英国基本知识exerciseabouttheUK

1Exercises1I.decidewhetherthefollowingstatesaretrue(T)orfalse(F).1.TheUnitedKingdomislocatedinsouthernEurope.2.TheUnitedKingdomconsistsoffourpoliticaldivisions—England,Scotland,WalesandIreland.3.EnglandisoneofthetwolargeislandsintheBritishIsles.4.TheBritishIslesaremadeupofthreelargeislandsandhundredsofsmallones.5.WalesliesontheeastcoastoftheislandofGreatBritain.6.TheCommonwealthofNationsisafreeassociationofindependentcountrieswhichhas54members.7.InScotland,ruggedmountains,greenvalleys,anddeep,bluelakesprovidesomeofthemostbeautifulsceneryinEurope.8.ThelongestriverinBritainistheThames.9.ThelargestlakeinBritainistheLoughNeaghinnorthwestEngland.10.Britain’sclimateisinfluencedbytheGulfStream,awarmoceancurrentthatsweepsupfromtheequatorandflowspasttheBritishIsles.11.TheEnglish,theScots,andtheWelshareAnglo-Saxons,buttheIrishareCelts.12.LondonandEnglandasawholehavegreatinfluenceovertherestoftheUnitedKingdombecauseoftheirlargepopulation.13.PeopleofIndian,Pakistani,andBangladeshioriginarethelargestgroupofimmigrantsinBritain.14.Comparedtotherestoftheworld,theUKhasasmallerpercentageofolderpeopleandahigherpercentageofyoungerpeople.15.TheWelshlanguageistheofficiallanguageinWales.16.ScottishGaelicistheofficiallanguageinScotland.17.TheEnglishlanguageisthepredominantlanguageinNorthernIreland.18.EnglishpeopleallstrivetofreethemselvesofregionalorlocalaccentsinordertosoundlikeeducatedEnglish-speakingpeople.19.SocialclassintheUKlaysmoreemphasisonmoneyandproperty.20.Britishnessisassociatedwithpolitical,historical,technological,sporting,andculturalachievementsinBritain.21.ThefirstRomaninvasiontookplacein43AD,headedbytheEmperorJuliusCaesar.22.Thename“England”derivedfromtheAngles,oneoftheGermanictribeswhocametoEnglandinthe5thand6thcenturies.223.TheMagnaCartadefinedtheKing’sfeudalrights,preventinghimfromarbitrarilycollectingrevenue.24.TheBlackDeathonceravagedEngland,carryingoffthreefourthsofthepopulation.25.DuringEdwardIII’sreign,thewarwithFranceknownastheHundredYears’Warbegan.26.TheWarsoftheRoseswereinthemainagreatcontestforCrownbetweentherivalhousesofYorkandLancaster.27.QueenMarywasafolloweroftheChurchofEnglandandshewasdeterminedtomakeEnglandonceagainaProtestantcountry.28.James’son,CharlesI,whosucceededhimin1625,alsothoughtthathisrighttorulewasGod-given.29.TheestablishmentoftheBritishEastIndiaCompanyin1600wasacaseofeconomicpenetration.30.Althoughthemonarchdoesnothaveanyrealpower,he(orshe)doeshavegreatinfluence.31.Britaindoesnothaveawrittenconstitution.32.EachMemberofParliamentrepresentsaconstituency,andholdshisseatduringthelifeofaParliament.33.TheHouseofLordsisthesecondchamberwherechangesinlawcanbemade.34.ThepartywhichwinsthesecondlargestnumberofseatsintheHouseofLordsbecomestheofficialOpposition.35.MinistersareappointedbytheQueenontherecommendationofthePrimeMinister.36.ThetwomajorpartiesinBritaintodayaretheConservativePartyandtheLiberalDemocraticParty.37.MinistersinBritaincannotbeelectedMembersofParliamentatthesametime.38.AlthoughBritainisaunitarystate,itdoesnothaveasinglelegalsystem.39.AMagistrates’Courtsitswithajury.40.ThemaincourtsofciviljurisdictioninEnglandandWalesaretheCountyCourts.41.AcenturyagotheBritisheconomywasamongthestrongestintheworld.42.JohnMaynardKeyneswasaninfluentialAmericaneconomist.43.AstrongopponentofthepoliciesoftheLaborParty,MargaretThatcherworkedtoincreasegovernmentcontrolovertheBritisheconomy.44.InBritainserviceindustriesaccountforabouttwo-thirdsofitsgrossdomesticproduct.45.MostoftheUnitedKingdom’stradeiswithotherdevelopedcountries,especiallyothermembersoftheEuropeanUnion.46.Today,theCityofLondonisthecenterofLondonwheregovernmentdepartmentsare3located.47.ChristianitywasfirstintroducedintoBritainbySt.Augustineinthe6thcentury.48.UndertheActofSettlement1701,theBritishmonarchisrequiredtobeamemberoftheChurchofEngland.49.TheSupremeGovernoroftheChurchofEnglandistheArchbishopofCanterbury.50.CanterburyCathedralisusedfortheCoronationofallBritishMonarchs.51.TheBaptistUnionofGreatBritainisthelargestoftheFreeChurchesinBritain.52.TheUKhasthesecondlargestJewishcommunityinWesternEurope.53.Parentsarerequiredbylawtoensurethattheirchildrenreceivecompulsoryfull-timeeducationbetweentheageof5and16.54.MostofthestatesecondaryschoolpopulationinGreatBritainattendscomprehensiveschools.55.IntheUK,publicschoolsarepublicly-fundedschools.56.IntheUK,mostundergraduate(bachelor’s)degreestakethreeyearstocomplete.57.TheOpenUniversitywasintendedtogiveopportunitiestoadultswhohavebeenunabletotakeconventionalhighereducation.58.Morethan70BritishcitizenshavebeenawardedtheNobelPrizeinscience,secondonlytotheUnitedStates.IIChoosetheanswerthatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.1.TheBritishIslesaremadeupof_______.A.threelargeislandsandhundredsofsmallonesB.threelargeislandsanddozensofsmallonesC.twolargeislandsandhundredsofsmallonesD.twolargeislandsanddozensofsmallones2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTapoliticaldivisionontheislandofGreatBritain?A.England.B.Scotland.C.NorthernIreland.D.Wales.3.BritainisseparatedfromtherestofEuropebytheEnglishChannelinth