专业英语八级人文知识（9）

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练习题：
1 Which of the following is the British oldest daily newspaper?
* Z+ l6 v* t7 b. kA The Telegraph B The Guardian C The News of the World D The Times
1 O2 B- v1 F0 e2 The river Thames is in _____.
A Wales B Scotland C England D Northern Ireland
3 The Industrial Revolution started in _____.
A the Great Britain B the United States C Canada D Austrilia
5 r5 l4 F) a" u' \9 [# k; Y4 Which of the following is true under Thatcher’s administration?
7 n4 A7 ~/ Y/ }- R  UA The proportion of owner-occupation decreased.
0 [3 m" C: d5 p3 q6 [B Public housing became more important.
9 W& _* d; R9 F7 [- ?2 ]C Many public houses were sold to people.
; ~/ F+ j8 R5 V) H  H' yD The UK became more European-like in its housing arrangement.
! X1 a8 _0 }( n9 M1 k5 ^5 Britain has its nuclear naval force since _____.
A it’s one of the developed countries in the world
B it’s a traditional sea power
C it has an advanced industry
D it’s able to produce submarines
4 ]  s0 O: u8 S, _6 Which of the following is the oldest national Sunday newspaper in Britain?
. I- k# q7 o$ V/ _( m, e2 UA The Times B The Guardian C The Observer D The Financial Times
) `5 o  v; n% e( [2 z- c8 N7 Big Ben was named after _____.
A Christopher Wren B Benjamin Hall C Ben John D G. Stephenson
8 The Capital of Wales is _____.
2 o! L9 Y# ~: \* T/ l: ~" m# YA Swansea B Cardiff C Rhonda D Belfast
9 _____ is England’s biggest naval base.
+ Y4 {' G2 _3 k" ]# UA Portsmouth B Southampton C Plymouth D Dover
* x. S0 ]& }- b# ?5 }10 There are two major national parties in Britain: the Conservative party and _____.
A the Liberal Party B the Democratic Party
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》。
2 C, 泰晤士河位于英格兰。
3 A, 工业革命最早从英国开始。
7 u5 g0 y  Q0 r8 p& e4 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。
0 `+ o  E- }: f. g5 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。
! @0 T8 B5 y: X; G+ X% A9 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。