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Exercises of Chapter One
I. For each statement there are four choices marked A, B, C, D, choose the best one
to complete the statement.
1. The national flag of the United Kingdom, known as the Union Jack, is made up of _____ crosses.
A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four
2. Which flower is the symbol of England/Scotland/Wales/Northern Ireland?
A. Thistle
B. Shamrock
C. Daffodil
D. Rose
3. The highest mountain peak in Britain is in ________.
A. England
B. Scotland
C. Wales
D. Northern Ireland
4. The largest lake in Britain is ______.
A. Loch Lomond
B. the Lough Neagh
C. Windermere
D. Ullswater
5. The largest lake in Britain is located in ________.
A. England
B. Scotland
C. Wales
D. Northern Ireland
6. The Lake District is well-known for________.
A. its wild and beautiful scenery
B. its varied lakes
C. the lake Poets
D. all of the above three
7. The British Isles are made up of______.
A. two large islands and hundreds of small ones
B. two large islands and Northern Ireland
C. three large islands and hundreds of small ones
D. three large islands and Northern Ireland
8. Which is the largest city in Scotland?
A. Cardiff
B. Edinburgh
C. Glasgow
D. Manchester
9. There are ______ political divisions on the island of Great Britain.
A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four
10. Among the four political divisions of Britain, __________ is the most densely populated.
A. England
B. Scotland
C. Wales
D. Northern Ireland
11. The capital of Scotland is __________.
A. Belfast
B. Cardiff
C. Edinburgh
D. Dublin
12. Britain’s climate is influenced by ______that sweeps up from the equator and flows
past the British Isles.
A. the Atlantic Gulf Stream
B. the Brazil Current
C. the Labrador Current
D. the Falkland current
II. Read the following statements carefully and decide if each of them is True or False.
1. To the west of Great Britain is the second largest island known as Scotland.
2. There are three political divisions on the island of Great Britain. They are England，Scotland and Wales.
3. The Pennines are known as the “Backbone of England”.
4. London, the capital of the UK, is situated on the Severn River near its mouth.
5. The official name of UK is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
6. The longest river in Britain is River Thames.
7. On the island of Great Britain, there are four political divisions—England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland.
8. God Save the Queen is a national anthem used only in Britain.
9. The highest point of the Pennines is Cross Fell which is 893 meters high.
10. The largest lake in England is Lake Windermere which is located in the Lake District.
III. Fill in the blanks
1. The capital of the Scotland is ___________, the capital of Wales is ________ , the capital of the Republic of Ireland is __________ and the capital of Northern Ireland is _____________.
2. The highest peak of Britain is __________. It is located in the Highlands of Scotland.
3. _________ is the largest and most populous of the three political divisions on the island of Great Britain.
4. Britain is separated from the European continent by the North Sea, __________________ and ______________________.
5. _______________ is the longest river in Britain.
6. The “Backbone of England” refers t o the __________________.
7. ______________ is the second longest and most important river in Britain.
8. _________________ is the largest lake in Britain which is located in Northern Ireland.
9. The climate of Britain is moderated by the ________________________ and is much milder than that of many places in the same latitude.
10. The British national anthem is ____________________.
11. The British Isles are made up of two large islands- _____________ and ___________, and hundreds of small ones.
12. The three political divisions on the island of Great Britain are _________, ________, and _______.
IV. Directions: Give a brief answer to each of the following questions.
1. What is the general climate in Britain?
2. What is the most important river in Britain?
3. What is the longest river in Britain?
4. What does “UK ” stand for?
5. What is UK made up of?
Exercises of Chapter Two
I. For each statement there are four choices marked A, B, C, D. Choose the best one
to complete the statement.
1. The English people are descendants of ________.
A. Celts
B. Romans
C. Anglo-Saxons
D. Danes
2. Middle English took shape about a century after the ________ Conquest.
A. Roman
B. Anglo-Saxon
C. Norman D Danish
3. The Romans led by Julius Caesar launched their first invasion on Britain in _______.
A. 200
B.
