英语国家概况课后习题(附答案)

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1、物流11401帅旭东英语国家概况课后习题（附答案）Chapter1Ⅰ.Readthefollowingstatementanddecidewhethertheyareture(T)orfalse(F).—F—1.PeopleindifferentpartsofBritainliketousethenameEnglandtorefertotheircountry.—T—2.TheSevernRiveristhelongestriverofBritain,whichoriginatesinWales

2、andflowsthroughwesternEngland.—F—3.TodaymorethanhalfofthepeopleinWalesstillspeaktheancientWelshlanguage.—F—4.Intermsofpopulationandarea,NorthernIrelandisthesecondlargestpartofBritain.—F—5.AlthoughtheclimateinBritainisgenerallymild,thetemperatureinnor

3、thernScotlandoftenfallsbellow10℃inJanuary.—T—6.ThemajorityofthepeopleinBritainaredescendantsoftheAngloSaxons.—T—7.TheCelticpeopleweretheearliestknowninhabitantsofBritain.—F—8.EnglishevolvedintowhatisnowdescribedasModernEnglishfromthelate16thcent

4、ury.Ⅱ.Choosethebestanswertocompleteeachofthefollowingstatements.1.ThetwomainislandsoftheBritishIslesare—A—A.GreatBritainandIrelandB.GreatBritainandShcotlandC.GreatBritainandEnglandD.GreatBritainandEngland2.—B—isthecapitalcityofScotland.A.BelfastB.Edi

5、nburghC.LondonD.Cardiff3.AmongthefourpartsoftheUnitedKingdom,—D—isthesmallest.A.EnglandB.ScotlandC.WalesD.NorthernIreland4.Englishbelongstothe—C—groupoftheIndoEuropeanfamilyoflanguages.A.CelticB.NormanC.GermanticD.Roman5.TheintroductionofChristiani

6、tytoBritainaddedthefirstelementof—D—wordstoEnglish.A.DanishandFinnishB.DutchandGermanC.FrenchandItalianD.LatinandGreek6.TheevolutionofMiddleEnglishwasreinforcedbythe—A—influence.A.NormanB.DutchC.GermanD.Danish7.SamuelJohnson’sdictionarywasinfluentia

7、linestablishingastandardformof—C—.8.Atpresent,nearly—C—oftheworld’spopulationscommunicatein25物流11401帅旭东English.A.halfB.aquarterC.onethirdD.onefifthⅢ.Givebriefanswerstothefollowingquestions.1.WhydotouristfromallovertheworldlikegotoScotland?2.Howmanype

8、riodscanthedevelopmentoftheEnglishlanguagebedividedintoandwhatarethey?3.WhydidEnglishbecomemoreimportantaftertheBlackDeath?Ⅳ.Stateyourunderstandingofthefollowingquestions.1.WhoaretheBritishpeople?2.WhatisStandardEnglish?Chapter2Ⅰ.Readthefollowingstat