英语专业八级人文知识辅导资料(10)

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　　英国概况
5 R& J! L  o+ h+ P) ?4 L4 q, }3 j$ `　　练习题：
　　1 Which name is NOT related to Britain?
　　A Northern Ireland B Scotland C Wales D Toronto
  C5 Q# q5 [; }7 n! {　　2 The news agency Reuters was founded in _____.
4 P( i8 V% y3 V5 C　　A 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
0 s0 R% f( D" o( r　　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
) [9 j0 h0 J- K0 u. s　　5 Which is the largest city in Scotland?
( `! l- k$ J* P+ ?　　A Cardiff B Edinburgh C Glasgow D Manchester
+ _& M* B* W0 s" V) b, p1 p　　6 In Britain, children from the age of 5 to 16 _____.
　　A can legally receive completely free education
　　B can legally receive partly free education
　　C cannot receive free education at all
4 u' }1 i+ g6 L: @1 U, J　　D cannot receive free education of their parents are rich
　　7 The Industrial Revolution started in _____.
　　A the Great Britain B the United States C Canada D Australia
* }( _- X9 G9 k" O% s) c" v& @　　8 What is the name of Britain’s highest mountain?
9 {6 ~8 a' H0 e# h7 Y# r　　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
: J9 ]# e) ^/ Y# P　　10 Britain has, for centuries , been slowly tilting with _____.
( s0 E- I. h2 S: q　　A the North-West slowly rising and the South-East slowly sinking
　　B the North-East slowly rising and the South-West slowly sinking
　　C the South-East slowly rising and the North-west slowly sinking
　　D the South-West slowly rising and the North-East slowly sinking
6 W7 e# `$ Q( r! g" `# U2 \1 a# s　　练习题答案及题解:
　　1 D, 多伦多属于加拿大,与英国无关。
　　2 A, 路透社创建于伦敦。
6 u3 l: B+ m) X　　3 D, 伦敦塔是1078年为防止罗马入侵由威廉大帝修建的。
　　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。
　　7 A, 工业革命起源于英国。
　　8 B, 本尼维斯山为英国最高峰。
　　9 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。
　　10 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。