英美文化与概况复习题

1 英美文化与概况期末考试英美文化与概况期末考试填空与简答填空与简答复习题复习题 1 1 正误判断题正误判断题 40 题题 15 1 Ireland was an independent kingdom before the Anglo Saxon invaders came 2 State run school in Britain is also called public school 3 Britain is an island country with its coastline running about 8 000 kilometers 4 Most British families are extended families 5 Great Britain s coastline is highly regular with many bays and inlets that provide lots of harbors and shelters for ships and boats 6 Hispanics refers to the Spanish speaking people from Latin America 7 To the north of Great Britain the seaway is open and leads to the Arctic Ocean 8 Most Jews went to America during the First World War 9 Most English weather experts find it easy to give a correct and reliable weather forecast 10 Both Welsh and Scottish people are descendents of Celts 11 Noble class has already disappeared in Britain since the first industrial revolution 12 Nowadays a majority of British people believe in the Church of Rome 13 Nowadays marriage is still regarded as a holy relationship and can not be terminated till death 14 The development of Middle English was greatly influenced by French and Latin 15 Like U S A the United Kingdom is also a melting pot of different cultures 16 London the capital of the UK is situated on the Severn River near its mouth 17 Asian and black minorities are no longer suffering from discrimination and disadvantages 18 The Constitution of the United States provides that vice president shall be President of the Senate 19 English people originate from the descendents of English speaking Anglo Saxons and the Jutes 20 The Supreme Court is the highest court of the United States 21 The expansion of the British Empire helped to spread English into many countries and places all over the world 22 Henry VI was responsible for the establishment of the Church of England 23 In terms of structure the British central government includes three parts the monarch Parliament and the cabinet 24 Britain was the first nation to establish a nuclear power station 25 Parliament is the supreme legislative organ of the United Kingdom It consists of three parts the prime minister the House of Lords and the House of Commons 26 Britain produced many great scientists such as Newton Faraday Darwin and Einstein 27 The nationalized industries in Britain include coalmining electricity telecommunications railways etc 28 One of the basic principles of English law is natural law which means moral law 29 Britain has more than 90 universities and about one third of their students are postgraduates 2 30 Easter Day always arrives in summer 31 To expand higher education Britain founded the TV University in 1969 32 British universities generally aim to develop students creativity and analytical skills for careers 33 British universities different in size and academic level are governed in a different way 34 Most students poor or rich try to earn some money by taking jobs in winter for six weeks 35 In British legal system the principle of habeas Corpus serves as a protection against arbitrary arrest and imprisonment 36 More than 81 Oxford mathematicians and scientists have won Nobel prizes 37 Prime ministers from 1945 to 1974 were once students at Cambridge That is why the Cambridge University is called the cradle of British prime ministers 38 Nowadays Thanksgiving Day has generalized to be a reminder of being grateful for all you hope to possess 39 Easter Day is the second most important religious holidays for Christians in the United States 40 The life of congress is two years and Representatives come up for re election every four years 2 知识填空题 知识填空题 40 题题 15 1 Of all these isles the largest one is called For the sake of convenience Great Britain is often shortened to 2 United Kingdom is made up of four parts England Wales Scotland and Northern Ireland 3 The island of Great Britain can be divided into two parts according to its geographic features the in the north and west and the in the south and southeast 4 In America The presiding officer of the senate is the of the United States who serves as chairman when the Senate is in session 5 Britain did not produce cotton and textile industry used to rely on as the principal fiber 6 In Britain the city is well known for its production of automobiles electricity equipment electronics munitions and arms 7 British government is produced through contest between two major political parties every years 8 British can enjoy higher education in three ways polytechnics and 9 Mainland America is situated in the southern part of North America with two land Neighbors to the north and to the south 10 The longest river in Britain is the River which runs 355 kilometers and empties into the Bristol Strait 11 is the place where American President lives and works 12 British s population is overwhelmingly with about 90 living in urban areas 3 and 10 living in areas 13 Britain invented the locomotive and was the first country to build a in the world in 1825 14 One of the most important US government principle is Checks and 15 The majority of the British people believe in which is the religion of the followers of 16 The most important and longest river running through the middle plain of America is 17 The U K has two churches the Church of and the Church of 18 Important heavy industries in Britain include and 19 is the official language of the United Kingdom as well as the first language of the vast majority of its citizens 20 The power of Federal Government in America comes from the power delegated from government 20 In Britain the place where parliament has sessions in London is 21 The US Congress has two chambers the and the The Senate comprises Senators from each of the 50 states 22 In early times British nobility can be divided into nobility and nobility according to the amount of the land they possessed 23 In Britain the nucleus of the government is known as the which is headed by the prime minister 24 In the United Kingdom politics is under the control of political and this is known as party politics 25 The US Constitution protects freedom of and freedom of so that common people can make their opinions known 26 The highest court in Britain is 27 If the jury cannot reach a unanimous agreement it becomes known as a jury 28 The English legal profession is divided into two branches and 29 Britain was the first country to introduce a new economic system known as enterprise 30 To meet the increasing need and protect environment Britain has begun to develop some new energies such as deriving from waste and crops 31 Traditionally the British culture has been characterized by its requirement of and civility in doing things 32 To the south of San Francisco locates a famous valley named which has now become the center of America s electronic industry 33 The Mississippi River Valley also known as the consists of the large area between the on the east and the Mountains on the west 34 Britain has traditionally been a manufacturing nation and was once known as the of the world 35 One of the most famous natural park in America Yellow Stone National Park is situated in the state 36 the most striking gambling city in America completely relies on the water from the Colorado River 4 37 Everything related with family life including family meals is regarded as in Britain 38 The working class people usually have a tea with hot dishes at about 5 o clock in the afternoon while the middle class people normally have an early tea at about 4 or 5 o clock in the afternoon 40 Private schools in Britain are officially called schools because they are independent of the government 2 简答问题 简答问题 15 题题 20 1 Why is America compared to a melting pot 2 What are the characters of typical British people 3 Why do British people like to talk