英语国家概况习题

1、Unit One The CountryI. Multiple choice.1. The “backbone of England” refers to _. A. the Welsh Massif B. the Pennines C. the Middle Valley D. the English Midlands2. The highest mountain in England is _.A. the Pennines B. Ben Nevis C. the Highland of Scotland D. Northern Ireland3. The largest river is

2、 _ and the second largest but the most important one is _.A. the Thames River, the Severn RiverB. the Severn River, the Tees RiverC. the Exe River, the Thames RiverD. the Severn River, the Thames River4. Of the following, _ is the largest, most populous and generally speaking the richest section A.

3、England B. ScotlandC. Wales D. Northern Ireland5. The government of the Church of Scotland is_.A. Episcopal B. PresbyterianC. the lord commissioner D. Anglican6. Among the Lake Poets, _ was the most famous one.A. William Wordsworth B. Samuel Coleridge C. Robert Southey D. William Shakespeare7. Big B

4、en is in _.A. London B. Birmingham C. Glasgow D. Liverpool8. The nickname of Britain is _.A. Uncle Sam B. John Bull C. Father Christmas D. Oliver Twist9. The best-known character of the British people is their _.A. conservativeness B. exclusiveness C. self-importance D. irony10. By the Act of Union

5、of _ Scotland and the kingdom of England and Wales were constitutionally joined as the Kingdom of Britain.A. 1707 B. 1921 C. 1801 D. 193611. The longest river in Britain is _.A. Severn B. Clyde C. BannD. Thames12. The proportion of the English in the whole population is _ or so.A. 60% B. 80% C. 70%

6、D. 30%II. Fill in the blanks with proper words.1. The national anthem of UK is _.2. The largest lake in Britain is _, which is located in Northern Ireland.3. The national flag of UK is composed of three flags and it is called _.4. Usually the husband of Queen gets the title “Prince of _.”5. The seco

7、nd largest but the most important river in Britain is _ and London is situated on it.6. The full title of the U.K. is the United Kingdom of _ _ and _ _.7. The largest part of U.K. is _.8. Belfast Lough and Lough Neagh lie in _ _.9. The U.K. lies to the _ of France.10. Westminster, the area of centra

8、l government administration is situated in the _ End.III. True or false.1. Now in England, the top leader of the Church of England is Pope.2. The Capital of Scotland is Edinburgh.3. During Easter Day, people will eat eggs and chicks.4. Britain now is a member of European Union and Euros are the curr

9、ency used across Britain. 5. Loch Ness is a lake located in Southern England and it is famous for its scenery and the monster.6. Afternoon tea became popular in Queen Victorias time, and it is usually between nine and twelve in the morning. 7. Great Britain is the largest island in British Isles and

10、 it is composed of fours parts including England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.8. The most important airport in Britain is Heathrow Airport in London.9. The Celtic language was a spoken language and it is still heard in parts of Scotland.10. English is the only language spoken in Britain.IV.

11、 Vocabulary1. Angles 2. Westminster Abbey 3. Germanic tribes 4. Great Britain 5. Husbandry 6. Maritime 7. Stonehenge 8. Territory 9. The Commonwealth10. TopographyV. Explain the following terms.1. The Buckingham Palace2. The Stonehenge3. British Commonwealth4. The Union Jack 5. British Isles6. God S

12、ave the QueenVI. Answer the following questions briefly. 1. What is the position of modern Britain in the world?2. What are the differences among the British Isles, the United Kingdom, Great Britain, and England?3. Why do English people like to talk about the weather? What are the contributing facto

13、rs?Unit Two The PeopleI. Fill in the blanks with proper words. 1. The UK has a _ and _society where its people have diverse origins in every continent of the world. 2. The Angles, Saxons, and Jutes were _ people from Europe and arrived in England between 5th and 7th centuries. 3. The _ census, condu

