英国社会与文化知识点试题.doc

chapter1Ageneralsurvey

UK全称:Officialname

---theUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.

----theUnitedKingdomoftheUK

每个nation的capital

Capitalcity

NationalEmblem

England

London

rose

Scotland

Edinburgh

Thistle蓟花

Wales

Cardiff加的夫

Daffodil水仙花

NorthernIreland

Belfast贝尔法斯特

Shamrock三叶草

NorthernIreland:

LoughNeagh:thelargestlakeinBritainwhichcoversanareaof396k㎡(内伊湖)

3、Scotland:

BenNevis:thehighestmountaininBritain〔本尼维斯山〕

4、Edinburgh:1.thecapitalcityofScotland

2.economiccenterofScotland

3.atouristcitysecondonlytoLondoninUK(RoyalMilesPrincesStreet)皇家英里大道王子大街

〔1〕Edinburghcastle(十字皇宫〕:symbolofEdinburghsituatedonamoundofVol

Windsorcastle(温莎城堡〕:largestoccupiedcastle

Holyroodpalace〔荷里路德宫〕：theofficialresidence〔住处〕oftheMonarchoftheUnitedKingdominScotland,locatedatthebottomoftheRoyalMileinEdinburgh,attheoppositeendtoEdinburghCastle

Thestoneofdestiny命运之石

Coronationstone加冕石==referredtoinEngland

Referendum苏格兰公投

England

Mountain-thePennines(北乃恩山脉)

BackboneofthecentralNorthernEngland

LondonEast-poorWest-rich

importantriverinLondon：Thames泰晤士河

LondonEye：thelargestFerrisWheel摩天轮inEurope/

BigBen=ElizabethTowerthelargestfour-facedchimingclock

WestminsterAbbey威斯敏斯特教堂

PalaceofWestminster威斯敏斯特宫

HouseofParliament国会大厦

BuckinghamPalace白金汉宫

Furtherinformation

Nationalcurrency〔本国货币〕：GBP=GreatBritainPound〔英镑〕

Nationalday：Queen’sBirthday2ndSaturdayofJunesince1952实际=April21,1926

Nationalflag：UnionFlagadoptedonJan1st1801

Nationalflower：rose

Location：WesternEurope

6、Geography(Q:DescribethegeographicalpositionofBritain?)

.Location

---LocatedoffthenorthwestcoastofEurope

---anislandcountrysurroundedbyfourseas

.tothesouthbytheEnglishChannel,whichseparatesitfromcontinentalE