英美文化习题

1.The total area of the U.K. is _D___.

A. 211,440

B. 244,110

C. 241,410

D. 242,534

2. England occupies the _C____ portion of the U.K.

A. northern

B. eastern

C. southern

3. The most important part of the U.K. in wealth is _B___.

A. Northern Ireland

B. England

C. Scotland

4. ____A_ 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 __A___ century.

A. 14th

B. 15th

C. 16th

6. By the Act of Union of ___C__ Scotland and the kingdom of England and Wales were constitutionally joined as the Kingdom of Britain.

A. 1707

B. 1921

C. 1801

7. Psysiographically Britain may be divided into ___A__ provinces.

A. 13

B. 12

C. 14

8. Mt. Ben Nevis stands in __A___.

A. the Scottish Highlands

B. Wales

C. England

9. The main rivers parting in Britain runs from ___A_.

A. north to south

B. south to north

C. east to west

10. Cheviot hills lie along the border between ___B__ and England.

B. Wales

C. Vale of Eden

11. The longest river in Britain is _A____.

A. Severn

B. Clyde

C. Bann

12. London is situated on the River of __B___.

A. Parret

B. Thames

C. Spey

13. Edinburgh is the capital of ___B__.

A. England

B. Scotland

C. Wales

14. The rivers flowing into the _B____ are mainly short.

A. North Sea

B. English Channel

C. Dee estuary

15. Mt. Snowdon stands in ___B__.

A. Scotland

B. Wales

16. The source of the important River Thames is in the __A___.

A. Cotswolds

B. Oxford Clay

C. Pennines

17. About ___B__ of the water requirements are obtained from underground sources.

A. 50%

B. 38%

C. 42%

18. Gaelic is mainly spoken in ___A__.

A. Scotland

B. England

C. Northern Ireland

19. The Bank of England was nationalized in ___B__.

A. 1964

B. 1946

C. 1694

20. Britain is basically an importer of ___D__.

A. food

B. raw materials

C. manufactures

D. both A and B

21. British farmers produce enough food to supply _A____ of the needs of the population.

A. 2/3

B. 4/5

C. 1/2

22. Britain’s main cereal crop is _C____.

A. oats

B. corn

C. barley

D. rye

23. The center of the Britain financial system is _A____.

A. Bank of England

B. Bank of Britain

C. Bank of U.K.

24. The three Germanic tribes that invaded Britain include the following except __C___.

A. the Angles

B. the Saxons

C. the Picts

D. the Jutes

25. “Black Country” refers to ___B__.

A. countryside in England

B. an area around Birmingham

C. a country in Africa

26. The second largest port in Britain is _C____.

A. London

B. Belfast

C. Liverpool

27. The capital city of Northern Ireland is __B___.

A. Cardiff

B. Belfast

C. Leith

28. Celtic tribes began to settle in Britain from about _B____

B.C.

A. 410

B. 750

C. 300

29. The U.K. is rich in the following except ___C__.

A. coal

B. iron

C. gold

D. tin

30. The decrease of British population is caused by the

following except __D___.

A. limitation of immigration

B. fall of the birth rate

C. fall of death rate

D. unemployment

31. The proportion of the English in the whole population is __B___.

A. 60%

B. 80%

C. 70%

32. The Queen’s University is in th e city of __A___.

A. Belfast

B. Edinburgh

C. Manchester

33. The contribution made by the Normans to Britain is the following except _D____.

A. final unification of England

B. foundation of aristocracy

C. great administrative progress

D. some peculiarities of dialect

34. About A_____ percent of the population live in cities or towns.