[外语类试卷]专业英语八级(英国国家概况)模拟试卷1及答案与解析.doc
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1、专业英语八级(英国国家概况)模拟试卷 1及答案与解析 一、 PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN) Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question. 1 The United Kingdom is located in_. ( A) northern Europe ( B) western Europe ( C) southeastern Europe ( D) northwestern Eur
2、ope 2 The official name of the United Kingdom is_. ( A) England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland ( B) the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ( C) the United Kingdom of Great Britain ( D) Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3 The Geographical names of the U.K. are_. ( A) the Bri
3、tish Isles, Great Britain, England ( B) the British Isles, Great Britain, the United Kingdom ( C) the British Isles, Great Britain, the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland ( D) Britain, England, the United Kingdom 4 The two large islands that make up the British Isles are_. ( A) Britain and Scotland (
4、B) Scotland and Ireland ( C) Great Britain and Ireland ( D) Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5 Britain is separated from the rest of Europe by the English Channel in the _and the North Sea in the_. ( A) south; north ( B) southeast; northeast ( C) east; north ( D) south; east 6 The British Empire w
5、as replaced by the British Commonwealth or the Commonwealth of Nations in_. ( A) 1921 ( B) 1931 ( C) 1945 ( D) 1950 7 The Commonwealth of Nations is an association of independent countries and other political units_. ( A) were once colonies of Britain ( B) that have a large number of British immigra
6、nts ( C) that have close relations with Britain ( D) that have fought on the side of Britain in the two world wars 8 The English Channel separates the island of Great Britain from_. ( A) Demark ( B) Belgium ( C) France ( D) the Netherlands 9 England has three main land regions. They are the Pennines
7、, the southwest Peninsula, and_. ( A) the English Lowlands ( B) the Highlands ( C) the Central Lowlands ( D) the Southern Uplands 10 Scotland occupies the_third of the island of Great Britain in the British Isles. ( A) southern ( B) northern ( C) eastern ( D) western 11 Northern Ireland, which takes
8、 up the northern fifth of Ireland, is a fourth political division of_. ( A) the United Kingdom ( B) Ireland ( C) Scotland ( D) Wales 12 Britains longest rivers are_. ( A) the Severn River and the Clyde River ( B) the Thames River and the Clyde River ( C) The Clyde River and the Humber River ( D) The
9、 Severn River and the Thames River 13 The largest lake in the British Isles is_. ( A) the Loch Lomond ( B) the Lough Neagh ( C) the Windermere ( D) the Ullswater 14 Britains climate is influenced by_, a warm ocean current that sweeps up from the equator and flows past the British Isles. ( A) the Gul
10、f Stream ( B) the Brazil Current ( C) the Labrador Current ( D) the Falkland Current 15 The English people and the English language were born from the union of_. ( A) Angles and the Saxons ( B) Germanic conquerors and the Norman French ( C) Danes or Vikings and the Norman French ( D) Norman conquero
11、rs and the defeated Anglo-Saxons 16 Although Wales has been united with English for more than 400 years, the Welsh have kept alive_. ( A) their own language ( B) their own literature ( C) their own traditions ( D) all of the above 17 The Eisteddfod is a(n)_festival of poetry, music and other arts. (
12、 A) English ( B) Scottish ( C) Welsh ( D) Irish 18 The Scottish people have long been famous for_. ( A) their close-knit clans ( B) their colorful plaid kilts ( C) their skills as warriors ( D) all of the above 19 About 80,000 Scots speak Gaelic which is an ancient_. ( A) Scottish language ( B) Engl
13、ish language ( C) Irish language ( D) Celtic language 20 Many Scottish names begins with M, Mc or Mac, which means_. ( A) father of ( B) sun of ( C) son of ( D) some of 21 In Northern Ireland_make up the dominant group. ( A) Roman Catholics ( B) English Protestants ( C) Non-religious people ( D) Jew
14、ish people 22 Northern Ireland is small, but it is significant because of_there. ( A) the economic problems ( B) the political troubles ( C) the immigration issues ( D) the national identity 23 About three million people have migrated to Britain since World War II. They are mainly from the West Indi
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