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UK

U1

1.TheUnitedKingdomislocatedinnorthernEurope.

2.TheUnitedKingdomconsistsoffourpoliticaldivisions—England,Scotland,Walesand

Ireland.

3.EnglandisoneofthetwolargeislandsintheBritishIsles.

4.TheBritishIslesaremadeupofthreelargeislandsandhundredsofsmallones.

5.WalesliesontheeastcoastoftheislandofGreatBritain.

6.TheCommonwealthofNationsisafreeassociationofindependentcountriesthatall

usedtobecoloniesofBritain.

7InScotland,ruggedmountains,greenvalleys,anddeep,bluelakesprovidesomeofthe

mostbeautifulsceneryinEurope.

8.ThelongestriverinBritainistheThames.

9.ThelargestlakeinBritainistheLoughNeaghinnorthwestEngland.

10.Britain'sclimateisinfluencedbytheGulfStream,awarmoceancurrentthatsweeps

upfromtheequatorandflowspasttheBritishIsles.

U2

1.TheEnglish,theScots,andtheWelshareAnglo-Saxons,buttheIrishareCelts.

2.LondonandEnglandasawholehavegreatinfluenceovertherestoftheUnit

Kingdombecauseoftheirlargepopulation!

3.PeopleofIndian,Pakistani,andBangladeshioriginarethelargestgroupofimmigrants

4.Comparedtotherestoftheworld,theUKhasasmallerpercentageofolderpeopleand

ahigherpercentageofyoungerpeople.

5.TheWelshlanguageistheofficiallanguageinWales.

6.ScottishGaelicistheofficiallanguageinScotland.

7.TheEnglishlanguageisthepredominantlanguageinNorthernIreland.

8.Englishpeopleallstrivetofreethemselvesofregionalorlocalaccentsinordertosound

likeeducatedEnglish-speakingpeople.

9.SocialclassintheUKlaysmoreemphasisonmoneyandproperty.

10.Britishnessisassociatedwithpolitical,historical,technological,sporting,andcultural

achievementsinBritain.

U3

1.ThefirstRomaninvasiontookplacein43AD,headedbytheEmperorJuliusCaesar.

2.Thename“England"derivedfromtheAngles,oneoftheGermanictribeswhocameto

Englandinthe5thand6thcenturies.

3.TheMagnaCartadefinedtheKing*sfeudalrights,preventinghimfromarbitrarily

collectingrevenue.

4.TheBlackDeathonceravagedEngland,carryingoffthreefourthsofthepopulation.

5.DuringEdwardIll'sreign,thewarwithFranceknownastheHundredYears*War

6.TheWarsoftheRoseswereinthemainagreatcontestforCrownbetweentheriv;

lousesofYorkandLancaster.

7.QueenMarywasafolloweroftheChurchofEnglandandshewasdeterminedtomake

EnglandonceagainaProtestantcountry.

8James1son,CharlesI,whosucceededhimin1625,alsothoughtthathisrighttorule

wasGod-given.

9.TheestablishmentoftheBritishEastIndiaCompanyin1600wasacaseofeconomic

penetration.

U4

1.Althoughthemonarchdoesnothaveanyrealpower,he(orshe)doeshavegreat

2.Britaindoesnothaveawrittenconstitution.

3.EachMemberofParliamentrepresentsaconstituency,andholdshisseatduringthe

lifeofaParliament.

4.TheHouseofLordsisthesecondchamberwherechangesinlawcanbemade.

5.ThepartywhichwinsthesecondlargestnumberofseatsintheHouseofLords

becomestheofficialOpposition.

6.MinistersareappointedbytheQueenontherecommendationofthePrimeMinister.

7.ThetwomajorpartiesinBritaintodayaretheConservativePartyandtheLiberal

DemocraticParty.

8.MinistersinBritaincannotbeelectedMembersofParliamentatthesametime.

U5

1.AlthoughBritainisaunitarystate,itdoesnothaveasinglelegalsystem.

2.AMagistrates*Courtsitswithajury.

3.InScotland,allappealsareheardbythreeormorejudgesoftheHighCourtof

Justiciary.

