英语国家概况习题.docx
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英语国家概况习题
UnitOneTheCountry
I.Multiplechoice.
1.The“backboneofEngland”refersto_______.
A.theWelshMassifB.thePennines
C.theMiddleValleyD.theEnglishMidlands
2.ThehighestmountaininEnglandis______.
A.thePenninesB.BenNevis
C.theHighlandofScotlandD.NorthernIreland
3.Thelargestriveris_____andthesecondlargestbutthemostimportantoneis_____.
A.theThamesRiver,theSevernRiver
B.theSevernRiver,theTeesRiver
C.theExeRiver,theThamesRiver
D.theSevernRiver,theThamesRiver
4.Ofthefollowing,_____isthelargest,mostpopulousandgenerallyspeakingtherichestsection
A.EnglandB.Scotland
C.WalesD.NorthernIreland
5.ThegovernmentoftheChurchofScotlandis________.
A.EpiscopalB.Presbyterian
C.thelordcommissionerD.Anglican
6.AmongtheLakePoets,______wasthemostfamousone.
A.WilliamWordsworthB.SamuelColeridge
C.RobertSoutheyD.WilliamShakespeare
7.BigBenisin___.
A.LondonB.BirminghamC.GlasgowD.Liverpool
8.ThenicknameofBritainis___.
A.UncleSamB.JohnBullC.FatherChristmasD.OliverTwist
9.Thebest-knowncharacteroftheBritishpeopleistheir___.
A.conservativenessB.exclusivenessC.self-importanceD.irony
10.BytheActofUnionof_____ScotlandandthekingdomofEnglandandWaleswereconstitutionallyjoinedastheKingdomofBritain.
A.1707B.1921C.1801D.1936
11.ThelongestriverinBritainis_____.
A.SevernB.ClydeC.BannD.Thames
12.TheproportionoftheEnglishinthewholepopulationis_____orso.
A.60%B.80%C.70%D.30%
II.Fillintheblankswithproperwords.
1.ThenationalanthemofUKis_________________.
2.ThelargestlakeinBritainis_______,whichislocatedinNorthernIreland.
3.ThenationalflagofUKiscomposedofthreeflagsanditiscalled________.
4.UsuallythehusbandofQueengetsthetitle“Princeof_________.”
5.ThesecondlargestbutthemostimportantriverinBritainis______andLondonissituatedonit.
6.ThefulltitleoftheU.K.istheUnitedKingdomof__________and__________.
7.ThelargestpartofU.K.is_____.
8.BelfastLoughandLoughNeaghliein__________.
9.TheU.K.liestothe_____ofFrance.
10.Westminster,theareaofcentralgovernmentadministrationissituatedinthe_____End.
III.Trueorfalse.
1.NowinEngland,thetopleaderoftheChurchofEnglandisPope.
2.TheCapitalofScotlandisEdinburgh.
3.DuringEasterDay,peoplewilleateggsandchicks.
4.BritainnowisamemberofEuropeanUnionandEurosarethecurrencyusedacrossBritain.
5.LochNessisalakelocatedinSouthernEnglandanditisfamousforitssceneryandthemonster.
6.AfternoonteabecamepopularinQueenVictoria’stime,anditisusuallybetweennineandtwelveinthemorning.
7.GreatBritainisthelargestislandinBritishIslesanditiscomposedoffourspartsincludingEngland,Scotland,WalesandNorthernIreland.
8.ThemostimportantairportinBritainisHeathrowAirportinLondon.
9.TheCelticlanguagewasaspokenlanguageanditisstillheardinpartsofScotland.
10.EnglishistheonlylanguagespokeninBritain.
IV.Vocabulary
1.Angles2.WestminsterAbbey3.Germanictribes
4.GreatBritain5.Husbandry6.Maritime
7.Stonehenge8.Territory9.TheCommonwealth
10.Topography
V.Explainthefollowingterms.
1.TheBuckinghamPalace
2.TheStonehenge
3.BritishCommonwealth
4.TheUnionJack
5.BritishIsles
6.GodSavetheQueen
VI.Answerthefollowingquestionsbriefly.
1.WhatisthepositionofmodernBritainintheworld?
2.WhatarethedifferencesamongtheBritishIsles,theUnitedKingdom,GreatBritain,andEngland?
3.WhydoEnglishpeopleliketotalkabouttheweather?
Whatarethecontributingfactors?
UnitTwoThePeople
I.Fillintheblankswithproperwords.
1.TheUKhasa________and_________societywhereitspeoplehavediverseoriginsineverycontinentoftheworld.
2.TheAngles,Saxons,andJuteswere_______peoplefromEuropeandarrivedinEnglandbetween5thand7thcenturies.
3.The____________census,conductedundertheorderofWilliamtheGreat,providestheearliestreasonableestimateofEngland’spopulation.
4.___________istheofficiallanguageoftheUnitedKingdom.
5.TheIrish,WelshandScottishGaelichavedevelopedfromthe_________language.
6.Traditionally,theBritishclasssystemwasdividedintoupper,middle,andworkingclass.
II.Vocabulary
1.Ethnicdiversity
4.Nomans
7.DomesdayBook
10.OldStoneAge
2.Celticlanguage
5.Anglo-Saxons
8.PotatoFamine
3.Britishness
6.Germanicpeople
9.BlackDeath
III.Explainthefollowingterms.
1.PotatoFamine
2.DomesdayBook
3.Indo-Europeanlanguagefamily
IV.Answerthefollowingquestionsbriefly.
1.WhatpatternssettlementandimmigrationhastheUKdemonstratedinhistory?
