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英美文化概况试题
第一套:
Ⅰ.Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F).(本大题共20小题,每题1分,共20分)
1.SinnFeinisnotalegalpoliticalpartyinNorthernIreland.F
2.NorthernIrelandisthesmallestofthefournations,butisquitewell-known:
intheworldforitsendlesspoliticalproblems.T
3.ThepurposeofBritisheducationisnotonlytoprovidechildrenwithliteracyandtheotherbasicskillsbutalsotosocializechildren.T
4.Sputniksareman-madesatellitesmadebytheSovietUnion.T
5.EdinburghisthelargestcityinScotland.F
6.Intheseventeenthcentury,theEnglishgovernmentencouragedpeoplefromScotlandandNorthernEnglandtoemigratetothenorthofIreland,becausetheywantedtoincreaseitscontroloverIreland.T
7.WhenGeorgeW.Bushbecamepresident,hisforeignstrategyhastwoprominentelements:
isolationismandfaithinmilitarystrength.F
8.Britain,likeIsrael,hasawrittenconstitutionofthesortwhichmostcountrieshave.F
9.Today,theUnitedStateshastwomajorpoliticalparties.OneistheDemocraticPartyandtheotheristheRepublicanParty.T
10.TheoldestinstitutionofgovernmentinBritainistheMonarchy.T
11.Thereareabout60membersoftheCommonwealth.F
12.Americanshavetojoinapoliticalpartyinordertovoteortobeacandidateforpublic
13.TheServicemen'sReadjustmentAct,orGIBillofRights,gaveveteranspriorityinfindingbetterjobs.F
14.PaxAmericanaindicatesAmericanpolicytocreateaworldorderdominatedbytheUnitedStates.T
15.MostpeopleinScotlandspeaktheoldCelticlanguage,called“Gaelic”F
16.TheUKwasawardedaseatontheUNSecurityCouncilinrecognitionof
itscontinuingimportanceinworldpolitics.F
17.EasteristhebiggestandbestlovedBritishholiday.F
18.NorthernIrelandtodayisgovernedbyseparatejurisdictions:
thatofRepublicofIrelandandthatofGreatBritain.F
19.ItiscommonlybelievedthatBoxingDayinvolvesthesportofboxing.F
20.HarvardCollegewasoriginallyfoundedtotraingovernmentofficials.F
Ⅱ.Choosetheanswerthatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.(本大题共20小题,每题1分,共20分)
21.WhoweretheancestorsoftheEnglishandthefoundersofEngland?
A
A.TheAnglo-Saxons.B.TheNormans.
C.TheVikings.D.TheRomans.
22.WhichofthefollowingwasNOToneofthethreeforcesthatledtothemoderndevelopmentofEurope?
D
A.Thegrowthofcapitalism.
B.TheRenaissance.
C.TheReligiousReformation.
D.TheSpiritualleadershipoftheRomanCatholicChurch.
23.WhichcountriesarethepermanentmembersoftheUNSecurityCouncil?
C
A.France,China,Germany,RussiaandBritain.
B.TheUnitedStates,France,Britain,GermanyandRussia.
C.China,Russia,France,BritainandtheUnitedStates.
D.China,Britain,France,theUnitedStatesandJapan.
24.WhatdidtheUSmeanbyContainment?
A
A.ItwouldusewhatevermeanstopreventtheSovietUnionfrombreakingoutofitssphereofinfluence.
B.ItwantedtoreversethesituationinwhichtheSovietUnionreachedparitywiththeUSinnuclearforce
C.ItplannedtodragtheSovietUnionintoanotherroundofarmsrace
D.Itintendedtoshiftthebalanceofterror
25.NowadaystheBritishforeignpolicyislargelyshapedbyitsparticipationinC
A.theCommonwealth
B.theEuropeanEconomicCommunity
C.theUnitedNations,theEU,NATO,etc
D.aEuropeanfederalgovernment
26.WhichofthefollowingsportswasNOTinventedinBritain?
C
A.Football.B.Tennis.C.Basketball.D.Cricket.
27.AftertheWWII,theUnitedStatesbecameastrongercountry,provedbythefollowingfactsexceptA.
A.theUSsufferednolossesinthewar.
B.theUSwasthesolepossessorofatomicbombs.
C.theUShadover70%ofthegoldreserveoftheworldinitscoffers.
D.theUShadover50%ofindustrialproductionoftheworldinitshand.
28.LordBaltimore’sfeudalplanfailedNOTbecauseD.
A.thereweremoreProtestantthanCatholicsinMaryland.
B.thewildernessofthecontinentmadetheplanimpossible.
C.therewasplentyoflandwhilelaborwasscarce.
D.theEnglishkingdidnotliketheplan.
29.OfwhichpeopleisRobertBurnsanationalpoet?
C
A.theWelshpeopleB.theIrishpeople
C.theScottishpeopleD.theEnglishpeople
30.Whichofthefollowingistheonlybranchthatcanmakefederallaws,andlevyfederaltaxes?
B
A.theexecutiveB.thelegislativeC.thejudicialD.thepresident
31.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTcorrect?
c
A.TherearenolegalrestraintsuponParliament.
B.Strictlyspeaking,theQueenispartoftheParliament.
C.ParliamenthasnopowertochangethetermsoftheConstitution.
D.Parliamenthasthesupremepowerofpassinglaws.
32.TheNormanConquestinEnglishhistoryhappenedinC.
A.1035B.1042C.1066D.1606
33.WhichofthefollowingcannotbefoundinLondon?
