with the colonization of _____ in 1583.
A. Canada
B. Australia
C. India
D. Newfoundland
19. _____ was famous for his abdication because of his marriage with a divorced American:
A. Edward VIII
B. Edward VII
C. George VI
D. George VII
20. In January _____ Britain became a member of the European Economic Community.
A. 1957
B. 1967
C. 1973
D. 1979
英美概况试题(2)
21. Soon after _____, Britain not only gave up its economic hegemony but also suffered a deep loss of its position of
industrial leadership.
A. 1900
B. the First World War
C. the Second World War
D. 1960
22. In the 1970s among the developed countries, Britain maintained
the lowest _____ rate and the highest _____ rate.
A. inflation, growth
B. growth, inflation
C. growth, divorce
D. growth, birth
23. The following are all reasons of British decline of coal industry except _____.
A. the exhaustion of old mines
B. costly extraction
C. little money being invested
D. the labour shortage
24. Britain?s foreign trade is mainly with _____.
A. developing countries
B. other Commonwealth countries
C. other developed countries
D. EC
25. The House of Lords is presided over by _____.
A. the Lord Chancellor
B. the Queen
C. the Archbishop of Canterbury
D. the Prime Minister
26. A General Election is held every _____ years and there are_____ members of Parliaments are elected.
A. five, 600
B. five, 650
C. five, 651
D. four, 651
27. The Prime Minister is appointed by _____ and he or she always
sits in _____.
A. the Archbishop of Canterbury, the House of Commons
B. the Archbishop of Canterbury, the House of Lords
C. the Queen, the House of Commons
D. the Queen, the House of Lords
28. The ultimate authority for law-making resides in _____.
A. the Queen
B. the Cabinet
C. the House of Lords
D. the House of Commons
29. The sources of British law include _____.
A. statutes, common law, equity law and European Community law
B. statutes, common law and equity law
C. statutes, common law and European Community law
D. a complete code and statutes
30. In criminal trials by jury, _____ passes sentenced and _____
decide the issue of guilt or innocence.
A. the judge, the jury
B. the judge, the judge
C. the jury, the jury
D. the Lord Chancellor, the jury
31. ____ tries the most serious offences such as murder and robbery.
A. Magistrates? courts
B. Youth courts
C. district courts
D. The Crown Court
32. London?s Metropolitan Poli ce Force is under the control of_____.
A. the England secretaries
B. the Scottish Secretaries
C. Northern Ireland Secretaries
D. the Home Secretary
33. The National Health Service was established in the UK in _____
and based at first on _____.
A. 1948, Acts of Parliament
B. 1958, Acts of Parliament
C. 1948, the Bill of Rights
D. 1958, the Bill of Rights
34. The non-contributory social security benefits include the
following except _____.
A. war pension
B. child benefit
C. family credit
D. unemployment benefit
35. Except that _____ may not be a Roman Catholic, public offices
are open without distinction to members of all churchs or of none.
A. the lord Chancellor
B. the Prime Minister
C. the Speaker
D. the ministers of all departments
36. About 90 per cent of the state secondary school population inthe UK attend _____.
A. independent schools
B. junior schools
C. independent schools
D. primary schools
37. There are some ____ universities, including the Open University.
A. 900
B. 290
C. 90
D. 50
38. In Britain, children from the age of 5 to 16 can _____ by law.
A. receive completely free education
B. receive partly free education
C. receive no free education if their families are rich
D. receive no free education at all
答案answers :
I. Multiple Choices: Choose one right answer from the four choices.
1. B
2. C
3. A
4. D
5. D
6. C
7. A
8. C
9. B 10. D 11. D 12. B 13. A 14. C 15. D 16. B 17. A 18. D 19. A
20. C 21. C 22. B 23. D 24. C 25.A 26. C 27. C 28.D 29. A 30. A 31.
D 32. D 33. A 34. D 35. A 36. D 37. C 38. A
英美概况试题(3)
II. Fill in the blanks:
1. Geographically speaking, the north and west of Britain are highlands_______, while the east and south-east are mostly_lowlands_____.
