英语专业八级人文知识辅导资料(10)

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　　英国概况
( y8 {( J* p' }　　练习题：
　　1 Which name is NOT related to Britain?
5 t8 Y4 ~- C5 ?- }  p6 v+ ~　　A Northern Ireland B Scotland C Wales D Toronto
　　2 The news agency Reuters was founded in _____.
3 I6 l$ k& i" z+ k. Z% R- Q3 |) o　　A London B Birmingham C Liverpool D Manchester
. t* F& V1 d. @4 {  K* S; A　　3 The tower of London, a historical sight, located in the center of London, was built by _____.
　　A King Harold B Robin Hood C Oliver Cromwell D William the Conqueror
& Y: ~. M" m4 R. k　　4 Who were the ancestors of the English and the founders of England?
　　A The Anglo-Saxon B The Normans C The Vikings D The Romans
# I! Z0 d+ u* R) T' V7 U2 ^) D) [　　5 Which is the largest city in Scotland?
　　A Cardiff B Edinburgh C Glasgow D Manchester
　　6 In Britain, children from the age of 5 to 16 _____.
　　A can legally receive completely free education
. K0 ~* C8 n4 e& V# [' _　　B can legally receive partly free education
2 x* h  x- [7 d+ M　　C cannot receive free education at all
2 c7 j5 T" }7 S- g* Q. y0 I, n) A' `# @　　D cannot receive free education of their parents are rich
　　7 The Industrial Revolution started in _____.
* j7 W: }# i* p( q5 s　　A the Great Britain B the United States C Canada D Australia
　　8 What is the name of Britain’s highest mountain?
　　A Anne Boleyn B Ben Nevis C Snowdonia D Scafell
　　9 Which is the correct name to use to refer to Britain in a political way?
( e1 U7 }8 a4 I( Y( r6 B5 T8 s7 |- S- w　　A Great Britain B The British Isles C The United Kingdom D England
　　10 Britain has, for centuries , been slowly tilting with _____.
0 Y$ E# y! ?# i3 }: }" }' f# W* P; B, N　　A the North-West slowly rising and the South-East slowly sinking
  K) i8 j% ?* t4 I/ c/ \　　B the North-East slowly rising and the South-West slowly sinking
　　C the South-East slowly rising and the North-west slowly sinking
+ g# x8 y. b! t3 K5 L9 T　　D the South-West slowly rising and the North-East slowly sinking
+ N/ C) T0 o$ Y　　练习题答案及题解:
5 z3 [  l' |6 S  H　　1 D, 多伦多属于加拿大,与英国无关。
0 A, t. S& K6 W9 G& o/ o9 ~( _　　2 A, 路透社创建于伦敦。
# H: a2 v% h) C5 [  n1 e　　3 D, 伦敦塔是1078年为防止罗马入侵由威廉大帝修建的。
　　4 A, 英国民族的前身是安格鲁萨克森人。
& z5 z' ^/ m; M　　5 C, 格拉斯格是苏格兰最大的城市和经济中心。
　　6 A, 英国小孩 5—16岁的教育是免费的。
9 ?5 y3 J& d" F' S% E/ Z　　7 A, 工业革命起源于英国。
　　8 B, 本尼维斯山为英国最高峰。
　　9 C, 提起英国，很多人会使用名字“Britain”，“England”或“British”，但这往往会惹恼苏格兰人，威尔士人以及北爱尔兰人。从政治角度来讲，“the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”或 “the United Kingdom/UK”是英国正确的叫法。“the British Isles”则是地理意义上的名字，包括Great Britain，the whole of Ireland （ Northern and Southern），the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man 这些岛屿。
/ e7 z' g" C- k" y$ k　　10 A, 英国几个世纪以来地势一直在缓慢地倾斜，表现为西北部在慢慢上升，而东南部在慢慢下沉，所以英国的西北部为高地。