英语国家概况(1)考试样题

湖南广播电视大学开放教育英语专业专科湖南广播电视大学开放教育英语专业专科 英语国家概况 英语国家概况 1 1 考试样题 开卷 考试样题 开卷 注注 意意 事事 项项 一 将你的学号 姓名及分校 工作站 名称填写在答题纸的规定 栏内 考试结束后 把试卷和答题纸放在桌上 试卷和答题纸均不得 带出考场 二 仔细阅读题目的说明 并按题目要求答题 答案一定要写在 答题纸指定的位置上 写在试卷上的答案无效 三 用蓝 黑圆珠笔或钢笔答题 使用铅笔答题无效 英语国家概况 1 考试样题 第 1 页 共 3 页 Part I Multiple Choice 20 小题 每题 2 分 共 40 分 Directions Choose the best answer according to the coursebook 1 Which of the following is NOT considered a characteristic of London A The cultural centre B The business centre C The financial centre D The football centre 2 Which of the following statements is NOT true A Wales was invaded by the Romans B Wales was occupied by the Anglo Saxons C Wales was conquered by the Normans D Wales was threatened by the English 3 Faced with conflicting demands the British government chose a compromise and organised a partition of Ireland in 1921 because A the British government wouldn t be able to control Ireland any longer by force B the British government intended to satisfy both sides Catholics and Protestants C Catholics in Ireland demanded a partition of Ireland D Protestants welcomed the idea of partition 4 Why did the British government decide to replace the power sharing policy with direct rule from London A The power sharing policy was not accepted by the majority of Protestants B The Northern Irish Parliament could not govern the power effectively C The Power sharing policy couldn t be carried out D All the above 5 Under whose reign was the Bill of Rights passed A James II B William of Orange C Oliver Cromwell D George I 6 Which of the following in NOT related to the Constitution A The common laws are part of the constitution B It is the foundation of British government today C Conventions and laws passed by Parliament are part of the Constitution D It is a written document which lists out the basic principles for government 7 Which of the following is NOT true about the electoral campaign A Candidates and their supporters go door to door persuading voters to vote for them B There is a limit on the amount of money candidates can spend in their campaign C Big parties can buy time to broadcast their policies on the television D Candidates criticise each other s policies to show how good their policies are 8 How many seats in the House of Commons should a party hold at least in order to win the election A 326 B 351 C 626 D 650 9 Where is the best agricultural land in Britain A In the southeast of England B In the northeast of England C In the southeast of Scotland D In the northeast of Scotland 英语国家概况 1 考试样题 第 2 页 共 3 页 10 In the aerospace industry which two countries are ahead of Britain A The U S and Germany B The U S and Russia C Germany and Russia D France and Germany 11 Which of the following writers was NOT associated with Modernism A D H Lawrence B E M Foster C Charles Dickens D Virginal Woolf 12 Which of the following writers wrote the book 1984 that began Postmodernism in British literature A George Orwell B Robert L Stevenson C D H Lawrence D Virginia Woolf 13 In Britain children from the age 5 to 16 A can legally receive partly free education B can legally receive completely free education C can not receive free education at all D can not receive free education if their parents are rich 14 The Commonwealth is an organization of that were once part of the British Empire A about 40 countries B about 50 countries C about 60 countries D about 70 countries 15 A free press is considered very important to the functioning of parliamentary democracy because A it plays a watchdog function keeping an eye on the government B it informs people to current affairs in the world C it provides people with subjective reports D it publishes short pamphlets for Parliament 16 Which celebration particularly happens on the Queen s birthday A Bonfires B The Orange March C Trooping the Colour D Masquerades 17 What is the first official language of the Irish Republic A English B Irish C Celtic D Gaelic 18 Among the following writers which is not Irish according to the claim of Ireland A Charles Dickens B Jonathan Swift C Bernard Shaw D Oscar Wilde 19 Which of the following was NOT source of migrants for the post World War II assisted migration to Australia A The Middle East B Britain C Southern Europe D Eastern Europe 20 In Australia closer ties between the Government and the Opposition may have negative impact on A the funding to public service B the relationship between the Government and the Opposition C the performance of the Parliament D the quality of the advice to the government 英语国家概况 1 考试样题 第 3 页 共 3 页 Part II TRUE FALSE 10 小题 每题 2 分 共 20 分 Write a T in the space provided if the statement is true Write an F in the space if the statement is false Your judgment should be based on your understanding of the coursebook 21 When people outside the UK talk about England they mistake it as Britain sometimes 22 The Good Friday Agreement was approved on 10 April 1988 23 Members of Parliament elect the Prime