exercise about the UKWord格式.docx
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12.LondonandEnglandasawholehavegreatinfluenceovertherestoftheUnitedKingdombecauseoftheirlargepopulation.
13.PeopleofIndian,Pakistani,andBangladeshioriginarethelargestgroupofimmigrantsinBritain.
14.Comparedtotherestoftheworld,theUKhasasmallerpercentageofolderpeopleandahigherpercentageofyoungerpeople.
15.TheWelshlanguageistheofficiallanguageinWales.
16.ScottishGaelicistheofficiallanguageinScotland.
17.TheEnglishlanguageisthepredominantlanguageinNorthernIreland.
18.EnglishpeopleallstrivetofreethemselvesofregionalorlocalaccentsinordertosoundlikeeducatedEnglish-speakingpeople.
19.SocialclassintheUKlaysmoreemphasisonmoneyandproperty.
20.Britishnessisassociatedwithpolitical,historical,technological,sporting,andculturalachievementsinBritain.
21.ThefirstRomaninvasiontookplacein43AD,headedbytheEmperorJuliusCaesar.
22.Thename“England”derivedfromtheAngles,oneoftheGermanictribeswhocametoEnglandinthe5thand6thcenturies.
23.TheMagnaCartadefinedtheKing’sfeudalrights,preventinghimfromarbitrarilycollectingrevenue.
24.TheBlackDeathonceravagedEngland,carryingoffthreefourthsofthepopulation.
25.DuringEdwardIII’sreign,thewarwithFranceknownastheHundredYears’Warbegan.
26.TheWarsoftheRoseswereinthemainagreatcontestforCrownbetweentherivalhousesofYorkandLancaster.
27.QueenMarywasafolloweroftheChurchofEnglandandshewasdeterminedtomakeEnglandonceagainaProtestantcountry.
28.James’son,CharlesI,whosucceededhimin1625,alsothoughtthathisrighttorulewasGod-given.
29.TheestablishmentoftheBritishEastIndiaCompanyin1600wasacaseofeconomicpenetration.
30.Althoughthemonarchdoesnothaveanyrealpower,he(orshe)doeshavegreatinfluence.
31.Britaindoesnothaveawrittenconstitution.
32.EachMemberofParliamentrepresentsaconstituency,andholdshisseatduringthelifeofaParliament.
33.TheHouseofLordsisthesecondchamberwherechangesinlawcanbemade.
34.ThepartywhichwinsthesecondlargestnumberofseatsintheHouseofLordsbecomestheofficialOpposition.
35.MinistersareappointedbytheQueenontherecommendationofthePrimeMinister.
36.ThetwomajorpartiesinBritaintodayaretheConservativePartyandtheLiberalDemocraticParty.
37.MinistersinBritaincannotbeelectedMembersofParliamentatthesametime.
38.AlthoughBritainisaunitarystate,itdoesnothaveasinglelegalsystem.
39.AMagistrates’Courtsitswithajury.
40.ThemaincourtsofciviljurisdictioninEnglandandWalesaretheCountyCourts.
41.AcenturyagotheBritisheconomywasamongthestrongestintheworld.
42.JohnMaynardKeyneswasaninfluentialAmericaneconomist.
43.AstrongopponentofthepoliciesoftheLaborParty,MargaretThatcherworkedtoincreasegovernmentcontrolovertheBritisheconomy.
44.InBritainserviceindustriesaccountforabouttwo-thirdsofitsgrossdomesticproduct.
45.MostoftheUnitedKingdom’stradeiswithotherdevelopedcountries,especiallyothermembersoftheEuropeanUnion.
46.Today,theCityofLondonisthecenterofLondonwheregovernmentdepartmentsarelocated.
47.ChristianitywasfirstintroducedintoBritainbySt.Augustineinthe6thcentury.
48.UndertheActofSettlement1701,theBritishmonarchisrequiredtobeamemberoftheChurchofEngland.
49.TheSupremeGovernoroftheChurchofEnglandistheArchbishopofCanterbury.
50.CanterburyCathedralisusedfortheCoronationofallBritishMonarchs.
51.TheBaptistUnionofGreatBritainisthelargestoftheFreeChurchesinBritain.
52.TheUKhasthesecondlargestJewishcommunityinWesternEurope.
53.Parentsarerequiredbylawtoensurethattheirchildrenreceivecompulsoryfull-timeeducationbetweentheageof5and16.
54.MostofthestatesecondaryschoolpopulationinGreatBritainattendscomprehensiveschools.
55.IntheUK,publicschoolsarepublicly-fundedschools.
56.IntheUK,mostundergraduate(bachelor’s)degreestakethreeyearstocomplete.
