英美文化概况10套试题与答

1、第一套I.1. SinnFeinisnotalegalpoliticalpartyinNorthernIreland.F2. NorthernIrelandisthesmallestofthefournations,butisquitewell-known:intheworldforitsendlesspoliticalproblems.T3. ThepurposeofBritisheducationisnotonlytoprovidechildrenwithliteracyandtheotherbasicskillsbutalsotosocializechildren.T4. Sputnik

2、sareman-madesatellitesmadebytheSovietUnion.T5. EdinburghisthelargestcityinScotland.F6. Intheseventeenthcentury,theEnglishgovernmentencouragedpeoplefromScotlandandNorthernEnglandtoemigratetothenorthofIreland,becausetheywantedtoincreaseitscontroloverIreland.T7. WhenGeorgeW.Bushbecamepresident,hisforei

3、gnstrategyhastwoprominentelements:isolationismandfaithinmilitarystrength.F8. Britain,likeIsrael,hasawrittenconstitutionofthesortwhichmostcountrieshave.F9. Today,theUnitedStateshastwomajorpoliticalparties.OneistheDemocraticPartyandtheotheristheRepublicanParty.T10. TheoldestinstitutionofgovernmentinBr

4、itainistheMonarchy.T11. Thereareabout60membersoftheCommonwealth.F12. Americanshavetojoinapoliticalpartyinordertovoteortobeacandidateforpublicoffice.F13. TheServicemen'sReadjustmentAct,orGIBillofRights,gaveveteranspriorityinfindingbetterjobs.F14. PaxAmericanaindicatesAmericanpolicytocreateaworldo

5、rderdominatedbytheUnitedStates.T15. MostpeopleinScotlandspeaktheoldCelticlanguage,called“Gaelic”F16. TheUKwasawardedaseatontheUNSecurityCouncilinrecognitionofitscontinuingimportanceinworldpolitics.F17. EasteristhebiggestandbestlovedBritishholiday.F18. NorthernIrelandtodayisgovernedbyseparatejurisdic

6、tions:thatofRepublicofIrelandandthatofGreatBritain.F19. ItiscommonlybelievedthatBoxingDayinvolvesthesportofboxing.F20. HarvardCollegewasoriginallyfoundedtotraingovernmentofficials.Fn.21. WhoweretheancestorsoftheEnglishandthefoundersofEngland?AA. TheAnglo-Saxons.B.TheNormans.C.TheVikings.D.TheRomans.

7、22. WhichofthefollowingwasNOToneofthethreeforcesthatledtothemoderndevelopmentofEurope?DA.Thegrowthofcapitalism.B.TheRenaissance.C.TheReligiousReformation.D.TheSpiritualleadershipoftheRomanCatholicChurch.23. WhichcountriesarethepermanentmembersoftheUNSecurityCouncil?CA. France,China,Germany,Russiaand

8、Britain.B. TheUnitedStates,France,Britain,GermanyandRussia.C. China,Russia,France,BritainandtheUnitedStates.D. China,Britain,France,theUnitedStatesandJapan.24. WhatdidtheUSmeanbyContainment?AA. ItwouldusewhatevermeanstopreventtheSovietUnionfrombreakingoutofitssphereofinfluence.B. Itwantedtoreverseth

9、esituationinwhichtheSovietUnionreachedparitywiththeUSinnuclearforceC. ItplannedtodragtheSovietUnionintoanotherroundofarmsraceD. Itintendedtoshiftthebalanceofterror25. NowadaystheBritishforeignpolicyislargelyshapedbyitsparticipationinCA. theCommonwealthB.theEuropeanEconomicCommunityC.theUnitedNations

10、,theEU,NATO,etcD.aEuropeanfederalgovernment26. WhichofthefollowingsportswasNOTinventedinBritain?CA. Football.B.Tennis.C.Basketball.D.Cricket.27. AftertheWWII,theUnitedStatesbecameastrongercountry,provedbythefollowingfactsexceptA.A. theUSsufferednolossesinthewar.B. theUSwasthesolepossessorofatomicbom

11、bs.C. theUShadover70%ofthegoldreserveoftheworldinitscoffers.D. theUShadover50%ofindustrialproductionoftheworldinitshand.28. LordBaltimore'sfeudalplanfailedNOTbecauseDA. thereweremoreProtestantthanCatholicsinMaryland.B. thewildernessofthecontinentmadetheplanimpossible.C. therewasplentyoflandwhile