C. B. 55 B.C. C. 55 A.
D. D. 410 A. D.
4. The Hundred Y ears’ War started in _________.
A. 1733
B. 1453
C. 1337
D. 1357
5. The spirit of the Great Charter was the limitation of the powers of _______, keeping them within the bounds of the feudal law of the land.
A. the Archbishop of Canterbury
B. the barons
C. the church
D. the king
6. The earliest settlers on the British Isles were the ________.
A. Celts
B. Gaels
C. Iberians
D. Brythons
7. The British recorded history begins with ________.
A. the arrival and settlement of Celts
B. the Norman Conquest
C. Roman invasion
D. Viking and Danish invasions
8. The English Civil War is also called ______.
A. the Puritan Revolution
B. the second Magna Carta
C. the Long Parliament
D. the Anglican War
9. In 43 A.D. Romans under ________ conquered Britain.
A. Julius Caesar
B. Claudius
C. Augustine
D. the Pope
10. The Wars of Roses were fought between the House of __________ and the
House of __________.
A. Lanchester, Y ork
B. Lanchester, Kent
C. Lancaster, Kent
D. Lancaster, Y ork
11. Doomsday Book was in fact a record of each man’s ________.
A. experience
B. behavior
C. property
D. reputation
12. The British Industrial Revolution first began in the________ industry.
A. iron and steel
B. textile
C. coal-mining
D. ship-building
13. Who invaded and conquered Britain for the first time in 55 BC____?
A. Emperor Claudius
B. Julius Caesar
C. King Alfred
D. King Ethelred
14. Christmas Day ______, Duke William was crowned in Westminster Abbey.
A. 1056
B. 1066
C. 1006
D. 1060
II. Read the following statements carefully and decide if each of them is True or False.
1. It was the Angles who gave their name to England and the English people.
2. The Wars of the Roses affected the ordinary people very much.
3. William Walworth launched the Peasant Revolt of 1381 in England.
4. In the English Civil War, the Puritans were not the King's opponents.
5. The Anglo-Saxon Conquest was important in English history because it laid the foundation on which the English nation was to be formed.
6. The Great Charter was signed in 1215 by King John.
7. The Chartist Movement finally succeeded and it constituted a glorious page in the history of the workers’ struggle for liberation.
8. Henry VII was responsible for the founding of the Church of England.
9. The Hundred Y ear’s War refers to the intermittent war between France and England that lasted from 1337 to 1453.
III. Fill in the blanks
1. The England Civil War not only overthrew __________ in England, but also undermined the feudal rule in Europe.
2. During the First Civil War, those who stood on the side of the king were called ________ and those who supported the Parliament were called ______ because of their short haircuts.
