英语专业八级人文知识辅导资料(9)

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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
　　2 The river Thames is in _____.
　　A Wales B Scotland C England D Northern Ireland
　　3 The Industrial Revolution started in _____.
　　A the Great Britain B the United States C Canada D Austrilia
3 _6 v0 n  V( c　　4 Which of the following is true under Thatcher’s administration?
4 U6 C7 \, m3 t: T8 w　　A The proportion of owner-occupation decreased.
　　B Public housing became more important.
/ n& I; y+ I# p% t1 d# P, r: c# w$ Z　　C Many public houses were sold to people.
9 a* P' S' c1 J' ~; g* F/ t5 q　　D The UK became more European-like in its housing arrangement.
$ I% y7 q/ O9 G9 o　　5 Britain has its nuclear naval force since _____.
　　A it’s one of the developed countries in the world
" e3 k1 a0 @1 e% ]4 T+ M* ?　　B it’s a traditional sea power
0 R9 j% T) X8 N" O5 I; W　　C it has an advanced industry
0 Q; H1 ?$ b4 l6 B% I1 {　　D it’s able to produce submarines
& E+ N& G& Z, B0 ]9 ~　　6 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
　　7 Big Ben was named after _____.
$ t0 X4 [+ I$ t  O! ^　　A Christopher Wren B Benjamin Hall C Ben John D G. Stephenson
　　8 The Capital of Wales is _____.
! G5 b; ?+ a7 c( s$ K' d9 @　　A Swansea B Cardiff C Rhonda D Belfast
　　9 _____ is England’s biggest naval base.
　　A Portsmouth B Southampton C Plymouth D Dover
　　10 There are two major national parties in Britain: the Conservative party and _____.
( c# |& L! O' W1 Y. Z! d2 k1 x　　A the Liberal Party B the Democratic Party
* i. x. j* v) F2 R, g1 G7 U　　C the Labour Party D the Republican Party
　　练习题答案及题解:
　　1 D, 英国历史上最悠久的日报是《泰晤士报》。
　　2 C, 泰晤士河位于英格兰。
( u  i3 R; V5 @; p　　3 A, 工业革命最早从英国开始。
　　4 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。
　　6 C, 《观察家报》创刊于1791年，是英国创刊最早的星期日报纸。
/ f4 u* o% t' C' G- [" W( K+ I1 l　　7 B, 据说Big Ben 得名于它在1859年修建时候的建造者 Benjamin Hall。
　　8 B, 威尔士位于大不列颠的西部。首府：加的夫。
0 `9 t4 ?. c& V7 r( a, c　　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。