英美概况课后习题
Chapter 1 The Land (P8)
I. Choose the correct answer and circle the letter before it.
(B)1. The full and official name of Great Britain changed into its present-day form in the year
of .
A. 1920
B. 1927
C. 1914
D. 1945
(B)2. The highest mountain peak in Britain is in _____.
A. England
B. Scotland
C. Wales
D. Northern Ireland
(A)3. The longest river in Britain is the _____ River.
A. Severn
B. Thames
C. Mersey
D. Humber
(D)4. The largest lake in Britain is located in _____.
A. England
B. Scotland
C. Wales
D. Northern Ireland
(A)5. The highest mountain peak in Britain is called _____.
A. Ben Nevis
B. Cross Fell
C. Snowdon
D. Scafell
(D)6. The Lake District is well-known for _____.
A. its wild and beautiful scenery
B. its varied lakes
C. the lake Poets
D. all of the above three
(A)7. Which of the following is NOT the feature of British climate?
A. coldness
B. more rainy days
C. changeability
D. more fogs
(C) 8. The leading anthracite coalfields in Britain are in ___________.
A. Scotland
B. England
C. Wales
D. the North Sea
IV. Translate the following into Chinese
1.The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国
2.The Strait of Dover 多佛海峡
3.The English Channel 英吉利海峡
4.Greenwich 格林威治
8.The Britain Isles 大不列颠群岛
13.The Thames River 泰晤士河
14.The Severn River 塞汶河
ke Neigh 讷湖
ke District 湖区
18.Edinburgh 爱丁堡
19.Glasgow 格拉斯哥
20.Cardiff 加的夫
Questions
1. 3 features of British climate
Winter fog
Rainy days
Instability/changeability
Chapter 2 The People (P17)
I. Choose the correct answer and circle the letter before it.
(C)2. The English people are descendants of .
A. Celts
B. Romans
C. Anglo-Saxons
D. Danes
(C)3. Middle English took shape about a century after the Conquest.
A. Roman
B. Anglo-Saxon
C. Norman
D. Danish
(A)6. The established church of Britain is .
A. The Church of England
B. Free church
C. The United Reformed Church
D. The Church of Scotland
(A)7. Which of the following religious sects does not belong to Free Churches?
A. the Roman Catholic Church
B. Quakers
C. Methodists
D. Baptists
(A)8. Easter is kept, commemorating the of Jesus Christ.
A. Coming
B. Birth
C. Death
D. Resurrecting
II．Blank filling
2.The English people are the descendants of Anglo-Saxons, while the Scots, Welsh and Irish are
the descendants of the Celts.
8. Most of the British social customs are based on the Christian tradition.
III. Match the names of the cities with the descriptions.
Column A Column B
__f__1. Liverpool a. the steel manufacturing center of Britain
__c__2. Hulls b. the former center of textile industry of Britain
__g__3. Sheffield c. the fishing port in Humberside
__b__4. Manchester d. the largest city in Britain
__g__5. Glasgow e. the second largest city in Britain
__d__6. London f. the district of Merseyside
__e__7. Birmingham g. the largest city in Scotland
__i__8. Belfast h. the capital of Wales
__j__9. Edinburgh i. the capital of Northern Ireland
__h__10.Cardiff j. the capital of Scotland
IV. Translate the following into Chinese
1.Old English 古英语
2.Middle English 中期英语
3.Modern English 现代英语
4.The Church of England 英格兰圣公会
6.Christmas 圣诞节
7.Easter 复活节
8.Westminster Abbey 西敏寺大教堂
11.City of London 伦敦城
12.Outer London 外伦敦
13.Poets' Corner 诗人角
14. Birmingham 伯明翰
Questions
2. Westminster Abbey
It is a large, mainly Gothic church, the traditional place of coronation and burial site for British monarchs. Particularly in poets’ Corner, many famous men and women are buried.
3.Shakespeare
Great Tragedies