A
A.teahousesB.artgalleriesC.museumsD.theatres
34.“Notaxationwithoutrepresentation”wastherallyingcryofD.
A.thesettlersofVirginia
B.thepeopleofPennsylvania
C.thecolonistsinNewEngland
D.thepeopleofthe13coloniesontheeveoftheAmericanRevolution
35.WheredothemajorityofpeopleinScotlandlive?
B
A.intheHighlandsB.intheLowlands
C.intheUplandsD.inthewestofScotland
36.WhichofthefollowingwasnotanactivityinShakespeare’stime?
A
A.attendingtheGrandNationalB.havingadrinkatapub
C.workingthelandD.playingfootball
37.WhichofthefollowingisNOTatruedescriptionoftheQueen’srole?
A
A.TheQueenselectsthePrimeMinisterandtheCabinet.
B.TheQueensymbolizesthetraditionandunityoftheBritishstate.
C.TheQueenactsasaconfidantetothePrimeMinister.
D.TheQueenisthetemporalheadoftheChurchofEngland.
38.ColoredeggsandbunnyaretraditionalsymbolsofA
A.EasterB.Christmas
C.ValentineD.NewYear’sDay
39.WhichofthefollowingisaprivatelyfundeduniversityinBritain?
D
A.theUniversityofCambridgeB.theUniversityofOxford
C.theUniversityofEdinburghD.theUniversityofBuckingham
40.Whereistheinternationaltennischampionshipheld?
B
A.WembleyB.Wimbledon
C.LondonD.Edinburgh
Ⅲ.Tellwhatyouknowaboutthefollowinginyourownwords.(本大题共5小题,每题8分,共40分)
41.TheFunctionsofParliament
42.Puritanism
43.GrammarSchool
44.ThedeclarationofIndependence
45.ThestrategyofPreemption
Ⅳ.Answeroneofthefollowingtwoquestions.(本大题任选一题,20分)
46.WhatarethepurposesoftheBritisheducationsystem?
Pleasecommentonthesepurposes.
47.WhatarethefoundationsofBritain’sforeignpolicy?
第二套:
Ⅰ.Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F).(本大题共20小题,每题1分,共20分)
1.ThefirstEnglishpermanentsettlementwasfoundedin
2.WhenpeopleoutsidetheUKtalkaboutEngland,theymistakeitasBritainsometimes.t
3.Bytheearly1760s,the13EnglishcoloniesinNorthAmericawerereadytoseparatethemselvesfromEurope.T
4.Sputniksareman-madesatellitesmadebytheSovietUnion.T
5.EdinburghisthelargestcityinScotland.F
6.Britainisbothaparliamentarydemocracyandaconstitutionalmonarchy.T
7.WhenGeorgeW.Bushbecamepresident,hisforeignstrategyhastwoprominentelements:
isolationismandfaithinmilitarystrength.
8.AmericanforeignpolicyhasbeenswingingbetweenisolationismandinterventionismsinceWWII.F
9.Today,theUnitedStateshastwomajorpoliticalparties.OneistheDemocraticPartyandtheotheristheRepublicanParty.
10.EasteristhebiggestandbestlovedBritishholiday.F
11.TheoriginofBowlingliesinthevictorycelebrationceremonybytheancientwarriors.t
12.Americanshavetojoinapoliticalpartyinordertovoteortobeacandidateforpublicoffice.F
13.Thedivinerightofthekingmeansthesovereignderivedhisauthorityfromhissubjects.F
14.TheBritishhostalargeAmericanmilitarypresenceandthereare63AmericanmilitarybasesintheUK.T
15.MostpeopleinScotlandspeaktheoldCelticlanguage,called“Gaelic”.F
16.Britishuniversitiesarepublicbodieswhichreceivefundsfromcentralgovernment.T
17.WhentheWarofIndependencewasover,theUnitedStateswasoneunifiednationasitistoday.F
18.Oneofthethingsthatdecidewhetheranapplicantcanbeacceptedbyacollegeishis/herscoresontheScholasticAptitudeTests.t
19.ItiscommonlybelievedthatBoxingDayinvolvesthesportofboxing.F
20.Walesisrichincoaldeposits.T
Ⅱ.Choosetheanswerthatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.(本大题共20小题,每题1分,共20分)
21.WhichofthefollowingwasNOToneofthethreeforcesthatledtothemoderndevelopmentofEurope?
D
A.Thegrowthofcapitalism.
B.TheRenaissance.
C.TheReligiousReformation.
D.TheSpiritualleadershipoftheRomanCatholicChurch.
22.TheexpenditureinAmericanpublicschoolsisguidedordecidedbyD.
A.teachersB.studentsC.headmasterD.boardsofeducation
23.WhichofthefollowingisnotinvolvedinmakingtheBritishforeignpolicy?
A
A.TheQueenofBritain
B.TheForeignandCommonwealthOffice
C.ThePrimeMinisterandtheCabinet.
D.TheMinistryofDefenseandtheTreasury.
24.WhatdidtheUSmeanbycontainment?
A
A.ItwouldusewhatevermeanstopreventtheSovietUnionfrombreakingoutofitssphereofinfluence.
B.ItwantedtoreversethesituationinwhichtheSovietUnionreachedparitywiththeUSinnuclearforce
C.ItplannedtodragtheSovietUnionintoanotherroundofarmsrace
D.Itintendedtoshiftthebalanceofterror
25.IntheUnitedStatesschoolsystems,whichofthefollowingdivisionsistrue?
C
A.Elementaryschool,grammarschool.
B.Elementa
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