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1、填空1. The full name of United Kingdom is The United Kingdom of Great Britain and the Northern Ireland.2.The island of Great Britain is made up of EnglandScotland and Wales3.The United Kingdom has been a member of European Union since 19734.Britainis nowa Multiracialsocietywhichproducesa populationofw
2、hich in 20 are of non-Europeanethnicity.5.London plays a significant role in Britains economic and cultural life. Itsonly the financial centreof the nation , but also one of the threemajorinternational financial centres in the world .6.The highest mountain in Britain is Ben Nevis7.Thamesriverflowsth
3、roughcentral Londonand it is averyimportantriver8. Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland.9. Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (George ) current Union Flag adopted on Jan. 1 st 180110.National Day of UK is officially celebrated in Britain on the 2nd Saturday ofJune each year since February 1925.11.
4、The largest lake in Britain is the Lough Neaghin Northern Ireland whichcovers an area of 396 km212. The London Eyeisthe largest Ferris wheel (摩天轮 ) in Europe.2014.3.21选择/ 问答1. The location of UK is in theEurope.A. EasternB. WesternC. SouthernD. Northern2.All the following cities are major deep-water
5、 ports of UK.ExceptA. LondonB. LiverpoolC. BelfastD. Edinburgh3. The national flower of UK isA roseB thistleC daffodilD shamrock4. All ofthe following , except for,were tribes from the north whomoved into England in the 400s ADA. AnglesB SaxonsC JutesD Celts5 The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is aA. poem ab
6、out a hero named BeowulfB newspaperC historical recordD novel6 Beowulf （ 贝奥武夫 ,北欧神话史诗）isA a long novelB a long poem written by Geoffrey ChaucerC a long poem by unknown storytellerD a long novel written by W. William Shakespeare7The Canterbury Tales was written byA Geoffrey ChaucerB Thomas BecketC Pa
7、lamonD Griselda8 The frame of The Canterbury Tales isA the pilgrims telling stories on their tripB the conflict between the friar and the summonerC King Arthurs courtD the differences between the knight and the squire9 The CanterburyTales isan unusualpieceof literaturefrom the MiddleAges becauseA it
8、 describes the characterspersonalitiesB it includes middle class charactersC both A and BD neither A nor B10 There arestories in The Canterbury TalesA5B 26C 15D.6 Questions1. What are the differences between Britain and the British Isles, Great Britain, England ,the United Kingdom and the British Co
9、mmonwealth ?The commonwealth : A free and loose association of independent countries that were once colonies of Britain.Founded in 1931/ To encourage trade and friendly relations among its members /About 50 member countries / The British Queen: the head of the Commonwealth /Meeting yearly2. Describe
10、 the geographical position of Britain? An island country surrounded by four seasTo the south by the English Channel which separates it from continental Europe/ To the east by the north sea /to the west by the Irish Sea and the Atlantic OceanLocated off the northwest coast of Europe,looking west to A
11、merica.3. Does Britain have a favorable climate? Why? Yes , itsmild.A steady reliable rainfall throughout the whole year The temperature varies within a small range4 What are the factors which influence the climate in Britain? Which part of Britain has the most rainfall and which part is the driest?
12、The surrounding waters tend to balance the seasonal differences by heating up the land in winter and cooling it off in summer.The south west winds below over the country all the year round. Bringing warm and wet air in winter and keeping the temperature moderate.The North Atlantic Drift passes the w
13、estern coast of the British Isles and warm them. 还有！3.28 Filling the blank1. The UK still keeps an old fashioned government established on the basis of constitutional monarchy.2.Coronationis a ceremony of crowning a king or queen3.Queen Elizabeth has crowned since 1952.4.Elizabeth is the current mon
14、arch 元首 of UK.5. UK has a democratic government with elected representatives in its Parliament6. King John of England agreed to sign the Magna Carta in 1215, to the demands of his barons.7. The members of House of Lords consist of the Lords Spiritual8. Windsor Castle, 32 kilometers (20 miles) west of London on the Thames, has been the residence of England sroyal family for 900 years.9.The House of Commons 下议院 is a democraticall
