練習(xí)題：
1 Which of the following is the British oldest daily newspaper?
A The Telegraph B The Guardian C The News of the World D The Times
2 The river Thames is in _____.
A Wales B Scotland C England D Northern Ireland
3 The Industrial Revolution started in _____.
A the Great Britain B the United States C Canada D Austrilia
4 Which of the following is true under Thatcher’s administration?
A The proportion of owner-occupation decreased.
B Public housing became more important.
C Many public houses were sold to people.
D The UK became more European-like in its housing arrangement.
5 Britain has its nuclear naval force since _____.
A it’s one of the developed countries in the world
B it’s a traditional sea power
C it has an advanced industry
D it’s able to produce submarines
6 Which of the following is the oldest national Sunday newspaper in Britain?
A The Times B The Guardian C The Observer D The Financial Times
7 Big Ben was named after _____.
A Christopher Wren B Benjamin Hall C Ben John D G. Stephenson
8 The Capital of Wales is _____.
A Swansea B Cardiff C Rhonda D Belfast
9 _____ is England’s biggest naval base.
A Portsmouth B Southampton C Plymouth D Dover
10 There are two major national parties in Britain: the Conservative party and _____.
A the Liberal Party B the Democratic Party
C the Labour Party D the Republican Party
練習(xí)題答案及題解:
1 D, 英國歷最悠久的日?qǐng)?bào)是《泰晤士報(bào)》。
2 C, 泰晤士河位于英格蘭。
3 A, 工業(yè)革命最早從英國開始。
4 C, 1979年撒切爾夫人成為英國第一任女首相。她提出的政策稱被為“撒切爾主義”。其內(nèi)容包括國有企業(yè)私有化，采用貨幣主義政策以控制通貨膨脹，削弱工會(huì)的影響，加強(qiáng)市場因素在經(jīng)濟(jì)中的作用，將公有住房賣給公眾，強(qiáng)調(diào)法律和秩序。在一定程度上講，她的計(jì)劃是成功的。她領(lǐng)導(dǎo)英國經(jīng)濟(jì)度過了一段最繁華的時(shí)期。
5 B, 英國擁有其海軍核力量與其一貫的霸主地位是密切相關(guān)的。
6 C, 《觀察家報(bào)》創(chuàng)刊于1791年，是英國創(chuàng)刊最早的星期日?qǐng)?bào)紙。
7 B, 據(jù)說Big Ben 得名于它在1859年修建時(shí)候的建造者 Benjamin Hall。
8 B, 威爾士位于大不列顛的西部。首府：加的夫。
9 A, 英國的海軍基地是普茨茅斯。
10 C, 英國奉行的是兩黨制。其兩大主要政黨是保守黨和工黨。
1 Which of the following is the British oldest daily newspaper?
A The Telegraph B The Guardian C The News of the World D The Times
2 The river Thames is in _____.
A Wales B Scotland C England D Northern Ireland
3 The Industrial Revolution started in _____.
A the Great Britain B the United States C Canada D Austrilia
4 Which of the following is true under Thatcher’s administration?
A The proportion of owner-occupation decreased.
B Public housing became more important.
C Many public houses were sold to people.
D The UK became more European-like in its housing arrangement.
5 Britain has its nuclear naval force since _____.
A it’s one of the developed countries in the world
B it’s a traditional sea power
C it has an advanced industry
D it’s able to produce submarines
6 Which of the following is the oldest national Sunday newspaper in Britain?
A The Times B The Guardian C The Observer D The Financial Times
7 Big Ben was named after _____.
A Christopher Wren B Benjamin Hall C Ben John D G. Stephenson
8 The Capital of Wales is _____.
A Swansea B Cardiff C Rhonda D Belfast
9 _____ is England’s biggest naval base.
A Portsmouth B Southampton C Plymouth D Dover
10 There are two major national parties in Britain: the Conservative party and _____.
A the Liberal Party B the Democratic Party
C the Labour Party D the Republican Party
練習(xí)題答案及題解:
1 D, 英國歷最悠久的日?qǐng)?bào)是《泰晤士報(bào)》。
2 C, 泰晤士河位于英格蘭。
3 A, 工業(yè)革命最早從英國開始。
4 C, 1979年撒切爾夫人成為英國第一任女首相。她提出的政策稱被為“撒切爾主義”。其內(nèi)容包括國有企業(yè)私有化，采用貨幣主義政策以控制通貨膨脹，削弱工會(huì)的影響，加強(qiáng)市場因素在經(jīng)濟(jì)中的作用，將公有住房賣給公眾，強(qiáng)調(diào)法律和秩序。在一定程度上講，她的計(jì)劃是成功的。她領(lǐng)導(dǎo)英國經(jīng)濟(jì)度過了一段最繁華的時(shí)期。
5 B, 英國擁有其海軍核力量與其一貫的霸主地位是密切相關(guān)的。
6 C, 《觀察家報(bào)》創(chuàng)刊于1791年，是英國創(chuàng)刊最早的星期日?qǐng)?bào)紙。
7 B, 據(jù)說Big Ben 得名于它在1859年修建時(shí)候的建造者 Benjamin Hall。
8 B, 威爾士位于大不列顛的西部。首府：加的夫。
9 A, 英國的海軍基地是普茨茅斯。
10 C, 英國奉行的是兩黨制。其兩大主要政黨是保守黨和工黨。