英语国家社会文化入门.doc

1. The full name of the United Kingdom is the _ and _.2. The island of Great Britain is made up of England ,_ and _3. The United Kingdom has been a member of the _since 1973.4. Britain is now a _ society which produces a population of which 1 in 20 are of _ ethnicity.5. London plays a significant role in Britains economic and cultural life. Its not only the financial _ of the nation, but also one of the major international financial centers in the world.6. Britain is a country with a history of invasions. In 43 AD Britain was invaded by _in the late 8th century they experienced raids from Scandinavia and in the 11th century they suffered invasions from _.7. The Anglo- Saxons began to settle in Britain in the _ century .8. London culture9. Charles the first , king of Britain ,was executed , because he attempt to overthrow _in the English Revolution .10. Name two Scottish cities _, _.11. The battle of Bannockburn led by Robert the Bruce succeeded in winning the full independence of _.12. Both the Scottish and Welsh people elect their members of parliaments to the London Parliaments to the London Parliament and each holds _ and _seats respectively .13. The capital of Scotland is _ ,which is well known for its natural _.14. Although Wales is the smallest of the 3 nations on the mainland ,its good at getting _ from abroad ,particularly Japan and _. 1. The Home Rule Bill was finally passed in _., but the process was overtaken by _ and was suspended for the duration of the war,2. To pursue Irish independence ,the most spectacular event in the Irish history was _of 1916 ,in which the rebels occupied Dublins _ and forced the British to take it back by military means. 3. As Protestants were the majority of the province ,they controlled the local _ and used that power to support their _ dominance in the area.4. The _ IRA believed that they had made enough progress so that they could concentrate on a political process , and run candidates for _.5. The _ IRA separated from the officials ,because they felt that _ was the only way to get the British out. 6. Threatened by the IRA in the early 1970s ,the protestants formed their own illegal _ groups and took revenge on _.7. In 1971 the Northern Irish government took the action to imprison terrorist suspects from both sides without _ a policy known as _.8. In the 1980s convicted IRA prisoners started a campaign for the status of being _ by starving themselves. The British government didnt _ to this demand for political status and 11 prisoners starved to death.9. 1972 was the worst year of the troubles and 468 people were killed that which included 13 Catholics who had been taking part in a peaceful _. They were shot dead by British soldiers . This day has been mythologised as _.10. Sinn Fein ,the legal _ party ,supports the IRAs right to fight. Its leaders spoke of a twin campaign for union with Ireland , both political and military ,which is known as the policy of _.11. In August 1994 ,the IRA declared a ceasefire with the efforts made by John Hume ,the leader of _,and Gerry Adams ,the leaders of _.12. Its hard to make talks successful between the British and Irish governments without the participation of _ and _.13. The Good Friday Agreement , known also as _,emerged on 10 April 1998.14. The Good Friday Agreement assures_ that Northern Ireland remains part of the United Kingdom and shall not cease to be so without _ of Northern Ireland .1. _,the ancestor of the present Queen , Elizabeth II, untied England under his rule in 829.2. The doctrine of the divine right of kings held that the sovereign derived his authority from _, not from _.3. During the civil war in the 17th century ,those who represented the interests of Parliament are called _,and those who supported the King were called _.4. In 1215 ,some feudal barons and the Church forced King _ to sign the _ to place some limits on the Kings power.5. In medieval times ,kings would summon a group of wealthy barons and representaives of counties, towns and cities -called to raise money .6. In 1689,Parliament passed _to ensure that the King would never be able to ignore Parliament.7. In the 18th century ,King George I left the job of chairing cabinet meeting to one of his ministers who later came to be called _.8. In Britain ,the official head of state is _ while the real centre of political life is in _.9. The British Constitution consists of statute law, _ and _10. The most important function of the Parliament is to _.11. Strictly speaking, the Parliament today consists of the Queen ,_.12. Life peers should be nominated by _ and appointed by _.1. The UK is divided into _ constituencies with each of them represented by a member in _.2. The party which wins the majority seats in parliament forms _ and its party leader becomes _.3. Normally, a government can be in power for _ years ,and then it has to resign and hold a general election.4. If a government loses a _ in the House of Commons ,it has to resign.5. The amount of time given to each party in the party electoral broadcasts is proportional to the _ which the party received at the previous election.6. The