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英语国家文化概况试题
I.Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)or
false(F)
1.GreatBritainincludes3constituentcountries:
England,
Scotland,andWales.(T)
2..Independentschoolsgetmoneymainlythroughtheprivate
sectorandtuitionrates,withsomegovernmentsupport.(T)
3.BritainisnotamemberoftheNATOduetoitsdisagreement
withsomeEuropeancountriesindefensepolicy.(F)
4.Britainhasawrittenconstitutionsofthesortwhichmost
countrieshave.(F)
5.Conservativepartypreferspoliciesthatprotectindividual'srights.(T)
6.NewEnglandwasestablishedbyEnglishpuritans.(T)
7.TheUSConstitutionsetupafederalsystemwithastrong
centralgovernment.(T)
8.TherearemoreCatholicsthanProtestantsintheUS.(F)
9.HarvardCollegewasoriginallyfoundedtotraingovernment
officials.(F)
10.Americanshavetojoinapoliticalpartyinorderto
voteortobeacandidateforpublicoffice.(F)
II.Choosetheanswerthatbestcompletesthestatementor
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answersthequestion:
1.WhichofthefollowingisNOTconsideredacharacteristic
ofLondon?
(d)
a.Theculturalcentre.
b.Thebusinesscentre.
c.Thefinancialcentre.
d.Thesportscentre.
2.Whichofthefollowingkingswasexecutedinthecivilwar?
(c)
a.JamesI.
b.JamesII.
c.CharlesI.
d.CharlesII.
3.Bywhomisa“voteofnoconfidence”decided?
(a)
a.TheHouseofCommons.
b.TheHouseofLords.
c.Thetwomajorparties.
d.ThePrimeMinister.
4.IfastudentwantstogotouniversityinBritain,hewill
taketheexaminationcalled______(a)
a.GeneralCertificateofEducation-Advanced.
b.GeneralCertificateofSecondaryEducation.
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c.thecommonentranceexamination.
d.GeneralNationalVocationalQualifications.
5.HowmanycountiesarethereinNorthernIreland?
(b)
a.26
b.6
c.32
d.20
6.Whichofthefollowingstatementswascorrectaroundthe
timeofAmericanRevolution?
(a)
a.TheAmericanhadthemixedbloodofEuropeansortheir
descendants.
b.TheAmericanhadthemixedbloodofEuropeanswithAmerican
Indians.
c.TheAmericanhadthemixedbloodofEuropeanswithblacks.
d.TheAmericanhadthebloodofEnglishandtheirdescendants
only.
7.WhichofthefollowingisNOTguaranteedintheBillof
Rights?
(b)
a.Thefreedomofreligion.
b.Thefreedomofsearchingaperson'shomebypolice
c.Thefreedomofspeechandofthepress.
d.Therighttoownweaponsifonewishes
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8.Thefollowingweresomeofthecharacteristicsof
Protestantismexcept_____?
(c)
a.ChallengingtheauthorityofthePope.
b.Salvationthroughfaith.
c.Salvationthroughthechurch.
d.EstablishingadirectcontactwithGod.
9.ThefollowingwerethefoundingfathersoftheAmerica
except_____.(c)
a.GeorgeWashington
b.ThomasJefferson.
c.WilliamPann.
d.BenjaminFranklin.
10.TheexpenditureonAmericanpublicschoolsisguided
ordecidedby_____.(d)
a.Teachers
b.Students
c.Headmasters
d.Boardsofeducation
III.Tellwhatyouknowaboutthefollowinginyourownwords?
1.TheHouseofCommons
Answer:
theHouseofCommonsistherealcenterofBritish
politicallifebecauseitistheplacewhereabout650elected
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representatives(MembersofParliament)makeanddebatepolicy.
TheseMPsareelectedintheGeneralElectionsandshould
representtheinterestsofthepeoplewhovoteforthem.
2.Theimportanceofgeneralelections
Answer:
Generalelectionsareveryimportantinwestern
democracy.Theyprovideopportunitiesforpeopletoinfluence
futuregovernmentpoliciesandtoreplacethoseincompetent
politicalleaders.
3.ClasssysteminBritishsociety
Answer:
TheclasssystemdoesexistinBritishsociety.Most
oftheBritishpopulationwouldclaimthemselvestobeeither
ofmiddle-classorworking-class,thoughsomepeoplewould
actuallybelongtotheuppermiddle-classorlower
middle-class.classdivisionsarenotsimplyeconomic,they
areculturalaswell.Oneofthedistinctivefeaturesabout
theBritishclasssystemisthataristocratictitlescanstill
beinherited.
