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英美国家概括 选择题The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandUnit 11. 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 sport centre.2. Which of the following is not true about the characteristics of Britain? A. Economic differences between north and south. B. Difference of social systems between Scotland and Wales. C. Class differences between a white-collar worker and a blue-collar worker. D. Cultural differences between immigrants and British. 3. Which of the following cannot be found in London? A. Teahouses. B. Art galleries C. Museums. D. Theatres.4. Which of the following is not true about Britain? A. It used to be a powerful imperial country in the world. B. It plays an active role as a member of European Union. C. It is a relatively wealthy and developed country. D. It used to be one of the superpowers (超强大国，国际组织) in the world.5. Three of the following are characteristics of London. Which of the four is exception? A. London is a political, economic and cultural centre of the country. 伦敦是四大世界级城市之一，与美国纽约、法国巴黎和日本东京并列 。但是伦敦未获英国城市地位，正式来说算不上是城市（其心脏地带伦敦市和威斯敏斯特城才是城市），但因为自18世纪起她一直是世界上最重要的政治、经济、文化、艺术和娱乐中心之一，一般人都误以为其是一整座城市。B. London has a larger population than all other cities in England. C. London is not only the largest city in Britain, but also the largest in the world. D. London has played a significant role in the economic constriction of the country.6. The Tower of London, a historical sight, located in the centre of London, was built by D.William the Conqueror.7. Who were the ancestors of the English and the founders of England?A. The Anglo-Saxons8. Which is the largest city in Scotland? C. Glasgow 格拉斯哥（Glasgow）：第一大港与第一大商业中心。 爱丁堡（Edinburgh）：首府，是历史上的苏格兰王国首都与文化古都。9. Why did the Scottish Kings decide to form an independent singular Scottish state in the 9th century? A. They needed a unified independent nation to fight against Viking raids (侵袭).10. Where do the majority of people in Scotland live? B. In the Lowlands.11. Which of the following statements is not true? A. Wales was invaded by Romans. B. Wales was occupied by the Anglo-Saxons. C. Wales was conquered by the Normans. D. Wales was threatened by the English. 12. Which of the following parties in Scotland still wants an independent Scotland? C. The Scottish Nationalist Party.13. When did Scotland join the Union by agreement of the English and Scottish parliaments (议会)? D. In 170714. Llywelyn ap Gruffudd is not a simple historical figure for the Welsh. He is almost considered the legendary hero of Welsh nationalism because D. he unified Wales as an independent nation.Unit 2 A Brief Introduction to the United Kingdom II1. In the 17th century, the English government encouraged people from Scotland and Northern England to emigrate to the north of Ireland, because A. they wanted to increase its control over Ireland.2. In 1969, the first British soldiers were seen on Northern Ireland street. They came first B. to protect Catholics.3. Northern Ireland is the smallest of the four nations, but is quite well-known in the world for D. its endless political problems.4. Faced with conflicting demands the British government chose a compromise and organized a partition of Ireland in 1921, because B. the British government intended to satisfy both sidesCatholics and Protestants.5. Which of the following statement is not true? A. Sinn Fein is a legal political party in Northern Ireland. B. Those who want to unite Northern Ireland with British are called Unionists统一派. C. The Social Democratic and Labor Party社会民主工党属北爱尔兰 is a very important political party in Britain. D. Those who show their loyalty to the British Crown are called Loyalist.亲英派6. In the early 1970s, the IRA爱尔兰共和军 D. carried out a series of bombing and shooting and attacked the security forces as their main target.7. 1972 was the worst year of the political troubles in Northern Ireland, because B. 468 people were killed in Northern Ireland.8. Why did the British government decide to replace the power-sharing policy with “direct-rule” from London? D. above all. (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 couldnt be carried out.)9. Which of the following statements is not true? A. In 1981, some convicted IRA prisoners went on a hunger-strike. B. They demanded for the statue of being “political prisoners” by starving themselves. C. Margaret Thatchers government gave in to their political demand. D. The death of prisoners revitalized the political movement of Sinn Fein.10. How many counties郡 are there in Northern Ireland? B. 611. Which of the following agreement is accepted by both Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland? C. The Good Friday Agreement.北爱和平协议12. According to the Good Friday Agreement, Northern Ireland today should be governed by the following jurisdictions 管辖权except A. the jurisdiction of the Republic of Ireland B. the jurisdiction of loyalist ministers. C. the jurisdiction of Great Britain D. the jurisdiction of Northern IrelandUnit 3 The Government of the United Kingdom1. Which of the following is not a characteristic of Britain government? A. It offers the Queen high political status and power. B. It is both a parliamentary democracy and a constitution monarchy. C. It is the oldest representative democracy in the world. D. It has no written form of Constitution.2. Which of the following kings was executed in the civil war? C. Charles I3. What happened in 1215? B. Forced by barons, King John signed the Magna Carta英国大宪章.4. Which of the following is not true about the Great Council大议会? A. They included barons and representatives from counties and towns. B. They were sometimes summoned by the kings to contribute money. C. They later developed into what we now know as the Cabinet.