1 The two areas in Britain where a lot of immigrants live are _____.! l9 C3 H+ R K, e
A London and Cambridge6 p9 O& m5 r, w- w
B London and heart of England" V1 d4 X+ e6 {# m6 g) r8 e# ~
C Manchester and Birmingham
" i9 F( A# w H9 x$ B% M+ Z+ L D Edinburgh and Nottingham; i0 O- f! `$ i8 @: r
2 The flag of the United Kingdom, known as the Union Jack, is made up of _____ crosses.
' K5 l6 l+ T5 s* v7 p8 [ A one B two C three D four
i/ t! k5 I# L9 i6 Y 3 Which flower is symbol of England?
( t- `" e9 A! k# \7 @' y A Thistle B Shamrock C Daffodil D Rose
$ A) k. i- S8 ] 4 _____ was the home of the Lake Poets William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor, Coleridge and Robert Southey of 19th century Britain.) E1 }; _) J5 l; [ ~9 u9 s
A Lough Neagh B Windermere C Lake District D Coniston Water5 u% F! ~ Y' l8 }+ ^
5 The first known settlers of Britain were the _____.
) h' z+ U1 i/ V- w+ ~ A Iberians B Beaker Folk C Celts D Anglo-Saxons+ q: T8 }6 ^; p. y; e/ s5 |
6 Who invaded and conquered Britain for the first time in 55 BC?
3 Z+ [. A, H" A5 q; \3 f# a A Emperor Claudius B King Alfred C King Ethelred D Julius Caesar, D+ o4 n- r/ M+ D; a
7 Which one is not the reason for the very limited influence of Roman to Britain?
5 ]& z8 d) }/ I A The Romans always treated the Britons as a subject people of slave class.
, } ?) H, K* o$ r B The Romans and Britons never intermarry during the 4 centuries, }4 F; E9 g5 {! _* \" b
C The Romans didn’t like the Britons.
+ L" O+ A: i, A2 j6 `. Q D The Romans had no impact on the language or culture of ordinary Britons.
- D% g5 p: \6 o* ?' T4 m5 K' W9 a 8 The Hundred Years’ war with France ended by the English being driven out of France. By 1453 _____ was the only part of France that was still in the hands of the English.
4 N" W& i4 ?! K" l( ` A Dover B Calais C Southampton D Portsmouth3 k" Y# D$ i( p' Y( I' E0 C, X8 {4 n
9 Which war had little effect on ordinary people but gave a death blow to feudalism?
1 I' ~& O4 D* E5 o, ~ A The Wars of the Roses B The Hundred Years’ War
! ?4 ?5 t! F0 V2 ]. v E/ j C The English Civil War D World War I9 Y: Y: a, f2 E. I6 `; W9 e) q5 v
10 The English Civil War, also called the Puritan Revolution , is generally regarded as the beginning of modern ____ history.: `: R, T7 }0 c. P
A European B Scottish C Welsh D world
+ E' Z( g. B; F' j 练习题答案及题解:9 v, U: @: F" W5 k$ w
1 B, 现在,英国移民主要集中在伦敦及英格兰心脏地带的一些城市和城镇,诸如 Slough, Leicester, Wolverhampton, Birmingham, Luton, Bradford, Coventry, Bedford 和Reading等等。
7 Q4 o* g7 g4 @/ A0 N 2 C, 英国国旗为红白蓝三色的米字旗(也叫“Union Jack”),是由三个十字组成。4 Y5 r( _2 @* o) I9 [' x. u. r$ m, r
3 D, A,蓟是苏格兰的象征,用作苏格兰的国徽;B,三叶苜蓿花为爱尔兰的国花;C,黄水仙花是威尔士的国花;D,玫瑰则是英格兰的国花。
& |$ u8 N; \7 F+ H! J 4 C, 位于英格兰西北部和威尔士北部的湖区是英国著名的风景区之一,也是英国十九世纪湖畔诗人聚居的地方。, W/ f+ X o1 w, i t- L
5 A, 最早来英国定居的是伊比利亚人。大约在公元前3000年左右,也就是新石器时代,他们从伊比利亚半岛(即今天的西班牙)来到英国。5 Q4 u/ K/ k( Z4 o
6 D, 英国的历史是从罗马人的入侵开始的。恺撒,这位伟大的罗马将军,在公元前55年第一次带兵入侵并征服了英国。 g$ Q% Z3 T6 h
7 C, 尽管罗马人征服了英国,但是罗马文化对英国的影响十分有限。这主要是因为:罗马人一直把英国人看作是社会地位相当于奴隶的被降伏的民族;在长达四个世纪的时间里从来没有罗马人跟英国人通婚;罗马人对英国平民阶层的语言和文化没有任何影响。9 J& A \4 @, L) S8 T1 D
8 B, 英法之间的百年战争以英国人被赶出法国而告终。到1453年战争结束时,只有法国北部的加莱港还在英国人手里。3 ?% J$ R3 |# ~! l0 t6 o" [
9 A, 尽管玫瑰战争持续了30年,但对老百姓的生活几乎没什么影响,反倒使英国的封建主义受到致命打击,贵族阶层受到了削弱。' A1 R) f/ Y& ~( }" x v
10 D, 英国内战也叫“清教徒革命”,这是因为反对国王的人大部分是那些清教徒。英国内战不仅推翻了英国的封建制度,也动摇了欧洲封建统治的基础。所以,从这个角度讲,英国内战通常被看作现代世界史的开端。 |