英国概况
% W* w; a, ]4 g2 r- }& n1 c0 i& k 练习题:
2 Y6 F9 f8 W6 b2 @ 1 _____ is the key to Industrial Revolution.
[% X- e- o: N, e5 p1 a A Iron B Cotton Textile C Coal mining D Steam engine
7 f) M2 l( W# E 2 _____ became a literary current during the period of the successful Industrial Revolution.6 G- g3 \8 g( c& j' G
A Criticism B Modernism C Romanticism D Renaissance& X( P9 g0 b! L, ~
3 Modern football game began in _____.
* N3 M- N0 B. G A China B France C England D Germany
. Z2 ?/ a0 D/ e. {, H( k% H 4 _____ is the leader of the British government., K5 L: v- W9 e3 N, s6 @4 S5 f
A Prime Minister B Queen C President D Governor
9 u4 Q: H4 v/ |$ s5 J 5 The second largest city in England, _____ , is a metropolitan district and an industrial and manufacturing city.2 s1 l% P8 Z. _
A Edinburgh B Belfast C Glasgow D Birmingham1 F+ l2 \. l6 v0 A
6 _____ introduced Christianity into Britain.( i, K. Y/ o: w* ?" C8 x: y
A The Celts B The Romans C The Viking Danes D The French
- _# S, w3 X2 J0 e: V 7 The real power of the British government lies in _____.$ D7 ]4 z' O6 y) q+ T) F) E" }
A the House of Commons0 M6 u; q2 {6 y% c2 p" g) C7 k2 _
B the cabinet headed by the Prime Minister
8 D& m( f2 g+ C. ^ C% M$ A C the Prime Minister
/ |) l! {8 {7 Y/ | D the Queen8 U5 r9 H- O" @2 Y4 s% \
8 In Britain, education is compulsory for children between the ages of _____ to _____.- x' Y6 }4 l# E3 G
A 5, 14 B 6, 17 C 5, 16 D 6, 14
& C6 P$ P0 O. o! U) \ 9 The longest river in Britain is _____ , and the largest river in the USA is _____.' |/ i/ e. h% g5 {
A the Seven River; the Missouri River c+ v4 ^9 S9 m# G, }( n
B the Thames River; the Missouri River4 W6 J: E. `( f# S, o, U2 S8 I
C the Severn River; the Mississippi
3 R% j3 D8 g8 A) ]+ c D the Thames River; the Ohio River
$ b/ E$ Y* n. v4 u. Y) ? 10 The general election in Britain is held every ____ years.# P5 _; t$ a7 O7 ]+ Z3 E7 a1 N
A four B three C six D five! Q7 J- G) a6 g/ p; K+ q, Q
练习题答案及题解:
7 n1 L7 E9 p. X _ 1 B, 纺织业的改革是英国工业革命的主要成就之一。
8 R3 S5 w* o; V+ m 2 C, 工业革命时期的主要文学流派是浪漫主义。5 X0 z }8 @3 Z
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。
6 v& X' B. }! A8 J 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。, A% j9 h+ ~$ `" T' D
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。
2 k; f' m6 F0 |# c 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。4 [% |" h' n( ` z
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。
7 z7 R) C ?+ v' _) H" ? 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。
& E3 u7 K9 P/ ~4 G) m8 ] 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。
, |- ^- K) v* ^* B; _# _ 10 D, 英国大选每5年举行一次。 |