内阁 （最后成为议会而不是内阁parliament）D. They represented the aristocrats as well as the communities.5. Under whose reign was the Bill of Rights权力法案 passed? B. William of Orange. 威廉三世6. Which of the following is not related to the Constitution? A. It is a written document which lists out the basic principles for government. B. It is the foundation of British governance today. C. Conventions and Laws passed by Parliament are part of the Constitution. D. The common laws are part of the Constitution.7. Which of the following statements is not correct? A. There are no legal restraints upon Parliament. B. Strictly speaking, the Queen is part of the Parliament. C. Parliament has the supreme power of passing laws. D. Parliament has no power to change the terms of the Constitution.8. Which of the following is not a true description of the Queens role? A. The Queen selects the Prime Minister and the Cabinet. B. The Queen symbolizes the tradition and unity of the British state. C. The Queen acts as a confidante to the Prime Minister. D. The Queen is the temporal head of the Church of England.9. Which of the following is not a feature of the House of Lords上议院? A. Lords do not receive salaries and many do not attend Parliament sittings. B. It consists of the Lord Spiritual and the Lords Temporal. C. The lords are expected to represent the interests of the public. D. Most of the lords in the House of Lords are males.10. Which of the following is not based on the fact? A. Members of Parliament elect the Prime Minister and the Cabinet. B. MPs receive salaries and some other allowances. C. MPs are expected to represent the interests of the public. D. Most of MPs belong to the major political parties.Unit 4 Politics, Class and Race1. Which group of people cant vote in the general election?A. Members in the House of Commons.B. Lords in the House of Lords.C. The UK citizens about the age of 18.D. The UK resident citizens of the Irish Republic.2. By whom is a “vote of no confidence” decided? A. The House of Commons.3. Which of the following is not true about the electoral campaigns?A. Big parties can buy time to broadcast their policies on the television.B. There is a limit on the amount of money candidates can spend in their constituency campaign.C. Candidates and their supporters go door-to-door persuading voters to vote for them.D. Candidates criticize each others policies to show how good their own policies are.4. How many seats in the House of Commons should a party hold at least in order to win the election? B. 3265. Which of the following description about the Conservative party is not true?A. It has been in power for an unusually long period of time.B. It prefers policies that protect individuals right.C. It receives a lot of the funding from big companies.D. It is known as a party of high taxation levels.6. Which period of time in British history was described as “private affluence and public squalor卑微 C. The 1980s.7. Who is the leader of the Labour party at present? B. Tony Blair8. Which of the following is not true about life peers? 终身贵族A. They are not from the aristocratic families.B. They cannot sit in the House of Lords.C. They earned their titles through their outstanding achievement.D. The titles cannot be inherited by their children.9. Which of the following statements in not true about class system in the UK?A. People of different classes tend to read different kinds of newspaper.B. Class division is only decided by peoples income.C. Though social advancement is possible, class affects a persons life chances.D. The way people speak may identify them as belonging to a particular class.10. Which of the following is not characteristic of the hereditary aristocracy in the UK?A. The noble titles can be inherited by the children.B. They usually own historic house in the country.C. They are the richest people in the UK.D. The senior members can be lords in the House of Lords.11. Which of the following is not an effect of immigration on British society?A. There is now a varied cuisine for people to choose from.B. Class tension has increase.C. New forms of popular music have emerged.D. Different religious beliefs have been practiced actively12. Which of the following is not a true description of the situation of ethic minorities in the UK?A. They are well represented in the British Parliament.B. They are economically poorer than the white populationC. They are treated unfairly by the justice systemD. They are threatened by some racist groups.Unit five The UK Economy1. Which of the following statements is NOT true about the UK economy?A. Britain remains one of the Group of Seven large industrial economies.B. Britain has experienced a relative economic decline since 1945.C. There has been a period of steady decreasing of living standards.D. Some smaller economies have overtaken the UK in terms of output per capita.2. Which of the following was NOT the reason for the relative economic decline since 1945?A. Britain did not invest in modern and new products.B. Britain spent a high proportion of its national wealth on the military.C. Britain had been heavily in debt to finance the war.D. Britain had carried out the nationalisation of the business.3. Which of the following livestock has the biggest number in UK? D. sheep 4. Where is the best agricultural land in Britain? A. In the southeast of England.5. Which of the following is Not a company in the energy sector? A. Shell B. ICI英国最大的化学公司C. RTZ. D. British Gas 其他为英国三大能源公司6. Which of the following used to be the last independent car company in the UK? C. Rover.路华，最近被德国收购7. In the aerospace industry, which two countries are ahead of Britain? B. The US and Russia8. Which civil airline was started in 1924 after the First World War? A. Imperial Airways.9. What did Frank Whittle do in 1937? B. He developed the first jet engine.