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英语国家概况1复习资料
“英语国家概况”
(1)期末复习资料(成人)
(2007.5.)
I.Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F):
1.Britainisnolongeranimperialcountry._________
2.1in10oftheBritishpopulationareofnon_Europeanethnicity.________
3.GreatBritainincludes3constituentcountries:
England,Scotland,andWales._____
4.Cardiff,thecapitalofWales,isalargecity._____
5.ThetitleofPrinceofWalesisheldbyaWalshaccordingtotradition.______
6.IrelandispartofGreatBritain._____
7.MostBritishpeopleareProtestantswhilemostIrishpeopleareCatholics.____
8.TheGoodFridayAgreementwasapprovedon10April1998._____
9.Thedivinerightofthekingmeansthesovereignderivedhisauthorityfromhissubjects._____
10.Commonlawsarelawswhichhavebeenestablishedthroughcommonpracticeinthecourts.____
11.Theparliamentcancallanelectionsoonerthanfiveyears.____
12.LiberalDemocraticpartyisthenewestofthemajornationalparties.____
13.ThemajorityofBritain’srecentimmigrantshavemainlycomefromNorthAsiaandCaribbeancountries._____
14.Bythe1880’stheBritisheconomywasdominantintheworld.____
15.TheleaderoftheConservatives,MargaretThatcherstartedaseriesofreforms.Anextensiveprogramofprivatizationwascarriedout,andshewassuccessfulinall-roundway.
16.TheserviceindustryintheUKemploys70%ofthetotalworkforce.______
17.“TheWifeofBath”isoneofthetalescontainedinTheCanterburyTales._____
18.Keats,ShellyandByronbroughttheRomanticMovementtoitsheight._____
19.ThepurposeofBritisheducationisnotonlytoprovidechildrenwithliteracyandtheotherbasicskillsbutalsotosocializechildren.______
20.Britishuniversitiesarepublicbodieswhichreceivefundsfromcentralgovernment._____
21.TheUKwasawardedaseatontheUNSecurityCouncilinrecognitionofitscontributioninsettinguptheUnitedNations._____
22.ThePrimeMinisterandCabinetdecideonthegeneraldirectionofBritain’sforeignpolicy.______
23.Onanaverageday,anoverwhelmingmajorityofBritonsovertheageof15readanationalorlocalpaper.______
24.Inthelateseventeenthandearly18thcentury,astheBritisheconomybegantoindustrialize,andasliteracylevelsrosethroughtheintroductionofmasseducation,moreandmorenewspapersbegantoappear._____
25.Itisincorrecttosaythatclassandeducationdifferencesarereflectedinthenewspaperspeopleread.______
26.TheBBCWorldService,theinternationalbranchoftheBBC,broadcastsinEnglishand42otherlanguagesthroughouttheworld._____
27.ThegameofgolfwasinventedbytheScottish.______
28.ChristmasPantomimeisoneofthethreeChristmastraditionsthatareparticularlyBritish._____
29.WhenreferringtoIreland,peoplemeaneithertheRepublicofIrelandorNorthernIreland,aprovinceofGreatBritain._____
30.AftertheGreatFamine,therewasarapiddeclineofpopulationandmanyIrishpeopleemigratedtoothercountries._____
31.ThesocialstratificationinIrelandisbasedsolelyandwealth.
32.TheIrishParliamentisresponsibleofmakinglaws.______
33.Irelandhasanopenandtrade_dependenteconomy.______
34.IrelandjoinedtheEUin1971.______
35.Traditionally,Irelandhasbeenaruralandagriculturalculture._____
36.TodayfreeeducationprovidedbytheIrishgovernmentcoversallpublicuniversities,asiscommoninmostofthecountriesofEurope.______
37.RiverdanceisnotaformofIrishdance.______
38.TheIrishpeoplespeakthesamelanguageastheEnglishpeopledo.______
39.DreaminghelpstheindigenouspeopletosurviveintheenvironmentofthedesertofAustralia._____
40.hediseasesbroughtbythewhitesettlerstoAustraliadidnotcontributetothedrasticdeclineoftheindigenouspopulation._____
II.Choosetheanswerthatbestcompletethestatementoranswerthequestion:
1.1.WhichofthefollowingisNOTconsideredacharacteristicofLondon?
A.Theculturalcenter.
B.TheBusinesscenter.
C.Thefinancialcenter.
D.Thesportscenter.
2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutthecharacteristicofBritain?
A.Economicdifferencesbetweennorthandsouth.
B.DifferencesofsocialsystemsbetweenScotlandandWalse.
C.Classdifferencesbetweenawhite-collarworkerandablue-collarworker.
CulturaldifferencesbetweenimmigrantsandtheBritish.
3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutBritain?
A.Itusedtobeanimperialcountryintheworld.
B.ItplaysanactiveroleasamemberofEuropeanUnion.
C.Itisarelativelywealthyanddevelopedcountry.
Itusedtobeoneofthesuperpowersintheworld.
WhichisthelargestcityinScotland?
A.Cardiff
B.Edinburgh
C.Glasgow
D.Manchester
.4.NorthernIrelandisthesmallestofthefournations,butisquitewell_knownintheworldfor______.
