英语专业八级人文知识资料(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 _____.
; f& \: u$ y# g: K8 ]　　A Wales B Scotland C England D Northern Ireland
- y" I) N  v$ V. |! C　　3 The Industrial Revolution started in _____.
* J+ }2 s9 J  u# w: r" D　　A the Great Britain B the United States C Canada D Austrilia
　　4 Which of the following is true under Thatcher’s administration?
3 `/ z( c4 t, h; v9 Q2 f% C　　A The proportion of owner-occupation decreased.
( c3 b( {  L* {5 U7 \1 |　　B Public housing became more important.
　　C Many public houses were sold to people.
' Q2 F8 i5 N' h% L8 h# T9 Y; e　　D The UK became more European-like in its housing arrangement.
1 \! {+ B' x0 F+ x　　5 Britain has its nuclear naval force since _____.
　　A it’s one of the developed countries in the world
/ i# n" C5 B! Y* E' s# n) d　　B it’s a traditional sea power
　　C it has an advanced industry
' B" _* b1 R8 X% k0 V　　D it’s able to produce submarines
+ N, [8 d( v/ c0 @: q　　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 _____.
　　A Christopher Wren B Benjamin Hall C Ben John D G. Stephenson
　　8 The Capital of Wales is _____.
　　A Swansea B Cardiff C Rhonda D Belfast
( w! I6 C3 T* O　　9 _____ is England’s biggest naval base.
( u; K7 n2 d3 a1 w$ \　　A Portsmouth B Southampton C Plymouth D Dover
　　10 There are two major national parties in Britain: the Conservative party and _____.
　　A the Liberal Party B the Democratic Party
　　C the Labour Party D the Republican Party
+ t& [8 ?- |* w7 ?3 P1 r2 K　　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。
　　3 A, 工业革命最早从英国开始。
  m! J) v5 A% Z" p6 t% Y　　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。
  E) h' Q- ?. [; P+ e　　6 C, 《观察家报》创刊于1791年，是英国创刊最早的星期日报纸。
. t  N9 ^7 l9 s3 T$ @( }' e　　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。
& `# B8 q( H+ t) b　　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。