英语国家概况课后习题答案完整版精选.docx

一、选择题（答案在下面）I. Choose the one that best completes each of the following statements. The two main islands of the British Isles are .A. Great Britain and IrelandB. Great Britain and ScotlandC. Great Britain and WalesD. Great Britain and England is the capital city of Scotland.A. BelfastB. EdinburghC. AberdeenD. CardiffAccording to a 2005 estimate, Britain now has a population of over million.A. 160B. 600C. 60D. 16Among the four parts of the United Kingdom, is the smallest.A. EnglandB. ScotlandC. WalesD. Northern IrelandAlmost a quarter of the British population lives in England.A. northeasternB. southeasternC. northwesternD. southwesternEnglish belongs to the group of Indo-European family of languages.A. CelticB. Indo-IranianC. GermanicD. RomanThe introduction of Christianity to Britain added the first element of words to English.A. Danish and FinnishB. Dutch and GermanC. French and ItalianD. Latin and GreekThe evolution of Middle English was reinforced by the influence.A. NormanB. DutchC. GermanD. DanishSamuel Johnson’s dictionary was influential in establishing a standard form of .A. grammarB. handwritingC. spellingD. pronunciationAt present, nearly of the world’s population communicate in English.A. halfB. a quarterC. one thirdD. one fifthThe attack on Rome ended the Roman occupation in Britain in 410.A. NormanB. DanishC. CelticD. GermanicBy the late 7th century, became the dominant religion in England.A. Celtic ChristianityB. Anglo-Saxon ChristianityC. Germanic ChristianityD. Roman ChristianityWestminster Abbey was built at the time of .A. St. AugustineB. Edward the ConfessorC. William the ConquerorD. Alfred the GreatThe marked the establishment of feudalism in England.A. Viking invasionB. signing of the Magna CartaC. Norman ConquestD. Adoption of common lawThe end of the Wars of the Roses led to the rule of .A. the House of ValoisB. the House of YorkC. the House of TudorD. the House of LancasterThe direct cause for the Religious Reformation was King Hen