英语国家概况课后习题

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1、英语国家概况课后习题Chapter1Ⅰ.Readthefollowingstatementanddecidewhethertheyareture(T)orfalse(F).——1.PeopleindifferentpartsofBritainliketousethenameEnglandtorefertotheircountry.——2.TheSevernRiveristhelongestriverofBritain,whichoriginatesinWalesandflowsthroughwes

2、ternEngland.——3.TodaymorethanhalfofthepeopleinWalesstillspeaktheancientWelshlanguage.——4.Intermsofpopulationandarea,NorthernIrelandisthesecondlargestpartofBritain.——5.AlthoughtheclimateinBritainisgenerallymild,thetemperatureinnorthernScotlandoftenfall

3、sbellow10℃inJanuary.——6.ThemajorityofthepeopleinBritainaredescendantsoftheAngloSaxons.——7.TheCelticpeopleweretheearliestknowninhabitantsofBritain.——8.EnglishevolvedintowhatisnowdescribedasModernEnglishfromthelate16thcentury.Ⅱ.Choosethebestanswert

4、ocompleteeachofthefollowingstatements.1.ThetwomainislandsoftheBritishIslesare——A.GreatBritainandIrelandB.GreatBritainandShcotlandC.GreatBritainandEnglandD.GreatBritainandEngland2.——isthecapitalcityofScotland.A.BelfastB.EdinburghC.LondonD.Cardiff3.Amon

5、gthefourpartsoftheUnitedKingdom,——isthesmallest.A.EnglandB.ScotlandC.WalesD.NorthernIreland4.Englishbelongstothe——groupoftheIndoEuropeanfamilyoflanguages.A.CelticB.NormanC.GermanticD.Roman5.TheintroductionofChristianitytoBritainaddedthefirstelemento

6、f——wordstoEnglish.A.DanishandFinnishB.DutchandGermanC.FrenchandItalianD.LatinandGreek6.TheevolutionofMiddleEnglishwasreinforcedbythe——influence.A.NormanB.DutchC.GermanD.Danish7.SamuelJohnson’sdictionarywasinfluentialinestablishingastandardformof——.8.

7、Atpresent,nearly——oftheworld’spopulationscommunicateinEnglish.A.halfB.aquarterC.onethirdD.onefifthⅢ.Givebriefanswerstothefollowingquestions.1.WhydotouristfromallovertheworldlikegotoScotland?2.HowmanyperiodscanthedevelopmentoftheEnglishlanguagebedivide

8、dintoandwhatarethey?3.WhydidEnglishbecomemoreimportantaftertheBlackDeath?Ⅳ.Stateyourunderstandingofthefollowingquestions.1.WhoaretheBritishpeople?2.WhatisStandardEnglish?Chapter2Ⅰ.Readthefollowingstatementsanddecidewhethertheyaretrue(T)orfalse