2. Welsh is located in the __west____ of Great Britain.
3. The ancestors of the English _ Anglo-Saxons _____, while the Scots, Welsh and Irish the ___ Celts ___.
4. In the mid-5th century, three Teuronic tribes ______, _____, and _____ invaded Britain. Among them, the _____ gave their name to English people.
5. The battle of _______ witnessed the death of Harold in October, 106
6.
6. Under William, the ______ system in England was completely established.
7. The property record in William?s time is known as ______, which was compiled in _____.
8. _____?s grave became a place of pilgrimage in and beyond chaucer?s time after he
was murdered.
9. ______ was the deadly bubonic plague, which reduced England?s population from four million to ______ million by the end of the 14th century.
10.One of the consequences of the Uprising of 1381 was the emergence of a new class of ______ farmers.
11. James I and his son Charles I both believed firmly in ______.
12.During the Civil War, the Cavaliers supported ________, while the Roundheads
supported _______.
13. After the Civil War, Oliver Cromwell declared England a ______, later, he became _________.
14. In 1707, the Act of _______ united England and ______.
15. The two parties originated with the Glorious Revolution were _____ and
_______. The former were the forerunners of the ______ Party, the latter were of the ______ party.
16. In 1765, the Scottish inventor _____ produced a very efficient _____ that could
be applied to textile and other machinery.
17. After the Industria l Revolution, Britain became the “______” of the world.
18. During the Second World War ________ led Britain to final victory in 1945.
19. In 1974 and 1977, the two ______ shock caused inflation to rise dramatically.
20. Natural gas was discovered in 1965 and oil in 1970 under _______.
21. _______ has Europe?s largest collection of foreign owned chip factories.
22. New industries in Britain include______, ______ and other high-tech industries.
23. The party which wins the second largest number of seats becomes the official
______, with its own leader and “______ cabinet”.
24.The Prime Minister is appointed by ______, and his/her official residence is
25. There are two tiers of local government throughout England and Wales: _____
and ______.
26. The criminal law in Britain presumes the _____ of the accused until he has been
proved guilty beyond reasonable doubt.
27. The jury usually consists of _______ persons in England, Wales and Northern
Ireland, and _____ persons in Scotland.
28. The ultimate court of appeal in civil cases throughout the UK is _______.
29. In Britain the welfare state applies mainly to _____, national insurance and
______.
30. The two established churches in Britain are ____ and _____.
31. Education in the UK is compulsory for all between the ages of ______ in
Northen Ireland) and _____.
32. In the past children in Britain were allocated to different secondary schools on
the basis of selection tests known as _______, which was replaced by ______.
33. Education after 16 in the UK is divided into _____ and ______.
34.T he most-known universities in Britain are _____ and _____ which date from the
_____ and _____ centuries.
答案answers：
1. highlands, lowlands
3. Anglo-Saxons, Celts
4. Jutes, Saxons, Angles, Angles
5. Hastings
6. feudal
7. Domesday Book, 1086 8. Thomas Becket 9. Black Death, two
10. yeomen 11. the Divine Right of Kings 12. the king, the Parliament
13. Commonwealth, Lord Protector 14. Union, Scotland
15. Whigs Tories Liberal Conservative 16. James Watt steam engine
17. workship 18. Winston Churchill 19. oil 20. the North Sea
21. Scotland 22. microprocessors and computer, biotechnology
23. Opposition, shadow 24. the Queen, No. 10 Downing
25. country councils, district councils 26. innocence
27. 12, 15 28. the House of Lords
29. the National Health Service, social security
30. the Church of England, the Church of Scotland
31. 5, 4, 16 32. eleven-plus, comprehensive schools
33. further education, high education 34. Oxford, Cambridge, 12th, 13th
英国概况试题(4)
Explain the following terms.
1. William the Conqueror
William was Duke of Normandy. He landed his army in Oct, 1066 and defeated king Harold. Then he was crowned king of England on Christams Day the same year. He established a strong Norman government and the feudal system in England.
