英国历史概况

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专八人文知识之英国概况--英国历史

1. In history, Romans occupied Britain for about _______ years. A. 700B. 600 C. 500 D. 400

2. Which of the following tribes ? rst came to Britain? A. Anglos. B. Saxons. C. Jutes. D. Celts.

3. The three great Germanic tribes: the Anglos, the _______ and the Jutes, which invaded Britain, form the basis of the modern British people. A. Saxons B. Scots C. Welsh D. Essex

4. William won the Battle of Hastings. Later, on _______, he was crowned King of England. A. Easter Day

中英对照英国历史简介(1)

在新概念英语的部分文章中涉及到了英国历史方面的知识，老师在课上限于时间，只能对相关的内容作简要的介绍，有些朋友可能觉得不够解渴。而课下阅读大部头的英国历史书籍对非英语专业的同学来说既不现实也无必要。因此我在博客上贴一篇中英对照的英国历史简介，既能使朋友们对英国史有个大致的了解，也是学习英语的一篇好材料。 延隆

英国的起源（公元前5000年—1066年） The Origins of a Nation (5000BC-1066)

I.Early Settlers （5000BC-55BC）

早期的居民（公元前5000年—公元前55年）

1．The first known settlers of Britain were the Iberians.

人们所知的英国最早居民是伊比利来人。

2． At about 2000 BC the Beaker Folk arrived from the areas now know as Holland and Rhineland.

约公元前2000年，从现在的荷兰和莱茵兰地区来了宽口陶器人。

3． The Celts began to arrive Brit

British Survey Test Part I Geography

1. The total area of the U.K. is _____.

A. 211,440 B. 244,110 C. 241,410 D. 242,534 2. England occupies the _____ portion of the U.K. A. northern B. eastern C. southern

3. The most important part of the U.K. in wealth is _____. A. Northern Ireland B. England C. Scotland

4. _____ is on the western prominence between the Bristol Channel and the Dee estuary. A. Wales B. Scotland C. England

5. Wales was effectively united with England in the _____ century. A. 14th B. 15th

第一部分 英国 第一章 英国地理 1. The official name of the United Kingdom is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 英国的官方名字叫做大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国。 2. There are three political divisions on the islands of Great Britain: England, Scotland and Wales. 大不列颠由三个政体组成：英格兰、苏格兰和威尔士。 3. About a hundred years ago, Britain ruled an empire that had one fourth of the world?s people and one fourth of the world?s land are a. 大约一百年前英国统治了世界四分之一的人口和土地。4. The Britain Empire was replaced by the Britain commonwealth in 1931,which is a free assoc

英国历史，地理，政治，经济，教育，宗教

1. In history, Romans occupied Britain for about _______ years. A. 700B. 600 C. 500 D. 400

2. Which of the following tribes ? rst came to Britain? A. Anglos. B. Saxons. C. Jutes. D. Celts.

3. The three great Germanic tribes: the Anglos, the _______ and the Jutes, which invaded Britain, form the basis of the modern British people. A. Saxons B. Scots C. Welsh D. Essex

4. William won the Battle of Hastings. Later, on _______, he was crowned King of England.

A. Easter Day B. St. Andrew’s Day C. Christ

英国历史上共有7位女王，分别是： 都铎王朝的三个： 简·格雷夫人(1537-1554)(英格兰国王1553)(萨福克公爵亨利·格雷的女儿。外祖母玛丽是亨利八世的妹妹。嫁给诺森伯兰公爵之子达德利。诺森伯兰公爵伪造遗嘱让简·格雷继承王位。后阴谋败露，简·格雷被玛丽女王废黜，关入伦敦塔后斩首)

玛丽一世(1516年2月18日-1558年11月17日)(英格兰国王1553-1558)(亨利八世同西班牙公主凯瑟琳之女。和西班牙国王菲利佩二世结婚。由于镇压新教徒被称做“血腥的玛丽”)

伊丽莎白一世(1533年9月7日-1603年3月24日)(英格兰国王1558-1603)(终生未婚,去世后都铎王朝结束)

斯图亚特王朝的两个

玛丽二世(1662-1694)(英格兰国王,苏格兰国王1689-1694)(詹姆斯二世长女。光荣革命后与丈夫尼德兰联合省总督威廉亲王共同回国执政)

安妮(1664-1714)(苏格兰国王1702-1707,英格兰国王1702-1714)(在位期间宣布英格兰和苏格兰合并,死后无嗣，斯图亚特王朝结束) 汉诺威王朝的一个：

维多利亚(1819-1901)(联合王国国王1837-1901)(乔治三世第四子肯特公爵爱德华之女。汉诺威家

英国历史上共有7位女王，分别是： 都铎王朝的三个： 简·格雷夫人(1537-1554)(英格兰国王1553)(萨福克公爵亨利·格雷的女儿。外祖母玛丽是亨利八世的妹妹。嫁给诺森伯兰公爵之子达德利。诺森伯兰公爵伪造遗嘱让简·格雷继承王位。后阴谋败露，简·格雷被玛丽女王废黜，关入伦敦塔后斩首)

玛丽一世(1516年2月18日-1558年11月17日)(英格兰国王1553-1558)(亨利八世同西班牙公主凯瑟琳之女。和西班牙国王菲利佩二世结婚。由于镇压新教徒被称做“血腥的玛丽”)

伊丽莎白一世(1533年9月7日-1603年3月24日)(英格兰国王1558-1603)(终生未婚,去世后都铎王朝结束)

斯图亚特王朝的两个

玛丽二世(1662-1694)(英格兰国王,苏格兰国王1689-1694)(詹姆斯二世长女。光荣革命后与丈夫尼德兰联合省总督威廉亲王共同回国执政)

安妮(1664-1714)(苏格兰国王1702-1707,英格兰国王1702-1714)(在位期间宣布英格兰和苏格兰合并,死后无嗣，斯图亚特王朝结束) 汉诺威王朝的一个：

维多利亚(1819-1901)(联合王国国王1837-1901)(乔治三世第四子肯特公爵爱德华之女。汉诺威家

英国与美国地理、政治、历史、经济简介。共七课。

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Geographic Position

UK is situated in Western Europe, lying off the northwest coast of Europe and surrounded by the sea (the Arctic Sea, north Atlantic Sea, Irish Sea, and North Sea), and it covers most of the British Isles(Great Britain, Ireland and some small islands). UK is seperated from the European Continent by by the North Sea, the Strait of Dover and the English Channel. Its neighboring countries include France, Holland, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Belgium, the Irish Republic and Icelan

英国与美国地理、政治、历史、经济简介。共七课。

CHAPTER1

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Geographic Position

UK is situated in Western Europe, lying off the northwest coast of Europe and surrounded by the sea (the Arctic Sea, north Atlantic Sea, Irish Sea, and North Sea), and it covers most of the British Isles(Great Britain, Ireland and some small islands). UK is seperated from the European Continent by by the North Sea, the Strait of Dover and the English Channel. Its neighboring countries include France, Holland, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Belgium, the Irish Republic and Icelan

? Great Britain

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Geographical features and the People

1. The British Isles are situated in the northwest part of the Europe.

2. Britain ruled an empire that had 1/4 of the world’s people and 1/4 of the

world’s land area. It had colonies in North America, Asia, Africa and Australia. 3. The empire maintains links through a loose organization—Commonwealth of

Nations英联邦.

4. Official name: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 5. 大不列颠和英国的关系：Great Britain【England+Scotland+Wales(英伦三岛)】

+Northern Ireland=The UK