英国社会与文化期末复习资料.pdf

英国概况 一 填空 1 The full name of the United Kingdom is The United Kingdom of Great Britain and the Northern Ireland 2 The island of Great Britain is made up of England Scotland and Wales 3 The United Kingdom has a member of European Union since 1973 4 Britain is now a Multiracial society which produce a population of which 1 of 20 are of non European ethnicity 5 London plays a significant role in Britain s economic and cultural life It s not only the financial center of the nation but also one of the three major international financial centers in the world 6 The highest mountain in Britain is Ben Nevis 7 Thames river flows through central London and it is a very important river 8 Edinburg is the capital of Scotland 9 Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland George current Union Flag adopted on Jan 1st 1801 10 National Day of UK is officially celebrated in Britain on the 2nd Saturday of June each year since February 1952 11 The largest lake in Britain is the Longh Neagh in Northern Ireland which covers an area of 396 km2 12 London Eye is the largest Ferris wheel 摩天轮 in Europe 2 选择 1 The location of UK is the Europe A Eastern B Western C Southern D Northern 2 All the following cities are major deep water ports of UK except A London B Liverpool C Belfast D Edinburgh 3 The national flower of UK is A rose B thistle D daffodil D shamrock 4 All of the following except for were tribes from the north who moved into England in the 400s AD A Angles B Saxons C Jutes D Celts 5 The Anglo Saxon Chronicle is a A poem about a hero named Beowulf B newspaper C historical record D novel 6 Beowulf is A a long novel B a long poem written by Geoffrey Chaucer C a long poem by unknown storyteller D a long novel written by W William Shakespeare 7 The Canterbury Tales was written by A Geoffrey Chaucer B Thomas Becket C Palamon D Griselda 8 The frame of The Canterbury Tales is A the pilgrims telling stories on their trips B the conflict between the friar and the summoner C King Arthur s court D the differences between the knight and the squire 9 The Canterbury Tales is an unusual piece of literature from the Middle Ages because A It describes the characters personalities B it includes middle class characters C both A and B D neither A and B 10 There are stories in The Canterbury Tales A 5 B 26 C 15 D 6 BDADC CAACB 3 简答 1 What are the differences between Britain and the British Isles Great Britain England the United Kingdom and the British Commonwealth 2 Describe the geographical position of Britain 3 Does Britain have a favorable climate Why 4 What are the factors which influence the climate in Britain Which part of Britain has he most rainfall and which part is the driest 英国教育 填空 1 State Schools are totally funded by the government and free to all British children 2 Schooling is compulsory between the ages of 5 and 16 years total of 11 years in UK 3 Co educated Schools admit both boys and girls 4 All British schools State 2 set standards of good citizenship and fimily life 3 a confidante知己的女友to the Prime Minister 3 What are the functions of parliament 1 passes laws 2 provides the means of carrying on the work of government by voting for taxation 3 scrutinizes仔细检查 详审government policy administration and expenditure 4 debates the major issues of the day 4 Elaborate the composition of the parliament 1 the Queen 2 the House of Lords 3 the House of Commons 政党 5 What are the effects of Immigrants Positive increases the variety and interest within English culture a varied cuisine new forms of popular music different religious beliefs contributions to society Relatively tolerant country Negative inequality and discrimination do exist depends on the attitude of some of their white neighbor view the newcomers as a threat to their way of living trouble in the process of assimilating the immigrants economically poorer than the white population 6 What is the meaning of First Past the Post in British election First Past the Post was coined as an analogy类比to house racing 1 The winner of the race is the first to pass a particular point on the track 2 All other runners automatically and completely lose 3 The payoff is winner takes all 赢者统吃 4 The candidate must receive the largest number of votes in their favour wins 7 What are the main policies of the Conservative Party 4 What are the main policies of the Labour Party 经济 1 What is British Disease 1 a term used to characterize Britain s economic decline after the wars 2 Britain s slow growth of productivity soaring inflation and large unemployment 2 What causes the relative decline of UK Economy 1 heavily into dedt in order o finance the war selling many accumulated overseas assest borrowing large amounts from the US and Canada 2 the era of the British Empire was over decolonnization殖民地独立 losses of raw material market 3 military expense until the process of decolonization completed in the 1960s 文学 4 What does Byronic Hero mean The Byronic hero is a proud mysterious rebel figure of noble origin With immense superiority in his passions and powers this Byronic hero would shoulder the burden of righting all the wrongs in a corrupt society and would fight alone against any type of tyrannical rules either in government in religion or in moral principles with unconquerable wills and inexhaustible energies The conflict is usually one of rebellious individuals against outworn social systems and conventions 5 Comment on Hamlet Hamlet is the most popular and controversial tragedy Shakespeare expresses his great praise of the noble quality of Prince Hamlet as a representative of humanist thinker