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模拟题 　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 States 　　C Canada 　　D Austrilia　　4 Which of the following is true under Thatcher’s 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 its nuclear naval force since _____.　　A it’s one of the developed countries in the world　　B it’s a traditional sea power　　C it has an advanced industry　　D it’s 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 The 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 England’s biggest naval base.　　A Portsmouth B Southampton C Plymouth D Dover　　10 There are two major national parties in 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始。　　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，采用货币主义政策以控制通货膨胀，削弱工会的影响，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。在一定程度上讲，她的计划是成功的。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量与其一贯的霸主地位是密切相关的。　　6 C, 《观察家报》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年修建时候的建造者 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。 　1.Canada is the world’s ____country in terms of land area.　　A. largest B. second largest C. third largest