1 Which of the following is the British oldest daily newspaper?' V9 D9 m0 O' |: m( z
A The Telegraph9 t( }0 G7 {+ t: p c5 e( A$ c
B The Guardian
0 R1 s; g3 {9 y! q/ U+ ] C The News of the World" @9 |! a$ D' F6 ]. ]
D The Times7 d- }3 c0 j- l5 P
2 The river Thames is in _____.
$ R1 z2 c6 c0 z o5 P1 f A Wales4 K' h1 E% v# C' u3 |# t. c
B Scotland* q7 n2 f1 `" S0 O `7 K
C England
% ?6 p2 C: _+ f4 P D Northern Ireland
4 J% L/ { \7 c- e: d8 u$ I1 S 3 The Industrial Revolution started in _____./ M* d0 s* H y) s5 D, R* C: I
A the Great Britain
% D* ]; m t# q- B B the United States
. h) }# b# m$ L9 q) o/ X7 U+ C; G, q C Canada
- t6 V: R' V# f6 @: j1 g7 G* S6 E D Austrilia
+ `3 D# B& B7 o. G# N5 z* Z 4 Which of the following is true under Thatcher’s administration?; G4 ]9 F4 W! @, e$ P
A The proportion of owner-occupation decreased.
5 y( k6 \+ K8 s: R B Public housing became more important.7 O: n: _7 k( U# y* r
C Many public houses were sold to people.
. |" j! i T4 o' D+ [5 Y D The UK became more European-like in its housing arrangement.
; C- E) V4 R# ^' m 5 Britain has its nuclear naval force since _____.$ n& N% Y& {. S$ u; u) D: h/ }
A it’s one of the developed countries in the world
* }! D) ]( b/ j* ^& K! S B it’s a traditional sea power
- n2 j) Q7 X# y: v( d C it has an advanced industry
% {# R2 L% ~& j$ ?) g D it’s able to produce submarines$ W! f5 _: k/ R* i& d! u, X0 k
6 Which of the following is the oldest national Sunday newspaper in Britain?6 G4 a3 ^& ?, o; }8 U0 v
A The Times; b, `8 M# x7 [/ \" [. d5 D7 M, X
B The Guardian
, F; {% w ?; H5 \& ~1 \" | C The Observer/ L4 e6 Q# b' g+ K4 e
D The Financial Times1 i$ t2 B9 x( C: ^1 A/ L/ i
7 Big Ben was named after _____.0 j' N" I9 ~* L" x8 T9 \! R
A Christopher Wren
4 Z5 Q- T: F% d3 i, `) u6 ~ B Benjamin Hall
/ C% f; t7 R, {# F C Ben John
0 T+ X* T) y+ x D G. Stephenson
: }2 m# e/ Y( ?& ?; V 8 The Capital of Wales is _____.
2 C1 n) u- K h* V) V5 o A Swansea
5 N4 s# [9 t8 g. u6 m+ o B Cardiff! k- Z; T( }( K3 |6 O
C Rhonda
+ m, q$ Y& M T D Belfast9 [2 o# P$ Z! r4 k' V! Y
9 _____ is England’s biggest naval base.
+ A$ j2 f+ q, t1 x0 f( q! N0 z A Portsmouth B Southampton C Plymouth D Dover
: l7 Z( ^/ W; F% p3 D0 A" ] 10 There are two major national parties in Britain: the Conservative party and _____.
& r. c9 S( q9 `' w4 z$ r& s! I A the Liberal Party2 t# } y9 T8 D/ h8 r
B the Democratic Party" i3 x4 V. U. |4 }( @; Z- u+ |; ?
C the Labour Party* o4 `: h7 \! H3 }- G
D the Republican Party
V+ G/ S* Q* D2 c5 b: V 答案及题解:
4 x [/ j: \$ W# z% `0 W 1 D, 英国历史上最悠久的日报是《泰晤士报》。% L/ ` y7 E* h
2 C, 泰晤士河位于英格兰。: }' Z+ q: B" n+ E4 Q
3 A, 工业革命最早从英国开始。
/ i- i9 n! m: d8 G k6 B 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。2 y% j" v) q' G% I2 L2 B
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。
+ V. |3 g+ H2 Q5 w 6 C, 《观察家报》创刊于1791年,是英国创刊最早的星期日报纸。
2 e' K+ Q0 r3 I( u 7 B, 据说Big Ben 得名于它在1859年修建时候的建造者 Benjamin Hall。
; {' r4 j/ C8 B8 J 8 B, 威尔士位于大不列颠的西部。首府:加的夫。
+ ~+ j' D% S( q0 q 9 A, 英国最大的海军基地是普茨茅斯。
5 U; i. f: h5 ]; { e 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。 |