英語(yǔ)專(zhuān)業(yè)八級(jí)人文知識(shí)

1、英語(yǔ)專(zhuān)業(yè)八級(jí)人文知識(shí)美國(guó)概況練習(xí)題：1 The traditional dividing line in America between “east” and “west” is_.2 The earliest part in America to be found and taken over by early settlers is _.3 The largest racial group in the whole population of U.S.A is_.4 Before 2000, the largest minority group in the United States i

2、s_.5 _has the worlds oldest written constitution and political party.6 The economic problem caused by the depression in 1929 was eventually solved by_.7 In the United States, primary education requires_years.8 Most college students in the United States are in_institutions.9 The three main levels of

3、courts of the federal judicial system in America are_.10 _(which state )is not governed by the common law. 練習(xí)題答案及題解:1. The Mississippi River, 密西西比河是美國(guó)傳統(tǒng)的東方和西方的分界線(xiàn)。2 .The Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain，最早被早期定居者發(fā)現(xiàn)和占領(lǐng)的地方是大西洋及其沿岸平原。3 .Non-hispanics white， 非西班牙裔的白人是美國(guó)最大的種族群體。4 .African Americans， 2

4、000年以前非裔美國(guó)人是美國(guó)最大的少數(shù)民族群體。2000年以后，拉丁裔美國(guó)人的人數(shù)超過(guò)了非裔美國(guó)人的人數(shù)，成為美國(guó)第一大少數(shù)民族群體。5 .America， 美國(guó)擁有世界上最古老的憲法和政黨。6. World War II， 第二次世界大戰(zhàn)的爆發(fā)幫助美國(guó)走出了經(jīng)濟(jì)困境。7. Six years， 美國(guó)的小學(xué)要花費(fèi)大約六年的時(shí)間。8. Public， 大部分美國(guó)大學(xué)生都在公立學(xué)校就讀。9 .美國(guó)的聯(lián)邦法院系統(tǒng)包括：the United States District Courts; the United States Courts of Appeal ; the United States Su

5、preme Court. 10 .Louisana， 路易斯安娜州不受共同法的約束。美國(guó)概況英語(yǔ)專(zhuān)業(yè)八級(jí)人文知識(shí)練習(xí)題：1 Of the fifty states of America, _states now have the death penalty as punishment.2 The four major regions of the United Sates are_.3 _ regions culture character was shaped largely by Puritan spirit.4 _is the largest state in terms of size

6、 and population in America.5Hollywoodis often used as a synonym for_6 The most important and largest river in the United States of America is_.7 The north-eastern part of the United States New England enjoys a _climate.8 To the west of mainland American lies the _ Ocean.9 Detroit, a U.S. city border

7、ing Lake Erie, is famous for its_.10 The natives of the continent of the America are the_.練習(xí)題答案及題解:1 38, 美國(guó)現(xiàn)有38個(gè)州懲罰罪犯采用死刑。2 Northeast, South, Midwest and West, 美國(guó)的主要四大部分不包括北部。3 The New England Region, 美國(guó)的新英格蘭地區(qū)， 也就是東北部地區(qū)深受清教思想的影響。4 California，加利福尼亞州是美國(guó)最大的州，擁有人口也最多。5 American films，好萊塢是美國(guó)著名的電影制造地。6 t

8、he Mississippi River，美國(guó)最長(zhǎng)的河流是密西西比河，也是美國(guó)最重要的一條河流。被美國(guó)人視為“眾河之父”，沿河流域也是美國(guó)的主要農(nóng)作物產(chǎn)區(qū)。7 typical continental，美國(guó)東北部的新英格蘭地區(qū)是典型的大陸性氣候。冬天寒冷，夏天炎熱。8 Pacific Ocean， 美國(guó)東臨大西洋，西瀕太平洋，北接加拿大，南靠墨西哥及墨西哥灣。9 automobile industry， 底特律是美國(guó)著名的汽車(chē)城。10 Indians， 美國(guó)的本土居民是當(dāng)?shù)氐挠〉诎踩恕Ｃ绹?guó)概況英語(yǔ)專(zhuān)業(yè)八級(jí)人文知識(shí)練習(xí)題：1 _is the largest city and the chief p

