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专八人文知识整理 1.The official name of Great Britain is___.(The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)2.On the British Isles there were two countries before___.(1918)3.The Republic of Ireland became independent in the year___.(1949)4.Of all the four parts of Island in Great Britain ___ is the largest in area. (England)5.In ___ the British Commonwealth was founded. (1913)6.The Strait of Dover is only ___ km.wide.(33)7.On the island of Britain from north to south it runs ___ km and the widest part extends ___ km.(1,000;500)8.Scotland has an area of ___ sq.km., which makes it rank the second in size.(78,760)9.The highest mountain in Britain, Ben Nevis, lies in ___.(the Highlands)10.The longest river in Britain is ___.(the Severn River)11.The largest lake in Britain is ___.(Lough Neagh)12.Britain is an island country which lies between latitude ___ to ___ degrees north.(50;60)13.The prevailing ___ winds or Westerlies blow over the country all the year.(south-west)14.In Britain the average rainfall throughout the whole year is over ___ mm.(1,000)15. The average population density in Britain is ___ people per square kilometer.(237)16.In Britain ___ of the population is urban and ___ is rural.(90%;10%)17.The Celts arrived in Britain after ___.(700BC)18.The ancestors of the Welsh were the ancient ___.(Britons)19.Names beginning with M are ___.(Scottish)20.Irish,often called Erse, is a form of ___.(Gaelic) The Oringins of a Nation 1.The first known settles of Britain were ___.(the Iberians)2.The true Roman occupation began in ___.(43AD)3.The Hadrians Wall was built during the occupation of ___.(the Romans)4.The names Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday came from ___.(Druidism)5.The Witan, the basis of the Privy Council was created by ___.(the Anglo-Saxons)6.Alfred the Great was the King of ___.(Wessex)7.Canute was a ___ leader.(Danish)8.When Edward the Confessor died, the Witan chose ___ as English King.(Harold)9.In 1066 Harold and h