英语专业八级人文知识(九)

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练习题：
2 Y/ K3 z9 }6 F/ N/ v6 A3 q) C1 Which of the following is the British oldest daily newspaper?
4 d5 ]( Z, v2 s& `# W8 ~6 wA The Telegraph B The Guardian C The News of the World D The Times
+ O& ]- s5 v: e8 ^9 K2 The river Thames is in _____.
( z9 B2 a1 X$ t7 n$ JA Wales B Scotland C England D Northern Ireland
3 The Industrial Revolution started in _____.
' o8 q& u+ Q+ ~" PA the Great Britain B the United States C Canada D Austrilia
8 b! c# g3 p. F' D5 c  d$ Y4 Which of the following is true under Thatcher’s administration?
6 F/ h, W" Q( ^. U" ^A The proportion of owner-occupation decreased.
B Public housing became more important.
C Many public houses were sold to people.
D The UK became more European-like in its housing arrangement.
5 Britain has its nuclear naval force since _____.
7 T9 s9 e$ P' L. P: c$ \& W* GA it’s one of the developed countries in the world
; q3 f5 ?. w: d  {2 _  i  lB it’s a traditional sea power
- Q) ~" z& m- Z. ~; fC it has an advanced industry
# N$ L$ `: t6 V/ ^% r1 f$ _D it’s able to produce submarines
6 Which of the following is the oldest national Sunday newspaper in Britain?
A The Times B The Guardian C The Observer D The Financial Times
! X% {: p0 v3 S- o- p& b" y4 S7 Big Ben was named after _____.
A Christopher Wren B Benjamin Hall C Ben John D G. Stephenson
, g5 i2 C: `: ~" P+ _! q$ S8 The Capital of Wales is _____.
/ S  V. m0 f( O# ^6 a& e; @A Swansea B Cardiff C Rhonda D Belfast
# z# O1 i4 z5 P* I1 z2 r, w9 _____ is England’s biggest naval base.
A Portsmouth B Southampton C Plymouth D Dover
10 There are two major national parties in Britain: the Conservative party and _____.
A the Liberal Party B the Democratic Party
C the Labour Party D the Republican Party
练习题答案及题解:
( c/ c, f6 s0 t4 r1 D, 英国历史上最悠久的日报是《泰晤士报》。
2 C, 泰晤士河位于英格兰。
3 A, 工业革命最早从英国开始。
5 @+ J8 {3 n, |* n9 c/ d4 o& W6 ?4 C, 1979年撒切尔夫人成为英国第一任女首相。她提出的政策称被为“撒切尔主义”。其内容包括国有企业私有化，采用货币主义政策以控制通货膨胀，削弱工会的影响，加强市场因素在经济中的作用，将公有住房卖给公众，强调法律和秩序。在一定程度上讲，她的计划是成功的。她领导英国经济度过了一段最繁华的时期。
; a9 }5 r$ K1 o% H; I* y9 @5 N5 B, 英国拥有其海军核力量与其一贯的霸主地位是密切相关的。
; ~6 f. _! J8 y* e+ v6 C, 《观察家报》创刊于1791年，是英国创刊最早的星期日报纸。
7 B, 据说Big Ben 得名于它在1859年修建时候的建造者 Benjamin Hall。
* w  h7 I* S  q8 B, 威尔士位于大不列颠的西部。首府：加的夫。
( n9 d! Q& l% g9 A, 英国最大的海军基地是普茨茅斯。
10 C, 英国奉行的是两党制。其两大主要政党是保守党和工党。