英语国家国情试题库-英国与爱尔兰

英国与爱尔兰Part One Multiple Choice1. Which of the following is not a name people use to refer to the UK? BA. Great Britain B. The British Island C. The United Kingdom D. Britain2. is the capital city of Wales. DA. Belfast B. Edinburgh C. Aberdeen D. Cardiff3. According to a 2005 estimate, Britain now has a population of over _ millions. CA. 160 B. 600 C. 60 D. 164. The two landmarks of London are _. AA. Guildhall and St. Pauls CathedralB. Guildhall and Covent GardenC. City Hall and St. Pauls CathedralD. City Hall and Covent Garden5. Among the four parts of the United Kingdom, is the smallest. DA. England B. ScotlandC. Wales D. Northern Ireland6. The largest lake in the UK is located in _. DA. England B. Wales C. Scotland D. Northern Ireland7. English belongs to the group of Indo-European family of languages. CA. Celtic B. Indo-Iranian C. Germanic D. Roman8. In the early part of 11th century, _ replaced English as the official language in England. BA. GermanB. FrenchC. CelticD. Indo-European9. English was standardized because of the _. AA. introduction of printing pressB. first industrial revolutionC. reins of William the ConquerorD. French retreat from England10. The introduction of Christianity to Britain added the first element of _ words to English DA. Danish and Finnish B. Dutch and GermanC. French and Italian D. Latin and Greek11. Standard English is based on the speech of the upper class of _. BA. southeastern EnglandB. southwestern EnglandC. southern Scotland D. northern Wales12. At present, nearly of the worlds population communicate in English. BA. half B. a quarter C. one third D. one fifth13. Julius Caesar and his _ troops invaded the British islands in year 55 BC. AA. RomanB. ItalianC. GreekD. Germanic14. The attack on Rome ended the Roman occupation in Britain in 410. DA. Norman B. DanishC. Celtic D. Germanic15. By the late 7th century, became the dominant religion in England. DA. Celtic Christianity B. Anglo-Saxon Christianity C. Germanic Christianity D. Roman Christianity16. All the coronations of the British nation have been held in _ since the 11th century. BA. the City HallB. Westminster AbbeyC. the Kings CouncilD. Buckingham Place 17. Westminster Abbey was built at the time of _. BA. St. Augustine B. Edward the ConfessorC. William the Conqueror D. Alfred the Great18. _ improved the courts of justice, introduced the jury system and institutionalized common law in Britain. CA. Edward the ConfessorB. St. AugustineC. Henry II D. Duke William 19. The marked the establishment of feudalism in England. DA. Viking invasion B. signing of the Magna CartaC. Norman Conquest D. Adoption of common law20. The Magna Carta protected the basic principles for the protection of _ in Britain. AA. individual rightsB. feudal systemC. traditional rightsD. class system21. The two houses of parliament, instituted by the mid-14th century, was an effort to gain the support of _. AA. middle classB. noblesC. clergymenD. lords 22. The Hundred Years War was a series of wars fought between _. CA. England and ScotlandB. England and WelsC. England and FranceD. England and Ireland 23. During the Wars of the Roses, the White Rose was the badge of the _. BA. House of LancasterB. House of YorkC. House of ValoisD. House of Tudor 24. The end of the Wars of the Roses led to the role of . DA. the House of Valois B. the House of YorkC. the House of Tudor D. the House of Lancaster25. The direct cause for the Religious Reformation was King Henry VIIIs effort to _. AA. divorce his wife B. break with RomeC. support the Protestants D. declare his supreme power over the church26. The English Civil War broke out in 1642 between . BA. Protestants and Puritans B. Royalists and ParliamentariansC. nobles and peasants D. aristocrats and Christians27. The monarchy was abolished and England was declared a commonwealth after the execution of _. BA. Oliver CromwellB. Charles IC. Henry VIIID. Queen Elizabeth I28. The Bills of Rights was passed by the Parliament directly after _. BA. the Civil WarB. Glorious RevolutionC. Religious ReformationD. the Hundred Years War29. That _ is not one of the Reasons for the industrial Revolution breaking out in Britain. CA. Britain had a huge marketB. England acquired wealth from India and AmericaC. England won more religious freedom from Rome D. enclosure movement deprived small landowners of property.30. Britain faced strong challenges in its global imperial dominance by the beginning of the _ century. DA. 17th B. 18th C. 19th D. 20th31. The King or Queen is the head of state in Britain. Their powers are _. AA. symbolicB. enormousC. moderateD. supreme32. The British government is characterized by a division of powers between three of the following branches with the exception of the _ CA. judiciary B. legislature C. monarchy D. executive33. The British Constitution is made up of three main part with the exception of _. DA. Statutory LawB. Common LawC. Conventions D. the Unwritten 34. The importance of the British monarchy can be seen in its effect on _. DA. passing the bills B. advising the governmentC. political parties D. public attitude35. British Cabinet works on the