英语国家概况复习范围

英美概况课后习题

Chapter 1 The Land (P8)

I. Choose the correct answer and circle the letter before it.

(B)1. The full and official name of Great Britain changed into its present-day form in the year of

B .

A. 1920

B. 1927

C. 1914

D. 1945

(B)2. The highest mountain peak in Britain is in _B____.

A. England

B. Scotland

C. Wales

D. Northern Ireland

(A)3. The longest river in Britain is the ___A__ River.

A. Severn

B. Thames

C. Mersey

D. Humber

(D)4. The largest lake in Britain is located in __D___.

A. England

B. Scotland

C. Wales

D. Northern Ireland

(A)5. The highest mountain peak in Britain is called __A___.

A. Ben Nevis

B. Cross Fell

C. Snowdon

D. Scafell

(D)6. The Lake District is well-known for __D___.

A. its wild and beautiful scenery

B. its varied lakes

C. the lake Poets

D. all of the above three

(A)7. Which of the following is NOT the feature of British climate?A

A. coldness

B. more rainy days

C. changeability

D. more fogs

(C) 8. The leading anthracite coalfields in Britain are in ______C_____.

A. Scotland

B. England

C. Wales

D. the North Sea

IV. Translate the following into Chinese

1.Greenwich 格林威治

13.The Thames River 泰晤士河

14.The Severn River 塞汶河

ke Neigh 讷湖

ke District 湖区

18.Edinburgh 爱丁堡

19.Cardiff 加的夫

Chapter 2 The People (P17)

I. Choose the correct answer and circle the letter before it.

(C)2. The English people are descendants of C .

A. Celts

B. Romans

C. Anglo-Saxons

D. Danes

(C)3. Middle English took shape about a century after the C Conquest.

A. Roman

B. Anglo-Saxon

C. Norman

D. Danish

(A)6. The established church of Britain is A .

A. The Church of England

B. Free church

C. The United Reformed Church

D. The Church of Scotland

(A)7. Which of the following religious sects does not belong to Free Churches?A

A. the Roman Catholic Church

B. Quakers

C. Methodists

D. Baptists

(A)8. Easter is kept, commemorating the D of Jesus Christ.

A. Coming

B. Birth

C. Death

D. Resurrecting

IV. Translate the following into Chinese

1.Middle English 中期英语

2.Modern English 现代英语

3.The Church of England 英格兰圣公会

6.Christmas 圣诞节

7.Easter 复活节

8.Westminster Abbey 西敏寺大教堂

11.Poets' Corner 诗人角

Questions

1.Shakespeare

Great Tragedies

a)Hamlet

b)Othello

c)King Lear

d)Macbeth

Great Comedies

e)The Merchant of Venice

f)The Twelfth Night

g) A Midsummer Night’s Dream

h)As you Like It

Chapter 4 Parliament and Government (P35)

I. Choices

1.Which of the following statement is NOT true of British political system?B

A.Britain has no codified constitution.

B.Britain is a federal state.

C.Britain still keeps an old-fashioned government.

D.British government is established on the basis of constitutional monarchy.

3. A bill that deals with finance is always introduced _____C_____.

A. by the Chancellor of the Exchequer

B. in the House of Lords.

C. in the House of Commons

D. in the Privy Council

4. In Britain, government cannot spend any money without the permission of ___C________.

A. the Queen

B. the Prime minister

C. the House of Commons

D. the House of Lords

5. The British government ministers are responsible to _____B______ for the work of their department.

A. the House of Lords

B. Parliament

C. the Cabinet

D. the Privy Council

6. All the government ministers of Britain must be members of _____D_____.

A. the House of Lords

B. the House of Commons

C. the Privy Council

D. Parliament

8. Civil servants who are concerned with administration are forbidden ______B___________.

A. to be voters at elections

B. to be candidates for parliament

C. to continue their work when government changes