4OfficersinGreatBraindonotnormallycarryfirearms.

5.London,sMetropolitanPoliceForceisdirectlyunderthecontroloftheLordChancellor.

6.ThemaincourtsofciviljurisdictioninEnglandandWalesaretheCountyCourts.

7.HouseofLordsisthecourtoflastresortformostinstancesofUKlaw.

8.LordChancelloristhehighestcourtofficerinBritain.

9.Unlessthecasewithwhichanarrestedpersonischargedisveryserious,hewill

usuallybegrantedbailifhecannotbebroughtbeforethecourtwithinaday.

10.Ifapersonischargedwithmurder,andhasinsufficientmeans,hemustbegranted

legalaid.

U6

1.AcenturyagotheBritisheconomywasamongthestrongestintheworld.

2.JohnMaynardKeyneswasaninfluentialAmericaneconomist.

3.AstrongopponentofthepoliciesoftheLaborParty,MargaretThatcherworkedto

increasegovernmentcontrolovertheBritisheconomy.

4.InBritainserviceindustriesaccountforabouttwo-thirdsofitsgrossdomesticproduct.

5.TheareabetweenLondonandSouthWalesisoftenreferredtoasBritain's"Silicon

Glen”.

6.Britainimportschieflymanufacturedproductsandexportsmostlyrawmaterials.

7.MostoftheUnitedKingdom'stradeiswithotherdevelopedcountries,especiallyother

membersoftheEuropeanUnion.

8.ThevalueofBritain'sexportsofgoodsusuallyexceedsthevalueofitsimports.

9.Today,theCityofLondonisthecentreofLondonwheregovernmentdepartmentsare

located.

10.ThetradeunionmovementinBritainisbecomingstrongertheseyearsbecauseof

changesinthestructureofemployment.

U7

1.TheNationalHealthService(NHS)providesforeveryresident,regardlessofincome,a

fullrangeofmedicalservices.

2.TheNationalHealthService(NHS)isnowalargelyfreeservice.

3.Socialservicesauthoritiesgivehelptofamiliesfacingspecialproblems.

4.Socialsecuritybenefitsareincreasedannuallyinlinewithpercentageincreasesin

retailprices.

5.GeneralPractitionersreceivefeesbasedonthenumberofindividualswhoregisterwith

themaspatients.

6.InNorthernIreland,theneedsofthoseindifficultyaremetbylocalauthorities,who

drawuponfundsprovidedbytheDepartmentforWorkandPensions(DWP).

7.EyetestsanddentaltreatmentsinNHShospitalsarefreeofcharge.

8.Personalsocialservicesrefertotheprovisionoffinancialsupportforthepeoplein

difficulty.

9.MostBritishpeoplenowliveindetachedhouses.

U8

1.IntheUK,morethanhalfoftheChristiansattendworshiponaregularbasis.

2.ChristianitywasfirstintroducedintoBritainbySt.Augustineinthe6thcentury.

3.UndertheActofSettlement1701,theBritishmonarchisrequiredtobeamemberof

theChurchofEngland.

4.TheSupremeGovernoroftheChurchofEnglandistheArchbishopofCanterbury.

5.CanterburyCathedralisusedfortheCoronationofallBritishMonarchs.

6.In1994thefirstwomenwereordainedaspriestsintheAnglicanChurch.

7.TheChurchofScotlandistheestablishedchurchinScotlandandissubjecttostate

control.

8.TheBaptistUnionofGreatBritainisthelargestoftheFreeChurchesinBritain.

9.TheUKhasthesecondlargestJewishcommunityinWesternEurope.

10.SincetheUnitedKingdomguaranteesitscitizensreligiousfreedomwithout

interferencefromthestateorthecommunity,religioninBritainisseparatedfrompolitics.

U9

1.Parentsarerequiredbylawtoensurethattheirchildrenreceivecompulsoryfull-time

educationbetweentheageof5and16.

2.MostofthestatesecondaryschoolpopulationinGreatBritainattendscomprehensive

schools.

3.Thankstothe1988EducationReformAct,theUKhassinceprovideduniversaland

freestateprimaryandsecondaryeducation.