9、ort of the United States.A Washington D.CB Los Angeles C San Francisco D New York City2 _ enjoys the worst social and economic conditions.A Blacks B Hispanics C Indians D Asian Americans3 Washington D.C. is named after_.A the U.S. President George WashingtonB Christopher ColumbusC both George Washin

10、gton and Christopher ColumbusD none of them4 American and British English are two_ of the English language.A varieties B elements C parts D form5 The first American president to be elected from the Republican Party was_.A Thomas Jefferson B James Monroe C James Madison D Abraham Lincoln6 Of the fift

11、y states, the smallest state in area is_.A Rhode Island B Virginia C Texas D Montana7 The national flag of the United States is known as_.A the Star-Spangled Banner B Uncle Sam C Hot Dog D Union Jack8 The number of the Representatives from each American state depends on the _.A contribution a state

12、has made to the nationB populationC sizeD none of the above9 The tern “Father of Waters” is used to refer to _.A the Amazon River B the Mississippi River C the Nile River D the Hudson River10 The statue of liberty was given to American people by_ as a gift in 1884.A France B SpainC ItalyD Britain練習(xí)題

13、答案及題解:1 D, 紐約是美國(guó)最大的城市同時(shí)也是最重要的經(jīng)濟(jì)中心和最主要的港口。2 A, 黑人在美國(guó)的經(jīng)濟(jì)和社會(huì)地位都最為低下。3 C, 首都命名為華盛頓是為了紀(jì)念美國(guó)的第一任總統(tǒng)喬治華盛頓，而聯(lián)邦直轄區(qū)命名為哥倫比亞特區(qū)是為了紀(jì)念第一位從歐洲橫渡大西洋到達(dá)西半球的探險(xiǎn)家克里斯多拂哥倫布。4 A, 美國(guó)英語(yǔ)和英國(guó)英語(yǔ)是英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)言的兩種變體。5 D, 美國(guó)歷史上的第一位共和黨總統(tǒng)是亞伯拉罕林肯。6 A, 美國(guó)國(guó)土面積最小的是羅得島。7 A, 美國(guó)的國(guó)旗是星條旗。8 B, 美國(guó)每個(gè)州派往眾議院的代表人數(shù)應(yīng)與本州人口成比例。9 B, 美國(guó)的“眾河之父”指的是密西西比河。10 A, 美國(guó)的自由女神像是

14、法國(guó)人贈(zèng)予的禮物。轉(zhuǎn)貼于：24EN.COM美國(guó)概況英語(yǔ)專(zhuān)業(yè)八級(jí)人文知識(shí)練習(xí)題： 1. Ernest Hemingway is _. A. Englishman            B. American           C.Dutch            D. Denma

15、rk 2 .John Fitzgerald Kennedy is _ president. A. 35th                       B. 34th                  

16、; C. 33rd            D. 32nd  3. In 1837, the first college-level institution for women , Mount Holyoke Female Seminary , opened in _ to serve the “ Muslim sex”. A. New England         B. Virginia

17、0;              C. Massachusetts                  D. New York 4. The capital of Massachusetts is _. A .Providence      &

18、#160;     B. Boston                C. Montpelier                         D. Augusta 5

19、 ._ is the dividing line between the South and North. A .The Hudson River                     B. The Potomac River  C. The Ohio River          &#

20、160;               D. The Missouri River 6 ._ is Washingtons largest city. A .Boise                      B. Denver  

21、;             C. Tacoma                             D .Seattle 7. Washington D.C., the capital of U.