14、cted under the order of William the Great, provides the earliest reasonable estimate of Englands population. 4. _ is the official language of the United Kingdom. 5. The Irish, Welsh and Scottish Gaelic have developed from the _ language. 6. Traditionally, the British class system was divided into up

15、per, middle, and working class. II. Vocabulary1. Ethnic diversity 4. Nomans7. Domesday Book10. Old Stone Age2. Celtic language 5. Anglo-Saxons8. Potato Famine 3. Britishness6. Germanic people9. Black DeathIII. Explain the following terms.1. Potato Famine2. Domesday Book3. Indo-European language fami

16、lyIV. Answer the following questions briefly. 1. What patterns settlement and immigration has the UK demonstrated in history?2. What are the key elements in “Britishness” that the citizens of the UK share?3. What consequences will be brought by the decline of the British identity?4. What is the offi

17、cial language in UK? And what are the minor languages spoken in the country?5. How are people in the UK divided into different classes? What are some of the main features in the division?6. What do you think are the English characters? What do you think contribute to them?Unit 3 History (1) (Early B

18、ritain before 1066)I. Multiple choice.1. _invaders conquered what is now called England in the first century A.D. A. The Roman B. The Norman C. The Angles D. The American2. Julius Caesar invaded Britain in _.A. 55 BC B. 100 BC C.410 AD D. 55 AD3. _is believed to have been a Roman-Briton warrior who

19、fought against foreign attackers between 400 and 600 AD. A. King Arthur B. Alfred C. William D. Canute 4. The first “King of the English” was _.A. Alfred the Great B. Egbert C. Bede D. Ethelred5. The three great Germanic tribes: the Anglos, the _ and the Jutes which invaded Britain form the basis of

20、 the modern British people.A. Saxons B. Scots C. Welsh D. Wessex6. The head of the church in Anglo-Saxon times was _.A. the King of Denmark and Norway B. the king of EnglandC. Julius Caesar D. the Archbishop of Canterbury7. The _ invaded England in the earliest time.A. Danes B. Iberians C. Romans D.

21、 Celts8. The Vikings who invaded England at the turn of the 8th century came from _.A. Norway B. Denmark C. France D. both A and B9. British recorded histroy begins with _.A. the Roman invasion B. the Norman Conquest C. the Viking and Danish invsion D. the Anglo-Saxons invasion10. Edward was known a

22、s the “_” because of his reputation for saintliness.A. Confessor B. Conqueror C. ProtectorD. Unready11. Norman Conquest began in _.A. 1016 B. 1066 C. 1035 D. 145812. The Battle of Hastings took place in _.A. 1606 B. 1042 C. 1066 D. 1458II. Fill in the blanks with proper words.1. The property record

23、in the time of William the Conqueror is known as the _.2. The word “English” means “the language belonging to the _”.3. The ancestors of the English are _, while the Scots, Welsh and Irish the Celts.4. About 122 AD, in order to keep back the Picts and Scots, the _ built Hadrians Wall.5. _ was consid

24、ered the first national hero and was called the “father of the British Navy”.6. In 1086 William had his official to make a general survey of the land, known as _ Book.7. The Battle of _ paved the way for the Norman Conquest to England.8. Along with the Normans came the _ language.III. True or false.

25、1. In the early history of England, there were many legendary heroes and one of them was King Arthur.2. The Hadrians Wall and the Antonine Wall were the two great walls built by the Romans along the northern border of England to prevent the Picts in Scotland from invading England. The picts were sai

26、d to have painted faces”.3. The Norman Conquest was in effect a French conquest and the imposition upon England of ruling French aristocracy. In consequence, Norman-French of the conquerors replaced English as an authoritative language in England. English became a lower-class language.IV. Vocabulary

27、1. Stonehenge4. Alfred the Great7. The Battle of Hastings10. Edward the Confessor2. Hadrians wall 5. Christianity 8. Normand Conquest3. Heptarchy6. Julius Caeser9. William the ConquerorV. Explain the following terms.1. Norman Conquest2. William the Conqueror3. Stonehenge4. Silbury Hill5. Julius Caes