4.TheSecretaryofStateforEducationisresponsibleforeducationintheUK.

5.TheDepartmentofEducationandScienceisprimarilyresponsibleforpublicspending

onschools.

6.IntheUK,publicschoolsarepublicly-fundedschools.

7.Universitiesandhighereducationcollegesenjoyacademicfreedom,appointtheirown

staff,awardtheirowndegrees,decidewhichstudentstoadmitandarefinancially

self-reliant.

8.IntheUK,mostundergraduate(bachelor's)degreestakethreeyearstocomplete.

9.TheOpenUniversitywasintendedtogiveopportunitiestoadultswhohavebeen

unabletotakeconventionalhighereducation.

10.Morethan70BritishcitizenshavebeenawardedtheNobelPrizeinscience,second

onlytotheUnitedStates.

U10

1.PeopleintheUKspendmostoftheirfreetimeinthepub.

2.TheRoyalNationalTheatreoftenperformsinStratford-upon-Avon,Shakespeare5s

birthplace.

3.WiththeemergenceoftheBeatles,theRollingStones,andtheWho,Britishpopular

musicledtheworldfromtheearly1980s.

4.rheBritishLibrary,thenationallibrary,isoneofthewordsthreelargest.

5.TheUK'sbiggest-sellingnewspaperisTheTimes.

6.TheChannel4isstate-owned,thoughitoperatesinacommercialway.

7.ThenationalsportoftheUKisrugby.

8.Cricketispopularinallthefourhomenations.

9.GolfwasborninScotland.

10.TennisisthehighestprofilesportforthetwoweeksoftheWimbledonChampionships.

USA

U1

1.TheUnitedStatesstretchesfromtheAtlanticOceaninthewesttothePacificOceanin

theeast.

2.fheMississippiriveristhelongestriverintheUnitedStates.

3.TheAppalachianregionisbothcomplicatedandvaried,containingsomeofthehighest

mountainsinNorthAmerica,butalsoavastexpanseofintermontanebasins,plateaus,

andisolatedranges.

4.WesternWashingtonandOregonreceiveplentyofrainandcentralCaliforniais

noticeablydrierinwinter.

5.NewEnglandissometimescalledthebirthplaceofAmerica.

6.WashingtonD.C.islocatedintheSouthernStatesRegion.

7.ManySouthernershaveastrongsenseofregionalloyaltyandtakeprideintheSouth's

historyandtradition.

8.TheMidwesternStatesRegionisavastareaofgenerallyflatlandthatcoversmuchof

thecenteroftheUnitedStates.

9.LasVegasandRenostandoutas"Americandreamland^^,fortheyprimarilyfindwealth

throughthegamblingandentertainmentindustries.

10.Hawaiihasthelargestlandareaofallthestates,andAlaskahasoneofthesmallest

landareas.

U2

1ThefirstEnglishcolonyinAmericawasfoundedatJamestown,Virginia,in1607.

2.TheearlyBritishsettlersorganizedtheeastcoastofNorthAmericainto17colonies.

3.WhenmanythousandsofSouthernerssawthetriumphofAbrahamLincolninthe1860

electionasnotsimplyapoliticaldefeatbutalsoathreattoallsoutherninstitutionsandthe

southernwayoflife,theydecidedtosecedefromtheConfederacy.

4.TheProgressiveMovementwasawell-organized,unifiedmovement,demanding

governmentregulationofeconomyandsocialcondition.

5.TheStockMarketcollapseoccurredin1928intheUnitedStates.

6.TheMarshallPlanreferstothemilitaryandeconomicaidtoGreeceandTurkeyinthe

1950s.

7.NixonwasthesecondPresidentinAmericanhistorywhoresigned.

8.Theblack-whiteracialchasminpost-Civil-Rights-MovementAmericawashighlighted

bythesavagebeatingofMartinLutherKingbywhitepoliceofficersin1992.

U3

1.IntheUnitedStates,themajorsourceofpopulationgrowthistherisingbirthrate.

2.IntheUnitedStates,thelargestminoritygroupistheAfrican-Americangroup.

