英语国家概况课后习题附答案
英语国家概况课后习题（附答案）
Chapter 1
Ⅰ.Read the following statement and decide whether they are ture(T) or fal (F).
—F—in different parts of Britain like to u the name England to refer to their country.
—T— Severn River is the longest river of Britain ,which originates in Wales and flows through western England.
—F—more than half of the people in Wales still speak the ancient Welsh language.
—F—terms of population and area,Northern Ireland is the cond largest part of Britain.
—F—the climate in Britain is generally mild ,the temperature in northern Scotland often falls bellow-10℃ in January. —T—majority of the people in Britain are descendants of the Anglo-Saxons.
—T— Celtic people were the earliest known inhabitants of Britain.—F—evolved into what is now described as Modern English from the late 16th century.
Ⅱ.Choo the best answer to complete each of the following statements.
1.The two main islands of the British Isles are—A—
Britain and Ireland Britain and Shcotland
Britain and England Britain and England
2. —B—is the capital city of Scotland.
3. Among the four parts of the United Kingdom, —D—is the smallest.
Ireland
4. English belongs to the —C—group of the Indo-European family of
languages.
5. The introduction of Christianity to Britain added the first
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element of —D—words to English.
and Finnish and German
and Italian and Greek
6. The evolution of Middle English was reinforced by
the—A—influence.
7. Samuel Johnson’s dictionary was influential in establishing a
standard form of—C—.
背起爸爸去上学8. At prent,nearly —C—of the world’s populations communicate
in English.
quarter
third fifth
Ⅲ.Give brief answers to the following questions.
1.Why do tourist from all over the world like go to Scotland
2.How many periods can the development of the English language be
divided intoand what are they
3.Why did English become more important after the Black Death
Ⅳ.State your understanding of the following questions.
1.Who are the British people
2.What is Standard English
Chapter 2
Ⅰ.Read the following statements and decide whether they are true(T) or fal(F).
—T— history before 55 BC is basically undocumented.
—T— Anglo Saxon came to Britain in the 5th century.
—F— chief or king of the Anglo Saxon tribes exercid power at their own will.
—T— Viking began to attack the English coast in the 8th century.—T—Ⅱ built up a large empire which included England and most of france.
—F—Magana Carta was designed to protect the rights of both the privileged class and townspeople.
雁群—F—Hundred Years’War was a ries of wars fought between the British and the Vikings for trade and territory.
—T—an effort to make a compromi between different religious factions,Queen Elizabeth Ⅰactually defended the fruit the Reformation.
Ⅱ. Choo the best answer to complete each of the following statements.
1. The—D—attack on Rome ended the Roman occupation in Britain in 410.
A. Norman
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B. Danish
2. By the late 7th century, —D—became the dominant religion in England.
A. Celtic Christianity
B. Anglo Saxons Christianity
Christianity D. Roman Christianity
3. The—C—marked the establishment of feudualism in England.
invasions B. signing of the Magna Carta
Conquest of common law
4. The end of the Wars of the Ros led to the rule of—C—
Hou of Valois B. the Hou of York
C. the Hou of Tudor
D. the Hou of Lancaster
5. The direct cau ofor the Reformation was King Henry Ⅷ’s effort
to—A—.
his wife with Rome
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6. The English Civil War broke out in1642 between —B—
Protestant and the Puritans Royalist and the Parliamentarian nobles and the peasants aristocrats and the Christians
梦见坟地好多坟墓7. —A—was pasd after the Glorious Revolution.
唯有敬亭山Bill of Rights Act of Supremacy
Provisions of Oxford Magna Carta
8. The Industrail Revolution was accomplished in Britain by the
middle of the —C—century.
Ⅲ.Give brief answers to the following questions.
were Queen Victoria’s major achievements
were the two camps in the World WarⅠ
did Britain cooperate cloly with the Uinited States after World War Ⅱ
Ⅳ.State your understanding of the following questions.
were the results of the Industrail revolution in Britain