22、S. is situated on the _River banks. A .St. Lawrence          B. Hudson              C. Potomac                

23、            D. Missouri 8. When did the American Civil War break out? A. 1775                       B. 1812    

24、0;             C. 1861                                 D. 1863 9 .Who prepared t

25、he draft of the Declaration of Independence? A .John Adams            B. Thomas Jefferson                    C. Benjamin Franklin   

26、60;            D. John Hancock 10. In which day is Halloween celebrated?       A .5 November           B. 31 October        &

27、#160;  C .17 March                          D. 25 December 練習(xí)題答案及題解: 1. B,文壇巨匠海明威是美國(guó)人。 2 .A,肯尼迪是美國(guó)的第35任總統(tǒng)。 3. C,美國(guó)的第一所女子學(xué)院開(kāi)設(shè)于馬薩諸塞州。 4 .B,麻省的首府是波士頓。 5. D,美國(guó)南北的分界線(xiàn)是密蘇里河，東西的

28、分界線(xiàn)是密西西比河。 6 .D,華盛頓州的最大城市是西雅圖。 7. C,華盛頓特區(qū)位于波托馬克河上。 8. C,美國(guó)內(nèi)戰(zhàn)爆發(fā)于1861年，結(jié)束于1865年。 9 .B,為美國(guó)起草獨(dú)立宣言的是托馬斯杰弗遜。 10 .B,萬(wàn)圣節(jié)前夕是10月的最后一天即10月31號(hào)。英語(yǔ)專(zhuān)業(yè)八級(jí)人文知識(shí)(5)英國(guó)概況 練習(xí)題：1 Britain was the first country to industrialize because of the following factors except _.A Britain was well placed geographically to participate

29、in European and world trade.B Britain had many rivers, which were useful for transport.C British engineers had sound training and the inventors were respected.D British government was increasingly interested in overseas and colonies after the 17th century.2 The United Kingdom is a constitutional mon

30、archy. The _ has very little power.A queen B monarch C prime minister D king3 Which party has always had strong links with the trade unions and received financial support from them?A the Labor Party B the Conservative Party C the Liberal Party D the Social Democratic Party4 On accepting _, the age o

31、f constitutional monarchy, of a monarchy with powers limited by Parliament, began.A Constitutional Law B The Declaration of IndependenceC Civil Law D Bill of Rights5 Females were allowed to vote in national elections until _.A 1918 B 1916 C 1920 D 18966 The British North America Act of 1867 establis

32、hed _ as a domain.A Australia B Canada C New Zealand D India7 During World War II, as a war leader, _ received massive popular support and led his country to final victory in 1945.A Harold Wilson B Edward Heath C Franklin Roosevelt D Winston Churchill8 The Falkland Islands war was between Britain an

33、d _.A France B New Zealand C Argentina D Australia9 In Britain, a _ is held when a Member of Parliament dies, retires or resigns.A civic election B by-election C popular election D general election10 In the United Kingdom, ministers are appointed by the Queen on the recommendation of _.A the Lord Ch

34、ancellor B the Monarch C the Prime Minister D the King 練習(xí)題答案及題解:1 D, 英國(guó)之所以能成為世界上最早開(kāi)始工業(yè)化的國(guó)家,原因有很多。但英國(guó)是從17世紀(jì)以后逐步開(kāi)始對(duì)海外貿(mào)易和開(kāi)拓海外殖民地產(chǎn)生濃厚興趣的。2 B, 英國(guó)是君主立憲制國(guó)家，國(guó)王或女王（君主）幾乎沒(méi)什么實(shí)質(zhì)性的權(quán)力。3 A, 保守黨和自由黨是英國(guó)最早成立的兩個(gè)黨派。大致來(lái)說(shuō)，保守黨是中上層階級(jí)的黨，它得到大公司財(cái)政上的支持；而工黨，主要得到工會(huì)的支持，它的支持者主要是中產(chǎn)階級(jí)和知識(shí)分子。4 D, 權(quán)利法案的簽署，標(biāo)志著英國(guó)進(jìn)入了君主立憲制時(shí)代，一個(gè)君主幾乎沒(méi)有什么實(shí)質(zhì)性權(quán)

