【学历类职业资格】英语国家概况自考题-12及答案解析.doc

1、英语国家概况自考题-12 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、B/B(总题数：27，分数：27.00)1.Strictly speaking, “the British Isles“ refers to _. A. Great Britain B. Ireland C. the United Kingdom D. Great Britain and Ireland（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.The capital of Britain is _. A. Cardiff B. London C. Belfast D. Dublin（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.

2、3.About a hundred years ago, as a result of its imperialist expansion, Britain ruled an empire that had one fourth of the worlds people and _ of the worlds land area. A. half B. one third C. one fourth D. one fifth（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.The British Empire gradually disappeared and it was replaced by the

3、 British Commonwealth or the Commonwealth of Nations in _. A. 1840 B. 1931 C. 1913 D. 1945（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.The Commonwealth of Nations is a free association of independent count, tries that were once colonies of Britain. At present there are _ countries within the Commonwealth (1991). A. 30 B. 40

4、C. 50 D. 60（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.Britain is separated from the rest of Europe by the English Channel in the _ and the North Sea in the east. A. east B. west C. south D. north（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.The _ tribes are ancestors of the highland Scots, the Irish and the Welsh. A. Danish B. Celtic C. Anglo-Saxon

5、D. Viking（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.Those who began to invade Britain about 700 BC and kept coming until the arrival of the Romans have been known as the _ in history. A. Normans B. Italians C. Anglo-Saxons D. Celts（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.Among the three tribes of the Celts coming to Britain, the most industriou

6、s and vigorous of the Celtic tribes was the _. A. Gaels B. Brythons C. Belgae D. Vikings（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.The Celts religion was _. A. Roman Catholic B. Druidism C. Christianity D. Norman belief（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.It is _ that brought the new religion, Christianity, to Britain. A. the Romans B. th

7、e Celts C. the Anglo-Saxons D. the Viking and Danish Invasions（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.During the fifth century when the Roman Empire fell, the Germanic _ invaded and conquered Britain. A. Angles and Celts B. Angles and Picts C. Angles and Britons D. Angles and Saxons（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.In the mid-5th ce

8、ntury, a new wave of Teutonic invaders came to Britain. The three tribes were _, _ and _. A. Gaels, Scots, Belgae B. Picts, Beaker folk, Gaels C. Celts, Scots, Welsh D. Jutes, Saxons, Angles（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.Which of the following statements about Roman Britain is true? _ A. The Romans remained in

9、 control of Britain for over 500 years. B. The Romans never treated the Britons as a subject people of slave class. C. During the four centuries, Romans and Britons had a lot of intermarriages. D. The Romans had no impact on the language or culture of ordinary Britons.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.The word He

10、ptarchy is used to describe the situation in England in the 6th century when _. A. the country was divided into seven kingdoms B. the country was fighting against invaders C. troops of invaders arrived in large numbers D. many warlords were fighting each other（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.16.The names of Tuesday

11、, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday derive from the name of _ gods. A. Christian B. the U.S. C. Germany D. Canada（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.17.The first Christian Church was built at _ in England. A. London B. Manchester C. Canterbury D. Oxford（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.18.The first Christian church in England was built w

12、ith the support of _, the King of Kent in 579. A. Alfred the Great B. King Arthur C. The Saxons D. Ethelbert（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.19.Historically, _ were ferocious people, but they laid the foundations of the English state. A. the Celts B. the Vikings C. the Anglo-Saxons D. the Normans（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.20

13、.The Anglo-Saxons established the _ system, whereby the lord of the manor collected taxes and organized the local army. A. slave B. feudal C. manorial D. capitalist（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.21.The Norwegian Vikings and the Danes from Denmark attacked various parts of England from the end of the _ century. A.

14、 7th B. 8th C. 9th D. 10th（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.22._, King of Wessex, is known as “the father of British Navy“ who founded a strong fleet which first beat the Danes at sea. A. Alfred B. Henry C. Edward D. William（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.23.King Edward was known as “the Confessor“ and his piety led him to build _

15、. A. the Tower of London B. the Parliament Building C. Westminster Abbey D. the Church（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.24.The battle between English troops led by Harold and the Norman troops led by William was fought at _ in _. A. London, 899 B. Canterbury, 1016 C. York, 875 D. Hastings, 1066（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.25.Wh

16、en Edward, the Confessor died, the Witan chose _ as English King. A. Duke William B. Edith C. Harold D. Tostig（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.26.Of the following four kings, _ died most tragically. A. King Edward B. King Egbert C. King Harold D. King Alfred（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.27.The _ Conquest in 1066 is perhaps the

17、best known event in English history. A. Roman B. Viking C. Anglo-Saxon D. Norman（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.二、B/B(总题数：13，分数：52.00)28.Why can England represent the whole Britain?（分数：4.00）_29.What are the three political divisions on the island of Great Britain?（分数：4.00）_30.What is the cause of the decline of th

18、e British Empire?（分数：4.00）_31.When did the Celts arrive in Britain?（分数：4.00）_32.How long was Britain under the Roman occupation?（分数：4.00）_33.When did the recorded history of Britain begin?（分数：4.00）_34.What were the names of two great walls built by the Romans?（分数：4.00）_35.How did the Anglo-Saxons in