2. the Hundred Years? War
It referred to the intermittent war between France and England that last from 1337 to 1453. The causes were partly territorial and partly economic. When Edward III
claimed the French Crown but the French refused to recognize, the war broke out. At first the English were successful, but in the end, they were defeated and lost almost all their possessions in France. The expelling of the English was a blessing for both countries.
3. the Wars of Roses
They referred to the battles between the House of Lancaster and the House of York between 1455 and 1485. The former was symbolized by the red rose, and the latter by the white one. After the wars, feudalism received its death blow and the king?s power became supreme. Thdor monarchs ruled England and Wales for over two hundred years.
4. Whigs and Tories
It referred to the two party names which originated with the Glorious Revolution of 1688. The Whigs were those who opposed absolute monarchy and supported the right to religious freedom for Noncomformists. The T ories were those who supported hereditary monarchy and were reluctant to remove kings. The Whigs formed a coalition with dissident Tories and became the Liberal Party. The T ories were the forerunners of the Conservative Party.
5. Queen Elizabeth II
The present Sovereign, born in 1926, came to the throne in 1952 and was crowned in 1953. The Queen is the symbol of the whole nation, the center of many national ceremonies and the leader of society.
英国概况试题(5)
Please answer the questions.(前三题请自己思考)
1. Please introduce …cohabitation? of Britain and put forward your opinion on it.
2. How would you account for the fact that far fewer women than men are in top positions or have highly paid jobs?
3. What are the causes of crimes in Britain today? How do you understand the causes of juvenile crime?
4. What were the contents and the significance of the Great Charter?
——The Great Charter, or the Magna Carta, was document signed in 1215 between the barons and king John. It had altogether 63 clauses, of which the
most important contents were these: (1) no tax should be made without the approval of the Grand Council; (2) no freeman should be arrested, imprisoned, or deprived of his property except by the law of the land; (3) the church should possess all its rights and privileges; (4) London and other towns should retain their ancient rights and privileges; (5) there should be the same weights and measures throughout the country.The Great Charter was a statement of the feudal and legal relationship between the Crown and the barons, a guarantee of the freedom of the Church and a limitation of the powers of the king. The spirit of the Great Charter was the limitation of the powers of the king, but it has long been regarded as the foundation of English liberties.
5. How did the English Industrial Revolution proceed?
——The Industrial Revolution began with the textile industry. It?s characterized by a series of inventions and improvements of machin es, such as John Ray?s flying shuttle, James Hargreaves?
spinning Jenny, Richard Arkwright?s waterframe and Samuel Cropton?s mule. The Scottish inventor James Watt produced a very efficient steam engine in 1765, which could be applied to textile and other machinery. The most important element in speeding industrialization was the breakthrough in smelting iron with coke instead of charcoal in 1709. Similar developments occurred in the forging side of the iron industry which enabled iron to replace wool and stone in many sectors of the economy. Improved transporation ran parallel with production.As a result of the industrial revolution, Britain was by 1830 the “workshop of the world”; no other country could compete with her in industrial production.
6. How did the Labour Party come into being?
——As the new working class became established in the industrial towns in the late 18th century, they became aware of the power which they could possess if they acted together instead of separately. So various working class organizations were formed which brought about the formation of the Labour Party.
The Labour Party had its origins in the Independent Labour Party, which was formed in January, 1893 and Led by Keir Hardie, a Scottish miner. The foundation of an effective party for labour depended on the trade unions. In 1900, representatives of trade unions, the ILP, and a number of small societies set up the Labour Representation Committee (LRC). The LRC changed its name to be Labour Party in time for the general election which was called for 1906. The Labour Party remains one of the two major parties in Britain until today.
7. What is a constitutional monarchy? When did it begin in Britain?
—— A constitutional monarchy is a governmental system in which the head of State is a king or a queen who reigns but does not rule. The country is namely reigned by the Sovereign, but virtually by His or Her Majesty?s Government ——a body of Ministers who are the leading members of whichever political party the electorate has voted into office, and who are responsible to Parliament.