4.IndependentschoolsoftheUK
Answer:
Independentschoolsarecommonlycalledpublicschools
whichareactuallyprivateschoolsthatreceivetheirfunding
throughtheprivatesectorandtuitionrates,withsome
governmentassistance.Independentschoolsarethepartof
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nationaleducationsystemintheUK.
5.TheCommonwealth
Answer:
TheCommonwealthisavoluntaryassociationofstates
whichismadeupmostlyofformerBritishcolonies.Manyof
themaredevelopingcountrieslikeIndia;othersaredeveloped
nationslikeAustralia,CanadaandNewZealand.The
Commonwealthwassetupasaforumforcontinuedcooperation
andasasortofsupportnetwork.
6.TheDeclarationofIndependence
Answer:
TheDeclarationofIndependencewasmainlydraftedby
ThomasJeffersonandadoptedbytheCongressonJuly4,1776,
whenthepeopleof13EnglishcoloniesinNorthAmericawere
fightingfortheirfreedomandindependencefromtheBritish
colonialrule.Thedocumentdeclaredthatallmenwereequal
andthattheywereentitledtohavesomeunalienablerights
suchaslife,libertyandthepursuitofhappiness.
7.TheBillofRightsoftheUS
Answer:
TheBillofRightsconsistsofthefirst10amendments
whichwereaddedtotheConstitutionin1791.TheBillofRights
waspassedtoguaranteefreedomandindividualrightssuchas
freedomofspeech,therighttoassembleinpublicplaces,the
righttoownweaponsandsoon.
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8.ThreeFaithsintheUS
Answer:
Americanswereconsideredtocomeinthreebasic
varieties:
Protestant,CatholicandJewish.Intermsof
numbers,theProtestantsarethestrongest,theCatholicsare
nexttheProtestantsandJewisharethesmallestamongthe
threegroups.
9.HigheducationoftheUS
Answer:
InAmerica,higheducationreferstoeducationonthe
collegelevel.Americanhighereducationincludesfour
categoriesofinstitutions,.Theyaretheuniversity,the
four-yearundergraduateinstitution(thecollege),the
technicaltraininginstitutionandthetwo-yearorcommunity
college.Somearesupportedbypublicfundsandsomebyprivate
funds.
10.TheColdWar
Answer:
BytheendofWWII,theUnitedStates,whichhadnot
sufferedasmuchasotheralliedcountries,becamethe
strongestcountryintheworld.Asthepossessorofatomic
tombsandmuchoftheworld'sgoldreserveandindustrial
productioninitshand,thepolicy-makersoftheUSwanteda
worldorderdominatedbytheUS,aworldmarketfreeandopen
toAmericangoodsandservices.Inpursuingthisgoal,theUS
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encountereddeterminedresistancefromtheSovietUnion.
GraduallythetwowartimealliesfellapartandtheColdWar
began.
IV.Questionsforconsideration(此部分没有标准答案,是发挥题,写出要点即可)
1.“Britishhistoryhasbeenahistoryofinvasion.”Please
illustratethispointwiththeexamples.Howeachofthe
invasionsinfluenceEnglishculture?
Mainpoints:
4invasions:
RomanEmpire,AnglesandSaxon,
VikingsandNormans
2.WhatarethethreebigpartiesintheUK?
Whataresomeof
thesimilaritiesanddissimilaritiesbetweenthethree
parties?
Mainpoints:
theConservativeparty,theLaborpartyandthe
LiberalDemocrats
3.WhatistheOpenUniversityinBritain?
Whatdoyouthink
ofthissystem?
Mainpoints:
theopenuniversityoffersanon-traditional
routeforpeopletotakeuniversitylevelcoursesandreceive
auniversitydegree.Peoplecanregisterwithouthavingany
formaleducationalqualifications.Theyfollowuniversity
coursesthroughtextbooks,TV,radiobroadcasts,anetworkof
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studycentersnetandotherways.
4.InwhatwaydidPuritanisminfluenceAmericanculture?
5.Whataresomeofthemajorpowersofeachofthethree
branchesoftheUSgovernment?
Howarethethreebranches
supposedtocheckandbalanceeachother?
6.WhatisthegoalofeducationintheUnitedStates?
Discuss
thesimilaritiesanddifferencesinGreatBritain,the
UnitedStatesandChinaconcerningthegoalsofeducation.
7.Whatistherelationshipbetweengovernmentandreligionin
American?
8.WhatistheUScontainmentpolicy?
Isitsuccessful?
Illustrateyourpointwithfacts.
注:
这部分论述题答案是open的,有一些是根据课本内容要求学生分析并写出自己的观点,没有标准答案
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