英国概况
% Q/ _3 Q: C7 O 练习题:
! D' h! O( b0 R3 R3 ]7 Q* j 1 _____ is the key to Industrial Revolution.5 N- t0 C1 y/ S) {* o1 [
A Iron B Cotton Textile C Coal mining D Steam engine2 K9 y' T: z* E4 N; p M
2 _____ became a literary current during the period of the successful Industrial Revolution.
8 ^8 i2 ~6 ]5 Y; h! D A Criticism B Modernism C Romanticism D Renaissance
' l7 C% W4 _( Y% N8 | 3 Modern football game began in _____.1 r( }3 H3 ~1 i0 O: q
A China B France C England D Germany" c5 F4 [, K g. t& d% \8 a
4 _____ is the leader of the British government.6 [4 [. V( ]% x* Q# e' Z
A Prime Minister B Queen C President D Governor- H8 n! |- F0 N* @8 Y( m" d
5 The second largest city in England, _____ , is a metropolitan district and an industrial and manufacturing city." j2 B, Z# b0 G4 X* M9 G
A Edinburgh B Belfast C Glasgow D Birmingham7 S/ w! h& `" l: n# [2 H
6 _____ introduced Christianity into Britain./ A: [1 h) B0 p H4 k1 ^: x" @1 w
A The Celts B The Romans C The Viking Danes D The French$ w% w. o" H2 c3 q1 K" g
7 The real power of the British government lies in _____.2 w/ H4 c3 X# {( R ~# j
A the House of Commons" Q. M; j2 j: x7 t) `3 G' |
B the cabinet headed by the Prime Minister" V# B& n% S3 v5 i9 E; z3 _5 |, F
C the Prime Minister
) U3 i9 r7 H$ B) A3 F, ^ D the Queen! U6 n. |. ~# a8 t# b0 C
8 In Britain, education is compulsory for children between the ages of _____ to _____.$ O7 G3 T5 d, [3 D: C' n
A 5, 14 B 6, 17 C 5, 16 D 6, 14
: y3 A# P2 o. ^$ X7 O& ^4 n: q) K 9 The longest river in Britain is _____ , and the largest river in the USA is _____.
( n6 w! C7 r, y" m A the Seven River; the Missouri River/ d5 b1 H; X8 k$ \" G
B the Thames River; the Missouri River
% f1 ^. R2 e0 [' D C the Severn River; the Mississippi1 f* N# H; B; A0 S. e- {5 n3 B
D the Thames River; the Ohio River
A% l! y" o( \% e: |$ w 10 The general election in Britain is held every ____ years., \5 j* ^& w6 Q. u6 p
A four B three C six D five
1 z6 n% I B2 q9 v0 h0 a8 U/ ]9 e 练习题答案及题解:
; C$ O, H5 i1 B4 P2 l' J& L4 G 1 B, 纺织业的改革是英国工业革命的主要成就之一。" f8 s7 D! Q1 O2 ~! x6 h
2 C, 工业革命时期的主要文学流派是浪漫主义。8 ?, `* J- H) p( _" v
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。
- C, I" _& z9 H6 a 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。
1 F' g7 q* g4 P! v# ~* w4 z 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。
" n% B& J, L3 k0 ?0 i& p 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。
( y4 Y! C% X3 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。5 j( D; n- N3 F1 l' R- e% k
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。$ k: [9 k7 c+ n! N5 k8 i
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。; c+ T, O* E( z0 H- } M" ~$ \
10 D, 英国大选每5年举行一次。 |