自考新版英语国概况.doc

新版英语国家概况—选择题 I. Read the following unfinished statements or questions carefully. For each 　unfinished statement or question four suggested answers marked A, B, C and 　D are given. Choose the one you think best completes the statements or 　　 　answers the question. 1. The United Kingdom is located in ____. 　 A. northern Europe　　　　　　　　 B. western Europe 　 C. northwestern Europe　　　　　　 D. southeastern Europe 2. The two large islands that make up the British Isles are ____. 　 A. Scotland and Ireland 　 B. Britain and Scotland 　 C. Great Britain and Northern Ireland 　 D. Great Britain and Ireland 3. The British Empire was replaced by the British Commonwealth or the 　 Commonwealth of Nations in ____. 　 A. 1921　　　　　　　　　　　　 　 B. 1931 　 C. 1945　　　　　　　　　 　　　　 D. 1950 4. The Commonwealth of Nations is an association of independent countries 　 ____. 　 A. that were once colonies of Britain 　 B. that have a large number of British immigrants 　 C. that have close relations with Britain 　 D. that have fought on the side of Britain in the two world wars 5. The English Channel separates the island of Great Britain from ____. 　 A. Denmark　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Belgium 　 C. France　　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. the Netherlands 6. England has three main land regions. They are the Southwestern Plateau, 　 the Pennines, and ___. 　 A. the Eastern Plain　　　　　　　 B. the Highland 　 C. the Central Lowlands 　　　　　 D. the Southern Uplands 7. Scotland occupies the ____ third of the island of Great Britain in the 　 British Isles. 　 A. southern　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. northern 　 C. eastern　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. western 8. Northern Ireland, which takes up the northern fifth of Ireland, is a 　 fourth political division of ____. 　 A. the United Kingdom　　　　 　　 B. Ireland 　 C. Scotland　　　　　　　　　　 　 D. Wales 9. Britain’s longest rivers are ____. 　 A. the Severn and the Clyde 　　　 B. the Thames and the Clyde 　 C. the Clyde and the Humber 　　　 D. the Severn and the Thames 10. The largest lake in the Brit