专八辅导人文知识冲刺（十二）

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　　练习题：
　　1 Which of the following is the British oldest daily newspaper?
( v# H! M+ ^& ], t" g& a　　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 _____.
　　A the Great Britain B the United States C Canada D Austrilia
. a0 }* V) o& x+ k3 N　　4 Which of the following is true under Thatcher’s administration?
6 H) _& T0 V+ E' b8 P& B　　A The proportion of owner-occupation decreased.
　　B Public housing became more important.
　　C Many public houses were sold to people.
　　D The UK became more European-like in its housing arrangement.
　　5 Britain has its nuclear naval force since _____.
5 U( r4 o% |5 N& k, G. @2 R& S　　A it’s one of the developed countries in the world
2 ?% Y3 }" l' C4 H# o. L( p　　B it’s a traditional sea power
　　C it has an advanced industry
. J2 m( x1 }" w: ?% y　　D it’s able to produce submarines
* ]* x1 G5 H; W) o5 t- {　　6 Which of the following is the oldest national Sunday newspaper in Britain?
3 u4 \# D/ {' K" M& G6 S　　A The Times B The Guardian C The Observer D The Financial Times
' h# f9 b; e: y7 {$ G5 Q! X  k3 _　　7 Big Ben was named after _____.
　　A Christopher Wren B Benjamin Hall C Ben John D G. Stephenson
　　8 The Capital of Wales is _____.
  J. X" F  }0 M7 P% P+ D　　A Swansea B Cardiff C Rhonda D Belfast
　　9 _____ is England’s biggest naval base.
' N1 h1 r9 [$ N. C　　A Portsmouth B Southampton C Plymouth D Dover
) p# N7 n& W2 }0 e8 e- E& n　　10 There are two major national parties in Britain: the Conservative party and _____.
* E  ]8 p' C; \. X# t　　A the Liberal Party B the Democratic Party
+ W; q! g' V3 z3 m" Q　　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。
* {& k' ]8 ^; Z6 L. s3 E- F, H% P　　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。
1 S5 r* Y: c. c! i! R6 [　　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。
. j# _: u- f$ y+ p+ }9 ~　　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。
  C( T. k. v. e1 N# U　　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。