3. The Romans brought the new religion, _______ , to Britain.
4. The battle of _______ witnessed the death of Harold in October, 1066.
5. After the Industial Revolution, Britain became the “________” of the world.
IV. Explain the following terms in English.
1. Black Death
2. Industrial Revolution
3. the Wars of Roses
4. Norman Conquest of 1066:
5. Roman invasion of Britain
V. Write between 100 ~ 150 words on the following topics
1. How did the “Glorious Revolution” break out? What was the significance of it?
2. The Civil Wars and their consequences
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I.Explain the following terms: 1.the British Isles 2.Poets’ Corner 3.EU 4.the Conservative Party 5.the Seven Year’s War 6.WASPs 7.“roaring 20s” 8.melting pot 9.British Empire 10.system of US politic I.Translate the following into Chinese: 1.Westminster Abby 2.the Church of England https://www.360docs.net/doc/474445274.html,monwealth 4.Mr. Speaker 5.Judicial System 6.the Great Charter 7.the House of Plantagenet 8.Puritans 9.monopoly capitalism 10.the first Pan-American Conferencce II.Multi-choices: 1.The longest river in Britain is the _____ River. (Severn, Thames, Mersey, Humber) 2.The leading anthracite coalfields in Britain are in__ (Scotland, England, Wales, ) 3.The English people are descendants of____ (Celts, Roman, Anglo-Saxons) 4.The established church of Britain is___ (the Church of England, Free churches, ) 5.Easter is kept, commemorating the __ (coming, birth, death, resurrection) of Jesus Christ. 6.In Britain, government cannot spend any money without the permission of___. (the Queen, the Prime Minister, the House of Commons, the House of Lords) 7.All the government ministers of Britain must be members of_____. (the House of Lords, the House of Common, the Privy Council, Parliament) 8.___ is the largest state of the US in area.(Hawii, Texas, Alaska, Pennsylvania) 9.The dominant ethnic group in the US today is_____. (the black people, WASPs, Asian Americans, Hispanics) 10.People in the US have kept moving westward for reasons except___. (religious freedom, fertile soil in the West, good climate in the west, discovery gold) 11.The Constitution of the United State was framed in ___in 1787. (Washington, Boston, New York, Philadelphia) 12.The President of the US exercises the ____ power. (legislative, executive, judicial, veto) 13.Congress can veto the President’s veto by a ___ vote of the full membership of Both houses.(two-fifths, two-thirds, three-fourths, three-fifths) 14.The Constitution of US says that only___ can declare war upon other nation.
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第7章工业革命、美国独立战争和法国革命 7.1 复习笔记 I. The American Revolution II. The French Revolution III. Prerequisites for the Industrial Revolution IV. The Industrial Revolution and Its Consequences 1. The Industrial Revolution 2. Its Consequences I. The American Revolution (美国独立战争) 1. The Navigation Acts (passed in 1651) were intended to increase the prosperity of English merchants and ship builders. 1651年通过了《航海条例》，有利于英国商人和轮船制造者的发展。 2. The process (过程) ①The war broke out in April 1775. ②In October, 1777, the American army won a great battle at Saratoga, which was a turning point. ③By the Treaty of Paris in 1783, Britain recognized the independence of the United States.
①战争开始于1775年4月。 ②1777年10月，美国军队取得萨拉托加大捷，这是美国独立战争的转折点。 ③1783年《巴黎和约》，英国承认了美国的独立。 II. The French Revolution (法国革命) 1. The French Revolution broke out in 1789 and Thomas Paine published “The Rights of Man”. 2. In 1793 Britain became the chief leader of a military alliance with Austria and Prussia against revolutionary France. 3. The allies met at the Congress of Vienna and fought for the spoils of victory. England obtained Ceylon, the-Cape of Good Hope, and a number of Spanish, Dutch and French colonies. 1. 1789年，法国革命爆发，潘恩发表《人权宣言》。 2. 1793年，英国联合澳大利亚和普鲁士，反对法国革命。 3. 盟国在维也纳分赃会议上瓜分胜利品。英国得到锡兰，好望角，以及西班牙，荷兰和法国的殖民地。 III. Prerequisites for the Industrial Revolution (工业革命的必要条件) 1. The conditions for the Industrial Revolution : ①the accumulation of capital; ②the development of capitalist farming and the appearance of a labor reserve; ③the expansion of markets, domestic and foreign. 2. Britain’s population grew fast in this period and the people were skilled in