The Constitutional Monarchy in Britain began in 1689, when king William and Queen Mary jointly accepted the Bill of Rights, which guaranteed free speech within both the House of Lords and the House of Commons and constitutional monarchy, of a monarchy with power limited by Parliament began.
8. What is the role of the Monarchy in the British government?
—— The sovereign is the symbol of the whole nation. In law, he/she is head of the executive, an integral part of the legislature, head of the judiciary, the commander-in-chief of all the a rmed forces of the crown and the “supreme governor” of the established church of England.
9. What are the main functions of Parliament ?
—— The main functions of Parliament are: (1) to pass laws;
(2) to provide the means of carrying on the work of government by voting for taxation; (3) to examine government policy and administration, including proposals for expenditure;
(4) to debate the major issues of the day.
Ⅰ. True or False: 1. The first Roman invasion took place in 43 AD, headed by the Emperor Julius Caesar. F 2. The name “England”derived from the Angles, one of the Germanic tribes who came to England in the 5th and 6th centuries. T 3. The Magna Carta defined the King’s feudal rights, preventing him from arbitrarily collecting revenue. T 4. The Black Death once ravage England, carrying off three fourths of the population. F 5. During Edward III’ s reign, the war with France known as the Hundred Years’ War began. T 6. The Wars of the Roses were in the main a great contest for Crown between the rival houses of York and Lancaster. T 7. Queen Mary was a follower of the Church of England and she was determined to make England once again a Protestant country. F 8. James’ son, Charles I, who succeeded him in 1625, also thought that his right to rule was God-given. T 9. The establishment of the British East India Company in 1600 was a case of economic penetration. T Ⅱ. Multiple Choices: 1. In 1066 Harold and his troops fought against William’s army on Senlac field near _____D___. A. London B. Normandy C. Standford D. Hastings 2. The Plantagenet Dynasty was founded by ____B_____. A. Henry B. Henry II C. King Joseph D. Count of Anjor 3. English Reformation was carried out by ___B____ to change the religion in England from Catholicism to Protestantism. A. Edward VI B. Henry VIII C. Mary I D. Elizabeth I 4. King John was forced by the barons to sign the ___D____ which restricted the King’s power. A. Bill of Rights B. Petition of Right C. Provisions of Oxford D. Great Charter 5. Simon de Montfort’s reform is considered to be the beginning of English ___A____. A. parliament B. cabinet C. constitution D. liberty 6. From 1649 to 1658 England was called a Commonwealth. It was ruled first by Oliver Cromwell as ___A____. A. Lord Protector B. Lieutenant General C. Commander of the New Model Army D. President 7. William of Orange started Constitutional Monarchy by accepting _A______ in 1689. A. Bill of Rights B. Petition of Right C. Provisions of Oxford D. Great Charter 8. The 1851 London Great Exposition was held in the Crystal Palace which was
III. Multiple Choice 1.Britain does not share land border with any other countries except ______. A.France B.Holland C.Italy D.The Republic of Ireland 2.The island of Great Britain is divided into _____ parts. A.3 B.4 C.5 D.2 3.The second longest river in the United Kingdom is the _____. A.Thames River B.Clyde River C.Severn River D.Seine River 4.The largest river in the United Kingdom, which runs 356 kilometers and empties into the Bristol Strait, is _____. A.the Seven River B.the Clyde River C.the Thames River
D.the Potomac River 5._____ oil and gas have made Britain largely self-sufficient in these vital fuels. A.The Atlantic B.The Pacific C.The Red Sea D.The North Sea 6.The climate of Britain is ____ one. A.continental B.tropical C.temperate D.subtropical 7.Britain’s major minerals are coal, iron ore, tin ore, lead ore, oil and gas, among which ____ and ____ are the most important. A.coal…lead ore B.coal … iron ore C.iron ore…tin ore D.coal (i) 8.In the Highlands of Scotland stands ____, Britain’s highest mountain towering 1300 meters. A.the Pennines B.Ben Nevis
