英语专业八级人文知识辅导资料(7)
英国概况练习题：
1 _____ is the key to Industrial Revolution.
A Iron B Cotton Textile C Coal mining D Steam engine
2 _____ became a literary current during the period of the successful Industrial Revolution.
A Criticism B Modernism C Romanticism D Renaissance
3 Modern football game began in _____.
A China B France C England D Germany
4 _____ is the leader of the British government.
A Prime Minister B Queen C President D Governor
5 The second largest city in England, _____ , is a metropolitan district and an industrial and manufacturing city.
A Edinburgh B Belfast C Glasgow D Birmingham
6 _____ introduced Christianity into Britain.
A The Celts B The Romans C The Viking Danes D The French
7 The real power of the British government lies in _____.
A the House of Commons
B the cabinet headed by the Prime Minister
C the Prime Minister
D the Queen
8 In Britain, education is compulsory for children between the ages of _____ to _____.
A 5, 14 B 6, 17 C 5, 16 D 6, 14
9 The longest river in Britain is _____ , and the largest river in the USA is _____.
A the Seven River; the Missouri River
B the Thames River; the Missouri River
C the Severn River; the Mississippi
D the Thames River; the Ohio River
10 The general election in Britain is held every ____ years.
A four B three C six D five
练习题答案及题解:
1 B, 纺织业的改革是英国工业革命的主要成就之一。
2 C, 工业革命时期的主要文学流派是浪漫主义。
3 C, 现代的足球运动起源于英国。 其正宗的老家在英格兰，19世纪兴起。
4 A, 英国的政体是君主立宪制。 国王（女王）是国家元首，但政府的首领为首相。
5 D, 英国的第二大城市伯明翰位于英格兰中部平原，是国际化大都市，也是英国的工业和制造业中心。
6 B, 公元43年，罗马人占领英国，其后统治了400多年。基督徒就是在这一时期由罗马人传入英国的。
7 B, 君主立宪制下，国王的作用更侧重于其象征意义，而实权为内阁所有，内阁由首相率领。
8 C, 英国的教育体系中的义务教育阶段是5-16岁，这是每一位学生在学校学习的最低年限。
9 C, 英国最长的河是塞文河，全长355公里，美国最长的河是密西西比河， 长4000公里左右。
10 D, 英国大选每5年举行一次。
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