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2023年自考专业(英语)《英语国家概况》考试历年真题摘选附带答案第1卷一.全考点综合测验(共20题)1.【单选题】The functions of institutions of higher education in the U.S. are________.A.research and teachingB.teaching and degree awardingC.professional training, teaching and public serviceD.teaching, research and public service2.【单选题】In Britain, ministers are appointed by the Queen on the recommendation of ________.A.the Lord ChancellorB.the Prime MinisterC.the SpeakerD.the Parliamentary Commissioner3.【单选题】The origin of the American party system can be traced to ________.A.the struggle between the Royalists and revolutionaries in the War of IndependenceB.the constitutional debate between the Federalists and the anti--FederalistsC.the struggle between those who upheld slavery and those who opposed slaveryD.none of the above4.【单选题】The theme of Thanksgiving has always been ________.A.friendship and happinessB.peace and plentyC.cooperation and rich rewardD.love and happiness5.【单选题】Thanks to the militant feminist movement of the suffragettes before the First World War, votes were granted to women over the age of ________ in 1918.A.18B.20C.30D.356.【单选题】Why were the French troops in Canada defeated by the British during the Seven Years' War?A.Because they were not used to the weather in Cananda.B.Because they did not get support from the local people.C.Because they did not receive the supplies they needed so badly.D.Because the British had larger and better settlements in Canada.7.【单选题】Australian Aborigines believed in a creative period, usually referred to in English as ________.A.teh DreamlandB.the DreamingC.the Beginning of the WorldD.the Beginning of the Universe8.【单选题】Agricltural changes in the late 18th and early 19th centuries in England were so great that they were worthy of the term “ ________ ”.A.reformB.evolutionC.revolutionD.reformation9.【单选题】What is Ireland called in Irish?A.IreaB.AireC.EareD.Eire10.【单选题】Which of the following is not true about the political system of New Zealand?A.New Zealand has a written constitution.B.New Zealand has a parliamentary government and a constitutional monarchy.C.New Zealand follows the British parliamentary system with some variations.D.New Zealand Parliament has only one chamber.11.【单选题】Australia, which is one of the world's developed countries, has become rich through ________.A.manufacturing industriesB.farming and miningC.service industriesD.forestry and fishing12.【单选题】During the Second World War, Roosevelt, Stalin and Churchill met at ________.A.Teheran, Yalta and PotsdamB.Teheran and YaltaC.Yalta, Potsdam and BerlinD.Teheran and Potsdam13.【单选题】The largest and smallest states of the United States are ________.A.Alaska and Rhode IslandB.Texas and MaineC.Texas and Rhode IslandD.Alaska and Maine14.【单选题】As far as Australian culture is concerned, the history of Australia can be divided into the following phases with the exception of ________.A.the period of the original culture of Aboriginal peopleB.the period of the dominant British cultureC.teh period of Asian cultureD.the period of a multicultural society15.【单选题】Which of the following is not true about Canada's manufacturing today?A.Manufacturing is the most important economic activity in Canada.B.Transportation equipment ranks as the nation's leading manufactured product.C.Food processing is still important but it is no longer Canada's chief man ufacturing industryD.The production of paper and paper related products is no longer important in Canada's manufacturing.16.【单选题】The three Puritan traditions are ________.A.religious tolerance, respect for achievement and respect for learningB.religious dissent aggressiveness and respect for learningC.religious intolerance, respect for achievement and respect for learningD.religious intolerance, aggressiveness, respect for achievement17.【单选题】The objective of the Chartist Movement was democratic rights for all men, and it took its name from “ ________ ”.A.The Bill of RightsB.The Agreement of the PeopleC.The People's CharterD.The Great Charter18.【单选题】In the 1960s pop music underwent a revolution when ________ became world famous and turned their home town of Liverpool into a place of pilgrimage.A.teh Beach BoysB.the Rolling StoneC.the AnimalsD.the Beatles19.【单选题】The New Frontier and War on Poverty were put forward respectively by ________.A.Eisenhower and KennedyB.Johnson and NixonC.Johnson and KennedyD.Kennedy and Johnson20.【单选题】The Tories were the forerunners of ________, which still bears this nickname todayA.the Labour PartyB.the Conservative PartyC.the Liberal PartyD.the Social Democratic Party第2卷一.全考点综合测验(共20题)1.【单选题】The average life expectancy of the Red Indians is ________.A.higher than the national averageB.lower than the national averageC.about the same with the national averageD.none of the above2.【单选题】In 1900, the United States ranked first in the world in the production of ________.A.coalB.electricityC.oilD.wheat3.【单选题】In Canada the federal governments have always been formed by________.A.the Liberal PartyB.the Progressive Conservative PartyC.either the Liberal Party or the Progressive Conservative PartyD.both the Liberal Party and the Progressive Conservation Party4.【单选题】Australia is located between ________ and the Indian Ocean.A.the South Pacific OceanB.the Atlantic OceanC.the North SeaD.the Arctic5.【单选题】A trend that occurs at the same time with the movement to the South and the Weast of the United States is ________.A.the flow of people to sunbelt areaB.the flow of peole from small cities to big citiesC.the growth of small townsD.the outflow of city residents from the core cities to the suburbs6.【单选题】Britain has, for centuries, been slowly tilting with ________.A.the North-West slowly rising and the South-East slowly sinkingB.the North-East slowly rising and the South-West slowly sinkingC.the South-East slowly rising and the South-West slowly sinkingD.the South-West slowly rising and the North-East slowly sinking7.【单选题】In “ Song of Myself ” , Whitman writes that ________.A.woman is not worth mentioningB.woman is not as great as manC.woman as the mother of human beings is the greatestD.none of the above8.【单选题】The Mississippi, which is sometimes called ________, has played a vital role in the history of the United States.A.“ Old Man River ”B. “ Moon River ”C.“ Old Father River ”D.“ Mother of the United States ”9.【单选题】During the 1990s many Australians called for their nation to become a republic with ________.A.a president replacing the British monarch as head of stateB.a prime minister replacing the governor--general as head of governmentC.a governor-general replacing the British monarch as head of stateD.a president replacing the governor- general as head of government10.【单选题】In the 1970s oil was discovered in ________, but the revenue from oil did not create an economic for Britain.A.the English ChannelB.the Irish SeaC.St. George's ChannelD.the North Sea11.【单选题】In the United Kingdom, the party which wins the ________ number of seats in the House of Commons becomes the official Opposition.rgestB.second largestC.third largestD.fourth largest12.【单选题】Since 1971 the Canadian government has adopted a policy of ________, recognizing that cultural pluralism within a bilingual framework is the essence of the Canadian identity.A.assimilationB.integrationC.multiculturalismD.gender equality13.【单选题】What are Ireland's chief exports?A.Foodstuffs(especially beef), electrical machinery, and chemicals.B.Wool, dairy products and fruit.C.Motor vehicles, electrical machinery and petroleum.D.Coal, mining equipment and textiles.14.【单选题】The Mabo Judgement passed by Australia's High Court in June 1992 overturned the concept of terra nullius, which means ________.A.“ land belonging to no one ”B.“ land unknown to everyone ”C. “ Wonderland ”D. “ Dreamtime ”15.【单选题】A fault line runs the length of New Zealand, which means that it often has________.A.floodsB.volcanic eruptionsC.earthquakesD.droughts16.【单选题】For electoral purposes Britain is divided into 659 constituencies, each of whichreturns ________to the House of Commons.A.one memberB.two membersC.three membersD.four members17.【单选题】Which often following statements is not true about British coal mining?A.Brition has used up almost all coal depositsB.The demand for British coal has declined.C.Petroleum, water power, and electric power replacing coal for many purposes.D.The old British mines are narrow and deep, making it difficult to use machines第1卷参考答案一.全考点综合测验1.正确答案：D2.正确答案：B3.正确答案：B4.正确答案：B5.正确答案：C6.正确答案：C7.正确答案：B8.正确答案：C9.正确答案：D10.正确答案：C11.正确答案：B12.正确答案：B13.正确答案：A14.正确答案：C15.正确答案：D16.正确答案：C17.正确答案：C18.正确答案：D19.正确答案：D20.正确答案：B第2卷参考答案一.全考点综合测验1.正确答案：B2.正确答案：A3.正确答案：C4.正确答案：A5.正确答案：D6.正确答案：A7.正确答案：C8.正确答案：A9.正确答案：A10.正确答案：D11.正确答案：B12.正确答案：C13.正确答案：A14.正确答案：A15.正确答案：C16.正确答案：A17.正确答案：A。

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英语国家概况3-4

Viking Raids/Danish Invasion (871-1042)
From Scandinavia /Danmark From1017-1041---England was ruled by Danish kings. A cultural division between north and south England: ―Saxons‖ VS ―Danes‖
Robin Hood
Heroic Saxon nobleman oppressed by the Normans ―Merry men‖ : robbed from the rich to give to the poor
British invasion history
Invasion Time
marked the real beginning of the constitutional monarchy, a monarchy with the power limited by parliament
Bill of Rights (1689, Signed by William and Mary)
Hadrian’s Wall(哈德良长城）
Anglo-Saxon Conquest (410-871)
Angles, Saxons and Jutes (Germanic peoples) invaded Warring period Angles: East Anglia, Mecia, and Northumbia Saxons: Essex, Sussex and Wessex Jutes: Kent The name ―England‖ was given by Angles. (Angles’ land). Anglo-Saxons: the forefather of the English Anglo-Saxon Conquest marked the beginning of the Old English

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第四章 Transition to the modern Age 1 The Wars of the Roses broke out shortly after_______.A the Black DeathB the Watt Tyler's UprisingC the Hundred Year's WarD the Glorious Revolution 答案：C 2 In the reform of the Church Henry VIII dissolved all of England's monasteries and nunneries because they were much more loyal to _________then to their English kings.A. the PopeB. Jesus ChristC. Roman CatholicD. the bishops 答案：A 3 Thanks to Mary， Protestantism and _________ were now forever synonymous in Britain.A. CatholicismB. prosecutionC. the Reformation D nationalism 答案：D 4 For nearly thirty year， Elizabeth I successfully played off against each other the two great Catholic powers at the time，_________， and prevented England from getting involved in any major European conflict.A. Spain and GermanyB. France and SpainC. Spain and DenmarkD. France and Italy 答案：B 5 _________was regarded as the second Magna Carta.A. The Petition of RightB. The Provision of OxfordC. The Grand RemonstranceD. The Militia Bill 答案：A 6 The Renaissance began in north ______in the early ______century.A. France；14thB. Italy； 16thC. Italy； 14thD. England； 14th 答案：C 7 In December 1653， by an Instrument of Government， Oliver Gromwell became _______of the Commonwealth of England.A. Prime MinisterB. KingC. Lord ProtectorD. Emperor 答案：C 8.In foreign affairs. Henry VIII was aided by ________ ， Archbishop and Lord Chancellor.A. Thomas MoreB. Thomas BecketC. Thomas WolseyD. Martin Luther 答案：C 9 The Armada was defeated by England in ________.A. 1587B. 1588C. 1558D. 1540 答案：B 10 After the Glorious Revolution came the Age of ______ ， a monarchy with powers limited by Parliament.A. the CommonwealthB. the Federal RepublicC. the Constitutional MonarchyD. the special monarchy 答案：C 11 Although the Wars of the Roses were waged intermittently for thirty years， ordinary people were _______affectedand went about their business as usual.A. littleB. a littleC. muchD. greatly 答案： A 12 It was during the reign of ______， the name Great Britain came into being in 1707.A. Elizabeth IB. Henry VIII.C. Charles ID. Anne 答案：D 13 The last battle of the Wars of Roses was at ______in 1458.A. HastingsB. Bosworth FieldC. NasebyD. Oxford 答案：B ⼀句话解释： 1 What was Queen Mary know as？答：She was known as “ Bloody Mary”。