专业英语八级英国国家概况（英国地理）模拟试卷1(题后含答案及 解析) 题型有： 3. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN)Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question. 1．Which of the following is not a political division on the island of Great Britain? A．England. B．Scotland. C．Northern Ireland. D．Wales. 正确答案：C 解析：大不列颠岛上共有三个政治分区，分别为England(位于南部，面积最大、人口最稠密)，Scotland(位于北部，拥有三大自然区：北部高地、中部低地和南部丘陵)和Wales(位于西部)。Ireland是大不列颠岛之外的另一个岛屿，包含英国的Northern Ireland和the Republic of Ireland。知识模块：英国地理 2．Which of the following is not one of the 3 largest cities of the U.K.? A．London. B．Edinburgh. C．Glasgow. D．Birmingham. 正确答案：B 解析：伦敦(London)是英国第一大城市及第一大港，欧洲最大的都会区之一兼世界三大金融中心之一。人口751．24万，面积1，577．3平方公里，是世界十大都市之一。伯明翰(Birmingham)是英国的第二大城市，面积266平方公里，人口103万，是英国的煤铁主要产地。格拉斯哥是英国第三大城市。知识模块：英国地理 3．Mt. Ben Nevis, the highest mountain of the U.K., stands in______. A．Scottish Highlands B．Wales C．England D．Northern Ireland 正确答案：A 解析：本内维斯山(Ben Nevis)是不列颠群岛最高的山峰。它位于英国苏格兰
C h a p t e r 1 1.The two main islands of the British Isles are A . 不列颠群岛的两个主要岛屿是 A. Great Britain and Ireland B. Great Britain and Scotland C. Great Britain and Wales D. Great Britain and England 2. B is the capital city of Scotland. 是苏格兰的首府 A. Belfast B. Edinburgh C. Aberdeen D. Cardiff 3.Among the four parts of the United Kingdom, D is the smallest. 在英国的四个部分中，是最小的 A. England B. Scotland C. Wales D. Northern Ireland 4.English belongs to the C group of Indo-European family of languages. 英语属于印欧语系语系 A. Celtic B. Indo-Iranian C. Germanic D. Roman 5.The introduction of Christianity to Britain added the first element of D words to English. 基督教传入英国，增加了英语的第一个元素。 A. Danish and Finnish B. Dutch and German C. French and Italian D. Latin and Greek
英国概况练习题 《英国概况》试题(1) I. Multiple Choices: Choose one right answer from the four choices: 1. The highest mountain in Britain is _B___. A. Scafell B. Ben Nevis C. the Cotswolds D. the Forth 2. The longest river in Britain is _____. A. the Clyde B. the Mersey C. the Severn D. the Thames 3. The largest lake in Britain is _____. A. the Lough Neage B.Windermere Water C. Coniston Water D.the Lake District 4. Which part of Britain is always fighting? A. England B. Scotland C. Wales D. Northem Ireland 5. The immigrants coming to Britain are mainly from _____. A. Europe B. the United States C. Africa D. the West Indies, Indies and Pakistan
6. The first inhabitants in Britain were _____. A. the Normans B. the Celts C. the Iberians D. the Anglo-Saxons 7. British Recorded history began with _____. A. Roman invasion B. the Norman Conquest C. the Viking and Danish invasion D. the Anglo-Saxons invasion 8. In 829, _____ actually became the overlord of all the English. A. John B. James I C. Egbert D. Henry I 9. Christmas Day ____, Duke William was crowned in Westminster Abbey. A. 1056 B. 1066 C. 1006 D. 1060 10. Henry II was the first king of the _____ dynasty. A. Windsor B. Tudor C. Malcolm D. Plantagenet 11. In 1265 ____ summoned the Great Council, which has been seen as the earliest parliament. A. Henry III B. the Pope
英国概况练习（7） Ⅰ. True or False: 1. The National Health Service (NHS) provides for every resident, regardless of income, a full range of medical services. T 2. The National Health Service (NHS) is now a largely free service. T 3. Social services authorities give help to families facing special problems. T 4. Social security benefits are increased annually in line with percentage increases in retail prices. T 5. General Practitioners receive fees based on the number of individuals who register with them as patients. F 6. In Northern Ireland, the needs of those in difficulty are met by local authorities, who draw upon funds provided by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). F 7. Eye tests and dental treatments in NHS hospitals are free of charge. F 8. Personal social services refer to the provision of financial support for the people in difficulty. F 9. Most British people now live in detached houses. F Ⅱ. Multiple choices: 1. The National Health Service (NHS) was established in the United Kingdom in ____C_____. A. 1946 B. 1947 C. 1948 D. 1949 2.____C____ is directly responsible for the NHS. A. Local government
