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英语专八人文知识模拟训练题及答案 来源：英语网整理 2012-07-05 13:43:31 [标签： HYPERLINK /t/T-C8-CB-CE-C4-D6-AA-CA-B6.html \t _blank 人文知识 HYPERLINK /t/T-D7-A8-B0-CB.html \t _blank 专八] HYPERLINK / \t _blank ?[当前8102家长在线讨论] 　　1 How many members are there in the House of Commons?　　A 650　　B 524　　C 72　　D 651　　2 Which of the following people didn’t use to be the British Prime Minister?　　A Margaret Thatcher　　B Winston Churchill　　C Horatio Nelson　　D John Major　　3 By tradition, the leader of the majority party is appointed _____ by the Sovereign in the United Kingdom.　　A Prime Minister　　B Member of Parliament　　C Lord of appeal　　D Speaker of the House　　4 The Tories were the forerunners of _____, which still bears this nickname today.　　A the Labour Party　　B the Conservative Party　　C the Liberal Party　　D the Social Democratic Party　　5 In the United Kingdom, the party which wins the ____ number of seats in the House of Commons becomes the official Opposition.　　A largest　　B second largest　　C third largest　　D fourth largest　　6 The term “British disease” is now often used to characterize Britain’s _____ decline.　　A political　　B educational　　C military　　D economic　　7 The 1980s was remembered as the decade of _____.　　A globalization　　B nationalization　　C privatization　　D competition　　8 Today, in Britain, ______ is called a “sick” industry.　　A coal mining　　B iron and steel　　C textiles　　D shipbuilding　　9 The first steam engine was devised by Thomas Newcomer at the end of the 17th century, and the Scottish inventor ____ modified and improved the design in 1765.　　A Abraham Darby　　B James Watt　　C John Kay　　D Richard Arkwrightthe　　10 _____ created the industrial working class, the proletariat, and it later led to trade unionism.　　A The Chartist Movement　　B The Industrial Revolution　　C The French Revolution　　D The Glorious Revolution　　答案　　1 D, 下议院共有651名议员。　　2 C, 撒切尔夫人，丘吉尔和梅杰都曾经做过英国首相;而纳尔逊(1758-1805)，英国海军统帅，因作战负伤，右