2-4 british cabinet works on the principle of collective responsibility
英国内阁的原则的集体责任
the main duty of the british privy council is to give advice
英国枢密院的主要职责是提供意见
in british the parliamentary general election is held every five years
在英国的议会大选每五年举行一次
scotland has a distinct legal system based on roman law
苏格兰有不同的法律制度的基础上罗马法
generally speaking the british parliament operates on a two party system
一般来说，英国议会上的两个政党制度
the policies of the conservative party are characterized by pragmatism and a belief in individualism
保守党的政策的特点是实用主义和个人主义的信仰
the labor party affected the british society greatly in that it set up the national health service
劳动党影响了英国社会的大大的，因为它建立了国家卫生服务
Chapter5
the british government has been responsible for education since the early 1800s
自
19世纪初以来，英国政府一直负责教育
f
education in britain is compulsory for all children between the ages of 6 and 15
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Chapter 1: geography, people and language
1. Different Names for Britain and its Parts
① The British Isles ② Great Britain ③ England
(geographical names)
④ The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
(official name)
⑤ Britain ⑥ the United Kingdom ⑦ the U.K
2. National Flag
the Union Jack
3. The British Isles are made up of
two large islands-Great Britain
(the larger one) and Ireland, and
hundreds of small ones.
(geography)
4. The image of John Bull.
5. British National Emblem
6. Climate: maritime climate
Temperate ( with warm summer ,cool winter) plentiful precipitation (降雨量)
Three principal features: frequent fog the large number of rainy days
Instability or changeability
7. Three political divisions on the island of Great Britain: England, Scotland and Wales. (三个政治区：英格兰、苏格兰和威尔士) Region Capital National
1 判断题
Chapter 1
1.People in different parts of Britain like to use the name England to refer to their country. (F)
2.The Severn River is the longest river of Britain, which originates in Wales and
flows through western England.(T)
3.Today more than half of the people in Wales still speak the ancient Welsh
language. (F)
4.In terms of population and area, Northern Ireland is the second largest part of
Britain.(F) 5.Although the climate in Britain is generally mild, the temperature in northern
Scotland often falls below -10℃ in January . (F)
6.The majority of the people in Britain are descendants of the Anglo-Saxons.(T)
7.The Celtic people were the earliest known inhabitants of Britain.(T)
8.English evolved into what is now described as Modern English from the late 16th
century.(F)
Chapter 2
1.British history before 55BC is basically undocumented.(T)
选择题
Unit1 英国
Chapter 1 地理、民族、语言
1. The two main islands of the British Isles are （）.
A. Great Britain and Ireland
B. Great Britain and Scotland
C. Great Britain and Wales
D. Great Britain and England
2. （）is the capital city of Scotland.
A. Belfast
B. Edinburgh
C. Aberdeen
D. Cardiff
3. Among the four parts of the United Kingdom,（） is the smallest.
A. England
B. Scotland
C. Wales
D. Northern Ireland
4. English belongs to the （） group of Indo-European family of languages.
A. Celtic
B. Indo-Iranian
C. Germanic
D. Roman
5. The introduction of Christianity to Britain added the first element of （） words to
English.
A. Danish and Finnish
B. Dutch and German
C. French and Italian
D. Latin and Greek
6. The evolution of Middle English was reinforced by the （） influence.
A. Norman
B. Dutch
C. German
D. Danish