35、力并受制于議會(huì)的時(shí)代。5 A, 直到1918年婦女才在全國(guó)大選中享有選舉權(quán)。6 B, 1867年英國(guó)北美法案將加拿大納為它的自治領(lǐng)。7 D, 在第二次世界大戰(zhàn)中，當(dāng)時(shí)的英國(guó)首相丘吉爾作為戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)統(tǒng)帥受到了英國(guó)人民的廣泛擁戴，并帶領(lǐng)英國(guó)人民贏得了戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的最后勝利。8 C, ?？颂m群島戰(zhàn)役是發(fā)生在英國(guó)和阿根廷著這兩個(gè)國(guó)家之間。位于大西洋南部的?？颂m群島從1892年起就是英國(guó)的海外殖民地，1982年阿根廷開(kāi)始控制這些島嶼，但是英國(guó)最終打敗了阿根廷，并重新占領(lǐng)了這些島嶼。9 B, 英國(guó)的下院議會(huì)成員中有人去世、退休或辭職時(shí)，就要進(jìn)行補(bǔ)缺選舉。10 C, 在英國(guó)，部長(zhǎng)們是由首相推薦，女王加以任命的。轉(zhuǎn)貼于：2

36、4EN.COM 英語(yǔ)專(zhuān)業(yè)八級(jí)人文知識(shí)（6）英國(guó)概況  練習(xí)題：  1 How many members are there in the House of Commons? A 650 B 524 C 72 D 651 2 Which of the following people didnt use to be the British Prime Minister? A Margaret Thatcher B Winston Churchill C Horatio Nelson D John Major 3 By tradition, the leader of the

37、majority party is appointed _ by the Sovereign in the United Kingdom. A Prime Minister B Member of Parliament  C Lord of appeal D Speaker of the House 4 The Tories were the forerunners of _, which still bears this nickname today. A the Labour Party B the Conservative Party C the Liberal Party D

38、 the Social Democratic Party 5 In the United Kingdom, the party which wins the _ number of seats in the House of Commons becomes the official Opposition. A largest B second largest C third largest D fourth largest 6 The term “British disease” is now often used to characterize Britains _ decline. A p

39、olitical B educational C military D economic 7 The 1980s was remembered as the decade of _. A globalization B nationalization C privatization D competition 8 Today, in Britain, _ is called a “sick” industry. A coal mining B iron and steel C textiles D shipbuilding 9 The first steam engine was devise

40、d by Thomas Newcomer at the end of the 17th century, and the Scottish inventor _ modified and improved the design in 1765. AAbraham Darby B James Watt C John Kay D Richard Arkwrightthe 10 _ created the industrial working class, the proletariat, and it later led to trade unionism. A The Chartist Move

41、ment B The Industrial Revolution  C The French Revolution D The Glorious Revolution 練習(xí)題答案及題解: 1 D, 下議院共有651名議員。 2 C, 撒切爾夫人，丘吉爾和梅杰都曾經(jīng)做過(guò)英國(guó)首相；而納爾遜（1758-1805），英國(guó)海軍統(tǒng)帥，因作戰(zhàn)負(fù)傷，右眼失明，失去右臂。后任地中海艦隊(duì)司令，在特法爾加角海戰(zhàn)中大敗西班牙聯(lián)合艦隊(duì)，本人受重傷陣亡，號(hào)稱(chēng) Viscount Nelson。 3 A, 在英國(guó)，按照傳統(tǒng)，多數(shù)黨的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人由君主任命為首相，首相從本黨內(nèi)部挑選一些領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人擔(dān)任各部部長(zhǎng)職位。 4 B, 托

