加载中…第二章 Origins of the Nation 考题
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Arrival and settlement of the Celts
Basis of modern English race： the Anglo-Saxons
The Viking and Danish invasions
King Alfred and his contributions
The Norman Conquest and its consequences
1 The earliest invasion of England is that by _____.
A. the Iberian B. the Danes C. the Celts D. the Anglo-Saxons
2 the Celts religion was _____.
A. Christianity B. Druidism C. Norman belief D. Roman Catholic
3 the Anglo-Saxons brought _____ religion to Britain.
A. Christian B. Druid C. Roman Catholic D. Teutonic
4 The Anglo-Saxons established _____ system， whereby the lord of the manor collected taxes and organized the local army.
A. salve B. feudal C. manorial（采邑制度） D. Capitalistic
5. The Anglo-Saxons created the _____ to advise the king， the basis of the Privy Council.
A. Synod B. Witan（议会）C. Whit by D. Shirt court
6. ______ was known as “the father of the British navy”。
A. Edward B. Balfe C. Canute D. Harold I
7. Christmas Day _____， Duke William was crowned in Westminster Abbey.
A. 1056 B. 1066 C.1006 D. 1060
8. The Celts may originally have come from eastern and central Europe， now _____.
A. France， Belgium and
Spain
C. France， Belgium and southern Germany D. France， Spain and southern Germany
9. By the middle of the ninth century， _____ posed a threat to the Saxon kingdom of Essex.
A. the Vikings and the Danes B. the Vikings and the Jutes
10. The battle of Hastings witnessed the death of ____ in October， 1066.
A. Edward B. Testing C. Harold D. Harridan
11. In 597， ____ was the first Archbishop of Canterbury.
A. Agricola B. Constantine C. St. Augustine D. Gregory I
12. The Saxons were originally from _____.
A. northern Holland B.northern Germany C. south Norway D. south Germany
13. The Celts began to arrive about ____BC and kept coming until the arrival of the Roman.
A.400 B. 500 C.600 D.700
14.The Celts came to Britain in ______main waves.
A two Bothered C four D five
15. _____laid the foundations of English state.
A Celts B the Anglo-Saxons C the Romans D the Normans
16. Alfred the Great was the King of ______.
A Sussex B Essex C Essex D Mercia
17. On the Christmas Day of 1066， ________was crowned king of England.
A. Edward B Harold C Edgar D William
18. When Edward， the Confessor died， the Witan chose ______as English King.
A Duke William B Edith C Harold D Testing
19. Of the following four kings， ______ died most tragically.
A King Edward B King Egbert C King Harold D King Alfred
20. In 1066 Harold and his troops fought against William's army on Senlac field near _______.
A London B Normandy C Stanford D Hastings
21. From which of the following languages was the suffix-caster or-orchestra in English place names borrowed？
A Danish B Welsh C Latin D German
22. The Witan， the basis of the Privy Council was created by_______.
A the Celts B the Anglo-Saxons C the Normans D the Romans
选择 1c. 2B. 3D. 4C. 5B 6B. 7B 8 C 9 A 10 C
11 C 12 B 13D 14B 15B 16C 17D 18C 19C 20D 21C 22B
简答
1 How did the Celts invade Britain？
The Celts invaded Britain in three waves： the Gaels， the Brythons and the Belgae.
2 How did the Anglo-Saxons invade England？
The Anglo-Saxons invaded into Britain in three waves： Jutes， Saxon and Anglos.
3 Who began to invade England from the end of the 8th century？
By the end of the 8th century， the Norwegian Vikings and the Danes Denmark began to invade England.
4 What is the significance of the Norman Conquest？
The Norman Conquest ended the English history of being invaded.
5 Who formally brought Christianity to Britain？ And when？
Christianity was brought to Britain by St.Augustine in 597.
名词解释
1. Heptarch
I t is a collective name for the seven Anglo-Saxon kingdoms from the 7th century to the 9th century. They are Kent， Essex， Sussex， Essex， East Anglia， Mercia and North Umbria. After the 9th century， the seven kingdoms were conquered one after another by the invading Danes.
2. Alfred the Great
He was king of Essex， one of the seven Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. It was he who led the Anglo-Saxons to fight against the invading Danes and maintained peace for a long time. Alfred was not only a brave king at wartime， but also a wise king at peacetime. He encouraged education and introduced a legal system. He is known as “the father of the British navy.”
3. William the conqueror
He was also known as William， Duke of Normandy In 1066， he led the Normans to cross the English Channel and conquered England .He became William the First. His reign marked the beginning of the full feudal system in England.
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