英美文化考題翻譯

1、文檔編碼 : CQ6J10X2G4M4 HX8X8W4M8W2 ZE6E3I4F6X2UK Unit 1 The COUNTRY1. Read the following statements carefully and then decide whether they are true or false. Put a “T” if you think the statement is true and an “F” if it is not.United Kingdom and Northern Island is located in northern Europe . F 英國和北愛爾蘭

2、坐落在北歐 ；（注：北愛爾蘭是英國的一部分,而英國位于西歐, 即 Western Europe,是一個島國）2. The United Kingdom consists of four political divisions - England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland . F 英國包含四個政治分區(qū),分別是英格蘭,蘇格蘭,威爾士和 愛爾蘭 ；（注：愛爾蘭是西歐的一個國家,此處應(yīng)為“ 北愛爾蘭” 即 的一個地區(qū)；）Norther Island,這才是英國3. England is one of the two large islands in the Britis

3、h Isles. F 英格蘭 是不列顛群島上的兩個大島嶼之一；（注：不列顛群島包括大不列顛島、愛爾蘭島、馬恩島及鄰近的 5 500 多個小島；英國全稱為大不列顛及北愛爾蘭聯(lián)合王國,有大不列顛島上的英格蘭,蘇格蘭,威爾士和愛爾蘭島上的北愛爾蘭組成；大不列顛島和愛爾蘭島才是不列顛群島上的兩個大島嶼,英格蘭是大不列顛島上的島嶼之一；）4. The British Isles are made up of three large islands and hundreds of small ones. F不列顛群島由 三個 大島嶼和許多小島嶼組成；（注：由兩個大島嶼和其他小島組成,大島嶼為大不列顛島和愛

4、爾蘭島）5. Wales lies on the east coast of the island of Great Britain. F威爾士坐落在大不列顛島的東海岸 ；（注：威爾士坐落在大不列顛島的西海岸,即west coast）6. The Commonwealth of Nations is a free association of independent countries that all used to be colonies of Britain. F 英聯(lián)邦是獨立國家的自由組合,而且這些國家過去 都被殖民過；（注：英聯(lián)邦英語：Commonwealth of Nations,

5、是一個以英國為主導(dǎo)的國家聯(lián)合體,由 54 個（含屬地）所組成,成員 大多 為前的殖民地或附屬國,但并非全部；）7. In Scotland, rugged mountains, green valleys, and deep, blue lakes provide some of the most beautiful scenery in Europe. T在蘇格蘭,坎坷的山嶺,綠色的山谷和深藍(lán)色的湖為歐洲出現(xiàn)了最美的風(fēng)景；8. Britains longest river is the Thames. F 英國最長的河流是 泰晤士河 ；（注：英國最長的河流是塞汶河 Severn）9. The

6、 largest lake in Britain is the Lough Neagh in northwest England. F 英國最大的湖是位于 英格蘭西北部 的內(nèi)伊湖；（注：內(nèi)伊湖作為英國最大的湖泊,位于北愛爾蘭的中部）10. Britains climate is influenced by the Gulf Stream, a warm ocean current that sweeps up from the equator and flows past the British Isles. T 英國的氣候受到墨西哥灣暖流的影響,從赤道流向大不列顛群島；2. The foll

7、owing are questions or incomplete sentences. Below each sentence or question four possible answers marked A, B, C and D are provided. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence or answers the question.1. The British Isles are made up of _ _C_.不列顛群島由什么組成？A. three large islands and hundreds of sm

8、all ones.B. three large islands and dozens of small ones.C. two large islands and hundreds of small ones. （兩個大島嶼和好幾百個小島嶼）D. two large islands and dozens of small ones.2. Which of the following is NOT a political division on the island of Great Britain._ _C_下面哪一個不是大不列顛群島上的政治分區(qū)？A. England B. Scotland

