英语国家概况 谢福之 课后习题答案 完整版

英语国家概况 谢福之 课后习题答案 完整版

2018年最新版英语国家概况谢福之

一、选择题

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I. Choose the one that best completes each of the following statements.

1.The two main islands of the British Isles are .

A. Great Britain and Ireland

B. Great Britain and Scotland

C. Great Britain and Wales

D. Great Britain and England

2.is the capital city of Scotland.

A. Belfast

B. Edinburgh

C. Aberdeen

D. Cardiff

3.According to a 2005 estimate, Britain now has a population of over million.

A. 160

B. 600

C. 60

D. 16

4.Among the four parts of the United Kingdom, is the smallest.

A. England

B. Scotland

C. Wales

D. Northern Ireland

5.Almost a quarter of the British population lives in England.

A. northeastern

B. southeastern

C. northwestern

D. southwestern

6.English belongs to the group of Indo-European family of languages.

A. Celtic

B. Indo-Iranian

C. Germanic

D. Roman

7.The introduction of Christianity to Britain added the first element of words to

English.

A. Danish and Finnish

B. Dutch and German

C. French and Italian

D. Latin and Greek

8.The evolution of Middle English was reinforced by the influence.

A. Norman

B. Dutch

C. German

D. Danish

9.Samuel Johnson’s dictionary was influential in establishing a standard form of .

A. grammar

B. handwriting

C. spelling

D. pronunciation

10.At present, nearly of the world’s population communicate in English.

A. half

B. a quarter

C. one third

D. one fifth

11.The attack on Rome ended the Roman occupation in Britain in 410.

A. Norman

B. Danish

C. Celtic

D. Germanic

12.By the late 7th century, became the dominant religion in England.

A. Celtic Christianity

B. Anglo-Saxon Christianity

C. Germanic Christianity

D. Roman Christianity

13.Westminster Abbey was built at the time of .

A. St. Augustine

B. Edward the Confessor

C. William the Conqueror

D. Alfred the Great

14.The marked the establishment of feudalism in England.

A. Viking invasion

B. signing of the Magna Carta

C. Norman Conquest

D. Adoption of common law

15.The end of the Wars of the Roses led to the rule of .

A. the House of Valois

B. the House of York

C. the House of Tudor

D. the House of Lancaster

16.The direct cause for the Religious Reformation was King Henry VIII’s effort to .

A. divorce his wife

B. break with Rome

C. support the Protestants

D. declare his supreme power over the