19、vade England?（分数：4.00）_36.What was the relationship between the Kingdoms in period of Heptarchy?（分数：4.00）_37.Who formally brought Christianity to Britain? And when?（分数：4.00）_38.Why is King Alfred known as “the father of the British navy“?（分数：4.00）_39.What was King Edward (10421066) known as?（分数：4.00

20、）_40.What is the significance of the Norman Conquest?（分数：4.00）_三、B/B(总题数：3，分数：21.00)41.the Celts（分数：7.00）_42.Witan（分数：7.00）_43.William the Conqueror（分数：7.00）_英语国家概况自考题-12 答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、B/B(总题数：27，分数：27.00)1.Strictly speaking, “the British Isles“ refers to _. A. Great Britain B. Ireland

21、 C. the United Kingdom D. Great Britain and Ireland（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 严格来讲，不列颠群岛指的是不列颠岛和爱尔兰岛。2.The capital of Britain is _. A. Cardiff B. London C. Belfast D. Dublin（分数：1.00）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 英国的首都是伦敦(London)。Cardiff 是威尔士的首都；Belfast 是北爱尔兰的首都；Dublin是爱尔兰共和国的首都。3.About a hundred years ago, as a resul

22、t of its imperialist expansion, Britain ruled an empire that had one fourth of the worlds people and _ of the worlds land area. A. half B. one third C. one fourth D. one fifth（分数：1.00）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 约一百年前，由于推行帝国主义扩张政策，英国成为一个帝国，占有世界上 1/4的人口、1/4的面积。4.The British Empire gradually disappeared and it was

23、 replaced by the British Commonwealth or the Commonwealth of Nations in _. A. 1840 B. 1931 C. 1913 D. 1945（分数：1.00）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 英帝国逐渐消失，并被英联邦所替代是在 1931年。5.The Commonwealth of Nations is a free association of independent count, tries that were once colonies of Britain. At present there are _ countr

24、ies within the Commonwealth (1991). A. 30 B. 40 C. 50 D. 60（分数：1.00）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 英联邦是一个自由联合体，由曾是英国殖民地而现已独立的国家构成。到 1991年，它有50个成员国。6.Britain is separated from the rest of Europe by the English Channel in the _ and the North Sea in the east. A. east B. west C. south D. north（分数：1.00）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 南面

25、的英吉利海峡和东面的北海把英国与欧洲的其他部分隔开。7.The _ tribes are ancestors of the highland Scots, the Irish and the Welsh. A. Danish B. Celtic C. Anglo-Saxon D. Viking（分数：1.00）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 凯尔特人是山地苏格兰人、爱尔兰人和威尔士人的祖先。8.Those who began to invade Britain about 700 BC and kept coming until the arrival of the Romans have be

26、en known as the _ in history. A. Normans B. Italians C. Anglo-Saxons D. Celts（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 于公元前 700年开始迁居英国，并于此后不断迁入，直至罗马人入侵，在历史上被称为凯尔特人。9.Among the three tribes of the Celts coming to Britain, the most industrious and vigorous of the Celtic tribes was the _. A. Gaels B. Brythons C. Belgae

27、D. Vikings（分数：1.00）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 贝尔盖人是凯尔特部落中最勤奋、最精力充沛的。10.The Celts religion was _. A. Roman Catholic B. Druidism C. Christianity D. Norman belief（分数：1.00）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 凯尔特人的宗教为德鲁伊德教。11.It is _ that brought the new religion, Christianity, to Britain. A. the Romans B. the Celts C. the Anglo-Saxons

28、D. the Viking and Danish Invasions（分数：1.00）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 罗马人把基督教这一新宗教带到不列颠，最初很可能是由商人和士兵间接传入的。12.During the fifth century when the Roman Empire fell, the Germanic _ invaded and conquered Britain. A. Angles and Celts B. Angles and Picts C. Angles and Britons D. Angles and Saxons（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：解

29、析 5 世纪末至 6世纪初，从德国北部来的使用短剑的撒克逊人的塞克斯、苏塞克斯和威塞克斯建立了王国(几乎包括西部的大部分)。6 世纪后半叶，同样来自德国北部把自己的名字给了英国人的盎格鲁人，在东盎格利亚、麦西亚(包括中部及威尔士边境)以及诺森伯利亚定居，诺森伯利亚到达格兰边境。盎格鲁撒克逊人为英国国家的形成打下了基础。13.In the mid-5th century, a new wave of Teutonic invaders came to Britain. The three tribes were _, _ and _. A. Gaels, Scots, Belgae B. Pic

30、ts, Beaker folk, Gaels C. Celts, Scots, Welsh D. Jutes, Saxons, Angles（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 五世纪中叶，三个入侵不列颠的日耳曼部落是：朱特人、撒克逊人和盎格鲁人。14.Which of the following statements about Roman Britain is true? _ A. The Romans remained in control of Britain for over 500 years. B. The Romans never treated the Briton

