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一、单选题
1. Celts were different groups of ancient people who came originally from________
A. France
B. Denmark
C. Ireland
D. Germany
2. Who invaded and conquered Britain for the first time in 55 BC?
A. Emperor Claudius
B. Julius Caesar
C. King Alfred
D. King Ethelred
3. Who is the author of Murder in the Cathedral?
A. Christopher Marlowe
B. T. S. Eliot
C. Ben Johnson
D. Thomas Becket
4.When Oliver Cromwell died in 1658, and was succeeded by his son, ______, the regime began immediately to collapse.
A. Henry
B. Hamilton
C. Richard
D. Charles
5. The 18th century saw selective breeding of cattle, sheep and houses by _________.
A. Jethro Tull
B. Thomas Coke
C. George III
D. Robert Bakewell
6. Which of the following is not one of the members of the Lords Temporal?
A. all hereditary peers and peeresses of the England, Scotland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom (but not peers of Ireland)
B. lire peers created to assist the House in its judicial duties
C. senior bishops of the Church of England
D. all other life peers
7. Two years after the ending of the Hundred Years’ War with France, England was thrown into another series of civil wars, ________.
A. the War of the Celts
B. Norman Conquest
C. the War of the Roses
D. Battle of Hastings
8. Appeals in criminal cases in England and Wales may NOT be heard by _________.
A. the Magistrates' Court
B. the Court of Appeal
C. the High Court
D. the Crown Court
9. Established Churches in Britain are___________.
A. Church of England and Churches in Wales
B. Church in Wales Church of Scotland
C. The Anglican Churches
D. Church of England and Church of Scotland
10.Apart from a break during the Second World War, the BBC has been providing regular television broadcasts since ___________.
A. 1935
B. 1936
C. 1937
D. 1938
11. The largest river in Ireland is ____________.
A. the Shannon River
B. Liffey River
C. Macgillicuddy's Reek
D. Carrantuohill
12.The following farming activities are engaged by farmers in the valleys of Nova Scotia except __________.
A. dairying
B. raising animals
C. apple growing
D. potato growing
13. The Pacific northwest is favored with a _______ climate like that of Britain.
A. Mediterranean
B. maritime
C. continental
D. subtropical
14. The first blacks were brought to North America as ________ in 1619.
A. adventurers
B. slaves
C. servants
D. explorers
15. The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the ___ Continental Congress on July 4, ___.
A First / 1774 B. First / 1776 C. Second / 1774 D. Second / 1776
16. The Great Depression was induced by all the following causes but ________.
A. stock market speculation
B. credit over - expansion
C. government involvement
D. lack of control over the banking system
17. The Norman Conquest of _______ is perhaps the best - known event in English history.
A. 1063
B. 1064
C. 1065
D. 1066
18. ______ ranks the first in the production of apples in the US.
A. Washington
B. Kansas
C. Michigan
D. Wisconsin
19. The heads of the various executive departments form a council of advisers generally known as the President's __________.
A. Advisory Group
B. Executive Office
C. Special Commission
D. Cabinet
20. The master's degree can normally be earned in ______ year by students holding a bachelor's degree in the field of study.
A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four
21. There are ______ political divisions on the island of Great Britain.
A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four
22. Magna Carta had altogether 63 clauses of which the most important matters could be seen in three of the following except _______.
A. no tax should be made without the approval of the Grand Council;
B. no serf should be arrested, imprisoned or deprived of his property except by the law of the land
C. London and other towns should retain their ancient rights and privileges
D. There should be the same weights and measures through - out the country.
23. The first steam engine was devised by Thomas Newcomer at the end of the 17th century, and the Scottish inventor ________ modified and improved the design in 1765.
A. Abraham Darby
B. James Watt
C. John Kay
D. Richard Arkwright
24. In some areas factory farming methods are used, particularly for ________.
A. growing crop
B. producing milk
C. catching fish
D. rearing poultry
25. By tradition, the leader of the majority party is appointed ______ by the Sovereign in the United Kingdom.
A. Prime Minister
B. Member of Parliament
C. Lord of Appeal
D. Speaker of the House
26. Under the Anglo - Irish Treaty, Britain established _______ with dominion status in Ireland in 1921.
A. the Anglican Church of Ireland
B. the Irish Free State
C. the Irish Republican Army
D. the Anglo - Irish Intergovernmental Council
27. Irish broadcasting began in ______ in a small studio called Dublin Broadcasting Station.
A. 1906
B. 1916
C. 1926
D. 1936
28. _______ realized that he could win support for the Union at home and abroad by making the war a just war against slavery.
A. Frederick Douglass
B. George Washington
C. John Adams
D. Abraham Lincoln
29. But even after the abolition of slavery, organized or individual discrimination was practiced against ______.
A. Chinese - Americans
B. American Indians
C. Japanese - Americans
D. black Americans
30. From 1948 to 1966 average yearly growth in real spendable earnings was ______ percent in the United States.
A. 1.1
B. 2.1
C. 3.1
D. 4.1
31.After a period of prosperity (1920 ~ 1929), government involvement in the economy increased _________.