Liberal Democrates are regarded by many people as comparatively _ and _ in their balance of the individual and the social .7. There are three major parties in the UK, _,the Labour party and _.8. _ was established by the Labour government in1948 ,providing health care for all the people .9. From 1979 to 1997,_ won 4 consecutive elections and was in power for quite a long time .10. People who do unskilled office work and skilled well-paid manual work are likely to be described as _ class.11. A university teacher would probably read a newspaper like _ while a manual worker likes to read _.12. One distinctive feature about the class system in Britain is that it still retains a_ .13. Most of the recent immigrants come from South Asian countries such as _ and _countries such as Jamajca.14. On February 12 ,2010 .British Prime minister _took part in a video-conference with UN _Ban Ki-moon to launch a high Level Advisory Group on _.15. The UK government has followed a forthright policy in dealing with climate change since _was signed in 1997.1. The Jewel in the Crown of the British Empire _,which provided _ and a big market for British goods ,gained independence in 1947.2. A low rate of _ industrial investment coupled with a very high rate of _ investment is a characteristic of the UK economy.3. Since 1945,the UK economy has experienced _ decline rather than decline.4. In the 1970s ,the devaluation of the UK currency forced the Labour government to borrow money from _.5. In 1979, the Conservative party under _ came into power and carried out a programme of _.6. In recent years ,Britain is second only to the US as a destination for _ investment.7. The UK economy can be divided into 3 main sectors ,_industries,secondary industries and _ industries.8. The beef industry was hit badly by _ which caused a ban on beef exports in 1996.9. Since the discovery of oil and gas under the _,Britain .10. Glaxo-wellcome is the biggest drug company in the world while _is the second largest paint manufacturer in the world .11. _ is one of the busiest share-dealing centers in the world .12. Englishman Frank Whittle developed the worlds frist _ in 1937 .13. The government has promised that 10% of the energy of the UK will come from _ by 2010.1. One of the oldest of the early old English literary work is a long poem from Anglo Saxon times called _.2. _ written by Geoffrey Chaucer is often studied by middle school and college students today .3. Shakespeares plays fall into 3 categories .They are _, _and history plays.4. Name 2 of the beiju shashibiya xie de _,_ 5. Charlotte Bronte and Emily are noted for their respective novel _and _ which are largely the love stories of a woman for a man .6. Charles Dickens and Elizabeth Gaskell are regarded not only as _ but also as social _in the 19th century.7. The author of Ivanhoe was _,Charles Dickens novel _ tells the story.8. 20th century literature can be divided into 2. _,_.9. Virginia Woolf ,especially the _consciousness. She sometimes used the technique of _ in her writing.10. The Heart of Darkness was written by _, the author of the book 1984 was _.11. The best-known novel by William Gloding is titled _.12. In popular fiction ,Ian Flemings fantastic _ stories are well-known .1. The 2 oldest universities in Britain are _ and _.2. 2 famous public schools mentioned in the text are _ and _3. Children in Britain must receive a full-time education leagally from the age of _ to _.4. Pupils form the age of 5 to _ mainly attend state-run _ schools.5. Students attend _schools from the age of 11 up to around the age of 19.6. Parents can choose between sending their children to state schools or _ schools .7. Parents from rich send children to _ schools .8. Comprehensive schools teach student everything from _ subjects like literature and science to more _subjects like cooking.9. 14th to 15th Scottish University name 2._,_.10. In Britain ,people can go to the _without having any formal educational qualifications.11. GCSE stands for _.12. GCEA13. GNVQs1 UK is one of _ permanent members of _ in UN.2 The present foreign policy of Britain is greatly influenced by its _ history and also by its _.3. Britains special relationship with _ is another major factor which influences the British foreign policy.4. Britains physical isolation has long been reduced by the development of _ and the opening of _,which to the Europe.5. The general direction of Britain s foreign policy is decided by _ and _.6. The main government department also involved in making Britains foreign policy is _.7. Britain is a _ democracy ,so the governments foreign policy in theory represents the desires of its _.8. The commonwealth was believed to be set up as a _ for continued cooperation and as a sort of support _. 9. There are _ numbers of the commonwealth . As well as _ industrial countries.10. Britain spends more money on _than other developed nations ,and is ranked _in terms of its military power.11. As an outpost of an American-controlled military _,Britain hosts a large American military presence as well as the NATO _.1. Britains 3 most popular activities, watching TV ,lis