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Part one the United Kingdom of Britain and North Ire landp3 1 What’s the differences between Britain and the British Isles, Great Britain, England, the UK and the British Commonwealth?2 tell3 geographical names of the UK3 tell the 3 political divisions on the island of Great Britainp4 1 the British Empire gradually disappeared and it was replaced by the British Commonwealth of the Commonwealth of Nations in 19312 the Commonwealth3 Describe the geographical position(features) of Britain4 it is separated from the rest of Europe by the English Channel in the south andthe North Sea in the east5 the English Channelp5 1 Chunnel2 the north and west of Britain are mainly highlands.3 England occupies the largest, southern part of Great Britain with Wales to itswest and Scotland to its north.4 Whereabouts in Great Britain are mostly highland and lowlandp6 1 the Pennines2 tell the3 natural zones in Scotland3 Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in Britain is located Scotland.p7 1 in Britain, the longest river is the Seven River2 Thames Riverp8 the largest lake in Britain is the Lough Neagh in Northern Irelandp9 1 What factors influence the climate in Britain 2 tell the characteristics of Britain’s climatep11 1 Describe the distribution of Britain’s population2 Britain has a population of 57,411,0003 Britain is a densely populated country with an average of 237 people per squarekilometre and it is very unevenly distributed.p12 1 What is the difference between ancestors of the English and Scot, Welsh and Irish 2 During the fifth century when the Roman Empire fell, the Germanic Angles and Saxonsinvaded and conquered Britain.13 It was from the union of Norman conquerors and the defeated Anglo-Saxons that theEnglish people and the English language were born.p13 1 What are the differences in character and speech between southern England andnorthern England2 in Britain, southerners speak the type of English closer to BBC English3 Cockney4 the ancestors of the Welsh were the ancient Britonsp14 1 Eisteddfodau2 How do the Welsh keep their language and culture?3 What’s the main problem in North Ireland?p15 1 the immigrants came from the West Indies, India and Pakistan(排除型选择)2 Which part of Britain has the most rainfall and which part is the driest?p16 1 the first known settlers of Britain were the Iberians2 Why do we say that English nation is a mixture on nationality of different origin?p17 1 Earliest invasion of England is by Celts2 the Celts began to arrive about 700 BC and kept coming until the arrival of theRomans.p18 1 the Celts’s religion was Druidism2 British recorded history begins with the Roman invasion3 Julius Caesar4 for nearly 400 years Britain was under the Roman occupationp19 1 Hadrian’s Wall2 Antonine Wall3 York had been created as a northern strongholdp20 1 the first Christian Emperor, Constantine, was proclaimed in AD 3062 tell why the Roman impact upon the Britons was surprisingly limited3 Who were the Anglo-Saxons, how did Heptarchy come into being?p21 1 Angles2 seven principal kingdoms3 Heptarchy4 when the Northumbrians submitted to him and took him for their master in 829,Egbert actually became an overlord of all the English5 the Anglo-Saxons brought their own Teutonic religion to Britainp22 1 a monk called Columba established a monastery.22 St. Augustine3 What contributions did the early Anglo-Saxons make to English state?p23 1 Witan2 Anglo-Saxons also established the manorial system3 Anglo-Saxons created the Witan4 Alfred5 the Danelaw6 Alfred is known as “the father of the British navy”7 Alfred the Greatp24 King Edward, the “Confessor”, seemed more concerned with the building ofWestminster Abbey than with affairs of state.p25 1 tell the reason of the battle on Hastings 2 1066, William was crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey by the Archbishopof Yorkp26 1 the Norman Conquest of 1066 is perhaps the best known event in English history.2 William the Conqueror3 the Norman Conquest4 the modern names of England English derive from the Angles5 Who were the Vikings?6 What do you know about St Augustine?p27 1 under William’s system, at the bottom of the feudal scale were the villeinsor serfs, unfree peasants who were little better than slaves.2 William replaced the Witan, the council of the Anglo-Saxon Kings, with the GrandCouncil of his new tenants in chiefp28 1 Domesday Book2 Domesday Book completed in 1086, was the result of a general survey of Englandmade in 1085p29 1 William, known as William Rufus because of his red complexion2 Henry II was the first king of the House of Plantagenet.3 How did King Henry II consolidate the monarchy?p30 1 How did Henry II reform the courts & law?2 In Henry II’s reign a common law, was gradually established in place of thecustoms of the manor.p31 1 What was the qurrel between King Henry II and Thomas Becket?2 exceptional privileges enjoyed by the clergy that brought King Henry into3collision with Thomas Becket3 the Great Council of Henry II drew up the Constitutions of Clarendon in 1164p32 Geoffrey Chaucerp33 1 What was the contents and significance of Great Charter?2 the Baron’s charter3 Magna Carta4 with the utmost reluctance, the king was forced to put his seal to the GreatCharter on June 19, 12155 Magna Carta had altogether 63 clauses6 a committee of 24 barons plus the Mayor of London was chosen to help the king carryout the Great Charterp34 1 Why and how did the English Parliament come into being?2 in 1242 HenryIII undertook an expensive war with France which ended with the lossof the whole of Poitou.3 Simon de Montfort4 Provisions of Oxford5 Simon de Montfort summoned in 1265 the Great Council to meet at Westminster.p36 1 handreds years war between England and France lasted from 1337—14532 What were the causes of Handreds Years War?3 Battle of Argencourt4 Joan de Arc5 By 1453, Calais was the only part of France that was still in the hands of theEnglish.6 Why the expulsion of the English from France is regarded as a blessing for both countries?p37 1 Black Death2 as a result of the black death, much land was left untended and there was aterrible shortage of labour.3 during the black death period, in 1351, the government issued a Statute ofLabourersp38 1 What do you know about Wat Tyler’s Uprising?2 the Peasant Uprising3 the Lollardsp39 during the peasant uprising, many hundreds of rebels were put to death byKing Richard.p40 1 Wars of the Roses42 the instablility was caused by the two branches of the Plantagenet family,theHouse of Lancaster and the House of York between 1455 and 1485.p41 1 on Aug 22, 1458 at Bosworth Field in Leicstershire the last battle of Warsof the Roses was fought between Richard III and Henry Tudor, Henry Tudor won.2 although the Wars of the Roses were waged intermittently for thirty years, ordinarypeople were little affected.p42 1 What was the effect of Wars of Roses?2 the English Reformation began with Henry VIII3 Henry VIIIp43 Why and how did Reformation happen in England? and What was the effect?p44 Bloody Maryp45 1 Elizabeth I2 Elizabeth’s religious reform was a compremise of view. She broke Mary’s tieswith Rome and restored her father’s independent Church of England3 How did Queen Elizabeth deal with the religious problem after she became Queen of the country?p46 tell Elizabeth’s foreign policyp47 1 Renassance was the transitional period between the Middle Ages and modern times,covering the years c1350-c16502 in England, the Renaissance was usually thought of as beginning with the accessionof the House of Tudor to the throne in 1485.3 tell the characteristics of the English Renaissance.p49 1 Christopher Marlowe2 Ben Jonson3 William Shakespearep50 1 Edmund Spenser2 Francis Baconp51 1 Gunpowder Plot2 on Nov.5 1605, a few fanatical Catholics attempted to blow King James and hisministers up in the Houses of Parliament.p52 1 in 1620 a small group of the Puritans, called the Pilgrim Fathers, sailed fromPlymouth in the Mayflower.2 Charles I was the son of James I3 Charles I’s relations with the Parliament were from the start disastrous.5p53 Petition of Rightp55 1 Cavaliers2 Roundheadsp56 1 What were the consequences of the Civil Wars?2 the English Civil War is also called the Puritan Revolution3 Puritan Revolutionp57 1 after King Charles’s execution in 1649, there was public outrage in England2 the “Rump”p58 1 when Oliver Cromwell died in 1685, and was succeeded by his son, Richard.2 Parliament passed a series of severe laws called the Clarendon Code against thePuritans, now known as Nonconformistsp59 1 tell the 2 of the most famous literary works of the late 17th century2 John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress3 John Milton’s Paradise Lost4 How did the “glorious Revolution” break out? What was the significance of it? p60 Bill of Rights (1689)p61 1 What was the absolute rule of James I of England?2 Give a brief account of Henry VIIp62 1 the Whigs2 the Tories3 the Tories were the forerunners of the Conservative Party.p63 the Tories were greatly influenced by Jeremy Bentham’s ideals known as“Utilitarianism”p65 1 Enclosure Acts2 in England, the 18th century also saw selective breeding of cattle, sheep andhorses by Robert Bakewell3 What’s your comment on land enclosures in England?p66 1 What was the industrial revolution?2 tell why Britains is the 1st country to start the industrial revolution?p68 1 How did the English Industrial Revolution proceed?2 John Kay’s flying shuttle63 James Hargreaves’spinning jenny4 James Wattp69 1 as a result of the industrial revolution, Britain was by 1830 the “workshopof the world”2 “workshop of the world”3 Luddites4 What do you know about parliamentary reforms?5 the Whigs under Lord Grey were returned to power after more than half a centuryp70 Why should Parliament be reformed in England?p71 1 a People’s Charter in 18382 What do you know about the chartist Movement and People’s Charter? What’s your comment on them?p74 Trade Union Act of 1871p75 1 tell the Colonial Expansion of the English2 English colonial expansion began with the colonization of Newfoundland in 15833 Canada was ceded to Britain by the 1763 Treaty of Paris.4 1763 Treaty of Parisp79 1 by the Treaty of Nanking 1842, China cede Hong Kong to Britain2 by 1900 Britain had built up a big empire which included 25% of the world’spopulation and areap81 1 During WWI Britain lost over a million people, most of them under the age of25.2 Out of the war settlement came the establishment of the League of Nationsp82 in 1936 Edward VIII succeeded his father George V but abdicated.p83 Winston Churchillp84 1 one of the most far-reaching consequences of the war was that it hastenedthe end of Britain’s empire2 the Labour Party won the election after WWII, but Conservatives came back topower in 1951.p85 in Jan, 1973, Britain finally became a full member of the European EconomicCommunity.p86 1 the election of 1979 returned the Conservative Party72 Thatcherismp87 What were the Parliamentary politics like in the late 18th and early 19th centuries?p88 1 soon after the Second World War, Britain not noly gave up its ecnomic hegemonybut also sugffered a deep loss of its position of industrial leadership2 Between 1950 and 1973, Britain’s GDP grew at an average annual rate of 3.0%3 British diseasep89 1 What are the 3 periods as far as the evolution of British economy is concerned?2 in 1950, Britain’s GDP and its foreign trade ranked second and its per capitaincome third in the world3 John M. Keynesp90 1 in the 1970s among the developed countries Britain maintained the lowest growthrate and the highest inflation.2 in 1979, the new government adopted an economic programme known as Medium-termFinancial Strategy3 Privatiztion, deregulation and market liberalization replace prices and incomescontrol and state interventionism.(排除型选择)p91 an outstanding feature of the economic recovery in the 80s was its length, by1988, the recovery had lasted seven years.p92 1 just as the 1940s decade is remembered in Britain as the era of nationalization,the 1980s will be remembered as the decade of privatization.2 During the pas decade almost 40% of the British state enterprises were privatized.p94 rich deposits of iron ore were found in central England.p98 1 in the early 20th century the motor vehicle in dustry in Britain was developedin the West Midlands and South-East of England2 tell the areas in England where we can see some high-tech industrial growthp99 1 in Britain only 3% of the population are farmers but they manage 70% of theland area.2 agribusinessp100 1 in some areas factory faming methods are used, particularly for rearing poultryof pigs.2 Wheat and Potatoes are staple food of the British.p103 1 Britain is the 5th largest trading nation in the world.82 nation of shopkeepers3 tell the trade pattern that Britain’trade has4 What has Britain traditionally been in terms of foreign trade?p104 1 the City of London2 Lloyd’sp105 1 Where are oil and natural gas found in Britain?2 Where are the main textile producing regions in Britain?3 What are new industries in England?4 How has Britain’s trade pattern changed in recent years?p106 1 constitutional monarchy2 the head of the UK is a king or a queen3 the British constitution is made up statute law, common law and conventions(排除型选择)4 the monarchy is the oldest institution of government, going back to at least the9th century.p107 the present Sovereign, Queen Elizabeth II, was born on April 21, 1926, shecame to the throne on Feb.6, 1952, and she was crowned on Jun 2, 1953.p108 the Queen of Britain is the symbol of the whole nationp110 1 What do you know the Parliament in Britain?2 a Parliament has a maximum duration of 5 years.p111 in Britain, the House of Lords is presided over by the Lord Chancellorp112 1 the House of Commons is elected by universal adult suffrage and consists of651 Members of Parliament2 it is in the House of Commons that the ultimate authority for law-making resides.3 a General Election must be held every five years and is often held at more frequentintervals4 Black Rodp114 shadow cabinetp115 the great majority of these are Government measures introduced by a Ministerp116 in Britain, the Prime Minister is appointed by the Queen, and always sits inthe House of Commons, receives £ 78,292.p117 1 Ministers are appointed by the Queen on the recommendation of the Prime9Minister2 the Privy Council3 the Privy Council is presided over by the Lord Presidentp118 the government departments are staffed by members of the Civil Servicep121 Local authorities in Great Britain raise revenue through the council tax.p122 1 When did a constitutional monarchy begin in Britain?2 What does the Cabinet consist of?3 Who are the members of the House of Lords?4 What is the function of the House of Lords?5 What are the two major parties in Britain today?6 How many constituencies are there in Britain today?7 How many members are there in the House of Commons?8 How often does a general election take place?9 Give a brief account of British Parliament.p123 1 criminal law2 civil lawp124 the Crown Prosecution Service assumes control of the case and independentlyreviews the evidence to decide whether to prosecutep125 1 Magistrates’Courts try summary offences2 either way3 in 1994 there were 79 stipendiary magistrates in England and Wales.p126 1 the Crown Court tries the most serious offences2 England and Wales are divided in six circuits for the purpose of hearing criminalcases.3 tell the three criminal courts in Scotland4 tell the two types of criminal procedure in Scotlandp127 appeals in criminal cases in England and Wales may be heard by the CrownCourt, the High Court, the Court of Appeal(排除型选择)p128 1 the main courts of civil jurisdiction in England and Wales are CountyCourts of which there are 2702 all judges of the Supreme Court and all circuit judges and recorders have thepower to sit in the county courtp129 in the UK, Central responsibility lies with the Lord Chancellor, the HomeSecretary and the Attorney General(排除型选择)10p130 1 in Northern Ireland, court administration is the responsibility of the LordChancellor2 London’s Metropolitan Police Force is directly under the control of the HomeSecretary.p131 1 in England and Wales a Magistrates’court cannot impose a term of more thansix month’s imprisonment for an individual offence tried summarily2 Capital punishment remains the penalty for treason and piracyp132 1 there are about 130 prisons establishments in England and Wales and some 20in Scotland, and 4 prisons and 1 young offenders’ centre in Northern Ireland2 in England and Wales young people aged 18-20 serve custodial sentences in a youngoffender institution3 What are the common features of all systems of law in Britain?4 How do you divide the British courts according to the nature of cases?5 What is the jury’s job?6 How many divisions is the High Court divided into?What are they?7 How many police forces are there in the UK?8 How different is the Metropolitan Police Force(London) from other police force in Great Britain?9 Discuss the treatment of offernders in the UK.p134 1 welfare state2 NHS3 NHS was established in the UK in 1948, and it was based at first on Acts ofParliament.p135 1 over 82% of the cost of the health service in Great Britain is funded outof general taxation.2 prescription charges do not apply to the ……(排除型选择)p136 in Great Britain, every year there are about 200 million consultations withfamily doctors and about 6 million people visit a pharmacy every day.p138 NHS service(排除型选择)p139 1 NHS services for elderly people(排除型选择)2 Britain has about 6 million adults with one or more disabilities, of whom around7% live in communal establishments.p141 1 Nearly a third of government expenditure is devoted to the social securityprogramme2 the non-contributory benefits include……(排除型选择)113 in UK, women at the age of 60 and men at the age of 65 are entitled to a stateretirement pension.p143 most pregnant working women receive their statutory maternity pay directly fromtheir employer for a maximum of 18 weeksp144 war pensionsp145 only that the Lord Chancellor may not be a Roman Catholic.p146 Church of Englandp147 the government of the Church of Scotland is Presbyterianp148 1 the Methodist Church2 the Baptists3 the United Reformed Church4 the formal structure of the Roman Catholic church in England and Wales was restoredin 18505 there are now 7 Roman Catholic provinces in Great Britain.p151 1 about Easter(排除型选择)2 Hogmanayp153 1 in the UK, the only really important patriotic festivalis Remembrance Sunday----Armistice Day2 Boxing Dayp154 1 What is the most important established church in Britain?2 What festival is the greatest in Britain?3 What is the Scottish tradition concerning New Year’s Day?4 Describe briefly the contribury social security benefits in the UK.p156 1 in the UK, compulsory education begins at five in Great Britain and fourin Northern Ireland, when children go to infant schools2 eleven-plusp157 1 about 90% of the state seconday school population in Great Britain attendcomprehensive schools2 comprehensive schools(in the UK)3 sixth-form college4 Teriary college5 publish school(in the UK)12p158 there are some 90 universities in the UKp159 What do you know about the university-industry links to the UK?p160 1 in the UK, with about 130 daily and Sunday newspapers published nationwide.2 on an average day 60% of people over the age of 15 read a national morning newspaper.p161 1 How the national newspapers are divided in the UK?2 quality dailies(排除型选择)3 quality papersp162 1 the Economist2 periodicals in the UK(排除型选择)p164 1 tell the four national channels of the TV in the UK 2 apart from a break during the Second World War, the BBC has been providingregular television broadcasts since 1936.p165 Reutersp166 1 it is estimated that 29 million people over the age of 16 regularly takepart in sport or exercise2 football is the most popular sport in England3 Cricket is the most typical English of sportsp171 in the UK, about 80 million people a year attend more than 2,000 museumsand art galleries open to the public.p172 the Beatlesp173 1 Andrew Lloyd Webber2 Andrew Lloyd Webber’s the Phantom of the operap176 1 among all the arts festivals in the UK, the most famous is the EdinburghInternational Festival of Music and Drama2 BFIp177 1 copyright libraries(排除型选择)2 For whom is compulsory education in the UK?3 What distinguishes the Open University from all other British Universities?4 How is the BBC financed?5 list some most important journals in the UK.6 Where would you find many of London’s theatres?137 Describe briefly the higher education in the UK Part two the Republic of Irelandp181 1 Ireland is also called the Emerald Isle because of its rich green countryside2 the Republic of Ireland is bounded on the northeast by Northern Ireland.3 the capital is Dublin. It is located on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the LiffeyRiver at its confluence with the Dodder River.4 Ireland has been compared to a basinp182 Shannon Riverp183 1 what remain the most significant feature of Irish landscape?2 How to describe the weather of Ireland?P184 For the whole country the chance of an unusully wet or an unusually dry yearIs estimated at 25%P186 1 In Ireland the basic ethnic stock is Celtic2 Ireland is unique among European countries for its century-long population declinep187 There are two official languages in Ireland . They are Irish (Gaelic) and Englishp188 1Catholicism2 Catholic religious practice is extremely high in Irelandp189 1 What was perhaps the most important event in Irish history?2 Henry viii was the first king to bring all Ireland under English control.3 The Tudors forced the Protestand Reformation and English law on the Irish.4 Scottish settlers established a colony in Ulster in 16105 How did the conflict begin between the English and the Irish?P190 1 IRA2 Easter Uprising3 Anglo-Irish Treaty4 Under Eamon de Valera, who took office in 1932, Ireland kept out of World WarII to demonstrate its continued displeasure with the British.P191 foreign policy of IrelandP192 1 both Ireland and Britain have agreed to hold regular meetings to negotiatea peaceful settlement of the problem of Northern Ireland142 Ireland established diplomatic relations woth China on June 22, 19793 Ireland currently maintains diplomatic relations with 46 countries4 What is the largest river in Ireland?5 Why is Shannon River important to Ireland?6 What has been a traditional source of conflict between the English and the Irish?7 When did Ireland declare itself a republic?P193 1 president of Ireland2 taoiseachP194 all the legislative powers are vested in the national parliamentP195 Irish law is based on English common law as modified by subsequent legislationand the 1937 Constitutionp196 1 two major parties , Fianna Fail and Fine Gael2Sinn Fein3 Sinn Fein was the guerrilla movement that wrested independence from the Britishin 19214Anglo-Irish Treatyp197 Fine Gaelp198 1 the Irish Labour Party is the oldest of all the parties in Ireland.2 Ireland is a free-market economy with a dominant private sectorp201 Ireland is now the lasgest producer of lead and zinc concentrates in Europep202 What is the chronic problem in Ireland?P204 1 Today the Irish Times is the nation’smost infuential daily in Ireland.2 the Irish Independent is a best-selling daily3 some 250 magazines are published in Ireland, almost 1/5 of them deal with religion.P205 1 Irish broadcasting began in 1926 in a small studio called Dublin BroadcastingStation2 the most well-known Irish writher of the modern period is James Joyce.3 James Joycep206 1 Ulysses is Joyce’s masterpiece.2Ulysses3 Who is the head of government in Ireland?4 What does the Irish Parliament consist of?155 Discuss the characteristics of Ireland’s economy6 List Ireland’s main industries7 Explain the reasons why Ireland has chronic negative balance of trade8 Identify the periods in the histroy of Irish Part three the United States of Americap209 1 the continental United States lies in central North America with canada toits north.2 Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico to its south3 the Atlantic Ocean to its east.4 the United States has an ideal location for trade5 Why the United States has an ideal location for trade?6 the United States is the 4th largest country in the worldp210 1 How many states are there in US? Which is the largest, and the smallest?2 in US, on the mainland Texas is the largest state of the country.p211 1 The Rockies, the backbone of North american continent, is also known as theContinental Divide.2 in US, lying betwenn the Appalachian Mountans and the Rocky Moutains is one ofthe world’sgreat countinental rivers—Mississippi3Mississippi4 the Missouri rises in southwest Montana among the Rocky Mountians5Missouri6 the Missouri runs 3725 kilometres before it joins the Mississippi at St. Louis7 the River Ohio flows from the rainy east at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and joinsthe Mississippi at Cairo, Illinois8 father of waters9 old man riverp212 1 American Ruhr2 in US, on the Pacific side there are two great rivers: the Colorado in the south,and the Columbia, which rises in Canada.(colorado西班牙语多彩的)3 The Rio Grande River rises in the outhern Rocky mountains and flow to the Gulfof Mexico.(rio grande西班牙语大河)4 Great Lakes5 Lake Superior is the largest fresh water lake in the worldp213 1 What are the benefits of Lakes, rivers and seacoast of US?2 the Great Lakes are the economic lifeline of Midwest in US.3 What factors influence the climate of US?4 In US, a humid continental climate is found in the north-eastern part of the16country(New England)p214 1 meditrranean climate can be found in south part of the Pacific coast2 the southern part of the Pacific coast in California has a Mediterranean climatewith warm, dry summers and moist winters.3 besides latitude, list some most important forces the influence the climate of the US.4 New England is cooled by the waters of the Labrador Current.p215 New England is sometimes called the birthplace of America.p216 the Middle Atlantic States has about 1/5 of the total population of the US.Washington and New York are located herep217 1 Chicago2 Midwest America’s most important agricultural area in US.3 Detroit is known as the automobile capital of the world4 the American South stretches 2/3 of the way across the continent5 list some major economic activities of South America. p218 the American south now contains 90% of the American textile industry.p219 1 the Great Plains lies between the Rocky mountain and the Appalachians2 the Great Plains3 Denver located at the foothills of the Rockies.4 Yellowstone National Park5 Why is the tourist trade so important in American West?p220 1 the Grand Canyon2 the Grand Canyon in north-western Arizona is on of nature’s most impressivesight.p221 1 Albuquerque is a centre for touring the lands of Native American People andis the site of New Mexico’s state university.2 Hawaii is lacated in the Pacific Ocean3 list the differences between Alaska and Hawaii p222 the penisula of alaska is bordered on its east side by Canada.p224 1 the US is the 3rd most populous country in the worldp225 1 the US had a more or less open-door policy to immigrants from independenceuntil the 1960s.2 Ellis Island of New York was an important immigration reception spot in the 1890s.17。