A. during the Great Depression
B. after the WW I
C. after the WW II
D. during the Cold War
32.The United States grows nearly _____ of the world's grain and supplies a half of all the exports of grain in the world.
A. one third
B. one fourth
C. one sixth
D. one seventh
33.Through the Department of _____, the President is responsible for the protection of Americans abroad and of foreign nationals in the United States.
A. State
B. Justice
C. Labor
D. Defense
34. The community college embodies ________ belief that an education should be practical as
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well as liberal.
A. George Washington's
B. Thomas Jefferson's
C. Abraham Lincoln's
D. Franklin Roosevelt's
35. The exploratory voyage made by ______ brought to a close to an era of European discovery of Australia that had lasted nearly two hundred years.
A. Arthur Philip
B. Mathew Flinders
C. Port Jackson
D. Peter Lalor
36. After the outbreak of the First World War, Australia followed Britain's lead and declared war on ________.
A. Japan
B. Turkey
C. Italy
D. Germany
37. The European discovery of Canada can be traced back to the end of the ______ century.
A. 14th
B. 15th
C. 16th
D. 17th
38. Northern provinces and territories tale up _____ of Canada.
A. half
B. two thirds
C. one third
D. four fifths
39. In New Zealand, hydroelectricity from rivers and dams supplies ________ of total energy.
A. 15%
B. 16%
C. 17%
D. 18%
40. In the United States, Halloween is night - time ______ holiday.
A. children's
B. men's
C. women's
D. old men's
41. Soon after _____, Britain not only gave up its economic hegemony but also suffered a deep loss of its position of industrial leadership.
A. 1900
B. the First World War
C. the Second World War
D. 1960
42. In the 1970s among the developed countries, Britain maintained the lowest _____ rate and the highest _____ rate.
A. inflation, growth
B. growth, inflation
C. growth, divorce
D. growth, birth
43. The following are all reasons of British decline of coal industry except _____.
A. the exhaustion of old mines
B. costly extraction
C. little money being invested
D. the labour shortage
44.Britain’s foreign trade is mainly with _____.
A. developing countries
B. other Commonwealth countries
C. other developed countries
D. EC
45. The House of Lords is presided over by _____.
A. the Lord Chancellor
B. the Queen
C. the Archbishop of Canterbury
D. the Prime Minister
46. A General Election is held every __ years and there are ___ members of Parliaments are elected.
A. five, 600
B. five, 650
C. five, 651
D. four, 651
47. The Prime Minister is appointed by _____ and he or she always sits in _____.
A. the Archbishop of Canterbury, the House of Commons
B. the Archbishop of Canterbury, the House of Lords
C. the Queen, the House of Commons
D. the Queen, the House of Lords
48. The ultimate authority for law-making resides in _____.
A. the Queen
B. the Cabinet
C. the House of Lords
D. the House of Commons
49. The sources of British law include _____.
A. statutes, common law, equity law and European Community law
B. statutes, common law and equity law
C. statutes, common law and European Community law
D. a complete code and statutes
50.In criminal trials by jury, _____ passes sentenced and _____ decide the issue of guilt or innocence.
A. the judge, the jury
B. the judge, the judge
C. the jury, the jury
D. the Lord Chancellor, the jury
51. ____ tries the most serious offences such as murder and robbery.
A. Magistrates’ courts
B. Youth courts
C. district courts
D. The Crown Court
52.London’s Metropolitan Police Force is under the control of _____.
A. the England secretaries
B. the Scottish Secretaries
C. Northern Ireland Secretaries
D. the Home Secretary
53.The National Health Service was established in the UK in _____ and based at first on _____.
A. 1948, Acts of Parliament
B. 1958, Acts of Parliament
C. 1948, the Bill of Rights
D. 1958, the Bill of Rights
54. The non-contributory social security benefits include the following except _____.
A. war pension
B. child benefit
C. family credit
D. unemployment benefit
55. Except that _____ may not be a Roman Catholic, public offices are open without distinction to members of all churches or of none.
A. the lord Chancellor
B. the Prime Minister
C. the Speaker
D. the ministers of all departments
56. About 90 per cent of the state secondary school population in the UK attend _____.
A. independent schools
B. junior schools
C. independent schools
D. primary schools
57. There are some ____ universities, including the Open University in U.k..
A. 900
B. 290
C. 90
D. 50
58. In Britain, children from the age of 5 to 16 can _____ by law.
A. receive completely free education
B. receive parly free education
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C. receive no free education if their families are rich
D. receive no free education at all
59. With regard to its size, the USA is the _____ country in the world.
A. largest
B. second largest
C. third largest
D. fourth largest
60. In the following rivers, _____ has been called the American Ruhr.
A. the Mississippi
B. the Missouri
C. the Hudson
D. the Ohio
61. Among the following rivers, _____ forms a natural boundary between Mexico and the U.S.
A. the Potomac
B. the Columbia
C. the Rio Grande River
D. the Colorado
62. All the following universities and colleges are located in New England, except _____.
A. Yale
B. Harvard
C. Oxford
D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
63.The nation’s capital city Washington D.C. and New York are located in _____.
