英语国家社会与文化入门Unit1

Unit 1

一、判断

1、Britain is no longer an imperial country.(T)

英国不再是一个帝国主义国家。

2、The Commonwealth of Nations includes all European countries.

(F)

英联邦的国家包括所有欧洲国家。

3、1 in 10 of the British population are of non-European ethnicity.

(F)

十分之一个非欧洲的英国人口的种族。

4、The stereotype of the English gentleman never applied to the

majority of British people.(T)

刻板印象的英国绅士永远适用于大多数的英国人。

5、When people outside the UK talk about England,they mistake it as

Britain sometimes.(T)

当英国以外的人谈论英国,有时他们的错误这是英国。

6、The scots and Welsh have a strong sence of being British.(F)

苏格兰和威尔士有强烈的感觉是英国人。

7、Scotland was never conquered by the Romans.(T)

苏格兰从未被罗马人征服。

8、MMost people in Scotland speak the old Celtic

language,called"Gaelic".(F)

大多数人在苏格兰古老的凯尔特语言,称为“盖尔语”。

9、Scotland was unified with England through peaceful means.(T)

苏格兰与英格兰通过和平方式统一。

10、Wales is rich in coal deposits.(T)

威尔士有丰富的煤炭储量。

11、Cardiff,the capital of Wales,is a large city.(F)

加的夫威尔士的首都,是一个大城市。

12、The title of Prince of Wales is held by a Welsh according to

tradition.(F)

威尔士亲王的头衔被威尔士根据传统。

二、选择题

1、Which of the following is NOT considered a characteristic of

London? D

下列哪个不被认为是伦敦的一个特征?

A、The cultural centre 文化中心

B、The business centre 商务中心

C、The financial centre 金融中心

D、The sports centre 体育中心

2、Which of the following is NOT true about the characteristic of

Britain? B

下面哪个是不正确的关于英国的特点?

A、Economic differences between north and south.

南方和北方之间的经济差异。

B、Differences of social systems between Scotland and Wales.

苏格兰和威尔士之间差异的社会制度。

C、Class differences between a white-collar worker and a blue-collar worker. 白领工人阶级差别和蓝领工人。

D、Cultural differences between immigrants and the British.

外来移民和英国之间的文化差异。

3、Which of the following is NOT true about Britain? D

下面哪个是不正确的关于英国吗?

A、It used to be a powerful imperial country in the world.

它曾经是一个强大的帝国主义国家。

B、It palys an active role as a member of the European Union.

它起到一个积极的角作为欧盟的一员。

C、It is a relatively wealthy and developed country.

这是一个相对富裕和发达国家。

D、It used to be one of the superpowers in the world.

它曾经是世界上的超级大国之一。

4、Three of the following are characterstics of of the

four is the EXCEPTION? C

以下是三个特点的伦敦。那个是例外呢?

A、London is a political,economic and cultural centre of the

country.

伦敦是一个政治、经济和文化中心。

B、London has a larger population than all other cities in England.

伦敦有一个更大的人口比所有其他城市在英格兰。

C、London is not only the largest city in Britain,but also the

largest in the world.

伦敦不仅是英国最大的城市,也是世界上最大的。

D、London has palyed a significant role in the economic

construction of country.

伦敦已经发达的国家经济建设的一个重要的角。

6、Who were the ancestors of the English and the founders of

England? A

英格兰人祖先和英格兰的创始人?

A、The Anglo-Saxons 盎格鲁-萨克逊

B、The Normans 诺曼人

C、The Vikings 维京人

D、The Romans 罗马人

7、Which is the largest city in Scotland? C

A、Cardiff 卡迪夫

B、Edinburgh 爱丁堡

C、Glasgow 格拉斯哥

D、Manchester 曼彻斯特

8、Where do the majority of in Scotland live? B

在苏格兰的大多数住在哪里?

A、In the Highlands 在高地

B、In the Lowlands 在低地

C、In the Uplands 在高地

D、In the west of Scotland苏格兰在西方

10、Which do the follwing statements is NOT true?

这下面语句是不正确的吗?

A、Wales was invaded by the Romans.

威尔士被罗马人入侵。

B、Wales was occupied by the Anglo-Saxons.

威尔士被盎格鲁-撒克逊人占领。

B、Wales was conquered by the Normans.

威尔士被诺曼人征服。

C、Wales was conquered by the Normans.

威尔士被英国威胁。

11、Which of the follwing parties in Scotland still wants an

independent Scotland? C

下面哪一方在苏格兰还想要一个独立的苏格兰吗?

A、The Labour Party 工党

B、B、The Liberal Party 自由民主党

C、The Scotish National Party 苏格兰国家党

D、The Conservative Party 保守党

12、When did Scotland join the Union by agreement of English and

Scottish parliaments?

苏格兰是什么时候加入这个联盟协议的英国和苏格兰议会?

A、In 1715 1715年

B、In 1688 1688年

C、In 1745 1745年

D、In1707 1707年

三、填空题

1、The full name of the United kingdom is the United Kingdom of

Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

英国的全称是大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国。

2、The island of Grea Britain is made up of England ,Scotland and

Wales.

英国岛是由英格兰,苏格兰和威尔士组成。

3、The United Kingdom has been a member of England the European

Union since 1973.

英国自1973年以来一直是欧盟的成员。

4、Britain is now a multiracial society which produces a population

of which 1 in 20 are of non-European ethnicity.

英国现在是一个多种族社会生产人口的二十分之一个非欧洲的种族。

5、London palys a significant role in Britain's economic and

cultural 's not only the financial centre of the nation,but also

one of the major international financial centres in the world.

伦敦在英国的经济起到了重要作用和文化生活。这不仅是美国的金融中心,也是主要的国际金融中心之一的世界。

6、Britain is a country with a history of 43 AD

Britain was invaded by the Roman Empire,in the late 8th century they

experienced raids from Scandinavia and in the 11th century they suffered

invasions from Normans.

英国是一个历史的入侵的国家。公元43年英国入侵罗马帝国,在8世纪后期,他们经历了来自斯堪的纳维亚半岛的袭击在11世纪,他们

遭受了来自诺曼人入侵。

7、The Anglo-Saxons began to settle in Britain in the fifith

century.

盎格鲁-撒克逊人开始在第五世纪里在英国定居。

8、The capital of Britain is London,which has great influence on

the UK in all fields including government,finance,and culture.

英国的首都是伦敦,对英国有很大的影响在各个领域包括政府、金融、和文化。

10、Name two Scottish cities which have ancient and internationally

respected universities:Edinburgh and Glasgow.

两个苏格兰城市的古老与国际知名大学:爱丁堡和格拉斯哥。

四、英译汉

1、London 伦敦

2、Robin Hood 罗宾汉

3、The Anglo-Saxons 盎格鲁-萨克逊

4、King Arthur 亚瑟王

5、King Harold 哈罗德国王

6、The Commonwealth of Nations 英联邦国家

7、The European Union 欧盟(EU)

8、The Roman Empire 罗马帝国

9、The Tower of London 伦敦塔

10、Hadrian's Wall 哈德良长城

11、Macbeth 《麦克白》

12、Plaid Cymru 威尔士党