12.Which of the following people didn’t use to be the British Prime Minister? (c)
A.Margaret Thatcher B.Winston Churchill C.Horatio Nelson D.John Major
撒切尔夫人，丘吉尔和梅杰都曾经做过英国首相；而纳尔逊（1758-1805），英国海军统帅，因作战负伤，右眼失明，失去右臂。后任地中海舰队司令，在特法尔加角海战中大败西班牙联合舰队，本人受重伤阵亡，号称 Viscount Nelson。
13.By tradition, the leader of the majority party is appointed Prime Minister by the Sovereign in the United Kingdom. 在英国，按照传统，多数党的领导人由君主任命为首相，首相从本党内部挑选一些领导人担任各部部长职位。
14.The Tories were the forerunners of the Conservative Party, which still bears this nickname today.
托利党是英国保守党的前身。
15.In the United Kingdom, the party which wins the second largest number of seats in the House of Commons becomes the official Opposition. 在英国，在下议院中赢得第二席位的政党为反对党，它也有它自己的领导和影子内阁（shadow cabinet）。
16.The term “British disease” is now often used to characterize Britain’s economic decline.
现在“英国病”这一术语经常用来指英国经济上的衰退。
17.The 1980s was remembered as the decade of privatization.
正如20世纪xx年代被看作是国有化的时代一样，20世纪xx年代被看作是私有化的时代。包括英国石油、航空、钢铁、电讯在内的几乎40% 的国有公司实现了私有化。
18.Today, in Britain，coal mining is called a “sick” industry.
英国煤矿业被称为生病工业。英国的煤产量在一战前达到顶点，如今的英国的煤矿业衰退，从而导致矿工的数量、煤矿的总产量大大下降。
19.The first steam engine was devised by Thomas Newcomer at the end of the 17th century, and the Scottish inventor James Watt modified and improved the design in 1765.
第一台蒸汽机是 Thomas Newcomer 在17世纪末设计的，后来苏格兰发明家瓦特在17xx年对原有的设计进行了改进提高，生产出了第一台高效的蒸汽机并应用到纺织和其他机械业中。
20.The Industrial Revolution created the industrial working class, the proletariat, and it later led to trade unionism. 工业革命产生了工人阶级，即无产阶级。后来形成了工会制度。
21.Cotton Textile is the key to Industrial Revolution. 纺织业的改革是英国工业革命的主要成就之一。
22.Romanticism became a literary current during the period of the successful Industrial Revolution.
工业革命时期的主要文学流派是浪漫主义。
23.Modern football game began in England.
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。
24.Prime Minister is the leader of the British government.
英国的政体是君主立宪制。 国王（女王）是国家元首，但政府的首领为首相。
25.The second largest city in England,Birmingham, is a metropolitan district and an industrial and manufacturing city. 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。
26.The Romans introduced Christianity into Britain. 公元xx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。
27.The real power of the British government lies in the cabinet headed by the Prime Minister.
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。
28.In Britain, education is compulsory for children between the ages of 5 to 16.
英国的教育体系中的义务教育阶段是5-16岁，这是每一位学生在学校学习的最低年限。
29.The longest river in Britain is the Severn River, and the largest river in the USA is the Mississippi.
英国最长的河是塞文河，全长355公里，美国最长的河是密西西比河， 长4000公里左右。
30.The general election in Britain is held every five years. 英国大选每5年举行一次。
31.Which of the following tribes first came to Britain? (D)
A Roman B Anglo-Saxons C Jutes D Celts
凯尔特在公元前7xx年到英国，罗马人在公元1到5世纪统治英国，5世纪中期盎格鲁撒克逊人侵占英国，因此凯尔特人是最早踏入英国的。
32.The Hundred Years’ War between Britain and France was fought from 1337 to 1453.
英法百年战争爆发于13xx年到14xx年间，中间还发生了黑死病。
33.The Republic of Ireland became independent in the year 1949.爱尔兰共和国在19xx年独立。
34.The English Civil War is also called the Puritan Revolution.英国内战于16xx年到16xx年间发生，国王查尔斯与议会发生争执，实际上是国王与清教徒之间的矛盾引起的，结果议会胜利。
35.Britain is separated from the rest of Europe by the English Channel in the south and the North Sea in the east, 英国南面与法国隔着英吉利海峡。
36.The largest lake in Britain is the Lough Neagh.英国最大的湖是内伊湖，最长的河流是塞文河。
37.The majority of people in Scotland live in the central Lowlands?
