英语国家概况练习题
UK
True or False
1. The United Kingdom is located in northern Europe.
2. The United Kingdom consists of four political
divisions —England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland.
3. England is one of the two large islands in the British
Isles.
4. The British Isles are made up of three large islands
and hundreds of small ones.
5. Wales lies on the east coast of the island of Great
Britain.
6. The Commonwealth of Nations is a free association
of independent countries that all used to be colonies of Britain.
7. In Scotland, rugged mountains, green valleys, and
deep, blue lakes provide some of the most beautiful
scenery in Europe.
8. The longest river in Britain is the Thames.
9. The largest lake in Britain is the Lough Neagh in
northwest England.
10. Britain’s climate is influenced by the Gulf Stream, a
warm ocean current that sweeps up from the
equator and flows past the British Isles.
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1. The British Isles are made up of _______.
A. three large islands and hundreds of small ones
B. three large islands and dozens of small ones
C. two large islands and hundreds of small ones
D. two large islands and dozens of small ones
2. Which of the following is NOT a political division on the island of Great Britain?
A. England.
B. Scotland.
C. Northern Ireland.
D. Wales.
3. Britain is separated from the rest of Europe by the English Channel in the _______ and the North Sea in the east.
A. east
B. south
C. west
D. north
4. The Republic of Ireland was totally independent in the year _______.
A. 1920
B. 1945
C. 1918
D. 1949
5. The highest mountain in Britain, Ben Nevis, lies in ______.
A. the Highlands
B. the Southern Uplands
C. the Central Lowlands
D. the Lake District
6. The British Empire was replaced by the British Commonwealth or the Commonwealth of Nations in __________.
A. 1921
B. 1931
C. 1945
D. 1950
7. The mountain system the Pennines is often called the backbone of _______.
A. England
B. Scotland
C. Great Britain
D. Ireland
8. The regional capital of Northern Ireland is _______.
A. Glasgow
B. Edinburgh
C. Cardiff
D. Belfast
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1. The English, the Scots, and the Welsh are Anglo-Saxons, but the Irish are Celts.
2. London and England as a whole have great influence over the rest of the United Kingdom because of their large population.
3. People of Indian, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi origin are the largest group of immigrants in Britain.
4. Compared to the rest of the world, the UK has a smaller percentage of older people and a higher percentage of younger people.
5. The Welsh language is the official language in Wales.
6. Scottish Gaelic is the official language in Scotland.
7. The English language is the predominant language in Northern Ireland.
8. English people all strive to free themselves of regional or local accents in order to sound like educated English-speaking people.
9. Social class in the UK lays more emphasis on money and property.
10. Britishness is associated with political, historical, technological, sporting, and cultural achievements in Britain.
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1. The English people and the English language were born from the union of ________.
A. the Angles and the Saxons
B. Romans and the Norman French
C. Danes or Vikings and the Norman French
D. Norman conquerors and the defeated Anglo-Saxons
2. The first known settlers of Britain were _______.
A. the Iberians
B. the Beaker Folk
C. the Celts
D. the Romans
3. About 80,000 Scots speak Gaelic which is an ancient _________.
A. Scottish language
B. English language
C. Irish language
D. Celtic language
4. About three million people have migrated to Britain since World War II. They are mainly from the West Indies, India and __________.
A. Indonesia
B. Singapore
C. Hong Kong
D. Pakistan
5. In Britain _______ of the population is urban and _______ is rural.
A. 90% ; 10%
B. 80% ; 20%
C. 70% ; 30%
D. 60% ; 40%
6. The ancestors of the Welsh were the ancient __________.
A. Celts
B. Romans
C. Normans
D. Britons
7. The average population density in Britain is ______ people per square kilometer.
A. 250
B. 370
C. 800
D. 500
8. During the 5th century when the Roman Empire fell, the Germanic _________ invaded and conquered Britain.
A. Angles and Celts
B. Angles and Picts
C. Angles and Brythons
D. Angles and Saxons
9. The upper class in Britain consists of the following except _________.
A. peerage
B. gentry
C. landowners
D. professionals
10. “Britishness”can be reflected in the following except _________.
A. Union Jack
B. conservativeness
C. the Beatles
D. Thanksgiving Day
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1. The first Roman invasion took place in 43 AD, headed by the Emperor Julius Caesar.
2. The name “England”derived from the Angles, one of the Germanic tribes who came to England in the 5th and 6th centuries.
3. The Magna Carta defined the King’s feudal rights, preventing him from arbitrarily collecting revenue.
4. The Black Death once ravaged England, carrying off three fourths of the population.
5. During Edward III’s reign, the war with France known as the Hundred Years’War began.
6. The Wars of the Roses were in the main a great contest for Crown
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