英语国家概况课后习题(附答案?/p>
Chapter 1
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.Read the following statement and decide whether they are ture(T) or false (F).
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F
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1.People in different parts of Britain like to use the name England to refer
to their country.
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T
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2.The
Severn
River
is
the
longest
river
of
Britain
,which
originates
in
Wales and flows through western England.
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F
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3.Today more than half of the people in Wales still speak the ancient Welsh
language.
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F
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4.In
terms
of
population
and
area,Northern
Ireland
is
the
second
largest
part of Britain.
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F
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5.Although
the
climate
in
Britain
is
generally
mild
,the
temperature
in
northern Scotland often falls bello
w-10
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in January.
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T
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6.The
majority
of
the
people
in
Britain
are
descendants
of
the
Anglo
-
-
Saxons.
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T
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7.The Celtic people were the earliest known inhabitants of Britain.
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F
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8.English evolved into what is now described as Modern English from the
late 16
th
century.
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.Choose the best answer to complete each of the following statements.
1.
The two main islands of the British Isles are
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A
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A.Great Britain and Ireland
B.Great Britain and Shcotland
C.Great Britain and England
D.Great Britain and England
2.
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B
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is the capital city of Scotland.
A.Belfast
B.Edinburgh
C.London
D.Cardiff
3.
Among the four parts of the United Kingdom,
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D
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is the smallest.
A.England
B.Scotland
C.Wales
D.Northern Ireland
4.
English
belongs
to
the
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C
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group
of
the
Indo
-
European
family
of
languages.
A.Celtic
B.Norman
C.Germantic
D.Roman
5.
The introduction of Christianity to
Britain added the first element of
-
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D
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words to English.
A.Danish and Finnish
B.Dutch and German
C.French and Italian
D.Latin and Greek
6.
The evolution of Middle English was reinforced by the
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A
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influence.
A.Norman
B.Dutch
C.German
D.Danish
7.
Samuel
Johnson
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s
dictionary
was
influential
in
establishing
a
standard
form of
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C
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.
8.
At
present,nearly
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C
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of
the
world
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s
populations
communicate
in