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1、 英语专业八级人文知识材料 练习题： 1 Which of the following is the British oldest daily newspaper? A The Telegraph B The Guardian C The News of the World D The Times 2 The river Thames is in _. A Wales B Scotland C England D Northern Ireland 3 The Industrial Revolution started in _. A the Great Britain B the United

2、 States C Canada D Austrilia 4 Which of the following is true under Thatchers administration? A The proportion of owner-occupation decreased. B Public housing became more important. C Many public houses were sold to people. D The UK became more European-like in its housing arrangement. 5 Britain has

3、 its nuclear naval force since _. A its one of the developed countries in the world B its a traditional sea power C it has an advanced industry D its able to produce submarines 6 Which of the following is the oldest national Sunday newspaper in Britain? A The Times B The Guardian C The Observer D Th

4、e Financial Times 7 Big Ben was named after _. A Christopher Wren B Benjamin Hall C Ben John D G. Stephenson 8 The Capital of Wales is _. A Swansea B Cardiff C Rhonda D Belfast 9 _ is Englands biggest naval base. A Portsmouth B Southampton C Plymouth D Dover 10 There are two major national parties i

5、n Britain: the Conservative party and _. A the Liberal Party B the Democratic Party C the Labour Party D the Republican Party 练习题答案及题解: 1 D, 英国历史上最悠久的日报是泰晤士报。 2 C, 泰晤士河位于英格兰。 3 A, 工业革命最早从英国开头。 4 C, 1979年撒切尔夫人成为英国第一任女首相。她提出的政策称被为“撒切尔主义”。其内容包括国有企业私有化，采纳货币主义政策以掌握通货膨胀，减弱工会的影响，加强市场因素在经济中的作用，将公有住房卖给公众，强调法律和秩序。在肯定程度上讲，她的规划是胜利的。她领导英国经济度过了一段最繁华的时期。 5 B, 英国拥有其海军核力气与其一贯的霸主地位是亲密相关的。 6 C, 观看家报创刊于1791年，是英国创刊最早的星期日报纸。 7 B, 据说Big Ben 得名于它在1859年修建时候的建筑者 Benjamin Hall。 8 B, 威尔士位于大不列颠的西部。首府：加的夫。 9 A, 英国最大的海军基地是普茨茅斯。 10 C, 英国奉行的是两党制。其两大主要政党是保守党和工党。