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13机械设计1班英美社会文化期末复习资料 ————UK英国篇———— The British Isles are made up of _______.【C】 A. three large islands and hundreds of small ones B. three large islands and dozens of small ones C. two large islands and hundreds of small ones D. two large islands and dozens of small ones 2. Which of the following is NOT a political division on the island of Great Britain?【C】 A. England. B. Scotland. C. Northern Ireland. D. Wales. 3.Britain is separated from the rest of Europe by the English Channel in the _______ and the North Sea in the east.【B】 A. east B. South C. West D. North 4. The Republic of Ireland was totally independent in the year _______.【D】 A. 1920 B. 1945 C. 1918 D. 1949 5. The highest mountain in Britain, Ben Nevis, lies in ______.【A】 A. the Highlands B. the Southern Uplands C. the Central Lowlands D. the Lake District 6. The British Empire was replaced by the British Commonwealth or the Commonwealth of Nations in __________.【B】 A. 1921 B. 1931 C. 1945 D. 1950 7. The mountain system the Pennines is often called the backbone of _______.【A】 A. England B. Scotland C. Great Britain D. Ireland 8. The regional capital of Northern Ireland is _______.【D】 A. Glasgow B. Edinburgh C. Cardiff D. Belfast 9. Which of the following statements about the climate in Britain is NOT true? 【B】 A. Britain’s climate is of the maritime type. B. Winters in Britain are extremely cold. C. Summers in Britain are cool. D. Britain is warmer than Harbin in winter. 2-1. The English people and the English language were born from the union of ________.【D】 A. the Angles and the Saxons B. Romans and the Norman French C. Danes or Vikings and the Norman French D. Norman conquerors and the defeated Anglo-Saxons 2-2. The first known settlers of Britain were _______.【A】 A. the Iberians B. the Beaker Folk C. the Cel