principle of _ AA. collective responsibility B. individual responsibilityC. defending the collectivism D. defending the individuals36. The house of Commons performs three functions except _. DA. drafting new lawsB. scrutinizing government actionsC. supervising financeD. forming new cabinet 37. _ can force a government to resign by passing a Motion of No Confidence. DA. The CabinetC. the MonarchC. House of LordsD. House of Commons38. The main duty of the British Privy Council is to _. BA. make decisions B. give adviceC. pass bills D. supervise the Cabinet39. In Britain, the parliamentary general election is held every _ years. CA. three B. four C. five D. six40. The two parties in the British political system are _. AA. the Conservative and the Labor B. the Conservative and the UnionC. the Labor and the DemocratD. the Union and the Democrat41. The policies of the Conservative Party are characterized by pragmatism and _. DA. government intervention B. nationalization of enterprisesC. social reform D. a belief in individualism42. The Labor Party affected the British society greatly in that it _. AA. set up the National Health Service B. improved public transportation C. abolished the old tax system D. enhanced the economic43. The national election in Britain usually lasts for _ and then the counting begins. AA. one dayB. one weekC. two weeksD. one month 44. In 2005, the Commonwealth became an organization composed of _ countries. DA. 23B. 33C. 43D. 5345. The British economy achieved global dominance by the _. CA. 1860s B. 1870s C. 1880s D. 1890s 46. The _ in the early 1970s worsened an already stagnant economy in Britain. AA. oil crisis B. high inflation ratesC. large imports D. unemployment problem47. Of the following practices, _ does not belong to Thatchers social welfare reform. CA. reducing child benefitsB. shortening the unemployment benefits periodC. reducing the unemploymentD. lowering old age pensions48. The Blair government has been successful in all the following aspects except _. DA. limiting government spendingB. keeping inflation under controlC. reducing unemploymentD. reducing inequality49. Britains agriculture is not characterized by_. DA. small farming populationB. high degree of mechanizationC. advanced machineryD. high dependence on import 50. The traditional energy industry in Britain is _. AA. coal miningB. oil industryC. nuclear powerD. wind energy 51. _ is not one of the top ten British companies in oil industry. DA. ShellB. BPC. BGD. GM52. The three major trends in the British economy since the war have been the following except _. DA. the decline in the agricultural sectorB. the reduction in the industrial sectorC. the expansion of the service sectorD. the growing in the secondary industry53. The three principle financial centers of the world are _. AA. London, New York and Tokyo.B. London, New York and Hong KongC. London, New York and ParisD. London, New York and Berlin 54. The car industry in Britain is mostly _. AA. foreign-ownedB. state-ownedC. joint-ventureD. privately-owned55. Of the following sectors in Britain, _ has experienced spectacular growth since the end of World War II. CA. agriculture B. energy industryC. service industry D. manufacturing industry56. Education in Britain is compulsory for all children between _. AA. 5 to 16B. 6 to 18C. 7 to 16D. 7 to 1857. Partially funded by central government grants, the British universities receive their remaining funds from all the following sources except_. BA. tuition feesB. loans C. donationsD. corporate contributions58. In Britain, the equivalent of the A-levels is the _. AA. GNVQsB. GCSEC. GCSSD. GNSS59. Of the following, _ is NOT a basis of admission to Britains universities. AA. result in national entrance testB. A-level resultC. an interview D. school references60. The only privately-financed university in Britain is _. CA. OxfordB. CambridgeC. BuckinghamD. University of London61. In Britain, it is no exaggeration to say that the media can _. BA. shape the public opinionsB. promote peoples moral standardsC. influence the rule of a governmentD. determine peoples political orientation62. The oldest national newspaper in Britain is _. CA. The Times B. The GuardianC. The Observer D. The Daily Telegraph63. Among Britains quality press, the following newspapers are regarded as the Big Three with the exception of _. CA. The Times B. The GuardianC. The Observer D. The Daily Telegraph64. The top pay television provider in Britain is _. DA. ITVB. BSBC. SkyTVD. BSkyB65. Of the following, _ is NOT a common feature of all the British holidays. DA. families getting togetherB. friends exchanging good wishesC. friends enjoying each others companyD. families traveling overseas66. The following Christmas traditions are particularly British except _. AA. Trooping the Color B. Queens Christmas messageC. Boxing Day D. Christmas pantomime67. In Britain, for churchgoers, the most important Christian festival is _. AA. EasterB. ChristmasC. Boxing DayD. Remembrance Sunday68. The most important work by authors in the Middle English period is _. BA. BeowulfB. The Canterbury TalesC. The Tragic History of Dr. FaustusD. Areopagitica 