A. the American West
B. the Great Plains
C. the Midwest
D. the Middle Atlantic States
64.The Midwest in America’s most important _____ area.
A. agricultural
B. industrial
C. manufacturing
D. mining industry
65. In the case of Brown versus Board of Education, the Supreme Court ruled that _____.
A. separate educational facilities had been illegal
B. educational facilities had been separate but equal
C. educational facilities had been equal
D. separate educational facilities were inherently unequal
66. The Chinese Exclusion Act was passed in _____.
A. 1882
B. 1883
C. 1900
D. 1924
67. The first immigrants in American history came from ____ and ____.
A. Ireland/France
B. England/China
C. Scotland/England
D. England/ Netherlands
68.Uncle To m’s Cabin and Roots are two novels which give a vivid description of t he miserable life of the _____.
A. early settlers
B. Puritans
C. native Indians
D. black slaves
69.According to American historians and specialists in demography, there are _____ great population movement in the history of the United States.
A. two
B. three
C. four
D. five
70. Many early Chinese immigrants worked in the mining industry, especially in the _____.
A. gold mines
B. silver mines
C. coal mines
D. copper mines
71. The Declaration of Independence was drafted by _____.
A. James Madison
B. Thomas Jefferson
C. Alexander Hamilton
D. George Washington
72. On July 4, 1776, _____ adopted the Declaration of Independence.
A. the First Continental Congress
B. the Second Continental Congress
C. the Third Continental Congress
D. the Constitutional Convention
73. The victory of _____ was the turning point of the War of Independence.
A. Saratoga
B. Gettysburg
C. Trenton
D. Yorktown
74.Ten amendments introduced by James Madison in 1789 were added to the Constitution. They are knows as _____.
A. the Articles of Confederation
B. the Bill of Right
C. the Civil Rights
D. Federalist Papers
75. President Jefferson bought _____ from France and double d the country’s territory.
A. New Mexico
B. the Louisiana Territory
C. Kansas
D. Ohio
76. The Declaration of Independence came from the theory of British philosopher _____.
A. Paul Revere
B. John Locke
C. Cornwallis
D. Frederick Douglass
77. During the WWII, the Axis powers were mainly made up by __.
A. Germany, France and Japan
B. France, Japan and Britain
C. Germany, Italy and Britain
D. German, Italy and Japan
78. The Progressive Movement is a movement demanding government regulation of the _____ and _____ conditions.
A. economy/political
B. social/political
C. economy/social
D. political/cultural
79. As a result of WWI, _____ was not one of the defeated nations.
A. Germany
B. Austro-Hungary
C. Ottoman
D. Russia
80.The aim of President Roosevelt’s New Deal was to “save American _____.”
A. economy
B. politics
C. society
D. democracy
81. The highest mountain in Britain is ____.
A. Scafell
B. Ben Nevis
C. the Cotswolds
D. the Forth
82. The longest river in Britain is _____.
A. the Clyde
B. the Mersey
C. the Severn
D. the Thames
83. The largest lake in Britain is _____.
A. the Lough Neage
B. Windermere Water
C. Coniston Water
D. the Lake District
84. Which part of Britain is always fighting?
A. England
B. Scotland
C. Wales
D. Northem Ireland
85. The immigrants coming to Britain are mainly from _____.
A. Europe
B. the United States
C. Africa
D. the West Indies, Indies and Pakistan
86. The first inhabitants in Britain were _____.
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A. the Normans
B. the Celts
C. the Iberians
D. the Anglo-Saxons
87. British Recorded history began with _____.
A. Roman invasion
B. the Norman Conquest
C. the Viking and Danish invasion
D. the Anglo-Saxons invasion
88. In 829, _____ actually became the overlord of all the English.
A. John
B. James I
C. Egbert
D. Henry I
89. Christmas Day ____, Duke William was crowned in Westminster Abbey.
A. 1056
B. 1066
C. 1006
D. 1060
90. Henry II was the first king of the _____ dynasty.
A. Windsor
B. Tudor
C. Malcolm
D. Plantagenet
91. In 1265 ____ summoned the Great Council, which has been seen as the earliest parliament.
A. Henry III
B. the Pope
C. Barons
D. Simon de Montfort
92.The Hundred Years’ war stated in ____ and was ended in ____, in which the English had lost all the territories of France except the French port of ____.
