英美概况解答题
1. Why is the climate of Britain much milder than of many places in the same latitude?
a. The climate of Britain is moderated by the Atlantic Gulf Stream.
b. It is influenced by the west wind belt, which blow over the country all the year round and
bring warm and wet air from the Atlantic Ocean.
c. Topography of Great Britain .Britain is surrounded by seawaters, which can balance the
seasonal differences by heating up the land in winter and cooling it off in summer.
2. What are the characteristics of the British economy?
a. Britain is one of the world’s most advanced manufacturing and trading nations.
b. Its currency, the pound sterling, is the exchange currency for about one third of the world’s
foreign trade.
c. the British economy was the first to have been fully industrialized.
d. British agriculture does not produce enough food to meet the country’s basic needs, and
dotourists from all over the world like to go to Scotland
They like to enjoy the beautiful Scottish scenery, to drink Scotch whisky and to see Scotsmen wearing kilts and
playing bagpipes.
were the results of the Industrial Revolution in Britain
The Industrial Revolution changed Britain in many ways. First, industrial productivity increased dramatically.
Britain became the most advanced industrial country and also the financial center in the world. Second,
urbanization took place. Many new cities sprang up. Third, it caused great changes in the class structure. The old
social classes declined, and new ones emerged and developed.
Rise and Fall of the British Empire.
Colonization of Newfoundland, the first Britain colony overseas, in 1583 marked the beginning of the British
Empire. By 1837, Britain had long been an empire which included the colonies in Canada, Australia, New Zealand,
英美概况练习2
Unit 3-4
I. Multiple Choice
1. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of British
government?
A. It offers the Queen high political status and supreme
power.
B. It is both a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional
monarchy.
C. It has no written form of constitution.
D. It is the oldest representative democracy in the world.
2. Which of the following kings believed the “Divine
Right”to govern, and was condemned to death during the
English Civil War?
A. James I
B. Charles I
C. King John
D. James II
3. Which of the following succeeded to the throne when
James I died in 1625?
A. Charles I
B. James II
C. Richard I
D. William III
4.The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
is reigned over by , but ruled by .
A. the government/the Monarch
B. the Monarch/the government
C. the Parliament/Constitutional monarch D. the Cabinet/Queen Elizabeth
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I. Multiple Choices: Choose one right answer from the four choices:
1. The highest mountain in Britain is ____.
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,
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
