《最新英美概况》练习参考答案(本答案不包括练习中的开放性习题、思考题和讨论题)====================================================PARTONETheUnitedKingdomChapterOneTheLandP.6IIChoosetheanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.1.B2.BIIIDecidewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE:1.F2.F3.F4.F5.TIVAnswerthefollowingquestions.1.TheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandIreland.2.Four.England,Scotland,WalesandIreland.3.Yes,itwas.4.No,itisn’t.5.The“BritishIsles”isagroupofislandsincludingGreatBritain,Ireland,theIsleofMan,theChannelIslands,ShetlandIslands,theIsleofWight,andmanyothersmallersurroundingislands.Therearetwocountrieslocatedontheislands:theUnitedKingdomandtheRepublicofIreland.P.10IIFillintheblankswithproperwordsorexpressions.1.England,Scotland,Ireland2.white,St.George,England,St.Andrew,Scotland,St.Patrick,IrelandIIIDecidewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE:1.T2.T3.T4.T5.FIVAnswerthefollowingquestions.1.1801.2.BecausewhenthefirstversionoftheUnionFlagappearedWaleswasalreadyunitedwithEnglandandwasthereforerepresentedbytheflagofEngland.3.Australia,NewZealand,Tuvalu,Fiji.4.1922.P.12-13IIDecidewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE:1.T2.T3.F4.T5.TIIIAnswerthefollowingquestions.1.GodSavetheQueen.2.Therearefiveversesinthefullversionofthesongbutusuallyonlythefirstverseissungonofficialoccasions.3.It’sunknown.4.Itoriginatedinapatrioticsong,andfirstpubliclyperformedinLondonin1745.5.ItisplayedwhenevertheQueenmakesapublicappearance,andisplayedbytheBBCeverynightbeforeclosedown.P.16-17IFillintheblankswithproperwordsorexpressions.1.7.83million,3002.England3.three4.19485.LondonIIDecidewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE:1.T2.T3.F4.F5.FP.20IIIFillintheblankswithproperwordsorexpressions.1.theAtlanticOcean,theNorthSea2.NorthernIreland,RepublicofIreland3.France4.theNorthSea,theIrishSea,theAtlanticOcean5.asixthIVDecidewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE:1.F2.F3.T4.F5.TVAnswerthefollowingquestions.1.No.2.Itcoversabout245,000squarekilometersor94,600squaremiles.3.Itisabout1,000kilometers(600miles)long,andthewidestpartofBritainisabout480kilometers.4.IthasalandboundarywiththeRepublicofIrelandaslongas434kilometers(270miles).5.Scotland.P.23-24IIFillintheblankswithproperwordsorexpressions.1.highland,lowland2.coastalareas,Scotland,Wales3.Severn,Thames4.Clyde5.TheDee6.Bann7.LoughNeagh,LowerLoughErneIIIDecidewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE:1.T2.T3.T4.FIVAnswerthefollowingquestions.1.ScotlandandWalesarethemostmountainouspartsoftheUK.2.94.3.It’sBenNevisinScotland,withaheightof1,344metres(4,409feet)abovesealevel.4.Scotland.5.Owingtoarelativelysmallisland,theUK’sriversarenotverylong.P.25IFillintheblankswithproperwordsorexpressions.1.coal2.ironore3.tin4.thoseusedintheconstructionandbuildingindustriessuchassandandgravel,limestoneandgypsumIIAnswerthefollowingquestions.1.Theyarecoal,oil,naturalgas,ironore,tin,zinc,gold,chalk,salt,clay,limestone,gypsum,lead,silica,andsoon.2.Coal.3.Naturalgaswasdiscoveredin1965intheWestSoleareaoftheNorthSea.4.Oilwasdiscoveredin1970undertheNorthSea.5.Becausecoalcanbeproducedmorecheaplyinothercountries.6.Thetin-miningindustrieshavebeenhardhitbycompetitionfromcheaperoverseasproducers,andbychangesingovernmentpolicy.P.27IIFillintheblankswithproperwordsorexpressions.1.unique2.cool,mild3.32,about4.44.west,south5.averageannualtemperature,averagewinterrainfallIIIDecidewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE:1.T2.F3.F4.F5.FIVAnswerthefollowingquestions.1.SuchastatementhasbeenmadebecauseofthechangeabilityoftheweatherconditionsinBritainthatcanchangesomuchfromdaytoday,seasontoseason.2.Itcanbeashotas32°C(90°F),butmostlyitonlyreaches26°C.3.It’sabout4.4°C.4.Itoriginatedinapatrioticsong,andfirstpubliclyperformedinLondonin17455.TheyareprobablyMay,June,SeptemberandOctober.P.40IFillintheblankswithproperwordsorexpressions.1.England,Guildhall,St.Paul’sCathedral,theTowerBridge2.second,AthensoftheNorth3.industrialized,theIndustrialRevolution,fastestgrowingcity4.theHouse’sParliament,thetwoHouse’sofParliament,BigBen5.WilliamtheConqueror,aroyalresidence,prisonofstate,JewelHouse6.atthefootofthebasaltcliffs,40,000massiveblackbasaltcolumnsIIDecidewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE:1.F2.T3.T4.T5.T6.FIIIAnswerthefollowingquestions.1.Manchester.ManchesterUnitedFCandManchesterCity.2.Liverpool.P.42-43IFillintheblankswithproperwordsorexpressions.1.9,322.26,63.17,3,144.islandIIChoosethebestanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.1.D2.D3.AIIIDecidewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE:1.T2.F3.F4.F5.TIVAnswerthefollowingquestions.1.AnoverseasterritoryisunderBritishsovereigntybutdoesnotformpartoftheUKitself;acrowndependencyisalsoundersovereigntyoftheUKbuthasadifferentconstitutionalrelationship.2.Yes.ChapterTwoThePeopleandTheirCultureP.48IFillintheblankswithproperwordsorexpressions.1.third,twenty-second2.80.05,77.95,82.253.medicaladvancesinthetreatmentofmanyillnessesanddiseases4.Scotland5.80percent6.England,3957.4,700IIAnswerthefollowingquestions.1.62,262,000.2.Thechiefreasonsare1)theincreaseinbirthsanddecreaseindeaths;2)theincreaseinnetinternationalmigrationtotheUK;and3)theincreaseinlifeexpectancy.3.Itis0.6percent.4.It