自考英语国家概况---复习资料--英国国家概况知识点及经济篇英语国家概况经济篇文档.doc

英语国家概况经济篇%1.自然资源英国:Compare with many other countries,Britain has comsiderable reserves of coal.Today British coal mining is called a "sick" industry.Natural gas and oil was discovered in 1965 and oil in 1970 under the North Sea.Britain was the first nation to build a large iron and steel industry.Rich deposits of iron ore were found in central England.As with the coal industry,Britain's steel industry is declining.美国:Fertile soil is one of the most important natural resouces in the United States.America's forest resources are among the world's largest.Another natural resource that contributes to the welfare of the country is water.America is the leaders in production of Coal,iron ore,cpper,oil,sulfur,lead and zine.But short for tin,manganese,and nikel.爱尔兰Ireland is now the largest producer of lead and zinc concentrates in Europe.While Ireland lacks sizeable oil deposits,it has a valuable energy source in the peat,or turt,bogs that cover extensive areas of the country.力口拿大:Water is one of the most important natural resources in Canada.Almost half of the land area of Canada is covered by forests. Canada ranks third,in the production of lumber and other forest products in the world.The largest producer of newsprint in the world.Canada is a primary world producer of nickle,zine and asbestoes,and comes second in potash,third in gold and fourth in copper.Canada is a major world supplier of uranium.Experts believe that the cold fields of Canada may be among the largest in the world.A great deposit of petroleum was discovered south of Edmonton in Alberta. About two thurdsof Canada's petroleum and about four fifths of its natural gas come from Alberta.澳大利亚:Australia is one of the world's biggest producers of minerals and metals.It has major deposits of bauxite,mineral sands,diamonds,and black and brown coal,and large reserves of ores containing gold,lead,zinc,iron,copper,nikel,manganese and uranium. It is the world largest exporter of coal,and a major exporter of uranium.新西兰:There is an increasingly large share of energy comes from local resources:natural gas,crude oil,hydroelectricity and geothermal steam. Coal is of growing importance.Solar energy,vegetable oils and ethylalcohol from fermentation make small contributions.%1.农业英国:The Britain were pioneers in modern agriculture and were among the first to bring science and machinery to farming.The new farming has been called "agribusiness" .There are mainly six farming types in Britain.They are arable farning,dairy fariming, stock farming,mixed farming,hill farming and market gardening.Because of the cool climate,apples,pears and plums grwo very well in Britain.The North Sea has very good fishing grounds.美国:Yet the United States grows nearly one fourth of the world's grain and supplies a half of all the exports of grain in the world.It ranks first,second,or third in the production and export of corn, wheat, rice, soybeans, oranges, meat,milk, apples,oats,cotton,tobaoo, peanuts,and edible vegetable oil.（具体的在什么地方种什么东西可以参照书上P289-291）爱尔兰:Agriculture generates anestimated 11% of the Ireland GNRemploys 17% of the labour force and produces 25% of total exports.The most signigicant recent development in Irish agriculture has been membership in the European Community.加拿大:The land used for agriculture makes up only 7 % in Canada. Canada farms specialize in producing wheat,food crops for animals dairy products,and fruit.Fishing and mining are quiteimportant.The Canada Prairie is the centre of a rich wheat belt.Eastern Canada is noted for a variety of farm products.Dairying is in the lowlands of Quebec and Ontario.Fruits are grown in Western Nova Scotia.澳大利亚:Today,agriculture is the nation's largest and most diverse industry. Australia is one of the world's leading producers of food and natural fibres. Australia is the world's largest exporter of wool,the second largest exporter of meat,the third largest exporter of wheat and a major international supplier of sugar,dairy products,fruits,cotton and rice.Australia's agriculture importance has declined in recent years.新西兰:Vineyards produce international award-winning red and white wines.%1.制造业，工业英国:The textile is one of Britain's oldest.Textiles were on of the country's most vauluable exports.Britain became a world leader in shipbuilding during the middle of the 19th century.The two main centres for shipbuilding were on the River Tyne near Newcastle,England and on the Clyde near Glasgow in Scotland.The Britain motor industry now dominated by four firms(Ford,the RoverGroup,GM-Vauxhall,and Peugeot)There are three areas in Britain which have seen some high-tech industrial growth. Scotland has Europe's largest collection of foreign-owned chip factories.Over 90% of the companies are from the U.S. A.,Japan,the Netherlands and germany.美国:The untied States ranks first,second,third or fourth in the world in the production of crude steel,passenger cars,commercial vehicles,chemi cals,radio sets,television sets,and other manufacturing goods.Manufacturing accounts for about one quarter of theGDRabout one quarter of the national income,and over one fifth of the work force.The industrial regions are the Midwest(the nations's leading centre of heavy industry) round the Great Lakes,the Middle Atlantic states,the South,and the Pacific Coast.爱尔兰:Since the 1961 s,manufactuing has become the mainstay of the Irish economy.Of industrial employment,66% are employed in manufacting.力口拿大:Manufacturing is the mst important economic activity in Canada.Food processing is the leading industry. The manufacture of transportation equipment ranks second. The production of paper and paper related products ranks third, metal products are also important.澳大利亚:The mining industry in Australia has faced new problems in recent years.Australia's service sector is the fastest-growing sector of industry.lt has been growing in importance in recent years.新西兰:There are two steel comanies:New Zealand Steel which uses iron sands from the west coast of North Island,and Pacific Steel which reuses scrap iron.New Zealand is a world leader in the CNA(compressed natural gas) industry.Garments,fabrics and carpets are exported.The fishing industry has expanded greatly and is now the 4th largest export earner.%1.对外贸易英国:Britain is the fifth largest trading country in the world.Napoleon called it a "nation of shopkeepers".Britain's foreign trade is mainly with other developed countries.which accounts for 79% of exports and 85% of imports. About half with EC.Traditionally,Britain has had a deficit on visible trade and a surplus on invisible trade.美国:Currenty U.S. exports are about 15% of the world's total.The Unites States imports about 13% of all world imports.Canada is the largest single source og goods imported by the U.S.‘accounting for nearly 30% of the total. Outside of North America,Europe is the largest source of imports with about 30%,Asia provides about 18%,with smaller percentages from Latin America,Africa,and Australia.爱尔兰:Successive Irish governments have adopted a consistent and postive approoach toward attracting overseas investment.The new foreign firms now account for over 70% of manufactured exports.Ireland is new an industrial exporter.Manufactured goods account for about two-thirds of total wxports.力口拿大:A total about four fifths of all foreign investments in Canada are American.澳大利亚:Australia is a middle-level trading nation.The main feature of Australia's trade is that it has always involved the exchange of raw materials for finished products.Australia's trade relations with China have been developing rapidly in recent years. China accouts for about 3% of Australian total exports.新西兰:Trade is New Zealand's linelihood.Foreign investment is increasing and financial markets are active.Western Europe and particularly Britain have traditionally been New Zealand's major export market.The main imports are industrial raw materials,capital equipment and consumer goods.New Zealand is the world's largest exporter of lamb and mutton as well as dairy products.%1.当今面临的问题英国:Britain is the oldest industrial country in the world.The term "Britain disease" is noew often used to characterise Britain's economic decline.The Evolution of the Britain Economy since the War: 1.Steady development in the 50s and 60s.2.Economic recession in the 70s.3.Economic recovery in the 80s.这里有一部分是撒切尔的宏，微观措施比较重要(P91-92)Irel and FiannaFail,TheSenate,美国:The Untied States has a free-market economy with a dominant private sector. So the economy system of the United States is principally privately owned.But today,many of American people still live under the poverty line.Unemployment,inflation,finacial deficit,and trade deficit are the troubles that always face the United States.爱尔兰:The value of imports generally exceeds that of exports. That's why Ireland has a chronic negative balance of trade.Continuing dependence on imported oil is one of the reasons for the high import bill.力口拿大:In the past few years ho we ver,C anada' s unemployment rate has been high.But what is worth nothing is that the cost for manufacturing has increased while the productivity per worker has decreased as compared with the United States or with its ten trading partners.While Canada has one of the world's highest standards of living,not all regions of the country have enjoyed the same degree of prosperity.Some measures have been taken by the Federal government to help those slow grownth regions. 澳大利亚:Problems of Australia economy: 1 .Over-reliance on commodityexports.2.Failure to share in the expansion of international trade.3.The decline of manufaturing industries and the effects of tariffs.Country Party system HousesBritain The conservative Party, The House of Commons The Labour Party The House of Lorbs The U.S. The Democrats, The Senate,The Republic The House of RepresentativesFine Gael The House of RepresentativesAustralia The Labour Party, The Senate,the Liberal and National Party The House of RepresentativesNew Zealand The National Party,The Labour Party The House of RepresentativesCanada The Liberal Party, The Senate,the Progressive Conservative Party The House of Representatives考试前注意事项考前准备：一、欲善其事，必先利其器。

自考英语国家概况精讲系列第三章

Chapter 3第三章The Shaping of the Nation （1066-1381）英国的形成（公元1066-1381）I. Norman Rule （1066-1381）诺曼统治（公元1066-1381）1. William's Rule （1066-1087）威廉⼀世的统治（公元1066-1087）England's feudalism under the rule of William the Conqueror在威廉统治下的英国封建制度①Under William， the feudal system in England was completely established. ②According to this system， the King owned all the land personally. ③William gave his barons large estates in England in return for a promise of military service and a proportion of the land's produce. ④These estates were scattered far and wide over the country， so that those who held them could not easily combine to rebel the king. ⑤The barons， who had become William's tenants-in-chief， parceled out land to the lesser nobles， knights and freemen， also in return for goods and services. ⑥At the bottom of the feudal scale were the villeins or serfs. ⑦One peculiar feature of the feudal system of England was that all landowners must take the oath of allegiance，not only to their immediate lord， but also to the king.①在威廉统治下，英国的封建制度得到完全确⽴。

