英国部分复习题

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1. At about 3000 BC, some of the Iberians settled in Britain.

2. About 122 AD, in order to keep back the Picts and Scots, the Roman’s built Hadrian’s Wall.

3. On Christmas Day 1066 Duke William was crowned in Westminster Abbey.

4. John signed the document in 1215, which in history was called the Great Charter or Magna Carta

5. Along with the Normans came the French language.

6. The Wars of the Roses broke out between two parties of nobles.

7. After the Reformation the Roman Catholic Church was international, the English Church was strictly national.

8. Mary I re-established Catholicism and burnt three hundred Protestants, for which she was called “Bloody” Mary.

9. “Renaissance” means “rebirth”, i.e. Europe rediscovering its origins in the cultures of ancient Greek and Rome.

10. During the Civil Wars (1642 – 1648) the supporters of Parliament were called Roundheads while the supporters of the King Charles I were called Cavaliers.

11. The first two parties appeared in England were the Tory and the Whig.

12. "God Save the Queen" is the national anthem of Britain.

13. London, the capital of the United Kingdom is situated on the Thames River near

its mouth.

14. The island of Great Britain is divided into three parts: Scotland in the north,

England in the south and Wales in the southwest.

15. The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh which is well-known for its natural beauty.

16. The ancestors of the English and the founder of England were the Anglo-Saxons.

17. Wales in Britain is called “Land of Princes”

18. The Tower of London, a historical sight, located in the center of London, was built

by William the conqueror.

19. Big Ben is a famous clock in London.

20. In Britain, the official head of state is the Queen while the real center of political life is in the House of Commons.

21. From 1979 to 1997, Conservative Party won 4 consecutive elections and was in

power for quite a long time.

22. The two oldest universities in Britain are Oxford and Cambridge.

23. The nature of the Wars of the Roses was a feudal civil war.

24The Cabinet of the Opposition Party in Britain is known as the shadow cabinet. 25There are two major parties in the UK: Conservative Party, and Labour Party

26The Commonwealth was believed to be set up as a forum for continued cooperation and as a sort of support network.

27.The three most important religions in the world are: Buddhism Muslin Christianity

28. Strictly speaking, the Parliament today consists of the Queen, the House of

Commons and the House of Lords.

29. The First World War was an imperialist war as well as a world war because it

was not confined only to Europe. It lasted 4 years.