概况模拟题(三)英国文化.doc

英语考研英美概况模拟题（三）英国文化部分CultureMultiple Choice1. All children in the UK must, by law, receive a full-time education from the age of _ to _.A. 5, 16 B. 6, 17 C. 7, 182. In state schools the letters A, B and C are often used to describe “_” or parallel classes.A. grade B. form C. streams3. Public schools belong to the category of the _ schools.A. state B. independent C. local4. The pupils who had got the highest marks in the “eleven plus” examination would go to _ school.A. grammar B. technical C. secondary modern5. Oxford and Cambridge are the oldest universities dating from _ and _.A. 1167, 1284 B. 1234, 1325 C. 1335, 14276. There are over _ universities in Britain.A. thirty B. forty C. fifty7. The two features of Oxford and Cambridge are the college system and the _.A. records of attendance B. governing councilC. tutorial system8. The universities of St. Andrews, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Edinburgh are called the four _ universities.A. old B. new C. Scottish9. The _ university offers courses through one of BBCs television channels and by radio.A. open B. new C. middle aged10. Buckingham University is and _ university which was established in 1973.A. independent B. open C. old11. The second centre of the British press is in _.A. London B. the Fleet Street C. Manchester12. In Britain great majority of children attend _ schools.A. state B. independent C. religious13. In Britain education at the age from 5 to 16 is _.A. optional B. compulsory C. self-taught14. The oldest university in Britain is _.A. Cambridge B. Edinburgh C. Oxford15. British newspapers possess the following features except _.A. freedom of speechB. fast deliveryC. monoplied by one of the five large organizationD. no difficulty for independent newspapers to survive16. The earliest newspaper in Britain is _.A. Daily Mail B. Daily Telegraphs C. The Times D. Guardian17. _ is the oldest Sunday newspaper in Britain.A. Sunday Times B. The ObserverC. The people D. News of the World18. The most humorous magazine is _.A. New Society B. Private Eye C. Punch D. Spectator19. In the UK there are about _ dailies and over _ weeklies.A. 130, 1000 B. 200, 800 C. 160, 120020. There are _ national daily newspapers which appear every morning except on Sundays.A. nine B. seven C. eight21. The Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph support the _.A. Liberal Party B. Labour Party C. Conservative Party22. The Economist, New Statesman, Spectator are _.A. journals B. daily newspapers C. local papers23. BBC was founded in _ and chartered in _ as an independent public corporation.A. 1922, 1927 B. 1292, 1297 C. 1822, 182724. The Exchange Telegraph Co. Ltd. is a _ news agency.A. public B. governmental C. local D. private25. The BBC is mainly financed by _.A. payment from all people who possess TV setsB. the income from advertisementsC. some large corporationsD. British government26. The most famous broadcasting company in Britain is _.A. British Broadcasting CorporationB. Independent Broadcasting AuthorityC. Reuters27. Reuters was founded in the year of _.A. 1518 B. 1815 C. 185128. The new headquarters building of _ is at 85 Fleet Street, London.A. BBC B. the Press Association Ltd.C. the Exchange Telegraph Co. Ltd.29. _ is regarded as the most English of games.A. Cricket B. Soccer C. Rugger30. _ claims the highest popular attendance in Britain.A. Rugby football B. Association footballC. Baseball31. _ “pools” provide amusement for millions of people who bet on the results of matches.A. Association football B. BaseballC. Cricket32. The annual _ championships at Wimbledon, in London, are the most famous in the world.A. hockey B. tennis C. netball33. _ racing is chiefly a betting sport.A. Horse B. Boat C. Dog34. Hurdle or steeplechase racing takes up the winter months, leading to its climax in the Grand National Steeplechase at _ in March.A. London B. Edinburgh C. Liverpool35. It was _ who first revolutionized scientific thought in Britain.A. Francis Bacon B. Thomas NewcomerC. James Watt36. _ discovered the circulation of food.A. Francis Glisson B. William Harvey C. George Stephenson37. The Royal Society was founded in _ in _.A. London, 1660 B. Liverpool, 1660 C. London, 176038. The Royal Society reached the summit of its prestige in 1703, when _ became its president.A. Robert Boyle B. Issae Newton C. Francis Bacon39. James Watt was a great _ engineer and inventor.A. Irish B. Scottish C. English40. _ developed atomic theory in the 18th century.A. John Dalton B. Francis Glisson C. Robert Boyle41. The minors safety lamp was invented by _.A. Francis Bacon B. William Harvey C. Humphy Davy42. Charles Robert Darwin Developed the theory of _.A. evolution B. immunology C. virology43. _ is considered