英语国家概况复习笔记

英语国家概况复习笔记 Final approval draft on November 22, 2020英语国家概况复习笔记Chapter1LandandPeople英国的国土与人民DifferentNamesforBritainanditsParts英国的不同名称及其各组成部分1.Geographicalnames:theBritishIsles,GreatBritainandEngland.地理名称:不列颠群岛,大不列颠和英格兰.2.Officialname:theUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.官方正式名称:大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国.3.TheBritishIslesare madeupof twolargeislands—GreatBritain(thelargerone)and Ireland,and hundredsofsmallones.不列颠群岛由两个大岛［大不列颠岛（较大的一个）和爱尔兰岛］及成千上万个小岛组成.4.Three politicaldivisions ontheislandofGreatBritain:England,Scotland and Wales.大不列颠岛上有三个政区:英格兰,苏格兰和威尔士.①EnglandisinthesouthernpartofGreatBritain.Itisthelargest,mostpopuloussection.位于大不列颠岛南部,是最大,人口最稠密的地区.②ScotlandisinthenorthofGreatBritain.Ithasthreenat uralzones(theHighlandsinthenorth;theCentrallowlands;t hesouthUplands)Capital:Edinburgh.苏格兰位于大不列颠的北部.它有三大自然区：北部高地,中部低地及南部山陵.首府：爱丁堡.③WalesisinthewestofGreatBritain.Capital:Cardiff威尔士位于大不列颠的西部.首府：加的夫④NorthernIrelandisthefourthregionoftheUK.Capital:Belfast.北爱尔兰是英国第四个区域.首府：贝尔法斯特5.The Commonwealth(ofnations)isafreeassociationofindependentcountriesthatwereoncecoloniesofBritain.Membe rnationsarejoinedtogethereconomicallyandhavecertaintradingagreements.TheCommonwealthhasnospecialpowers. ThedecisiontobecomeamemberoftheCommonwealthislefttoeachnation.Itwasfoundedin1931,andhas50membercountrie suntil1991.英联邦是一个自由联合体,由曾是英国殖民地而现在已经独立的国家构成.成员国之间实行经济合作,有一定的贸易协议.英联邦没有特别的权利,是否参加英联邦由各成员国自己决定.它成立于1931年,到1991年止已有50个成员国.Chapter2TheOriginsofaNation(5000BC-1066)英国的起源1.ArrivalandsettlementoftheCelts Atabout700BC theCeltsbegantoarriveinBritainandkeptcomingun tilthearrivaloftheRomans.TheymaycomeoriginallyfromeasternandcentralEurope,now France,Belgium and southernG ermany.约公元前700年,凯尔特人来到不列颠岛并一直陆续到来直到罗马人的入侵.他们可能源自东欧和中欧,即现在的法国,比利时和德国南部.Theycameinthreemainwaves:the Gaels~about600BC;the Brythons~about400BC;the Belgae~about150BC.凯尔特人来到不列颠有三次高潮:第一次是约公元前600年的盖尔人;第二次是约公元前400年的布立吞人;第三次是约公元前150年的贝尔盖人.TheCeltictribesaretheancestorsofthe HighlandScots,the Irish andthe Welsh,andtheirlanguagesarethebasisofb oth Welsh and Gaelic.凯尔特人是山地苏格兰人,爱尔兰人和威尔士人的祖先,他们的语言是威尔士语和盖尔语的基础.TheCelts’religionwas Druidism.凯尔特人的宗教为德鲁伊德教.The Belgae werethemost industrious and vigorous oftheCeltictribes.贝尔盖人是最勤奋,最精力充沛的.TheCeltswere practisedfarmers.凯尔特人是有经验的农民.2.BasisofmodernEnglishrace:theAnglo-Saxons现代英国人的基础:盎格鲁—萨克逊(446-871)Inthemid-5th century Jutes,Saxons,and Angles cametoBritain.Theywerethree Teutonic tribes.TheJutes,whofishedandfarmedinJ utland(now southernDenmark),cametoBritainfirst.ThentheSaxonscame.Theycamefrom northernGermany,established theirkingdomsin Essex,Sussex and Wessex.Inthesecondhalfofthe6th century,the Angles whoalsocamefromnorthernGerm anyandwereto givetheirnametotheEnglishpeople,settledin EastAnglia,Mercia and Northumbria.五世纪中叶,朱特人,撒克逊人和盎格鲁人来到不列颠岛.这是三支日耳曼部落.居住在朱特兰岛(现丹麦南部)从事打渔农耕的朱特人先到达不列颠;接着是撒克逊人,他们来自德国北部,在埃塞克斯,苏塞克斯和威塞克斯建立了王国;六世纪后半叶,同样来自德国北部把自己名字给了英国人的盎格鲁人,在东盎格利亚,麦西亚以及诺森伯利来定居.Heptarchy:DuringtheAnglo-Saxon’stime,Britainwasdividedintomanykin gdoms,amongwhichthereweresevenprincipalkingdomsofKent,Essex,Su ssex,Wessex,EastAnglia,MerciaandNorthumbria.TheyweregiventhenameforHeptarchy.在盎格鲁-撒克逊时期,英国被划分为许多王国,其中有七个主要王国:肯特,埃塞克斯,苏塞克斯,威塞克斯,东盎格利亚,麦西亚和诺森伯利来.他们被合称为七王国.TheAnglo-Saxontribeswere constantlyatwarwithoneanother,eachtryingtogettheupperhand,sothatthekingdomswereoftenbrok enupandoftenpiecedtogetheragain.盎格鲁-撒克逊部落之间不断交战,彼此都想占上风,因此王国总是分了合,合了又分TheAnglo-Saxons broughttheirownTeutonicreligiontoBritain.盎格鲁—撒克逊人把日耳曼宗教带到了英国.AlthoughtheAnglo-Saxonswere ferocious people,theylaidthe foundations oftheEnglishstate.Firstly,theydividedthecountryinto shir es;Secondly,theydevisedthe narrow-strip,three-fieldfarmingsystem whichcontinuedtothe18thcentury;Thirdly,theyalsoestablishedthe manorial system.Finally,t heycreatedthe Witan(council/meetingofwisemen)toadvisetheking,thebasisofthePrivyCouncilwhichstillexiststo day.虽然盎格鲁-撒克逊人是凶猛的民族,但他们为英国国家的形成打下了基础.首先他们把国家划分为郡;其次他们设计的窄条三圃田农耕制延用至18世纪;他们还建立了采邑制;最后他们还创立了议会(贤人会议),向国王提供建议,这是现存的枢密院的基础.3.TheVikingandDanishinvasions The NorwegianVikings andthe Danes attackedvariouspartsofEnglandfr omtheendofthe8th century.TheDanesgainedcontrolofthenorthandeastofEngland—the Danelaw.从8世纪末起,挪威海盗和丹麦人就不断袭击英格兰各地方.丹麦人控制英格兰北部和东部丹麦法区.AfterAlfred’sdeath,hissuccessorsreconqueredtheDanelaw.KingEthelredtheUnreadytriedpayingtheinvaderst ostayaway.ButtheDanesdidn’t goawaybutinvadeagain.亚尔弗雷德死后,他的继任者们重新征服了丹麦地区."未准备好者"埃塞尔雷德国王进贡给丹麦人以免被侵略,但丹麦人又再度进犯.AfterEthelred’sdeath,Canute,theDanishleaderwasmadeEnglishkingin1016.Heprovedtobeawiseruler.Afterhis deathin1035,hissons Harold and Hardicanute reignedsuccessively.AfterHardicanute’sdeaththesuccessionpassedt othesuccessor EdwardtheConfessor.埃塞尔雷德死后,丹麦首领喀奴特在1016年成为了英国国王.他是位英明的通知者.1035年他死后,他的儿子哈罗德和哈迪喀奴特先后统治王国.哈迪喀奴特死后,王位传给了"忏悔者"爱德华.4.KingAlfredandhiscontributions亚尔弗雷德国王和他所做出的贡献(849-899)①Alfredwasthe kingofWessex anddefeatedtheDanesandreachedafriendlyagreementwiththemin879亚尔弗雷德是威塞克斯的国王.他打败了丹麦人,并于公元879年与他们达成了友好协议;②Hefoundedastrong fleet andisknownas“thefatheroftheBritishnavy”他因为建立了强大舰队,而以“英国海军之父”闻名于世;③He reorganized the Saxonarmy,makingitmoreefficient他改组了撒克逊军队,使之更为高效;④Heissaidtohavetaughthims elf Latin and translated aLatinbookintoEnglish据说他自学了拉丁语并将一本拉丁语书译成英语⑤Heencouragedlearninginothers,establishedschools andformulateda legalsystem.Allthisearnshimthetitle“Alf redtheGreat”他鼓励向他人求知并修建学校,并且制订法律制度.5.TheNormanConquestanditsconsequences诺曼征服及其影响(1066)ItwassaidthatkingEdwardhadpromisedtheEnglishthronetoWilliam,buttheWitanchoseHaroldasking.So Willia m ledhisarmytoinvadeEngland.InOctober1066,William defeatedHarold inthe battleofHastings.OnChristmasDayWilli amwascrownedkingofEnglandin WestminsterAbbey.据说爱德华国王曾答应把英格兰王位传给诺曼底公爵威廉,但是贤人会议挑选了哈罗德为国王.公元1066年10月,在哈斯丁斯战役中威廉打败了哈罗德军队.圣诞节这天在威斯敏斯特大教堂,威廉被加冕为英格兰国王.TheNormanConquestof1066isperhapsthebest-knowneventinEnglishhistory.WilliamtheConquerorconfiscatedalmostallthelandandgaveittohisNormanfollowers. HereplacedtheweakSaxonrulewithastrongNormangovernment.TheNormanConquestendedtheEnglishhistoryofbeinginv aded,the feudalsystem wascompletelyestablishedinEngland.RelationswiththeContinentwereopened,andcivilizati onandcommercewereextended.Norman-Frenchculture,language,mannersandarchitecturewereintroduced.TheChurchwasbroughtintocloserconnectionwith Rome,andthechurchcourtswereseparatedfromthecivilcourts.公元1066年的诺曼征服也许是英国历史上的最着名事件.征服者威廉没收了几乎所有土地,将其分发给他的诺曼追随者.他用强大的诺曼政府取代软弱的撒克逊人统治.诺曼征服结束了被侵略的英国历史,英格兰完全确立了封建制度:扩展了与欧洲大陆的关系;文明和商业都得到发展;引进了诺曼—法国文化、语言、举止和建筑.教会与罗马的联系更为密切,教会法庭从世俗法庭中单独分离出来.Chapter3TheShapingoftheNation英国的形成（公元1066-1381）1.England'sfeudalismundertheruleofWilliamtheConqueror在威廉统治下的英国封建制度①Under William,thefeudalsysteminEnglandwascompletelyestablished在威廉统治下,英国的封建制度得到完全确立;②Inthissystem,theKingownedallthelandpersonally根据此制度,国王拥有全国所有土地;③WilliamgavehisbaronslargeestatesinEnglandinreturnforapromiseofmilitaryserviceandaproportionoftheland’s produce威廉把英国的大片土地分给贵族,条件是贵族保证服役和交租;④Theseestateswerescatteredfarandwideoverthecountry,sothatthosewhoheldthemcouldnoteasilycombinetorebelthe king贵族的这些地产分散于各处,这样土地拥有者就不易联合起来反叛国王;⑤Thebaronsparceledouthislandtothelessernobles,knightsandfreemen,alsoinreturnforgoodsandservices贵族又把土地分配给小贵族,骑士和自由民,同样要他们交租和服役;⑥Atthe bottom ofthefeudalscalewerethe villeins or serfs 在封建等级底层的是农奴;⑦OnepeculiarfeatureofthefeudalsystemofEnglandwasthatalllandownersmusttaketheoathofallegiance,notonlytoth eirimmediatelord,butalsototheking英国封建制独有的特色就是,无论是土地承租人还是二佃户,都必须要宣誓效忠于直接领主,而且要效忠于国王.William replaced the Witan withthe GrandCouncil.威廉用大议会取代了贤人会议.Inordertohaveareliablerecordofallhislands,histenantsandtheirpossessions,Williamsenthisclerkstocompil eapropertyrecordknownasDomesdayBook,whichwascompletedin1086.为了使所有的土地,佃户和他们的财产记录可靠,威廉派官员编了一本财产清册,称为末日审判书2.ContentsandthesignificanceoftheGreatCharter大宪章的内容及意义AlsoknownastheMagnaCarta,GreatCharterwassignedby KingJohn in1215underthepressofthebarons.大宪章是约翰国王1215年在封建贵族压力下签定的.Itconsistsof63clauses.Itsimportantprovisionsareasfollows大宪章共有63条:①notaxshouldbemadewithouttheapprovaloftheGrandCouncil没有大议会批准不得征税;②nofreemanshouldbearrested,imprisoned,ordeprivedofhispropertyexceptbythelawoftheland除依照法律,不得随意逮捕,拘禁自由民,不依照土地法不得剥夺其财产;③theChurchshouldpossessallitsrights,togetherwithfreedomofelections教会拥有的权利和选举自由不受侵犯;④Londonandothertownsshouldretaintheirancientrightsandprivileges伦敦和其它城市应保留其古老的权利和特权;⑤thereshouldbethesameweightandmeasuresthroughoutthecountry全国应统一度量衡.AlthoughtheGreatCharterhaslongbeenpopularlyregardedas thefoundationofEnglishliberties,itwasastatement ofthefeudalandlegalrelationshipbetweentheCrownandthebarons,aguaranteeofthefreedomoftheChurchanda limitat ionofthepowersoftheking.The spirit oftheGreatCharterwasthelimitationofthepowersoftheking,keepingthemwithi ntheboundsofthefeudallawoftheland.尽管长期普遍认为大宪章是英国自由的基础,但它只是国王与贵族之间的封建与法律关系,保证教会的自由,限制国王的权力.大宪章的精神是限制王权,置王权于封建法律的约束下.3.TheoriginsoftheEnglishParliament英国议会的起源In1258,thebarons,under SimondeMontfort,forcedHenryⅢandhissonPrinceEdwardtosweartoacceptthe ter,HenryrefusedtoconfirmtotheProvisionsofO xford,thusacivilwarbrakeoutbetweentheking’ssupportersandthebaronialarmyledby SimondeMontfort.1258年,贵族们在西蒙德孟福尔的领导下迫使国王和他的儿子爱德华王子宣誓接受"牛津协定".亨利拒绝批准牛津协定,国王的支持者和西蒙德孟福尔领导的封建主组成的军队之间爆发了内战.TheGreatCouncilisknowntobetheprototypeofthecurrentBritishParliament.In1265,SimondeMontfortsummonedthe GreatCouncil,togetherwith twoknightsfromeachcountry and twocitizensfromeachtown.,ameetingwhichhasseenasthe earliestparliament.ItlaterdevelopedintotheHouseofLordsandtheHouseofCommonasaparliament.大议会是当今英国议会的原型.1265年,西门德孟福尔召开大议会,各县有两名骑士,各镇有两名市民参加,此次会议被看作是最早的议会.大议会发展到后来演变成议会.分为上议院和下议院Itsmainrolewastoofferadvice,nottomakedecisions.Therewerestillnoelections,noparties,andthemostimportantp artofParliamentwastheHouseofLords.其作用是咨询而非决定,也没有选举和政党.议会的最重要的部分是上议院4.TheHundredYears'WarwithFranceanditsconsequences百年战争及其结果WhenEdwardIIIclaimedtheFrenchCrownbuttheFrenchrefusedtorecognize,thewarbrokeout.爱德华三世宣布要继承法国王位,但法国人民拒绝承认,于是引发了百年战争.TheHundredYears’WarwithFrancereferstothewarbetweenEnglandandFrancethatlasted intermittentlyfrom1337t o1453.Thecausesofthewarwerepartlyterritorialandpartlyeconomic.Theterritorialcauseswererelatedwiththepos sessionbytheEnglishkingsofthelargeduchyofAquitaine,whiletheFrenchkingscovetedthislargeslice.Theeconomic causeswereconnectedwithclothmanufacturingtownsinFlanders,whichweretheimporterofEnglishwool,buttheywerel oyaltotheFrenchkingpolitically.Besides,England'sdesiretostopFrancefromgivingaidtoScotsandagrowingsenseo fnationalismweretheothercauses.百年战争指1337年到1453年英法之间一场断断续续的战争.战争的起因既有领土因素又有经济因素.领土起因尤其是与英国国王拥有法国阿奎丹大片的公爵领地有密切关系,随着法国国王势力日增,他们日益渴望占领这片从他们领土内被分割出去的土地.经济原因则与弗兰德斯有关.弗兰德斯地区生产棉布的城镇是英国羊毛的主要进口地,但这些城镇在政治上却效忠法国国王.其他原因还有英国试图阻止法国帮助苏格兰人,以及不断觉醒的民族意识.Whenthewarended,Calais wastheonlypartofFrancethatstillinthehandsofEnglish.战争结束的时候只有加来港还被英军占领.Consequences:TheexpulsionoftheEnglishfromFranceisregardedasablessingforbothcountries:hadtheyremained ,thesuperiorsizeandwealthofFrancewouldcertainlyhavehinderedthedevelopmentofaseparateEnglishnationaliden tity,whileFrancewashinderedsolongasaforeignpoweroccupiedsomuchFrenchterritory.战争的结果:把英国人赶出了法国对两个国家都是幸事:若英国人继续留在法国,那么法国人在领土和财富上所占的优势必然会阻碍英国作为一个独立民族的发展;而法国如被外国势力占领了大量的领土,其民族特性的发展也要长期受阻.HenryⅤrenewedthewarin1415andwonacrushingvictoryat Argencourt.HewasrecognizedtotheFrenchthronein1420.Afterhisde ath,theFrench,encouragedby JoanofArc,finallydrovetheEnglishoutofFrance.亨利五世在1415年重新发动战争.在阿根科特战役中大胜.他在1420年成为法国国王.亨利死后,法国人民在圣女贞德的鼓舞下,最终把英军驱逐出法国. 5.ConsequencesoftheBlackDeath黑死病的影响TheBlackDeathwasthemodernnamegiventothedeadlyepidemicdiseasespreadbyratfleasacrossEurope inthe14th century .ItsweptthroughEnglandinthesummerof1348withoutwarningand,mostimportantly,withoutanycure.ItreducedEnglan d’spopulation from fourmilliontotwomillion(aboutonehalfandonethirdofthepopulation waskilled)bytheendofthe 14th century.黑死病是现代名称,指老鼠身上的跳蚤传播的致命的淋巴腺鼠疫引起的传染性疾病.14世纪传播了到欧洲.1348年夏天横扫全英国,事先毫无预兆,而更重要的是无药可救.英国的人口在14世纪末从400万锐减至200万.TheeconomicconsequencesoftheBlackDeathwerefar-reaching.Asaresultoftheplague,ndownersten dedtochangefromarabletosheep-farming,whichrequiredlesslabour.Thesurvivingpeasantshadbetterbargainningpowerandwereinapositiontochange theirserfdomintopaidlabour.Sosomelandlords,unableorunwillingtopayhigherwages,triedtoforcepeasantsbackin toserfdom.In1351thegovernmentissuedaStatuteofLabourerswhichmadeitacrimeforpeasantstoaskformorewagesorfo rtheiremployerstopaymorethantherateslaiddownbytheJusticesofthePeace.黑死病对经济造成的后果更为深远.鼠疫导致了大片土地无人照管和劳动力极度匮乏.地主只得把耕地改成对人力需求较少的牧场.幸存的农民处于有利的可以讨价还价的地位,他们从农奴变为雇佣劳动力。

英语国家概况笔记整理

英语国家概况笔记整理英语国家概况笔记整理英语国家是指以英语为官方语言或为第一语言的国家。

这些国家有着丰富的历史和文化，并且在全球范围内都有着重要的地位。

以下是对一些典型英语国家的笔记整理。

英格兰英格兰是指大不列颠岛上最大的一个国家，首都是伦敦。

英格兰是全球最重要的文化和商业中心之一，是世界上最重要的旅游胜地之一。

它以其壮丽的城市风光、古老的大学、世界顶级艺术品和丰富的文化遗产而著名。

英格兰还是口音最标准、最古老的英语发源地之一。

苏格兰苏格兰是英国的一个国家，位于英国北部，与英格兰隔着哈德里安长城相隔。

苏格兰地处北极圈附近，因此气候较为寒冷，但是其美丽的山川湖泊和独特的文化使得它成为了一个重要的旅游胜地。

苏格兰的联合王国象征是印有一只独角兽的盾牌。

苏格兰有着悠久的历史，并且拥有着独特的文化，比如苏格兰传统的音乐、服装和食品等。

威尔士威尔士是英国的一个国家，位于英格兰西部。

它以其壮观的山地风景和世界最佳的海岸线而著名。

威尔士人喜欢庆祝传统文化，并且其歌曲、舞蹈和风俗仍然在今天得到了广泛传承。

威尔士听起来有着特别的口音。

英国国旗上的红色龙即是威尔士的象征。

爱尔兰爱尔兰是一个欧洲国家，位于大不列颠岛西侧。

它分为爱尔兰共和国和北爱尔兰，后者是英国的一部分。

爱尔兰是一个美丽的国家，拥有许多独特的风景和文化遗产。

爱尔兰以其友好的人民、美妙的音乐和优美的文学而著名。

美国美国是世界上最强大的国家之一，是一个多元化的国家，拥有许多文化和民族。

美国以其灿烂多彩的文化、科技创新和政治制度而闻名于世。

美国是一个旅游胜地，拥有世界上最知名的城市之一，如纽约、洛杉矶和旧金山等。

在美国，许多地方需要汽车来进行通行，而且美国人也对汽车有着独特的热爱。

加拿大加拿大是北美洲最多元化和最友善的国家之一。

加拿大有着尽可能保持自然美和野生动物保护的承诺，拥有美丽的大自然风光，如落基山脉和尼亚加拉瀑布。

加拿大人民非常注重公民权利和社会公正，是全世界人权保护能见度最高的国家之一。

英语国家概况复习笔记TheUSA

THE USAGeography and People1.The United States of America (Since 1775)2. The National Flag：The Stars and Stripes(星条旗) OR popularly known as the Old Glory美国国旗的爱称3. The National Anthem：The Star-Spangled Banner星条旗之歌4. Capital City: Washington, District of Columbia (The District of Columbia was named after Christopher Columbus and the city Washington was named after George Washington. The city is governed directly by the Federal government. 哥伦比亚特区以克里斯托弗.哥伦布命名，华盛顿以华盛顿命名。

这个城市是由联邦政府直接管辖的。

)⏹Famous architectures: U.S. Capitol Hill 国会山; Pentagon（五角大楼the U. S. DefenseDepartment and the headquarters of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are in it）;White House; Lincoln Memorial [mə'mɔːrɪəl]林肯纪念堂，etc.5. Size：the 4th largest country in the world6. Administrative Divisions: America consists of 50 states and a federal district, the District of Columbia. Two of the 50 states, Alaska and Hawaii, are separated from the continental America, which are the youngest states of the United States.7. Largest state: Alaska (the 49th state )Smallest state：Rhode island美国罗德岛州Largest city: New Y ork8. Landforms:Three major divisions⏹East—highlands：（Appalachian Range阿巴拉契亚山脉）⏹West—mountains：high plateaus['plætəʊ]高原(Cordillera[,kɔːdɪ'ljeərə]山脉Range: the Coast Range-the Sierra Nevada-the Cascades-the Rocky Mountains) 山脉范围:海岸山脉的林区的内华达州,Cascades-the 洛基山脉⏹In between—a vast plain region一个广阔的平原地区: The Great Plains大平原9. Highest point:The Sierra-Nevada内华达山脉: Mount Whitney惠特尼峰4418m(14,495 feet)the highest peak in the continental US（the highest peak of the USA is the Mount McKinley (20320 feet) in the south of Alaska）Lowest point: Death Valley死谷: in eastern California, 85 meters below sea level, the lowest point in the whole of N. America北美洲10. RiversThe Mississippi River, the most important and longest river in the US. This river is known to some native American Indians as ―the father of waters‖.父亲河The Missouri River密苏里河:Since the river runs through the dry west, it carries a large amount of topsoil表层土, so it is sometimes called as ―the Muddy泥泞的River‖.11. The Great Lakes⏹The Great Lakes are composed of five lakes: Lake Michigan['miʃiɡən]密歇根湖,Lake Superior苏必利尔湖, Lake Erie['iəri]伊利湖,Lake Huron['hjuərən]休伦湖and Lake Ontario[ɔn'tεəriəu]安大略湖.⏹Among the five lakes, only Lake Michigan belongs to the US completely while the other four are shared by the United States and Canada.⏹Lake Superior (82,414 km2 ), is the largest freshwater lake (by surface area) in the world.12. Natural Resources1) Large supplies of fresh water has played a very important part in America’s growth2) Rich in lumber resources3) The United States is also rich in mineral resources. ―Gold Rush‖: A rush of migrants [ 'maɪɡrənts ]移民者to an the western where gold was discovered in California in 184813. Principle Cities:Now Y ork: The S tatue of Liberty a gift from the French people in 1886, was placed on Liberty Island，The United Nations headquarters stands along the East River at 42nd Street in the city. 联合国总部位于沿着城市东河的第四十二条街上Philadelphia [ ˌfɪlə'delfjə ]费城the seat of the Continental Congress大陆会议所在地.⏹The First and Second Continental Congresses (1774 and 1775-1776) and the Constitutional Convention制宪会议(1787) met in the city, which served as the capital of the United States from 1790 to 1800.⏹Independence Hall: It was in this hall that the American Declaration of Independence美国独立宣言was signed on July 4, 1776 and Constitution of the US was framed美国宪法框架San Francisco: The Chinatown in San Francisco is the largest Chinese settlement in the US. The Golden Gate BridgeDetroit底特律[dɪ'trɔɪt] ：the largest center of the automobile industry in the US and is known as“the Mo tor City”汽车城Houston[ˈhju:stən]休斯顿: “Space City, USA.”太空城14. Population Distribution人口分布: Uneven不均匀&High urbanization15. From the “ Melting Pot大熔炉”--a country of many racial and ethnic[ˌeθnɪk]民族groups from different parts of the world , who came to the New World to seek for freedom in politics or religion.T o the “Salad Bowl沙拉碗” -- However, this country is tolerant and allow people with different cultural background to keep their own distinct culture and custom.16. The different ethnic groups:Native Americans --American IndiansWhite Anglo-Saxon Protestants (W ASPs) --- the dominant ethnic group占主导地位的民族Black People ----African American----the largest ethnic-racial minority groupHispanics西班牙裔---- the largest ethnic minorityAsian Americans have always been a small community.17. P.107Immigration Act of 1924 (restrict further immigration particularly from Europe)Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments《移民与国籍法修正案》18. P.107 The dominant American cultureThe dominant American culture is English-speaking, Western European, Protestant and middle-class in character. The first immigrants formed the land’s basic cultural values as freedom, equality and desire to work hard for a higher standard of living. (占美国文化主导地位的是说英语的人们，包括了西欧，新教和一些中产阶级。