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第7章美国文学 7.1 复习笔记 I. A General Introduction II. Fiction III. Poetry IV. Drama I. A General Introduction (简要介绍) 1. The history of American literature is comparatively short, roughly about 200 years. 美国文学的历史很短，大约200年。 2. Many famous writers have earned great fame in the world, such as Walt Whitman, Mark Twain, Theodore Dreiser, and Ernest Hemingway. 很多著名作家已赫然立于世界文坛之上。例如惠特曼、马克·吐温、西奥多·德莱赛和欧内斯特·海明威。 II. Fiction (小说) 1. America did not have its fiction until Washington Irving. 美国的小说从华盛顿·欧文开始。
2. American contemporary literature has continued to undergo healthy development in producing new forms and new language. 美国的现代文学继续健康发展，不断涌现出新的形式和新的语言。 3. In 1990s, American literature takes much newer directions and varieties in quality. 20世纪90年代，美国文学呈现出很多新的趋势和种类。 4. There appeared some famous fiction writers in American literature. 美国文学史上出现了很多著名的小说家。 (1) Washington Irving (1783—1859) (华盛顿·欧文) ①Regarded as the “father of American literature”, Washington Irving was the first American to achieve international literary reputation. ②His most famous story “Rip Van Winkle”helps Irving earn great fame in the literary world. ①华盛顿·欧文是第一个在国际上享有盛誉的美国作家，被称为“美国文学之父”。 ②他最著名的故事是“瑞普·凡·温克尔”，使欧文在文学界获得很高的名望。 (2) Nathaniel Hawthorne(1804—1864) (纳撒尼尔·霍桑) ①Hawthorne is a famous American writer in romantic fiction and a pioneer in psychological description. ②His most famous novel is The Scarlet Letter. ①霍桑是美国浪漫主义小说的著名作家，也是心理描写方面的先驱。 ②他最著名的小说是《红字》。 (3) Mark Twain(1835—1910) (马克·吐温)
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1. The highest mountain in Britain is __B__. A. Scafell B. Ben Nevis C. the Cotswolds D. the Forth 2. The longest river in Britain is __C___. A. the Clyde B. the Mersey C. the Severn D. the Thames 3. The largest lake in Britain is ___A__. A. the Lough Neage B. Windermere Water C. Coniston Water D. the Lake District 4. The first inhabitants in Britain were __C___. A. the Normans B. the Celts C. the Iberians D. the Anglo-Saxons 5. British Recorded history began with __A___. A. Roman invasion B. the Norman Conquest C. the Viking and Danish invasion D. the Anglo-Saxons invasion 6. In 829, __C___ actually became the overlord of all the English. A. John B. James I C. Egbert D. Henry I 7. Christmas Day __B__, Duke William was crowned in Westminster Abbey. A. 1056 B. 1066 C. 1006 D. 1060 8. In __B___, a small group of Puritans sailed from _____ in the Mayflower to be the first settlers in the North America. A. 1620, London B. 1620, Plymouth C. 1720, London D. 1720, Plymouth 9. With regard to its size, the USA is the __D___ country in the world. A. largest B. second largest C. third largest D. fourth largest 10. Among the following rivers, __C___ forms a natural boundary between Mexico and the U.S. A. the Potomac B. the Columbia C. the Rio Grande River D. the Colorado 11. The Declaration of Independence was drafted by ___B__. A. James Madison B. Thomas Jefferson C. Alexander Hamilton D. GeorgeWashington 12. On July 4, 1776, ___B__ adopted the Declaration of Independence. A. the First Continental Congress B. the Second Continental Congress C. the Third Continental Congress D. the Constitutional Convention 13. President Jefferson bought __B___ from France and doubled the country’s territory. A. New Mexico B. the Louisiana Territory C. Kansas D. Ohio 14. The first known settlers of Britain were ___D____.
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America The Founding of Colonies殖民地的建立 First Inhabitants：American Indians Discovery of the New World： 1492 Christopher Columbus →the discoverer of America (Italian)Spanish Queen’ s support 1501-2 Amerigo Vespucci →the new land was name after him as America. reached the mouth of Amazon River America—the New World Europe—the Old World 13 colonies： New England Colonies: Mid Atlantic Colonies: Southern Colonies: Massachusetts →（2nd colony，1620）New York Maryland New Hampshire Pennsylvania Virginia →（1st colony，1607）Rhode Island Delaware North Carolina Connecticut South Carolina Georgia →（the last colony，1733）New England Region（6个）: Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont 建立原因： Virginia, 1607 Virginia Company For foreign expansion as a way of easing religious dispute and economic distress in England 105 men (no women) Jamestown in honor of the king Massachusetts In 1620 102 Puritans (“Pilgrim Fathers”), in Mayflower, from Plymouth in England to America First in Plymouth (today’s Massachusetts); and then Boston Seek religious freedom Mayflower Compact <五月花号公约>：self-government Hardships when arrived the help of the Indians Thanksgiving Day to thank the Indians and the God for protection The next three colonies Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire Reasons: 1. religious disputes and struggles in Massachusetts intensified 2. more immigrants
