英美概况课后练及答案.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 of Supremacy　　　[B]the Act of Union [C]the Reform. Act [D]the Magna Carta 　　12.In the United Kingdom， free