专业英语八级人文知识（12）

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1 The two areas in Britain where a lot of immigrants live are _____.
A London and Cambridge
; P5 {0 x8 |/ d# T, c6 eB London and heart of England
, W, R8 o# _: `% D8 k4 I3 SC Manchester and Birmingham
: x" y8 y+ C2 M9 k6 fD Edinburgh and Nottingham
2 The flag of the United Kingdom, known as the Union Jack, is made up of _____ crosses.
A one B two C three D four
0 a6 X, ]* M  b2 W7 n5 J) M3 Which flower is symbol of England?
9 ^% q  s- X8 u& \A Thistle B Shamrock C Daffodil D Rose
, r$ S6 x" `4 _) w/ w4 _____ was the home of the Lake Poets William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor, Coleridge and Robert Southey of 19th century Britain.
! \  J; l9 B* ]  W7 [A Lough Neagh B Windermere C Lake District D Coniston Water
5 The first known settlers of Britain were the _____.
A Iberians B Beaker Folk C Celts D Anglo-Saxons
6 Who invaded and conquered Britain for the first time in 55 BC?
A Emperor Claudius B King Alfred C King Ethelred D Julius Caesar
7 Which one is not the reason for the very limited influence of Roman to Britain?
A The Romans always treated the Britons as a subject people of slave class.
B The Romans and Britons never intermarry during the 4 centuries
C The Romans didn’t like the Britons.
4 f) Z7 g7 _0 YD The Romans had no impact on the language or culture of ordinary Britons.
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.
- v+ l0 G. o$ z9 m1 K6 T- RA Dover B Calais C Southampton D Portsmouth
9 Which war had little effect on ordinary people but gave a death blow to feudalism?
8 c7 m" j3 c! j* B" f7 a. wA The Wars of the Roses B The Hundred Years’ War
C The English Civil War D World War I
10 The English Civil War, also called the Puritan Revolution , is generally regarded as the beginning of modern ____ history.
( M7 Z' a& ~* AA European B Scottish C Welsh D world