A.itsmostfamouslandmark,the“GiantCauseway”
B.itsrichculturallife
C.itslowlivingstandards
D.itsendlesspoliticalproblems
5.FacedwithconflictingdemandstheBritishgovernmentchoseacompromiseandorganizedapartitionofIrelandin1921,because_______.
A.theBritishgovernmentwouldn’tbeabletocontrolIrelandanylongerbyforce
B.theBritishgovernmentintendedtosatisfybothsides_CatholicsandProtestants
C.CatholicsinIrelanddemandedapartitionofIreland
D.Protestantswelcomedtheideaofpartition
6.Intheearly1970s,theIRA_______.
A.killedmanyprotestantsandCatholics.
B.BurneddownthehousesofCatholics
C.Murderedindividualsatrandom
D.Carriedoutaseriesofbombingandshootingandattackedthesecurityforcesastheirmaintarget
7.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?
A.In1981,someconvictedIRAprisonerswentonahunger-strike.
B.Theydemandedforthestatusofbeing“politicalprisoners”bystarvingthemselves.
C.MargaretThatcher’sgovernmentgaveintotheirpoliticaldemand.
D.ThedeathofprisonersrevitalizedthepoliticalmovementofSinnFein.
8..Whathappenedin1215?
A.ItwastheyearofNormanConquestinBritishhistory.
B.Forcedbybarons,KingJohnsignedtheMagnaCarta.
C.HenryIVgrantedtheCommonsthepowertoreviewmoneygrants.
D.KingEgbertunitedEnglandunderhisrule.
9.WhichofthefollowingisNOTrelatedtotheConstitution?
A.Itisadocumentwhichlistsoutthebasicprinciplesforgovernment.
B.ItisfoundationofBritishgovernancetoday.
C.ConventionsandlawspassedbyParliamentarepartoftheConstitution.
D.ThecommonlawsarepartoftheConstitution.
10.HowmanyseatsintheHouseofCommonshouldapartyholdatleastinordertowintheelection?
A.651
B.326
C.626
D.351
11.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutlifepeers?
A.Theyarenotfromthearistocraticfamilies.
B.TheycannotsitintheHouseofLords.
C.Theyearntheirtitlesthroughtheiroutstandingachievement.
D.Thetitlescannotbeinheritedbytheirchildren.
12.WhichofthefollowingisNOTatruedescriptionofthesituationofethnicminoritiesintheUK?
A.TheyarewellrepresentedintheBritishParliament.
B.Theyareeconomicallypoorerthanthewhitepopulation.
C.Theyaretreatedunfairlybythejusticesystem.
D.Theyarethreatenedbysomeracistgroups.
13..WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueabouttheUKeconomy?
A.BritishremainsoneoftheGroupofSevenlargeindustrialeconomies.
B.Britainhasexperiencedarelativeeconomicdeclinesince1945.
C.Therehasbeenaperiodofsteadydecreasingoflivingstandards.
D.SomesmallereconomieshaveovertakentheUKintermsofoutputpercapita.
14..Inaerospaceindustry,whichtwocountriesareaheadofBritain?
A.theU.S.andGermany B.theU.S.andRussia
C.GermanyandRussia D.FranceandRussia
15.Whichcompanybecameanimportantaero-enginemanufacturerafterWWI?
A.Boeing B.RollsRoyce
C.McDonnel-Douglas D.Hawker-SiddeleyAviation
16.WhichliteraryformflourishedinElizabethanagemorethanotherformofliterature?
A.Novel . B.Essay.
C.Drama. D.Poetry.
17.WhichofthefollowingdidNOTbelongtoRomanticism?
A.Keats.
B.Shelly.
C.Wordsworth.
D.Defoe.
18.WhichofthefollowingisgenerallyconsideredtobethemasterpiecebyJosephConrad?
A.OliverTwist.C.Howard’sEnd.
B.TheHeartofDarknessD.WutheringHeights
19.InBritain,thegreatmajorityofparentssendtheirchildrento
A.Privateschools. B.stateschools.
C.independentschools. D.publicschools.
20.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
A.Parentssenttheirchildrentopublicschoolsbecausetheyarerich.
B.Parentssenttheirchildrentopublicschoolsbecausetheirchildrencangetbetterjobswhentheyleaveschool.
C.Parentssenttheirchildrentopublicschoolsbecausetheirchildrencanhaveabetterchanceofgettingintoagooduniversity.
D.Parentssenttheirchildrentopublicschoolsbecausetheirchildrenprefertogotopublicschools.
21.WhichcountriesarethepermanentmembersoftheUNSecurityCouncil?
A.France,China,RussiaandBritain.
B.TheUnitedStates,France,Britain,GermanyandRussia.
C.China,Russia,France,Britain,andtheUnitedStates.
D.China,Britain,France,UnitedStatesandJapan.
22.WhichofthefollowingisNOTinvolvedinmakingtheBritishforeignpolicy?
A.TheQueenofBritain.
B.TheForeignandCommonwealthOffice.
C.ThePrimeministerandtheCabinet.
D.TheMinistryofDefenceandtheTreasury.
23.Whichofthefollowingistheworld’soldestdailynewspaper?
A.thetimes.C.TheObserver.
B.TheGuardian.D.TheFinancialTimes.
24.Whichofthefollowingnewspapersisprintedinternationally?
A.Thetabloids. B.TheNewsoftheWo
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