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英概Chapter 1-2 一、选择题 1、Ireland is NOT a political division on the island of Great Britain. 2、The capital of Brain is London. 3、At present, there are 50 member countries within the Commonwealth. 4、Great Britain is divided into three political divisions. 5、The British Empire gradually disappeared and it was replaced by the British Commonwealth of Nations in 1931. 6、Which of the following statements is not true about Britain?(D) A、Great Britain and England are geographical names. B、The official name of Britain is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. C、British Empire was replaced by the British Commonwealth in 1931. D、Britain has four political divisions on the island of Great Britain. 7、Britain is separated from the rest of Europe by the English Channel in the south and North Sea in the east. 8、The Celts came to Britain in three main waves from about 600 BC until the Romans came. 9、The successful Roman invasion took place in 43 AD, headed by the Emperor Claudius. 10、The Celts began to arrive about 700B.C. 11、The Celts were practiced farmers. 12、Those who began to invade Britain about 700BC and kept coming until the arrival of the Romans have been known as the Celts in history. 13、The Celts’ religion was Druidism. 14、It is Roman that brought the new religion, Christianity, to Britain. 15、During the fifth century when the Roman Empire fell, the Germanic Angles and Saxons invaded and conquered Britain. 16、In the mid-5th century, a new wave of Teutonic invaders came to Britain. The three tribes were Jutes, Saxons, and Angles. 17、The small kingdoms of Essex, Sussex and Wessex in the southwest of Britain were established by the Saxons in 5th century. 18、The word Heptarchy is used to describe the situation in England in the 6th century when the country was divided into seven kingdoms. 19、The names of Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday derive from the name of Germany gods. 20、Which of not true about the Anglo-Saxons? (D) A、They were regarded as feroc