Life in the UK Test Practice 2026:第3套练习测试
Life in the UK Test Practice 练习测试第3套(共8套):再练24道题,附答案和解释。
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第1题,共24题
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答案: A. Anne Boleyn
Anne Boleyn was Henry VIII's second wife and the mother of Elizabeth I. She was executed at the Tower of London.
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第2题,共24题
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答案: B. The Book of Common Prayer
Under the strongly Protestant Edward VI, the Book of Common Prayer was written. A version of it is still used in some churches.
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第3题,共24题
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答案: D. The Spanish Armada
In 1588 the English defeated the Spanish Armada, a large fleet of ships sent by Spain to invade England.
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第4题,共24题
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答案: B. She was held for about 20 years and then executed
Mary, Queen of Scots, was a Catholic. Elizabeth I kept her prisoner for about 20 years and then had her executed, suspecting her of plotting to take the throne.
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第5题,共24题
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答案: D. Stratford-upon-Avon
William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, in 1564.
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第6题,共24题
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答案: C. James VI of Scotland
Elizabeth I had no children, so her relative James VI of Scotland also became James I of England, Wales and Ireland.
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第7题,共24题
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答案: A. 1642
The Civil War between Charles I and Parliament began in 1642.
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第8题,共24题
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答案: A. Roundheads
Supporters of Parliament were called Roundheads, and supporters of the king were called Cavaliers.
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第9题,共24题
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答案: D. He was executed
Charles I was executed in 1649, and England became a republic for a time.
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第10题,共24题
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答案: C. Lord Protector
Oliver Cromwell, the army leader, ruled as Lord Protector until his death in 1658.
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第11题,共24题
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答案: C. Charles II
In 1660 Parliament invited Charles II to return from exile. This is called the Restoration.
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第12题,共24题
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答案: C. The Great Fire of London
The Great Fire of London destroyed much of the city in 1666. The Great Plague had struck the year before, in 1665.
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第13题,共24题
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答案: C. That nobody could be held in prison unlawfully, and every prisoner has a right to a court hearing
The Habeas Corpus Act is still an important part of the UK's legal system. It protects people from being imprisoned unlawfully.
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第14题,共24题
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答案: D. William of Orange became king and James II fled, with no fighting in England
James II, a Catholic, was replaced by the Protestant William of Orange and his wife Mary. It is called 'glorious' because there was no fighting in England.
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第15题,共24题
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答案: C. The Battle of the Boyne
William III defeated James II at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690. Some people in Northern Ireland still celebrate it.
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第16题,共24题
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答案: D. The rights of Parliament and the limits of the king's power
The Bill of Rights confirmed Parliament's rights and limited the monarch's power. It also stated that the monarch must be Protestant.
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第17题,共24题
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答案: C. The Kingdom of Great Britain
The Act of Union of 1707 united England and Wales with Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain.
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第18题,共24题
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答案: B. Its own legal and education systems and its Presbyterian Church
Scotland stopped having a separate parliament but kept its own legal system, education system and Presbyterian Church.
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第19题,共24题
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答案: D. Sir Robert Walpole
Sir Robert Walpole was Prime Minister from 1721 to 1742 and is generally seen as the first person in that role.
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第20题,共24题
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答案: C. The Battle of Culloden
Bonnie Prince Charlie, grandson of James II, led a rising in 1745 to take the throne. He was defeated at Culloden in Scotland in 1746.
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第21题,共24题
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答案: A. James Watt
James Watt improved the steam engine, which powered machines in factories and helped the Industrial Revolution.
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第22题,共24题
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答案: A. The first curry house in Britain
Sake Dean Mahomet opened the Hindoostane Coffee House in London, the first curry house in Britain. He also introduced 'shampooing' (head massage).
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第23题,共24题
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答案: D. William Wilberforce
William Wilberforce, an evangelical Christian and MP, helped change the law to end the slave trade.
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答案: C. 1833
The 1833 Emancipation Act abolished slavery throughout the British Empire.
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