11. The two areas in Britain where a lot of immigrants live are London and heart of England. 现在，英国移民主要集中在伦敦及英格兰心脏地带的一些城市和城镇，诸如 Slough, Leicester, Wolverhampton, Birmingham, Luton, Bradford, Coventry, Bedford 和Reading等等。
12. The flag of the United Kingdom, known as the Union Jack, is made up of three crosses.
英国国旗为红白蓝三色的米字旗（也叫“Union Jack”），是由三个十字组成。
13. Which flower is symbol of England? (D)
A Thistle B Shamrock C Daffodil D Rose
A，蓟是苏格兰的象征，用作苏格兰的国徽；B，三叶苜蓿花为爱尔兰的国花；C，黄水仙花是威尔士的国花；D，玫瑰则是英格兰的国花。
14. Lake District was the home of the Lake Poets William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor, Coleridge and Robert Southey of 19th century Britain. 位于英格兰西北部和威尔士北部的湖区是英国著名的风景区之一，也是英国十九世纪湖畔诗人聚居的地方。
15. The first known settlers of Britain were the Iberians. 最早来英国定居的是伊比利亚人。大约在公元前30xx年左右，也就是新石器时代，他们从伊比利亚半岛（即今天的西班牙）来到英国。
16. Julius Caesar invaded and conquered Britain for the first time in 55 BC. 英国的历史是从罗马人的入侵开始的。恺撒，这位伟大的罗马将军，在公元前xx年第一次带兵入侵并征服了英国。
17. Which one is not the reason for the very limited influence of Roman to Britain? (c)
A The Romans always treated the Britons as a subject people of slave class.
B The Romans and Britons never intermarry during the 4 centuries
C The Romans didn’t like the Britons.
D The Romans had no impact on the language or culture of ordinary Britons.
尽管罗马人征服了英国，但是罗马文化对英国的影响十分有限。这主要是因为：罗马人一直把英国人看作是社会地位相当于奴隶的被降伏的民族；在长达四个世纪的时间里从来没有罗马人跟英国人通婚；罗马人对英国平民阶层的语言和文化没有任何影响。
18. The Hundred Years’ war with France ended by the English being driven out of France. By 1453 Calais was the only part of France that was still in the hands of the English.
英法之间的百年战争以英国人被赶出法国而告终。到14xx年战争结束时，只有法国北部的加莱港还在英国人手里。
19. Which war had little effect on ordinary people but gave a death blow to feudalism? (A)
A The Wars of the Roses B The Hundred Years’ War
C The English Civil War D World War I
尽管玫瑰战争持续了xx年，但对老百姓的生活几乎没什么影响，反倒使英国的封建主义受到致命打击，贵族阶层受到了削弱。
20. The English Civil War, also called the Puritan Revolution , is generally regarded as the beginning of modern world history. 英国内战也叫“清教徒革命”，这是因为反对国王的人大部分是那些清教徒。英国内战不仅推翻了英国的封建制度，也动摇了欧洲封建统治的基础。所以，从这个角度讲，英国内战通常被看作现代世界史的开端。
21. Scotland is the home of golf. 高尔夫是一项古老的贵族的运动，源于十五世纪或更早以前的苏格兰，苏格兰地区山多，气候湿润，多雾，非常适合牧草生长，这里的工业文明以前是连绵不断的牧场。相传当时牧羊人放牧闲暇时，用木板玩游戏，将石子击入兔子窝或洞中。久而久之形成了使用不同的球杆并按一定的规则击球。
22.Which of the follwing languages is NOT spoken in Scotland? (D)
A English B Scottish C Gaelic D Denish
Gaelic苏格兰盖尔语是高地苏格兰人的传统语言；更多人使用的语言是英语。一直到15世纪末，盎格鲁人仍然以他们的语言称苏格兰盖尔语为「苏格兰语」（盎格鲁语：Scottish）。
23.The election of 1979 made Margaret Thatcher to power and she became the first woman prime minister. Margaret Thatcher 在19xx年成为英国首相，为英国史上第一个女首相。
24.To its full sense, the British Parliament consist of the Sovereign, the House of Lords and the House of Commons. 具体的说，英国的议会是由元
首，上议院和下议院组成。其中，元首没有实权，上议员由大法官（Lord Chancellor）掌权，是由神职议员（the Lord Spiritual）和世俗议员（the Lord Temporal），下议院的成员是通过选举产生的651名议员,以首相为首。
25.The Tower of London, a historical sight, located in the center of London, was built by William the Conqueror.伦敦塔名为“塔”，实际上是公元11世纪处于罗马统治时期的一座城堡式建筑。
26.There are two state churches in Britain. 英国有两大国教： 在英格兰是英格兰教（Church of England）或者英国圣公会，在苏格莎白的头衔全称为“托上帝宏恩，大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合国和她的其他领土和领地的女王、英联邦元首、基督教的保护者伊丽莎白二世”。可见，英女王是基督教的保护者。
27.When Oliver Cromwell died in 1658, and was succeeded by his son Richard, the regime began immediately to collapse.
Oliver Cromwell的儿子在父亲过世后继承王权，但是不久后掌控的政体瓦解。16xx年，议会扶植流浪法国的前国王儿子Charles二世当国王。
28. The twenty-first birthday is a great event in Britain since it marks the beginning of full manhood or womanhood.在英国,21岁生日是个大生日,因为他们认为21岁是大人开始的年龄。
29.Reuters was founded in 1851. 路透社是世界四大通讯社之一，也是英国创办最早的通讯社。18xx年由保罗·朱利叶斯·路透 （paul julius reuter）在德国亚琛创办，18xx年迁址到伦敦。创办人路透原为德国人，后加入英国籍。18xx年，路透把他的私人通讯社扩展成为一家大公司。
英国文学
1. Irony refers to some contrast or discrepancy between appearance and reality.
irony是指“反讽”，揭示事物表面与真相的差别。
2. Tennyson was recognized as the greatest poet of Victorian England.
Aflred Tennyson 被称为维多利亚时代最杰出的英国诗人。他的主要作品为：The Princess，Maud 和短诗 Break，Break，Break。
3.James Joyce is the author of all the following novels EXCEPT__C__.
A Dubliners B A Potrait of the Artist as a Young Man C Jude the Obscure D Ulysses
Jude the Obscure是Thomas Hardy的作品。
4.Which of the follwing poets is different from the others? A
A John Donne B John Keats C Lord Byron D Percy Bysshe Shelley
除了John Donn是玄学派诗人外，另外三位为浪漫主义派诗人。
5.William Wordsworth is an English _A___.
A poet B novelist C playwright D critic
William Wordsworth是英国前浪漫主义诗人。
6.The compiler of A Dictionary of the English Language is Samuel Johnson.
Samuel Johnson（1709-1784）编写的《英语字典》是之后所有英语字典的基石。
7.My Last Duchess is a monologue poem written by Robert Browning.
Robert Browning（1812-1889）擅于写独角剧，他的代表作是My Last Duchess和Meeting at Night。
8. "Beauty is truth, truth beauty" is an epigrammatic line by John Keats.
Beauty is truth, truth beauty是John Keats的写作宗旨，他用尽毕生精力追求能够表达一切美丽事物的诗篇。
9. Paradise Lost is a masterpiece by John Miltom.《失乐园》和《复乐园》均为John Milton作。
10. James Joyce mostly wrote about his hometown Dublin.
James Joyce出生于爱尔兰的首都都柏林，主要作品有：A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man，Ulysses。故事合集Dubliners。