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英国文化学习资料1
ChapterOneEnglishHistiory
I.ChoosetheCorrectAnswerfromEachoftheFollowing.
1.Intheyear1066,WilliamtheConquerorinvadedEnglandfromFrance,defeatingtheSaxonkingHaroldat.
A.theBattleofCrecyC.theBattleofHastings
B.theBattleofAgincourtD.theBattleofWaterloo
2.OneofthefollowingdidnottakeplaceduringtheMiddleAges.Itwas.
A.theNormanConquestC.theHundredYearsWar
B.theCrusadesD.the“GunpowderPlot”
3.ThemostfamousoftheEnglishCrusaderswastheNormanking,.
A.RichardLion-HeartC.KingArthur
B.KingJohnD.AlfredtheGreat
4.FormuchoftheMiddleAges,Britainwasruledbya(n)aristocracy.
A.English-speakingC.German-speaking
B.French-speakingD.Gaelic-speaking
5.InEngland,theProtestantReformationbeganwith.
A.KingJohnC.QueenElizabeth
B.HenryVIIID.BloodyMary
6.Shakespearelivedintheperiodof.
A.theMiddleAgesC.theElizabethanage
B.theVictorianageD.theIndustrialRevolution
7.ThedefeatoftheSpanishArmadabytheEnglishnavytookplaceduring.
A.theMiddleAgesC.theElizabethanage
B.the“grabforAfrica”D.theVictorianage
8.The“GunpowderPlot”tookplaceinthereignof.
A.JamesIC.HenryVIII
B.ElizabethID.CharlesI
9.Thekingwhobelievedthe“DivineRight”togovern,andwhowascondemnedtodeathduringtheEnglishCivilWarwas.
A.HenryVIIIC.CharlesI
B.JamesID.JamesII
10.Duringthewholeoftheeighteenthcentury,England’sgreatenemywas.
A.SpainC.America
B.FranceD.Germany
11.OneofthefollowingdidnottakeplaceduringtheeighteenthcenturyinBritishhistory.Itwas.
A.greatvictoriesoverFranceC.thelossofherAmericancolonies
B.theIndustrialRevolutionD.thefoundingofthemodernpoliceforce
12.TheReformBillintheeighteenthcenturyinBritishhistorywasmadeto.
A.extendthefranchiseC.encourageinventions
B.developtradeunionsD.improvesocialservices
13.OneofthefollowingwasnotacharacteristicoftheVictorianage.
A.Itwasanageofnationaldevelopmentandnationaloptimism.
B.Itwasanageofstabilityinfamilylife.
C.Itwasanageofimperialism.
D.Itwasanageoflackofbeliefinreligion.
14.OneofthefollowingdidnottakeplacebetweenthetwoworldwarsinBritishhistory.Itwas.
A.the“suffragette”movement
B.theindependenceofthesouthernpartofIreland
C.thegreat“slump”
D.theGeneralStrike
15.WhichofthefollowingdidnottakeplaceaftertheSecondWorldWarinBritishhistory?
A.TheindependenceofthecoloniesoftheoldBritishempire
B.TheavailabilityofTVsetsandcarstoalmosteveryhome
C.The“suffragette”movement
D.Thefoundingofthe“WelfareState”
II.FillintheBlanks
1.TheCrusadeswereaseriesofwarsinwhicharmiesfromalloverEuropetriedtosnatchthe“”(i.e.Palestine,whereJesusChristoncelived)fromthe.
2.InBritishhistory,thegreatrivalsoftheking’sauthorityduringtheMiddleAgeswere
andthelocalchiefs,called.
3.AllthekingsoftheMiddleAgesinBritainspokeastheirmothertongue,andaftertheHundredYears’War,thelanguagetookitsplace.
4.DuringtheHundredYears’WarbetweenEnglandandFrance,EnglishbowmendefeatedtheheavilyarmedFrenchknightsinthefamousBattlesofand,andthewholeofFranceverynearlyfellintoEnglishhands.
5.Thesixteenthcenturywastheageofgreatvoyagesofdiscovery.andwerethetwogreatsailorswhostartedtheageofdiscovery.
7.ProtestantismgraduallybecamethedominantfaithinBritaininthereignof.
8.MostpeopleassociatetheElizabethanagewithtwothings.Thefirstis.Theotheris.
9.ThegreatestsailorwholedtheEnglishfleettovictoryinfightingtheSpanishArmadawas.
10.TheEnglishCivilWarresultedinthetemporaryoverthrowofthe,andthecountrybecameformorethantenyearsasortofrepublicfoundedby.
11.IntheEnglishCivilWar,the“Roundhead”supportedwhilethe“Cavalier”supported.
14.ThelongestreigninBritishhistorywasthemonarchofthegreatQueenVictoria,whichlastedfromtheyearto.
15.TheOriginofSpecieswaswrittenby.
17.AfterWorldWarII,thefirsttwocoloniesoftheoldBritishEmpirethatbecamefreewere___and.
III.Explanation
1.theHundredYears’War
(1)AwarbetweenEnglandandFrancewhichlasted,onandoff,forahundredyearsfrom1337to1453.
(2)ItwasfoughtentirelyinFrance,andthewholeofFranceverynearlyfellintoEnglishhandsinthefamousbattlesofCrecyandAgincourt.(3)Eventually,partlythroughtheinspirationofthebravegirlJoanofArc,andpartlythroughtheeffectiveuseofguns,theFrenchdrovetheEnglishfromtheirlandforgood.
