英国基本知识exercise about the UK.docx
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英国基本知识exerciseabouttheUK
英国基本知识exerciseabouttheUK
Exercises1
I.decidewhetherthefollowingstatesaretrue(T)orfalse(F).
1.TheUnitedKingdomislocatedinsouthernEurope.
2.TheUnitedKingdomconsistsoffourpoliticaldivisions―England,Scotland,WalesandIreland.
3.EnglandisoneofthetwolargeislandsintheBritishIsles.
4.TheBritishIslesaremadeupofthreelargeislandsandhundredsofsmallones.5.WalesliesontheeastcoastoftheislandofGreatBritain.
6.TheCommonwealthofNationsisafreeassociationofindependentcountrieswhichhas54members.
7.InScotland,ruggedmountains,greenvalleys,anddeep,bluelakesprovidesomeofthemostbeautifulsceneryinEurope.
8.ThelongestriverinBritainistheThames.
9.ThelargestlakeinBritainistheLoughNeaghinnorthwestEngland.
10.Britain’sclimateisinfluencedbytheGulfStream,awarmoceancurrentthatsweepsupfromtheequatorandflowspasttheBritishIsles.
11.TheEnglish,theScots,andtheWelshareAnglo-Saxons,buttheIrishareCelts.
12.LondonandEnglandasawholehavegreatinfluenceovertherestoftheUnitedKingdom
becauseoftheirlargepopulation.
13.PeopleofIndian,Pakistani,andBangladeshioriginarethelargestgroupofimmigrantsin
Britain.
14.Comparedtotherestoftheworld,theUKhasasmallerpercentageofolderpeopleanda
higherpercentageofyoungerpeople.
15.TheWelshlanguageistheofficiallanguageinWales.16.ScottishGaelicistheofficiallanguageinScotland.
17.TheEnglishlanguageisthepredominantlanguageinNorthernIreland.
18.Englishpeopleallstrivetofreethemselvesofregionalorlocalaccentsinordertosoundlike
educatedEnglish-speakingpeople.
19.SocialclassintheUKlaysmoreemphasisonmoneyandproperty.
20.Britishnessisassociatedwithpolitical,historical,technological,sporting,andcultural
achievementsinBritain.
21.ThefirstRomaninvasiontookplacein43AD,headedbytheEmperorJuliusCaesar.22.Thename“England”derivedfromtheAngles,oneoftheGermanictribeswhocameto
Englandinthe5thand6thcenturies.
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23.TheMagnaCartadefinedtheKing’sfeudalrights,preventinghimfromarbitrarilycollecting
revenue.
24.TheBlackDeathonceravagedEngland,carryingoffthreefourthsofthepopulation.25.DuringEdwardIII’sreign,thewarwithFranceknownastheHundredYears’Warbegan.26.TheWarsoftheRoseswereinthemainagreatcontestforCrownbetweentherivalhouses
ofYorkandLancaster.
27.QueenMarywasafolloweroftheChurchofEnglandandshewasdeterminedtomake
EnglandonceagainaProtestantcountry.
28.James’son,CharlesI,whosucceededhimin1625,alsothoughtthathisrighttorulewas
God-given.
29.TheestablishmentoftheBritishEastIndiaCompanyin1600wasacaseofeconomic
penetration.
30.Althoughthemonarchdoesnothaveanyrealpower,he(orshe)doeshavegreatinfluence.31.Britaindoesnothaveawrittenconstitution.
32.EachMemberofParliamentrepresentsaconstituency,andholdshisseatduringthelifeofa
Parliament.
33.TheHouseofLordsisthesecondchamberwherechangesinlawcanbemade.
34.ThepartywhichwinsthesecondlargestnumberofseatsintheHouseofLordsbecomesthe
officialOpposition.
35.MinistersareappointedbytheQueenontherecommendationofthePrimeMinister.36.ThetwomajorpartiesinBritaintodayaretheConservativePartyandtheLiberalDemocratic
Party.
37.MinistersinBritaincannotbeelectedMembersofParliamentatthesametime.38.AlthoughBritainisaunitarystate,itdoesnothaveasinglelegalsystem.39.AMagistrates’Courtsitswithajury.
40.ThemaincourtsofciviljurisdictioninEnglandandWalesaretheCountyCourts.41.AcenturyagotheBritisheconomywasamongthestrongestintheworld.42.JohnMaynardKeyneswasaninfluentialAmericaneconomist.
43.AstrongopponentofthepoliciesoftheLaborParty,MargaretThatcherworkedtoincrease
governmentcontrolovertheBritisheconomy.
44.InBritainserviceindustriesaccountforabouttwo-thirdsofitsgrossdomesticproduct.45.MostoftheUnitedKingdom’stradeiswithotherdevelopedcountries,especiallyother
membersoftheEuropeanUnion.
46.Today,theCityofLondonisthecenterofLondonwheregovernmentdepartmentsare
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located.
47.ChristianitywasfirstintroducedintoBritainbySt.Augustineinthe6thcentury.
48.UndertheActofSettlement1701,theBritishmonarchisrequiredtobeamemberofthe
ChurchofEngland.
