1.Which of the following tribes first came to Britain?
6 P$ b; m6 S, J$ c2 p y A Roman9 E# d: M7 m8 D& \" l% x4 g
B Anglo-Saxons
! ?1 D$ M# T* Q; [% V4 ?# b" _; G C Jutes+ i6 F c2 v$ `0 ^# N
D Celts
, S( R5 }% f& g5 A; W 2.The Hundred Years’ War between Britain and France was fought ____.% r$ Y* U; V* ~8 P) R1 u
A from 1327 to 1453. }2 v- L* S8 e7 K9 X
B from 1337 to 1453
' z6 l+ ]) C! Q( W% X4 m C from 1347 to 1453
6 v3 d: f/ t* S. d! G8 k& s D from 1357 to 1453
( _6 m. ]3 d' b4 F! Z% D' Y& r' | 3.The Republic of Ireland became independent in the year ____2 r- F$ A3 L( @) ^. X# D
A 1918
- V( \4 f1 d0 J+ V9 z B 1920
( k& P, ?% r3 T# G5 I C 1945
/ d" b+ l( v5 m D 1949
# \8 D8 e& M' I 4.The English Civil War is also called ____
% N5 a3 q) H& x% E; _& N A the Puritan Revolution
0 s7 k0 |8 Q! ]. j2 Q+ p8 F B the second Magna Carta
/ W: J( l% r) j" R$ ~8 m3 _ C the Long Parliament9 t2 B9 @2 Q' @0 _! ^' P
D the Anglican War& J* j8 {; ?) ~. }# i2 E7 @/ y! C
5.Britain is separated from the rest of Europe by the English Channel in the ____ and the North Sea in the east,
9 {) O: b# p" H1 F2 p: J A east
8 i5 L! e' {. s; I8 j1 F( }$ S B south
% r; g6 ^' F% D5 C7 O C west. { O, T: ?9 a- P7 f- h) K( E5 Y3 u
D north6 O7 k( P7 H. e
6.The largest lake in Britain is ____.1 m& M. C9 q7 ~/ |6 R! B
A. Loch Lomond
d$ h% K6 j$ o; s1 ^( X" _: A' O7 V B the Lough Neagh
% s7 q0 W: v- H1 ^5 A C Windermere- J# U9 O* M& \+ g- Z8 d. `
D Ullswater
% t" H8 X* h6 f, [# P& ~- P2 p 7.Where do the majority of people in Scotland live?9 @" ^5 n- Q, g7 K( i
A In the Highlands2 V {( u' C7 _+ b0 O
B In the central Lowlands4 C, |2 w: @5 V1 S3 x- a* l9 d
C In the Uplands
! E4 Z9 T$ P/ C3 Q- z$ p D In the west of Scotland2 c! c, @4 c F! Q$ B' _0 q9 o' s
8.The two important crops in Britain are ____7 Q4 F+ N* f( |4 V
A barley and corn3 b- f- Q3 F: k* V5 S
B wheat and rice8 W2 A5 a4 z. Y6 |) j+ n
C barley and oats2 m+ [) a! ]% E/ F. C2 H
D wheat and barley/ I2 X$ B. b0 h" V. t. F4 O
9 Which is the largest city in Scotland?
7 X4 J" W3 \6 ?0 y; @ A Cardiff- f. u0 z# d. n/ ~0 l. O
B Edinburgh9 N; K. _5 b$ H1 X# P
C Glasgow) `- r6 X* h+ @7 ]: y
D Manchester
, x) t9 c( k& m G! S 10 Which is the correct name to use to refer to Britain in a political way?
" @; D1 t- Z3 y6 o: r( K A Great Britain
2 }$ p( ] }% X2 t B The British Isles
$ k6 V/ x7 \: n: y+ N7 f C The United Kingdom
4 B( X1 x" x) P% S D England3 L4 W, x5 V* p: ]. X+ e( _
答案& m6 F3 ~$ x5 F3 f2 M5 a
1.D 凯尔特在公元前700年到英国，罗马人在公元1到5世纪统治英国，5世纪中期盎格鲁撒克逊人侵占英国，因此凯尔特人是最早踏入英国的。, ^5 V) \: Q; H- Y" K$ R0 r& m
3.D 爱尔兰共和国在1949年独立。0 ]) d# A2 }8 |; g; T5 `
4.A 英国内战于1642年到1646年间发生，国王查尔斯与议会发生争执，实际上是国王与清教徒之间的矛盾引起的，结果议会胜利。
% ?, W: Y( L3 Q) H& M 5.B 英国南面与法国隔着英吉利海峡。
# m3 V% D3 J* r8 \; o: ~ 6.B 英国最大的湖是内伊湖，最长的河流是塞文河。
/ X5 c9 O b0 @4 l 7.B 苏格兰中低部适合人类生存，是苏格兰工业和人高度集中的地区。/ U. h. k# ]# O k$ c7 ?! U& I
8 D 小麦和大麦是英国最重要的庄稼。2 E% Q' _ q. [ l' A6 S
9 C, 格拉斯格是苏格兰最大的城市和经济中心。0 \- G G. T- s, p
10 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。 |
发表于 2012-8-14 11:42:11
