Understanding the United Kingdom
Part 1 Geography and History of UK
Section 1 The Land
. 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
includes2. The longest river in Britain is the _____ River.
A. Severn B. Thames C. Mery D. 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. Snowdonia D. Scafell
5. The Lake District is well-known for _____.
A. its wild and beautiful scenery B. its varied lakes C. the lake Poets D. all of the above three
6. Which of the following is NOT the feature of British climate?
社会实践范文A. coldness B. more rainy days C. changeability D. more fogs
Keys: 1. B 2. A 3. D 4. A 5. D 6. A
. Translate the following into Chine
1.The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国
2.The strait of Dover 多佛海峡 3. the English Channel 英吉利海峡
4.Greenwich 格林尼治 5..The Britain Isles 大不列颠岛
6.The Thames River 泰晤士河 7.The Severn River 塞汶河
甄妮8.Lake Neigh 讷湖 9. Lake District 湖区
10.Edinburgh 爱丁堡 11.Glasgow 格拉斯哥
12.Cardiff 加的夫 13. Stonehenge 史前时期巨大石柱
14. the British Isles不列颠群岛 15.the English Channel 英吉利海峡
16. maritime climate海洋性气候；海岸气候 17. loanwords外来语，外来词 18.. Old English古英语（略作OE） 19. Roman Catholic church罗马天主教会；罗马公教
20. .Middle English中世纪英语；中古英语（约1150－约1475年间的英语）
III. Select the letter of the answer that best matches each term on the left.
消防安全自查表___ 1. Northern Ireland a. church leader of a dioce
___ 2. Charlotte Bronte b. Ulster
___ 3. archbishop c. Middle Valley
___ 4. Ben Nevis d. church leader of a province
___ 5. bilingual education e. Britain’s highest mountain
___ 6. Central lowland f. author of Jane Eyre
___ 7. bishop g. teaching in two languages无尽无穷
(Key: 1.b 2.f 3.a 4.e 5.g 6.c 7.d)
Section 2 The People
. Choo the correct answer and circle the letter before it.
1. The English people are descendants of .
A. Celts B. Romans C. Anglo-Saxons D. Danes
2. Middle English took shape about a century after the Conquest.
A. Roman B. Anglo-Saxon C. Norman D. Danish
3. The established church of Britain is .
A. The Church of England B. Free church
C. The United Reformed Church D. The Church of Scotland
4. Easter is kept, commemorating the of Jesus Christ.
A. Coming B. Birth C. Death D. Resurrection
Keys: 1. C 2. C 3. A 4. D
．Match the names of the cities with the descriptions.王度
Column A Column B
__f__1. Liverpool a. the steel manufacturing center of Britain
__c__2. Hulls b. the former center of textile industry of Britain
__a__3. Sheffield c. the fishing port in Humberside
__b__4. Manchester d. the largest city in Britain
__g__5. Glasgow e. the cond largest city in Britain
__d__6. London f. the district of Meryside
__e__7. Birmingham g. the largest city in Scotland
__i__8. Belfast h. the capital of Wales
__j__9. Edinburgh i. the capital of Northern Ireland
三八妇女节绘画__h__10.Cardiff j. the capital of Scotland
元旦几号. Translate the following into Chine
1.Modern English 现代英语 2.The Church of England 英格兰圣公会
3.Christmas 圣诞节 4.Easter 复活节
5.Westminster Abbey 西敏寺大教堂 6.City of London 伦敦城
7.Outer London 外伦敦 8.Poets' Corner 诗人角
9. Birmingham 伯明翰
IV. True or Fal
1.England is smaller than the combined territory of Scotland and Wales.
2.The first Christian church was established at Canterbury, England, in 597.
3.The Scottish language is derived from Old English.
4.What kind of language to speak is not important in Great Britain.
