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专八人文知识英国概况习题五

英国概况

_____ is the key to industrial revolution.

a. ironb. cotton textilec. coal miningd. steam engine

_____ became a literary current during the period of the successful industrial revolution.

a. criticismb. modernismc. romanticismd. renaissance

modern football game began in _____.

a. chinab. francec. england d. germany

_____ is the leader of the british government.

a. prime minister b. queenc. presidentd. governor

the second largest city in england, _____, is a metropolitan district and an industrial and manufacturing city.

a. edinburghb. belfastc. glasgowd. birmingham

_____ introduced christianity into britain.

a. the celtsb. the romansc. the viking danesd. the french

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

in britain, education is compulsory for children between the ages of _____ to _____.

a. 5, 14b. 6, 17c. 5, 16 d. 6, 14

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

the general election in britain is held every ____ years.

a. fourb. threec. sixd. five

练习题答案及题解:

b, 纺织业的改革是英国工业革命的主要成就之一。

c, 工业革命时期的主要文学流派是浪漫主义。

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。目前,越来越多的儿童在叁、四岁时上幼儿园,而年满十六岁的青少年继续求学的人数也在逐年上升。教育机构的数目随之骤增,以满足人们求学的需求。

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。

d, 英国大选每5年举行一次。