英语国家概况试题

1、Analyse the difference between the terms “British Isles”,”United

Kindom”, “Great Britain”,and “England”.分析几个术语的不同之处：不列颠群岛，英国，大不列颠，英格兰。

British full United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, is from England, Scotland, wales and Northern Ireland constitute the United Kingdom, the unification of the central government and in a head of state. Britain is located in continental Europe in Great Britain, the British home anybody by beihai, British Isles, Celtic sea, across the English channel, surrounded by the Atlantic ocean and the Irish sea. Land area 24.36 square kilometers

The British Isles are in north-west Europe's islands. Including Great Britain and Ireland two main islands and many in the north Atlantic island, with between southeast by the English channel, of Dover strait facing with continental Europe. Including Great Britain and Ireland, and the two largest island near the Hebrides islands, Mr Grams to Syria, islands, set the west island and islands and striker MaSi island, about 5,000 islands. Total area 31.5 million square kilometers.

England is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland the main part of the territory. England is in the island of Great Britain's southeast, south of Scotland, wales edom, also includes the isle of wight, tin, each island archipelago and coastal area approximately 1.3 million square kilometers. Is the largest, most populous British area, a part of the most developed economy.

1、名词解释（二选一）

American Dream (美国梦)

The so-called American Dream (as Dream), is a kind of believe as long as in the United States after diligently unremitting struggle can be the ideal of a better life Tito, i.e. people through his hard work must be creative, courage, determination, and prosperity, rather than rely on certain social class and other aid.

2、简答Name the major holidays (and the dates) in

American (at least seven) 列出美国的主要节日和具体日期，只少7个（4月6日）

新年New Year's Day1月1日

华盛顿生日Washington’s Birthday1月21日

林肯生日Lincoln's Birthday2月12日

耶稣受难日Good Friday复活节前一周的星期五

阵亡将士纪念日Memorial Day5月30日

独立日I ndependence Day7月4日

劳动节Labor Day9月5日

感恩节Thanksgiving Day11月24日

圣诞节Christmas Day12月25日

3、The capital city of each country or territory (写出下列

国家或地区的首都、首府城市) （4月27日）

1）the UK(英国) 伦敦London

2）Scotland (苏格兰) 爱丁堡Edinburgh 3）Wales (威尔士) 加迪夫Cardiff

4) Northern Ireland (北爱尔兰)贝尔法斯特Belfast

5）the USA（美国）华盛顿Washington 6）Australia (澳大利亚) 墨尔本Melbourne 7）Canada (加拿大)渥太华Ottawa

8）New Zealand (新西兰) 惠灵顿Wellington 9) Ireland (爱尔兰)都柏林Dublin