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著作人：陈庆文2016.4.2ABDCEFGHIJ1.TheBritishIslesaremadeupof_____.A.threelargeislandsandhundredsofsmallonesB.threelargeislandsanddozensofsmallonesC.twolargeislandsandhundredsofsmallonesD.twolargeislandsanddozensofsmallonesCAEdinburghtheHouseofCommons2.InBritain,____formallyappointsimportantgovernmentministers,judges,_____A.theQueenB.thePrimeMinisterC.theLordPresidentoftheCouncilD.theSpeakeroftheHouseofCommons3.()ThePrimeMinisterandCabinetdecideonthegeneraldirectionofBritain’sforeignpolicy.4.InBritain,theofficialheadofthestateistheQueenwhiletherealcenterofpoliticallifeisin__________________5.ThecapitalofScotlandis_________,whichiswell-knownforitsnaturalbeauty.1.InBritain,a____isheldwhenaMemberofParliamentdies,retiresorresigns.A.civicelectionB.by-electionC.popularelectionD.generalelectionBDtheUnitedStatesCatholic2.ApartfromBritain,theQueenisalsotheheadofstateofthefollowingcountriesEXCEPT______.A．AustraliaB．CanadaC．NewZealandD.SouthAfrica3.()MostBritishpeopleareProtestantswhilemostIrishpeopleareCatholics.4.“UncleSam”isanicknameforthecountry---____________5.TheThreeFaithsintheUSrefertoProtestant,_____________andJewish1.Britishrecordedhistorybeginswiththe___invasion.A.RomanB.VikingC.Anglo-SaxonD.NormanAAprimarywhitecollar2.InEnglandnofemaleswereallowedtovoteinnationalelectionsbefore___.A.1918B.1920C.1928D.19453.()TheattitudeofIrelandtowardBritainisdislikeorevenhatredbecauseofthecolonialpast.4.theUKeconomycanbedividedintothreemainsectors:____________industry,secondaryindustryandserviceindustry.5.Manual(orbluecollar)workerswouldusuallycallthemselvesworking-class;whileoffice(or_________)workerswouldcallthemselvesmiddle-class.1.______istheoldestofallthepartiesinIreland.A.TheIrishLabourPartyB.TheProgressiveDemocratsC.FiannaFailD.FineGaelADVirginiaWallStreet2.WhenWaleswasbroughtundertheEnglishCrown,thetitleof“PrinceofWales”wasborneby_____,theeldestsonofthereigningmonarch.A.RichardIB.HenryIIIC.EdwardID.EdwardII3.()ThecapitalofBelfastisalargercitywithhalfamillionpeople.4.ThefirstpermanentsettlementinNorthAmericawasestablishedintoday’s__________in1607.5.Thebest-knowstockexchangeisNewYorkStockExchangelocatedin____________areaofNewYorkCity1.TheheadofstateofAustraliais______.A.theGovernorB.thePresidentC.thePrimeMinisterD.theQueenofEnglandDCtheLaborPartyIndia2.Politically,Australiaisdividedinto_____statesandtwoterritories.A.fourB.fiveC.sixD.seven3.()TheEuropeansettlementinAustralianstartedin1788inSydney.4.Thereare3majorpartiesintheUK:theConservativeparty,______________andtheLiberalDemocrats5.“TheJeweloftheCrown”oftheBritishEmpirewas_____________,whichprovidedrawmaterialforBritishgoods,gainedindependencein1947.1.ThetwoveryimportantcropsinBritainare___.A.barleyandcornB.wheatandriceC.barleyandoatsD.wheatandbarleyDA.relativePhiladelphia2.ChristmasDay,December25th,celebratesthe____ofChrist,andisthegreatChristianfestivals.A.birthB.deathC.CrucifixionD.Resurrection3.()ConvicttransportationtoAustraliancontinentwasstoppedin1852.4.Since1945,theUKeconomyhasexperiencea____________declineratherthanabsolutedecline.5.11.ThecitywheretheDeclarationofindependencewassignedandwheretheUSConstitutionwasmadeis__________1.Coloredeggsandbunnyaretraditionalsymbolsof_____.A.EasterB.ChristmasC.ValentineD.NewYear'sDayACPrimeMinistercabinet2.TheeldestsonofQueenElizabethⅡ——PrinceCharles,Princeof_____,istheheirtothethrone.A.EnglandB.ScotlandC.WalesD.NorthernIreland3.()Britainisnolongeranimperialcountry4.Inthe18thcentury,KingGeorgeIleftthejobofchairingcabinetmeetingtooneofhisministerswholaterbecametobecalled____________5.ThegeneraldirectionofBritain’sforeignpolicyisdecidedbyPrimeMinisterand________1.WhichofthefollowingsportswasNOTinventedinBritain?A.FootballB.TennisC.CricketD.BasketballDCtheAnglo-SaxonsintheLowlands2.HowmanynewspapersarethereinBritain?A.About100B.140C.About1400D.About1503.()IrelandisarepublicwithagovernmentheadedbyaPrimeMinister,electeddirectlybythepeople.4.WhoweretheancestorsoftheEnglishandthefoundersofEngland?_________.5.WheredothemajorityofpeopleinScotlandlive?1.ThefollowingwerethemainReformationleadersexcept__________A.MartinLutherB.MartinLutherKingC.JohnCalvinD.TheEnglishKingHenryVIIIBelfastBC19182.Whereistheinternationaltennischampionshipsheld?A.WimbleB.LondonC.WimbledonD.Edinburgh3.CanadaisthelargestcountryinNorthAmericancontinent.()4.NorthernIrelandisthefourthregionoftheUK.Capital:_________5.InEnglandnofemaleswereallowedtovoteinnationalelectionsbefore______.1.ChristianitywasfirstbroughttoEnglandby____.A.theDanesB.theCeltsC.theAnglo-SaxonsD.theRomansEngland,ScotlandandWales.CardiffDc2.TheRomansledbyJuliusCaesarlaunchedtheirfirstinvasiononBritainin______.A.200B.C.B.55A.D.C.55B.C.D.410A.D.3.()IntheUK,agovernmentcannotstandforlongerthanfiveyearsexceptinexceptionalcircumstances4.ThreepoliticaldivisionsontheislandofGreatBritain:___________________________5.WalesisinthewestofGreatBritain.Capital:_________著作人：陈庆文2016.4.8pg2PG1英21.BritishhasnowrittenformofConstitution2.Bigpartiescanbuytimetobroadcasttheirpoliciesonthetelevisionintheelectoralcampaign