the father of English poetry.A. Geoffrey Chaucer B. John Milton C. John Donne44. Big Ben is the nickname of _.A. Benjamin Franklin B. Sir Benjamin Hall C. the 315-foot Clock Tower45. The British Museum was founded in _.A. 1659 B. 1763 C. 175346. The British Museum is financed by _ funds and is managed by a board of 25 trustees.A. Government B. individual C. local47. You could find the world-famous Speakers Corner in _.A. Great Russell B. Hyde Park C. Westminster Abbey48. _ is the biggest and most well-known church in London.A. Whitehall B. St. Pauls CathedralC. Westminster Abbey49. _ is the monarchs present London home.A. Westminster Palace B. Buckingham PalaceC. Whitehall Palace50. Stratford-on-Avon is the place where _ was born in 1564.A. William Shakespeare B. Charles DickensC. Samuel ButlerFill in the Blanks1. There are two systems of primary and secondary education in Britain. They are the _ school and the _ school.2. The independent school or “_” school is few in number but of great influence.3. The four types of state schools in the secondary education are the _ schools, comprehensive secondary schools, _ schools and secondary modern schools.4. For all children in state schools, secondary education begins at the age of _.5. There are two systems for secondary education in state schools, the _ and the _.6. Under the old selective system, children took an examination called the _ _ in their last year at a primary school. The results of this examination determined the secondary education a pupil would receive.7. The oldest schools in UK are _ schools.8. _ _ schools were established before 1960, in which pupils were not separated by the criterion of academic ability.9. At _ or _ pupils take an examination, either at the Ordinary Level of the General Certificate of Education or the Certificate of Secondary Education.10. At 18 there is another examination for the pupils, the _ _ of the General Certificate of Education or the Certificate of Secondary Education.11. _ schools are often attached to polytechnics.12. The four famous school: Eton College, Harrow School, Winchester College and Rugby School are never referred to as _ colleges but _ schools.13. The public schools emphasize two factors in education. One is the study of classics and science, the other is the development of what is called “_”.14. The old universities in Britain refer to _ and _.15. The five types of universities are the two _ universities, the four _ universities, the middle-aged universities, the new universities an the Open university and the one _ university.16. Oxford got started in the _ century. It has _ colleges.17. There are about _ students in Oxford and Cambridge respectively.18. The University of London is a type of _ university.19. There are three academic degrees in Britain, the _, _ and _ degrees.20. A class in a state school is often called a “_”, never a “grade”.21. Almost all the national papers are published in the city of _.22. The _ _ is the national centre of the press in the UK.23. The most famous broadcasting company is _ _ _.24. The most well-known news agency is _.25. The second oldest university in Britain is _.26. The Independent Broadcasting Authority gets its money from _.27. Youll find all BBCs programmes in the magazine _ _.28. In 1851 Reuters was founded in _.29. _ is regarded as the most English games.30. School boys usually play rugger or _ in winter, _ in summer.31. Schools girls usually play tennis and _ in summer and netball and _ in winter.32. Netball is a kind of basketball, and rounders is a sort of _.33. The _ _ founded in London in 1660 is one of the most prestigious scientific bodies in the world.34. Issae Newton held the president of the Royal Society for _ years.35. The famous book Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy was written by _ _.36. James Watt was a great _ engineer and inventor.37. _ _, an English physician, discovered the vaccine for preventing smallpox and pioneered the sciences of immunology and virology.38. The miners safety lamp was nicknamed _ Lamp.39. Charles Robert Darwin published his book On the _ _ _ which caused a stir in Victorian times.40. Oscar Wilder was an aesthete advocating “_ _ _ _”.41. The seat of the British Houses of Parliament is _ _.42. “Big Ben” was named after Sir _ _.43. The place where many famous figures are buried is called _ _.44. Karl Marx once came to study and work in the British Museum Library and Completed most of his famous book _ there.45. _ Park in the Centre of London is one of the Worlds most famous city parks.46. The _ of _ was a state prison from Norman times.47. _ is a most important street where some of the most important offices are located.48. The people can visit 300 life-size wax figures in