英语专业八级人文知识(八)

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英国概况
2 O4 R1 u* Q- i) z* T) @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 ____.
7 F' G) `! N7 I8 U% s# kA from 1327 to 1453 B from 1337 to 1453
+ A9 j4 R- @8 S4 P( Z' bC from 1347 to 1453 C from 1357 to 1453
3 q; ~, a$ ]. e+ h3.The Republic of Ireland became independent in the year ____
- {& p0 r5 P: v( RA 1918 B 1920 C 1945 D 1949
4.The English Civil War is also called ____
% E, S# l5 [% ]9 ^A the Puritan Revolution B the second Magna Carta C the Long Parliament D the Anglican War
4 h( A/ {, W1 D* e0 Y2 c5.Britain is separated from the rest of Europe by the English Channel in the ____ and the North Sea in the east,
% B9 C2 _+ o; U! A. vA east B south C west D north
0 L7 a$ n  u& M, e* v6.The largest lake in Britain is ____.
A. Loch Lomond B the Lough Neagh C Windermere D Ullswater
7.Where do the majority of people in Scotland live?
6 v" t3 D9 @. j5 _# DA In the Highlands B In the central Lowlands C In the Uplands D In the west of Scotland
8.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%
9.The two important crops in Britain are ____
A barley and corn B wheat and rice C barley and oats D wheat and barley
3 k* m' X! A* m' ~0 `10.In Britain, children from the age of 5 to 16 ____
0 L' y% b) g3 f7 ^A can legally receive partly free education
2 l4 A" x. C6 r% e7 OB can legally receive completely free education
. ~3 c* h/ K# B7 b) H3 R' E: BC can not receive free education at all
0 K3 @, [9 o8 U% Q8 TD can not receive free education if their parents are rich
答案
5 ?, c$ ?2 n, Q+ j0 y5 u1.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。
+ j- D* R2 T6 K# Q3.D 爱尔兰共和国在1949年独立。
; w% Q* o9 G+ w4.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。
( F1 n7 |" [$ G* g7 n5.B 英国南面与法国隔着英吉利海峡。
9 t$ B0 U; x3 Z1 s. t" b6.B 英国最大的湖是内伊湖，最长的河流是塞文河。
7.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。