英语国家概况-谢福之-课后答案-判断题

1、Chapter 11. People in different parts of Britain like to use the name Englandto refer to their country. (F)2. The Severn River is the longest river of Britain, which originatesin Wales and flows through western England.(T)3. Today more than half of the people in Wales still speak the ancientWelsh la

2、nguage. (F)4. In terms of population and area, Northern Ireland is the second largest part of Britain.(F)5. Although the climate in Britain is generally mild, the temperaturein northern Scotland often falls below -10 in January . (F)6. The majority of the people in Britain are descendants of the Ang

3、lo-Saxons.(T)7. The Celtic people were the earliest known inhabitants of Britain.(T)8. English evolved into what is now described as Modern English fromthe late 16 th century.(F)Chapter 21. British history before 55BC is basically undocumented.(T)2. The Anglo-Saxons came to Britain in the 5 th centu

4、ry.(T)3. The chief or king of the Anglo-Saxons tribes exercised power at their own will. (F)4. The Vikings began to attack the English coast in the 8th century.(T)5. Henry H built up a large empire which included England and most ofFrance.(T)6. The Magna Carta was designed to protect the rights of b

5、oth the privileged class and the townspeople.(F)7. The Hundred Years War(1337-1453) was a series of wars fought between the British and the Vikings for trade and territory.(F)8. In an effort to makea compromise between different religious factions, Queen Elizabeth I actually defended the fruit of th

6、e Reformation.(T)Chapter 31. Conventions are regarded less important than the statutory law inthe working of the British government.(T)2. The British monarchy has never been interrupted throughout the history.(F)3. In reality, the British King or Queen is the source of all government powers.(F)4. Th

7、e British Parliament is the law-making body of the Commonwealthof Nations.(F)5. The members of the House of Commons are appointed rather than elected.(F)6. The British Prime Minister is the leader of the majority party inParliament.(T)7. Cabinet membersare chosen by the Prime Minister from various p

8、olitical parties in Parliament.(F)8. The legal systems in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are much similar in terms of law, organization and practice.(T)Chapter 41. British was the first industrialized nation in the world.(T)2. The British economyexperienced a relative decline during t

9、he post-war period.(T)3. Limited resources and high unemployment rate were persistent problems that prevented rapid economic development in Britain after WorldWarn . (F)4. Thatcher s revolution turned out to be a great success in dealing with all the British economic and social problems.(F)5. The ec

10、onomic approach adopted by Tony Blair was different from thatof the old Labor Party and the Conservative Party.(T)6. Blair made the Bank of England independent in order to separate politics from economic policy.(T)7. Britain is an important oil exporter since its oil industry has along history.(F)8.

11、 Nuclear power is one of the major energy source in Britain.(T)Chapter 51. The British government has been responsible for education since the early 1800s.(F)2. Education in Britain is compulsory for all children between the ages of 6 and 15.(F)3. The National Curriculum is compulsory in both the st

12、ate system and the independent system.(F)4. Whenchildren finish their schooling at 16, they are required to take a national GCSE examination.(T)5. Graduates from state schools in Britain have a less favorable chance to enter famous universities than those from independent schools.(T)6. The Times is

13、the world s oldest Sunday newspapers.(F)7. The BBC World Service broadcasts only in English throughout the world.(F)8. Some British holidays are celebrated to mark important eventsin theChristian calendar, and some others are related to local customs and traditions.(T)Chapter 81. The eastern highlan

14、ds formed by the Appalachians hold onethird of the country's continental territory.(F)2. The climatein the United Statescan be classified as temperate,withsome mild subtropicaland tropical zones.(T)3. Almost throughthe middleof the United States, northtosouth,runs awell-known50-centimeterrainfal

15、lline.(T)4. New York is the commercial and financial center of the U nited States , and it is composed of five boroughs inclu ding Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Staten Island, and Qu eens.(T)5. San Franciscois the second largestcity after New Yorkand the worldfamous Hollywood and Disneyland are lo

16、catedhere.(F)6. During the 1830s and 1840s, many northern Europeans and I rishimmigrantscame to America.(T)7. Almost half of the immigrantscoming to the UnitedStatesinthe 1980s were Asians.(T)8. Basic American cultural valuesare freedom, equalityand desire to work hard for a higher standard of livin

17、g.(T)Chapter 91. America was named after Amerigo Vespucci, who arrived on the new continent after Columbus.(T)2. The second Continental Congress was held in Philadelphia, andtheContinental Army and Navy werefoundedunder thecommand of Thomas Jefferson.(F)3. TheCivil War notonly put an end toslavery,

18、but alsodecided that America was a single, indivisible nation.(T)4. Most Americanpeople approved of the VietnamWar.(F)5. In 1990, American troops and the troops from allied natio ns launchedOperation Desert Storm in orderto driveIraqi troopsout of Kuwait.(T)6. Accordingto theAmerican administration,

19、 Saddam Hussein and Osama binLaden were responsible for theterroristevent on September11,2001.(F)7. The America government regarded Iraqa nation among the "axis of evil".(T)8. On March 19,2003,American and United Nation'stroops, supported by several other countries, began an invasion o

20、f Ira q.(F)Chapter 101. TheBill of Rights was written into the Constitution in 1787. (F)2. The form of American government is based on three main p rinciples:federalism, the separation of powers, and respect for the Constitution and the rule of law.(T)3. The . Congress is the legislative branch of t

21、he federal governmentand it consistsof twohouses: theHouseof Commons and the House of Lords.(F)4. The judicial branch of thefederal governmentconsists ofa series of courts: the Supreme Court, the courts of appeals and the district courts.(T)5. The Democratic Party isconservative in terms ofits ideol

22、ogy.(F)6. The American presidentialcampaign adheres to the "winner-take-all" practice.(T)7. TheAmericanforeignpolicythroughout the World War II was neutrality.(F)8. TheAmericanforeignpolicyduring the Cold War periodwas containment and intervention.(T)Chapter 111. America is the world's

23、 largest industrial nation.(T)2. In the. Constitution, the recognition oftheimportanceof "intellectual property" could be identified.(T)3. Although slavery wasabolished as aresult ofthe CivilWar, the owners of plantation in the South made more pro fits from selling their agriculture produc

24、ts.(F)4. President Roosevelt's New Deal had little effect in dealin g with the economic crisis in the early 1930s.(F)5. The 1960s was a period ofconsolidation forthe Americanbusinesses.(F)6. American agricultural exports outweigh imports, leaving a s urplus in the agricultural balance of trade.(T)7. Auto production is one of the important sectors in Americ an manufacturing industry.(T)8. The world economy has little to do with the growth and decline of the