英语国家概况ExercisI答案Exercis I
I. Choo the correct answer and circle the letter before it.
1. The highest mountain peak in Britain is in
A. England
B. Scotland
C. Wales
D. Northern Ireland
2. The longest river in Britain is
A. River Severn
B. River Thames
C. River Mery
D. River Humber
3. The largest lake in Britain is located in
A. England
B. Scotland
C. Wales
D. Northern Ireland
4. The highest mountain peak in Britain is called
A. Ben Nevis
B. Cross Fell
C. Snowdon
D. Scafell
5. The English people are descendants of
A. Celts
B. Romans
C. Anglo-Saxons
D. Danes
6. The Lake District is well-known for__.
A. Its wild and beautiful scenery
B. its varied lakes
C. the lake poets
D. all of above
7. Which of the following is not the feature of British climate?
A. coldness
B. more rainy days
C. changeability
D. More fogs
8. The capital city of Wales is _________.
A. Belfast
B. Birmingham
C. Edinburgh
D. Cardiff
9. Who were the ancestors of the English and the founders of England?
A. The Anglo-Saxons.
B. The Normans.
C. The Vikings.
D. The Romans.
10. Which of the following is NOT considered a characteristic of London?
A. The cultural center.
B. The business center.
C. The financial center.
D. The sports center.
11. The majority of the current population in the UK is decedents of all the following tribes respectively EXCEPT _________.
A. the Anglos
B. the Celts
C. the Jutes
D. the Saxons
12. William, Duke of Normandy, fought King Harold of England at the Battle of Hastings in ____.
A. 1066
B. 1086
C. 1381
D. 1035
13. Which of the following is NOT one of the Germanic tribes that came to Great Britain in the 5th century?
A. Anglos.
B. Saxons.
C. Jutes.
D. Celts.
14. On the island of Great Britain, there are ______________.
A. four political divisions: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Island
B. four political divisions: England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland
C. three political divisions: England, Scotland and Wales
D. three political divisions: England, Scotland and Northern Ireland
15. Britain was by 1830 the “workshop of the world” becau of _____________.
A. agricultural revolution
B. industrial revolution
C. colonial expansion
D. invention of steam engine
16. Big Ben is the nickname of _____________.
A. Sir Benjamin Hall
B. Benjamin Franklin
C. 315-foot Clock Tower
D. Sir Charles Barry
17. Between 1337 and 1453, the __________ took place in Britain.
A. Wars of Ros
B. Black Death
C. Hundred Years? War
D. Peasants Uprising
18. The English Civil War can also be called ____________.
A. the War of Independence
B. the Puritan Revolution
C. the War of Ros
D. the War of Liberation
19. The war between the Hou of Lancaster and the Hou of York from 1455 to 1485 in Britain was termed by Walter Scott as ______________.
A. Wars of Ros
B. Hundred Years? W ar
C. Indian War
D. War of Great Britain
20. During the reign of ____________, the British Empire reached its peak.
A. King John
B. Queen Elizabeth
C. King Edward
D. Queen Victoria
21. The Irish and Scottish people are mainly descendants of the __________.
A. Anglos
B. Celts
C. Jutes
D. Saxons
22. The English people and the English language were born from the union of ______.
A. the Angles and the Saxons
B. Germanic conquerors and the Norman Frensh
C. Danes or Vikings and the Norman French
D. Norman conquerors and the defeated Anglo-Saxons
23. In Britain ___ of the population is urban and ____ is rural.
A. 90%, 10%
B. 80, 20%
C. 70, 30%
D. 60, 40% C.
24. The ancestors of the Welsh were the ancient ____.
A. Celts
B. Romans
C. Normans
D. Britons
25. During the fifth century when the Roman Empire fell, the Gemanic ____ invaded and conquered Britain.
A. Angles and Celts
B. Angles and Picts
C. Angles and Brythons
D. Angles and Saxons
26. The upper class in Britain consists of all the following except____
A. peerage
B. Gentry
C. Landowners
D. Professionals
27. The British Empire was replaced by the British Commonwealth or the Commonwealth of Nations in_____.
A. 1921
B. 1931
C. 1945
D. 1950
28. The mountain system the Pennies is often called the backbone of ____.
A. England
B. Scotland
C. Great Britain
D. Ireland
29. Which of the following statements about the climate in Britain is NOT True?
A. Britan?s climate is of the maritime type.
B. Summers in Britain are cool
C. Winters in Britain are extremely cold
D. Britain is warmer than Harbin in winter
30. The average population density in Britain is ____ people per square kilometer.
A. 250
B. 370
C. 800
D. 500
31. Roman Britain lasted until the year of ____ whe all Roman troops went back to the countries.
A. A.D. 400
B. A.D. 410
C. A.
D. 445 D. A.D. 449
32. In A. D. 43 Romans under ____conquered Britain.
A. Julius Caesar
B. Claudius
C. Augustine
D. The Pope
33. Which of the following was NOT a thing of value left behind by Romans.
A. Welsh Christianity
B. The Roman Roads
C. Cities
D. Roman Settlements
