英概复习题(I,200条选择题).doc

Test for Background to Britain 1. What is the full title of the United Kingdom? a. The United Kingdom of Britain. b. The United Kingdom of Great Britain. c. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 2. The United Kingdom consists of ______. a. two parts b. three parts c. four parts 3. What is the constant topic of conversation in England? food b. weather c. Fashion 4. The largest and most developed part of Great Britain is ______. England b. Scotland c. Wales 5. The capital city of the United Kingdom is ______. London b. Edinburgh c. Glasgow 6. ______ is a centre of textile industries in Britain. Birmingham b. Manchester c. Liverpool 7. ______ is famous as a ship-building centre in Britain. Manchester b. Glasgow c. Liverpool 8. ______ is the centre of the newspaper industry. Fleet Street b. Charing Cross Road c. Downing Street 9. The total area of the United Kingdom is ______. about 244,000 square kilometres about the same as that of the United States about 2,440,000 square kilometres 10. The United Kingdom has a population of ______. 58 million b. 580 million c. 5.8 million 11. The capital city of Scotland is ______. Glasgow b. Edinburgh c. Aberdeen 12. The capital city of Wales is ______. Cardiff b. Bristol c. Swansea 13. The capital city of Northern Ireland is ______. Belfast b. Dublin c. Yorkshire 14. Of the population of the United Kingdom the English comprises ______. 80% b. 60% c. 50% 15. The poorest quarter in London is called ______. the West End b. the East End c. The City 16. ______ is the real centre of London. Parliament Square b. Trafalgar Square c. Piccadilly Circus 17. The largest of all parks in London is ______. Regent’s Park b. Kensing Gardens c. Hyde Park 18. London’s parks have been called the “______” of London. lungs b. beauty c. Green 19. In London, the City is used to refer to ______. the East End b. the oldest part of London c. Greater London 20. Most of the big stores in London are to b