英语专业八级人文知识(九)

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练习题：
1 Which of the following is the British oldest daily newspaper?
A The Telegraph B The Guardian C The News of the World D The Times
% G) s9 x! j+ Z, l2 The river Thames is in _____.
; [; p" ~$ C  P6 b1 Z% JA Wales B Scotland C England D Northern Ireland
3 The Industrial Revolution started in _____.
: `4 A% n- D" p3 i6 a$ uA the Great Britain B the United States C Canada D Austrilia
/ x: c$ j3 f* w: }9 Y4 Which of the following is true under Thatcher’s administration?
A The proportion of owner-occupation decreased.
& F, ]5 W3 _, [" [, T' nB Public housing became more important.
C Many public houses were sold to people.
D The UK became more European-like in its housing arrangement.
  J" Q! z+ F1 o7 G5 Britain has its nuclear naval force since _____.
A it’s one of the developed countries in the world
) Y+ U1 b. x) d! c2 D0 z, k0 bB it’s a traditional sea power
& K5 r. P4 B0 p. y4 F0 ~C it has an advanced industry
* j' O& {9 c( WD it’s able to produce submarines
) p7 `% V; {" X6 c3 |$ C6 Which of the following is the oldest national Sunday newspaper in Britain?
A The Times B The Guardian C The Observer D The Financial Times
/ H% L! L% C7 z0 C- J7 Big Ben was named after _____.
# G  z6 O' N+ T. U5 WA Christopher Wren B Benjamin Hall C Ben John D G. Stephenson
' k+ S' y7 [: j4 M0 \8 The Capital of Wales is _____.
A Swansea B Cardiff C Rhonda D Belfast
9 _____ is England’s biggest naval base.
A Portsmouth B Southampton C Plymouth D Dover
; d) e7 l: z2 |( ^2 i% l10 There are two major national parties in Britain: the Conservative party and _____.
* P0 Z  x4 P. t( @. b. l8 pA the Liberal Party B the Democratic Party
. x2 x( I! w+ lC the Labour Party D the Republican Party
- ^1 \0 g2 O) b, I: U/ R练习题答案及题解:
& c; ^$ @0 ?1 Q; i0 w6 g) n* ~1 D, 英国历史上最悠久的日报是《泰晤士报》。
9 l& S! D! q+ c, g2 C, 泰晤士河位于英格兰。
$ j2 Q& z6 @/ u/ y" o3 A, 工业革命最早从英国开始。
9 a. n7 }( Y+ m% g: m4 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。
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。
1 h+ M# E6 F5 X" i6 C, 《观察家报》创刊于1791年，是英国创刊最早的星期日报纸。
" b/ Z. T: u& h/ J7 B, 据说Big Ben 得名于它在1859年修建时候的建造者 Benjamin Hall。
' B3 C9 L$ m; S8 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。
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。