69. Shakespeares 37 plays fall into three categories except _. CA. comedyB. tragedyC. fantasyD. historic play70. The most significant achievement of the English Renaissance is _. BA. poetry B. drama C. novel D. pamphlet71. Gullivers Travel was written by _. AA. Jonathan SwiftB. John MiltonC. Alexander PopeD. Daniel Defoe 72. The major “second generation” of Romantic poets included the following except _. DA. Lord ByronB. Percy ShelleyC. John KeatsD. William Wordsworth73. _ is viewed as Romantic poetrys Declaration of Independence. CA. I Wondered Lonely as a CloudB. Don JuanC. Preface to Lyrical BalladsD. Prometheus Unbound74. In the Victorian era, the leading form of literature was _. CA. poetry B. drama C. novel D. pamphlet75. The distinguished English women novelists of the 19th century are the following except _. DA. Jane AustenB. the Bronte sistersC. George EliotD. Virginia Woolf 76. Of the following statements, _ is NOT correct in terms of Neo- Romanticism. CA. It prevailed at the end of the 19th century.B. The writers were dissatisfied with the social reality.C. The writers believed in Art for Arts Sake.D. Treasure Island was a representative work.77. Of the following statements, _ is NOT correct about Virginia Woolf. DA. She was a central figure of the Bloomsbury Group.B. She experimented with stream of consciousness.C. She was an influential feminist.D. Her masterpiece was The Rainbow.78. Of the following writers, _ is NOT a Nobel Prize winner. BA. Samuel Beckett B. James JoyceC. William Golding D.V.S. Naipaul79. The island of Ireland is separated from mainland Europe by _. AA. the Celtic SeaB. the Irish SeaC. the North SeaD. the English Channel 80. The largest city in Ireland is _. AA. DublinB. CorkC. WaterfordD. Galway81. _ established a unified Irish culture and language in the 6th century BC. BA. Hunter-gatherers from Britain B. Celtic tribesC. British invaders D. Viking Danes82. The _ resulted in the Irish Civil War. CA. Act of Union B. Unilateral Declaration of IndependenceC. Anglo-Irish Treaty D. Anglo-Irish Agreement83. Under the leadership of Prime Minister John A. Costello, a series of legislation was passed in Ireland in order to _. AA. reduce inflation and living costB. reduce secondary industry and productionC. establish better social welfare systemD. build closer political relation with the UK84. By 1980, the following except _ were all serious problems in the Irish society. BA. inflation B. budget deficitC. unemployment D. foreign debt85. Ireland declared itself a republic in _, completely independent of Britain. CA. 1900B. 1939C. 1949D. 195986. In 1985, after successful negotiation with the British Prime Minister _, Ireland signed the Anglo-Irish Agreement with the UK. AA. Margaret ThatcherB. Tony BlairC. Mary RobinsonD. Albert Reynolds87. Ireland is called the Celtic Tiger because of its _. BA. aggressive foreign policies B. rapid economic growthC. growing emigration D. vigorous economic reform88. Ireland has four main political parties including _. BA. Fianna FailB. the Democratic PartyC. the Labor PartyD. Fine Gael 89. In Ireland, most people are _. AA. Roman CatholicB. ProtestantC. MuslimD. Orthodox Christian 90. In Ireland, the head of state is the _. BA. Prime Minister B. PresidentC. British monarch D. General GovernorPart Two True or False1. The island of Great Britain is geographically divided into three parts: England, Scotland and Wales. T2. People in different parts of Britain like to use the name England to refer to their country. F3. The name of Britain came from a Celtic tribe-the Britons. T4. The Anglo-Saxons came to Britain in the mid-5th century. T5. Lords Spiritual and Lords Temporal are all members in the British Upper House. T6. The members in the House of Commons are appointed rather than elected. F7. Britain is the worlds leading exporter of poultry and dairy products. F8. The fishing industry provides more than 50% of Britains demand for fish. T9. The BBC World Service broadcasts only in English throughout the world. F10. Some British holidays are celebrated to mark the important events of the Christian calendar, and others are related to local customs and traditions. T11. Hamlet depicts the heros struggle with two opposing forces: moral integrity and the need to avenge his fathers murder. T12. Alexander Pope was a great English poet who also translated Homers Iliad. T13. In Ireland, both the House of Representatives and the Senate have the power of making laws. F14. English is the only official language in Ireland, because the majority of people speak it as their mother tongue. F15. London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom. T16. The King James Bible is considered to be in Modern English. T17. Magna Carta was made in the interest of the lower class. F18. The British Civil War broke out in 1642 between the Royalists known as the Cavaliers and Parliamentarians known as the Roundheads. T19. Britain is both a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy. T20. The Parliament is supreme decision-making body in the British government. F21. Before World War II, the leadership of Britain was almost conti