余志远《英语国家概况》笔记和课后答案pdf网课视频

余志远《英语国家概况》笔记和课后答案pdf网课视频第一部分英国第1章国土与人民1.1 复习笔记【知识框架】Ⅰ. Geographical Features1. The UK’s Geographical Location and Its Size2. Rivers and LakesⅡ. Climate1. A Maritime Climate2. Factors Which Influence the Climate3. RainfallⅢ. Plant and Animal Life1. Plant Life2. Animal LifeⅣ. People1. Ethnic Groups2. Languages3. Religion4. Urbanization5. Population Growth6. Migration Patterns【重难点归纳】1. Great Britain is made up of England, Scotland, and Wales. Together with Northern Ireland, it forms the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.2. The total population of the UK was around 63 million, which is the third-largest in the European Union and the 22nd-largest in the world.3. The UK is a developed country with considerable economic, cultural, military, scientific and political influence internationally.4. The UK’s capital is London, and it has other major cities including, Birmingham, Liverpool, and Manchester in England and so on.1. 大不列颠由英格兰、苏格兰和威尔士组成。

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英语国家概况笔记整理English-speaking countries refer to countries where English is the native language or widely spoken as a second language. These countries have a significant influence on global politics, business, culture, and education. In this article, we will provide an overview of some prominent English-speaking countries, including their population, geography, economy, and culture.1. United States:- Population: The United States is the third most populous country in the world, with a population of over 331 million people.- Geography: The country is located in North America and is known for its diversity in landscapes, including vast plains, mountains, deserts, and coastal regions.- Economy: The U.S. has the largest economy in the world, characterized by a highly developed and diverse range of industries, including technology, finance, entertainment, and manufacturing. - Culture: The American culture is a melting pot of various ethnicities and is known for its influence on film, music, literature, and fashion.2. United Kingdom:- Population: The United Kingdom, composed of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, has a population of over 66 million people.- Geography: The country is located in Western Europe and is known for its diverse landscapes, including rolling hills, coastal cliffs, and lush countryside.- Economy: The U.K. has a highly developed economy with a strong focus on industries such as finance, manufacturing,pharmaceuticals, and creative sectors.- Culture: The U.K. is rich in cultural heritage and has made significant contributions to literature, music, and arts. The country is also known for its royal family and historical landmarks.3. Canada:- Population: Canada is the second-largest country in the world by land area and has a population of over 38 million people.- Geography: The country is located in North America and is known for its stunning natural landscapes, including vast forests, lakes, and the Rocky Mountains.- Economy: Canada has a mixed-market economy with a strong focus on natural resources, such as oil, gas, timber, and minerals. It also has thriving sectors in technology, finance, and manufacturing. - Culture: Canadian culture is diverse, influenced by indigenous peoples, British and French colonial history, and immigration from various countries. Canada is known for its multiculturalism, hockey, and maple syrup.4. Australia:- Population: Australia is the sixth-largest country in the world by land area but has a relatively small population of around 25 million people.- Geography: The country is located in Oceania and is known for its diverse landscapes, including the Great Barrier Reef, deserts, rainforests, and stunning beaches.- Economy: Australia has a prosperous and open-market economy, highly dependent on natural resources such as minerals, natural gas, and agricultural products. It also has strong sectors in finance, tourism, and education.- Culture: Australian culture is influenced by indigenous Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, as well as British and multicultural influences. The country is known for its laid-back, outdoor lifestyle, sports, and unique wildlife.These are just a few examples of prominent English-speaking countries. Each country has its own unique history, culture, and contributions to the global stage. Understanding the characteristics of these countries is important for international relations, business, and cultural exchange.。

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Chapter 5(1)l.The Whigs opposed absolute monarchy and supported the right to religious freedom for Nonconformists. The Tories supported hereditary monarchy and were reluctant to remove kings.2.Whigs stood for (1) a reduction in Crown patronage; (2) sympathy towards Nonconformists; (3) care for the interests of merchants and bankers3.Tories wanted to preserve the powers of the monarchy and the Church of England. They disliked the Nonconformists and considered them a threat to Church of England's influence on the people; they wanted strict maintenance of law and order and were afraid of mob riot.4.Radicals,they were greatly influenced by Jeremy Bentham's.5."Utilitarianism" to achieve "the greatest happiness of the greatest number".erment and administration should be made as efficient as possible; government should interfere as little as possible with lives of the people as individuals. They advocated laissez faire, a radical idea of gree trade.7.Farming was an important occupation in England in the 18th century. Village and agriculture were the backbone of the nation.8.This system drawbacks:(1) it wasted land because of fallow fields and land for paths; (2) it was wasteful of labour and time; (3) livestock farming was difficult and diseases spread quickly on commons. Winter feed was rarely enough, so animals were usually killed in autumn and their meat was salted; (4) the open field sysytem was a barrier ot experiments.ndowners replace the small farms cultivated on the "open-field" system by larger, economically more efficient farms with hedge-divided fields.lO.The Enclosure Acts enabled wealthier landowners to seize andy land to which tenants could prove no legal title and to divide it into enclosed fields. A system of crop rotation was introduced. Land could be fully used fodder crops enabled livestock to be kept through the winter months.11.Seed drill invented by Jethro Tull made arable farming more efficient and more profitable.Selective breeding of cattle, sheep and horses by Robert Bake well. The idea of encouraging tenants to introduce changes was associated whth Thomas Coke. George III was so enthusiastic about changes at Windsor that he got the nickname "Farmer George".12.Agricultural enclosure had good as well as bad results:(1) Farms became bigger and bigger units (2) more vegetables, milk,dairy produce were consumed, and diet became more varied.(3)enclosure was a disaster for the tenants evicted from their lands by the enclosures. These peasant farmers were forced to look for work in towns, which rapidly became hopelessly overcrowded. Riots erupted in many areas could not prevent the march of progress, enclosure led to mass emigration New World.(4) a new class hostility was introduced into rural relationships.13.The Industrial Revolution refers to the mechanization of industry and the consequent changes in social and economic organization in Britain in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Britain was the first country to industrialize because of the following factors:(l) Britain was well placed geographically to participate in European and world trade; (2) Britain interested in overseas trade and colonies. International trade brought wealth to merchants and city bankers, provided capital in lager quantities for industrialization. (3) the limited monarchy. (4) The main towns were never too far from seaports, of from rivers, which could distribute their products. (5) Many rivers useful for transport and water and steam power. Useful minertai resources.(6) British engineers had sound training as craftsmen.(7) The inventors were trspected. They solved practical problems. (8) Probably laissez faire and "Protestant work ethic" helped. (9) England, Scotland, and Wales formed a customs union. So the national market was not hindered by internal customs barriers.(10) The enclosures and other improvements in agriculture made theircontributions by providing food for the rising population labour for the factories, and some of the raw materials needed by industry.14.New techniques and water powered machines resulted in organization of industries on a large scale.15.Changes occurred earliest and quickest in textiles, especially cotton and silk and in other trades like hardware, pottery and chemicals.16.The real "revolution" in textiles was in 1770 when power-driven machinery was introduced.(T面的人物和发明的东西要看熟，容易出选择题)17.Improved transportation ran parallel with production. By the early 19th century, Britain had a road network of some 125,000 miles.18.As a result of the industrial revolution, Britain was by "workshop of the world".19."Luddites" supposedly led by Ned Ludd attempted to destroy the hated machines, but were severely punished by the government. The Industrial revolution created the industrial working class, the proletariat, and it later led to trade unionism.2O.The American War of Independence and the French Revolution21.Political change in England did not come through revolution but through gradual reform. The Whigs returned to power turned their minds to the problem of parliamentary reform.22.There were several reasons:(l) Power was monopolized by the aristocrats. In the 18th and 19th centuries the Lords had far more influence the Commons were also really "gentry" onedge of aristocracy. Most important ministers were "peers". The commons were elected only by a very small proportion of the population. The vote was a privilege for a small number of male citizens. No females were allowed to vote. Members of Parliament were not paid. (2) Representation of town and country, and North and South was unfair. (3) There were also various so-called rotten or pocket boroughs.23.Between 1832 and 1884 three Reform Bills were passed. The Reform Act of 1832 (also called the "Greater Charter of 1832*) abolished "rotten boroughs", and redistributed parliamentary seats more fairly among the growing towns. Gave the vote to many householders and tenants, based on the value of their property. The New Poor Law of 1843 forced the poor people into workhouses instead of giving them sufficient money to survive in their own homes.24.There was widespread dissatisfaction with the Reform Act of 1832 and the New Poor Law.25.In 1836 a group of skilled workers and small shopkeepers formed the London Working Men's Association. It aimed "to seek by every legal means to place all classes of society in possession of equal political and social rights." Leader William Lovett, a skilled worker. They drew up a charter of political demands in 1838, with the intention of presenting it to Parliament. It had six points:(l) the vote for all adult males, (2) voting by secret ballot, (3) equal electoral districts, (4) abolition of property qualifications for members of Parliament, (5) payment of members of Parliament, (6) annual Parliaments, with a General Election every June.26.Other working men formed Chartist groups throughout the country.27.The Chartists could be roughly divided into two groups: the Moral Force Chartists and the Physical Force Chartists. The former headed by William Lovett. The latter headed by Feargus O'Connor, wanted to achieve their purpose by violence.28.Convention revealed conflicts within the movement and great differences between theNortherners and the men from the Midlands and London.29.Chartism failed because of its weak and divided leadership, and its lack of coordination with trade-unionism.3O.The Chartist movement was, however, the first nationwide working class movement and drew attention to serious problems. Lenin said that Chartism was "the first broad, really mass, politically formed, proletarian revolutionary movement".31.The movements were regarded with suspicion by the government as possible centers of revolution. Parliament passed the Combination Acts of 1799—1800 to forbid the formation of unions. These laws were repealed in 1824. The 1825 Act allowed workers to form unions but not to-obstruct workers and employers.32.An important part of the work of these new unions was restriction of entry to their trades. The New Unionism tried to avoid confrontaions with employers. In 1868 the Trades Union Congress was started; thus began a new phase in which trade unionism had a national organization capable of coordinating the interests of industrial workers.33.Trade unions had to fight two opponents employers and the State. The Trade Union Act of 1871 legalized the trade unions and gave financial security. The Conspiracy and Protection of Property Act of 1876 gave unions the right to exist as corporation. Two important developments followed in the last 20 years of the 19th century; the growth of unions among unskilled workers, the Labour Party.34.The Labour Party had its origins in the Independent Labour Party, which was formed in January, 1893 and led by Keir Hardie, a Scottish miner. The foundation of an effective party for labour would depend on the trade unions.35.In 1900, representatives of trade unions, the ILP, and a number of small socialist societies set up the Labour Representation Committee. Promote in Parliament the interests of labour, the Lrc changed its name to the Labour Party in time for the general election which was called for 1906.36.English colonial expansion began with the colonization of Newfoundland in 1583. The British East India Company in India.37.In the late 18th century Britain acquired vast, underpopulated territories: Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.38.After the Seven Years* War between Britain and France, Canada was ceded to Britain by the 1763 Treaty of Paris. French rights were guaranteed by the Quebec Act of 1774. The Canada Act of 1791 divided Canada into Upper Canada where the British had settled, and Lower Canada populated by the French. The British North America Act of 1867 established Canada as a dominion. The four founding provinces were Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick. The others entered later.39.Australia was first discovered by the Dutch in the early 1600s. Captain James Cook discovered Botany Bay and claimed the east coast region for Britain, naming it New South Wales(1770)4O.The gold rushes brought more people to Australia, and in 1901 the six self-governing colonies were united in one dominion the independent Commonwealth of Australia.41.New Zealand was sighted by the Dutch seaman Abel Tasman in 1624, and named for the Netherlands province of Zeeland. Treaty of Waitangi(1840) made the country a separate colony(1841). It achieved self-government in 1852, became a dominion under the British crown in 1907 completely independent in 1931.Chapter 5 (2)l.The establishment of the British East India Company in 1600 was a case of economic penetration. The India Act of 1784 set up a "Board of Control" to supervise the Company.2.By 1819 the British conquest of India was almost complete. In 1857 the native troops of the Bengal army of the East India Company mutinied because of (1) resentument at the reforms of ancient Indian institutions carried out by the British; (2)fear of forcible conversion to Christianity; (3) the issue of cartidges greased with cow-fat, which offended Hindus, or pig-fat, which offended Muslims, the control of India passed to the British Crown in 1858, and Queen Victoria became Empress of India in 1877.3.The Dutch East India Company established a settlement at Cape Town in 1652.4.At the begining of the 19th century British possessions were confined to forts and slave trading posts on the West coast. OVer the 19th century the interior of Africa was gradually discovered and colonized by Europeans. By 1900 more than 9/10 had been colonized. Britain led the way in this race to take over the fertile and productive areas of Africa.5.Britain was also involved in the North East in Egypt and the Sudan. French engineers built the Suez Canal(苏伊士运河)6.Britain launched a war of aggression against China in 1840,occupied Hong Kong in 1841. Treaty fo Nanking (1842)China ceded Hong Kong to Britain.7.By 1900 Britain had built up a big empire, "on which the sun never set". It consisted ofa vast number of protectorates, Crown Colonies, spheres of influence, and self-governing dominions; and it included 25% of the world's population and area.8.During World Was I Britain lost over a million people, most of them under the age of 25.Apart from the loss of manpower, there had been considerable disruption of the economy and society.9.The First World Was had great effects on British society. lO.In 1926 a general strike paralyzed the country. In 1936 Edward VIII succeeded his father George V but abdicated.11.Sir Winston Churchill received massive popular support as a war leader and led his country to final victory in 1945. Britain suffered far fewer military casualties in the Second World War than in the First. Britain, having devoted her entire strength to the war, was left gravely impoverished. She lost one-quarter of her national wealth and entered upon a period of economic and financial difficulties.12.The foundations of the welfare state was laid during these years, providing free medical care for everyone and financial help for the old.13.In 1951 the Conservatives under Winston Churchill were retruned to power. When George VI died in 1952, Princess Elizabeth was crowned Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey. By the mid-1950s things were definitely looking up. Herold Macmillan, the Conservative prime minister, declared in 1957 that people had "never had it so good". The 1960s were the Swinging Sixties, the permissive age. In January, 1973, Britain finally became a full member of the European Economic Community.14.The 1970s also saw the growth of nationalism in Wales and Scotland.15.The election of 1979 returned the Conservative Party to power and Margaret Thatcher became the first woman prime minister in Britain.16.Mrs Thatcher firmly believed in self-reliance and what has come to be known asprivatization. It included the return to private ownership of stateowned industries, the use of monetarist policies to control inflation, the weakening of trade unions, the strengthening of the role of market forces in the economy, and an emphasis on law and order.Mrs Thatcher was finally removed in Novemeber, 1990.。