9、C. Northern Ireland （北愛爾蘭）D. Wales（注：北愛爾蘭在愛爾蘭島上）3. Britain is separated from the rest of Europe by the English Channel in the _B_ and the North Sea in the east.英國通過 南邊 的英吉利海峽和東邊的北海與歐洲的其他國家相分隔；A. east B. southC. west D. northRepublic of Ireland became independent in the year_ D_.愛爾蘭共和國是在哪一年獨立的？A. 192

10、0 B. 1945 C. 1918 D. 1949highest mountain in Britain, Ben Nevis, lies in _ _A_.英國最高的山本尼維斯山,坐落在？A. the Highlands （高原地區(qū)）B. the Southern UplandsC. the Central Lowlands D. the Lake District6. The British Empire was replaced by the British Commonwealth or the Commonwealth of Nations in _B_.大英帝國被英聯(lián)邦所取代是在哪

11、一年？A. 1921 B. 1931 C. 1945 D. 19507. All the following are natural zones in Scotland, except _ _C_.以下全部的都是蘇格蘭的自然區(qū),除了 _？A. Highlands in the north B. the Central lowlandsC. the Eastern lowlands （東部低地） D. the Southern uplands8. The mountain system the Pennines is often called the backbone of _ A_.奔您山脈常

12、常被稱為是 _的支柱性山系？A. England（英格蘭）B. Scotland C. Great Britain D. Ireland9. The regional capital of Northern Ireland is _ _D_.北愛爾蘭的首都是？A. Glasgow B. Edinburgh C. Cardiff D. Belfast（貝爾法斯特）10. Which of the following statements about the climate in Britain is NOT true._ B_關(guān)于英國的氣候,下面哪一個是錯誤的？A. Britains clima

13、te is of the maritime typeB. Winters in Britain are extremely cold （英國的冬天極度冰冷）注：英國屬溫帶海洋性氣候；全年溫存潮濕,四季寒暑變化不大；C. Summers in Britain are coolD. Britain is warmer than Harbin in winterUnit 2 THE PEOPLEQuiz1. Read the following statements carefully and then decide whether they are true or false. Put a “T”

14、 if you think the statement is true and an “F” if it is not.F 1. The English, the Scots, and the Welsh are Anglo -Saxons, but the Irish are Celts. 英格蘭人, 蘇格蘭人 和威爾士人是盎格魯薩克遜人,但是愛爾蘭人是凱爾特人；（注：英國民族大體上分原住民凱爾特民族以及北歐來的盎格魯撒克遜民族；蘇格蘭人和愛爾蘭人是凱爾特人）2. London and England as a whole have great influence over the rest

15、 of the United Kingdom because of their large population. T 由于人口眾多,倫敦和英格蘭對英聯(lián)邦的其他地區(qū)產(chǎn)生了很大的影響；3. People of Indian, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi origin are the largest group of immigrants in Britain. T在英國,來自印度、巴基斯坦和孟加拉國的人組成了最大的移民團體；4. Compared with the rest of the world, the UK has a smaller percentage of

16、 older people and a higher percentage of younger people. F 與世界的其它部分相比,英國老年人所占比例更少,年輕人所占比例更大；（注：英國老齡化比較嚴(yán)肅）5. The Welsh language is the official language in Wales. T 威爾士的官方語言是威爾士語；6. Scottish Gaelic is the official language in Scotland. F蘇格蘭蓋爾語 是蘇格蘭的官方語言；（注：蘇格蘭蓋爾語是蘇格蘭的傳統(tǒng)語言,其官方語言是英語）7. The English lang

17、uage is the predominant language in Northern Ireland. T 英語是北愛爾蘭的主要語言；8. English people all strive to free themselves of regional or local accents in order to sound like educated English-speaking people. F 為了聽起來像受過英語口語訓(xùn)練的人,英國人 都嘗試 從地方或當(dāng)?shù)氐那徽{(diào)重擺脫出來；（注：部分英國人照舊說本地語言,并非都擺脫,題目過于確定）9. Social class in the UK

