英概选择题The UK部分.doc

Unit1 True or False: The United Kingdom and Northern Ireland located in northern Europe. The United Kingdom consists of four political divisions---England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. England is one of the two largest islands in the British Isles. The British Isles are made up of three large islands and hundreds of small ones. Wales likes on the east coast of the Ireland of Great Britain. The Commonwealth of Nations is a free association of independent countries tha tall used to be colonies of Britain. In Scotland, rugged mountains, green valleys, and deep, blue lakes provide some of the most beautiful scenery in Europe. Britain’s longest river is the Thames. The largest lake in Britain is the Lough Neagh in northwest England. Britain’s climate is influenced by the Gulf Stream, a warm current that sweeps up from the equator and flows past the British Isles. Unit2 True or False: The English, the Scots, and the Welsh are Anglo-Saxons, but the Irish are Celts. London and England as a whole have great influence over the rest of the United Kingdom because of their large population. People of Indian, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi origin are the largest group of immigrants in Britain. Compared with the rest of the world, the UK has a smaller percentage of older people and a higher percentage of younger people. The Welsh language is official language of in Wales. Scottish Gaelic is the official language in Scotland. The English language is the predominant language in Northern Ireland. English people all strive to free themselves of regional or local accents in order to sound like educated English-speaking people. Social class in the UK lays more emphasis on money and property. Britishness is associated with political, historical, technological, sporting, and cultural achievements in Britain. Unit4 True or False Although the monarch does not officially have any power, he (or she) does have great influence. Britain does not have a written constitution , or s