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1、Unit1:GreatBritainI.Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.1.NorthernIrelandispartofGreatBritain.　　(T/F)　　　　Answer:2.WhenpeopleoutsideUKtalkaboutEngland,theymistakeitasBritainsometimes.　(T/F)　　　　Answer:3.TheScotsandWelshhaveastrongsenseofb

2、eingBritish.　　(T/F)　　　　Answer:4.ScotlandwasneverconqueredbytheRomans.　　(T/F)　　　　Answer:5.MostpeopleinScotlandspeaktheoldCelticlanguage,called"Gaelic".　　(T/F)　　　　Answer:6.ScotlandwasunifiedwithEnglandthroughpeacefulmeans.　　(T/F)　　　　Answer:7.Walesisric

3、hincoaldeposits.　　(T/F)　　　　Answer:8.Cardiff,thecapitalofWales,isalargecity.　　(T/F)　　　　Answer:9.ThetitleofPrinceofWalesisheldbyaWelshaccordingtotradition.(T/F)　　　　Answer:II.Choosethecorrectanswertoeachofthefollowing.1.Threeofthefollowingarecharacteris

4、ticsofLondon.Whichofthefouristheexception?(a)Londonisapolitical,economicandculturalcentreofthecountry.(b)LondonhasalargerpopulationthanallothercitiesinEngland.(c)LondonisnotonlythelargestcityinBritain,butalsothelargestintheworld.(d)Londonhasplayedasi

5、gnificantroleintheeconomicconstructionofthecountry.2.TheTowerofLondon,ahistoricalsight,locatedinthecentreofLondon,wasbuiltby___________.(a)KingHarold(b)RobinHood(c)OliverCromwell(d)WilliamtheConqueror3.________weretheancestorsoftheEnglishandthefounde

6、rsofEngland.(a)TheAnglo-Saxons(b)TheNormans(c)TheVikings(d)TheRomans4.__________isthelargestcityinScotland.(a)Cardiff(b)Edinburgh(c)Glasgow(d)Manchester5.WhydidtheScottishKingsdecidetoformanindependentsingularScottishstateintheninthcentury?(a)Theynee

7、dedaunifiedindependentnationtofightagainstVikingraids.(b)Theyfeltitnecessarytodeveloptheirownindustry.(c)TheywerethreatenedbytheAnglo-Saxons'invasion.(d)TheyhadtodoitinordertoresisttheEnglish.6.WheredothemajorityofpeopleinScotlandlive?(a)IntheHighlan

8、ds.(b)IntheLowlands.(c)IntheUplands.(d)InthewestofScotland.7.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?(a)WaleswasinvadedbytheRomans.(b)WaleswasoccupiedbytheAnglo-Saxons.(c)WaleswasconqueredbytheNormans.(d)WaleswasthreatenedbytheEnglish.8.Whichofthefoll