A. 1337, 1453, Flanders
B. 1337, 1453, Calais
C. 1346, 1453, Argencourt
D. 1346, 1453, Brest
93. The Wars of Roses lasted for _____ years and king _____ was replaced by king _____.
A. 30, Richard III, Henry Tudor
B. 50, Richard III, Henry Tudor
C. 30, Richard I, Henry Tudor
D. 50, Richard I, Henry Tudor
94. The Renaissance began in ____ in the early ____ century.
A. England, 14
B. England, 15
C. Italy, 14
D. Italy, 15
95. The English Civil War is also called _____.
A. the Glorious Revolution
B. the Bloody Revolution
C. the Catholic Revolution
D. the Puritan Revolution
96.In _____, a small group of Puritans sailed from _____ in the Mayflower to be the first settlers in the New Land.
A. 1620, London
B. 1620, Plymouth
C. 1720, London
D. 1720, Plymouth
97.In the 18th century, there appeared ____ in England, which owed a great deal to the invention of machines.
A. the Industrial Revolution
B. the Bourgeois Revolution
C. the Wars of the Roses
D. the Religious Reformation
98. English colonial expansion began with the colonization of _____ in 1583.
A. Canada
B. Australia
C. India
D. Newfoundland
99. _____ was famous for his abdication because of his marriage with a divorced American:
A. Edward VIII
B. Edward VII
C. George VI
D. George VII
100. In January _____ Britain became a member of the European Economic Community.
A. 1957
B. 1967
C. 1973
D. 1979
三、填空题
121. Britain is separated from the European continent by_____, North Sea and_____.
122. The chief ranges in England are the _____, and the ______.
123. Some of the large fishing ports in Britain are____, Grimsby and ____.
124. Parliament is the supreme legislative authority in Britain and consists of the House of ___, and the House of ____.
125. The early settlers on the British Isles were the ___ and ____.
126. In 1381, the peasants in ___ rebelled. They were determined to abolish___.
127. The American Industrial Revolution began in the year of ___ with its ___ industry. 128. American education is mainly classified into _____, ____ and higher.
129. The Enlightenment in America provided the colonists with a ___ and ___ weapon against the British rule.
130.President Nixon visited China in Feb, 19 ____. In the year of ___ the US established diplomatic relations with China.
131. The present sovereign of Britain is ______, and Prince ____ is the heir to the throne. 132. The Cabinet is composed of the most ____ ministers who meet regularly under the ___ of the Prime Minister.
133. From the middle of the 5th century three Teutonic groups, Anglos, Saxons and ____ began to migrate from the region of ____.
134.The 15th and 16th centuries were marked by the ___ of feudalism and the ___ of capitalism in English history.
135. The British Empire began with the founding of ___ in 1583, and fell after the ___ World War.
136. The Constitution of the United States follows two principles: the __system and the __ of powers.
137. In legislation the President of U.S. has a ___ power over bills passed by ___.
138.By the mid-19th century, the territory of the US had reached over ___ million square
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kilometers, about ___ times the size of the total area of the original thirteen states.
139. The Conservative Party developed out of the ___ Party, while the Liberal party developed out of the ____.
140. The ancestors of the English ______, while the Scots, Welsh and Irish the ______.
141.The Central Lowlands of Scotland include the valleys of the _____, _____ and Forth rivers.
142. The British did not adopt rational reforms such as____ system until 1975, and the ____ system until 1971.
143.The Hundred Year’s War was a war against ___ for the French crown and for the industrial city of ___.
144. Geographically speaking, the north and west of Britain are _______, while the east and south-east are mostly______.
145. The English Bourgeois Revolution exerted great influence on___ and the ____ revolutions in the 18th century.
146. The South's lending industries are those that make use of the _______ supply of natural resources and _____ materials.
147. Congress consists of the ____ and the House of _____.
148. In terms of their political administration, the thirteen British colonies can be divided into three types: the ____ colonies, the central colonies and the ____ colonies.
149. The three kinds of local governments under a state government are ____ governments, city, town, or ____ governments and local governments of districts set up for special purposes. 150. The Senate serves a term of _____ years, and every two years, _______ of the Senators stands for re - election.
151. The farmland in the eastern half of Britain is used for raising ___. Its chief agricultural products are wheat,_____, oats and potatoes.
152. The so-called “Glorious Revolution” was actually a bloodless ___ by the bourgeoisie in
the year of ___.
153. The ___ conflict between the bourgeoisie and the Monarchy and the persecution of ___ constituted two of the major causes of the bourgeois revolution.
154. The Industrial Revolution was a revolution in both the ___ of production and the relations of production. It began in the ___ industry in the 1760s and lasted until 1830.
155. The Open University is so called because it is ___ to people of ___ages.
156.In the ____century a large number of Chinese were shipped to America as “____”
157. The earliest inhabitants in America were ___, who had come over from Asia by crossing the land bridge across the present ___ Strait.
