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英语国家文化考点测评本测试题集是专门为英语专业本科毕业生报考研究生入学考试而准备的,主要参考朱永涛等编著的《英美文化教程》和《英语国家社会与文化入门》等,涉及英国、美国、加拿大、澳大利亚和新西兰五个部分。学生可根据报考院校的要求而自行选择适合自己的测试题。本试题集仅作自我测试用,不能完全代替报考院校的参考资料。熟悉完课本内容后使用该试题效果会更佳。PartOne:BritishCultureChapter1:WhoaretheBritish?I.MultipleChoice(15points,1pointforeach)Around700B.C.,iron-working,arevolutionarynewskill,wasbroughttoBritainby.AMesolithicpeoples B.StoneAgepeoplesC.BronzeAgepeoples D.CelticpeoplesTheofficialnameoftheUnitedKingdomis.England,Scotland,WalesandNorthernIrelandTheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIrelandTheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainGreatBritainandNorthernIrelandTheearliestknownancestorsofScotsandWelshwere.A.thePictsB.theRomansC.theVikingsD.theGermansThefollowingarefamousScottishwritersexcept.A.RobertBums B.SirWaltScotC.BernardShaw D.RobertLouisStevensonBeforearugbymatchstarts,itistraditionaltheWelshsupporterstosing,anoldsongthatalmostbecomeanationalanthemforWales.A.LandofMyFathers B.AuldLangSyneC.MyFairCountry D.GodSavetheQueenTheBritainEmpirewasreplacedbytheBritainCommonwealthortheCommonwealthofNationin.A.1921 B.1931 C.1945 D.1950ThewholeofIrelandwascolonizedbyEnglandin.A.1169B.1066C.1266 D.1368ThesixcountiesofUlsterinIrelandremainedpartoftheUnitedKingdomwhenIrelandwaspartitioned.Theirownparliamentwascalled.A.theGrandCouncil B.GeneralAssemblyC.Stormont D.MagnaCarta,LordProtectorofBritain,crushedrebellionsinIreland,andsettledEnglishandScottishProtestantstherebygivingthemland.C.WilliamtheConqueror D.JamesIIWhichofthefollowingarenotthecharacteristicsofanIrish?A.Introspective.B.Argumentative.C.ReservedD.AggressiveTheEnglishpeopleandtheEnglishlanguagewerebornfromtheunionofAnglesandtheSaxonsGermanicconquerorsandtheNormanFrenchDanesorVikingsandtheNormanFrenchNormanconquerorsandthedefeatedAnglo-SaxonsTheCeltsweredifferentgroupsofancientpeoplewhocameoriginallyfrom.A.SpainB.Britain C.GermanyD.FranceDuringthecenturywhentheRomanEmpirefell,theGermanicAnglesandSaxonsinvadedandconqueredBritain.A.fifth B.eighth C.ninth D.eleventhEnglandbecameaProtestantcountryincentury.A.14th B.15thC.16th D.17th“Mac”or“Me”inmanyScottishnames,like"MacDonald”and“McCorvey”,means.A.sonof B.fatherofC.childofD.motherofILFillintheblanks(25points,onepointforeach).StonehengeisagroupofmonumentsofgiantrockslabsonplaininSouthwestEngland.TheearliestwrittenrecordsofBritain'sinhabitantscamefrom.TheEnglishare,butScots,WelshandIrishare.DuringthefifthcenturywhentheRomanEmpirefell,theGermanicandinvadedtheconqueredBritain.TheGermanicconquerorsgaveEnglanditsname""land.Duringthe9thcenturyBritainwasinvadedbythe orVikingsandbythe.