英语国家社会与文化入门练习 Book1
Exercise One （Book1 Unit1）
1.The Anglo-Saxons began to settle in Britain in the fifth century.
2.King Arthur was legendary hero supposed to have fought against the Saxons.
3.The Romans invaded Britain in 43, and the only area they did not subdue therein was Scotland. 4.The most important part of the UK in wealth is England.
5.Celts were ironworkers, practiced farmers and they drained much of the marshlands and built houses. But they didn't speak Anglo Sanxon English. They have their own language. 6.The real Roman conquest of Britain began in 43AD. 7.The English are mainly decendants of Anglo-Sanxon. 8.Alfred was the national hero during the fighting against Danes. 9.English Channel separate Great Britain from the rest of the Europe. 10.William was crowned King of England on the Christmas Day of 1066.
11.The population of the UK consist of the English, the Welsh, the Scottish and the Irish. 12.William, Duke of Normandy, is now known as William the Conqueror. 13.Scotland occupies the northern portion of Great Britain. 14.Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland. 15.Caelic is mainly spoken in Scotland.
16.In 14th century, Wales was effectively united with England.
Exercise Two（Book1 Unit3）
1.In the English Civil War, the “Roundhead” supported Oliver Cromwell, while the “cavalier”supported Charles I.
2.Parliament in Britain, strictly speaking, consists of three elements: The Queen(The Sovereign), the House of Lords and the House of Commons.
3.The House of Commons is the source of real political power in the United Kingdom. 4.The Great Charter (Magna Carta) was signed by King John in 1215. 5.The spirit of the Magna Carta was the limitation of the powers of the king. 6.James l clung to the theory of the “Divine Right of Kings”. 7.The Prime Minister of Britain was appointed by Queen.
8.The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is reigned over by the Monarch, but ruled
by the government.
9.The real power of the House of Lords lies in discussing bills.
Exercise Three（Book1 Unit4）
1.A general election is held normally every 5 years in the 650 consituencies of Brirain.（p50）
2.With the help of DECC, the UK Low Carbon Transition Plan was published by the UK goverment.（p56）
3.The majority of the working lords in the House of Lords are life peers, who earned their titles through their outstanding achievement.（p58）
4.By the House of Commons is a “vote of no confidence” decided.（p50）
5.In the general election, an MP candidate must deposit 500 pounds, which is returned if he or she receives 5% or more of the vote cast.（p50）
6.The Labour Party is the primary opposition to the Conservatives.（p52）
7.Mrs. Margaret Thatcher, a Conservative Party leader in 1980s, believed Privatization; the keeping of law and order; self-reliance. Except the strengthening of the trade unions.
8.Margaret Thatcher carried out the economic policy of privatization to revitalize British economy in the 1980s.
9.Political change in England came mainly through gradual reform.
Exercise Four（Book1 Unit11）
1.As far as the religion is concerned, people in Northern Ireland who are loyal to the British goverment are mainly Protestants, while people in the Republic of Ireland are mainly Catholics.
2.Celts' language survived through history and Irish is the first official language of the Republic of Ireland. 3.Christianity was brought to Ireland by Saint Patrick in the 5th century.
4.In 1800, Irish parliament was voted out of existence. The Act of Union was signed, and Ireland was officially a part of Brirain.
5.In 1870, a constitutional movement seeking Home Rule was instituted up by Isac Butt. 6.The ancestors of the Irish are the Celts.
7.The Celtic invaders came to Ireland in the 6th century.
8.Celts bought a legal system-the Brehon law, to the island of Ireland. 9.The Home Rule Bill was finally passed in 1914.
10.The political party, Sinn Fein, was developed by Arthur Griffith.
英语国家社会与文化入门练习整理