12、laborwasscarce.D. theEnglishkingdidnotliketheplan.29. OfwhichpeopleisRobertBurnsanationalpoet?CA. theWelshpeopleB.theIrishpeopleC.theScottishpeopleD.theEnglishpeople30. Whichofthefollowingistheonlybranchthatcanmakefederallaws,andlevyfederaltaxes?BA. theexecutiveB.thelegislativeC.thejudicialD.thepres

13、ident31. WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTcorrect?cA. TherearenolegalrestraintsuponParliament.B. Strictlyspeaking,theQueenispartoftheParliament.C. ParliamenthasnopowertochangethetermsoftheConstitution.D. Parliamenthasthesupremepowerofpassinglaws.32. TheNormanConquestinEnglishhistoryhappenedinC.A. 1

14、035B.1042C.1066D.160633. WhichofthefollowingcannotbefoundinLondon?AA. teahousesB.artgalleriesC.museumsD.theatres34. “Notaxationwithoutrepresentation"wastherallyingcryofD.A. thesettlersofVirginiaB.thepeopleofPennsylvaniaC. thecolonistsinNewEnglandD. thepeopleofthe13coloniesontheeveoftheAmericanR

15、evolution35. WheredothemajorityofpeopleinScotlandlive?BA. intheHighlandsB.intheLowlandsC.intheUplandsD.inthewestofScotland36. WhichofthefollowingwasnotanactivityinShakespeare'stime?AA.attendingtheGrandNationalB.havingadrinkatapubC.workingthelandD.playingfootball37. WhichofthefollowingisNOTatrued

16、escriptionoftheQueen'srole?AA. TheQueenselectsthePrimeMinisterandtheCabinet.B. TheQueensymbolizesthetraditionandunityoftheBritishstate.C. TheQueenactsasaconfidantetothePrimeMinister.D. TheQueenisthetemporalheadoftheChurchofEngland.38. ColoredeggsandbunnyaretraditionalsymbolsofAA.EasterB.Christma

17、sC.ValentineD.NewYear'sDay39. WhichofthefollowingisaprivatelyfundeduniversityinBritain?DA.theUniversityofCambridgeB.theUniversityofOxfordC.theUniversityofEdinburghD.theUniversityofBuckingham40. Whereistheinternationaltennischampionshipheld?BA.WembleyB.WimbledonC.LondonD.Edinburghm.41.TheFunction

18、sofParliament42.Puritanism43.GrammarSchool44.ThedeclarationofIndependence45.ThestrategyofPreemptionIV.Answeroneofthefollowingtwoquestions.(本大题任选一题，20分)46. WhatarethepurposesoftheBritisheducationsystem?Pleasecommentonthesepurposes.47. WhatarethefoundationsofBritain'sforeignpolicy?第二套：I.Decidewhet

19、herthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F).(本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分)1. ThefirstEnglishpermanentsettlementwasfoundedinCalifornia.F2. WhenpeopleoutsidetheUKtalkaboutEngland,theymistakeitasBritainsometimes.t3. Bytheearly1760s,the13EnglishcoloniesinNorthAmericawerereadytoseparatethemselvesfromEurope.T4.

20、Sputniksareman-madesatellitesmadebytheSovietUnion.T5. EdinburghisthelargestcityinScotland.F6. Britainisbothaparliamentarydemocracyandaconstitutionalmonarchy.T7. WhenGeorgeW.Bushbecamepresident,hisforeignstrategyhastwoprominentelements:isolationismandfaithinmilitarystrength.8. Americanforeignpolicyha

21、sbeenswingingbetweenisolationismandinterventionismsinceWWII.F9. Today,theUnitedStateshastwomajorpoliticalparties.OneistheDemocraticPartyandtheotheristheRepublicanParty.10. EasteristhebiggestandbestlovedBritishholiday.F11. TheoriginofBowlingliesinthevictorycelebrationceremonybytheancientwarriors.t12.

22、 Americanshavetojoinapoliticalpartyinordertovoteortobeacandidateforpublicoffice.F13. Thedivinerightofthekingmeansthesovereignderivedhisauthorityfromhissubjects.F14. TheBritishhostalargeAmericanmilitarypresenceandthereare63AmericanmilitarybasesintheUK.T15. MostpeopleinScotlandspeaktheoldCelticlanguag

23、e,called“Gaelic”.F16. Britishuniversitiesarepublicbodieswhichreceivefundsfromcentralgovernment.T17. WhentheWarofIndependencewasover,theUnitedStateswasoneunifiednationasitistoday.F18. Oneofthethingsthatdecidewhetheranapplicantcanbeacceptedbyacollegeishis/herscoresontheScholasticAptitudeTests.t19. Iti