158.The French and Indian War was fought between the ___ and the French, who were contending for the ___ Valley.
159. In February 1861, six of the slave states that had seceded from the Union formed the ____ and elected ___ as their president.
160. Secondary education in the US takes place in a variety of junior and senior high schools, which can be distinguished as vocational high school, ___ and ____.
161. ___ who gets the majority of the ___ votes is elected President of the US.
162. Christopher Columbus discovered the New World in the year of ___. He called the native Indians because he believed the islands to which he had come were off the coast of ___.
163. Oxford and Cambridge were the only universities in ___ until the ___ century.
164. In _____, the English Civil War broke out. The Cavaliers supported the king, while the Roundheads supported _______.
165. The highest point in Wales is ____ in the ____Mountain Range.
166. At the primary stage of the general election, the voters elect ___ to the national ___ of the two parties in each state.
167. In the first two decades after World War II the US government adopted a policy of Cold War and ___ in its relationship with the Soviet Union. This policy was later replaced by the
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policy of ___ for world hegemony.
168. According to their year of study, undergraduate students are called freshman, ____, junior and ____ respectively.
169.After the Civil War, Oliver Cromwell declared England a ______, later, he became _________.
170.Canada's early economic development was founded on a number of resource - based ______: fishing, forestry, _______ and mining.
答案一、单选题
1. D
2. B
3. B
4. C
5. D
6. C
7. C
8. A
9. D
10. B
11. A
12. D
13. B
14. B
15. D
16. C
17. D
18. D
19. D
20. A
21. C
22. B
23. B
24. D
25. A
26. B
27. C
28. D
29. D
30. B
31. A
32. B
33. A
34. B 35. B
36. D
37. B
38. D
39. C
40. A
41. C
42. B
43. D
44. C
45. A
46. C
47. C
48. D
49. A
50. A
51. D
52. D
53. A
54. D
55. A
56. D
57. C
58. A
59. D
60. D
61. C
62. C
63. D
64. A
65. D
66. A
67. D
68. D
69. C
70. A
71. B
72. B
73. A
74. B
75. B
76. B
77. D
78. C
79. D
80. D
81. B
82. C
83. A
84. D
85. D
86. C
87. A
88. C
89. B
90. D
91. D
92. B
93. A
94. C
95. D
96. B
97. A
98. D
99. A
100. C
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三、填空题2
121. English Channel, Strait of Dover 122. the Pennines, the Cumbrian 123. Hull, Aberdeen
124. Lords, Commons
125. Iberians, Celts
126. Essex, serfdom
127. 1807, textile
128. elementary, secondary
129. theoretical, philosophical
130. 1972, 1973
131. Queen Elizabeth II, Charles 132. important, leadership
133. Jutes, Demark and Low Countries 134. decline, rise
135. Newfoundland, Second
136. federal, separation
137. veto, Congress
138. nine, ten
139. Tory, Whig
140. Anglo-Saxons, Celts
141. the Clyde, Tay
142. metric, money
143. France, Flanders
144. highlands, lowlands
145. French, American
146. abundant, raw
147. Senate, Representatives
148. New England, Southern
149. county, village
150. one, one third
151. crops, barley
152. revolution, 1688
153. economic, Puritans
154. method, textile
155. open, all
156. 19th, Coolies
157. American Indians, Bering 158. English, Ohio
159.Confederate States of America, Jefferson Davis
160.academic high school, comprehensive high school
161. The Presidential candidate, electoral 162. 1492, India
163. England, 19th
164. 1642, the Parliament
165. Snowdon, Cambrian
166. electors, conventions
167. Containment, contention
168. sophomore, senior
169. Commonwealth, Lord Protector 170. Industry, agriculture
英语国家概况_习题集(含答案)
《英语国家概况》课程习题集西南科技大学成人、网络教育学院版权所有 习题 【说明】：本课程《英语国家概况》（编号为12010）共有单选题,名词解释题,简答题,填空题2等多种试题类型，其中，本习题集中有[简答题]等试题类型未进入。 一、单选题 1. Celts were different groups of ancient people who came originally from________ A. France B. Denmark C. Ireland D. Germany 2. Who invaded and conquered Britain for the first time in 55 BC? A. Emperor Claudius B. Julius Caesar C. King Alfred D. King Ethelred 3. Who is the author of Murder in the Cathedral? A. Christopher Marlowe B. T. S. Eliot C. Ben Johnson D. Thomas Becket 4.When Oliver Cromwell died in 1658, and was succeeded by his son, ______, the regime began immediately to collapse. A. Henry B. Hamilton C. Richard D. Charles 5. The 18th century saw selective breeding of cattle, sheep and houses by _________. A. Jethro Tull B. Thomas Coke C. George III D. Robert Bakewell 6. Which of the following is not one of the members of the Lords Temporal? A. all hereditary peers and peeresses of the England, Scotland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom (but not peers of Ireland) B. lire peers created to assist the House in its judicial duties C. senior bishops of the Church of England D. all other life peers 7. Two years after the ending of the Hundred Years’ War with France, England was thrown into another series of civil wars, ________. A. the War of the Celts
