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实用标准文案 PAGE 文档 英语国家概况 （按新考纲整理的余志远版本完整版） 英国部分 1. What is the full name of the United Kingdom? It is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 2. What are the two large islands that make up the British Isles? They are Great Britain and Ireland. 3. What are the four political divisions部门 of the United Kingdom? They are England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. 4. Why does the United Kingdom have a mild climate, even though it lies farther north than our Heilongjiang Province省份职权? Because Britain’s climate is influenced by the Gulf Stream墨西哥湾流. 5. How many metropolitan areas does England have? England has seven metropolitan areas. 大都市 6. What is the backbone of England? It is the Pennines.奔宁山脉 7. What is the largest lake in the British Isles? It is Lough Neagh. 內伊湖 8. From what languages is English derived由……而来? England is mainly derived from the Anglo-Saxon and Norman-French languages. 9. What is an eisteddfod?诗人 An eisteddfod is a Welsh festival of poetry, music and other arts. 10. What have the Scottish people been famous for? The Scottish people have been famous for their close-knit clans, colorful plaid kilts, and skill as fierce warriors. 组织严密的家族、格子服饰、凶猛的战士技能 11. How long was Britain under the Roman occupation? Britain was under the Roman occupation for nearly 400 years. 12. Why was the Roman impact upon the Britons surprisingly limited有限的? The Roman impact on the Britons was surprisingly limited because the Romans always treated the Britons as a subject people of slave class奴隶阶级 and they never intermarried with the native Britons. 13. When did the Anglo-Saxons begin to settle使……定居 in Britain? The Anglo-Saxons began to settle in Britain in the 5th century. 14. When did England begin to be Christianized? 基督化 England began to be Christianized in 579. 15. What was the result of the Synod of Whitby in Yorkshire约克郡 in 664? The result of the Synod of Whitby was that the Roman missionaries传教士 gained the upper hand上风 ov