100道人文知识习题及解析+

wcomer 在17世纪末设计的，后来苏格兰发明家瓦特在1765年对原有的设计进行了改进提高，生产出了第一台高效的蒸汽机并应用到纺织和其他机械业中。

10 B, 工业革命产生了工人阶级，即无产阶级。后来形成了工会制度。

英国概况

练习题：

1 _____ is the key to Industrial Revolution.

A Iron B Cotton Textile C Coal mining D Steam engine

2 _____ became a literary current during the period of the successful Industrial Revolution.

A Criticism B Modernism C Romanticism D Renaissance

3 Modern football game began in _____.

A China B France C England D Germany

4 _____ is the leader of the British government.

A Prime Minister B Queen C President D Governor

5 The second largest city in England, _____ , is a metropolitan district and an industrial and manufacturing city.

A Edinburgh B Belfast C Glasgow D Birmingham

6 _____ introduced Christianity into Britain.

A The Celts B The Romans C The Viking Danes D The French 7 The real power of the British government lies in _____.

A the House of Commons

B the cabinet headed by the Prime Minister

C the Prime Minister D the Queen

8 In Britain, education is compulsory for children between the ages of _____ to _____.

A 5, 14 B 6, 17 C 5, 16 D 6, 14

9 The longest river in Britain is _____ , and the largest river in the USA is _____.

A the Seven River; the Missouri River

B the Thames River; the Missouri River

C the Severn River; the Mississippi

D the Thames River; the Ohio River

10 The general election in Britain

is held every ____ years. A four B three C six D five 练习题答案及题解:

1 B, 纺织业的改革是英国工业革命的主要成就之一。

2 C, 工业革命时期的主要文学流派是浪漫主义。

3 C, 现代的足球运动起源于英国。 其正宗的老家在英格兰，19世纪兴起。

4 A, 英国的政体是君主立宪制。 国王（女王）是国家元首，但政府的首领为首相。

5 D, 英国的第二大城市伯明翰位于英格兰中部平原，是国际化大都市，