24、scommonlybelievedthatBoxingDayinvolvesthesportofboxing.F20. Walesisrichincoaldeposits.Tn.Choosetheanswerthatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.（本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）21. WhichofthefollowingwasNOToneofthethreeforcesthatledtothemoderndevelopmentofEurope?DA. Thegrowthofcapitalism.B.TheRenaissa

25、nce.C. TheReligiousReformation.D. TheSpiritualleadershipoftheRomanCatholicChurch.22. TheexpenditureinAmericanpublicschoolsisguidedordecidedbyD.A. teachersB.studentsC.headmasterD.boardsofeducation23. WhichofthefollowingisnotinvolvedinmakingtheBritishforeignpolicy?AA. TheQueenofBritainB. TheForeignand

26、CommonwealthOfficeC. ThePrimeMinisterandtheCabinet.D. TheMinistryofDefenseandtheTreasury.24. WhatdidtheUSmeanbycontainment?AA. ItwouldusewhatevermeanstopreventtheSovietUnionfrombreakingoutofitssphereofinfluence.B. ItwantedtoreversethesituationinwhichtheSovietUnionreachedparitywiththeUSinnuclearforce

27、C. ItplannedtodragtheSovietUnionintoanotherroundofarmsraceD. Itintendedtoshiftthebalanceofterror25. IntheUnitedStatesschoolsystems,whichofthefollowingdivisionsistrue?CA. Elementaryschool,grammarschool.B. Elementaryschool,juniorhighschool.C. Elementaryschool,secondaryschool.D. Juniorhighschool,senior

28、highschool.26. WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofLondon?DA. theculturalcenterB.thebusinesscenterC.ThefinancialcenterD.thesportscenter27. WhichofthefollowingwasnotanactivityinShakespeare'stime?AA.attendingtheGrandNationalB.havingadrinkatapubC.workingthelandD.playingfootball28. Whichofthefollowingstat

29、esrefusedtoparticipateintheConstitutionalConvention?BA.VirginiaB.RhodeIslandC.NewYorkD.Maryland29. ThefollowingwerethemainReformationleadersexceptB.A.MartinLuther.B.MartinLutherKing.C. JohnCalvin.D.TheEnglishKingHenry皿.30. Whichofthefollowingistrulyasportoftheroyalfamily?DA.cricketB.skiingC.golfingD

30、.horseracing31. InBritain,formallyappointsimportantgovernmentministers,judges,etc.bA.theQueenB.thePrimeMinisterC.theLordPresidentoftheCouncilD. theSpeakeroftheHouseofCommons32. ColoredeggsandbunnyaretraditionalsymbolsofA.A.EasterB.ChristmasC.ValentineD.NewYear'sDay33. Whichofthefollowingisapriva

31、telyfundeduniversityinBritain?DA. theUniversityofCambridgeB.theUniversityofOxfordC.theUniversityofEdinburghD.theUniversityofBuckingham34. InBritain,childrenfromtheageof5to16B.A. canlegallyreceivepartlyfreeeducation.B. canlegallyreceivecompletelyfreeeducation.C. cannotreceivefreeeducationatall.D. can

32、notreceivefreeeducationiftheirparentsarerich.35. WhichofthefollowingisNOTacharacteristicofBritishgovernment?AA. ItofferstheQueenhighpoliticalstatusandsupremepower.B. Itisaparliamentarydemocracyandaconstitutionalmonarchy.C. Itistheoldestrepresentativedemocracyintheworld.D. IthasnowrittenformofConstit

33、ution.36. LordBaltimore'sfeudalplanfailedbecauseDA. thereweremoreProtestantthanCatholicsinMaryland.B. thewildernessofthecontinentmadetheplanimpossible.C. therewasplentyoflandwhilelaborwasscarce.D. theEnglishkingdidnotliketheplan.37. InordertogotouniversityintheUS,secondaryschoolstudentsmustmeett

34、hefollowingrequirementsexceptthatD.A. theyhavehighschoolrecordsandrecommendationsfromtheirteachersB. theymakegoodimpressionsduringtheinterviewsC. theygetgoodscoresintheScholasticAptitudeTestsD. theypassthecollegeentranceexaminations38. OfwhichpeopleisRobertBurnsanationalpoet?CA.theWelshpeopleB.theIr

