1 _____ is the key to Industrial Revolution.
A Iron
B Cotton Textile
C Coal mining
D Steam engine
2 _____ became a literary current during the period of the successful Industrial Revolution.
A Criticism B Modernism C Romanticism D Renaissance
3 Modern football game began in _____.
A China
B France
C England
D Germany
4 _____ is the leader of the British government.
A Prime Minister
B Queen
C President
D Governor
5 The second largest city in England, _____ , is a metropolitan district and an industrial and manufacturing city.
A Edinburgh
B Belfast
C Glasgow
D Birmingham
6 _____ introduced Christianity into Britain.
A The Celts
B The Romans
C The Viking Danes
D The French
7 The real power of the British government lies in _____.
A the House of Commons
B the cabinet headed by the Prime Minister
C the Prime Minister
D the Queen
8 In Britain, education is compulsory for children between the ages of _____ to _____.
A 5, 14
B 6, 17
C 5, 16
D 6, 14
9 The longest river in Britain is _____ , and the largest river in the USA is _____.
A the Seven River; the Missouri River
B the Thames River; the Missouri River
C the Severn River; the Mississippi
D the Thames River; the Ohio River
10 The general election in Britain is held every ____ years.
A four
B three
C six
D five
答案及题解:
1 B, 纺织业的改革是英国工业革命的主要成就之一。
2 C, 工业革命时期的主要文学流派是浪漫主义。
3 C, 现代的足球运动起源于英国。 其正宗的老家在英格兰,19世纪兴起。
4 A, 英国的政体是君主立宪制。 国王(女王)是国家元首,但政府的首领为首相。
5 D, 英国的第二大城市伯明翰位于英格兰中部平原,是国际化大都市,也是英国的工业和制造业中心。
6 B, 公元43年,罗马人占领英国,其后统治了400多年。基督徒就是在这一时期由罗马人传入英国的。
7 B, 君主立宪制下,国王的作用更侧重于其象征意义,而实权为内阁所有,内阁由首相率领。
8 C, 英国的教育体系中的义务教育阶段是5-16岁,这是每一位学生在学校学习的最低年限。
9 C, 英国最长的河是塞文河,全长355公里,美国最长的河是密西西比河, 长4000公里左右。
10 D, 英国大选每5年举行一次。