2.Whatarethekeyelementsin“Britishness”thatthecitizensoftheUKshare?
3.WhatconsequenceswillbebroughtbythedeclineoftheBritishidentity?
4.WhatistheofficiallanguageinUK?
Andwhataretheminorlanguagesspokeninthecountry?
5.HowarepeopleintheUKdividedintodifferentclasses?
Whataresomeofthemainfeaturesinthedivision?
6.WhatdoyouthinkaretheEnglishcharacters?
Whatdoyouthinkcontributetothem?
Unit3History
(1)
(EarlyBritainbefore1066)
I.Multiplechoice.
1.______invadersconqueredwhatisnowcalledEnglandinthefirstcenturyA.D.
A.TheRomanB.TheNorman
C.TheAnglesD.TheAmerican
2.JuliusCaesarinvadedBritainin_____.
A.55BCB.100BCC.410ADD.55AD
3._______isbelievedtohavebeenaRoman-Britonwarriorwhofoughtagainstforeignattackersbetween400and600AD.
A.KingArthurB.AlfredC.WilliamD.Canute
4.Thefirst“KingoftheEnglish”was_____.
A.AlfredtheGreatB.EgbertC.BedeD.Ethelred
5.ThethreegreatGermanictribes:
theAnglos,the_____andtheJuteswhichinvadedBritainformthebasisofthemodernBritishpeople.
A.SaxonsB.ScotsC.WelshD.Wessex
6.TheheadofthechurchinAnglo-Saxontimeswas_____.
A.theKingofDenmarkandNorwayB.thekingofEngland
C.JuliusCaesarD.theArchbishopofCanterbury
7.The_____invadedEnglandintheearliesttime.
A.DanesB.IberiansC.RomansD.Celts
8.TheVikingswhoinvadedEnglandattheturnofthe8thcenturycamefrom_____.
A.NorwayB.DenmarkC.FranceD.bothAandB
9.Britishrecordedhistroybeginswith_____.
A.theRomaninvasionB.theNormanConquest
C.theVikingandDanishinvsionD.theAnglo-Saxonsinvasion
10.Edwardwasknownasthe“_____”becauseofhisreputationforsaintliness.
A.ConfessorB.ConquerorC.ProtectorD.Unready
11.NormanConquestbeganin_____.
A.1016B.1066C.1035D.1458
12.TheBattleofHastingstookplacein_____.
A.1606B.1042C.1066D.1458
II.Fillintheblankswithproperwords.
1.ThepropertyrecordinthetimeofWilliamtheConquerorisknownasthe______.
2.Theword“English”means“thelanguagebelongingtothe________”.
3.TheancestorsoftheEnglishare______,whiletheScots,WelshandIrishtheCelts.
4.About122AD,inordertokeepbackthePictsandScots,the_____builtHadrian’sWall.
5._____wasconsideredthefirstnationalheroandwascalledthe“fatheroftheBritishNavy”.
6.In1086Williamhadhisofficialtomakeageneralsurveyoftheland,knownas_____Book.
7.TheBattleof_____pavedthewayfortheNormanConquesttoEngland.
8.AlongwiththeNormanscamethe_____language.
III.Trueorfalse.
1.IntheearlyhistoryofEngland,thereweremanylegendaryheroesandoneofthemwasKingArthur.
2.TheHadrian’sWallandtheAntonineWallwerethetwogreatwallsbuiltbytheRomansalongthenorthernborderofEnglandtopreventthePictsinScotlandfrominvadingEngland.Thepictsweresaidtohavepaintedfaces”.
3.TheNormanConquestwasineffectaFrenchconquestandtheimpositionuponEnglandofrulingFrencharistocracy.Inconsequence,Norman-FrenchoftheconquerorsreplacedEnglishasanauthoritativelanguageinEngland.Englishbecamealower-classlanguage.
IV.Vocabulary
1.Stonehenge
4.AlfredtheGreat
7.TheBattleofHastings
10.EdwardtheConfessor
2.Hadrian’swall
5.Christianity
8.NormandConquest
3.Heptarchy
6.JuliusCaeser
9.WilliamtheConqueror
V.Explainthefollowingterms.
1.NormanConquest
2.WilliamtheConqueror
3.Stonehenge
4.SilburyHill
5.JuliusCaesar
6.Hadrian’sWall
7.KingArthur
8.St.AugustineofCaterbury
VI.Answerthefollowingquestionsbriefly.
1.WhataretheRomaninfluencesonEngland?
2.WhataretheAnglo-SaxoninfluencesonEngland?
3.WhatweretheinfluencesofNormanConquestonBritain?
4.“Britishhistoryhasbeenahistoryofinvasion”.Doyouagreeordisagreetothispointofview?
Why?
Unit3History
(2)
(MedievalBritain1066-1485)
I.Multiplechoice.
1.Inhistory_____wasnicknamed“KingofLackland”.
A.JohnB.HenryIC.HenryIID.JameI
2.ThefounderoftheEnglishlegalsystemandtheCommonLawwas______.
A.HenryIB.HenryIIC.HenryIIID.HenryVIII
3.ThePeasantsUprisingin1381wasledby_____.
A.HenryTurnerB.WattTylerC.RichardD.WilliamI
4.TheWarsofRoseswassocalledbecause_____.
A.itwasfoughtduringtheseasonsofroses
B.thefightingtwosidesbothusedtheroseastheirbadge
C.itwasfoughtoverdisputeofarose
D.noneoftheabove
5.TheGreatCharterwassignedby_____in1215.
A.KingHenryIIB.KingRichardC.Kin
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