英语国家概况第一章
Chapter1 Land and People Great Britain is the largest island in Europe. It is made up of England, Scotland, and Wales.Together with Northern Ireland, it forms the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern lreland. This is the full name of the country which constitutes all these places. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, or the United Kingdom, is “the UK" for short. However,most people call the UK ”Britain" or “Great Britain,” and some people simply say “England," which is incorrect and particularly annoys the Scots. According to the 2011 census, the total population of the UK was around 63 million. It is the third-largest in the European Union (behind Germany and France) and the 22nd-largest in the world. The UK is a developed country. According to 2013 statistics it has the sixth-largest national economy in the world (and third-largest in Europe) measured by nominal GDP and eighth-largest in the world (and second-largest in Europe) measured by purchasing power parity (PPP). It was the world's first industrialized country and the world's foremost power during the 19th and early 20th centuries. The UK remains a great power because it still has considerable economic,cultural,military,scientific and political influence internationally. The capital of the UK is London, which is among the world's leading commercial, financial,and cultural centers. Other major cities include Birmingham,Liverpool, and Manchester in England, Belfast and Londonderry in Northern Ireland, Edinburgh and Glasgow in Scotland, and Swansea and Cardiff in Wales. I.Geographical Features 1. The UK's Geographical Location and Its Size The UK is bordered on the south by the English Channel. It is bordered on the east by the North Sea, and on the west by the Irish Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The UK's only land border with another nation is between Northern Ireland and Ireland. The UK is separated from the rest of Europe by the English Channel. The English Channel between England and France is quite narrow and the narrowest part is called the Suraits of Dover, which is only 33 km across. In 1985 the British government and the French government decided to build a channel tunnel under the Straits of Dover so that England and France could be joined together by road. After eight years of hard work this channel tunnel, which is called"Chunnel,” was open to traffic in May 1994. The UK covers a total area of 244,110 sq km. lt runs 1,000 km from north to south and extends,at the widest part, about 500 km. So no part of the UK is very far from the coast and it provides a valuable resource. The British coast is long and has good, deep harbors. Sea routes extend far inland, providing cheap transportation. England is the largest, most populous, and wealthiest division of the UK. It makes up 130,400 sq km of the UK's total area.The area of Scotland is 78,800 sq km, the area of Wales is
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I. Choose the correct answer from the options given: （20 points, 1 point each） 1. Which of the following is NOT considered a characteristic of London ? A. The cultural centre. B. The business centre. C. The financial centre. D. The sports centre. 2. Which of the following is NOT true about the characteristics of Britain ? A. Economic differences between north and south. B. Differences of social systems between Scotland and Wales. C. Class differences between a white-collar worker and a blue-collar worker. D. Cultural differences between immigrants and the British. 3. In 1969, the first British soldiers were seen on Northern Ireland Street They came first _______. A. to maintain traffic order in Northern Ireland B. to protect the Catholic people C. to protect the Protestant people D. to replace the Royal Ulster Constabulary since they were unable to keep social Order 4. In the early 1970s, the IRA _________. A. killed many Protestants and Catholics B. burned down the houses of Catholics’ C. murdered individuals at random D. carried out a series of bombing and shooting and attacked the security forces as their main target 5. Why did the British government decide to replace the Power-Sharing policy with “direct-rule” from London ? A. The Power-Sharing policy was not accepted by the majority of Protestants. B. The Northern Irish Parliament could not govern the province effectively. C. The Power-Sharing policy couldn’t be carried out. D. All the above.
