《英语国家概况》英国部分练习题(1-2章)第一章LandandPeople考题I.DifferentNamesforBritainanditsParts:1.TheBritishIslesaremadeupof________A.twolargeislandsandhundredsofsmallonesB.twolargeislandsandNorthernIrelandC.threelargeislandsandhundredsofsmallonesD.threelargeislandsandNorthernIreland2.TherearethreepoliticaldivisionsontheislandofGreatBritain.Theyare_______A.Britain,ScotlandandWalesB.England,ScotlandandWalesC.Britain,ScotlandandIrelandD.England,ScotlandandIreland3.TheCommonwealthofNationsisanassociationofindependentcountries______A.thathavealargenumberofBritishimmigrantsB.thatfoughtonthesideofBritaininthetwoworldwarsC.thatspeakEnglishastheirnativelanguageD.thatwereoncecoloniesofBritain4.Aboutahundredyearsago,asaresultofimperialistexpansion,Britainruledanempirethathadonefourthoftheworld'speopleand______oftheworld'slandarea.A.onethirdB.onefifthC.onefourthD.twofifths答案:选择:1.A2.B3.D4.C1.TheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.2.1949,Dublin简答1.WhatarethedifferencesbetweenBritainandtheBritishIsles,GreatBritain,England,theUnitedKingdomandtheBritishCommonwealth?TheBritishIsles,GreatBritainandEnglandaregeographicalnames,notheofficialnamesofthecountry,whiletheofficialnameistheUnitedKingdom,butthefullnameistheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.TheBritishCommonwealthisafreeassociationofindependentcountriesthatwereoncecoloniesofBritain.2.DescribethegeographicalpositionofBritain?Britainisanislandcountry.ItliesintheNorthAtlanticOceanoffthenorthcoastofEurope.ItisseparatedfromtherestofEuropebytheEnglishChannelinthesouthandtheNorthSeaintheeast.3.WhereaboutsinGreatBritainaremostlyhighlandandlowland?ThenorthandwestofBritainaremainlyhighland,whilethesouthandsouth-eastaremostlylowlands.4.DoesBritainhaveafavorableclimate?Why?Yes,ithasafavorableclimate,becauseithasamaritimetypeofclimate——wintersaremild,nottoocoldandsummersarecool,nottoohot.Ithasasteadyreliablerainfallthroughoutthewholeyear.Ithasasmallrangeoftemperature,too.5.WhatarethefactorswhichinfluencetheclimateinBritain?WhichpartofBritainhasthemostrainfallandwhichpartisthedriest?ThefactorswhichinfluencetheclimateinBritainarethefollowingthree:1)Thesurroundingwatersbalancetheseasonaldifferences;2)Theprevailingsouth-westwindsbringwarmandwetairinwinterandkeepthetemperaturesmoderate;3)TheNorthAtlanticDrift,awarmcurrent,passesthewesterncoastoftheBritishIslesandwarmsthem.Thenorthwesternparthasthemostrainfall,whilethesouth-easterncorneristhedriest.6.DescribethedistributionofBritain'spopulation.Britainhasapopulationof57million.Itisdenselypopulated,withanaverageof237peoplepersquarekilometer.Itisalsoveryunevenlydistributed,with90%ofthepopulationinurbanareas,10%inruralareas.Geographically,mostBritishpeopleliveinEngland.Ofthetotalof57millionpeople,47millionliveinEngland;14millionliveinLondonandSoutheasternEngland.7.WhatarethethreenaturalzonesinScotland?ThethreenaturalzonesinScotlandare:theHighlandsinthenorth,thecentralLowlands,andthesouthernUplands.8.WhatisthedifferencebetweentheancestorsoftheEnglishandScots,WelshandIrish?TheancestorsoftheEnglishareAnglo-Saxons,whiletheScots,WelshandrashareCelts.9.WhatarethedifferencesincharacterandspeechbetweensouthernEnglandandnorthernEngland?HowdotheWelshkeeptheirlanguageandculturealive?TheWelshareemotionalandcheerfulpeople.TheScotsarehospitable,generousandfriendly.IrishareknownfortheircharmandvivacityaswellasforthebeautyoftheirIrishgirls.ThroughouttheyeartheyhavefestivalsofsonganddanceandpoetrycalledEisteddfodau.OntheseoccasionscompetitionsareheldinWelshpoetry,music,singingandartandinthiswaytheykeeptheWelshlanguageandWelshculturealive.10.WhatisthemainprobleminNorthernIreland?HundredsofyearsagoScotsandEnglishProtestantsweresenttoliveinNorthernIreland.SincethentherehasbeenbitterfightingbetweentheProtestantsandtheRomanCatholics.Theformerarethedominantgroup,whilethelatterareseekingmoresocial,politicalandeconomicopportunities.TheBritishGovernmentandthegovernmentofIrelandarenowworkingtogethertobringpeacetoNorthernIreland.ArrivalandsettlementoftheCeltsBasisofmodernEnglishrace:theAnglo-SaxonsTheVikingandDanishinvasionsKingAlfredandhiscontributionsTheNormanConquestanditsconsequences1TheearliestinvasionofEnglandisthatby_____.A.theIberianB.theDanesC.theCeltsD.theAnglo-Saxons2theCeltsreligionwas_____.A.ChristianityB.DruidismC.NormanbeliefD.RomanCatholic3theAnglo-Saxonsbrought_____religiontoBritain.A.ChristianB.DruidC.RomanCatholicD.Teutonic4TheAnglo-Saxonsestablished_____system,wherebythelordofthemanorcollectedtaxesandorganizedthelocalarmy.A.salveB.feudalC.manorial(采邑制度)D.Capitalistic5.TheAnglo-Saxonscreatedthe_____toadvisetheking,thebasisofthePrivyCouncil.A.SynodB.Witan(议会)C.WhitbyD.Shirtcourt6.______wasknownas“thefatheroftheBritishnavy”。A.EdwardB.BalfeC.CanuteD.HaroldI7.ChristmasDay_____,DukeWilliamwascrownedinWestminsterAbbey.A.1056B.1066C.1006D.10608.TheCeltsmayoriginallyhavecomefromeasternandcentralEurope,now_____.A.France,BelgiumandSpainB.France,SpainandsouthernItalyC.France,BelgiumandsouthernGermanyD.France,SpainandsouthernGermany9.Bythemiddleoftheninthcent