ukculture英美概况英国文化类

1、英美概况模拟题（三）英国文化部分CultureMultipleChoice1. AllchildrenintheUKmust,bylaw,receiveafull-timeeducationfromtheageofto.A.5,16B.6,17C.7,182. InstateschoolsthelettersA,BandCareoftenusedtodescribeorparallelclasses.A.gradeB.formC.streams3. Publicschoolsbelongtothecategoryoftheschools.A.stateB.independentC.local4

2、. Thepupilswhohadgotthehighestmarksinthe“elevenplusexaminationwouldgotoschool.A.grammarB.technicalC.secondarymodern5.OxfordandCambridgearetheoldestuniversitiesdatingfromand.A.1167,1284B.1234,1325C.1335,14276. ThereareoveruniversitiesinBritain.A.thirtyB.fortyC.fifty7. ThetwofeaturesofOxfordandCambrid

3、gearethecollegesystemandthe.A.recordsofattendanceB.governingcouncilC.tutorialsystem8. TheuniversitiesofSt.Andrews,Glasgow,AberdeenandEdinburgharecalledthefouruniversities.A.oldB.newC.Scottish9. TheuniversityofferscoursesthroughoneofBBCtelevisionchannelsandbyradio.A.openB.newC.middleaged10.Buckingham

4、Universityisanduniversitywhichwasestablishedin1973.11. ThesecondcentreoftheBritishpressisin.A.LondonB.theFleetStreetC.Manchester12. InBritaingreatmajorityofchildrenattendschools.A.stateB.independentC.religious13. InBritaineducationattheagefrom5to16is.A.optionalB.compulsoryC.self-taught14. Theoldestu

5、niversityinBritainis.A.CambridgeB.EdinburghC.Oxford15. Britishnewspaperspossessthefollowingfeaturesexcept.A.freedomofspeechB.fastdeliveryC.monopliedbyoneofthefivelargeorganizationD.nodifficultyforindependentnewspaperstosurvive16. TheearliestnewspaperinBritainis.A.DailyMailB.DailyTelegraphsC.TheTimes

6、D.Guardian17. istheoldestSundaynewspaperinBritain.A.SundayTimesB.TheObserverC.ThepeopleD.NewsoftheWorld18. Themosthumorousmagazineis.A.NewSocietyB.PrivateEyeC.PunchD.Spectator19. IntheUKthereareaboutdailiesandoverweeklies.A.130,1000B.200,800C.160,120020. Therearenationaldailynewspaperswhichappeareve

7、rymorningexceptonSundays.A.nineB.sevenC.eight21. TheDailyTelegraphandSundayTelegraphsupportthe.A.LiberalPartyB.LabourPartyC.ConservativeParty22. TheEconomist,NewStatesman,Spectatorare.A.journalsB.dailynewspapersC.localpapers23. BBCwasfoundedinandcharteredinasanindependentpubliccorporation.A.1922,192

8、7B.1292,1297C.1822,182724. TheExchangeTelegraphCo.Ltd.isanewsagency.A.publicB.governmentalC.localD.private25. TheBBCismainlyfinancedby.A.paymentfromallpeoplewhopossessTVsetsB.theincomefromadvertisementsC.somelargecorporationsD.Britishgovernment26. ThemostfamousbroadcastingcompanyinBritainis.A.Britis

9、hBroadcastingCorporationB.IndependentBroadcastingAuthorityC.Reuters27. Reuterswasfoundedintheyearof.A.1518B.1815C.185128. Thenewheadquartersbuildingofisat85FleetStreet,London.A.BBCB.thePressAssociationLtd.C.theExchangeTelegraphCo.Ltd.29. isregardedasthemostEnglishofgames.A.CricketB.SoccerC.Rugger30.

10、 claimsthehighestpopularattendanceinBritain.A.RugbyfootballB.AssociationfootballC.Baseball31.apoolsprovideamusementformillionsofpeoplewhobetontheresultsofmatches.C.CricketA.AssociationfootballB.Baseball32. TheannualchampionshipsatWimbledon,inLondon,arethemostfamousintheworld.A.hockeyB.tennisC.netbal

11、l33. racingischieflyabettingsport.A.HorseB.BoatC.Dog34. Hurdleorsteeplechaseracingtakesupthewintermonths,leadingtoitsclimaxintheGrandNationalSteeplechaseatinMarch.A.LondonB.EdinburghC.Liverpool35. ItwaswhofirstrevolutionizedscientificthoughtinBritain.A.FrancisBaconB.ThomasNewcomerC.JamesWatt36. disc

12、overedthecirculationoffood.A.FrancisGlissonB.WilliamHarveyC.GeorgeStephenson37. TheRoyalSocietywasfoundedinin.A.London,1660B.Liverpool,1660C.London,176038. TheRoyalSocietyreachedthesummitofitsprestigein1703,whenbecameitspresident.A.RobertBoyleB.IssaeNewtonC.FrancisBacon39. JamesWattwasagreatengineer

13、andinventor.A.IrishB.ScottishC.English40. developedatomictheoryinthe18thcentury.A.JohnDaltonB.FrancisGlissonC.RobertBoyle41. Theminorsafetylampwasinventedby.A.FrancisBaconB.WilliamHarveyC.HumphyDavy42. CharlesRobertDarwinDevelopedthetheoryof.A.evolutionB.immunologyC.virology43. isconsideredthefather

