英国概况人文知识 3

8次大中小

1. _____ is the key to Industrial Revolution.

A. Iron B. Cotton Textile C. Coal mining D. Steam engine

2. _____ became a literary current during the period of the successful Industrial Revolution.

A. Criticism B. Modernism C. Romanticism D. Renaissance

3. Modern football game began in _____.

A. China B. France C. England D. Germany

4. _____ is the leader of the British government.

A. Prime Minister B. Queen C. President D. Governor

5. The second largest city in England, _____ , is a metropolitan district and an industrial and manufacturing city.

A. Edinburgh B. Belfast C. Glasgow D. Birmingham

6. _____ introduced Christianity into Britain.

A. The Celts B. The Romans C. The Viking Danes D. The French

7. The real power of the British government lies in _____.

A. the House of Commons

B. the cabinet headed by the Prime Minister

C. the Prime Minister

D. the Queen

8. In Britain, education is compulsory for children between the ages of _____ to _____.

A. 5, 14 B. 6, 17 C. 5, 16 D. 6, 14

9. The longest river in Britain is _____ , and the largest river in the USA is _____.

A. the Seven River; the Missouri River

B. the Thames River; the Missouri River

C. the Severn River; the Mississippi

D. the Thames River; the Ohio River

10. The general election in Britain is held every ____ years.

A. four B. three C.six D. five

练习题答案及题解:

1. B, 纺织业的改革是英国工业革命的主要成就之一。

2. C, 工业革命时期的主要文学流派是浪漫主义。

3. C, 现代的足球运动起源于英国。其正宗的老家在英格兰，19世纪兴起。

4. A, 英国的政体是君主立宪制。国王（女王）是国家元首，但政府的首领为首相。

5. D, 英国的第二大城市伯明翰位于英格兰中部平原，是国际化大都市，也是英国的工业和制造业中心。

6. B, 公元43年，罗马人占领英国，其后统治了400多年。基督徒就是在这一时期由罗马人传入英国的。

7. B, 君主立宪制下，国王的作用更侧重于其象征意义，而实权为内阁所有，内阁由首相率领。

8. C, 英国的教育体系中的义务教育阶段是5-16岁，这是每一位学生在学校学习的最低年限。

9. C, 英国最长的河是塞文河，全长355公里，美国最长的河是密西西比河，长4000公里左右。