49.TheSupremeGovernoroftheChurchofEnglandistheArchbishopofCanterbury.50.CanterburyCathedralisusedfortheCoronationofallBritishMonarchs.51.TheBaptistUnionofGreatBritainisthelargestoftheFreeChurchesinBritain.52.TheUKhasthesecondlargestJewishcommunityinWesternEurope.
53.Parentsarerequiredbylawtoensurethattheirchildrenreceivecompulsoryfull-time
educationbetweentheageof5and16.
54.MostofthestatesecondaryschoolpopulationinGreatBritainattendscomprehensive
schools.
55.IntheUK,publicschoolsarepublicly-fundedschools.
56.IntheUK,mostundergraduate(bachelor’s)degreestakethreeyearstocomplete.
57.TheOpenUniversitywasintendedtogiveopportunitiestoadultswhohavebeenunableto
takeconventionalhighereducation.
58.Morethan70BritishcitizenshavebeenawardedtheNobelPrizeinscience,secondonlyto
theUnitedStates.
IIChoosetheanswerthatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
1.TheBritishIslesaremadeupof_______.
A.threelargeislandsandhundredsofsmallonesB.threelargeislandsanddozensofsmallonesC.twolargeislandsandhundredsofsmallonesD.twolargeislandsanddozensofsmallones
2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTapoliticaldivisionontheislandofGreatBritain?
A.England.
B.Scotland.
C.NorthernIreland.D.Wales.
3.BritainisseparatedfromtherestofEuropebytheEnglishChannelinthe_______andthe
NorthSeaintheeast.
A.east
B.southD.north
C.west
4.TheRepublicofIrelandwastotallyindependentintheyear_______.
A.1920
B.1945
D.1949
C.1918
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5.ThehighestmountaininBritain,BenNevis,liesin______.
A.theHighlands
B.theSouthernUplandsD.theLakeDistrict
C.theCentralLowlands
6.TheBritishEmpirewasreplacedbytheBritishCommonwealthortheCommonwealthof
Nationsin__________.A.1921C.1945
B.1931
D.1950
7.ThemountainsystemthePenninesisoftencalledthebackboneof_______.A.England
B.ScotlandD.Ireland
C.GreatBritain
8.TheregionalcapitalofNorthernIrelandis_______.
A.GlasgowC.Cardiff
B.EdinburghD.Belfast
9.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheclimateinBritainisNOTtrue?
A.Britain’sclimateisofthemaritimetype.B.WintersinBritainareextremelycold.C.SummersinBritainarecool.
D.BritainiswarmerthanHarbininwinter.
10.TheEnglishpeopleandtheEnglishlanguagewerebornfromtheunionof________.A.theAnglesandtheSaxonsB.RomansandtheNormanFrenchC.DanesorVikingsandtheNormanFrench
D.NormanconquerorsandthedefeatedAnglo-Saxons
11.ThefirstknownsettlersofBritainwere_______.A.theIberiansC.theCelts
B.theBeakerFolkD.theRomans
12.About80,000ScotsspeakGaelicwhichisanancient_________.A.ScottishlanguageC.Irishlanguage
B.EnglishlanguageD.Celticlanguage
13.AboutthreemillionpeoplehavemigratedtoBritainsinceWorldWarII.Theyaremainly
fromtheWestIndies,Indiaand__________.A.IndonesiaC.HongKong
B.SingaporeD.Pakistan
14.InBritain_______ofthepopulationisurbanand_______isrural.
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A.90%;10%C.70%;30%
B.80%;20%D.60%;40%
15.TheancestorsoftheWelshweretheancient__________.A.CeltsC.Normans
B.RomansD.Britons
16.TheaveragepopulationdensityinBritainis______peoplepersquarekilometer.A.250C.800
B.370D.500
17.Duringthe5thcenturywhentheRomanEmpirefell,theGermanic_________invadedand
conqueredBritain.A.AnglesandCeltsC.AnglesandBrythons
B.AnglesandPictsD.AnglesandSaxons
18.TheupperclassinBritainconsistsofthefollowingexcept_________.A.peerageC.landowners
B.gentryD.professionals
19.In1066HaroldandhistroopsfoughtagainstWilliam’sarmyonSenlacfieldnear________.A.LondonC.Standford
B.NormandyD.Hastings
20.ThePlantagenetDynastywasfoundedby_________.A.Henry
B.HenryIID.CountofAnjor
C.KingJoseph
21.EnglishReformationwascarriedoutby_______tochangethereligioninEnglandfrom
CatholicismtoProtestantism.A.EdwardVI
B.HenryVIIID.ElizabethI
C.MaryI
22.KingJohnwasforcedbythebaronstosignthe_______whichrestrictedtheKing’spower.A.BillofRightsC.ProvisionsofOxford
B.PetitionofRightD.GreatCharter
23.SimondeMontfort’sreformisconsideredtobethebeginningofEnglish_______.A.parliament
B.cabinetD.liberty
C.constitution
24.From1649to1658EnglandwascalledaCommonwealth.ItwasruledfirstbyOliver
Cromwellas_______.A.LordProtector
B.LieutenantGeneral
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