1 Which of the following is the British oldest daily newspaper?: A2 C$ p, R" C7 s
A The Telegraph7 ?/ g$ O5 O6 t5 D
B The Guardian
$ h' i3 v* L4 j( ]; c/ {0 l* s C The News of the World) ?2 y# C' i3 y
D The Times
* G! N- t. _7 C 2 The river Thames is in _____.
( s1 q' `1 ^ z4 i A Wales# R) T9 n V% h3 f9 s4 U1 Z
B Scotland6 H" i: |2 W8 v! h* t+ I6 L
C England) `4 Z7 q. {1 [
D Northern Ireland. X3 O6 c, s- y3 [% B
3 The Industrial Revolution started in _____.
7 z6 [2 g$ q5 b5 p A the Great Britain
1 E4 k) J1 q) [: }) v* n& F B the United States% _8 y- R: Y! D; x8 E; s3 T/ ~
C Canada9 o) K. q8 \, W8 q6 ~0 S
D Austrilia
0 V; [1 o" G& @& r5 F 4 Which of the following is true under Thatcher’s administration?
$ ^1 \$ J& R' x9 f) g! j/ j A The proportion of owner-occupation decreased.0 {1 }5 q( i: |
B Public housing became more important. C" D) a( L; a; x" j
C Many public houses were sold to people.6 D: O( c) c5 W$ h: b
D The UK became more European-like in its housing arrangement.6 x. A% |: I9 U2 k$ D+ e
5 Britain has its nuclear naval force since _____.
/ m ~9 X6 _1 Q4 C A it’s one of the developed countries in the world
[0 S3 Z* d7 G k+ \ B it’s a traditional sea power% k8 W H8 Z9 g6 I$ `3 l# b4 d
C it has an advanced industry
' T* T6 O1 [, `8 n5 P D it’s able to produce submarines
{0 Q: f" C0 v9 ]5 X9 B( ] 6 Which of the following is the oldest national Sunday newspaper in Britain?4 ~( L' o" f5 w! D% a( w: q
A The Times
. |- L9 ?. J6 h6 C" b6 \6 q B The Guardian
8 `1 }/ ]# E& N- p5 K C The Observer
0 F$ o% G: r g; T( T D The Financial Times
' i5 i* |, a6 ^5 B! a% U3 Y 7 Big Ben was named after _____.( G {( e, E/ d/ U9 H! t% c
A Christopher Wren5 E0 k; |/ Z7 r; @. z6 ~4 m) u1 s
B Benjamin Hall& ^7 D6 m# T3 Q$ y" k: T
C Ben John6 J" ]3 l+ P* t' n6 h% Y$ f9 b, d
D G. Stephenson, M4 N2 m0 j' x/ E
8 The Capital of Wales is _____." o" S/ j$ u2 @- P* ~
A Swansea
- G' t9 E ]6 K0 R6 w B Cardiff; C0 @! y K8 B
C Rhonda' `9 [- \, ^3 q% F
D Belfast
& r O& q) {+ ]. m 9 _____ is England’s biggest naval base.& B1 v9 A7 R+ J( k% H
A Portsmouth B Southampton C Plymouth D Dover1 O7 g7 H: d- ? q- z
10 There are two major national parties in Britain: the Conservative party and _____.
( q3 u1 j) I6 N. |+ Y4 ?5 y$ E. `, B A the Liberal Party
/ L v& P1 A# { B the Democratic Party
! B8 J$ o+ x, m5 J! \+ @- I C the Labour Party, X7 p, w. a- t/ Y9 \0 |
D the Republican Party z. Y- N U0 i0 k% X) H' }4 R% l
答案及题解:* N1 f6 Q9 x9 r. y- `5 v
1 D, 英国历史上最悠久的日报是《泰晤士报》。
! M/ w R7 _! A: e 2 C, 泰晤士河位于英格兰。0 u z- x& r- J5 y
3 A, 工业革命最早从英国开始。
/ B( g' U d, f2 W" `" ^ 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 h" h+ B+ F3 T m4 n: A 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。
' y+ k# H% h& x" v& Y, Q9 r 6 C, 《观察家报》创刊于1791年,是英国创刊最早的星期日报纸。
; j, P u% i6 }$ q 7 B, 据说Big Ben 得名于它在1859年修建时候的建造者 Benjamin Hall。
% r- B: ]3 t W 8 B, 威尔士位于大不列颠的西部。首府:加的夫。
6 V6 B9 H7 @2 b: D" J" P; e 9 A, 英国最大的海军基地是普茨茅斯。# H3 B5 ^4 J' T. E- i( y R, d
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。 |