2012年英语学习背景知识复习.doc

2012概况内部出题资料 一．填空题 The British Isles consists of two large islands; one is called and the other . Britain, or Great Britain, is the larger of these two islands, and it is divided into three parts: , , . Britain, Ireland, England, Scotland, Wales The full title of Britain is , which consists of . And the people in these four provinces are respectively called . The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the English, the Scottish, the Irish, the Welsh The capital of the United Kingdom is . There are two other cities in Britain containing over a million people each, that is, . London, Birmingham, Glasgow in particular are very proud of their separate nationality; they have their own . And some of their internal affairs are managed by , though they have no separate . The Scots, legal system, special Scottish departments, Parliament In the year 1066, Duke of Normandy claimed the English throne, and after defeating and killing the Saxon king Harold at the Battle of Hastings, he went on to conquer the whole country, and to merit the name of . William the Conqueror There were three great Germanic tribes which invaded Britain: . the Anglos, the Saxons, the Jutes Other countries have a ; in England we have . climate, weather of the 1960s changed the pattern of English life. It has broken down social barriers among the young. It has also helped to sweep away many of the inhibitions which gave the British their reputation for being . The Pop Revolution, cold and reserved The permissive society saw the popularity of pop groups, among which the most famous are (made up of four Liverpool boys) and