100道人文知识习题及解析+

1 D, 英国历史上最悠久的日报是《泰晤士报》。

2 C, 泰晤士河位于英格兰。 3 A, 工业革命最早从英国开始。 4 C, 1979年撒切尔夫人成为英国第一任女首相。她提出的政策称被为“撒切尔主义”。其内容包括国有企业私有化，采用货币主义政策以控制通货膨胀，削弱工会的影响，加强市场因素在经济中的作用，将公有住房卖给公众，强调法律和秩序。在一定程度上讲，她的计划是成功的。她领导英国经济度过了一段最繁华的时期。

5 B, 英国拥有其海军核力量与其一

贯的霸主地位是密切相关的。 6 C, 《观察家报》创刊于1791年，是英国创刊最早的星期日报纸。 7 B, 据说Big Ben 得名于它在1859年修建时候的建造者 Benjamin Hall。

8 B, 威尔士位于大不列颠的西部。首府：加的夫。

9 A, 英国最大的海军基地是普茨茅斯。

10 C, 英国奉行的是两党制。其两大主要政党是保守党和工党。

英国概况

练习题：

1 Which name is NOT related to Britain?

A Northern Ireland B Scotland C Wales D Toronto

2 The news agency Reuters was founded in _____.

A London B Birmingham C Liverpool D Manchester

3 The tower of London, a historical sight, located in the center of London, was built by _____. A King Harold B Robin Hood C Oliver Cromwell D William the Conqueror

4 Who were the ancestors of the English and the founders of England?

A The Anglo-Saxon B The Normans C The Vikings D The Roman

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5 Which is the largest city in Scotland?

A Cardiff B Edinburgh C Glasgow D Manchester

6 In Britain, children from the age of 5 to 16 _____.

A can legally receive completely free education

B can legally receive partly free education

C cannot receive free education at all

D cannot receive free education of their parents are rich

7 The Industrial Revolution started in _____.

A the Great Britain B the United States C Canada D Australia 8 What is the name of Britain’s highest mountain?