英语国家概况 习题集.docx
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英语国家概况习题集
TheCommonwealthofNationsincludesallEuropeancountries.F
1in10oftheBritishpopulationareofnon-Europeanethnicity.F
WhenpeopleoutsidetheUKtalkaboutEngland,theymistakeitasBritainsometimes.T
ScotlandwasneverconqueredbytheRomans.T
Cardiff,thecapitalofWales,isalargecity.T
WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutBritain?
D
A.Itusedtobeapowerfulimperialcountryintheworld.
B.ItplaysanactiveroleasmemberofEuropeanUnion.
C.Itisarelativelywealthyanddevelopedcountry.
D.Itusedtooneofthesuperpowersintheworld.
TheTowerofLondon,ahistoricalsight,locatedinthecentreofLondon,wasbuiltby______D
A.KingArthurB.RobinHoodC.OliverCromwellD.WilliamtheConqueror
WhoweretheancestorsoftheEnglishandthefoundersofEngland?
A
A.TheAnglo-Saxons.B.TheNormans.C.TheVikingsD.TheRomans.
TheUnitedKingdomhasbeenamemberofthe_______since1973.EuropeanUnion
Britainisnowa_______societywhichproducesapopulationofwhich1in20areof______ethnicity.multiracial,non-European
NametwoScottishcitieswhichhaveancientandinternationallyrespecteduniversities:
______and_____.Edinburgh,Glasgow
AlthoughWalesisthesmallestofthethreenationsonthemainland,it’sgoodatgetting_______fromabroad,particularlyJapanand__________.investment,theUnitedStates
IrelandispartofGreatBritain.F
“Ulster”,referringtoNorthernIreland,wasonceanancientIrishKingdom.T
MostBritishpeopleareProtestantswhileIrishpeopleareCatholics.T
Inthe17thcentury,theEnglishgovernmentencouragedpeoplefromScotlandandNorthernEnglandtoemigratetothenorthofIreland,because_____________.A
A.theywantedtoincreaseitscontroloverIreland
B.theyhadtoomanypeopleanddidn’thaveenoughspaceforthemtoliveinBritain.
C.Theyintendedtoexpandtheirinvestment
D.TheybelievedthatIrelandwasthebestplaceforthem
NorthernIrelandisthesmallestofthefournations,butisquitewell-knownintheworldfor______.D
A.itsmostfamouslandmark,the“Giant’sCauseway”
B.itsrichculturallife
C.itslowlivingstandards
D.itsendlesspoliticalproblems
TopursueIrishindependence,themostspectaculareventintheIrishhistorywas_______of1916,inwhichtherebelsoccupiedDublin’s_______andforcedtheBritishtotakeitbackbymilitarymeans.theEasterRising,PostOffice
AsProtestantswerethemajorityoftheprovince,theycontrolledthelocal_______,andusedthatpowertosupporttheir_______dominanceinthearea.parliament,economicandsocial
ItisnodoubtthatBritainistheoldestrepresentativedemocracyintheworld.F
TheoldestinstitutionofgovernmentinBritainistheMonarchy.T
Britainisbothaparliamentarydemocracyandaconstitutionalmonarchy.T
Britain,likeIsrael,hasawrittenconstitutionsofthesortwhichmostcountrieshave.F
WhichofthefollowingisNOTacharacteristicofBritishgovernment?
A
A.ItofferstheQueenhighpoliticalstatusandsupremepower.
B.Itisbothaparliamentarydemocracyandaconstitutionalmonarchy.
C.Itistheoldestrepresentativedemocracyintheworld.
D.IthasnowrittenformofConstitution.
Whichofthefollowingkingswasexecutedinthecivilwar?
C
A.JamesIB.JamesIIC.CharlesID.CharlesII
WhichofthefollowingisNOTatruedescriptionoftheQueen’srole?
A
A.TheQueenselectsthePrimeMinisterandtheCabinet.
B.TheQueensymbolizesthetraditionandunityoftheBritishstate.
C.TheQueenactsasaconfidantetothePrimeMinister.
D.TheQueenisthetemporalheadoftheChurchofEngland.
Duringthecivilwarinthe17thcentury,thosewhorepresentedtheinterestsofParliamentarecalled________,andthosewhosupportedtheKingwerecalled_________.roundheads,loyalists
InBritain,theofficialheadofstateis_____whiletherealcentreofpoliticallifeisin______.theQueen,theHouseofCommons
TheBritishConstitutionconsistsofstatutelaw,_______and________.commonlaw,conventions
ThemostimportantfunctionoftheParliamentisto__________.passlaws
Strictlyspeaking,theParliamenttodayconsistsoftheQueen,_________and________.
IntheUK,agovernmentcannotstandforlongerthanfiveyearsexceptinexceptionalcircumstances.T
LiberalDemocraticpartyisthenewestofthemajornationalparties.F
ThemajorityofBritain’srecentimmigrantshavemainlycomefromNorthAsiaandCaribbeancountries.F
Whichgroupofpeoplecannotvoteinthegeneralelection?
B
A.MembersintheHouseofCommons.
B.LordsintheHouseofLords.
C.TheUKcitizensabovetheageof18.
D.TheUKresidentcitizensoftheIrishRepublic.
HowmanyseatsintheHouseofCommonsshouldapartyholdatleastinordertowintheelection?