喷气式引擎10. Which company became an important aero-engine manufacture after WWI? B. Rolls Royce.11. Which of the following two companies merged into British Aerospace? A. The British Aircraft Corporation and Hawker-Siddeley Aviation.Unit 6 British Literature1. Which of the following books is written by Geoffrey Chaucer? A. The Canterbury Tales.2. Which literary form flourished in Elizabethan age more than any other form of literature? C. Drama3. Among the following writers, who was not one of the great trio?A. Ben JohnsonB. William ShakespeareC. Thomas MaloryD. Christopher Marlowe4. Which of the following did not belong to Romanticism?A. Keats. B. Shelley.C. WordsworthD. Defoe.5. Which of the following is a tragedy written by Shakespeare? B. Macbeth.6. Which of the following writers was the most famous Scottish novelist? D. Sir Walter Scott.7. Several gifted women played a significant part in the 19th-century literature. Which of the following is an exception?A. Virginia WolffB. Emily BronteC. Jane AustenD. Charlotte Bronte8. Which of the following writers was not associated with Modernism? A. D.H. LawrenceB. E.M. ForsterC. Charles DickensD. Virginia Woolf9. Which of the following is generally considered to be the masterpiece by Joseph Conrad? B. The Heart of Darkness10. Which of the following writers wrote the book 1984 that began “Postmodernism” in British literature? A. George Orwell.Unit 7 British Education System1. In Britain, the great majority of parents sent their children to C. state schools. 公立学校2. In Britain, children from the age of 5 to 16 B. can legally receive completely free education.3. If a student wants to go to university in Britain, he will take the examination called A. General Certificate of Educationadvanced 高级水平测试结业证书4. Which of the following is privately funded university in Britain?A. The University of CambridgeB. The University of OxfordC. The University of EdinburghD. The University of Buckingham 5. Which of the following is not true?A. Parents send their children to public schools because they are rich.B. Parents send their children to public schools because their children can get better jobs when they leave school.C. Parents send their children to public school because their children can have a better chance of getting into a good university.D. Parents send their children to public school because their children prefer to go to public schools.6. Which of the following is not a characteristic of the Open University?A. Its open to everybody.B. It requires no formal education qualification.C. No university degree is awarded.D. University courses are followed through TV, radio, correspondence, etc.7. In the examination called “the 11 plus”, students will academic potential go to A. grammar schools.8. Which of the following is not included in the National Curriculum?A. Children must study the subjects like English, mathematics, science and so on.B. Children must sit in A-level exams.C. Children must pass national tests.D. Teachers must teach what they are told.9. Which of the following is Not true about the British education system?A. Its run by the state.B. Its funded by the state.C. Its supervised by the state.D. Its dominated by the state.10. Which of the following schools would admit children without reference to their academic abilities?A. Comprehensive schoolsB. Secondary schoolC. Independent schoolsD. Grammar schoolUnit 8 British Foreign Relations1. The author holds that Britain had a big influence on the postwar international order because B. it had a strong military power prestige.2. Which countries are permanent members of the UN Security Council? C. China, Russia, France, Britain , and the United State 联合国成员3. How much of the globe did Britain rule in its imperial prime? C. A third of the globe. 4. The present British foreign policy is mainly influenced by some of the following factors. Which one is an exception?A. Its imperial historyB. Its geopolitical traits.C. Its special relationship with the United States.D. Its schizophrenic attitude to Europe.5. Which of the following is not involved in making the British foreign policy? A. The Queen of BritainB. The Foreign and Commonwealth OfficeC. The Prime Minister and the CabinetD. The Ministry of Defense and the Treasury.6. Nowadays the British foreign policy is largely shaped by its participation in C. the United Nations, the EU, NATO, etc.7. Which of the following statements is not true?A. Britain hosts a large American military forceB. 63American military bases are under the command of BritainC. There are 63 American military bases in Britain.D. Britain is an outpost of an American-dominated military bloc.8. Which of the following countries does not have nuclear weapons capabilities?A. BritainB. The United StatesC. ItalyD. Russia9. There of the following factors have contributed to Britains special relationship with the United States to a certain degree. Which is the exception?A. Britain and the United States share the general ideas in many respects.B. They have common interest in every respect.C. They agree generally on how the world economy should be managedD. They have special links in culture10. Why does Britain have its nuclear naval force? B. because its a traditional sea power.Unit 9 The British Media1. Which of the following is the worlds oldest national newspaper? C. The Observe2. Which of the following is the British oldest daily newspaper? D. The Times3. Which of the following statements is not true about the British media?A. They supply people with news, keeping them informed of what is happening in the world.B. They are mainly interests in making make huge profits by publishing advertisements.C. They help shape British