2.theCatholicChurch
(1)ItreferstotheChristianchurchheadedbythePope.
(2)AllmembersofthechurchacceptthegospelofChristandtheteachingsoftheBible.AnyrevoltagainstthetraditionalChristianfaithwas“heresy.”(3)IntheMiddleAges,thePopewasextremelypowerful.(4)Inthesixteenthcentury,someoftheactualbeliefsandpracticesoftheCatholicChurchwerequestionedbyProtestantdoctrinesandtherewasagreatdealofpersecutionbyCatholics.
3.theElizabethanage
(1)ItreferstotheperiodduringthereignofElizabethIinBritishhistory.
(2)Itwasanageofrealliteraryachievement,especiallythatofShakespeare,and(3)itwasanageofadventureonthesea.
Answers
I.ChoosetheCorrectAnswerfromEachoftheFollowing
1.C;2.D;3.A;4.B;5.B;6.C;7.C;8.A;9.C;10.B;11.D;12.A;13.D;14.A;15.C
II.FillintheBlanks
1.HolyLand;theMuslims
2.theChurch;barons
3.French;English
4.Crecy;Agincourt
5.Columbus;VascodaGama
7.ElizabethI
8.literature;adventureonthesea
9.SirFrancisDrake
10.monarchy;OliverCromwell
11.theParliament;theKing(orKingCharlesI)
14.1837;1901
15.CharlesDarwin
17.India;Pakistan
ChapterTwoBritishGovernmentSystem
I.ChoosetheCorrectAnswerfromEachoftheFollowing
1.QueenElizabethnis“DefenderoftheFaith”,because______.
A.sheisthespiritualleaderoftheChurchofEngland
B.sheistheheadoftheChurchofEngland
C.sheisthepersonificationofthestate.
D.sheisthesymboloftheEnglishvalues.
2.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?
A.TheQueenholdsmeetingsofthePrivyCouncil.
B.TheQueenreceivesreportsofcabinetmeetingsinherweeklysessionswiththePrimeMinister.
C.TheQueenmusttakesideswhenadisputearisesintheCabinet.
D.TheQueenisinformedandconsultedoneveryaspectofnationallife.
3.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?
A.TheQueenisasymboloftheparliamentarydemocracy.
B.SheisasymbolofBritishculture.
C.SheisasymbolofEnglishtradition.
D.SheisasymbolofEnglishwayoflife.
4.WhichofthefollowingisnotapartoftheConventionsoftheconstitution?
A.ThepowersoftheCrownareexercisedmainlybyMinisters.
B.TheQueenmustactontheadviceofMinisters.
C.MPsenjoyfreedomofspeechindebate.
D.MinistersareresponsibletoParliamentfortheiractions.
5.HowoftendoestheGeneralElectiontakeplace?
A.Atleasteverythreeyears.C.Atleasteveryfiveyears.
B.Atleasteveryfouryears.D.Atleasteverysixyears.
6.WhyaresomanypartymemberselectedtoParliamentineachElectioninBritain?
A.Becausepartymembersusuallyenjoybetterreputation.
B.Becausepartymembershavemoreexperienceinformingagovernment.
C.Becausepartymembershavethebackingofnationwideorganizations.
D.Becausepeopletrustpartymemberstoagreaterdegree.
7.Theexecutivepowerisinthehandsof_____.
A.ParliamentC.theCabinetheadedbythePrimeMinister
B.theHouseofCommonsD.theQueen
8.TherealcentreofpowerinParliamentis_____.
A.theQueenC.theHouseofLords
B.theHouseofCommonsD.theCabinet
9.WhichofthefollowingisnotoneofthefunctionsthatParliamentplays?
A.Toserveasthefinalcourtofappealincivilcasesandcriminalcases.
B.Tomakelaws.
C.Tocontrolandcriticizetheexecutivegovernment.
D.Tocontroltheraisingandthespendingofmoney.
10.TherealpoweroftheBritishgovernmentliesin_____.
A.theHouseofCommonsC.thePrimeMinister
B.theCabinetheadedbythePrimeMinisterD.theQueen
12.TherealpoweroftheHouseofLordsliesin____.
A.helpingtopassmoneybillsC.discussingbills
B.delayingbillsD.beingSupremeCourt
13.Whichofthefollowingisnotcorrect?
A.TheSpeakerpresidesoverthemeetingsintheHouseofCommonsandseesthatprocedureisfollowed.
B.TheSpeakerhasthehighestpowerintheHouseofCommons,heusuallytakessidesandjoinsthedebates.
C.TheSpeakercontrolsthedebates,seeingthatMembersdonotstraytoofarfromthesubjectofdebate.
D.TheSpeakerinterpretstheruleofprocedureandsettlesanydisputesastowhetherthingsarebeingproperlydone.
14.Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingisthemostimportantprivilegeenjoyedbyMPs?
A.FreedomofspeechinParliament.C.Highlivingstandards.
B.Highsocialstatus.D.Involvementinlaw-making.
15.Whichofthefollowingsentencesintrue?
A.Thetwobigpartieshavebeensuccessfulinexpandingtheirpowersoverrecentyears.
B.Thestrengthofthebigpartiesremainsunchanged.
C.MembersofthetwobigpartiesnolongerdominateParliament.
D.Thetwobigpartieshavedeclinedoverrecentyears.
II.FillintheBlanks
1.__________istheoldestsecularinstitutionintheUnitedKingdom.
2.A1lEnglishofficialdocumentsbeartheinitialsOH
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