42、利黨是英國(guó)保守黨的前身。 5 B, 在英國(guó)，在下議院中贏得第二席位的政黨為反對(duì)黨，它也有它自己的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)和影子內(nèi)閣（shadow cabinet）。 6 D, 現(xiàn)在“英國(guó)病”這一術(shù)語(yǔ)經(jīng)常用來(lái)指英國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)上的衰退。 7 C, 正如20世紀(jì)40年代被看作是國(guó)有化的時(shí)代一樣，20世紀(jì)80年代被看作是私有化的時(shí)代。包括英國(guó)石油、航空、鋼鐵、電訊在內(nèi)的幾乎40% 的國(guó)有公司實(shí)現(xiàn)了私有化。 8 A, 英國(guó)煤礦業(yè)被稱(chēng)為生病工業(yè)。英國(guó)的煤產(chǎn)量在一戰(zhàn)前達(dá)到頂點(diǎn)，如今的英國(guó)的煤礦業(yè)衰退，從而導(dǎo)致礦工的數(shù)量、煤礦的總產(chǎn)量大大下降。 9 B, 第一臺(tái)蒸汽機(jī)是 Thomas Newcomer 在17世紀(jì)末設(shè)計(jì)的，后來(lái)蘇格蘭發(fā)

43、明家瓦特在1765年對(duì)原有的設(shè)計(jì)進(jìn)行了改進(jìn)提高，生產(chǎn)出了第一臺(tái)高效的蒸汽機(jī)并應(yīng)用到紡織和其他機(jī)械業(yè)中。 10 B, 工業(yè)革命產(chǎn)生了工人階級(jí)，即無(wú)產(chǎn)階級(jí)。后來(lái)形成了工會(huì)制度。英語(yǔ)專(zhuān)業(yè)八級(jí)人文知識(shí)（7）練習(xí)題：  1 _ is the key to Industrial Revolution. A Iron B Cotton Textile C Coal mining D Steam engine 2 _ became a literary current during the period of the successful Industrial Revolution. A Criti

44、cism B Modernism C Romanticism D Renaissance 3 Modern football game began in _. A China B France C England D Germany 4 _ is the leader of the British government. A Prime Minister B Queen C President D Governor 5 The second largest city in England, _ , is a metropolitan district and an industrial and

45、 manufacturing city. A Edinburgh B Belfast C Glasgow D Birmingham 6 _ introduced Christianity into Britain. A The Celts B The Romans C The Viking Danes D The French 7 The real power of the British government lies in _. A the House of Commons B the cabinet headed by the Prime Minister C the Prime Min

46、ister D the Queen 8 In Britain, education is compulsory for children between the ages of _ to _. A 5, 14 B 6, 17 C 5, 16 D 6, 14 9 The longest river in Britain is _ , and the largest river in the USA is _. A the Seven River; the Missouri River B the Thames River; the Missouri River C the Severn Rive

47、r; the Mississippi D the Thames River; the Ohio River 10 The general election in Britain is held every _ years. A four B three C six D five 練習(xí)題答案及題解: 1 B, 紡織業(yè)的改革是英國(guó)工業(yè)革命的主要成就之一。 2 C, 工業(yè)革命時(shí)期的主要文學(xué)流派是浪漫主義。 3 C, 現(xiàn)代的足球運(yùn)動(dòng)起源于英國(guó)。 其正宗的老家在英格蘭，19世紀(jì)興起。 4 A, 英國(guó)的政體是君主立憲制。 國(guó)王（女王）是國(guó)家元首，但政府的首領(lǐng)為首相。 5 D, 英國(guó)的第二大城市伯明翰位于英