(北京航空航天大学2004年考研试题)TheScottishpeoplefallintotwogroups:and.TheWelshhavebeenunitedwithEnglandsincethe.TheWelshfallintotwogroups:thosemostlysheepfarmersfromthemountainousregionsofthecenterand;andthosewholiveandworkinthehighlyindustrializedrThetwoverydifferentpassionsthathaveemergedfromthehard-workinglivesoftheWelshpeopleareand.ThemostfamousfestivalofmusicandverseinWalesistheNational，whichtakesplaceeachAugustandlastsforaboutaweek.TheIrishrefusedtoaccepttheProtestantReformation.TheyremainedstubbornlytruetotheirfaithdespitemuchcruelpersecutionbytheEnglishTheWomen'sPeaceMovement,latercalled,wasorganizedbyandherCatholicpartner,MaireadCorrigan.Bythemiddleofcentury,famineconditionsprevailedinIrelandcausedmanyIrishpeopletoemigrate,particularlytotheUnitedStates.ChristianitywasintroducedintoBritainby.NametwofamousIrishwriters:and.In1922,Irelandwaspartitioned.countiesofsouthernIrelandbecametheIrishFreeState.III.ExplainthefollowingtermsinEnglish(25points,5pointsforeach).LadiesfromhellTheprotestantReformation(湖南大学2004年考研试题)TheBritishIslesTheOrangeDaycelebrationsUlsterUnionistsQuestionsandAnswers(25points,5.pointsforeach).WhydotheScots,WelshorIrishobjecttobeingcalled“English”？WhatgreatinfluencedidtheRomanshaveontheEnglishculture?Whatwastheconsequenceofthedemandfor“homerule"bytheIrishnationalists?WhatarethecharacteristicsoftheScottishHighlanders?WhatwerethethreeGermanictribesthatinvadedEngland?TopicDiscussion(Writebetween100-150wordsonthefollowingtopic.10Points).WhatarethemainconsequencesofNormanConquest?Chapter2:EnglishHistoryI.MultipleChoices(15Points,lPointforeach).Victorianismwascharacterizedbythefollowingexcept.(北京第二外国语学院2003年考研试题)itwasanageofimperialismitsawgreatprogressinsocialsciencesitwasanagewhenthegreatprogresswasmadeinthefieldofcommunicationD.，………

WellingtonIn1066,KingHaroldofEnglandwasdefeatedbyWilliamtheConquerorin.A.theBattleofWaterloo B.theBattleofTrafalgarC.theBattleofHastings D.theBattleofCrecyadoptedbyparliamentin1701deprivedalltheCatholicsofanypossiblechancetoascendtotheEnglishthrone.（吉林大学2000年考题）A.ActofSupremacy B.ActofSettlementC.ActofMutiny D.ActoftheNavigationInEngland,theProtestantReformationbeganwith.（北京第二外国语学院2003年考研试题）A.BloodyMary B.QueenElizabethC.KingHenryVII D.KingHenryVIIIAmongthefollowing,whichdidnothappenintheyearof1066inEngland?〇（吉林大学2000年考研试题）A.EnglishceasedtofunctioninsocietyB.ThenationwasconqueredbytheNormansC.William,theDukeofNormandy,wascrownedasthekingofthecountryD.Frenchbecametheofficiallanguage6.TheMagnaCartawassignedby〇A.KingJohn B.RichardtheLionHeartC.CharlesI D.OliverCromwell7.TheGunpowderPlotoccurredduringthereignof〇A.KingCharlesII B.QueenElizabethIC.KingJamesI D.KingHanesII8.ThefollowingwerecharacteristicsoftheElizabethanageexcept〇QueenElizabethadvocatedtheDivineRightandquarreledwithParliamentProtestantismgraduallybecamedominantfaithC.rrhiswastheageofliteraturewhenShakespearelivedandwhenEnglishliteratureblossomed.D.Thiswasanageofadventureonthesea.thegreat19thcenturyB.GeorgeEliotD.EmilyBronte

andbecameJamesIofthegreat19thcenturyB.GeorgeEliotD.EmilyBronte

