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1、 1 英美概况 习题集 张奎武版 英美概况 习题集 张奎武版 英国部分英国部分 Part I Geography I Multiple Choice 1 The total area of the U K is A 211 440 B 244 110 C 241 410 D 242 534 2 England occupies the portion of the U K A northern B eastern C southern 3 The most important part of the U K in wealth is A Northern Ireland B England C
2、 Scotland 4 is on the western prominence between the Bristol Channel and the Dee estuary A Wales B Scotland C England 5 Wales was effectively united with England in the century A 14th B 15th C 16th 6 By the Act of Union of Scotland and the kingdom of England and Wales were constitutionally joined as
3、 the Kingdom of Britain A 1707 B 1921 C 1801 7 Psysiographically Britain may be divided into provinces A 13 B 12 C 14 8 Mt Ben Nevis stands in A the Scottish Highlands B Wales C England 9 The main rivers parting in Britain runs from A north to south B south to north C east to west 10 Cheviot hills l
4、ie along the border between and England A Scotland B Wales C Vale of Eden 11 The longest river in Britain is A Severn B Clyde C Bann 12 London is situated on the River of A Parret B Thames C Spey 13 Edinburgh is the capital of A England B Scotland C Wales 14 The rivers flowing into the are mainly sh
5、ort A North Sea B English Channel C Dee estuary 15 Mt Snowdon stands in A Scotland B Wales C England 16 The source of the important River Thames is in the A Cotswolds B Oxford Clay C Pennines 17 About of the water requirements are obtained from underground sources A 50 B 38 C 42 Generated by Foxit P
6、DF Creator Foxit Software For evaluation only 2 18 Gaelic is mainly spoken in A Scotland B England C Northern Ireland 19 The Bank of England was nationalized in A 1964 B 1946 C 1694 20 Britain is basically an importer of A food B raw materials C manufactures D both A and B 21 British farmers produce
7、 enough food to supply of the needs of the population A 2 3 B 4 5 C 1 2 22 Britain s main cereal crop is A oats B corn C barley D rye 23 The center of the Britain financial system is A Bank of England B Bank of Britain C Bank of U K 24 The three Germanic tribes that invaded Britain include the follo
8、wing except A the Angles B the Saxons C the Picts D the Jutes 25 Black Country refers to A countryside in England B an area around Birmingham C a country in Africa 26 The second largest port in Britain is A London B Belfast C Liverpool 27 The capital city of Northern Ireland is A Cardiff B Belfast C
9、 Leith 28 Celtic tribes began to settle in Britain from about B C A 410 B 750 C 300 29 The U K is rich in the following except A coal B iron C gold D tin 30 The decrease of British population is caused by the following except A limitation of immigration B fall of the birth rate C fall of death rate
10、D unemployment 31 The proportion of the English in the whole population is A 60 B 80 C 70 32 The Queen s University is in the city of A Belfast B Edinburgh C Manchester 33 The contribution made by the Normans to Britain is the following except A final unification of England B foundation of aristocra
11、cy C great administrative progress D some peculiarities of dialect 34 About percent of the population live in cities or towns A 80 B 85 C 90 35 The land available for farming in England Wales Scotland and Northern Ireland does not exceed million acres A 30 B 25 C 40 36 The highest mountain in Englan
12、d is A Mt Mourne B Mt Snowdon C Mt Seafell 37 The second largest city in England is Generated by Foxit PDF Creator Foxit Software For evaluation only 3 A Glasgow B Birmingham C Manchester 38 The modern Scots and Irish are the descendants of A Gaels B Britons C Anglo Saxons 39 Scotland occupies the p
13、ortion of Great Britain A southern B northern C western 40 By the Act of Union in the name United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was adopted 41 has its own national church and its own system of law A Wales B Northern Ireland C Scotland 42 The End includes Westminster St James Palace A East B W
14、est C North 43 includes London the centre of government for the whole nation A Scotland B Northern Ireland C Wales D England II Fill in the Blanks 1 The U K is situated in Europe 2 The full title of the U K is the United Kingdom of and 3 The U K consists of England and Northern Ireland 4 The largest
15、 part of U K is 5 The capital of England and of Great Britain is 6 is composed of six Irish counties that elected to remain in the union with Great Britain 7 The name United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was replaced by the present name after the 26 counties of Ireland obtained autonomy in 8
16、The highest mountain in Britain is 9 The Backbone of England refers to the 10 Natural gas was discovered in Britain in the 11 The most important river is the River of 12 The political centre of the Commonwealth is 13 Belfast Lough and Lough Neagh lie in 14 The climate of Britain is moderated by the and is much milder than that of many places in the same latitude 15 Britain s Industrial Revolution took place between and 16 The Bank of England was founded in 17 The population of the U K is more th