28、ar6. Hadrians Wall7. King Arthur8. St. Augustine of CaterburyVI. Answer the following questions briefly. 1. What are the Roman influences on England?2. What are the Anglo-Saxon influences on England?3. What were the influences of Norman Conquest on Britain?4. “British history has been a history of i

29、nvasion”. Do you agree or disagree to this point of view? Why?Unit 3 History (2) (Medieval Britain 1066-1485)I. Multiple choice.1. In history _ was nicknamed “King of Lackland”.A. John B. Henry I C. Henry II D. Jame I2. The founder of the English legal system and the Common Law was_.A. Henry I B. He

30、nry II C. Henry III D. Henry VIII3. The Peasants Uprising in 1381 was led by _.A. Henry Turner B. Watt Tyler C. RichardD. William I4. The Wars of Roses was so called because _.A. it was fought during the seasons of rosesB. the fighting two sides both used the rose as their badgeC. it was fought over

31、 dispute of a roseD. none of the above5. The Great Charter was signed by _ in 1215.A. King Henry II B. King Richard C. King JohnD. Henry Tudor6. In the early 14th century feudalism began to _ in England.A. grow B. flourish C. decline D. end7. The Parliament of 1295 which is known as the “_” is consi

32、dered the “beginning of parliament”.A. All Estates Parliament B. Model Parliament C. Long Parliament D. Short Parliament 8. The Middle Ages in England ended with _.A. the Norman Conquest B. the beginning of the Tudor MonarchyC. the beginning of the Parliament D. the Peasant Uprising9. The Great Char

33、ter was essentially a _.A. Culture Movement B. colonial document C. feudal document D. capitalistic document 10.The _ dealt a telling blow to villainies, and a whole new class of yeomen farmers emerged, paving the way for the development of capitalism.A. Peasant uprising of 1381 B. Wars of the Roses

34、C. England Reformation D. Civil wars11. The _developed later into the Lords and the Commons known as Parliament.A. Witan B. Grand Council C. Privy Council D. Great CouncilII. Fill in the blanks with proper words.1. John signed the document in 1215, which in history was called the Great Charter or _

35、_.2. The English parliament originated in the _ _.3. The third collection of the poll tax in the early part of 1381 became the fuse of _ _ rising.4. The Wars of the Roses broke out between the _ and the _.5. The nature of the Wars of the Roses was a _ _ war.6. Parliament comes from a French word whi

36、ch means to _.III. True or false.1. The Hundred Years War refers to the war between France and England from 1353 to 1453. It continued intermittently for more than 100 years with ups and downs for both sides, but it ended in victory for the English. The war was caused by both territorial and economi

37、c disputes.2. The Great Council included barons and representatives from counties and towns.IV. Vocabulary1. Feudalism2. Common Law 3. Crusade4. Magna Carta / Great Charter5. Parliament 6. House of Lords7. House of Commons8. Hundred Years War9. The Wars of Roses 10. Joan of ArcV. Explain the followi

38、ng terms.1. Magna Carta2. the Hundred Years War3. the Black Death4. Joan of ArcVI. Answer the following questions briefly. 1. What do you know about the Wars of Roses and what were the consequences?2. What do you know about the Hundred Years War and its influence on Britain?Unit 3 History (3) (Trans

39、ition to the Modern Age 1485-1688)I. Multiple choice.1. The Spanish Armada used to be very strong and it was once called _.A. the Powerful Fleet B. the Unbreakable FleetC. the Strong Armada D. the Invincible Fleet2. Among the first critics of the Roman Catholic Church, _was the most prominent and he

40、 established Protestantism.A. Martin Luther B. Martin Luther King, JrC. Thomas Becket D. John Bunyan3. In England, when Elizabeth I died, _ was the first of the Stuarts to take the throne.A. Mary Tudor B. James IC. Charles I D. Oliver Cromwell4. William and Mary jointly accepted _ and the age of con