苏格兰中低部适合人类生存，是苏格兰工业和人高度集中的地区。
38.In Britain only about 2% of the population are farmers but they manage 70% of the land area.
由于英国农作业时的高度机械化，只需利用全国2%的人口来耕作大面积农地。
39.The two important crops in Britain are wheat and barley.小麦和大麦是英国最重要的庄稼。
40.In Britain, children from the age of 5 to 16 can legally receive completely free education.
英国的义务教育是从5岁到16岁，所以期间的教育全部免费。
41.Which of the following is the British oldest daily newspaper? (D)
A The Telegraph B The Guardian C The News of the World D The Times
英国历史上最悠久的日报是《泰晤士报》。
42.The river Thames is in England.泰晤士河位于英格兰。
43.The Industrial Revolution started in the Great Britain. 工业革命最早从英国开始。
44.Which of the following is true under Thatcher’s administration? (C)
A The proportion of owner-occupation decreased.
B Public housing became more important.
C Many public houses were sold to people.
D The UK became more European-like in its housing arrangement.
19xx年撒切尔夫人成为英国第一任女首相。她提出的政策称被为“撒切尔主义”。其内容包括国有企业私有化，采用货币主义政策以控制通货膨胀，削弱工会的影响，加强市场因素在经济中的作用，将公有住房卖给公众，强调法律和秩序。在一定程度上讲，她的计划是成功的。她领导英国经济度过了一段最繁华的时期。
45.Britain has its nuclear naval force since it’s a traditional sea power.
英国拥有其海军核力量与其一贯的霸主地位是密切相关的。
46.Which of the following is the oldest national Sunday newspaper in Britain? (C)
A The Times B The Guardian C The Observer D The Financial Times
《观察家报》创刊于17xx年，是英国创刊最早的星期日报纸。
47.Big Ben was named after Benjamin Hall.
据说Big Ben 得名于它在18xx年修建时候的建造者 Benjamin Hall。
48.The Capital of Wales is Cardiff. 威尔士位于大不列颠的西部。首府：加的夫。
49. Portsmouth is England’s biggest naval base. 英国最大的海军基地是普茨茅斯。
50.There are two major national parties in Britain: the Conservative party and the Labour Party.
英国奉行的是两党制。其两大主要政党是保守党和工党。
1. Which name is NOT related to Britain? (D)
A Northern Ireland B Scotland C Wales D Toronto
2. The news agency Reuters was founded in London. 路透社创建于伦敦。
3. The tower of London, a historical sight, located in the center of London, was built by William the Conqueror. 伦敦塔是10xx年为防止罗马入侵由威廉大帝修建的。
4. The Anglo-Saxon were the ancestors of the English and the founders of England.
英国民族的前身是安格鲁萨克森人。
5. Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland. 格拉斯格是苏格兰最大的城市和经济中心。
6. In Britain, children from the age of 5 to 16 can legally receive completely free education.
英国小孩 5—16岁的教育是免费的。
7. The Industrial Revolution started in the Great Britain. 工业革命起源于英国。
8. Ben Nevis is the name of Britain’s highest mountain? 本尼维斯山为英国最高峰。
9. The United Kingdom is the correct name to use to refer to Britain in a political way. 提起英国，很多人会使用名字“Britain”，“England”或“British”，但这往往会惹恼苏格兰人，威尔士人以及北爱尔兰人。从政治角度来讲，“the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”或 “the United Kingdom/UK”是英国正确的叫法。“the British Isles”则是地理意义上的名字，包括Great Britain，the whole of Ireland （ Northern and Southern），the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man 这些岛屿。
10 Britain has, for centuries , been slowly tilting with the North-West slowly rising and the South-East slowly sinking.英国几个世纪以来地势一直在缓慢地倾斜，表现为西北部在慢慢上升，而东南部在慢慢下沉，所以英国的西北部为高地。