英语国家概况练习

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1、ReviewofEnglish-SpeakingCountriesTheUnitedKingdom(Chapter1--4)BlankFilling:1.TheBritishIslesaremadeofGreatBritainandthewholeIrelandandhundredsofsmallislands.2.GreatBritainandNorthernIrelandformtheUnitedKingdom.3.TheofficialnameofthenameoftheUKistheUnitedKingdomofGrea

2、tBritainandNorthernIreland.4.ThecapitaloftheUnitedKingdomisLondon.TherepublicofIrelandhasbeenanindependentrepublicsince_____anditscapitalis_____.5.OntheislandofGreatBritain,therearethreepoliticaldivisions:England,ScotlandandNorthernIreland.6.Thecommonwealthisafreeass

3、ociationofindependentcountriesthatwereoncecoloniesofBritain.Atpresentthereare50membercountries,includingAustralia.7.BritainisseparatedfromtherestofEuropebytheEnglishChannelinthesouthandthe________Seaintheeast.8.In1985,theBritishgovernmentandtheFrenchgovernmentdecided

4、tobuilda______________undertheStraitsof________.ThenarrowestpartbetweenEnglandandFrance.ItwasopentotrafficinMay,_____.9.ThenorthandwestofBritainaremainly________.Theeastandsoutheastaremostly________.10.ThehighestpeakinEnglandisMount_______.ThehighestmountaininBritain

5、,_______islocatedin________.ThehighestmountaininWalesis________.11.EdinburghisthecapitalofScotland.ThecapitalofWalesisCardiff.ThecapitalofNorthernIrelandisBelfast.12.ThelongestriverinBritainisSevernRiver.ThesecondlargestandmostimportantriverinBritainisThamesRiver.Riv

6、er_____isthemostimportantriverinScotland.13.Britainhasafavorable_________climate.14.ThelargestlakeinBritainis_______________._______________isoneofthepopulartouristattractionsinBritainandiswell-knownforitswildandbeautifulsceneryand15lakes.It’salsothehomeofmanyfamousp

7、oets.15.TheEnglishare____________,buttheScots,WelshandIrishare_______.TheancestorsoftheWelshweretheancient______.16._________speakthetypeofEnglishclosertoBBCEnglish.17.Welshisanancient______language.TheIrishlanguageisaformof______.18.Throughouttheyear,peopleinWelshha

8、vefestivalsofsongsanddancesandpoetrycalled___________.Thegreatesteventoftheyearisthe_____________.19.________istheofficialfirstlang