2010国家概况.doc

Questions: I. Fill in the blanks (30%). 15 blanks II. Multiple choices (30%). 30 items III. Answer the questions in one sentence (20%). 10 questions IV. Read the following passage and answer the questions (20%) Two passages 4 questions Key Points: Part I The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland The British Isles consists of two large islands; one is called Ireland and the other Britain. Britain, or Great Britain, is the larger of these two islands, and it is divided into three parts: Scotland, Wales and England. The full title of Britain is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, which consists of Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland. And the people in these four provinces are respectively called the Scottish, the Welsh, the English and the Irish. The capital of the United Kingdom is London. There are two other cities in Britain containing over a million people each, that is, Birmingham and Glasgow. The British Commonwealth of Nations, or the Commonwealth, is an association of countries and other political units that were once part of the British Empire (with two exceptions). Now it is comprised of 54 independent members working together in the common interests of their citizens for development, democracy and peace. Where did the British people come from? Invaders (in chronological order) Contributions Iberians ? Celts Gaels Scottish and Irish race and culture Britons Welsh race and culture Romans Latin alphabet and civilization Anglo-Saxons (and Jutes) English race and language Danes Some peculiarities of dialect in North and East England Normans (French-speaking) Final unification of England. Great administrative progress. English civilisation permanently linked to France rather than to Scandinavia. Foundation of aristocracy. In the year 1066, Duke of Normandy claimed the English throne, and after defeating and killing the Saxon king Harold at the Battle of Hastings, he went on to conquer the whole country, a