3.IntheUnitedStates,thefastest-growinggroupistheAsian-Americangroup.

4.NativeAmericanshavealowschooldropoutrate.

5.ThethreemajorHispanicgroupsaretheMexican-Americans,thePuertoRicansand

theCuban-Americans.

6.ThePuertoRicansareAmericancitizens.

7.ThefirstAsianstoarriveintheUnitedStatesinsignificantnumbersweretheJapanese.

8.TodaytheIndiansareonlyallowedtoliveonreservations.

9.Traditionally,themainstreamAmericanswere

U4

1.TheConstitutionoftheUnitedStates,afteritsadoption,hasneverbeenrevised.

2.AccordingtotheConstitution,thefederalgovernmentisresponsibleforaddressing

questionsthataffectthenationasawholeaswellasindividualstates.

3.Separationofpowerisdesignedtopreventthegovernmentfrombeingtoostrong.

4.TheU.S.governmentisdividedintofourbranches:thelegislative,thepresidency,the

bureaucracyandthejudiciary.

5.TheSupremeCourthastherighttodeclarelawsandactionsofthefederal,state,and

localgovernmentsunconstitutional.

6.Candidatesforthepresidencycanonlybechosenfrompoliticalparties.

7.TheU.S.Presidenthasgreatexecutivepowerbutnolegislativepower.

8.CongressmenserveatermofsixyearswhileSenatorsserveatermoftwoyears.

9.TheDemocratsarethoughtofasassociatedwithbusiness,Anglo-Americans,andthe

rich.

10.ThenumberofSenatorsfromeachstateisbaseduponitspopulation.

U5

1.SincetheU.S.economyisbasedonfreeenterprise,thereislittlegovernment

involvementintheeconomy.

2.rheUnitedStatesistheworld'sleadingmakerofindustrialgoods.

3.Inthe18thcentury,theNewEnglandcoloniesspecializedinproducingtobaccofrom

plantations.

4.WhilemostAmericansembracedtheideaofmoney-makingandheldsuccessful

businessmeningreatadmiration,theyresentedbigbusinessesmonopolizinganyindustry

inanyform.

5.By1956,amajorityofU.S.workersheldblue-collarratherthanwhite-collarjobs.

6.ManyurbanAmericans,particularlyBlacksandHispanics,foundthepostwarprosperity

inaccessibletothem.

7.TheAmericanWestisnowanimportantregionforcornandwheat.

8.WhilemanufacturinggiantssuchasIBMandGeneralElectronicenjoyworldwide

reputationasthepillarsoftheAmericaneconomy,theU.S.economyisbynomeansone

dominatedbygiantcorporations.

9.Asthenumberofworkersemployedinthetraditionalmanufacturingindustrieshas

declined,unionmembershiphasdroppedinrecentyears.

U6

1.IntheUnitedStates,thesocialsecuritysystemprovidesassistancetopeoplewith

financialproblems.

2.IntheUnitedStates,MedicareprovidesvirtuallyfreetreatmentforallAmericancitizens.

3.SocialsecurityisthenearlyuniversalretirementprogramforAmericans,withabout92

percentofpeopleaged60andoverreceivingbenefits.

4.Since1996,welfareresponsibilityunderAFDChasbeenpassedtothestates,which

receivefederalgrantstoruntheirownprograms.

5.TheSocialSecurityAdministrationorganizesthedistributionoffoodandfoodstamps

throughstateandlocalgovernments.

6.Sincegovernment-sponsoredwelfareprogramsareessentialtotheneedyandthepoor,

theyarequiteadequateinconfrontingthepovertyissue.

7.ChildWelfareLeagueofAmericaisthelargestprivately-fundedchildcareagencyinthe

UnitedStates,providingshelterandservicetohomelessandrunawayyouth.

8.IntheUnitedStates,mostemployeesandtheirfamiliesarenormallyinsuredforhealth

carethroughpublicinsuranceprograms.

9.Medicaidprogramprovidesfederalgrantstostatesforthefreetreatmentoftheelderly.

