2012英语专八考试模拟题:人文知识(7)

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  2012英语专八考试模拟题:人文知识(7)

  1.Which of the following tribes first came to Britain?

  A. Roman

  B. Anglo-Saxons

  C. Jutes

  D. Celts

  2.The Hundred Years' War between Britain and France was fought ____.

  A. from 1327 to 1453

  B. from 1337 to 1453

  C. from 1347 to 1453

  D. from 1357 to 1453

  3.The Republic of Ireland became independent in the year ____

  A. 1918

  B. 1920

  C. 1945

  D. 1949

  4.The English Civil War is also called ____

  A. the Puritan Revolution

  B. the second Magna Carta

  C. the Long Parliament

  D. the Anglican War

  5.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

  6.The largest lake in Britain is ____.

  A. Loch Lomond

  B. the Lough Neagh

  C. Windermere

  D. Ullswater

  7.Where do the majority of people in Scotland live?

  A. In the Highlands

  B. In the central Lowlands

  C. In the Uplands

  D. In the west of Scotland

  8.The two important crops in Britain are ____

  A. barley and corn

  B. wheat and rice

  C. barley and oats

  D. wheat and barley

  9. Which is the largest city in Scotland?

  A. Cardiff

  B. Edinburgh

  C. Glasgow

  D. Manchester

  10. Which is the correct name to use to refer to Britain in a political way?

  A. Great Britain

  B. The British Isles

  C. The United Kingdom

  D. England

  答案及题解:

  1.D 凯尔特在公元前700年到英国,罗马人在公元1到5世纪统治英国,5世纪中期盎格鲁撒克逊人侵占英国,因此凯尔特人是最早踏入英国的。

  3.D 爱尔兰共和国在1949年独立。

  4.A 英国内战于1642年到1646年间发生,国王查尔斯与议会发生争执,实际上是国王与清教徒之间的矛盾引起的,结果议会胜利。

  5.B 英国南面与法国隔着英吉利海峡。

  6.B 英国最大的湖是内伊湖,最长的河流是塞文河。

  7.B 苏格兰中低部适合人类生存,是苏格兰工业和人高度集中的地区。

  8.D 小麦和大麦是英国最重要的庄稼。

  9.C 格拉斯格是苏格兰最大的城市和经济中心。

  10.C 提起英国,很多人会使用名字“Britain”,“England”或“British”, 但这往往会惹恼苏格兰人,威尔士人以及北爱尔兰人。从政治角度来讲,“the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”或“the United Kingdom/UK”是英国正确的叫法。“the British Isles” 则是地理意义上的名字,包括Great Britain,the whole of Ireland ( Northern and Southern),the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man 这些岛屿。

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