35、ishpeopleC.theScottishpeopleD.theEnglishpeople39. Whydidthegovernmentdecidetoreplacethepower-sharingpolicywith“directrule”fromLondon?DA. thepower-sharingpolicywasnotacceptedbythemajorityofProtestants.B. theNorthernIrishParliamentcouldnotgovernthepowereffectively.C. thepower-sharingpolicycouldn't

36、becarriedout.D. alltheabove40. Whichofthefollowingschoolswouldadmitchildrenwithoutreferencetotheiracademicabilities?AA.ComprehensiveschoolsB.SecondaryschoolsC.IndependentschoolsD.Grammarschoolsm.Tellwhatyouknowaboutthefollowinginyourownwords.（本大题共5小题，每小题8分，共40分）41. Comprehensiveschools42. TheBillofR

37、ights43. ThemakingofBritain'sforeignpolicy44. ThefunctionsofParliament45. ThestrategyofPreemptionIV.Answeroneofthefollowingquestions.(本大题任选一题，20分)46. InwhatwaydidPuritanisminfluenceAmericanculture?47. HowdoyouunderstandthatBritainhasa“specialrelationship"withth第三套：I.Decidewhetherthefollowin

38、gstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F).(本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分)1. Britainisbothaparliamentarydemocracyandaconstitutionalmonarchy.T2. ThefirstEnglishpermanentsettlementwasfoundedinCalifornia.F3. GreatBritainincludes3constituentcountries:England,ScotlandandWales.F4. MostpeopleinScotlandspeaktheoldCelticlanguage

39、,called“Gaelic”F5. EdinburghisthelargestcityinScotland.F6. ThepurposeofBritisheducationisnotonlytoprovidechildrenwithliteracyandtheotherbasicskillsbutalsotosocializechildren.T7. SinnFeinisnotalegalpoliticalpartyinNorthernIreland.F8. ChristmasPantomimeisoneofthethreeChristmastraditionsthatareparticul

40、arlyBritish.T9. Today,theUnitedStateshastwomajorpoliticalparties.OneistheDemocraticParty,formedbefore1800.TheotheristheRepublicanParty,formedinthe1850s,bypeopleinthestatesoftheNorthandWest.T10. ThegameofgolfwasinventedbytheScottish.T11. WhentheWarofIndependencewasover,theUnitedStateswasoneunifiednat

41、ionasitistoday.F12. Grammarschoolsselectschildrenattheageof11andprovidethemwithageneraleducation.F13. AmericanforeignpolicyhasbeenswingingbetweenisolationismandinterventionismsinceWWII.F14. PaxAmericanaindicatesAmericanpolicytocreateaworldorderdominatedbytheUnitedStates.T15. HarvardCollegewasorigina

42、llyfoundedtotraingovernmentofficials.F16. TheUKwasawardedaseatontheUNSecurityCouncilinrecognitionofitscontributioninsettinguptheUnitedNations.F17. EasteristhebiggestandbestlovedBritishholiday.18. AmericanforeignpolicyhasbeenswingingbetweenisolationismandinterventionismsinceWWII.F19. Oneofthethingsth

43、atdecidewhetheranapplicantcanbeacceptedbyacollegeishis/herscoresontheScholasticAptitudeTests.t20. GeorgeWashington,BenjaminFranklin,andAbrahamLincolnwereregardedasthefoundingfathersoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Fn.Choosetheanswerthatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.（本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）21.

44、 WhichofthefollowingisnotinvolvedinmakingtheBritishforeignpolicy?AA. TheQueenofBritainB. TheForeignandCommonwealthOfficeC. ThePrimeMinisterandtheCabinet.D. TheMinistryofDefenseandtheTreasury.22. WhichofthefollowingwasNOToneofthethreeforcesthatledtothemoderndevelopmentofEurope?DA. Thegrowthofcapitali

45、sm.B. TheRenaissance.C. TheReligiousReformation.D. TheSpiritualleadershipoftheRomanCatholicChurch.23. TheexpenditureinAmericanpublicschoolsisguidedordecidedbyD.A. teachersB.studentsC.headmasterD.boardsofeducation24. WhatdidtheUSmeanbycontainment?AA. ItwouldusewhatevermeanstopreventtheSovietUnionfrom

46、breakingoutofitssphereofinfluence.B. ItwantedtoreversethesituationinwhichtheSovietUnionreachedparitywiththeUSinnuclearforceC. ItplannedtodragtheSovietUnionintoanotherroundofarmsraceD. Itintendedtoshiftthebalanceofterror25. WhichofthefollowingsportswasnotinventedinBritain?CA.footballB.tennisC.basketb

