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,whichoriginatesinWalesandflowsthroughwesternEngland.——3.Todaymoretha

2、nhalfofthepeopleinWalesstillspeaktheancientWelshlanguage.——4.Intermsofpopulationandarea,NorthernIrelandisthesecondlargestpartofBritain.——5.AlthoughtheclimateinBritainisgenerallymild,thetemperatureinnorthernScotlandoftenfallsbellow10℃inJanuary.——6.ThemajorityofthepeopleinBritai

3、naredescendantsoftheAngloSaxons.——7.TheCelticpeopleweretheearliestknowninhabitantsofBritain.——8.EnglishevolvedintowhatisnowdescribedasModernEnglishfromthelate16thcentury.Ⅱ.Choosethebestanswertocompleteeachofthefollowingstatements.1.ThetwomainislandsoftheBritishIslesare——A.Gre

4、atBritainandIrelandB.GreatBritainandShcotlandC.GreatBritainandEnglandD.GreatBritainandEngland2.——isthecapitalcityofScotland.A.BelfastB.EdinburghC.LondonD.Cardiff3.AmongthefourpartsoftheUnitedKingdom,——isthesmallest.A.EnglandB.ScotlandC.WalesD.NorthernIreland4.Englishbelongstothe

5、——groupoftheIndoEuropeanfamilyoflanguages.A.CelticB.NormanC.GermanticD.Roman5.TheintroductionofChristianitytoBritainaddedthefirstelementof——wordstoEnglish.A.DanishandFinnishB.DutchandGermanC.FrenchandItalianD.LatinandGreek6.TheevolutionofMiddleEnglishwasreinforcedbythe——influ

6、ence.A.NormanB.DutchC.GermanD.Danish7.SamuelJohnson’sdictionarywasinfluentialinestablishingastandardformof——.8.Atpresent,nearly——oftheworld’spopulationscommunicateinEnglish.A.halfB.aquarterC.onethirdD.onefifthⅢ.Givebriefanswerstothefollowingquestions.1.Whydotouristfromalloverthe

7、worldlikegotoScotland?2.HowmanyperiodscanthedevelopmentoftheEnglishlanguagebedividedintoandwhatarethey?3.WhydidEnglishbecomemoreimportantaftertheBlackDeath?Ⅳ.Stateyourunderstandingofthefollowingquestions.1.WhoaretheBritishpeople?2.WhatisStandardEnglish?Chapter2Ⅰ.Readthefollowing

8、statementsanddecidewhethertheyaretrue(T)orfalse