B
A.651B.326C.626D.351
TheUKisdividedinto_______constituencieswitheachofthemrepresentedbyamemberin____.651,parliament
Thepartywhichwinsthemajorityseatsinparliamentforms______anditspartyleaderbecomes_______.Thegovernment,thePrimeMinister
TherearethreemajorpartiesintheUK:
________,theLaborpartyand_______.TheConservativepartytheLiberalDemocraticparty
_______wasestablishedbytheLaborgovernmentin1948,providinghealthcareforallthepeople.NationalHealthService
Bythe1880’stheBritisheconomywasdominantintheworld.T
BytheendofWorldWarII,BritainhadgoneheavilyintodebtinordertodevelopitsmanufacturingindustryandborrowedlargeamountsfromtheUSandFrance.F
TheleaderoftheConservatives,MargaretThatcherstartedaseriesofreforms.Anextensiveprogrammeofprivatizationwascarriedout,andshewassuccessfulinanall-roundway.F
WhichofthefollowingwasNOTthereasonfortherelativeBritisheconomicdeclinesince1945?
D
A.Britaindidnotinvestinmodernequipmentandnewproducts.
B.Britainspentahighproportionofitsnationalwealthonthemilitary.
C.Britainhadbeenheavilyindebttofinancethewar.
D.Britainhadcarriedoutthenationalizationofthebusiness.
Intheaerospaceindustry,whichtwocountriesareaheadofBritain?
B
A.TheUSandGermanyB.TheUSandRussia
C.GermanyandRussiaD.FranceandRussia
Since1945,theUKeconomyhasexperienced_______declineratherthan_____decline.Relative,absolute
In1979,theConservativepartyunder______cameintopowerandcarriedoutaprogrammeof_____.MargaretThatcher,reform
______isoneofthebusiestshare-dealingcentresintheworld.TheLondonStockExchange
WilliamShakeapeareisagreatpoetandmuchisknownofhislife.F
Keats,ShelleyandByronbroughttheRomanticMovementtoitsheight.T
ThomasHardy,theauthorofTessoftheD’Urbervilles,wasalsoafirst-classpoet.T
WhichofthefollowingbooksiswrittenbyGeoffreyChaucer?
A
A.TheCanterburyTales.B.BeowulfC.KingLearD.MorteD’Arthur
WhichofthefollowingisatragedywrittenbyShakespeare?
B
A.Dr.Faustus.B.Macbeth.C.Framnerstein.D.TheTempest
WhichofthefollowingwriterswasthemostfamousScottishnovelist?
D
A.D.H.Lawrence.B.CharlesDickens.C.JonathanSwiftD.SirWalterScott
Oneoftheoldestoftheearly“OldEnglish”literaryworkisalongpoemfromAnglo-Saxontimescalled_______.Beowulf
_______writtenbyGeoffreyChaucerisoftenstudiedbymiddleschoolandcollegestudentstoday.TheCanterburyTales
Shakespears’splaysfallintothreecategories.Theyare______,____andhistoryplays.tragedies,comedies
CharlotteBronteandEmilyBrontearenotedfortheirrespectivenovel____and____whicharelargelythelovestoriesofawomanforaman.JaneEyre,WutheringHeights
Publicschoolsarepartofthenationaleducationsystemandfundedbythegovernment.F
Britishuniversitiesarepublicbodieswhichreceivefundsfromcentralgovernment.T
AllsecondaryschoolsinBritainarerunandsupervisedbythegovernment.F
InBritain,thegreatmajorityofparentssendtheirchildrento______.C
A.privateschools.B.independentschools.
C.stateschools.D.publicschools.
InBritain,childrenfromtheageof5to16_________.B
A.canlegallyreceivepartlyfreeeducation.
B.canlegallyreceivecompletelyfreeeducation.
C.cannotreceivefreeeducationatall.
D.cannotreceivefreeeducationiftheirparentsarerich.
WhichofthefollowingisaprivatelyfundeduniversityinBritain?
D
A.TheUniversityofCambridge.B.TheUniversityofOxford.
C.TheUniversityofEdinburgh.D.TheUniversityofBuckingham.
WhichofthefollowingisNOTacharacteristicoftheOpenUniversity?
D
A.It’sopentoeverybody.
B.Itrequiresnoformaleducationalqualifications.
C.Nouniversitydegreeisawarded.
D.UniversitycoursesarefollowedthroughTV,radio,correspondence,etc.
ThetwooldestuniversitiesinBritainare_______and_______.Oxford,Cambridge
Comprehensiveschoolsprovidesageneraleducation,teachingstudentseverythingfrom____subjectslikeliteratureandsciencetomore______subjectslikecookingandcarpentry.academic,practical
InBritain,peoplecangotothe____withouthavinganyformaleducationalqualifications.OpenUniversity
WhentheSecondWorldWarended,BritainnolongerwasthelargestmilitarypowerinWesternEurope.F
TheUKwasawardedaseatontheUNSecurityCouncilinrecognitionofitscontributioninsettinguptheUnitedNations.F
Britainisaparliamentarymonarch.F
Thereareabout60membersoftheCommonwealth.F
WhichcountriesarethepermanentmembersoftheUNSecurityCouncil?
C
A.France,China,Germany,RussiaandBritain.
B.TheUnitedStates,France,Britain,GermanyandRussia.
C.China,Russia,France,Britainandthe
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