英语专业八级人文知识辅导资料(9)

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　　练习题：
9 B  r/ H3 H% i2 b　　1 Which of the following is the British oldest daily newspaper?
  W8 ]5 c, V, h+ q1 w7 v　　A The Telegraph B The Guardian C The News of the World D The Times
　　2 The river Thames is in _____.
　　A Wales B Scotland C England D Northern Ireland
　　3 The Industrial Revolution started in _____.
+ Q( Z& d2 M$ C$ Q5 [+ |2 Q$ a! D% \  X　　A the Great Britain B the United States C Canada D Austrilia
/ @" V; v7 i7 H& S# ]' ~+ J7 [0 w  H　　4 Which of the following is true under Thatcher’s administration?
. Y& D% h7 Q2 v8 R. L, ~& |$ P　　A The proportion of owner-occupation decreased.
& y2 [7 j3 W# u0 H　　B Public housing became more important.
; `7 i- E& `; ^& o) ?　　C Many public houses were sold to people.
, a. D4 e& a2 G( D) Z# N  U! n　　D The UK became more European-like in its housing arrangement.
　　5 Britain has its nuclear naval force since _____.
0 V6 W' m; s* F" V' {　　A it’s one of the developed countries in the world
8 |  a+ u. M' ^; c0 X+ V　　B it’s a traditional sea power
; I, f9 g# L3 z$ K; e1 H3 B, @　　C it has an advanced industry
　　D it’s able to produce submarines
0 L1 l' ~4 Y( W( D! K! b) Z　　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
　　7 Big Ben was named after _____.
　　A Christopher Wren B Benjamin Hall C Ben John D G. Stephenson
; s1 N7 X1 v. [' f4 O3 x: b　　8 The Capital of Wales is _____.
$ U1 ?/ h/ _: |" w; u　　A Swansea B Cardiff C Rhonda D Belfast
: M4 F2 \1 N5 [3 J: m! C$ f  g# m; b　　9 _____ 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
6 \, V% S" q; M2 m- ]　　C the Labour Party D the Republican Party
　　练习题答案及题解:
　　1 D, 英国历史上最悠久的日报是《泰晤士报》。
! c4 a8 }5 }: i* V. w& |7 J( M# l　　2 C, 泰晤士河位于英格兰。
  }( z& G% r: M5 T5 ^# _" F　　3 A, 工业革命最早从英国开始。
. S0 G3 X% O6 q9 r; c# Q2 }0 M0 B　　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。
　　5 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 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。
　　8 B, 威尔士位于大不列颠的西部。首府：加的夫。
　　9 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。