英语国家社会与文化入门考研教材练习题库——才聪学习网

Ⅰ. Multiple choice.

1. Who were the ancestors of the English and the founders of England?[北二外2008研]

A. The Anglo-Saxons.

B. The Vikings.

C. The Normans.

D. The Romans.

【答案】A查看答案

【解析】盎格鲁-撒克逊人是日耳曼民族的分支，于五世纪中期由北欧入侵大不列颠，成为现今英格兰人的祖先。

2. Which of the following was the man who crushed various rebellions in Ireland and settled English and Scottish Protestants there by giving them land?[北京交大2005研；首都师范大学2008研]

A. Oliver Cromwell

B. King Charles Ⅰ

C. William Ⅰ

D. William Ⅲ

【解析】克伦威尔，英国政治家、军事家、宗教领袖；他粉碎了爱尔兰的多次反叛，并将土地分给英格兰和苏格兰新教徒。

3. In which of the following years did Julius Caesar invade Britain?[首都师范大学2009

研]

A. 55 BC

B. 54 BC

C. 54 AD

D. 43 AD

【解析】Julius Caesar凯撒，罗马共和国末期独裁统治者、政治家、军事统帅；他于公元前55年入侵英国。

4. Which of the following peoples were the ancestors of the Welsh?[首都师范大学2009研]

A. The Celts.

B. The Romans.

C. The Danes.

D. The Anglo-Saxons.

【解析】英国威尔士人的祖先为凯尔特人；盎格鲁-撒克逊人是英格兰人的祖先。

5. The Church of England founded by Henry Ⅷ was named in England as _____.[中山大学2009研]

A. Catholic

B. Anglican

C. Puritan

D. Episcopal

【答案】B查看答案

【解析】亨利八世，英国都铎王朝第二任国王；因教皇不同意其离婚的要求，亨利八世在英国推行宗教改革，脱离罗马天主教廷，引进新教，建立了英国国教（the Church of England），也被称为圣公会（Anglican Church）；宗教改革使英国王权得到高度集中。

6. Christianity was first introduced into Britain by _____.[北京交大2007研；对外经贸2003]

A. the Celt

B. The Romans

C. the Viking Danes

D. the Norman-French

【解析】公元前55年，罗马人入侵英国，把基督教引进了英国。

7. Three of the following are the main activities of the City of London. Which is the exception?[北京交大2006研]

A. Government administration.

B. Buying and selling commodities.

C. Providing services and finance for commercial investment.

D. Stock exchanges.

【解析】伦敦是世界最重要的金融中心之一；主要活动包括买卖商品，为商业投资提供服务和资金以及股票交易。选项A不包含在内，为正确答案。

8. Britain doesn’t share any land border with any other countries except _____.

A. the Republic of Ireland

B. France

C. Iceland

D. Norway

【解析】英国位于大不列颠群岛，被北海、英吉利海峡、凯尔特海、爱尔兰海和大西洋包围，仅与同属大不列颠群岛的爱尔兰共和国接壤。

9. As King Alfred was not able to drive the Danes out of England, he made a treaty with them, allowing them to keep the northern and eastern parts of England, which later became known as _____.

A. the Danelaw

B. Wessex

C. Sussex

D. Normandy

【解析】阿尔弗雷德同丹麦人签订协议，允许丹麦人治理英格兰东北地区，这部分地区后来被称为“丹麦区”，选A。B、C项为昂格鲁撒克逊七国时期的两个国家。D项为法国诺曼底。