18、lays more emphasis on money and property. F 英國人的社會位置更多地強調(diào) 金錢和財產(chǎn) ；（注：多方面,不只是金錢）10. Britishness is associated with political, historical, technological, sporting, and cultural achievements in Britain. T英國人的風(fēng)格與英國的政治,歷史,技術(shù),體育和文化成就親熱相關(guān)；2. The following are questions or incomplete sentences. Below each se

19、ntence or question four possible answers marked A, B, C and D are provided. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence or answers the question.1. The English people and the English language were born from the union of _ _D_.英國人和英國語言源自于？A. the Angles and the Saxons.B. Germanic conquerors and the

20、 Norman French.C. Danes or Vikings and the Norman French.D. Norman conquerors and the defeated Anglo -Saxons.（諾曼戰(zhàn)勝和擊敗盎格魯撒克遜人）2. The first known settlers of Britain were_ _A_.英國最初的移居者是什么人？A. the Iberians （伊比利亞人）B. the Beaker Folk C. the Celts D. the Romans3. About 80,000 Scots speak Gaelic which is a

21、n ancient _ _D_.大約 8 萬個蘇格蘭人所說的蓋爾語是古老的 _.A. Scottish language B. English language C. Irish language D. Celtic language（塞爾特語）4. About three million people have migrated to Britain since World War II. They are mainly from the West Indies, India and _ _D_.二戰(zhàn)以后,大約三百萬人口遷移到英國,他們主要來自拉丁美洲,印度和 _.A. Indonesia

22、B. Singapore C. Hong Kong, China D. Pakistan（巴基斯坦）5. In Britain _ of the population is urban and _ is 在英國,城市人口占總數(shù)的90%,農(nóng)村人口占10%；A. 90%; 10% B. 80%; 20% C. 70%; 30% D. 60%; 40%6. The ancestors of the Welsh were the ancient_ A_.威爾士人的祖先是古老的_凱爾特人 _.C. Normans D. BritonsA. Celts（凱爾特人）B. Romans 7. The aver

23、age population density in Britain is _ _A_ people per square kilometer.在英國,每 250 米中的平均人口密度是？A. 250 B. 370 C. 800 D. 5008. During the fifth century when the Roman Empire fell, the Germanic _D_ invaded and conquered Britain.當(dāng)十五世紀(jì)羅馬帝國覆滅的時候,德國的_入侵并戰(zhàn)勝了英國？A. Angles and Celts B. Angles and Picts C. Angles

24、and Brythons D. Angles and Saxons（盎格魯撒克遜人）9. The upper class in Britain consists of all the following except _D_.英國的上層階級不包括？A. peerage B. gentry C. landowners D. Professionals（專家）10. “Britishness” can be reflected in all the following except_ _D_.以下哪一個不能代表英國人的風(fēng)格？A. Union Jack B. ConservativenessC. t

25、he Beatles D. Football（足球）Unit 3 HISTORYQuiz1. Read the following statements carefully and then decide whether they are true or false. Put a “T” if you think the statement is true and an “F” if it is not.2. F 1. The successful Roman invasion took place in 43 AD, headed by the Emperor Julius Caesar.羅

26、馬成功入侵發(fā)生在 公元 43 世紀(jì) ,由君主凱撒領(lǐng)導(dǎo)；（注：凱撒入侵在公元前 55 世紀(jì),而公元 43 世紀(jì)是克勞狄一世入侵）T 2. The name “England ” derived from the Angles, one of the Germanic tribes who came to England in the 5 th and 6 th centuries.“ 英格蘭” 這一命名來源于盎格魯人,他們是5 世紀(jì)和 6 世紀(jì)到英國的日耳曼部落；F 3. The Magna Carta set out the rules which were to form the basis for the Parliament which op0erates in England today.大憲章中制定的法規(guī)成為國會的基礎(chǔ),在今日仍舊實施 ；-緣由不是特別確定（注：大憲章是英國憲法的基礎(chǔ),后來不用了,但其內(nèi)容仍舊在憲法中有所表現(xiàn)）F4. The Black Death ravaged England, carrying off three fourt