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可编辑修改精选全文完整版英语国家概况复习整理一、单选题知识点：1.英国部分英国的主要岛屿：Great Britain and IrelandEdinburgh(爱丁堡)是苏格兰的首都英国有超过60 million的人口Northern Ireland是4个英国组成部分中最小的一个1/4 人口住在southeastern England英语属于Indo-European 语系中的Germanic(日耳曼语)基督教额引入为英国添加了第一笔 Latin and Greek色彩中世界英语被Norman influence强化塞缪尔.约翰逊的词典的意义是建立了Spelling的标准目前，将近a quarter的世界人口讲英文The Gremanic对罗马的进攻结束了罗马人占领英国在7世纪晚期，Roman Christianity(天主教会)处于英格兰的主导地位Westminster Abbey(威斯敏斯特教堂)建立在Edward the confessor(忏悔者爱德华)时期The Norman conquest 标志着Feudalism(封建制度)在英国的建立玫瑰花战争带来the House of Tudor的统治宗教改革(Religious Reformation)的直接原因是亨利三世国王divorce his wife英国革命在1642年爆发于Royalists and Parliamentarians(保皇党人和国会议员)之间Bill of Right(人权法案)在Glorious Revolution (光荣革命)后被通过19世纪中期英国的Industrial Revolution完成英国在20世纪初期面临着强烈的全球帝国统治挑战英国政府的三权分立：judiciary(司法),legislature(立法)及executive(行政)，而不包括momarchy(君主) 英国君主的重要性体现在他在public attitude方面的影响British Cabinet(内阁)在Collective responsibility(集体负责制)的原则下工作英国Priry Council(枢密院)的主要责任是Give advice英国议会大选每5年举行一次Scotland拥有建立在罗马法律基础上的独特的法律系统英国议会的经营是two-party(两党的)模式保守党的政策是典型的Pragmatism(实用主义)和 a belief in individualism(个人主义的信仰)工会党(The Labor Prty)的影响是建立了全国健康服务体制(National Health Service)英国经济到1800s实现了全球统治在1946年，英国议会通过了两个重要法案，建立了福利规定1970s早期的The oil crisis(石油危机)恶化了本来已经不景气的英国经济布莱尔政府没有在reducing inequality方面获得成功英国开垦了74%的土地用于发展农业英国的渔业地区不包括The sea area between Britain and Ireland在英国，煤矿产业提供了1/4的能源英国汽车产业几乎全部是Foreign-owned(外企)英国文艺复兴时期最光辉的成就是drama(戏剧)"Preface to Lyrical Ballads"是浪漫诗的开篇之作Thomas Hardy 是19世纪批判现实主义的代表Waiting for Godot是Samuel Bekett 写的2.美国部分美国大陆上有48个statesAlaska是最大的州美国在 central North America ,加拿大在它的北面，墨西哥在南面，大西洋在它的东面，太平洋在它的西面美国最大的河流是Mississippi River哈佛、耶鲁和MIT等著名大学位于New EnglandNiagara Falls(尼亚加拉瀑布)位于美国-加拿大边境上阿拉斯加人口中没有the Blacks美国最大的少数民族是the Blacks1924年的移民法案限制美国的进一步移民，尤其是来自欧洲的美国文化主流的特点是：English-speaking,Western European,Protestant and Middle-class第一个北美殖民地建立在Jamestorn,VirginiaPilrim Fathers 是一群Paritans(清教徒)，他们为了逃避在英国的迫害而来到美国7年战争发生在French and British之间"No taxation without represtation"是The people of 13 colonies的口号美国独立战争的第一枪在Lexingto (列克星顿)打响1775年5月，The second continenta congrsee 在Philadelphia举行林肯签发了Declaration of Independence承诺给予所以奴隶自由第二次世界大战开始时，美国是neutrality(中立的)政策Roosevelt(罗斯福)新政处理了大萧条的问题越南战争继续受Eisenhower,kennedy and johnson的影响美国的ore(矿石)只占世界很小部分现代美国经济经历了faming economy,handcraft economy,最终形成industrial economy第一家国家银行是在Alexander Hamilton时期建立的美国1/3粮食用于出口目前，美国出口占世界10%美国常规教育包括elementary,secondary and higher education美国高等教育开始于Harvard University 的建立MIT没有出过总统美国国庆节在July 4thWashington Irving 是美国文学之父Tony Morrison是第一个获得诺贝尔奖文学奖的非裔美国人二、名词解释：1. American Civil War(美国内战)American Civil War is a war that was fought in the US between 1861 and 1865 when 11 southern states rebelled against the federal government. The southern states were beaten, and as a result of the war, slaves became free.2.Melting pot and salad(大熔炉)The melting pot is an analogy for the way in which homogeneous societies develop, in which the ingredients in the pot (people of different cultures, races and religions) are combined so as to develop a multi-ethnic society. The term, which originates from the United States, is often used to describe societies experiencing large scale immigration from many different countries.3.American Constitution(美国宪法)American Constitution，which was drawn up in 1787 and came into effect in 1789,is the basic law of the land.For over two centuries,it has guided the development of government institution and has the basis for the nation，s political stability,economic growth and social progress.4.Cold War(冷战)In the spring of 1947 ,for the purpose of establishing the U.S.hegenmiony(霸权) in postwar world,President Truman declared the "Tueman Doctrine",aiming at expanding American sphere of influence.This marked the beginning of the Cold War period.the Cold War exerted great influence in Europe,and two Germanys were founded.Then,in April 1949,the U.S.allied with other Western countries,forming the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.While seeking to prevent Communist ideology from gaining further adherents(追随者) in Europe, the U.S.also responded to the challenges elsewhere.5.Thanksgiving(感恩节)Thanksgiving is a associated with the time when Europeans first came to the New World.In1620,the Mayflower arrived and brought about 150 Pilgrims.Life at the beginning was very hard and there was not enough food,so many of them died.During the following summer the Native Americans helped them and then they had a bountiful harvest.So they held a big celebration to thank God and the Native Americans.6.British Labor Party(英国工会党)British Labor Party known as a party of high taxation,was created by the growing trade union movement at the end of the 19th century.It quickly replaced the Liberal Party as one of the two largest political parties.The Labor government that come to power in 1945 had a major effort on British society. It set up the National Health Service.The party activities are largely funded by the trade unions.7.British Conservative Party(英国保守党)By and large, the Conservative Party is supported by those who have something to "conserve".Economically,the Conservative Party supports free enterprise and privatization of state-owned enterprise.It is against too much government intervention,especially nationalization.The Conservative Partyfavors reducing the influence of trade unions and minimizing expenditures on social welfare.Its policies are charactized by pragmatism and a belied in individualism.monwealth of Nations（联邦国家）The Commonwealth of Nations is a voluntary association of independent sovereign statse,all of which acknowledge the British monarch as the head.The Commonwealth is not a political union of any sort,and its member states have full autonomy to manage their internal and external affairs.It is primarily an organization in which countries with diverse economic backgrounds have an opportunity for close and equal interaction after gaining independence.The major activities of the Commonwealth are designed to advocate democracy,human rights,and to promote economic cooperation and growth within its members.9.Critical Realism(批判现实主义)The Critical Realism of the 19th centry flourished in the 1840s and the early 1850s.The Critical Realism described the chief traits of the society and criticized the capitalist system from a democratic viewpoint.The greatest English realist was Charles Dickens.10.Standard English (标准英语)Standard English is based on the speech of the upper class of southeastern England.It is widely used in media and taught at school .It is preferred by the educated,middle-class people .It has developed and has been promoted as a model for correct British English .It is also the norm carried overseas.Today Standard English is codified to the extent that the grammar and vocabulary are much the same everywhere in the world where English is thought and used.三、简答题：1.what is the full name of the UK?The full name is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2.why do tourists from all over the world like to go to Scotland?They like to enjoy the beautiful Scottish scenery ,to drink Scotch whisky and to see Scotsmen 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.4.Why did English become more important after the Black Death?The laboring and merchant classes grew in economic and social importance after the Black Death,so English also grew in importance compare to French.。