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英语国家概况-Land and people I. Different Names for Britain and its Parts 英国的不同名称及其各组成部分 1.Geographical names: the British Isles, Great Britain and England. 地理名称：不列颠群岛，大不列颠和英格兰。 2. Official name: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 官方正式名称：大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国。 3. The British Isles are made up of two large islands-Great Britain (the larger one) and Ireland, and hundreds of small ones. 不列颠群岛由两个大岛—大不列颠岛（较大的一个）和爱尔兰岛，及成千上万个小岛组成。 4.Three political divisions on the island：England, Scotland and Wales. 大不列颠岛上有三个政治区：英格兰、苏格兰和威尔士。 (1) England is in the southern part of Great Britain. It is the largest, most populous section. 英格兰位于大不列颠岛南部，是最大，人口最稠密的地区。 (2) Scotland is in the north of Great Britain. It has three natural zones (the Highlands in the north; the Central lowlands; the south Uplands) Capital: Edinburgh 苏格兰位于大不列颠的北部。它有三大自然区：北部高地，中部低地及南部山陵。首府：爱丁堡。 (3) Wales is in the west of Great Britain. Capital: Cardiff 威尔士位于大不列颠的西部。首府：加的夫 (4) Northern Ireland is the fourth region of the UK. Capital: Belfast. 北爱尔兰是英国第四个区域。首府：贝尔法斯特。 5.The Commonwealth (of nations)is a free association of independent countries that were once colonies of Britain. It was founded in 1931, and has 50 member countries until 1991. 英联邦是独立的前英国殖民地组成的自由联合体。它成立于1931年，至1990年止已有50个成员国。 II. Geographical Features 英国的地理特征 1.Geographical position of Britain: 英国的地理位置： Britain is an island country surrounded by the sea. It lies in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north coast of Europe. It is separated from the rest of Europe by the English Channel in the south and the North Sea in the east. 英国是一个岛国。它位于大西洋北部，与欧洲大陆的北海岸隔海相望。南面的英吉利海峡和东面的北海将它与欧洲其它部分隔开。 2.The north and west of Britain are mainly highlands; and the east and southeast are mostly lowlands. 英国的西部和北部主要是高地，东部和东南部主要是低地。 III. Rivers and Lakes 河流与湖泊 Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in Britain (1,343m).
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Chapter 1 land and people are the differences between Britain and the British Isles, Great Britain,England,the United Kingdom and the British Commonwealth The British Isles,Greant Britina and England are geographical names, no the official names of the country,while the official name is the United Kingdom,but the full name is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern British Commonwealth is a free association of independent countries that were once colonies of Britian. the geographical position of Britian Britain is an island country. It lies in the north Atlantic Ocean off the north coast of is separated from the rest of Europe by the English channel in the south and the North Sea in the east. in Great Britain are mostly highland and lowland The north and west of Britain are mainly highland, while the south and south-east are mostly lowlands. Britain have a favourable climate why Yes,it has a favourable climate, because it has a maritime type of climate---winters are mild,not too cold and summers are cool, not too has a steady reliable rainfall throughout the whole has a small range of temperature,too. are the factors which influence the climate in Britain Which part of Britain has the most rainfall and which part is the driest
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英语国家概况 P17 1.Britain is now a multiracial society which produces a population of which 1 in 20 are of non-European ethnicity. 2.Britain is a country with a history of invasions. In 43 AD Britain was invaded by the Roman Empire in the 11th century they suffered invasions from Normans. 3.Charles the first, king of Britain, was executed, because he attempted to overthrow parliament in the English Revolution. https://www.wendangku.net/doc/ce2170771.html, two Scottish cities which have ancient and internationally respected universities: Edinburgh and Glasgow. 5.Both the Scottish and Welsh people elect their members of parliaments to the London Parliament and each holds 72 and 38 seats respectively. P47 6.The doctrine of the “divine right of kings”held that the sovereign derived his authority from God not from his subjects. 7.During the civil war in the 17th century, those who represented the interests of Parliament aare called roundheads, and those who supported the King were called loyalists. 8.In 1215, some feudal barons and the Church forced King John to sign the Magna Carta to place some limits on the King’s power.
