1 The two areas in Britain where a lot of immigrants live are _____.6 I8 R. c* i; \0 \, Z+ \
A London and Cambridge
4 V8 Z: _" _+ M. E/ v: _ B London and heart of England
& J: p! [" \; ?7 Z j! N C Manchester and Birmingham J$ S# s- g" g
D Edinburgh and Nottingham
m+ o, N) C' D 2 The flag of the United Kingdom, known as the Union Jack, is made up of _____ crosses.
+ v- f8 e1 F# \) O% T A one B two C three D four+ o9 F* `9 j6 v, C
3 Which flower is symbol of England?
$ I* D2 s% \+ Q$ i0 u A Thistle B Shamrock C Daffodil D Rose" R! T# T: o; `4 d" [
4 _____ was the home of the Lake Poets William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor, Coleridge and Robert Southey of 19th century Britain.
3 {! g$ X; E+ R& k A Lough Neagh B Windermere C Lake District D Coniston Water
* j: H. v! q8 c 5 The first known settlers of Britain were the _____.& U& D- s; x: e! p' _( p
A Iberians B Beaker Folk C Celts D Anglo-Saxons, I8 a8 m5 x) ?) V$ g
6 Who invaded and conquered Britain for the first time in 55 BC?
- C" h* z! a9 J$ B A Emperor Claudius B King Alfred C King Ethelred D Julius Caesar
' I: W' S. E5 U/ x: \( L 7 Which one is not the reason for the very limited influence of Roman to Britain?9 s6 p, e& D! m- }1 f+ l
A The Romans always treated the Britons as a subject people of slave class.+ O, e# a T, R; _4 ^
B The Romans and Britons never intermarry during the 4 centuries) i. s$ E, r& a: d$ B/ e* y
C The Romans didn’t like the Britons.
$ X l m, u* y D The Romans had no impact on the language or culture of ordinary Britons.
% F6 N; s; e/ g& i6 V$ O 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.
. A. l" T+ P! A, y: s% A A Dover B Calais C Southampton D Portsmouth* M$ o' H7 ^/ f1 `- d0 D+ P- F, ~( l
9 Which war had little effect on ordinary people but gave a death blow to feudalism?. D+ u. q9 t- e6 g- e
A The Wars of the Roses B The Hundred Years’ War$ L8 @) s8 F8 q1 V
C The English Civil War D World War I
1 f% \; f. G9 u0 L0 g+ E2 g! y c 10 The English Civil War, also called the Puritan Revolution , is generally regarded as the beginning of modern ____ history.
" h5 ] B1 U$ R" }% T/ m A European B Scottish C Welsh D world
* r( }0 _: \$ a& D7 f+ d 练习题答案及题解:
! F* e- C% [) i; {: b; d" N. I6 f 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。% Y$ D* M. X3 _
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。
/ y- A" Z3 `- E6 w+ l, ~! ? 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。
. z1 ~2 h* Q; [/ q 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。
5 y4 f: H& m5 e* f, c 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。 E* |# ?- T% g( \8 Z0 }( H
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。
& w9 [% X! m, O! W6 [" B9 ~( W 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。% R% I( _! t! r3 N
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。! X1 E* @4 b9 q1 U* l4 @" v
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。
* V( @+ P4 g6 y/ Y 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。 |