英美概况考试重点复习材料(英国部分)
英美概况考试重点复习材料（英国部分） 英美概况考试重点复习材料（英国部分） Chapter 1第一章 Land and People 英国的国土与人民 I. Different Names for Britain and its Parts 英国的不同名称及其各组成部分 1.Geographical names: the British Isles, Great Britain and England. 地理名称：不列颠群岛，大不列颠和英格兰。 2. Official name: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 官方正式名称：大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国。 3. The British Isles are made up of two large islands-Great Britain (the larger one) and Ireland, and hundreds of small ones.不列颠群岛由两个大岛—大不列颠岛（较大的一个）和爱尔兰岛，及成千上万个小岛组成。 4. Three political divisions on the island of Great Britain: England, Scotland and Wale大不列颠岛上有三个政治区：英格兰、苏格兰和威尔士。
(1) England is in the southern part of Great Britain. It is the largest, most populous section.英格兰位于大不列颠岛南部，是最大，人口最稠密的地区。 (2) Scotland is in the north of Great Britain. It has three natural zones (the Highlands in the north; the Central lowlands; the south Uplands) Capital: Edinburgh 苏格兰位于大不列颠的北部。它有三大自然区：北部高地，中部低地及南部山陵。首府：爱丁堡。 (3) Wales is in the west of Great Britain. Capital: Cardiff 威尔士位于大不列颠的西部。首府：加的夫 (4) Northern Ireland is the fourth region of the UK. Capital: Belfast.北爱尔兰是英国第四个区域。首府：贝尔法斯特。 5. The monwealth (of nations) is a free association of independent countries that were once colonies of Britain. It was founded in 1931, and has about 50 member countries until 1991. 英联邦是独立的前英国殖民地组成的自由联合体。它成立于1931 年，至1990年止已有约50个成员国。 Chapter 2 第二章 The Origins of a Nation (5000BC-1066)英国的起源（公元前5000年—1066年）
英美概况题
Exercises of Chapter One I. For each statement there are four choices marked A, B, C, D, choose the best one to complete the statement. 1. The national flag of the United Kingdom, known as the Union Jack, is made up of _____ crosses. A. one B. two C. three D. four 2. Which flower is the symbol of England/Scotland/Wales/Northern Ireland? A. Thistle B. Shamrock C. Daffodil D. Rose 3. The highest mountain peak in Britain is in ________. A. England B. Scotland C. Wales D. Northern Ireland 4. The largest lake in Britain is ______. A. Loch Lomond B. the Lough Neagh C. Windermere D. Ullswater 5. The largest lake in Britain is located in ________. A. England B. Scotland C. Wales D. Northern Ireland 6. The Lake District is well-known for________. A. its wild and beautiful scenery B. its varied lakes C. the lake Poets D. all of the above three 7. The British Isles are made up of______. A. two large islands and hundreds of small ones B. two large islands and Northern Ireland C. three large islands and hundreds of small ones D. three large islands and Northern Ireland 8. Which is the largest city in Scotland? A. Cardiff B. Edinburgh C. Glasgow D. Manchester 9. There are ______ political divisions on the island of Great Britain. A. one B. two C. three D. four 10. Among the four political divisions of Britain, __________ is the most densely populated. A. England B. Scotland C. Wales D. Northern Ireland 11. The capital of Scotland is __________. A. Belfast B. Cardiff C. Edinburgh D. Dublin 12. Britain’s climate is influenced by ______that sweeps up from the equator and flows past the British Isles. A. the Atlantic Gulf Stream B. the Brazil Current C. the Labrador Current D. the Falkland current II. Read the following statements carefully and decide if each of them is True or False. 1. To the west of Great Britain is the second largest island known as Scotland. 2. There are three political divisions on the island of Great Britain. They are England，Scotland and Wales. 3. The Pennines are known as the “Backbone of England”. 4. London, the capital of the UK, is situated on the Severn River near its mouth. 5. The official name of UK is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 6. The longest river in Britain is River Thames. 7. On the island of Great Britain, there are four political divisions—England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. 8. God Save the Queen is a national anthem used only in Britain. 9. The highest point of the Pennines is Cross Fell which is 893 meters high.