57.TheOpenUniversitywasintendedtogiveopportunitiestoadultswhohavebeenunabletotakeconventionalhighereducation.
58.Morethan70BritishcitizenshavebeenawardedtheNobelPrizeinscience,secondonlytotheUnitedStates.
IIChoosetheanswerthatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
1.TheBritishIslesaremadeupof_______.
A.threelargeislandsandhundredsofsmallones
B.threelargeislandsanddozensofsmallones
C.twolargeislandsandhundredsofsmallones
D.twolargeislandsanddozensofsmallones
2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTapoliticaldivisionontheislandofGreatBritain?
A.England.B.Scotland.
C.NorthernIreland.D.Wales.
3.BritainisseparatedfromtherestofEuropebytheEnglishChannelinthe_______andtheNorthSeaintheeast.
A.eastB.south
C.westD.north
4.TheRepublicofIrelandwastotallyindependentintheyear_______.
A.1920B.1945
C.1918D.1949
5.ThehighestmountaininBritain,BenNevis,liesin______.
A.theHighlandsB.theSouthernUplands
C.theCentralLowlandsD.theLakeDistrict
6.TheBritishEmpirewasreplacedbytheBritishCommonwealthortheCommonwealthofNationsin__________.
A.1921B.1931
C.1945D.1950
7.ThemountainsystemthePenninesisoftencalledthebackboneof_______.
A.EnglandB.Scotland
C.GreatBritainD.Ireland
8.TheregionalcapitalofNorthernIrelandis_______.
A.GlasgowB.Edinburgh
C.CardiffD.Belfast
9.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheclimateinBritainisNOTtrue?
A.Britain’sclimateisofthemaritimetype.
B.WintersinBritainareextremelycold.
C.SummersinBritainarecool.
D.BritainiswarmerthanHarbininwinter.
10.TheEnglishpeopleandtheEnglishlanguagewerebornfromtheunionof________.
A.theAnglesandtheSaxons
B.RomansandtheNormanFrench
C.DanesorVikingsandtheNormanFrench
D.NormanconquerorsandthedefeatedAnglo-Saxons
11.ThefirstknownsettlersofBritainwere_______.
A.theIberiansB.theBeakerFolk
C.theCeltsD.theRomans
12.About80,000ScotsspeakGaelicwhichisanancient_________.
A.ScottishlanguageB.Englishlanguage
C.IrishlanguageD.Celticlanguage
13.AboutthreemillionpeoplehavemigratedtoBritainsinceWorldWarII.TheyaremainlyfromtheWestIndies,Indiaand__________.
A.IndonesiaB.Singapore
C.HongKongD.Pakistan
14.InBritain_______ofthepopulationisurbanand_______isrural.
A.90%;
10%B.80%;
20%
C.70%;
30%D.60%;
40%
15.TheancestorsoftheWelshweretheancient__________.
A.CeltsB.Romans
C.NormansD.Britons
16.TheaveragepopulationdensityinBritainis______peoplepersquarekilometer.
A.250B.370
C.800D.500
17.Duringthe5thcenturywhentheRomanEmpirefell,theGermanic_________invadedandconqueredBritain.
A.AnglesandCelts B.AnglesandPicts
C.AnglesandBrythonsD.AnglesandSaxons
18.TheupperclassinBritainconsistsofthefollowingexcept_________.
A.peerageB.gentry
C.landownersD.professionals
19.In1066HaroldandhistroopsfoughtagainstWilliam’sarmyonSenlacfieldnear________.
A.LondonB.Normandy
C.StandfordD.Hastings
20.ThePlantagenetDynastywasfoundedby_________.
A.HenryB.HenryII
C.KingJosephD.CountofAnjor
21.EnglishReformationwascarriedoutby_______tochangethereligioninEnglandfromCatholicismtoProtestantism.
A.EdwardVIB.HenryVIII
C.MaryID.ElizabethI
22.KingJohnwasforcedbythebaronstosignthe_______whichrestrictedtheKing’spower.
A.BillofRightsB.PetitionofRight
C.ProvisionsofOxfordD.GreatCharter
23.SimondeMontfort’sreformisconsideredtobethebeginningofEnglish_______.
A.parliamentB.cabinet
C.constitutionD.liberty
24.From1649to1658EnglandwascalledaCommonwealth.ItwasruledfirstbyOliverCromwellas_______.
A.LordProtectorB.LieutenantGeneral
C.CommanderoftheNewModelArmyD.President
25.WilliamofOrangestartedConstitutionalMonarchybyaccepting_______in1689.
26.The1851LondonGreatExpositionwasheldintheCrystalPalacewhichwasdesignedbyQueen_______’shusbandAlbert.
A.MaryB.ElizabethI
C.VictoriaD.
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