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整理英语国家概况练习题整理英语国家概况练习题docUKTrueorFalse1.TheUnitedKingdomislocatedinnorthernEurope.2.TheUnitedKingdomconsistsoffourpoliticaldivisionsEngland,Scotland,WalesandIreland.3.EnglandisoneofthetwolargeislandsintheBritishIsles.4.TheBritishIslesaremadeupofthreelargeislandsandhundredsofsmallones.5.WalesliesontheeastcoastoftheislandofGreatBritain.6.TheCommonwealthofNationsisafreeassociationofindependentcountriesthatallusedtobecoloniesofBritain.7.InScotland,ruggedmountains,greenvalleys,anddeep,bluelakesprovidesomeofthemostbeautifulsceneryinEurope.8.ThelongestriverinBritainistheThames.9.ThelargestlakeinBritainistheLoughNeaghinnorthwestEngland.10.BritainsclimateisinfluencedbytheGulfStream,awarmoceancurrentthatsweepsupfromtheequatorandflowspasttheBritishIsles.FFFFFFTFFT1.TheBritishIslesaremadeupof_.A.threelargeislandsandhundredsofsmallonesB.threelargeislandsanddozensofsmallonesC.twolargeislandsandhundredsofsmallonesD.twolargeislandsanddozensofsmallones2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTapoliticaldivisionontheislandofGreatBritain?

A.England.B.Scotland.C.NorthernIreland.D.Wales.3.BritainisseparatedfromtherestofEuropebytheEnglishChannelinthe_andtheNorthSeaintheeast.A.eastB.southC.westD.north4.TheRepublicofIrelandwastotallyindependentintheyear_.A.1920B.1945C.1918D.19495.ThehighestmountaininBritain,BenNevis,liesin_.A.theHighlandsB.theSouthernUplandsC.theCentralLowlandsD.theLakeDistrict6.TheBritishEmpirewasreplacedbytheBritishCommonwealthortheCommonwealthofNationsin_.A.1921B.1931C.1945D.19507.ThemountainsystemthePenninesisoftencalledthebackboneof_.A.EnglandB.ScotlandC.GreatBritainD.Ireland8.TheregionalcapitalofNorthernIrelandis_.A.GlasgowB.EdinburghC.CardiffD.BelfastCCBDABADB1.TheEnglish,theScots,andtheWelshareAnglo-Saxons,buttheIrishareCelts.2.LondonandEnglandasawholehavegreatinfluenceovertherestoftheUnitedKingdombecauseoftheirlargepopulation.3.PeopleofIndian,Pakistani,andBangladeshioriginarethelargestgroupofimmigrantsinBritain.4.Comparedtotherestoftheworld,theUKhasasmallerpercentageofolderpeopleandahigherpercentageofyoungerpeople.5.TheWelshlanguageistheofficiallanguageinWales.6.ScottishGaelicistheofficiallanguageinScotland.7.TheEnglishlanguageisthepredominantlanguageinNorthernIreland.8.EnglishpeopleallstrivetofreethemselvesofregionalorlocalaccentsinordertosoundlikeeducatedEnglish-speakingpeople.9.SocialclassintheUKlaysmoreemphasisonmoneyandproperty.10.Britishnessisassociatedwithpolitical,historical,technological,sporting,andculturalachievementsinBritain.FTTFTFTFFT1.TheEnglishpeopleandtheEnglishlanguagewerebornfromtheunionof_.A.theAnglesandtheSaxonsB.RomansandtheNormanFrenchC.DanesorVikingsandtheNormanFrenchD.NormanconquerorsandthedefeatedAnglo-Saxons2.ThefirstknownsettlersofBritainwere_.A.theIberiansB.theBeakerFolkC.theCeltsD.theRomans3.About80,000ScotsspeakGaelicwhichisanancient_.A.ScottishlanguageB.EnglishlanguageC.IrishlanguageD.Celticlanguage4.AboutthreemillionpeoplehavemigratedtoBritainsinceWorldWarII.TheyaremainlyfromtheWestIndies,Indiaand_.A.IndonesiaB.SingaporeC.HongKongD.Pakistan5.InBritain_ofthepopulationisurbanand_isrural.A.90%;10%B.80%;20%C.70%;30%D.60%;40%6.TheancestorsoftheWelshweretheancient_.A.CeltsB.RomansC.NormansD.Britons7.TheaveragepopulationdensityinBritainis_peoplepersquarekilometer.A.250B.370C.800D.5008.Duringthe5thcenturywhentheRomanEmpirefell,theGermanic_invadedandconqueredBritain.A.AnglesandCeltsB.AnglesandPictsC.AnglesandBrythonsD.AnglesandSaxons9.TheupperclassinBritainconsistsofthefollowingexcept_.A.peerageB.gentryC.landownersD.professionals10.“Britishness”canbereflectedinthefollowingexcept_.A.UnionJackB.conservativenessC.theBeatlesD.ThanksgivingDayDADDAAADDD1.ThefirstRomaninvasiontookplacein43AD,headedbytheEmperorJuliusCaesar.2.Thename“England”derivedfromtheAngles,oneoftheGermanictribeswhocametoEnglandinthe5thand6thcenturies.3.TheMagnaCartadefinedtheKingsfeudalrights,preventinghimfromarbitrarilycollectingrevenue.4.TheBlackDeathonceravagedEngland,carryingoffthreefourthsofthepopulation.5.DuringEdwardIIIsreign,thewarwithFranceknownastheHundredYearsWarbegan.6.TheWarsoftheRoseswereinthemainagreatcontestforCrownbetweentherivalhousesofYorkandLancaster.7.QueenMarywasafolloweroftheChurchofEnglandandshewasdeterminedtomakeEnglandonceagainaProtestantcountry8.Jamesson,CharlesI,whosucceededhimin1625,alsothoughtthathisrighttorulewasGod-given.9.TheestablishmentoftheBritishEastIndiaCompanyin1600wasacaseofeconomicpenetration.FTTFTTFTT1.In1066HaroldandhistroopsfoughtagainstWilliamsarmyonSenlacfieldnear_.A.LondonB.NormandyC.StandfordD.Hastings2.ThePlantagenetDynastywasfoundedby_.A.HenryB.HenryIIC.KingJosephD.CountofAnjor3.EnglishReformationwascarriedoutby_tochangethereligioninEnglandfromCatholicismtoProtestantism.A.EdwardVIB.HenryVIIIC.MaryID.ElizabethI4.KingJohnwasforcedbythebaronstosignthe_whichrestrictedtheKingspower.A.BillofRightsB.PetitionofRightC.ProvisionsofOxfordD.GreatCharter5.SimondeMontfortsreformisconsideredtobethebeginningofEnglish_.A.parliamentB.cabinetC.constitutionD.liberty6.From1649to1658EnglandwascalledaCommonwealth.ItwasruledfirstbyOliverCromwellas_.A.LordProtectorB.LieutenantGeneralC.CommanderoftheNewModelArmyD.President7.WilliamofOrangestartedConstitutionalMonarchybyaccepting_in1689.A.BillofRightsB.PetitionofRightC.ProvisionsofOxfordD.GreatCharter8.The1851LondonGreatExpositionwasheldintheCrystalPalacewhichwasdesignedbyQueen_shusbandAlbert.A.MaryB.ElizabethIC.VictoriaD.Anne9.TheBritishPrimeMinisterwholedtheBritishtodefeatNaziGermanyis_.A.ChurchillB.ChamberlainC.MacDonaldD.MacmillanDBBDAAACA1.Althoughthemonarchdoesnothaveanyrealpower,he（orshe）doeshavegreatinfluence.2.Britaindoesnothaveawrittenconstitution.3.EachMemberofParliamentrepresentsaconstituency,andholdshisseatduringthelifeofaParliament.4.TheHouseofLordsisthesecondchamberwherechangesinlawcanbemade.5.ThepartywhichwinsthesecondlargestnumberofseatsintheHouseofLordsbecomestheofficialOpposition.6.MinistersareappointedbytheQueenontherecommendationofthePrimeMinister.7.ThetwomajorpartiesinBritaintodayaretheConservativePartyandtheLiberalDemocraticParty.8.MinistersinBritaincannotbeelectedMembersofParliamentatthesametime.TTTFFTFF1.TheBritishconstitutionismadeupofthefollowingEXCEPT_.A.CommonwealthlawB.statutelawC.commonlawD.ancientdocuments2.TheHouseofCommonsiselectedbyuniversalsuffrageandhasabout_MembersofParliament.A.650B.660C.670D.6803.BritishConservativePartywasformerlycalled_Partyinthe18thcentury.A.WhigB.ToryC.LiberalD.Nationalist4.TheUnitedKingdomisgovernedinthenameof_,by_.A.theKing;thePrimeMinisterB.theQueen;thePrimeMinisterC.thePrimeMinister;HisorHerMajestysGovernmentD.theSovereign;HisorHerMajestysGovernment5._isthe“supremegovernor”oftheChurchofEngland.A.ThemonarchB.TheArchbishopofYorkC.TheArchbishopofCanterburyD.TheRomanPope6.InBritainthecitizensaged_oroverhavetherighttovote.A.16B.18C.21D.307.Bytradition,theleaderofthemajoritypartyisappointed_bytheSovereignintheUnitedKingdom.A.PrimeMinisterB.MemberofParliamentC.LordofAppealD.SpeakeroftheHouse8.TheLiberalDemocraticPartyisthecombinationoftheSocialDemocraticPartyand_.A.theConservativePartyB.theLabourPartyC.theLiberalPartyD.theGreenParty9.ParliamenthasthefollowingfunctionsEXCEPT_.A.makinglawB.authorizingtaxationandpublicexpenditureC.declaringwarD.examiningtheactionsofthegovernmentAABDABACC1.AlthoughBritainisaunitarystate,itdoesnothaveasinglelegalsystem.2.AMagistratesCourtsitswithajury.3.InScotland,allappealsareheardbythreeormorejudgesoftheHighCourtofJusticiary.4.OfficersinGreatBraindonotnormallycarryfirearms.5.LondonsMetropolitanPoliceForceisdirectlyunderthecontroloftheLordChancellor.6.ThemaincourtsofciviljurisdictioninEnglandandWalesaretheCountyCourts.7.HouseofLordsisthecourtoflastresortformostinstancesofUKlaw.8.LordChancelloristhehighestcourtofficerinBritain.9.Unlessthecasewithwhichanarrestedpersonischargedisveryserious,hewillusuallybegrantedbailifhecannotbebroughtbeforethecourtwithinaday.10.Ifapersonischargedwithmurder,andhasinsufficientmeans,hemustbegrantedlegalaidTFFTFTFFTT1.Allcriminaltrialsareheldinopencourtbecausethecriminallawpresumesthe_oftheaccuseduntilhehasbeenprovenguiltybeyondreasonabledoubt.A.guiltB.impartialityC.innocenceD.honesty2.InEngland,Wales,andNorthernIsland,peoplebetweentheageof_and70whosenamesappearontheelectoralregisterareliableforjuryserviceandtheirnamesarechosenatrandom.A.18B.19C.20D.213.Thejuryconsistsofordinary,independentcitizenssummonedbythecourt:

12inEngland,WalesandNorthernIsland,and_inScotland.A.12B.13C.14D.154.Whethertheaccusedisguiltyorinnocentisdecidedby_.A.thepolicemenB.thejuryC.thejudgeD.thesheriff5.Theultimatecourtofappealincivil