英语专业八级人文知识(八)

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英国概况
1.Which of the following tribes first came to Britain?
A Roman B Anglo-Saxons C Jutes D Celts
2.The Hundred Years’ War between Britain and France was fought ____.
A from 1327 to 1453 B from 1337 to 1453
: W! K$ X7 E. t, M* {) K4 w7 G' \C from 1347 to 1453 C from 1357 to 1453
( j) }0 w" S/ j3 ]3 ?) M  p# w3.The Republic of Ireland became independent in the year ____
2 M7 e; Z4 H+ P7 N# UA 1918 B 1920 C 1945 D 1949
4.The English Civil War is also called ____
A the Puritan Revolution B the second Magna Carta C the Long Parliament D the Anglican War
5 l: a/ e* ]& }" |" L5.Britain is separated from the rest of Europe by the English Channel in the ____ and the North Sea in the east,
A east B south C west D north
6.The largest lake in Britain is ____.
0 v( s) k' h; r0 _* J% r0 F1 ZA. Loch Lomond B the Lough Neagh C Windermere D Ullswater
8 d( j9 v; D. v7.Where do the majority of people in Scotland live?
, @5 u' w, }7 m; _! Z" uA In the Highlands B In the central Lowlands C In the Uplands D In the west of Scotland
. Y* t6 c7 G: ?" B. Y! Z, a4 T5 `) f! N3 d8.In Britain only about ____ of the population are farmers but they manage 70% of the land area.
A 2% B 3% C 4% D 5%
. o: W! F0 n* @! x9.The two important crops in Britain are ____
. _- s, ]7 E( f3 K8 J' `! X2 {A barley and corn B wheat and rice C barley and oats D wheat and barley
% J- y$ i' Q& ^0 b. d) G6 b10.In Britain, children from the age of 5 to 16 ____
# y0 k6 P9 D& x. z4 C$ q; X; z: c2 aA can legally receive partly free education
B can legally receive completely free education
* p5 B; I$ [* H5 U& }2 ?1 rC can not receive free education at all
6 B- j. n- ]7 b7 aD can not receive free education if their parents are rich
答案
  s& o, k/ E& i) }$ a' m1.D 凯尔特在公元前700年到英国，罗马人在公元1到5世纪统治英国，5世纪中期盎格鲁撒克逊人侵占英国，因此凯尔特人是最早踏入英国的。
2.B 英法百年战争爆发于1337年到1453年间，中间还发生了黑死病。
3.D 爱尔兰共和国在1949年独立。
! L5 i: ~6 Z: r; @7 J4.A 英国内战于1642年到1646年间发生，国王查尔斯与议会发生争执，实际上是国王与清教徒之间的矛盾引起的，结果议会胜利。
5.B 英国南面与法国隔着英吉利海峡。
6.B 英国最大的湖是内伊湖，最长的河流是塞文河。
- t& t5 M2 u. I5 O) U: R7.B 苏格兰中低部适合人类生存，是苏格兰工业和人高度集中的地区。
8.A 由于英国农作业时的高度机械化，只需利用全国2%的人口来耕作大面积农地。
9.D 小麦和大麦是英国最重要的庄稼。
10.B 英国的义务教育是从5岁到16岁，所以期间的教育全部免费。