14、ofEnglishpoetry.A.GeoffreyChaucerB.JohnMiltonC.JohnDonne44. BigBenisthenicknameof.A.BenjaminFranklinB.SirBenjaminHallC.the315-footClockTower45. TheBritishMuseumwasfoundedin.A.1659B.1763C.175346. TheBritishMuseumisfinancedbyfundsandismanagedbyaboardof25trustees.A.GovernmentB.individualC.local47. Youc

15、ouldfindtheworld-famousSpeakersCornerin.A.GreatRussellB.HydeParkC.WestminsterAbbey48. isthebiggestandmostwell-knownchurchinLondon.A.WhitehallB.St.PaulCathedralC.WestminsterAbbey49. isthemonarchpsresentLondonhome.A.WestminsterPalaceB.BuckinghamPalaceC.WhitehallPalace50. Stratford-on-Avonistheplacewhe

16、rewasbornin1564.A.WilliamShakespeareB.CharlesDickensC.SamuelButlerFillintheBlanks1.TherearetwosystemsofprimaryandsecondaryeducationinBritain.Theyaretheschoolandtheschool.2.Theindependentschoolorschoolisfewinnumberbutofgreatinfluence.3.Thefourtypesofstateschoolsinthesecondaryeducationaretheschools,co

17、mprehensivesecondaryschools,schoolsandsecondarymodernschools.4.Forallchildreninstateschools,secondaryeducationbeginsattheageof.5.Therearetwosystemsforsecondaryeducationinstateschools,theandthe.6.Undertheoldselectivesystem,childrentookanexaminationcalledthe_intheirlastyearataprimaryschool.Theresultso

18、fthisexaminationdeterminedthesecondaryeducationapupilwouldreceive.7.TheoldestschoolsinUKareschools.8.schoolswereestablishedbefore1960,inwhichpupilswerenotseparatedbythecriterionofacademicability.9.Atorpupilstakeanexamination,eitherattheOrdinaryLeveloftheGeneralCertificateofEducationortheCertificateo

19、fSecondaryEducation.10. At18thereisanotherexaminationforthepupils,theoftheGeneralCertificateofEducationortheCertificateofSecondaryEducation.11. schoolsareoftenattachedtopolytechnics.12. Thefourfamousschool:EtonCollege,HarrowSchool,WinchesterCollegeandRugbySchoolareneverreferredtoascollegesbutschools

20、.13. Thepublicschoolsemphasizetwofactorsineducation.Oneisthestudyofclassicsandscience,theotheristhedevelopmentofwhatiscalled.14. TheolduniversitiesinBritainrefertoand.15. Thefivetypesofuniversitiesarethetwouniversities,thefouruniversities,themiddle-ageduniversities,thenewuniversitiesantheOpenunivers

21、ityandtheoneuniversity.1.Oxfordgotstartedinthecentury.Ithascolleges.17. ThereareaboutstudentsinOxfordandCambridgerespectively.18. TheUniversityofLondonisatypeofuniversity.19. TherearethreeacademicdegreesinBritain,the,anddegrees.20. Aclassinastateschoolisoftencalledanevera“grade.21. Almostallthenatio

22、nalpapersarepublishedinthecityof.22. TheisthenationalcentreofthepressintheUK.23. Themostfamousbroadcastingcompanyis.24. Themostwell-knownnewsagencyis.25. ThesecondoldestuniversityinBritainis.26. TheIndependentBroadcastingAuthoritygetsitsmoneyfrom.27.YoufindallBBCprogrammesinthemagazine.28.In1851Reut

23、erswasfoundedin.29.isregardedasthemostEnglishgames.1.Schoolboysusuallyplayruggerorinwinter,insummer.31.Schoolsgirlsusuallyplaytennisandinsummerandnetballandinwinter.32.Netballisakindofbasketball,androundersisasortof.33.ThefoundedinLondonin1660isoneofthemostprestigiousscientificbodiesintheworld.34.Is

24、saeNewtonheldthepresidentoftheRoyalSocietyforyears.35.ThefamousbookMathematicalPrinciplesofNaturalPhilosophywaswrittenby.36.JamesWattwasagreatengineerandinventor.37.,anEnglishphysician,discoveredthevaccineforpreventingsmallpoxandpioneeredthesciencesofimmunologyandvirology.38.Theminerssfetylampwasnic

25、knamedLamp.39.CharlesRobertDarwinpublishedhisbookOnthewhichcausedastirinVictoriantimes.40.OscarWilderwasanaestheteadvocating”,41.TheseatoftheBritishHousesofParliamentis.42.“Big3enwasnamedafterSir.43.Theplacewheremanyfamousfiguresareburiediscalled.44.KarlMarxoncecametostudyandworkintheBritishMuseumLibraryandCompletedmostofhisfamousbookthere.45.ParkintheCentreofLondonisoneoftheWorldnsostfamouscityparks.46.TheofwasastateprisonfromNormantimes.47.isamostimportantstreetwheresomeofthemostim