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Introduction to English-speaking Countries 第一章英国 ●Full Name The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland，简称“UK（联合王国）”。 ●Geography 位于欧洲大陆西北部的Great Britain Island（大不列颠岛）上，东濒North Sea（北海），西临Atlantic（大西洋），南与European Continent（欧洲大陆）以English Channel（英吉利海峡）、Denver Channel（多佛海峡）相隔。由Great Britain（包括England、Scotland、Wales和Ireland东北部）和附近大约5500多个小岛组成。陆界与Republic of Ireland （爱尔兰共和国）接壤。国土总面积共24.18万平方公里，海岸线总长1.15万公里。 Ⅰ、Scotland（苏格兰地区） Glasgow（格拉斯哥）——第一大城市（英国全境第三大城市），为苏格兰地区工业重镇，著名的Clyde（克莱德河）即流经此地。市里有University of Glasgow（格拉斯哥大学）、St Monger（圣蒙戈）大教堂和Hampton Court Park（汉普登公园）。 Edinburgh（爱丁堡）——第二大城市，为苏格兰自治政府所在地，历史悠久，素有“Northern Athens（北方雅典）”之美誉。城区以Princes Street（王子大街）为界，一边是New Town，一边是Old Town。著名古迹有： Edinburgh Castle（爱丁堡城堡）、St Giles′Cathedral（圣吉尔教堂）、National Gallery of Scotland（苏格兰国立美术馆）、Scott Monument（司各特纪念碑）、Palace of Holyroodhouse（圣十字架宫）等。 著名学府有Edinburgh University（爱丁堡大学）和Heriot-Watt University（海里奥特-瓦特大学）等。 著名节日有Edinburgh International Festival of Music and Drama（爱丁堡国际音乐戏剧节，每年8月最后两周和9月第一周举行）、Film Festival（电影节）、Jazz and Blues Festival（爵士与蓝调音乐节）和Book Festival（图书节）等。 Nevis（尼维斯山）——英国最高山，海拔1343米。 Hadrian’s Wall（哈德良城墙）——位于苏格兰南部，公元2世纪初由Ancient Roman Emperor Hadrian为防御北方Celt（克尔特人）各部落的入侵而建，该土墙从东部的Tyne （泰恩河）到西部的Soleway Firth（索尔维海湾）横跨73英里，为苏格兰和南部的英格兰地区分界。 Lake District（湖泊区）——位于英格兰西北海岸，靠近苏格兰，边界方圆2300平方公里。湖区拥有英格兰最高峰Scafell Pike（斯科菲峰）和英格兰最大的湖Lake Windermere（温德米尔湖）。Cadbury（坎伯里山脉）横贯湖区，把湖区分为南、北、西三区，湖区北部最大的城镇是Keswick（凯斯维克）。 Ⅱ、England（英格兰地区） 英国四个行政区中最大的一个，位于大不列颠岛东南部，地是比较平坦，Pennies（奔宁山脉）纵贯其间，是英格兰的“Chine（脊骨）”。 London(伦敦)——英国首都，欧洲的经济文化中心，位于英格兰东南部平原上，横跨The Thames River（泰晤士河），距离The Thames River入海口88公里。 伦敦是全国政治中心。Palace of Westminster（威斯敏斯特宫）是The British Parliament （英国议会）的House of Lords and House of Commons（上、下两院）的活动场所，故又称为“Parliament Assembly（议会大厅）”。Westminster Abbey（威斯敏斯特大教堂）内有
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Unit1 A Brief Introduction to the United Kingdom 1.The flag of Britain : Union Jack （英国国旗中没有显示出Welsh旗） 2. The basic information of each country: Count ry Capital Area Memo Englan d London 最大 1.最不会把自己的 “英格兰文化区 别于其他文化” 2.一个高度城市化
3.The time joining the British parliament: However, in 1707 by agreement of the English and Scottish parliaments, Scotland joined the Union. 4.Difference between the British Isles ,UK, Great Britain , and England: British Isles: the island of Great Britain the island of Ireland
surrounding isles ●UK=Great Britain + Northern Ireland ●Great Britain =England +Scotland + Wales 5.The four major invasions in the history of Great Britain : At first, England was occupied by Celtic people. Then in 43AD Britain was invaded by the Roman Empire. Result: England and Wales became a part of the Roman Empire for nearly 400 years. the Angle-Saxon invaded. Result: The land they lived became" Angle-land", later changed into England, the language they spoken became English. PS：One of the best-known English legends derives from this time. In 5 century AD, King Author(亚瑟王) united the British, and with his magical sword, Excalibur（被称为“王者之剑”的圣剑）,
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判断题 Chapter 1 1.People in different parts of Britain like to use the name England to refer to their country. (F) 2.The Severn River is the longest river of Britain, which originates in Wales and flows through western England.(T) 3.Today more than half of the people in Wales still speak the ancient Welsh language. (F) 4.In terms of population and area, Northern Ireland is the second largest part of Britain.(F) 5.Although the climate in Britain is generally mild, the temperature in northern Scotland often falls below -10℃ in January . (F) 6.The majority of the people in Britain are descendants of the Anglo-Saxons.(T) 7.The Celtic people were the earliest known inhabitants of Britain.(T) 8.English evolved into what is now described as Modern English from the late 16th century.(F) Chapter 2 1.British history before 55BC is basically undocumented.(T) 2.The Anglo-Saxons came to Britain in the 5th century.(T) 3.The chief or king of the Anglo-Saxons tribes exercised power at their own will. (F) 4.The Vikings began to attack the English coast in the 8th century.(T) 5.HenryⅡ built up a large empire which included England and most of France.(T) 6.The Magna Carta was designed to protect the rights of both the privileged class and the townspeople.(F) -1453) was a series of wars fought between the 7.The Hundred Years’War (1337 British and the Vikings for trade and territory.(F) 8.In an effort to make a compromise between different religious factions, Queen ElizabethⅠactually defended the fruit of the Reformation.(T) Chapter 3 1.Conventions are regarded less important than the statutory law in the working of the British government.(T) 2.The British monarchy has never been interrupted throughout the history.(F) 3.In reality, the British King or Queen is the source of all government powers.(F) 4.The British Parliament is the law-making body of the Commonwealth of Nations.(F) 5.The members of the House of Commons are appointed rather than elected.(F) 6.The British Prime Minister is the leader of the majority party in Parliament.(T) 7.Cabinet members are chosen by the Prime Minister from various political parties in Parliament.(F) 8.The legal systems in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are much similar in terms of law, organization and practice.(T) Chapter 4 1.British was the first industrialized nation in the world.(T) 1