48、格蘭中部平原，是國(guó)際化大都市，也是英國(guó)的工業(yè)和制造業(yè)中心。 6 B, 公元43年，羅馬人占領(lǐng)英國(guó)，其后統(tǒng)治了400多年。基督徒就是在這一時(shí)期由羅馬人傳入英國(guó)的。 7 B, 君主立憲制下，國(guó)王的作用更側(cè)重于其象征意義，而實(shí)權(quán)為內(nèi)閣所有，內(nèi)閣由首相率領(lǐng)。 8 C, 英國(guó)的教育體系中的義務(wù)教育階段是5-16歲，這是每一位學(xué)生在學(xué)校學(xué)習(xí)的最低年限。 9 C, 英國(guó)最長(zhǎng)的河是塞文河，全長(zhǎng)355公里，美國(guó)最長(zhǎng)的河是密西西比河， 長(zhǎng)4000公里左右。 10 D, 英國(guó)大選每5年舉行一次。英語(yǔ)專(zhuān)業(yè)八級(jí)人文知識(shí)（8）英國(guó)概況 1.Which of the following tribes first came

49、to Britain? A Roman B Anglo-Saxons C Jutes D Celts 2.The Hundred Years War between Britain and France was fought _. A from 1327 to 1453 B from 1337 to 1453 C from 1347 to 1453 C from 1357 to 1453 3.The Republic of Ireland became independent in the year _ A 1918 B 1920 C 1945 D 1949 4.The English Civ

50、il War is also called _ A the Puritan Revolution B the second Magna Carta C the Long Parliament D the Anglican War 5.Britain is separated from the rest of Europe by the English Channel in the _ and the North Sea in the east, A east B south C west D north 6.The largest lake in Britain is _. A. Loch L

51、omond B the Lough Neagh C Windermere D Ullswater 7.Where do the majority of people in Scotland live? A In the Highlands B In the central Lowlands C In the Uplands D In the west of Scotland 8.In Britain only about _ of the population are farmers but they manage 70% of the land area. A 2% B 3% C 4% D

52、5% 9.The two important crops in Britain are _ A barley and corn B wheat and rice C barley and oats D wheat and barley 10.In Britain, children from the age of 5 to 16 _ A can legally receive partly free education B can legally receive completely free education C can not receive free education at all

53、D can not receive free education if their parents are rich 答案 1.D 凱爾特在公元前700年到英國(guó)，羅馬人在公元1到5世紀(jì)統(tǒng)治英國(guó)，5世紀(jì)中期盎格魯撒克遜人侵占英國(guó)，因此凱爾特人是最早踏入英國(guó)的。 2.B 英法百年戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)爆發(fā)于1337年到1453年間，中間還發(fā)生了黑死病。 3.D 愛(ài)爾蘭共和國(guó)在1949年獨(dú)立。 4.A 英國(guó)內(nèi)戰(zhàn)于1642年到1646年間發(fā)生，國(guó)王查爾斯與議會(huì)發(fā)生爭(zhēng)執(zhí)，實(shí)際上是國(guó)王與清教徒之間的矛盾引起的，結(jié)果議會(huì)勝利。 5.B 英國(guó)南面與法國(guó)隔著英吉利海峽。 6.B 英國(guó)最大的湖是內(nèi)伊湖，最長(zhǎng)的河流是塞文河。 7.B

54、 蘇格蘭中低部適合人類(lèi)生存，是蘇格蘭工業(yè)和人高度集中的地區(qū)。 8.A 由于英國(guó)農(nóng)作業(yè)時(shí)的高度機(jī)械化，只需利用全國(guó)2%的人口來(lái)耕作大面積農(nóng)地。 9.D 小麥和大麥?zhǔn)怯?guó)最重要的莊稼。 10.B 英國(guó)的義務(wù)教育是從5歲到16歲，所以期間的教育全部免費(fèi)。 英語(yǔ)專(zhuān)業(yè)八級(jí)人文知識(shí)（9）練習(xí)題：1 Which of the following is the British oldest daily newspaper?A The Telegraph B The Guardian C The News of the World D The Times2 The river Thames is in _.A

