《英美概况(一)》复习题答案

《英美概况（一）》练习题一

练习题第1套

1. Fill in the blanks in the following sentences by referring to the text.

1)The literature career of Bronte sisters has close relationship with one of the geographic features in Yorkshire

County, where they were born and raised, which is _______.

2)The river ________ in UK has been an important trade and transport route since prehistoric times.

3)The overall climate in England is called temperate ________.

4)The Anglo-Saxons spoke a language that we now call______.

5)Following the Wars of the Roses was the rule of the House of the_________.

6)On July 7th, 1937, Japan began an all-out attack on _____.

7)On December 7th, 1941, Japan's planes from carriers at sea made a swift and sudden raid on the United States'

naval base at ________.

8)Britain, under the leadership of _______, defeated Germany's attempt to destroy its air force and air defenses in

the Battle of Britain and escaped invasion.

9)Margaret Thatcher gained her reputation as “the ________ lady” for her tight control of Britain's monetary

policy.

10) The British Parliament is often referred to as ________--- the body that makes or unmakes laws.

11)The Church of England today is all-inclusive, having the ability to be both Protestant and ________.

12)Buddhism was originated in ______ about 500 B.C.

13)Overseas commodity trade alone accounts for about _________ of the country's national income.

14)There are three academic degrees in Britain: the_______, Master's degree and Doctor's degree.

15)The best-known scientific achievement in the nineteenth century was Charles Robert Darwin's development of

a theory of ____ .

2. Decide whether the following statements are True or False.

1)Among the three regions of UK, Scotland is the largest in size.

2)For ninety-six years after the nominal conquest by Julius Caesar, Britain was left in peace and freedom.

3)The Chartists advocated violence.

4)There was no advertising on any BBC program, either sound or television.

5) It can be said that the Thatcher Era is the longest ministry of last century in UK.

6)The life of Parliament in UK is fixed at five years.

7) A lot of people in UK regularly attend church. （三-9 五-19）

8)The British economy was the first to have been fully industrialized. （四-19。二-8 三-18）

9)The British labor force is remarkably homogeneous.（二-7 三-17）

10)In UK all children must, by law, receive a full-time education from the age of five to sixteen.

11) To the southwest and across the English Channel is France.

12) The Norman Conquest was in effect a French conquest.

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