英语国家概况问题详解

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Unit 1

Ⅰ.Read the following statements carefully and decide whether they are True or

False.

1. The island of Great Britain is geographically divided into three parts: England,

Scotland and Wales. (T) 英伦三岛包括英格兰、苏格兰和威尔士。

2. People in different parts of Britain like to use the name England to refer to

their country. (F) British

3. Today more than half of the people in Wales still speak the ancient Welsh language.

(F)

4. In terms of population and area，Northern Ireland is the second largest part of

the United Kingdom. (F) 英格兰是面积最大，人口最多的

5. The longest river of Britain originates in Wales. (T) The River Severn:赛文河

6. Because of political troubles，Northern Ireland has been quite significant among the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom. (T)

Ⅱ. Choose the one that best completes each of the following statements.

1. The two main islands of the British Isles are .

不列颠群岛是由两个大岛组成的：不列颠和爱尔兰

A.Great Britain and Ireland

B.Great Britain and Scotland

C.Great Britain and Wales

D.Great Britain and England

2. is the capital city of Scotland.

A. Belfast

B. Edinburgh

C. Aberdeen

D. Cardiff

3. Among the four parts of the United Kingdom， is the smallest.

A.England

B. Scotland

C.Wales

D. Northern Ireland

4. The introduction of Christianity to Britain added the first element of

words to English.

A. Danish and Finnish

B. Dutch and German

C. French and Italian

D. Latin and Greek

5. The evolution of Middle English was reinforced by the influence.

A. Norman

B. Dutch

C. German

D. Danish

6. Samuel Johnson's dictionary was influential in establishing a standard form

of .

A. grammar

B. handwriting

C. spelling

D. pronunciation

7. At present, nearly of the world's population communicate in English.

A. half

B. a quarter

C. One third

D. one fifth

III. Give brief answers to the following questions·

1. What is the full name of the U.K.?

The full name is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

2. Why do tourists from all over the world like to go to Scotland?

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They like to enjoy the beautiful Scottish scenery, to drink Scotch whisky and to see Scotsman wearing kilts and playing bagpipes.

3. How many periods can the development of the English language be divided into and what are they?

The development of the English language can be divided into three periods: Old English, Middle English and Modern English.

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4. Why did English become more important after the Black Death(黑死病the importance after economic and social laboring and merchant classes grew in The

Black Death, so English also grew in importance compared to French.

. State your understanding of the following questions in about 100 words. Ⅳ1. who are British people?

The first known inhabitants in Britain were Celts who are the ancestors of welsh, brought who and the Jutes Then came the Anglos, the Saxons Scottish and Irish people. with them English language. Many people from other European countries came later, 共Commonwealth(many former of are a lots immigrants from and in modern times there composed also people are the world, and the British 和国) countries from every part of of people from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds.

2. What is Standard English?

England; the southeastern the upper class of of Standard English is based on the speech it is widely used in media and taught at schools. It is preferred by the educated, correct for the as a model been people. Is has developed and has promoted middle-class English Standard carried overseas. Today, ) It is also the norm(标准British English. everywhere same much the are that the grammar and vocabulary to is codified the extent in the world where English is taught and used.

Unit 2

False. True or decide and whether they are I. Read the following statements carefully (T)

1. The British history before 55 BC is basically undocumented.centuries 5th the 8th and in Celts became the dominant group Britain between

2. The

(T) BC.

(T)