《英美概况》习题集——张奎武版
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. 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 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 lie 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 short.
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%
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 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 following 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. 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
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 aristocracy
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 England is _____.
A. Mt. Mourne
B. Mt. Snowdon
C. Mt. Seafell
37. The second largest city in England is _____.
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 _____ portion 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. West
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 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. 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 than _____ million.
18. Britain is basically an exporter of _____.
19. The population of the U.K. consists of the English, the Welsh, the Scottish and the _____.
20. In Wales many people speak _____.
21. People sing the national anthem in _____.
22. The earliest invasion is that by the _____-haired Mediterranean race called the Iberians.
23. The modern _____ and _____ are the descendants of the Gaels of the Celtic tribes.
24. The Britons of the Celtic tribes were the forefathers of the modern _____.
25. Greater London is made up of 12 _____ London boroughs and _____ Outer London boroughs.
26. The International festival of music and the arts is held every year in the city of _____.
27. The British national anthem is _____ _____ _____ _____.