47、allD.cricket26. WhichcelebrationparticularlyhappensontheQueen'sbirthday?CA.BonfiresB.TheOrangeMarchC.TroopingtheColorD.Masquerades27. WhichofthefollowingisNotacharacteristicofBritishgovernment?AA.ItofferstheQueenhighpoliticalstatusandsupremepower.B. Itisaparliamentarydemocracyandaconstitutionalm

48、onarchy.C. Itistheoldestrepresentativedemocracyintheworld.D. IthasnowrittenformofConstitution.28. WhichofthefollowingstatesrefusedtoparticipateintheConstitutionalConvention?BA. VirginiaB.RhodeIslandC.NewYorkD.Maryland29. ThefollowingwerethemainReformationleadersexceptB.A. MartinLuther.B.MartinLuther

49、King.C.JohnCalvin.D.TheEnglishKingHenry皿.30. Whichofthefollowingistheonlybranchthatcanmakefederallaws,andlevyfederaltaxes?BA.theexecutiveB.thelegislativeC.thejudicialD.thepresident31. WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTcorrect?CA. TheyarenolegalrestraintsuponParliament.B. Strictlyspeaking,theQueenisp

50、artoftheParliament.C. ParliamenthasnopowertochangethetermsoftheConstitution.D. Parliamenthasthesupremepowerofpassinglaws.32. Whichofthefollowingistrulyasportoftheroyalfamily?DA.cricketB.skiingC.golfingD.horseracing33. WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofLondon?DA.theculturalcenterB.thebusinesscenterC.Thef

51、inancialcenterD.thesportscenter34. WhichofthefollowingwasnotanactivityinShakespeare'stime?AA.attendingtheGrandNationalB.havingadrinkatapubC.workingthelandD.playingfootball35. WheredothemajorityofpeopleinScotlandlive?BA.intheHighlandsB.intheLowlandsC.intheUplandsD.inthewestofScotland36. Whichofth

52、efollowingistrueabouttheBritishCommonwealth?dA. Membersofnationsarejoinedtogetherpolitically.B. TheCommonwealthhasspecialpowers.C. ThedecisiontobecomeamemberoftheCommonwealthismadebyBritain.D. ItisafreeassociationofindependentcountriesthatwereoncecoloniesofBritain.37. InBritain,formallyappointsimpor

53、tantgovernmentministers,judges,etc.BA.theQueenB.thePrimeMinisterC.theLordPresidentoftheCouncilD.theSpeakeroftheHouseofCommons38. ColoredeggsandbunnyaretraditionalsymbolsofA.A.EasterB.ChristmasC.ValentineD.NewYear'sDay39. WhichofthefollowingisaprivatelyfundeduniversityinBritain?DA.theUniversityof

54、CambridgeB.theUniversityofOxfordC.theUniversityofEdinburghD.theUniversityofBuckingham40. InBritain,childrenfromtheageof5to16BA. canlegallyreceivepartlyfreeeducation.B. canlegallyreceivecompletelyfreeeducation.C. cannotreceivefreeeducationatall.D. cannotreceivefreeeducationiftheirparentsarerich.m.Tel

55、lwhatyouknowaboutthefollowinginyourownwords.（本大题共5小题，每小题8分，共40分）41. Comprehensiveschools42. TheBillofRights43. TheServicemen'sReadjustmentAct44. ThefunctionsoftheBritishParliament.45. GeorgeWashingtonIV.Answeroneofthefollowingtwoquestions.（本大题任选一题，20分）46. DiscussthesimilaritiesanddifferencesinGr

56、eatBritainandtheUniteconcerningthegoalofeducation47. whatistheUScontainmentpolicy?Isitsuccessful?Illustrateyourpointwi第四套：I.Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue（T）orfalse（F）.（本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）1. Cardiff,thecapitalofWales,isalargecity.FwereregardedF2. GeorgeWashington,BenjaminFranklin,andAbr

57、ahamLincolnasthefoundingfathersoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Fpolicy-makers3. TheScotsandtheWelshhaveastrongsenseofbeingBritish.4. ThemostimportantsinglefactorwhichinfluencesBritishisitshistory.t5. MostBritishpeopleareProtestantswhilemostIrishpeopleareCatholics.F6. NorthernIrelandtodayisgovernedbyseparatejurisdictions:thatofRepublicofIrelandandthatofGreatBritain.F7. WhentheWarofIndependencewasover,theUnitedStateswasoneunifiednationasitistoday.F8. Independentschoolsgetmoneymainlythroughtheprivatesectorandtuitionrates,withsomegovernmentsupport.T9. ThefirstEnglishpermanentsettle