英国概况 练习题： 1 Britain was the first country to industrialize because of the following factors except _____. A Britain was well placed geographically to participate in European and world trade. B Britain had many rivers, which were useful for transport. C British engineers had sound training and the inventors were respected. D British government was increasingly interested in overseas and colonies after the 17th century. 2 The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy. The _____ has very little power. A queen B monarch C prime minister D king 3 Which party has always had strong links with the trade unions and received financial support from them? A the Labor Party B the Conservative Party C the Liberal Party D the Social Democratic Party 4 On accepting ____, the age of constitutional monarchy, of a monarchy with powers limited by Parliament, began. A Constitutional Law B The Declaration of Independence C Civil Law D Bill of Rights 5 Females were allowed to vote in national elections until ____. A 1918 B 1916 C 1920 D 1896 6 The British North America Act of 186 7 established ____ as a domain. A Australia B Canada C New Zealand D India 7 During World War II, as a war leader, _____ received massive popular support and led his country to final victory in 1945. A Harold Wilson B Edward Heath C Franklin Roosevelt D Winston Churchill 8 The Falkland Islands war was between Britain and _____. A France B New Zealand C Argentina D Australia 9 In Britain, a _____ is held when a Member of Parliament dies, retires or resigns. A civic election B by-election C popular election D general election 10 In the United Kingdom, ministers are appointed by the Queen on the recommendation of _____. A the Lord Chancellor B the Monarch C the Prime Minister D the King 练习题答案及题解: 1 D, 英国之所以能成为世界上最早开始工业化的国家,原因有很多。但英国是从17世纪以后逐步开始对海外贸易和开拓海外殖民地产生浓厚兴趣的。 2 B, 英国是君主立宪制国家，国王或女王（君主）几乎没什么实质性的权力。 3 A, 保守党和自由党是英国最早成立的两个党派。大致来说，保守党是中上层阶级的党，它得到大公司财政上的支持；而工党，主要得到工会的支持，它的支持者主要是中产阶级和知识分子。 4 D, 《权利法案》的签署，标志着英国进入了君主立宪制时代，一个君主几乎没有什么实质性权力并受制于议会的时代。 5 A, 直到1918年妇女才在全国大选中享有选举权。 6 B, 《1867年英国北美法案》将加拿大纳为它的自治领。
英国概况练习（9） Ⅰ. True or False: 1. People in the UK spend most of their free time in the pub. T 2. The Royal National Theatre often performs in Stratford-upon-Avon, Shakespeare’s birthplace. T 3. With the emergence of the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and the Who, British popular music led the world from the early 1980s. F 4. The British Library, the national library, is one of the world’s three largest. F 5. The UK’s biggest-selling newspaper is The Times. F 6. The Channel 4 is state-owned, though it operates in a commercial way. F 7. The national sport of the UK is rugby. F 8. Cricket is popular in all the four home nations. F 9. Golf was born in Scotland. T 10. Tennis is the highest profile sport for the two weeks of the Wimbledon Championships. T Ⅱ. Multiple choices: 1. The largest and the most important museum in Britain is ___C_________. A. the British Museum B. the Victoria and Albert Museum C. the Imperial War Museum D. the National Gallery 2. Britain’s most popular pastime is _____A_______. A. reading newspaper B. watching TV
