英国概况6 z) Y. P) h, S" {# t& i" G: G
练习题:& a& R. x; D- h) s9 S9 |
1 _____ is the key to Industrial Revolution.: U; \* M; X2 a/ X r
A Iron B Cotton Textile C Coal mining D Steam engine6 v3 n$ p1 s) ?* H
2 _____ became a literary current during the period of the successful Industrial Revolution.& [6 U5 h) q2 d9 p
A Criticism B Modernism C Romanticism D Renaissance' V3 M- ~" U% G) {& Q" ?( v
3 Modern football game began in _____.& D V7 K# q1 t
A China B France C England D Germany
+ ?. d" ?( l7 c* P 4 _____ is the leader of the British government.
% Z/ g3 {4 s# P7 [ A Prime Minister B Queen C President D Governor
# I; E! U9 e$ b6 a4 F( \1 r! J2 X 5 The second largest city in England, _____ , is a metropolitan district and an industrial and manufacturing city.! p$ Y6 Q2 ~8 }" H; n
A Edinburgh B Belfast C Glasgow D Birmingham0 d" P' c z0 {, ?
6 _____ introduced Christianity into Britain.
! f9 @2 A# t6 P% o5 i n! l A The Celts B The Romans C The Viking Danes D The French
( Q l9 v+ D2 ~ 7 The real power of the British government lies in _____.
" B h% I# p/ J' Q; J' n A the House of Commons8 K- D7 Z% R5 r' l5 V# \
B the cabinet headed by the Prime Minister9 x4 Z# E. x e- X
C the Prime Minister
. z+ H% H6 N( B3 z( p2 V5 L D the Queen8 r7 J2 f: z% {9 R4 Y5 ? K9 a
8 In Britain, education is compulsory for children between the ages of _____ to _____.
o# |2 H9 N; r6 y" Z1 D* @5 e A 5, 14 B 6, 17 C 5, 16 D 6, 14
Q$ h- J) J y/ U8 I, K; j' | 9 The longest river in Britain is _____ , and the largest river in the USA is _____.
; O+ y+ l: R- O9 U A the Seven River; the Missouri River4 l2 Y* |. T/ x+ g0 H
B the Thames River; the Missouri River/ W ^/ V1 x# o; z1 n5 l' e" n
C the Severn River; the Mississippi& D/ B6 ]- a* h) p8 s
D the Thames River; the Ohio River
* [. J3 r8 X1 q% }" y 10 The general election in Britain is held every ____ years.
6 m) O; U/ l6 r( L5 o" ] A four B three C six D five; V5 b B$ D M6 y
练习题答案及题解:' a8 J4 A* g$ b# u7 K
1 B, 纺织业的改革是英国工业革命的主要成就之一。2 k1 a' j, \ J6 {. Q
2 C, 工业革命时期的主要文学流派是浪漫主义。# \ ]) B% X3 z5 y& J2 B
3 C, 现代的足球运动起源于英国。 其正宗的老家在英格兰,19世纪兴起。/ X8 Y* i# c% Y: D; X6 N. [0 h
4 A, 英国的政体是君主立宪制。 国王(女王)是国家元首,但政府的首领为首相。
9 X- |! K' b; d5 ]0 Q 5 D, 英国的第二大城市伯明翰位于英格兰中部平原,是国际化大都市,也是英国的工业和制造业中心。# c' q2 r& J8 z$ t9 w, C% }+ s* ?/ i
6 B, 公元43年,罗马人占领英国,其后统治了400多年。基督徒就是在这一时期由罗马人传入英国的。( m6 e) c- o# K
7 B, 君主立宪制下,国王的作用更侧重于其象征意义,而实权为内阁所有,内阁由首相率领。
; i3 D' C" G; {) e% U 8 C, 英国的教育体系中的义务教育阶段是5-16岁,这是每一位学生在学校学习的最低年限。
9 u; o) d% {4 [( @+ |4 }2 {! X: q 9 C, 英国最长的河是塞文河,全长355公里,美国最长的河是密西西比河, 长4000公里左右。
$ S9 g" S' ^; p q9 i 10 D, 英国大选每5年举行一次。 |