Minister and the Prime Minister appoints the Cabinet 24 In the UK a government cannot stand for longer than five years except in exceptional circumstances 25 Both the U S and Canada overtook Britain in economy by 1900 26 Keats Shelley and Byron brought the Romantic Movement to its height 27 Grammar schools in Britain select children at the age of 11 and provide them with a language education 28 The Prime Minister and Cabinet decide on the general direction of Britain s foreign policy 29 The Irish Parliament is responsible of making laws and the Senate only has the power of making recommendations 30 The Catholic Church used to be the dominant religion in the better part of Australian history Part III Explanation 5 小题 每题 4 分 共 20 分 Explain each of the following in no more than five sentences 31 Main sectors of the UK economy 32 Foundations of British Foreign policy 33 The formation of British government 34 The Civil Service of Ireland 35 The three tier system of Australian government Part IV Reflection Questions 2大题 每题10分 共20分 Answer each of the following questions in no less than100 words 36 How about the political parties in the electoral campaign Why 37 Can you explain Modernism in English literature What are characteristics of Modernism Can you name one or two famous Modernist writers 英语国家概况 1 考试样题答题纸 第 1 页 共 2 页 湖南广播电视大学开放教育英语专业专科湖南广播电视大学开放教育英语专业专科 英语国家概况 英语国家概况 1 1 考试样题答题纸 考试样题答题纸 题题 号号Part IPart IIPart IIIPart IV总总 分分 得得 分分 得分评卷人 Part I Multiple Choice 20 小题 每题 2 分 共 40 分 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 得分评卷人 Part II TRUE FALSE 10 小题 每题 2 分 共 20 分 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 得分评卷人 Part III Explanation 5小题 每题4分 共20分 31 32 英语国家概况 1 考试样题答题纸 第 2 页 共 2 页 33 34 35 得分评卷人 Part IV Reflection Questions 2 大题 每题 10 分 共 20 分 36 37 英语国家概况 1 考试样题答案 第 1 页 共 2 页 湖南广播电视大学开放教育英语专业专科湖南广播电视大学开放教育英语专业专科 英语国家概况 英语国家概况 1 1 考试样题标准答案及评分细则 考试样题标准答案及评分细则 Part I Multiple Choice 20小题 每题2分 共40分 1 D 2 B 3 B 4 D 5 B 6 D 7 C 8 A 9 A10 B 11 C12 A13 B 14 B 15 A 16 C17 B 18 A 19 A 20 D Part II TRUE FALSE 10 小题 每题 2 分 共 20 分 21 T22 T23 F24 T 25 F 26 T27 F28 T29 T30 F Part III Explanation 5 小题 每题 4 分 共 20 分 Explain each of the following in no more than five sentences 31 Main sectors of the UK economy The UK national economy can be divided into three main areas primary industries such as agriculture fishing and mining 1 分 secondary industries which manufacture complex goods from those primary products 1 分 and tertiary service industries such as banking insurance tourism and the retailing 2 分 32 Foundations of British Foreign policy The contemporary foreign policy of the UK is greatly influenced by its imperial history and also by its geopolitical traits 2 分 As Britain lost its empire so recently British policy makers frequently forget that Britain handles its external affairs is geopolitical attitude to Europe 2 分 33 The formation of British government 651 members of parliament are elected in the general election representing 651 constituencies in the UK 2 分 The party which holds a majority of those seats in parliament forms the government which is party leader as the Prime Minister 2 分 34 The Civil Service of Ireland The government departments are staffed by members of the Civil Service whose duty is to assist in carrying out the administration of laws passed by Parliament 2 分 Changes of government do not involve changes in department staff 1 分 Civil servants are recruited mainly by competitive examination 1 分 35 The three tier system of Australian government The Australian federation has three tiers in its government at the federal level there are the Australian Parliament and the Government 1 分 In the second tier are the state governments and their legislatures 1 分 In the third tier are the local government bodies at the city town and shire levels 1 分 The Prime Minister and his her cabinet is the centre of Australian parliamentary power 1 分 评分细则 评分细则 第三部分为解释题 5 题 每题 4 分 共 20 分 答题根据要点给分 请看标准答案中 的要点评分说明 Part IV Reflection Questions 2大题 每题10分 共20分 Answer each of the following questions in no less than100 words 英语国家概况 1 考试样题答案 第 2 页 共 2 页 36 What are the functions of British Parliament How is the House of Lords made up of And what about the House of Commons Key Points The functions of Parliament are to pass laws to vote for taxation to scrutinise government policy administration and expenditure and to debate the major issues of the day The House of Lords consists of the Lords Spiritual who are the Archbishops and most prominent bishops of the Church of England and the Lords Temporal which refers to those lords who either have inherited the seat from their forefathers or they have been appointed The lords mainly represent themselves instead of the interests of the public The House of Commons is the real centre of British political life because it is the place where about 650 elected representatives Members of Parliament make and debate policy These MPs are elected in the General Ele