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Chapter 1 Land and People一、本章知识点1.重点：重点： ① Different names for Britain and its parts 2.难点、考点：难点、考点： ① Britain‘s official name ② British Commonwealth 三、课本内容（一）Different names for Britain and its parts Strictly speaking, the British Isles, Great Britain and England are all geographical names. 1. The British Isles are made up of two large islands and hundreds of small islands. （see map of UK ） The two large islands are Great Britain and Ireland. Great Britain is the larger of these two islands. 2. ★The official name of the United Kingdom isthe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland . But it is too much of a mouthful to say such a long name for a country, so people just say Britain, the United Kingdom or simply U.K. （UK ） capital: London The Republic of Ireland 爱尔兰共和国爱尔兰共和国 has been an independent republic since 1949 and its capital is Dublin . 3. There are three political divisions on the island of Great Britain: on the island of Great Britain: England, Scotland, and Wales . England is the largest, most . England is the largest, most populous and richest, so people tend to use ―Englandǁ and ―Englishǁ when they mean ―Britainǁ and ―Britishǁ. 4. The British Empire 大英帝国: one fourth of th e world‘s people a nd and one fourth of the world‘s land area.5. The British Empire gradually disappeared and it was replaced by the British Commonwealth or the Commonwealth of Nations in 1931. ★The Commonwealth is a free association of independent countries that were once colonies of Britain. Member nations are joined together economically and have certain trading arrangements. The Commonwealth has no special powers. The decision to become a member of the Commonwealth is left to each nation.如果出简答,则只需要第一句话.（二）Others Geographical Features 1. The United Kingdom is separated from the rest of Europe by the English Channel in the south and the North Sea in the east. The English Channel lies between Britain and France . （p.4）T aiwan Strait ：台湾海峡：台湾海峡2. ―Chunnel ǁ: channel + tunnel, opened to traffic in 1994. （p.5）Smog: smoke +fog Mortel: motor +hotel Kidult: kid +adult 3. The highest mountain in Britain: Ben Nevis , 1,343m in Scotland. （p.6）The longest river: t he Severn River the Severn River （338 km ）The second largest and most important river: the Thames River （336 km ）（p.7）4. 90% of the population is urban and only 10% is rural. （p.11）5. The English are Anglo-Saxons Anglo-Saxons 盎格鲁撒克逊人, but the Scots, Welsh and Irish are Celts 凯尔特人. （p.12）四、总结 ① Britain‘s official nam e ② British Commonwealth Chapter 2 The Origins of a Nation （5000 BC – AD 1066）一、本章知识点1.重点：① Arrival and settlement of the Celts ② Basis of modern English race: the Anglo-Saxons ③ The Viking and Danish invasions ④ King Alfred and his contributions ⑤ The Norman Conquest and its consequences 2.难点、考点：① the Anglo-Saxons: Heptarchy 七王国; foundation of the English state ② King Alfred ③ Norman Conquest 三、课本内容（一）Arrival and settlement of the Celts （p.17）1. began to arrive about 700 BC2. originally have come from eastern and central Europe, now France, Belgium and southern Germany3. three main waves ——————11st . Gaels 盖尔人, about 600 BC; 2nd . Brythons 布列吞人, 400 BC, （Britain ）; 3rd . Belgae 比利其人, 150 BC, （Belgium ）. Gaelic ：盖尔语：盖尔语4. The Celtic tribes are ancestors of Highland Scots, the Irish and the Welsh, and their languages are the basis of both Welsh and Gaelic. 5. Religion: D ruidism Druidism : The C elts‘ religion was Druidism. The Druids worshipped and performed their rites in woods by the light of Celts‘ religion was Druidism. The Druids worshipped and performed their rites in woods by the light of the moon. 6. Roman Britain （55 BC – AD 410） p.18: British recorded history begins with the Roman invasion . For nearly . For nearly 400400 years Britain was under the Roman occupation. The Roman capital was London （Londinium ）. （二）Basis of modern English race: the Anglo-Saxons （p.20-23）1. mid-5th century, three Teutonic tribes: Jutes 朱特人（from southern Denmark ）, Saxons , and Angles （both from northern Germany ）; Angles were to give their name to the English people.2. ★Heptarchy 七王国————seven principal kingdoms set up by the Anglo-Saxons: seven principal kingdoms set up by the Anglo-Saxons: Kent, Essex, Sussex, Wessex, East Anglia, Marcia and Northumbria. （英国版的战国七雄）Monarchy ：君主制The Anglo-Saxon tribes 部落部落 were constantly at war with one another, each trying to get the upper hand, so that the kingdoms were often broken up and often pieced together again. 3. In 829, Egbert 伯特became an overlord of all the English. 4. T eutonic 日耳曼人的日耳曼人的 religion: Tiu religion: Tiu——war, Woden war, Woden——heaven, Thor —Storms, Freya —Peace 5. St. Augustine 奥古斯丁—— the first Archbishop of Canterbury.坎特伯雷大教主坎特伯雷大教主6. ★Anglo-Saxons laid the foundations of the English state : divide the country into shires （郡）, later counties; the narrow-strip, three-field farming system （三田轮作）; manorial 庄园庄园 system; Witan （议会）（council or meeting of the wisemen, 贤人会议）, the basis of the Privy Council 枢密院枢密院 which still exists today. （三）The Viking and Danish invasions （p.23-24）1. from the end of 8th century, Norwegian Vikings and Danes from Denmark 挪威海盗和丹麦人挪威海盗和丹麦人2. The Danes gained the ―Danelaw ǁ（丹麦法区）, the north and east of England. 3. The Witan chose Canute, the Danish Leader, as king in 1016. Canute made England part of a Scandinavian empire.（四）King Alfred and his contributions 1. King of Wessex （871-899）（抗击北欧海盗入侵的国家英雄）2. ★his contributions : ―the father of the British navy ǁ; reorganized the f yrd fyrd 英国民兵英国民兵（the Saxon army）; translated into English Bede‘s Ecclesiastical History of the English People ; established schools and formulated a legal system. 3. ―Alfred the Greatǁ（五）The Norman Conquest and its consequences （p.24-25）1. King Edward, known as ―the Confessor ǁ, was far more Norman than Sax on 心向着诺曼第人(法国),而不是撒克逊人(英国). 2. 4 men laid claim to the English throne: the King of Norway, the Duke of Normandy, Tostig and Harold （two brothers of Edward‘s Queen ）; 4人对英国有继承权,挪威国王,诺曼底公爵和爱德华国王王后的两个兄弟 3. Oct. 14, 10661066, Hastings, A nglo-Saxon England perished Anglo-Saxon England perished w ith Harold‘s death.with Harold‘s death.因为因为Harold 的死亡,英国被诺曼人打败英国被诺曼人打败4. William was crowned King of England on Christmas Day. 5. William the Conqueror: the best-known event in English history; the feudal system was completely established.法国诺曼第人征服后,威廉成为英国国王,成为英语历史最著明的事件,并且完本建立了封建制度. 四、总结: 历史上定居和入侵英国的不同民族：Celts, （Romans ） Anglo-Saxons, Viking/Dales, and Normans Chapter 3 the shaping of the nation1066-1381本章知识点本章知识点1重点: : 1 1 1 England‘s England‘s England‘s feudalism feudalism feudalism under under under the the the rule rule rule of William of William the the Conqueror Conqueror Conqueror; ; ; 2 2 2 Contents Contents Contents and and and the the the significance significance significance of of of the the the Great Charter; 3 Great Charter; 3 Origins Origins of of of the the the English English English Parliament; Parliament; Parliament; 4 4 4 The The The Hundred Hundred Hundred Years‘ War Years‘ War with with France France France and and and its consequences its consequences ; ; 5 5 5 Consequences of Consequences of the the Black Black Death; 2 难点\考点: English feudalism: Domesday book <土地清帐册>; Great Charter; English Parliament; 3课本内容课本内容i. i. England‘s feudalism under t England‘s feudalism under the rule of William the Conqueror 1. Under William, the feudal system in England was completely established. According to this system, the King owned the land personally. William gave his barons 男爵男爵 large estates in England in return for a promise of military service and a proportion of the land‘s produce.The barons parceled out 分配分配分配 land to the lesser nobles, knights and freemen, also in return for goods and services. At the bottom of the feudal scale were the villains of serfs, unfree peasants who were little better than slaves. ★Class structure 等级结构: the king ; barons-tenants-in-chief; lesser nobles, knights, and freemen; villains\serfs (补充: baron‘s oath of allegiance 誓词for the king: ―we who are as good as you swear to you, who are no better than we, to accep accept you as our king and sovereign lord provided you observe all our statutes and laws; if not, no.ǁt you as our king and sovereign lord provided you observe all our statutes and laws; if not, no.ǁ国王与贵族在封建法规所规定的权力和义务范围内平起平坐.) 2. Replace the Witan with the Grand Council (大会议) William replaced the Witan, the council of the Anglo-Saxon Kings, with the Grand Council of his new tenants-in-chief, on which they were required to serve when summoned. 3. ★Domesday Book: record of lands, tenants, and their possessions, for taxes. Not unlike the Book of Doom. (末日审判书) In order to have a reliable record of all his lands, his tenants and their possessions and to discover how much they could be called upon to pay by way of taxes, William sent his clerks to compile a property record known as Domesday Book because it seemed to the English not unlike the Book of Doom to be used by the greatest feudal lord of all on Judgment Day. 注: William took a deep interest in the development of the church in England. His policy towards the church was to keep it completely under his control, but at the same time to uphold its power. But he took care to maintain his own independence. 4. Henry Ⅱ, founder of the Plantagenet dynasty (金雀花王朝), ruled for 35 years. Henry, founder of the Angevin Dynasty, usually known as the Plantagenet dynasty, became king and went on to rule for 35 years. In Henry Ⅱ‘s reign a common law, which over -rode local law and private law, was gradually established in place of the customs of the manor which had previously varied not only from shire to shire but even from one community to another. The The common common common law law law is is is the the the unwritten unwritten unwritten law law law common common common to to to the the the whole whole whole people people people as as as distinct distinct distinct from from from law law law governing governing governing only only only sections sections sections of of of it, it, it, and and and is is ―case -madeǁ, i.e., based on precedent judgments, and derived from acknowledged custom. In Henry‘s day the jury system -whose origins can be traced to primitive trials in which witnesses were called forward to swear to the innocence of the accused-was at last replacing old English ordeals by fire and water and old Norman trials by battle. ii. contents and the significance of the Great charter 1. Crusades (十字军东征十字军东征) . The result was confrontation between king John and his barons in 1215. 2. Magna Carta, 1215 The The barons‘ charter, barons‘ charter, or or Magna Magna Magna Carta Carta Carta as as as it came it came to to be known, be known, was was presented presented presented by by by a a a delegation delegation delegation of of of their their their class class class to to to the the the king king king and and and his his advisers in the summer of 1215 at a conference at Runnymede, an island in the Thames four miles down stream from Windsor. 3. contents -63 -63 clauses: clauses: clauses: No No No tax tax tax should should should be be be made made made without without without the the the approval approval approval of of of the the the Grand Grand Grand Council; Council; Council; no no no freeman freeman freeman should should should be be be arrested, arrested, imprisoned, or deprived of his property except by the law of the land; the Church should possess all its rights, together with freedom of elections; elections; London London London and and and other other other towns towns towns should should should retain retain retain their their their ancient ancient ancient rights rights rights and and and privileges, privileges, privileges, and and and there there there should should should be be be the the the same same same weights weights weights and and measures throughout the country. Although Magna Carta has long been popularly regarded as the foundation of English liberties, it was a statement of the feudal and legal relationship between the Crown and the barons, a guarantee of the freedom of the Church and a limitation of the powers of the king. 4. significance : regarded as the foundation of English liberties; the spirit- the limitation of the powers of the king iii. o rigins of the English Parliament 1. king John and his son Henry III defied Magna Carta. The barons, under Simon de Montfort, rebelled. King john defied Magna Carta. The barons, under Simon de Montfort, Henry III‘ s brother-in-law, rebelled. 2. provisions of Oxford ----Grand Council of 24 members, half to be nominated by the barons themselves; a permanent body of advisors, without whose authority the king could not act. A civil war broke out between the king‘s support ers, mostly foreign mercenaries, and the baronial army led by Simon de Montfort. 1264 the king was defeated by De Montfort and taken prisoner. 3. ★the earliest Parliament ---- in 1265, 2 knights from each county, 2 burgesses (citizens) from each town.The Great Council developed later into the lords and the Commons known as parliament. 3. Met only by royal invitation. Its role was to offer advice. At this point parliament only met by royal invitation. Its role was to offer advice, not to make decisions. 4. under Edward I, Wales was conquered. The statute of Wales in 1284; Prince of Wales, a title held by the heir to the throne under Edward I, Henry III‘ s son, Wales was conquered (1277-1284) and came under the English Crown. The statute of Wales in 1284 placed the country under English law end Edward I presented his new-born son to the Welsh people as Prince of Wales, a title held by the heir to the throne ever since. iv. t he hundred years‘ war with France and its consequences1. the intermittent war, 1337-1453; the name is given to the intermittent war between France and England that lasted form 1337 to 1453. 2. the causes: partly territorial and partly economic 3. Edward III declared war. When Edward III (1327-1377) claimed the French Crown by right of his mother Isabella, daughter of Philip IV. In 1337 Edward declared a war that was to last for a hundred years. There were three outstanding stages of the war. 4. England was successful at first, but was defeated at last. Joan of Arc(圣女贞德) After his death in 1422, the French, encouraged by Joan of Arc, their national heroine, drove the English out of France. 5. By 1453, only Calais By 1453 Calais was the only part of France that was still in the hands of the English. 6. a blessing for both countries: good for the development of separate English and French national identity. The expulsion of the English from France is regarded as a blessing for both countries; had they remained, the superior size and wealth wealth of of of France France France would would would certainly certainly certainly have have have hindered hindered hindered the the the development development development of of of a a a separate separate separate English English English national national national identity, identity, identity, while while while French French French national national identity was hindered so long as a foreign power occupied so much French territory. V. consequences of the Black Death 1. deadly bubonic plague(淋巴腺鼠疫), an epidemic disease spread by rat fleas. Black Death was the modern name given to the deadly bubonic plague, an epidemic disease spread by rat fleas. It spread through Europe in the 14th century, particularly in 1347-1350. 2. It killed between one half and one third of the population, reduced England‘s population from 4 million to 2 million by the end of 14th century. 3. Consequences: much land was left untended, and there was a terrible shortage of labor. The government tried to keep down wages. The economic of the Black Death were far-reaching. As a result of the plague, much land was left untended and there was a terrible shortage of labor. It intervened for the first time to establish rules to keep down wages. IV . 总结: William the Conqueror and feudalism; the limitation of the kings‘ power: Great Charter and Parliament ; the Hundred Years‘ war; Black Death Chapter 4 Transition to the Modern Age (1455-1688)I. 本章知识点本章知识点1. 重点: the nature and consequences of the wars of the roses; Henry VIII and the English reformation; Elizabeth I and Parliament; Elizabeth‘ Elizabeth‘ s s s religious religious religious reform reform reform and and and her her her foreign foreign foreign police; police; police; Distinctive Distinctive Distinctive features features features of of of the the the English English English renaissance; renaissance; renaissance; The The The Civil Civil Civil Wars Wars Wars and and and their their consequences; The commonwealth under Oliver Cromwell; The restoration and the Glorious Revolution; 2. 难点\考点: the English reformation; Elizabeth I ; English renaissance; The restoration; The Glorious revolution; III. 课本内容课本内容一 the nature and consequences of the wars of the roses 1.the nature : a revival of baronial activity; the wars of the roses was fought between tow branches of the Plantagenet family, the House of Lancaster (symbolized by the red rose) and the House of York (the white rose ) between 1455 and 1485. This time the instability was caused by the two branches of the Plantagenet family, the House of Lancaster and the House of York between 1455 and 1485. 2. the name was coined by 19th century novelist Sir Walter Scott. The name wars of the roses was ,in fact ,coined by the great 19th century novelist sir Walter Scott, but it has become the accepted way of referring to these battles between the great house of Lancaster ,symbolized by the red rose ,and that of York, symbolized by the white. 3. the interests of the majority of the common people were not deeply engaged. 4. the last last battle battle battle was was was fought fought fought between between between Richard Richard Richard III III III and and and Henry Henry Henry Tudor Tudor Tudor in in in 1485. 1485. 1485. Henry Henry Henry Tudor, Tudor, Tudor, after after after his his his victory victory victory ,married ,married ,married Elizabeth Elizabeth Elizabeth of of York ,thus uniting the houses of Lancaster and York and putting the country under the rule of the Tudors. On August 22, 1485 at Bosworth Field in Leicestershire the last battle of the wars of the roses was fought between Richard III and another another claimant claimant claimant to to to the the the throne, throne, throne, Henry Henry Henry Tudor, Tudor, Tudor, part-welsh part-welsh part-welsh grandson grandson grandson of of of Owen Owen Owen Tudor Tudor Tudor and and and descendant descendant descendant of of of John John John of of of Gaunt, Gaunt, Gaunt, Duke Duke Duke of of Lancaster. Soon after his victory, Henry Tudor married Elizabeth of York ,thus uniting the houses of Lancaster and York and putting the country under the rule of the Tudors. 5. Consequences: Consequences: feudalism feudalism feudalism received received received its its its death death death blow; blow; blow; the the the nobility nobility nobility was was was much much much weakened weakened weakened and and and discredited; discredited; discredited; the the the king‘s king‘s king‘s power power power now now became supreme. Although the wars of the roses were waged intermittently for thirty years, ordinary people were little affected and went about their business business as as as usual. usual. usual. From From these wars feudalism received its death blow. The great medieval nobility was much weakened and discredited. The king‘s power now became supreme.6. parliament in England was already a fairly important body which had to be consulted. Parliament in England was already a fairly important body which had to be consulted, if only to get grants of pounds agreed upon. 二 Henry VIII and the English reformation 1. 6wives, divorced 2and executed 2 Henry VIII, son of Henry VII, is usually remembered as the English king who had six wives one after anther. He divorced twice and executed two of his wives for supposed adultery. Yet in spite of this rather frivolous image he is regarded as a great king. Henry VIII was above all responsible for the religious reform of the church. 2.three causes for the religious reform: a desire for change (Martin Luther); privilege and wealth of the clergy were resented; Henry needed money. 3. purpose: to get rid of the English church‘s connection with the Pope, and to make an independent church of England.4. two laws: the act of succession of 1534 and the act of supremacy of 1535 The power of the mon arch and certainly strengthened Henry‘s position; Parliament had never done such a long and important piece of word before. Expect some movement away from Catholicism towards protestant ideology. 5. real religious change came in his son Edward‘s time . People call this ―the reformationǁ ---the switch to protestant theology.6. Mary Tudor, ―bloody Maryǁ: to reconvert England to Roman Catholicism. And many people were persecuted for their protestant religious views. She also lost the French port of Calais. 7. Elizabeth I, a protestant queen The reign of Elizabeth I, a protestant Queen , was greeted with relief and a high tide of nationalism. England has been protestant ever since. 三 Elizabeth I and Parliament 1. Reigned for 45 years; remained single. Elizabeth‘s reign was a time of confident English nationalism and of great achievements in literature and other arts, in exploration and in battle. 2. able to work with the parliament which was mainly protestant Generally speaking, Elizabeth was able to work with parliament. This was because the puritans in the House of Commons were still loyal to the queen although they demanded further religious reform. 3. avoided troubling parliament too often for pounds by making strict economies at court.(在皇宫中厉行节约) besides , Elizabeth avoided troubling parliament too often for pounds by making strict economies at court. 4. but often turbulent.(动荡不安) Elizabeth treated 5 questions as personal and private. These were her religion ,her marriage, her foreign policy, the succession to the throne, and her finance. 四 Elizabeth‘s Elizabeth‘s religious reform and her foreign policy religious reform and her foreign policy 1. a compromise of views: broke Mary‘s ties with Rome and restored her father‘s independent church of England , keeping to catholic doctrines and practices but to be free of the Papal control; ―outward conformity to the established religion ,but op inion should be left freeǁ. Her rdligious settlement was unacceptable to b oth the extreme Protestants known as puritans and to ardent Catholics. 2. played off France and Spain against each other, and prevented England from getting involved in European conflict. For For nearly nearly nearly 30 30 30 years years years Elizabeth Elizabeth Elizabeth successfully successfully successfully played played played off off off against against against each each each other other other the the the two two two great great great catholic catholic catholic powers, powers, powers, France France France and and and Spain, Spain, Spain, and and prevented England from getting involved in and major European conflict. 3. the destruction of Spanish Armanda, in 1588 showed England‘s superiority as a naval power, and enabled England to become a great trading and colonizing country. 五 distinctive features of the English renaissance 1. renaissance ---t he revival of classical literature and artistic styles in European historythe revival of classical literature and artistic styles in European history ; the transitional period between the middle ages and modern times , 1350-1650; it saw the challenge of the supremacy of the roman catholic church by the reformation, the rise of Humanism, the growth of large nation-states, the far-ranging voyages of exploration, and a new emphasis on the importance of the individual. 2. in England, beginning with the accession of the house of Tudor in 1485. In England, the renaissance was usually thought of as beginning with the accession of the house of Tudor to the throne in 1485. 3. 5 characteristics: English English culture culture culture was was was revitalized revitalized revitalized mainly mainly mainly by by by contemporary contemporary contemporary Europeans; Europeans; Europeans; insular insular insular country; country; country; native native native literature literature literature (14(14thcentury poet Chaucer) ;English renaissance literature is primarily artistic; coincided with the reformation. 4. the English renaissance was largely literary –Elizabethan drama 5. William Shakespeare 莎士比亚莎士比亚 is the greatest writer in the English language. 注: (Gunpowder Plot of 1605—Guy Fawkes Day; 1620, Pilgrim Fathers, Mayflower, New Plymouth in America Charles I, ―the Divine Right of Kingsǁ(君权神授) Puritanism 清教; simple dress, high moral standards and very egalitarian 平等平等 attitude. 1628, petition of Right (<民权请愿书>), the 2nd Magna Carta. 六 the civil wars and their consequences 1. first civil war (1642-1646): Charles gained the support of the north and west of the country and Wales, and the universities of Oxford and Cambridge; the parliament from southeast England and London. Many nobles and gentry gathered around the king , while the parliamentary army was made up of yeoman farmers, middle-class townspeople, and artisans. The king‘s men were called Cavaliers (骑士派), and the supporters of parliament were called Roundheads (圆颅派) because of their short haircuts. 2. Oliver Cromwell, ―Ironsides ― cavalry (铁骑军), new Model Army. Prince Rupert, the king‘s young nephew, lost to Oliver Cromwell‘s ―ironsidesǁ cavalry regiment at Marston Moor.Oliver Cromwell became lieutenant general of the new model army. 3. second civil war, 1648 Charles was tried by a high court of justice, found guilty of having levied war against his kingdom and the parliament, condemned to death, and executed on a scaffold outside the windows of the Banqueting House at Whitehall on January 30, 1649. 4. Charles was executed (beheaded) on a scaffold outside the Whitehall (白厅,昔日皇宫)on Jan 30, 1649. 5. also called the puritan revolution the English civil war is also called the puritan revolution ,because the king‘s opponents were mainly puritan, and his suppor ters chiefly Episcopalian and catholic. 6. as a conflict between the parliament and the king , but also as a conflict between the economic interests of the urban middle classes and the traditional economic interests of the crown. 7. it not only overthrew feudal system in England , but also shook the foundation of the feudal rule in Europe. 8. as the beginning of modern world history. 七 the commonwealth under Oliver Cromwell 1. 1. Oliver Oliver Oliver Cromwell Cromwell Cromwell and and and the the the rump rump rump ((残余国会) ) declared declared declared England England a a commonwealth. commonwealth. commonwealth. Meanwhile, Meanwhile, Meanwhile, Oliver Oliver Oliver Cromwell Cromwell Cromwell and and and the the the rump rump –members of the long parliament who had voted for Charles‘s execution declared England a commonwealt h. 2. crushed without mercy a rebellion in Ireland; suppression of the levelers (平均派) One of Cromwell‘s first acts was to crush without mercy a rebellion in Ireland, killing all the inhabitants of the towns of Drogheda and Wexford. Another was the suppression of the levelers. 3.1653 lord protector of the commonwealth of England. He became Lord protector of the commonwealth of England. 4. direct military rule –tyrant; tough control of the nation‘s morals八 the restoration and the Glorious revolution 1. the re storation : the parliament asked the late king‘s son to return from his long exile in France as king Charles II(1660-1685). 2. Clarendon code: severe laws against the puritans, now known as nonconformists.(不信奉英国国教者) 3. against Catholics: the test act 1673 <资格审查法> excluded all Catholics from public office of any kind; the disabling act <无资格法> forbade any Catholics to sit in either house of parliament . 4. John Bunyan-P ilgrim‘s Progress; john Milton Pilgrim‘s Progress; john Milton -paradise lost -paradise lost 5. the glorious revolution : the English politicians rejected James II, a catholic, and appealed to a protestant king , William of Orange , James‘s Dutch nephew and the husband of Mary, James‘s daughter. The takeover was relatively smooth, with no bloodshed.6. Bill of rights 1689, a compromise: excluding any roman catholic from the succession; confirmed the principle of parliamentary 。

自考“英语国家概况”精讲笔记小抄

官方正式名称:t h e U n i t e d K i n g d o m o f G r e a t B r i t a i n a n d N o r t h e r nI r e l a n d.3.T h e B r i t i s hI s l e s a r e m a d e u p o f t w o l a r g e i s l a n d s-G r e a tB r i t a i n(t h e l a r g e r o n e)a n d I r e l a n d,a n d h u n d r e d s o f s m a l l o n e s.4.T h r e ep o l i t i c a ld i v i s i o n s o n t he i s l a n d of G r e a t B r i t a i n三个政治区:E ng l a n d, S c o t l a n d a n d W a l e s.(1)E n g l a n d i si n t h e s o u t h e r n p a r t o f G r e a t B r i t a i n.I t i s t h e l a r g e s t, m o s t p o p u l o u s s e c t i o n.(2)S c o t l a n d i si n t h e n o r t h o f G r e a t B r i t a i n.I t h a s t h r e e n a t u r a l z o n e s (t h e H i g h l a n d si n t h e n o r t h苏格兰位于大不列颠的北部。

它有三大自然区;t h eC e n t r a ll o w l a n d s;t h es o u t h U p l a n d s)C a p i t a l:E d i n b u r g h(3) W a l e s i s i nt h e w e s t o fG r e a t B r i t a i n.C a p i t a l首都:C a r d i f f(4)N o r t h e r nI r e l a n d i s t h ef o u r t h r eg i o no f t h e U K.C a p i t a l:B e l f a s t.5.T h eC o m m o n w e a l t h英联邦 (o f n a t i o n s)i s a f r e ea s s o c i a t i o n o fi n d e p e n d e n tc o u n t r i e s t h a tw e r e o n c ec o l o n i e s o fB r i t a i n.I t w a sf o u n d e d i n1931,a n d h a s50m e m b e rc o u n t r i e su n t i l1991.C h a p t e r2T h e O r i g i n s o fa N a t i o n(5000B C-1066)I.A r r i v a l a n ds e t t l e m e n t o ft h e C e l t sC e l t s w e r ep r a c t i c e df a m e r s.T h ed r a i ne d m u c h o fm a r s h l a n d s a n db u i l t h o u s e s o fw o o d.T h e y w r ei r o n w o r k e r s,t o o.T h e i rl a n g u a g e s,t h eC e l t sl a n g u a g e s,a r et h e b a s i s o ft h e l a n g u a g ew h i c h i s s t i l lu s e d b y s o m ep e o p l e i nS c o t l a n d a n dW a l e s.T h e i rr e l i g i o n w a sD r u i d i s m1、T h e C e l t sb e g a n t o a r r i v eB r i t a i n a b o u t700B C.2、T h e C e l t sc a m e t o B r i t a i ni n t h r e e m a i nw a v e s.T h e f i r s t w a v ew e r e t h eG a e l s-c a m ea b o u t600B C.T h e s e c o n d w a v ew e r e t h eB r y t h o n s-c a m ea b o u t400B C.T h e t h i r d w a v ew e r e t h eB e l g a e-c a m ea b o u t150B C.I I.T h eA n g l o-S a x o n s(446-871)1．B a s i s o fM o d e r n E n g l i s hr a c e:t h eA n g l o-S a x o n s.I n t h e m i d-5t hc e n t u r y a n e ww a v e o fi n v a d e r s,J u t e s,S a x o n s,a n d A n g l e s c a m et o B r i t a i n.T h e y w e r e t h r e eT e u t o n i ct r i b e s.①T h e J u t e s,w h o f i s h e d a n df a r m e d i nJ u t l a n d,c a m et o B r i t a i nf i r s t.A J u t i s h c h i e f b e c a m e t h e K i ng o f K e n t i n449.②Th e n t h e S a x o n s, u s e r s o f t h e s h o r t-s w o r df r o m n o r t h e r n G e r m a n y,e s t a b l i s h e dt h e i r k i n g d o m i n E s s e x, S u s s e x a n d W e s s e x f r o m t h e e n d o f t h e5t h c e n t u r y t o t h e b e g i n n i n g o f t h e6t h c e n t u r y.③I n t h e s e c o n dh a l f o f t h e 6t h c e n t u r y,t h e A n g l e s,w h o a l s o c a m e f r o m n o r t h e r nG e r m a n y a n d w e r e t o g i v e t h e i r n a m e t o t h e E n g l i s h p e o p l e,s e t t l e d i n E a s t A n g l i a,M e r c i a a n dN o r t h u m b r i a.T h e s e s e v e n p r i n c i p a l k i n g d o m s o fK e n t,E s s e x,S u s s e x,W e s s e x,E a s t A n g l i a,M e r c i a a n dN o r t h u m b r i ah a v e b e e n g i v e nt h e n a m e o fH e p t a r c h y七王国.2．T h e e a r l yA n g l o-S a x o n sc o n v e r t ed t oC h r i s t i a n i t y.最早的盎格鲁—撒克逊人改信基督教。

