英语专业八级人文知识(十)

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英国概况
  c: v" {% k) {( t6 ?4 G, s练习题：
0 z$ N* o1 q, d) n& L6 S; n7 j1 Which name is NOT related to Britain?
( |& f" U: c1 g' I1 Q. o' @A Northern Ireland B Scotland C Wales D Toronto
! J! |" p( ]+ C' [& J2 The news agency Reuters was founded in _____.
) \* _1 [9 v" D$ @* Z8 p& XA London B Birmingham C Liverpool D Manchester
3 The tower of London, a historical sight, located in the center of London, was built by _____.
A King Harold B Robin Hood C Oliver Cromwell D William the Conqueror
4 Who were the ancestors of the English and the founders of England?
A The Anglo-Saxon B The Normans C The Vikings D The Romans
5 Which is the largest city in Scotland?
A Cardiff B Edinburgh C Glasgow D Manchester
6 In Britain, children from the age of 5 to 16 _____.
A can legally receive completely free education
8 C+ E4 k% E. h2 P- {B can legally receive partly free education
  y" v  U( K  _) V: K' jC cannot receive free education at all
5 X" w- I$ N7 \# B$ h8 lD cannot receive free education of their parents are rich
1 Z' d$ {/ h+ {& f7 The Industrial Revolution started in _____.
A the Great Britain B the United States C Canada D Australia
$ _4 D- D- }* i8 u& T) F: J- ^6 L- I8 What is the name of Britain’s highest mountain?
A Anne Boleyn B Ben Nevis C Snowdonia D Scafell
9 Which is the correct name to use to refer to Britain in a political way?
A Great Britain B The British Isles C The United Kingdom D England
. o% k& c: Q4 Z7 [" P- i8 H10 Britain has, for centuries , been slowly tilting with _____.
A the North-West slowly rising and the South-East slowly sinking
$ w" ?# \# Q4 E, o0 HB the North-East slowly rising and the South-West slowly sinking
% |/ q; G: r. zC the South-East slowly rising and the North-west slowly sinking
D the South-West slowly rising and the North-East slowly sinking
练习题答案及题解:
1 D, 多伦多属于加拿大,与英国无关。
- s8 m. q1 m& F( O- v1 L5 L2 A, 路透社创建于伦敦。
& d% ?0 Z( W) x3 D, 伦敦塔是1078年为防止罗马入侵由威廉大帝修建的。
6 m" P; Y- ~+ n' Z7 o: l! o( t+ S. @4 A, 英国民族的前身是安格鲁萨克森人。
5 C, 格拉斯格是苏格兰最大的城市和经济中心。
6 A, 英国小孩 5—16岁的教育是免费的。
* x( i. w9 J2 p# Q7 A, 工业革命起源于英国。
8 B, 本尼维斯山为英国最高峰。
: L* o" f, u0 S9 C, 提起英国，很多人会使用名字“Britain”，“England”或“British”，但这往往会惹恼苏格兰人，威尔士人以及北爱尔兰人。从政治角度来讲，“the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”或 “the United Kingdom/UK”是英国正确的叫法。“the British Isles”则是地理意义上的名字，包括Great Britain，the whole of Ireland （ Northern and Southern），the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man 这些岛屿。
3 t7 F( @+ p( H7 y" z* I10 A, 英国几个世纪以来地势一直在缓慢地倾斜，表现为西北部在慢慢上升，而东南部在慢慢下沉，所以英国的西北部为高地。