10.IntheUnitedStates,two-thirdsofthehousingunitsintheprivatesectorare

"single-familydwellings,.

U7

1.TheU.S.Constitutiondefinestheorganizationofacourtsystem,includingaSupreme

Courtandinferiorcourts.

2.IntheUnitedStates,eachstatehasonedistrictcourt.

3Districtcourtsaretheonlynationalcourtsthatusegrandjuriesandpetitjuries.

4.Allnationalcourtscanreviewdecisionsofstatecourts.

5.Atthenationallevel,governmentprosecutionistheresponsibilityoftheSupreme

Court.

6.TheU.S.attorneysareappointedforlifetermstothedistrictcourts.

7.Anglo-AmericanCommonLawisbasedonthesupposedreasonableperson'sviewof

whatisrightandfair.

8.IntheUnitedStates,allcasesshouldbetriedwithajury.

9.Aunanimousdecisionisneededforagrandjurytomakeadecision.

10.FederalcrimesaremainlytheresponsibilityoftheFederalBureauofInvestigation

(FBI).

U8

1.Americansgenerallyholdthateveryoneisentitledtoeducation.

2.Americansbelievethateducationisbeneficialtoindividualsandsocietyasawhole.

3.IntheUnitedStates,publiceducationatelementaryandsecondarylevelisfree.

4Americaneducationsystemischaracterizedbydiversity.

5.AccordingtotheU.S.Constitution,educationistheresponsibilityofthefederal

government.

6.Thereislittlesimilarityintheeducationsystemofthe50states.

7.Thestateboardofeducationisresponsiblefortheeducationpolicyofthestate.

8.TheoldestinstitutionofhigherlearningintheUnitedStatesisHarvardUniversity.

9.JuniorcollegesofferonlyB.A.degrees.

10.Theaffirmativeactionprogramaimstohelpethnicandracialminoritiesinelementary

andsecondaryeducation.

U9

1.IncomparisonwithotherWesterncountries,Americaislessreligiousintermsofchurch

attendanceandfinancialcommitmenttochurchorganizations.

2.AtthetimewhentheUnitedStateswasfounded,itwastheCatholicbranchofthe

Christianfaiththathadthestrongestinfluenceonthedevelopmentofthereligiousclimate

intheUnitedStates.

3.ThePilgrimstriedtocreateacommunityinwhichlifewouldbeguidedbyGod'swillan

deviationsfromHiswillinanyshapeorformwouldneverbetolerated.

4.Americabecame“theKingdomofGod"bytheendofthe17thcentury.

5.Inthe19thcentury,Americansstoppedtalkingabouttheimportanceofreligiousvalues

fortheirnationalidentity.

6.AccordingtotheU.S.Constitution,churchandstateareseparateintheirroleand

function.

7.Historically,churchandstateintheUnitedStateshasneverinteractedtoeachother.

8.AgrowingtrendinAmericanreligiouslifeisthatreligionhasbecomeincreasingly

secularized.

9.IntheUnitedStates,mainstreamProtestantdenominationshavelostgroundto

Catholicdenominations.

10.Post-warEvangelismhasattemptedtouseitsinfluencetorestoresomesenseof

communityinasociety.

U10

1.MostAmericanshaveanambitiontoowntheirownhouseonalittlepieceofproperty,

butifsdifficultforthemtohavethatambitionmaterialized.

2.Afterthearrivaloftheso-calledpost-industrialsociety,Americansstartedtomoveto

thecity.

3.MostAmericansliveinmobilehomeswhichfunctionasprefabricatedhousingunitsin

stationarysettings.

4.ManypoorAmericanfamiliesexpecttheirchildrentofindpart-timejobs,especiallyas

theyentertheirteens.

5.Partiesforchildrenandforgrown-upsareconstantlyoccupyingtheleisurehoursof

Americans.

6.IntheUnitedStates,high-browartsgetmostofthefinancialbackingfromthe

government.

7.IntheUnitedStates,popularcultureoutshinesclassicalcultureinaudiencesizeandin

publicinfluence.

8.Today'spreeminentspectatorgameinAmericaisbaseball.