自考英语国家概况笔记(三)全

自考英语国家概况笔记（三）全1） Parliamentary Electoral System议会选举制A General Election must be held every five years and is often held at more frequent intervals.Britis h citizens,together with citizens of other Commonwealth countries and citizens of the Irish Republic resid ent in Britain,may vote provided they are 1)aged 18 or over,2)included in the annual register of electors f or the constituency,and 3)not subject to any disqualification.A candidate must deposit 500 pound.大选每5年一次，且经常不足5年就举行。

英国公民包括其他英联邦国家公民和爱尔兰共和国在英国的居民都有选举权。

选举条件1）18或18以上，2）选区全体选民的每年选民登记册上登记注册者 3）有资格参选者。

候选人必须交纳500英镑保证金。

2）The Political Party System政党体制Since 1945 either the Conservative Party or the Labour Parth has held power.自1945年以来，一直由保守党或工党轮流执政。

Chapter 9第九章Social Affairs英国社会III. Religion 宗教1. Everyone in Britain has the right to religious freedom with out interference from the community or the State. (He may believe in any church or none at all.) He may change his religion at will may man ifest his faith in teaching, worship and observance. Except that the Lord Chancellor may be a Roman Ca tholic, public offices are open without distinction to members of all churches or none.在英国，人人都有信仰宗教的权利，社会和政府不得干涉。

英语国家概况知识点(绝对全)

英语国家概况知识点（绝对全）第一部分英国第一章英国地理1. The official name of the United Kingdom is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.2. There are three political divisions on the islands of Great Britain: England, Scotland and Wales.3. About a hund red years ago, Britain ruled an empire that had one fourth of the world’s people and one fourth of the world’s land area.4. The Britain Empire was replaced by the Britain commonwealth in 1931,which is a free association of independent counties that were once colonies of Britain.5. Britain is separated from the rest of Europe by the English Channel in the south and the North Sea in the east.6. Britain has, for centuries, been tilting with the northwest slowly rising, and the southeast slowly sinking. The north and west of Britain are mainly highlands. The southeast and east are mainly lowlands.7. The pennies, a range of hills running from north midlands to Scottish border, are the principal mountain chain.8. Ben Nevis in Scotland is the highest mountain in Britain, and the Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland is the largest lake in Britain.9. There are three natural zones in Scotland: the highlands in the north, the central lowlands, and the southern uplands. The lowlands in the center comprise mostly the forth and Clyde valleys.10. Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast are the capitals of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.11. Scotland has about 800 islands, including the Orkney, Shetlands and Hebrides.苏格兰有800座岛屿，包括奥克内群岛，谢特兰群岛和赫不里德群岛。

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What are the differences three: (1) The surrounding differences in regional Roman occupation, though Christianity was only a between Britain and the waters balance the seasonal speech. The chief division it was never a total fringe belief. So, in 579, British Isles,Great differences by heating up is between southern occupation. British Pope Gregory I sent St Britain, England, the the land in winter and England and northern recorded history begins Augustine to England to United Kingdom and the cooling it off in summer; (E2n)gland. Generally with the Roman invasion. convert the heathen English British Commonwealth? The prevailing southwest speaking southerners speak Why was the Roman to Christianity. Augustine ~The British Isles, Great winds bring warm and wet the type of English closer to influence on Britain so was very successful in Britain and England are air in winter and keep the BBC English. They do not limited? converting the king and the geographical names, not the temperatures moderate; (3) have a special accent ~Britain was under the nobility, and became the official names of the The North Atlantic Drift, a except the Cockneys from Roman occupation for first Archbishop of country, while the official warm current, passes the the East End of London. nearly 400 years. The Canterbury. But the name is the United western coast of the British However, the northerner Roman built many towns, conversion of the commonKingdom, but the full na m Iseles and warms them. speak broader English than roads, temples and is the United Kingdom of The northwestern part southerners, and often leave buildings. They also Great Britain and Northern has the most rainfall,while out the artic“l e t he”and the brought the new religion, Ireland. The British the southeastern corner is possessive adjectives“my”,Christianity to Britain. Commonwealth is a free the driest. “your ”,“their”, etc. However ，a lthough Britain association of independent Describe the distribution The Welsh are became part of the Roman countries that were once of Britain’s population. emotional and cheerful Empire, Roman influence colonies of Britain. ~Britain has a population of people, They are music upon Britons was very Describe the geographical about 57 million. It is lovers and are proud of limited. The Roman treated position of Britain. densely populated, with an their past. Throughout the the Britons as a subject ~Britain is an island average of 237 people per year thy hold com petitions people of slave class. They country. It lies in the north square kilometer. It is also in Welsh poetry, music, never intermarried. The Atlantic Ocean off the north very unevenly distributed, singing and art, and in this Romans had no influence coast of Europe. It is with 90% of the population way they keep the Welsh on the language or culture separated from the rest of in urban areas, 10% in ruraLlanguage and Welsh of ordinary Britons.Europe by the English areas. Geographically, mostculture alive. Who were the Channel in the south and British people live in What is the main problem Anglo-Saxons and how the North Sea in the east. England. Of the total of 57 in Northern Ireland? did the heptarchy come Whereabouts in Great million people, 47 million ~Hundreds of years ago into being?Britain are mostly live in England, 14million Scots and English ~The Anglo-Saxons highland and lowland? live in London and Protestants were sent to live referred to the three ~The north and west of southeastern England. in Northern Ireland. Since Teutonic tribes who Britain are mainly highland, What are the three then there has been bitter invaded Britain in the while the east and southeast natural zones in Scotland? fighting between the mid-5 th century. They were are mostly lowlands. ~The three natural zones in Protestants and the Roman Jutes, Saxons and A ngles.Does Britain have a Scotland are:the Highlan d C s a tholics.The former are In the7th century,the favourable climate? Why? in the north, the central the dominant group, while Anglo-Saxons invaded Yes, it bas a favourable Lowlands and the southern the latter are seeking more Britain and three tribes climate. Because it has a uplands. social, political and settled in different parts of maritime type of climate—What is the difference economic opportunities. Britain which was divided winter is mild,not too col b d e,tween the ancestors of The British Government in many smal l kingdoms. and summer is cool, not to t o he English and Scots, and Government of Ireland Among them, there were hot. It has a steady reliable Welsh and Irish? are now working together seven principal kingdoms rainfall throughout the ~The ancestors of the to bring peace to Northern of Kent, Essex, Sussex, whole year. It has a small English are Anglo-Saxons, Ireland. Wessex, East Anglia, range of temperature, too. while the Scots, Welsh and What do you know about Mercia and Northumbria What are the factors Irish are Celts. the Roman invasion of have been given the namewhich influence the What are the differences Britain? ofHeptachy.climate in Britain?Whi c in h character and wpeech~In55BC and54BC,Jul i H u s o w were the early part of Britain has the between southern Caesar, a Roman general, Anglo-saxons converted most rainfall and which England and northern invaded Britain twice. In to Christianity?part is the driest? England? How do the AD 43, the Emperor ~The Anglo-Saxons ~The factors which Welsh keep their language Claudius invaded Britain brought their own Teutonic influence the climate in and culture alive? successfully. For nearly 400 religion to Britain when Britain are the following ~The English have many years Britain was under the they invaded Britain, and people was largely due tothe missionary activities ofthe monks in the north. Many small monasteries sprang up throughout the country.What contributions did the early Anglo-Saxons make to the English state?~Though the Anglo-Saxons were brutal people, theylaid the foundations of the English state. Firstly, the modern names of “England” and “English ” derived from the Angles. Secondly, they divided the country into shires, withshire courts and shire reeves, or sheriffs, responsible for administering law. Thirdly, they devised the narrow-strip, three-field farming system which continued to the 18th century. Fourthly, they also established the manorial system, whereby the lord of the manor collected taxesand organized the local army. Finally, they created the Witan to advise the king, the basis of the Privy Council which still exists today.Who were Vikings and how did thry invade Britain?~The Vikings were the Norwegians and the Danesfrom Denmark. They attacked various partsof England from the end of the8th century. They became aserious problem in the 9th was crowned kingof state. After that, were the Stephen ’s time;century, especially between England, thus beginning the invasions of the Vikings strengthen e d a nd widened 835 and 878. they even Norman Conquest of and Danes. Finally, in 1066,the powers of his sheriffsmanaged to capture York, England. WilliamofNormandy and reliedfor armed an important center of What werethe invade d Englan d and beg a s u n pport upon a militia Christianity in867. they consequencesofthe the age of the Normancomposed ofEnglishgained control of the north Norman Conquest? Conque sw t hich resulted infreemen.and east of England(“the ~The Norman Conquest of great French influence. How did King Henry II Danelaw”).1066 is one of the bestTheref ore,many reform the courts and theWhat do you know about known events in English different peoplesof law?King Alfred? What makes history. It brought about different origins are living ~Henry IIgreatly him worthy of the title of many consequences. “Alfred the G reat ”?Williamconfiscated in Britain. Th’ast the reason strengthenedthe king’swhy we say English nation court and extended its~Alfred was the king of almost all the land and gave is a mixture of nationalities judicial work. He divided Wessex. He defeated the it to his Norman followers. Danes who attacked He replaced the weak England and reached an Saxon rule with a strong agreement with them in 879. Norman government. So The Danes gained control the feudal system was of the north and east, while completely established in of different origins.the country into six circuits What was feudalism like and appointed itinerant in England under the rule justices who apply the law of Williamthe impartially.Conqueror ？In Henry II’s reign, a ~Under the rule of William, common law wasAlfred ruled the rest. He England. Relations with thtehe Conqueror, the feudal established which overrodealsoconvertedsome Continent were opened, and leadingDanesinto civilization and commerceChristians.wereextended. Alfred is known as Norman-French culture, “the father of the British language, manners, and navy” as he founded a architecture were beensystem in England was local law and private lawcompletely established. and was common to theAccording to this system, whole people.the king owned all the land Thejurysystempersonally. William gave replaced old Englishhis barons large estates in ordeals and old Normanstrong fleet to beat the introduced. The church wa rs e turn for military services trials. At that time, a jury Danes at sea, to protect the brought into closer coasts and to encourage connection with Rome, and trade. He reorganized the the church courts were Saxon army to make it separated from the civil more efficient. He even courts. translatedBede’s Why do we say that the“Ecclesiastical History of Englishnationisa the English People” from mixture of nationalities o f Latin to English. He also different origins? established schools and ~The population of Britain formulated a legal system. is made up of the English, All this made him worthy the Scottish, the Welsh, the and a proportion of the was composed of 12 men land’s produce. These and the jurors function was estates were scattered all to act as witnesses, not to over the country so that the hear evidences and give barons could not easily verdict. combine to rebel the king.As part of his legalThen, the barons parceled reforms, Henry II insistedout land to the lesser nobles t h , at all clergymen charged knights and freemen, also with criminal offences be in return for goods andtried in the king’s courtservices. At the bottom of instead of in the Bishop’s the feudal scale were the courts.of his title “Alfred the Irish, the Northern Irish and serfs. One peculiar feature What was the quarrelGreat ”.other peoples. 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英语国家概况笔记整理

英语国家概况笔记整理英语国家概况：英语是目前世界上使用最广泛的语言之一，被称为国际语言。

以下是关于英语国家的概况。

1. 英语国家概述英语国家是指以英语作为官方语言或重要语言的国家。

主要的英语国家包括英国、美国、加拿大、澳大利亚、新西兰、爱尔兰等。

此外，英语也是许多其他国家和地区的官方语言或教育语言，如印度、菲律宾、南非等。

2. 英国英国是英语的发源地和最重要的英语国家之一。

它由英格兰、苏格兰、威尔士和北爱尔兰组成。

英国是一个世界上最多元化和文化历史最悠久的国家之一，拥有众多的名胜古迹，如大本钟、巨石阵、伦敦塔等。

3. 美国美国是世界上最大的英语国家之一，拥有丰富的资源和多元文化。

美国是一个移民国家，人口大部分由来自不同国家的移民组成。

美国的经济实力雄厚，是世界上最大的经济体之一。

美国的主要城市有纽约、洛杉矶、芝加哥等。

4. 加拿大加拿大是世界上第二大国家，拥有广袤的土地和丰富的自然资源。

英语和法语是加拿大的两种官方语言，但英语在加拿大的大部分地区得到广泛使用。

加拿大是一个文化多元化的国家，各个城市和地区拥有不同的文化特点。

5. 澳大利亚澳大利亚位于南半球，是世界上最大的岛屿国家。

澳大利亚是一个拥有多种语言和文化的国家，但英语是其主要语言。

悉尼和墨尔本是澳大利亚最大的城市，也是该国的文化和商业中心。

6. 新西兰新西兰位于太平洋地区，是一个自然环境优美的国家。

英语是该国的官方语言，也是教育、商务和政府机构使用的主要语言。

新西兰是一个小而友好的国家，拥有丰富的户外活动和独特的文化。

7. 爱尔兰爱尔兰位于欧洲西部，是一个英语国家，英语是该国的官方语言。

爱尔兰是一个美丽而古老的国家，有着浓厚的文化和历史。

爱尔兰以其独特的音乐、文学和舞蹈而闻名，如爱尔兰民谣和著名的作家詹姆斯·乔伊斯。

8. 其他英语国家除了以上国家，英语也是印度、菲律宾、南非等许多国家和地区的官方语言或教育语言。

这些国家拥有丰富的历史和文化遗产，每个国家都有自己独特的文化和风景。

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英国公民包括其他英联邦国家公民和爱尔兰共和国在英国的居民都有选举权。

选举条件1）18或18以上，2）选区全体选民的每年选民登记册上登记注册者 3）有资格参选者。

候选人必须交纳500英镑保证金。

2）The Political Party System政党体制Since 1945 either the Conservative Party or the Labour Parth has held power.自1945年以来，一直由保守党或工党轮流执政。

他可以随意改变宗教信仰，可以在布道，礼拜和仪式中表明他的信仰。

除了大法官不可以是罗马天主教徒外，公共职务对各种信仰或没有信仰的人一律公开。

2. Established churches国教There are two established church in Britain: in England the church of England and in Scotland the (Presbyterian) Church of Scotland.英国有两大国教，在英格兰是英格兰国教，苏格兰是苏格兰教会（长老教）。

3. Church of England is uniquely related to the Crown in that the Sovereign must be a member of t hat Church and as “Defender of the Faith”. The Church is also linked with the State through the House o f loads. The church of England is not free to change its form of worship, as laid down in the Book of Common Prayer without the consent of Parliament.英格兰国教与君主有独特的联系。

因为君主作为“国教的捍卫者”必须是此教会的一员，他在登基时必须承诺维持国教。

国教还通过上议院与国家联系起来。

没有议会同意，英格兰教会不可随意改变“国教祈祷书”中规定的礼拜仪式。

4. The government of the Church of Scotland is Presbyterian, that is, government by ministers and elders, all of whom are ordained to office. The Monarch is normally represented at the general assembly by the Lord High Commissioner.苏格兰教的管理时长老制，也就是由教士和长老治理。

他们被授予圣职，王室高级代表通常代表君主光临会议。

5. Unestablished churches非国教教会There are include: the Anglican Churches(圣公会)，the Free Churches(自由教会)；(the largest of t he Free Churches – the Methodist Church 最大的自由教会—卫理公会)，the Roman Catholic Church（罗马天主教）。

IV. Festival and Public Holidays节假日1.Christian festivals 基督教节日The Christian festival of the year and Christmas, Easter, and Whit Sunday.其主要的节日有圣诞节，复活节，圣灵降临节Christmas day, December 25th, celebrates the birth of Christ, and it is the greatest of Christian fes tivals. Easter celebrates the Resurrection (复活) of Christ. Easter is traditionally associated with the eati ng Easter eggs.Whit Sunday (圣灵节) celebrates the coming of the Holy Spirit to Christ’s apostles seve n days after his death, and it is on the seventh Sunday after Easter.圣诞节，12.25，纪念耶稣的诞生，是最盛大的基督教节日。

复活节是庆祝基督的复活。

复活节有吃复活节彩蛋的习惯。

圣灵节是庆祝基督去世7周后，重新降临到他的使徒们中间，在复活节后第7个周日。

2.Other festivals 其他节日Britain’s other festivals include New Year’s Day, Gy Fawkes Day (篝火节), April Fools Day（愚人节）, Mother’s Day and the Remembrance Day (Armistice Day)Chapter 10第十章The education system in Britain1. primary education 初等教育，小学教育Primary education is compulsory(义务教育) in Britain. It begins at five in Great Britain and four i n Northern Ireland. All children have to attend primary school and they finish their primary education at t he age of 11. In addition to the many state primary schools(公立小学) which do not ask their pupils to pa y fees, there are also some fee-paying independent primary schools (收费的私立小学). The most famou s fee-paying primary schools are the preparatory schools which admit children from seven-plus to 11,1 2 or 13 years old.初等教育在英国是义务教育，大不列颠是从5岁开始，北爱尔兰是4岁。

所有的孩子必须参加初等教育，并在11岁完成。

除了许多国家公立小学不向学生收费外，也有一些收费的私立小学。

预备学校学生的年龄通常为7岁以上到11 12 13岁。

2.secondary education 中等教育，中学教育Secondary education in Britain is also compulsory. All the children must receive secondary educat ion after finishing their primary education at the age of eleven. The secondary school age-range(中学生的年龄段) is from 11-18. About 90 per cent of the state secondary school population in Great Britain atte nd comprehensive schools.Secondary schools include comprehensive schools (综合中学), secondary m odern schools (现代中学) and grammar schools(文法学校). They are state schools（公立学校）。

中等教育在英国也是必须的，所有孩子必须在11岁完成初等教育后接受中等教育。

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