英国概况练习（6） Ⅰ. True or False: 1. A century ago the British economy was among the strongest in the world. T 2. John Maynard Keynes was an influential American economist. F 3. A strong opponent of the policies of the Labor Party, Margaret Thatcher worked to increase government control over the British economy. F 4. In Britain service industries account for about two-thirds of its gross domestic product. T 5. The area between London and South Wales is often referred to as Britain’s “Silicon Glen”. F 6. Britain imports chiefly manufactured products and exports mostly raw materials. F 7. Most of the United Kingdom’s trade is with other developed countries, especially other members of the European Union. T 8. The value of Britain’s exports of goods usually exceeds the value of its imports. F 9. Today, the City of London is the centre of London where government departments are located. F 10. The trade union movement in Britain is becoming stronger these years because of changes in the structure of employment. F Ⅱ. Multiple choices: 1. The economic policy Britain pursued in the 1950s and 1960s was based on the theory of __B_____. A. Adam Smith
专业英语八级英国国家概况（英国历史）模拟试卷1(题后含答案及 解析) 题型有：1. A．Queen Elizabeth I B．Queen Victoria C．Queen Mary I D．Henry VIII 正确答案：B 解析：Queen Victoria(维多利亚女王)是英国历史上在位时间最长的君主，一方面源于英国世界第一的强大经济和军事地位，一方面也源于维多利亚女王本身非常虔诚和保守的生活方式。维多利亚时期，英国繁荣稳定，全民氛围积极乐观向上，是英国历史上最鼎盛的时期。知识模块：英国历史 29．An empire “on which the sun never sets” is a nickname of the Britain during the reign of A．Queen Elizabeth I B．Queen Victoria C．Queen Mary I D．Henry VIII 正确答案：B 解析：如上题所述Queen Victorian Age(维多利亚时期)是英国历史上最鼎盛的时期。后半期还见证了疯狂的殖民扩张和帝国主义的发展，由于强大的经济和军事实力，英国的殖民地遍布全球，因此，英国也被称为“日不落帝国”。知识模块：英国历史 30．The Whigs and the Tories originated from the Glorious Revolution became______in the mid-19th century. A．the Liberal Party and the Conservative Party B．the Labor Party and the Conservative Party C．the Liberal Party and the Republican Party D．the Labor Party and the Republican Party 正确答案：A 解析：辉格党和托利党源于光荣革命。辉格党后来发展成为自南党，托利党后来发展成为保守党。知识模块：英国历史 31．Land Enclosure was a disaster for the______evicted from their land by the enclosures. A．landlords
英国概况练习（2） Ⅰ. True or False: 1. The English, the Scots, and the Welsh are Anglo-Saxons, but the Irish are Celts.F 2. London and England as a whole have great influence over the rest of the United Kingdom because of their large population. T 3. People of Indian, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi origin are the largest group of immigrants in Britain. T 4. Compared to the rest of the world, the UK has a smaller percentage of older people and a higher percentage of younger people. F 5. The Welsh language is the official language in Wales. T 6. Scottish Gaelic is the official language in Scotland. F 7. The English language is the predominant language in Northern Ireland. T 8. English people all strive to free themselves of regional or local accents in order to sound like educated English-speaking people. F 9. Social class in the UK lays more emphasis on money and property. F 10. Britishness is associated with political, historical, technological, sporting, and cultural achievements in Britain. T Ⅱ. Multiple Choices: 1. The English people and the English language were born from the union of _____D___. A. the Angles and the Saxons B. Romans and the Norman French C. Danes or Vikings and the Norman French
英国概况练习（8） Ⅰ. True or False: 1. Parents are required by law to ensure that their children receive compulsory full-time education between the age of 5 and 16. F 2. Most of the state secondary school population in Great Britain attends comprehensive schools. F 3. Thanks to the 1988 Education Reform Act, the UK has since provided universal and free state primary and secondary education. T 4. The Secretary of State for Education is responsible for education in the UK. F 5. The Department of Education and Science is primarily responsible for public spending on schools. F 6. In the UK, public schools are publicly-funded schools. T 7. Universities and higher education colleges enjoy academic freedom, appoint their own staff, award their own degrees, decide which students to admit and are financially self-reliant. F 8. In the UK, most undergraduate (bachelor’s) degrees take three years to complete. F 9. The Open University was intended to give opportunities to adults who have been unable to take conventional higher education. T 10. More than 70 British citizens have been awarded the Nobel Prize in science, second only to the United States. F Ⅱ. Multiple choices: 1. There are some ___B____ universities in Britain, including the Open University. A. 70