55、Wales B Scotland C England D Northern Ireland3 The Industrial Revolution started in _.A the Great Britain B the United States C Canada D Austrilia4 Which of the following is true under Thatchers administration?A The proportion of owner-occupation decreased.B Public housing became more important.C Ma

56、ny public houses were sold to people.D The UK became more European-like in its housing arrangement.5 Britain has its nuclear naval force since _.A its one of the developed countries in the worldB its a traditional sea powerC it has an advanced industryD its able to produce submarines6 Which of the f

57、ollowing is the oldest national Sunday newspaper in Britain?A The Times B The Guardian C The Observer D The Financial Times7 Big Ben was named after _.A Christopher Wren B Benjamin Hall C Ben John D G. Stephenson8 The Capital of Wales is _.A Swansea B Cardiff C Rhonda D Belfast9 _ is Englands bigges

58、t naval base.A Portsmouth B Southampton C Plymouth D Dover10 There are two major national parties in Britain: the Conservative party and _.A the Liberal Party B the Democratic Party C the Labour Party D the Republican Party練習(xí)題答案及題解:1 D, 英國(guó)歷史上最悠久的日?qǐng)?bào)是泰晤士報(bào)。2 C, 泰晤士河位于英格蘭。 3 A, 工業(yè)革命最早從英國(guó)開(kāi)始。4 C, 1979年撒切爾

59、夫人成為英國(guó)第一任女首相。她提出的政策稱(chēng)被為“撒切爾主義”。其內(nèi)容包括國(guó)有企業(yè)私有化，采用貨幣主義政策以控制通貨膨脹，削弱工會(huì)的影響，加強(qiáng)市場(chǎng)因素在經(jīng)濟(jì)中的作用，將公有住房賣(mài)給公眾，強(qiáng)調(diào)法律和秩序。在一定程度上講，她的計(jì)劃是成功的。她領(lǐng)導(dǎo)英國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)度過(guò)了一段最繁華的時(shí)期。5 B, 英國(guó)擁有其海軍核力量與其一貫的霸主地位是密切相關(guān)的。6 C, 觀(guān)察家報(bào)創(chuàng)刊于1791年，是英國(guó)創(chuàng)刊最早的星期日?qǐng)?bào)紙。7 B, 據(jù)說(shuō)Big Ben 得名于它在1859年修建時(shí)候的建造者 Benjamin Hall。8 B, 威爾士位于大不列顛的西部。首府：加的夫。9 A, 英國(guó)最大的海軍基地是普茨茅斯。10 C, 英國(guó)奉

60、行的是兩黨制。其兩大主要政黨是保守黨和工黨。轉(zhuǎn)貼于：24EN.COM 英語(yǔ)專(zhuān)業(yè)八級(jí)人文知識(shí)（10）英國(guó)概況 練習(xí)題： 1 Which name is NOT related to Britain? A Northern Ireland B Scotland C Wales D Toronto 2 The news agency Reuters was founded in _. A London B Birmingham C Liverpool D Manchester 3 The tower of London, a historical sight, located in the cent

61、er of London, was built by _. A King Harold B Robin Hood C Oliver Cromwell D William the Conqueror 4 Who were the ancestors of the English and the founders of England? A The Anglo-Saxon B The Normans C The Vikings D The Romans 5 Which is the largest city in Scotland? A Cardiff B Edinburgh C Glasgow

62、D Manchester 6 In Britain, children from the age of 5 to 16 _. A can legally receive completely free education B can legally receive partly free education C cannot receive free education at all D cannot receive free education of their parents are rich 7 The Industrial Revolution started in _. A the

63、Great Britain B the United States C Canada D Australia 8 What is the name of Britains highest mountain? A Anne Boleyn B Ben Nevis C Snowdonia D Scafell 9 Which is the correct name to use to refer to Britain in a political way? A Great Britain B The British Isles C The United Kingdom D England 10 Britain has, for centuries , been slowly tilting with _. A the North-West slowly rising and the South-East slowly sinking B the North-East slowly rising a