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　　英国概况人文知识练习题：

　　1. Which name is NOT related to Britain?

　　A. Northern Ireland B.Scotland C. Wales D. Toronto

　　2. The news agency Reuters was founded in _____.

　　A. London B. Birmingham C. Liverpool D. Manchester

　　3. The tower of London, a historical sight, located in the center of London, was built by _____.

　　A. King Harold B. Robin Hood C. Oliver Cromwell D. William the Conqueror

　　4. Who were the ancestors of the English and the founders of England?

　　A. The Anglo-Saxon B. The Normans C. The Vikings D. The Romans

　　5. Which is the largest city in Scotland?

　　A. Cardiff B. Edinburgh C. Glasgow D. Manchester

　　6. In Britain, children from the age of 5 to 16 _____.

　　A. can legally receive completely free education

　　B. can legally receive partly free education

　　C. cannot receive free education at all

　　D. cannot receive free education of their parents are rich

　　7. The Industrial Revolution started in _____.

　　A. the Great Britain B. the United States C. Canada D. Australia

　　8. What is the name of Britain's highest mountain?

　　A. Anne Boleyn B. Ben Nevis C. Snowdonia D. Scafell

　　9. 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

　　10. Britain has, for centuries , been slowly tilting with _____.

　　A. the North-West slowly rising and the South-East slowly sinking

　　B. the North-East slowly rising and the South-West slowly sinking

　　C. the South-East slowly rising and the North-west slowly sinking

　　D. the South-West slowly rising and the North-East slowly sinking

　　练习题答案及题解:

　　1. D, 多伦多属于加拿大,与英国无关。

　　2. A, 路透社创建于伦敦。

　　3 D, 伦敦塔是1078年为防止罗马入侵由威廉大帝修建的。

　　4. A, 英国民族的前身是安格鲁萨克森人。

　　5. C, 格拉斯格是苏格兰最大的城市和经济中心。

　　6. A, 英国小孩 5—16岁的教育是免费的。

　　7. A, 工业革命起源于英国。

　　8. B, 本尼维斯山为英国最高峰。

　　9. 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。

　　10. A, 英国几个世纪以来地势一直在缓慢地倾斜，表现为西北部在慢慢上升，而东南部在慢慢下沉，所以英国的西北部为高地。

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