9.AmericanfootballwasderivedfromtheBritishgameofsoccer.

10.BaseballisadaptedbytheAmericansfromtheEnglishcrickettotheirowntastes.

Canada

U1

1.CanadaisthesecondlargestcountryintheWesternHemisphere.

2.CanadaisboundedonthenorthbytheArcticOcean,onthewestbythePacificOcean,

andontheeastbytheAtlanticOcean.

3.MostoftheCanadianpeopleliveclosetotheU.S.borderonthesouth.

4.ThehighestpeakinCanadaisMountLogan.

5.TheSt.LawrenceisthelongestriverinCanada.

6.Canadahasmorelakesandinlandwatersthananyothercountryintheworld.

7.WesternCanadaconsistsoftheAppalachianRegionandtheGreatLakes&St.

LawrenceLowlands.

8.TheLabradorCurrentbringswarmerairtothesoutheastofCanada,butitseffectsare

limited.

9.Torontoistheworld'slargestFrench-speakingcityoutsideFrance.

10.FewFrenchCanadiansliveinOntarioandNewBrunswick.

U2

1.ThefirstgroupofEuropeanstosettleinCanadainlargenumbersweretheFrench.

2.UndertheQuebecAct,FranceofficiallycededNewFrancetoBritain.

3.UndertheConstitutionActof1791,theBritishdividedQuebecintotwocolonies,Lower

CanadaandUpperCanada.

4.ReformersledbyWilliamLyonMackenzieweredemandinganAmericanformof

governmentandseparationfromGreatBritain.

5.UndertheBritishNorthAmericaActof1867,Canadabecameanindependentcountry.

6.WilliamLyonMackenzieKingisCanada'slongest-servingprimeminister.

7.In1982theBritishNorthAmericaActwasreplacedbyanewconstitutionforthe

governmentofCanada.

8.UnderthecontroversialCharteroftheFrenchLanguageadoptedin1977,Frenchisthe

onlyofficiallanguageinQuebec.

9.ConservativeParty'svictoryinthe2006electionsended20yearsofLiberalPartyrule

inCanadaandmadeHarperthecountry,s22ndPrimeMinister.

U3

1.Saskatchewanistheworld'slargestproducerofpotash.

2.OntariohasthegreatestdevelopedandpotentialhydroelectricresourcesinCanada.

3.One-halfofCanada'swheatisgrowninAlberta.

4.Canadaistheworld'slargestproducerofnewsprint.

5.OilandgasproductioniscenteredmainlyinManitoba.

6.Canadaistheworld'sleadingproducerofhydroelectricity.

7.QuebechastheheaviestconcentrationofmanufacturinginCanada,accountingfor

morethanone-halfofCanada'stotalvalueofmanufacturingshipments.

8.MiningindustriesnowproducemorethanhalfofCanada'sexports.

9.Intheservicessector,Canada*sexportsexceeditsimports.

10.NorthAmericanFreeTradeAgreement(NAFTA)cameintoeffectin1989.

U4

1.InCanadaterritorieshavemoreautonomyfromthefederalgovernmentthanprovinces

do.

2.SincetheBritishNorthAmericaActlaidthefoundationofConfederation,itformedthe

entireCanadianConstitution.

3.InCanadathecentralgovernmentexercisesallpowersnotspecificallyassignedtothe

provinces.

4.TheCanadianParliamentconsistsoftheBritishmonarch,theHouseof

RepresentativesandtheSenate.

5.TheexecutiveheadofgovernmentinCanadaisthePrimeMinister.

6.ThemembersoftheSenateareappointed,normallybytheGovernorGeneralbutin

effectbythePrimeMinister.

7.TheHouseofCommonsinCanadaisthekeylegislativebranch,wheremostimportant

billsareintroduced.

8.InCanada,membersoftheHouseofCommonsarenotdirectlyelectedbythevoters.

9.ThelegalsysteminCanadaisbasedonEnglishcommonlawandthereisno

exception.

10.ThedominantnationalpoliticalpartiesinCanadaduringthe20thcenturyhavebeen

theConservativePartyandtheLabourParty.

