英美概况课后练习及答案.doc

英美概况课后练习及答案 　　1.On the island of Great Britain， there are ________. 　　 [A]four political divisions—England， Scotland， Wales and Northern Ireland 　　 [B]four political divisions—England， Scotland， Wales and Ireland 　　 [C]three political divisions—England， Scotland， and Wales 　　 [D]three political divisions—England， Scotland， and Northern Ireland 　　2.The largest lake in Britain is ______. 　　 [A]Loch Lomond　　　 [B]the Lough Neagh 　　 [C]Windermere　　　　[D]Ullswater 　　3.Britain’s climate is influenced by _______ that sweeps up from the equator and flows past 　　 the British Isles. 　　 [A]the Gulf Strteam　　　　 [B]the Brazil Current 　　 [C]the Labrador Current　　　[D]the Falkland current 　　4.Langd enclosure in Ireland and the Scottish Highlands led to mass emigration， particularly 　　 to _______. 　　 [A]Africa　　　　 [B]Eastern Europe 　　 [C]Asia　　　　　[D]the Americas 　　5.Christianity was first brought to England by ______. 　　 [A]the Romans　　　　　 [B]the Celts 　　 [C]the Anglo-Saxons　　　[D]the Danes 　　6.William， Duke of Normandy， fought King Harold of England at the Battle of Hastings in _____. 　　 [A]1086　　　　[B]1066 　　 [C]1035　　　　[D]1381 　　7.When Wales was brought under the English Crown， the title of “Prince of Wales” was borne 　　 by ______， the eldest son of the reigning monarch. 　　 [A]Richard I　　　　 [B]Henry III 　　 [C]Edward I　　　　[D]Edward II 　　8.The Hundred Years’ War with France was fought _____. 　　 [A]from 1327 to 1453　　　 [B]from 1337 to 1453 　　 [C]from 1347 to 1453　　　 [D]from 1357 to 1453 　　9.The Black Death， which ravaged England in 1348-49， carried off ______. 　　 [A]three fourths of the population　　[B]one fourth of the population 　　 [C]one fifth of the population　　　 [D]one half to one third of the population 　　10.In England， the most famous of the Catholic conspiracies was ____. 　　 [A]the Cobham’s Plot　　　　　　 [B]the Gunpowder Plot 　　 [C]the murder of Thomas Becket　　[D]the execution of Mary Queen of Scots 　　11.The law， which joined England and Scotland in 1707， was ______. 　　 [A]the Act