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1、give advice.Chapter 11.The two main island of the Britain Isles areGreat Britain and Ireland.Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland.3.Among the four parts of the United Kingdom ,Northern Ireland is the smallest.English belong to the Germanic group of the Indo-European family of languages.5.The in

2、troduction of Christianity to Britain added the first element ofLatin and Greek.The evolution of Middle English was reinforced by the Norman influence.7.Samuel Johnson s dictionary was influential in establishing a standarform of spelling.8.At present ,nearly one-third of the worlds population commu

3、nicate in English.Chapter 2The Germanic attack on Rome ended the Roman occupation in Britain in 410.2.By the late 7th century , Roman Christianity became the dominant religion in England.The Norman Conquest marked the establish of feudalism in England.The end of the Wars of the Roses led to the rule

4、 of the House of Tudor.5.The direct cause for the Reformation was King Henry VIIIdivorcehiss wifeefort. toThe English Civil War broke out in 1642 between the Royalists and the Parliamentarians .The Bill of Rights was passed after the Glorious Revolution.th8.The Industrial Revolution was accomplish i

5、n Britain by the middle of the19century.Chapter 3The British government is characterized by a division of powers between three of the following branches EXCEPT the monarchy.2.The importance of the British monarchy can be seen in its effect onpublic attitude.As a revising chamber ,the House of Lords

6、is expected to complement the House of Commons.The Cabinet is at the center of the British political system.5.The main duty of the British Privy Council is toGenerally speaking ,the British Parliament operates on a two-party system.The policies of the Conservative Party are characterized by pragmati

7、sm and a belief inindividualism.8.In Britain ,the parliamentary general election is held everyfive years.Chapter 4The oil crisis in the early 1970s worsened an already stagnant economy in Britain.2.Of the following practices , reducing unemployment did not belong to Thatchersocial welfarereform.The

8、Blair government was successful in all the following aspects EXCEPT reducing inequality .Britain has devoted about 70% of its land area to agriculture.Britains important fishing areas include all the following EXCEPTthe sea area between6.Coal mining industry in Britain providesone-third of the energ

9、y consumed in the country.The car industry in Britain is mostly foreign-owned .Of the following sectors in Britain, the service sector has experienced spectacular growth since the end of World War II.Chapter 51.In Britain, the division between grammar schools and vocational schools was ended by thei

10、ntroduction of comprehensive schools in the1960s.2. Over7%of British children receive primary and secondary education through theindependent system.Partially funded by central government grants, most of the British universities receive their remaining funds from all the following sources EXCEPT loan

11、s4.To be admitted to the Open University, one needsno educational qualifications.5.AmongBritains qualitypress, the followingnewspapers areregarded as the Big ThreeEXCEPTThe Observer.6.Life on Earth is a kind ofdocumentaryprogram produced by the BBC and is popularworldwide.7.BSkyB is Britains top pay

12、-television provider.8.The following Christmas traditions are particularly British EXCEPTTrooping the Color.Chapter 6l. The most significant achievement of the English Renaissance isdrama.2.The Preface to Lyrical Ballads is viewed as Romantic Poetrys Declaration of Independence.3.Of Dickens novels,D

13、avid Copperfieldis considered most autobiographical.4.Thomas Hardy is a representative of English Critical Realism at the turn of the 19th century.5.Of the following books,Adam Bedeis NOT written by Thomas Hardy.6.Oscar Wilde is NOT included in the modernist group.7.Of the following writers,James Jo

14、yceis NOT a Nobel Prize winner.8.Waiting for Godot is written by Samuel Beckett .New England .Chapter 8The U.S. lies in central North America, with Canada to the north, Mexico to the south, the Atlantic to its east and the Pacific to its west.The continental United States has 48 states.The states of

15、 Alaska is the largest in area of all the U.S. states.The longest river in the U.S. is the Mississippi River.5. Some of the world-famous universities like Harvard, Yale and MIT are located inSan Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego all belong toCaliforniaThe Immigration Act of 1924 restricted furthe

16、r immigration into the United States, particularly from Europe.The characteristics of the dominant American culture are English-speaking, Western European, Protestant and middle-class .Chapter 9The first successful English colony in North America was founded at Jamestown in Virginia .The Seven Years

17、 War occurred between the French and the British .3. No taxation without representation was the rallying slogan ofthe people of the 13 colonies .In May 1775, the Second Continental Congress was held in Philadelphia and began to assume the functions of a provisional government.Abraham Lincoln issued

18、the Emancipation Proclamation to grant freedom to all slaves.The policy of the United States was neutrality at the beginning of the two World Wars.President Roosevelt introduced the New Deal to deal with the problems of the Great Depression.The Vietnam War was a long-time suffering for Americans, an

19、d it continued throughout theterms of Presidents Eisenhower, KennedY and Johnson.Chapter 101. The U.S. Constitution came into effect in 1789 .2. The Constitution of the United States tries to give each branch enough power to balance the others .The Bill of Rights guarantees citizens of the United St

20、ates specific individual rights and freedom .The terms for a Senator and Representative are six and two years respectively.All the following can make legislative proposals EXCEPT the Secretary of State .The following are all powers of the President EXCEPT making laws .The Supreme Court is composed o

21、f nine justices.8. The President is directly voted into office byelectors elected by the voters .Chapter 111.America produces a major portion of the worlds products in the following fields EXCEPTore .2.The modern American economy progressed froma colonial economy to a farming economyand than to an i

22、ndustrial economy .3.Chartered companies were NOT granted the diplomatic authorityby the British King or Queen.4. Alexander Hamilton urged the federal government to establish a national bank.5.The following inventions took place duringthe secondindustrial revolutionEXCEPTrefrigerator .President John

23、son tried to build a Great Society by introducing various programs like the following EXCEPTUnemployment Pension .The following statements are all true EXCEPT Agribusinesses maintain a balanced trade pattern between agricultural imports and exports.Employment in the service sector has been increasin

24、g in the U.S. since the 1970s.Chapter 12Formal education in the United States consists of elementary , secondary and higher education.Of the following subjects, politics and business education are NOT offered to elementaryschool students.3. Higher education in the United States began with the foundi

25、ng ofHarvard College.Of the following, research institutions are NOT among the categories of American higher education.To get a bachelors degree, all undergraduate students are required to do the following EXCEPT working for communities .The New York Times is sold especially to the upper or upper-middle class and has a reputation for its serious attitude and great bulk.Of the following, the