英语专业八级人文知识资料(10)

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　　英国概况
　　练习题：
4 n2 g3 o: e& Z) C; v7 x　　1 Which name is NOT related to Britain?
　　A Northern Ireland B Scotland C Wales D Toronto
　　2 The news agency Reuters was founded in _____.
　　A London B Birmingham C Liverpool D Manchester
6 c' O- ~! I* n' L$ w* Y; L+ h　　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
　　4 Who were the ancestors of the English and the founders of England?
7 e2 L$ S- E5 |　　A The Anglo-Saxon B The Normans C The Vikings D The Romans
　　5 Which is the largest city in Scotland?
. b) [0 J0 [% w2 j( t* k　　A Cardiff B Edinburgh C Glasgow D Manchester
3 e3 {( p4 j  z1 Y　　6 In Britain, children from the age of 5 to 16 _____.
' f- ?0 R- C! b0 ^, R8 M　　A can legally receive completely free education
　　B can legally receive partly free education
　　C cannot receive free education at all
　　D cannot receive free education of their parents are rich
5 W( H  q8 s3 I) z0 C3 F　　7 The Industrial Revolution started in _____.
6 I$ n- `/ o( [5 ?5 B　　A the Great Britain B the United States C Canada D Australia
　　8 What is the name of Britain’s highest mountain?
5 c" i4 ~9 M  z! H4 f: s  J( p　　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
6 _7 V# F# ^9 r8 x　　10 Britain has, for centuries , been slowly tilting with _____.
　　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
1 v! |' x+ v; ]& m9 W　　D the South-West slowly rising and the North-East slowly sinking
　　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。
7 _* n) T- C" ]/ W' ~, P+ _　　3 D, 伦敦塔是1078年为防止罗马入侵由威廉大帝修建的。
- Z' R, a) R: ^7 v8 _/ x　　4 A, 英国民族的前身是安格鲁萨克森人。
8 L& s, N( i+ M* h  V0 ~4 \2 \) ^2 }　　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。
! L7 z# V" u/ ]! r' m, y; W0 J) J　　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。