练习题：

　　1 Which of the following is the British oldest daily newspaper?

　　A The Telegraph B The Guardian C The News of the World D The Times

　　2 The river Thames is in _____.

　　A Wales B Scotland C England D Northern Ireland

　　3 The Industrial Revolution started in _____.

　　A the Great Britain B the United States C Canada D Austrilia

　　4 Which of the following is true under Thatcher’s administration?

　　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.

　　5 Britain has its nuclear naval force since _____.

　　A it’s one of the developed countries in the world

　　B it’s a traditional sea power

　　C it has an advanced industry

　　D it’s able to produce submarines

　　6 Which of the following is the oldest national Sunday newspaper in Britain?

　　A The Times B The Guardian C The Observer D The Financial Times

　　7 Big Ben was named after _____.

　　A Christopher Wren B Benjamin Hall C Ben John D G. Stephenson

　　8 The Capital of Wales is _____.

　　A Swansea B Cardiff C Rhonda D Belfast

　　9 _____ is England’s biggest naval base.

　　A Portsmouth B Southampton CPlymouth D Dover

　　10 There are two major national parties in Britain: the Conservative party and _____.

　　A the Liberal Party B the Democratic Party

　　C the Labour Party D the Republican Party

　　练习题答案及题解:

　　1 D, 英国历史上最悠久的日报是《泰晤士报》。

　　2 C, 泰晤士河位于英格兰。

　　3 A, 工业革命最早从英国开始。

　　4 C, 1979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。

　　5 B, 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。

　　6 C, 《观察家报》创刊于1791年，是英国创刊最早的星期日报纸。

　　7 B, 据说Big Ben 得名于它在1859年修建时候的建造者 Benjamin Hall。

　　8 B, 威尔士位于大不列颠的西部。首府：加的夫。

　　9 A, 英国最大的海军基地是普茨茅斯。

　　10 C, 英国奉行的是两党制。其两大主要政党是保守党和工党。 

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实习编辑：宋奇莲