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有关英国社会文化的英文作文 篇一：英国社会与文化知识点试题 chapter 1 A general survey 1、UK全称: Official name ---the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. ----the United Kingdom of the UK 2、Northern Ireland: Lough Neagh:the largest lake in Britain which covers an area of 396 k㎡ (内伊湖) 3、Scotland: Ben Nevis:the highest mountain in Britain（本尼维斯山） 4、Edinburgh :1.the capital city of Scotland 2.economic center of Scotland 3.a tourist city second only to London in UK(Royal Miles amp; Princes Street)皇家英里大道amp;王子大街 （1）Edinburgh castle(十字皇宫）:symbol of Edinburgh amp; situated on a mound of Vol （2）Windsor castle(温莎城堡）:largest occupied castle （3）Holyrood palace（荷里路德宫）：the official residence（住处） of the MonarchThe stone of destiny命运之石 Coronation stone 加冕石==referred to in England Referendum 苏格兰公投 5、England Mountain-the Pennines(北乃恩山脉) Backbone of the central Northern England London East-poor West-rich important river in London ：Thames泰晤士河 London Eye：the largest Ferris Wheel 摩天轮 in Europe/ Big Ben=Elizabeth Tower the largest four-faced chiming clock Westminster Abbey 威斯敏斯特教堂 Palace of Westminster 威斯敏斯特宫 House of Parliament 国会大厦 Buckingham Palace 白金汉宫 3、Further information National currency（本国货币）： GBP=Great Britain Pound（英镑） National day ：Queen’s Birthday 2nd Saturday of June since 1952实际=April 21,1926 National flag ：Union Flag adopted on Jan 1stNational flower：rose Location：Western Europe 6、Geography(Q:Describe the geographical position of Britain?) .Location ---Located off the northwest coast of Europe ---an island country surrounded by four seas .to the south by the English Channel,which separates it from continental Europe .to the east by the North Sea .to the west by the Irish sea .to the north by the Atlantic Ocean 7、Land amp; People .very unevenly distributed:90% urban 10% rural .Britain multiracial society and 1 in 20 people are of non-European ethnicity 8、Climate :a Favorable Maritime Climate（海洋性气候） Q: .a rainy,changeable and unpredi