U5

1.Canadaisofficiallybilingual,andallservicesprovidedbythefederalgovernmentare

availableinEnglishandFrench.

2.CulturalpluralismwithinabilingualframeworkistheessenceoftheCanadianidentity.

3.ReligionhasbeenanimportantinfluenceinCanada*shistorysincetheearliesteffortsof

missionariestoChristianizethenativepeople

4.EducationsystemsinCanadaderivefromBritish,American,andparticularlyinthe

provinceofQuebec,Frenchtraditions.

5.AlthoughlacrosseisCanada'sfirstnationalgame,todayhockeyisitsmostpopular

sport.

6.ItismoreappropriatetospeakofCanadianculturesratherthanasinglenational

culture.

7.CanadaDaycommemoratesthebirthdayofQueenVictoria.

选择题

UK

U1

1.TheBritishIslesaremadeupof.

A.threelargeislandsandhundredsofsmallones

B.threelargeislandsanddozensofsmallones

C.twolargeislandsandhundredsofsmallones

D.twolargeislandsanddozensofsmallones

2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTapoliticaldivisionontheislandofGreatBritain?

A.England.B.Scotland.C.NorthernIreland.D.Wales.

3.BritainisseparatedfromtherestofEuropebytheEnglishChannelintheand

theNorthSeaintheeast.

A.eastB.southC.westD.north

4.TheRepublicofIrelandwastotallyindependentintheyear.

A.1920B.1945

C.1918D.1949

5.ThehighestmountaininBritain,BenNevis,liesin.

A.theHighlandsB.theSouthernUplands

C.theCentralLowlandsD.theLakeDistrict

6.TheBritishEmpirewasreplacedbytheBritishCommonwealthortheCommonwealth

ofNationsin.

A.1921B.1931

C.1945D.1950

7.ThemountainsystemthePennines（奔宁山脉）isoftencalledthebackbone支柱of

A.EnglandB.Scotland

C.GreatBritainD.Ireland

8.TheregionalcapitalofNorthernIrelandis.

A.GlasgowB.Edinburgh

C.CardiffD.Belfast（贝尔法斯特）

9.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheclimateinBritainisNOTtrue?

A.Britain'sclimateisofthemaritimetype.

B.WintersinBritainareextremelycold.

C.SummersinBritainarecool.

D.BritainiswarmerthanHarbininwinter.

U2

1.TheEnglishpeopleandtheEnglishlanguagewerebornfromtheunionof

A.theAnglesandtheSaxons

B.RomansandtheNormanFrench

C.DanesorVikingsandtheNormanFrench

D.NormanconquerorsandthedefeatedAnglo-Saxons

2.ThefirstknownsettlersofBritainwere.

A.theIberians（伊比利亚人）B.theBeakerFolk

C.theCeltsD.theRomans

3.About80,000ScotsspeakGaelicwhichisanancient.

A.ScottishlanguageB.Englishlanguage

C.IrishlanguageD.CeKic（凯尔特人的）language

4.Aboutthreem川ionpeoplehavemigratedtoBritainsinceWorldWarII.Theya

remainlyfromtheWestIndies西印度群岛（拉丁美洲）'

India印度（南亚国家）and.

A.IndonesiaB.Singapore

C.HongKongD.Pakistan

5.InBritainofthepopulationisurbanandisrural.

A.90%;10%B.80%;20%

C.70%;30%D.60%;40%

6.TheancestorsoftheWelsh威尔I：Aweretheancient.

A.Celts凯尔特人B.Romans

C.NormansD.Britons

7.TheaveragepopulationdensityinBritainispeoplepersquarekilometer.

A.250B.370

C.800D.500

8.Duringthe5thcenturywhentheRomanEmpire罗马帝国fell,theGermanic日耳猿人

//invadedandconqueredBritain.

A.AnglesandCeltsB.AnglesandPicts

C.AnglesandBrythonsD.AnglesandSaxons

9.TheupperclassinBritainconsistsofthefollowingexcept.

A.peerageB.gentry

C.landownersD.professionals

10.“Britishness”canbereflectedinthefollowingexcept.

A.UnionJackB.conservativeness