王恩铭英语国家概况英国、美国、加拿大对错题答案整合
王恩铭英语国家概况英国、美国、加拿大对错
题答案整合
Ⅰ. True or Fal:
1. The United Kingdom is located in northern Europe.
F 2. The United Kingdom consists of four political
divisions — England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland.
F 3. England is one of the two large islands in the
British Isles. F 4. The British Isles
are made up of three large islands and hundreds of small
ones. F 5. Wales lies on the east coast of the island of
Great Britain. F 6. The monwealth of
Nations is a free association of independent countries
that all ud to be colonies of Britain.
F 7. In Scotland, rugged mountains, green valleys, and
deep, blue lakes provide some of the most beautiful
scenery in Europe. T
8. The longest river in Britain is the Thames.
F 9. The largest lake in Britain is the Lough Neagh
in northwest England. F 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. T Ⅰ. True or Fal:
1. The English, the Scots, and the Welsh are Anglo-
Saxons, but the Irish are Celts.F 2. London and England
as a whole have great influence over the rest of the
United Kingdom becau of their large population. T
3. People of Indian, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi origin
are the largest group of immigrants in Britain. T 4. pared to the rest of the world, the UK has a smaller
percentage of older people and a higher percentage of
younger people. F
5. The Welsh language is the official language in
Wales. T 6. Scottish Gaelic is the official language in
Scotland. F
7. The English language is the predominant language
in Northern Ireland. T
8. English people all strive to free themlves of
regional or local accents in order to sound like educated
English-speaking people. F
9. Social class in the UK lays more emphasis on money
and property. F
10. Britishness is associated with political, historical, technological, sporting, and cultural achievements in Britain. T Ⅰ. True or Fal:
1. The first Roman invasion took place in 43 AD, headed by the Emperor Julius Caesar. F
2. The name “England” derived from the Angles, one of the Germanic tribes who came to England in the 5th and 6th centuries. T
3. The Magna Carta defined the King’s feudal rights, preventing him from arbitrarily collecting revenue. T
4. The Black Death once ravage England, carrying off three fourths of the population. F
5. During E dward III’ s reign, the war with France known as the Hundred Years’ War began. T
6. The Wars of the Ros were in the main a great contest for Crown between the rival hous of York and Lancaster. T
7. Queen Mary was a follower of the Church of England and she was determined to make England once again a Protestant country. F
8. James’ son, Charles I, who succeeded him in 1625, also thought that his right to rule was God-given. T
9. The establishment of the British East India pany in 1600 was a ca of economic peration. T
10.As a result of land enclousure,a new class
hostility was introduced into rural relationship. T Ⅰ. True or Fal:
1. Although the monarch does not have any real power, he (or she) does have great influence. T
2. Britain does not have a written constitution. T
3. Each Member of Parliament reprents a constituency, and holds his at during the life of a Parliament. T
4. The Hou of Lords is the cond chamber where changes in law can be made. F
5. The party which wins the cond largest number of ats in the Hou of Lords bees the official Opposition. F
6. Ministers are appointed by the Queen on the remendation of the Prime Minister. T
7. The two major parties in Britain today are the Conrvative Party and the Liberal Democratic Party. F
8. Ministers in Britain cannot be elected Members of Parliament at the same time. F
9.A general election may be called by the government at any time but at during the life of a Parliament, T
10.The party which wins the cond chamber where changers in law can be made, F
1. Although Britain is a unitary state, it does not have a single legal system. T
2. A Magistrates’ Court sits with a jury. F
3. In Scotland, all appeals are heard by three or more judges of the High Court of Justiciary. F
4. Officers in Great Brain do not normally carry firearms. T
5. London’s Metropolitan Police Force is directly under the control of the Lord Chancellor. F
