《最新英美概况》练习参考答案（英国部分）(1)

《最新英美概况》

练习参考答案

（本答案不包括练习中的开放性习题、思考题和讨论题） ====================================================

PART ONE The United Kingdom

Chapter One The Land

P. 6

II Choose the answer that best completes the sentence. 1. B 2. B

III Decide which of the following statements is TRUE: 1. F 2. F 3. F 4. F 5. T

IV Answer the following questions.

1. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

2. Four. England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. 3. Yes, it was. 4. No, it isn’t.

5. The “British Isles” is a group of islands including Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands, Shetland Islands, the Isle of Wight, and many

other smaller surrounding islands. There are two countries located on the islands: the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.

P. 10

II Fill in the blanks with proper words or expressions. 1. England, Scotland, Ireland

2. white, St. George, England, St. Andrew, Scotland, St. Patrick, Ireland

III Decide which of the following statements is TRUE: 1. T 2. T 3.T 4. T 5. F

IV Answer the following questions. 1. 1801.

2. Because when the first version of the Union Flag appeared Wales was already united with England and was therefore represented by the flag of England. 3. Australia, New Zealand, Tuvalu, Fiji. 4. 1922.

P. 12-13

II Decide which of the following statements is TRUE: 1. T 2. T 3. F 4. T 5. T

III Answer the following questions. 1. God Save the Queen.

2. There are five verses in the full version of the song but usually only the first verse

is sung on official occasions. 3. It’s unknown.

4. It originated in a patriotic song, and first publicly performed in London in 1745. 5. It is played whenever the Queen makes a public appearance, and is played by the

BBC every night before closedown.

P. 16-17

I Fill in the blanks with proper words or expressions. 1. 7.83 million, 300

2. England 3. three 4. 1948 5. London

II Decide which of the following statements is TRUE:

1. T 2. T 3. F 4. F 5. F P. 20

III Fill in the blanks with proper words or expressions.

1. the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea 2. Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland 3. France

4. the North Sea, the Irish Sea, the Atlantic Ocean 5. a sixth

IV Decide which of the following statements is TRUE: 1. F 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. T

V Answer the following questions. 1. No.

2. It covers about 245,000 square kilometers or 94,600 square miles.

3. It is about 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) long, and the widest part of Britain is about 480 kilometers.

4. It has a land boundary with the Republic of Ireland as long as 434 kilometers (270 miles). 5. Scotland.

P. 23-24

II Fill in the blanks with proper words or expressions.

1. highland, lowland

2. coastal areas, Scotland, Wales 3. Severn, Thames 4. Clyde 5. The Dee 6. Bann

7. Lough Neagh, Lower Lough Erne

III Decide which of the following statements is TRUE:

1. T 2. T 3. T 4. F

IV Answer the following questions.

1. Scotland and Wales are the most mountainous parts of the UK.

2. 94.

3. It’s Ben Nevis in Scotland, with a height of 1,344 metres (4,409 feet) above sea level. 4. Scotland.

5. Owing to a relatively small island, the UK’s rivers are not very long.

P. 25

I Fill in the blanks with proper words or expressions.

1. coal 2. iron ore 3. tin

4. those used in the construction and building industries such as sand and gravel, limestone and gypsum

II Answer the following questions.

1. They are coal, oil, natural gas, iron ore, tin, zinc, gold, chalk, salt, clay, limestone,

gypsum, lead, silica, and so on. 2. Coal.

3. Natural gas was discovered in 1965 in the West Sole area of the North Sea. 4. Oil was discovered in 1970 under the North Sea.

5. Because coal can be produced more cheaply in other countries.

6. The tin-mining industries have been hard hit by competition from cheaper

overseas producers, and by changes in government policy.

P. 27

II Fill in the blanks with proper words or expressions.

1. unique 2. cool, mild 3. 32, about 4.4 4. west, south

5. average annual temperature, average winter rainfall

III Decide which of the following statements is TRUE: 1. T 2. F 3. F 4. F 5. F

IV Answer the following questions.

1. Such a statement has been made because of the changeability of the weather

conditions in Britain that can change so much from day to day, season to season. 2. It can be as hot as 32°C (90°F), but mostly it only reaches 26°C. 3. It’s about 4.4°C.

4. It originated in a patriotic song, and first publicly performed in London in 1745 5. They are probably May, June, September and October.

P. 40

I Fill in the blanks with proper words or expressions. 1.England, Guildhall, St. Paul’s Cathedral, the Tower Bridge

2. second, Athens of the North

3. industrialized, the Industrial Revolution, fastest growing city 4. the House’s Parliament, the two House’s of Parliament, Big Ben

5. William the Conqueror, a royal residence, prison of state, Jewel House

6. at the foot of the basalt cliffs, 40,000 massive black basalt columns

II Decide which of the following statements is TRUE: 1. F 2. T 3. T 4. T 5. T 6. F

III Answer the following questions.

1. Manchester. Manchester United FC and Manchester City.

2. Liverpool.

P. 42-43

I Fill in the blanks with proper words or expressions. 1. 9, 32

2. 26, 6 3. 17, 3, 14 4. island

II Choose the best answer that best completes the sentence.

1. D 2. D 3. A

III Decide which of the following statements is TRUE:

1. T 2. F 3. F 4. F 5. T

IV Answer the following questions.

1. An overseas territory is under British sovereignty but does not form part of the

UK itself; a crown dependency is also under sovereignty of the UK but has a different constitutional relationship. 2. Yes.

Chapter Two The People and Their Culture

P. 48

I Fill in the blanks with proper words or expressions.

1. third, twenty-second 2. 80.05, 77.95, 82.25

3. medical advances in the treatment of many illnesses and diseases 4. Scotland 5. 80 percent 6. England, 395 7. 4,700

II Answer the following questions. 1. 62,262,000.

2. The chief reasons are 1) the increase in births and decrease in deaths; 2) the increase in net international migration to the UK; and 3) the increase in life expectancy. 3. It is 0.6 percent.

4. It is 2.6 migrant(s) per 1,000 population. 5. It was 256 people per square kilometer.

P. 49

Fill in the blanks with proper words or expressions.

1. Immigration and migration from other countries