英国概况复习题 1.The U.K. is situated in Northwestern Europe. 2. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland consists of England, Scotland, and Wales; numerous smaller coastal islands; and Northern Ireland. 3.The largest part of U.K. is England . 4. The U.K. lies to the _west_ of France. 5. The capital of England and of Great Britain is London 6. _ Northern Ireland_ is composed of six Irish counties that elected to remain in theunion with Great Britain. 7. The longest river in Britain is the Severn River, and the largest lake is Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland, while the most famous lake is Loch Ness. 8. English is the official language, but not all of the British people speak it. In Wales many people speak Welsh; in Scotland about 80,000 people in the Highlands possess their own Gaelic language. 9.Ben Nevis, 1343m, stands in the Scottish Highlands , is the highest peak in Britain. 10.Wales_ is on the western prominence between the Bristol Channel and the Dee estuary. 11.Mt. Snowdon stands in Wales 12.Scotland occupies the _. northern _ portion of Great Britain. 13. The Bank of England was nationalized in1946 14. The center of the Britain financial system is Bank of England 15.Britain is basically an importer of food and raw materials 16. British farmers produce enough food to supply 2/3 of the needs of the population. 17.Cheviot hills lie along the border between Wales and England. 18.“The backbone of England” refers to the Pennies 19.The capitals of England and Scotland are London and Edinburgh__. 20.Britain doesn’t share any border with other countries except Ireland 21.The climate of Britain is more moist because of _Atlantic Gulf Stream__. 22.The main rivers in Britain run from north_ to south__. 23.The longest river in Britain is Severn__ while the second longest one is Thames ,along which situated the city of London and Ofxford . 24. The U.K. is rich in the following except _gold __ 25.The United Kingdom is rich in coal___, iron, tin, copper, lead and silver. 26. The English are Anglo-Saxon in origin, but the Welsh, the Scots and the Irish are Celts. 27.Greater London is made up of 12 _Inner__ London boroughs and 20 Outer London boroughs. 28.Tower of London, a historical sight, used to be a _national prison__ , which was built by the William the conqueror . 29.The residence of Prime Minister and the Queen are No.10 Dowing Street and_Buckingham Palace_ 30. The second largest city of England is _Birmingham___ while the second largest port of England is Liverpool .
英语国家概况练习题 《英语国家概况》英国部分练习题（1-2章） 第一章 Land and People 考题 I. Different Names for Britain and its Parts： 1. The British Isles are made up of________ A. two large islands and hundreds of small ones B. two large islands and Northern Ireland C. three large islands and hundreds of small ones D. three large islands and Northern Ireland 2. There are three political divisions on the island of Great Britain. They are_______ A. Britain， Scotland and Wales B. England， Scotland and Wales C. Britain， Scotland and Ireland D. England， Scotland and Ireland 3. The Commonwealth of Nations is an association of independent countries______ A. that have a large number of British immigrants B. that fought on the side of Britain in the two world wars C. that speak English as their native language D. that were once colonies of Britain 4. About a hundred years ago，as a result of imperialist expansion，Britain ruled an empire that had one fourth of the world's people and ______of the world's land area. A. one third B. one fifth C. one fourth D. two fifths 答案：