英语专八人文知识模拟题1

1 _____ is the key to Industrial Revolution. A Iron

B Cotton Textile C Coal mining D Steam engine

2 _____ became a literary current during the period of the successful Industrial Revolution.

A Criticism B Modernism C Romanticism D Renaissance 3 Modern football game began in _____. A China B France C England D Germany

4 _____ is the leader of the British government. A Prime Minister B Queen C President D Governor

5 The second largest city in England, _____ , is a metropolitan district and an industrial and manufacturing city. A Edinburgh

B Belfast C Glasgow D Birmingham

6 _____ introduced Christianity into Britain. A The Celts B The Romans C The Viking Danes D The French

7 The real power of the British government lies in _____. A the House of Commons

B the cabinet headed by the Prime Minister C the Prime Minister D the Queen

8 In Britain, education is compulsory for children between the ages of _____ to _____. A 5, 14 B 6, 17 C 5, 16 D 6, 14

9 The longest river in Britain is _____ , and the largest river in the USA is _____.

A the Seven River; the Missouri River

B the Thames River; the Missouri River C the Severn River; the Mississippi D the Thames River; the Ohio River

10 The general election in Britain is held every ____ years. A four B three C six D five 答案及题解:

1 B, 纺织业的改革是英国工业革命的主要成就之一。 2 C, 工业革命时期的主要文学流派是浪漫主义。

3 C, 现代的足球运动起源于英国。 其正宗的老家在英格兰，19世纪兴起。

4 A, 英国的政体是君主立宪制。 国王是国家元首，但政府的首领为首相。

5 D, 英国的第二大城市伯明翰位于英格兰中部平原，是国际化大都市，也是英国的工业和制造业中心。

6 B, 公元43年，罗马人占领英国，其后统治了400多年。基督徒就是在这一时期由罗马人传入英国的。

7 B, 君主立宪制下，国王的作用更侧重于其象征意义，而实权为内阁所有，内阁由首相率领。

8 C, 英国的教育体系中的义务教育阶段是5-16岁，这是每一