專業(yè)英語八級模擬人文知識測試(二十四)

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英國概況
    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 C 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.In Britain only about ____ of the population are farmers but they manage 70% of the land area.
    A 2% B 3% C 4% D 5%
    9.The two important crops in Britain are ____
    A barley and corn B wheat and rice C barley and oats D wheat and barley
    10.In Britain, children from the age of 5 to 16 ____
    A can legally receive partly free education
    B can legally receive completely free education
    C can not receive free education at all
    D can not receive free education if their parents are rich
    答案
    1.D 凱爾特在公元前700年到英國,羅馬人在公元1到5世紀統(tǒng)治英國,5世紀中期盎格魯撒克遜人侵占英國,因此凱爾特人是最早踏入英國的。
    2.B 英法百年戰(zhàn)爭爆發(fā)于1337年到1453年間,中間還發(fā)生了黑死病。
    3.D 愛爾蘭共和國在1949年獨立。
    4.A 英國內(nèi)戰(zhàn)于1642年到1646年間發(fā)生,國王查爾斯與議會發(fā)生爭執(zhí),實際上是國王與清教徒之間的矛盾引起的,結(jié)果議會勝利。
    5.B 英國南面與法國隔著英吉利海峽。
    6.B 英國的湖是內(nèi)伊湖,最長的河流是塞文河。
    7.B 蘇格蘭中低部適合人類生存,是蘇格蘭工業(yè)和人高度集中的地區(qū)。
    8.A 由于英國農(nóng)作業(yè)時的高度機械化,只需利用全國2%的人口來耕作大面積農(nóng)地。
    9.D 小麥和大麥是英國最重要的莊稼。
    10.B 英國的義務(wù)教育是從5歲到16歲,所以期間的教育全部免費。