31、s as a subject people of slave class. C. During the four centuries, Romans and Britons had a lot of intermarriages. D. The Romans had no impact on the language or culture of ordinary Britons.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 英国被罗马人的占领近四百年。罗马人把不列颠人当作奴隶阶级以及属民来对待。四百年中，罗马人从不和不列颠人通婚。罗马人也未影响普通不列颠人的语言和文化。15.The word

32、 Heptarchy is used to describe the situation in England in the 6th century when _. A. the country was divided into seven kingdoms B. the country was fighting against invaders C. troops of invaders arrived in large numbers D. many warlords were fighting each other（分数：1.00）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 七个主要王国：肯特、埃塞克

33、斯、苏塞克斯、威塞克斯、东盎格利亚、麦西亚和诺森伯利来被合称为七王国(Heptarchy)。16.The names of Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday derive from the name of _ gods. A. Christian B. the U.S. C. Germany D. Canada（分数：1.00）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 来自德国的盎格鲁撒克逊人带来了日耳曼宗教。在他们的众神中有 Tiu战神，Woden主神，Thor雷神和 Freya和平女神。星期二、星期三、星期四和星期五这些名称就源于这些德国的天神。17.Th

34、e first Christian Church was built at _ in England. A. London B. Manchester C. Canterbury D. Oxford（分数：1.00）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 公元 579年圣奥古斯丁成为坎特伯雷大主教，也就是说第一个基督教堂建立在坎特伯雷。18.The first Christian church in England was built with the support of _, the King of Kent in 579. A. Alfred the Great B. King Arthur C.

35、 The Saxons D. Ethelbert（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 在肯特国王埃瑟伯特的支持下，英国的第一个基督教堂于 579年被建立。19.Historically, _ were ferocious people, but they laid the foundations of the English state. A. the Celts B. the Vikings C. the Anglo-Saxons D. the Normans（分数：1.00）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 虽然盎格鲁撤克逊人是凶猛的民族，争吵不休，但他们为英国国家的形成打下了基础。

36、他们把国家划分为郡，后来的诺曼人把郡称为县。郡法庭和郡长官(或行政司法长官)负责执法，执法范围的广泛性如同中世纪初一样。他们设计的狭长条带、三田轮作制一直延用至 18世纪的农业革命。他们还建立起采邑制度，领主收租并组织当地军队。他们还创立了议会(贤人会议)，给国王提供咨询，这是现存的枢密院的基础。20.The Anglo-Saxons established the _ system, whereby the lord of the manor collected taxes and organized the local army. A. slave B. feudal C. manoria

37、l D. capitalist（分数：1.00）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 盎格鲁撒克逊人建立起采邑制度，领主收租并组织当地军队。21.The Norwegian Vikings and the Danes from Denmark attacked various parts of England from the end of the _ century. A. 7th B. 8th C. 9th D. 10th（分数：1.00）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 从 8世纪末开始，挪威海盗和丹麦人就不断袭击英格兰的各地。22._, King of Wessex, is known as “t

38、he father of British Navy“ who founded a strong fleet which first beat the Danes at sea. A. Alfred B. Henry C. Edward D. William（分数：1.00）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 阿尔佛雷德是被称为“英国海军之父”的威塞克斯国王，并曾建立了一支强大的舰队首次在海上打败了丹麦人。23.King Edward was known as “the Confessor“ and his piety led him to build _. A. the Tower of Londo

39、n B. the Parliament Building C. Westminster Abbey D. the Church（分数：1.00）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 爱德华对国事的关心远不及他关心威斯敏斯特大教堂的修建。24.The battle between English troops led by Harold and the Norman troops led by William was fought at _ in _. A. London, 899 B. Canterbury, 1016 C. York, 875 D. Hastings, 1066（分数：1.00）A.

40、B.C.D. 解析：解析 公元 1066年 10月 14日，哈罗德率领的英国军队和威廉率领的诺曼军队，在哈斯丁斯附近的森拉克战场激烈交锋。25.When Edward, the Confessor died, the Witan chose _ as English King. A. Duke William B. Edith C. Harold D. Tostig（分数：1.00）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 爱德华死后，贤人会议选哈罗德为国王。26.Of the following four kings, _ died most tragically. A. King Edward B.

41、King Egbert C. King Harold D. King Alfred（分数：1.00）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 公元 1066年 10月 14日，哈罗德和威廉领导的两支军队在哈斯丁斯附近的森拉克战场激烈交锋。威廉的骑兵部队是欧洲最好的作战骑兵，哈罗德的士兵缺乏与之作战的经验。天快黑时，哈罗德的右眼被箭射穿，悲惨地死去了。27.The _ Conquest in 1066 is perhaps the best known event in English history. A. Roman B. Viking C. Anglo-Saxon D. Norman（分数：1.00）

42、A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 英国历史上最著名的侵略事件可能是诺曼民族在 1066年的入侵。二、B/B(总题数：13，分数：52.00)28.Why can England represent the whole Britain?（分数：4.00）_正确答案：(It is because England is the largest，most populous and generally speaking the richest section.)解析：29.What are the three political divisions on the island of Great Britain?（分数：4.0