41、stitutional monarchy began.A. the Magna Carta B. the Petition of RightC. the Test Act D. the Bill of Rights5. The English Reformation began with_.A. Henry B. Henry C. Mary Tudor D. Edward 6. The English Renaissance was largely_.A. religious B. ideologicalC philosophical D. literary7. The_ developed

42、later into the Lords and the Commons known as Parliament.A. Witan B. Grand Council C. Privy Council D. Great Council8. In 1653 _ was made Lord Protector for life.A. Oliver Cromwell B. Charles I C. William II D. Charles II9. Charles I was beheaded in _.A. 1649 B. 1648 C. 1653 D.166910. The Glorious R

43、evolution in 1688 was in nature a _.A. coup detat B. racial slaughter C. peasant rising D. bourgeois revolution11. The Middle Ages in England ended with _.A. the Norman Conquest B. the beginning of the Tudor MonarchyC. the beginning of the Parliament D. the Peasant Uprising12. During his reign, Henr

44、y VIII carried out the _ reforms.A. religious B. judicial C. land D. spelling13. The Enclosure Movement was a period in which “_ devour men” as described in Thomas Mores Utopia.A. pigs B. sheep C. cattle D. dogs14. Chartered companies were estblished during Queen Elizabeth Is time. They were_.A. gov

45、ernment companies under the control of an appointed agentB. established with private capital used for overseas expansion under the Queens permissionC. owned by the big noble families D. granted by the queen to her close friends15. In the Civil War, the supporters of the king were generally called _.

46、A. Roundheads B. Conservatives C. Zealots D. Cavaliers16. The English Bourgeois Revolution in its upsurge was also called the _.A. Catholic Revolution B. Puritan Revolution C. Bolshevik Revolution D. the Reformation17. In 1689 the “Bill of Rights” was passed. _ began in England.A. The Constitutional

47、 Monarchy B. All Estates Parliament C. House of Lancaster D. the Republic 18. In 1534 Parliament passed the “_”, according to which Henry VIII was declared the head of the English Church.A. the Bill of Rights B. Act of Supremacy C. Act of Settlement D. Act of Union19. The Industrial Revolution first

48、 started in _.A. the iron industry B. the textile industry C. the coal industry D. manufacturing industry 20. The Reformation was a product of _.A. the Renaissance B. the Chartist Movement C. the Hundred Years War D. the Wars of Roses21. The greatest dramatist of the English Renaissance was _.A. Sha

49、kespeare B. Milton C. Chaucer D. BaconII. Fill in the blanks with proper words.1. After the Civil War, Oliver Cromwell declared England a commonwealth, later, he became the _.2. After the Industrial Revolution, Britain became the “_” of the world.3. Renaissance spread into England during the Tudor M

50、onarchy and its mainstream was _. 4. During the Civil War, the Cavaliers supported _, while the Roundheads supported _.5. The East India Company formed at the end of the 16th century was one of _ companies.6. “Renaissance” means “_”, i.e. Europe rediscovering its origins in the cultures of ancient G

51、reek and Rome.7. In the summer of 1588 the Spanish ships, the _ _ was defeated by English ships.8. The first two parties appeared in England were the _ and the _.9. After Charles I was beheaded in 1649 England was declared a _.10. In 1653 Cromwell was made _ _ for life and started his military dicta

52、torship openly.III. True or false.1. Under the reign of Oliver Cromwell the Bill of Rights was passed.2. James I was executed in the civil war.3. Under the reign of Oliver Cromwell the Bill of Rights was passed.4. Drama flourished in Elizabethan age more than any other form of literature.IV. Vocabulary1. Enclosure movement2. The New World 3. The Reformation4. The East India Company5. Renaissance 6. Humanism7. Divine Right of Kings 8. Gunpowder plot9. The English Civil War10. Glorious RevolutionV. Explain the following terms.1. Renaissance2. The