andbecameJamesIofA.CharlesDickensC.SirWalterScottJamesVIofScotlandsucceededElizabethIEnglandin.A.1601 B.1603 C.1615 D.1625TheeconomicpolicyBritainpursuedinthe1950sand1960swasbasedonthetheoryof〇A.AdamSmith B.JohnKeynesC.MargaretThatcher D.KarlMarxInthe1960spopmusicunderwentarevolutionwhentheBeatlesbecameworldfamousandturnedtheirhometownintoaplaceofPilgrim.A.NewcastleB.LondonC.LiverpoolD.ManchesterDuringthereignofElizabethI,wasthegreatenemyofEngland.A.France B.Spain C.HollandD.GermanyIn1660themonarchywasrestoredandCharlesI'ssonwasbroughtbackfrom.Wherehehadfledforsafety.A.FlandersB.FranceC.HollandD.GermanyThecompleteestablishmentoffeudalisminBritainwasmarkedby〇（湖南大学2004年才研试题）theAnglo-SaxonConquesttheintroductionofChristianityin827A,D.theNormanConquesttheDanishinvasionILFillintheblanks（20Points,onepointforeach）.IntheEnglishCivilWar,the44Roundheads^^supportedParliament,theSupportedtheKing.（东北大学2002年考研试题）TwoyearsaftertheHundredYears'WarwithFrance,Englandwasthrownintoanotherseriesofcivilwar,theWarsof.（东北大学2002年考研试题）AttheElizabethanage,therewasaperiodofdisputesinreligion,theDeclined,andProtestantsrestoredthepowerinEnglishchurch.（北京航空航天大学2000年考研试题）ThechurchwasextremelypowerfulintheMiddleAgesandthePopeinRomecouldalwaysinspirethefearofbyexcommunicatingakingorevenawholenation.In,theCatholicKingJamesIIwasforcedtofleeto,andthethronewasofferedtohisProtestantdaughterandherhusband.ThemostfamouswarbetweenEnglandandFrancewaswonbytheDukeofWellingtonoverThe“PilgrimFathers'*referstoagroupofwhohadsailedunderJamesI.The“Crusades“referstoaseriesofwarsinwhicharmiesfromalloverEuropetriedtosnatchthe""（thatisPalestine,whereJesusChristoncelived）fromthe"Infidels".TheHundredYears'WarwasentirelyfoughtinFrance,whereEnglishbowmendefeatedtheheavilyarmedFrenchknightsinthefamousbattlesofand,andthewholeofFranceverynearlyfellintoEnglishhands.Intheearly1930s,broughtpovertyandunemploymenttomillionsofpeopleinAmericaandEurope.Astheeconomicsituationslowlyimprovedafterthat,theinternationalsituationbecamethreatenedbyfascism.InItalyandinGermanywerebothFascists.DuringtheVictorianAge,thefamousoccurred,inwhichalmostthewholeofAfricawasdividedinto"spheresofinfluence"amongtheleadingEuropeanPowers.TheOriginofSpecieswaswrittenby.Bytheendofcentury,EnglandbecameseparatedfromFranceandLanguagefinallytooktheplaceofFrenchinallclassesinEnglishsociety.ShakespearewasaPlaywrightwholivedwhenruledEngland.IntheMiddleAges,thegreatrivalsoftheking'sauthorityweretheAndthePowerfullocalchiefs,called.III.ExplainthefollowingtermsinEnglish.（25points,5Pointsforeach）HenryVHI（北京外国语大学2003年考研试题）KingJamesIofEngland（北京外国语大学2004年考研试题）TheGloriousRevolution（北京航空航天大学2004年考研试题）Industrialrevolution（北京航空航天大学2000年考研试题）AlfredtheGreatQuestionsandAnswers25（points,5Pointsforeach）.HowdidtheEnglishChurchbreakawayfromthecentralorganizationofChristianity?WhatwastheconflictbetweenKingCharlesIandParliamentbeforetheCivilWar?WhatwerethecharacteristicsofthesixteenthcenturyasthebeginningofthemodemperiodinEnglishhistoryandEuropeanhistory?Whatisthemeaningofthephrase"meetone'sWaterloo"?Whereisthisp-Whatis,meantby“blitz”of1940?TopicDiscussion(Writebetween100-15wordsoneachofthefollowingtopics.15Points).WhatwasGloriousRevolution?Whatweretheconsequencesofit?(10Points)Whatwasthe“suffragettemovement"inearly20thcentury?(5Points)Chapter3:WhichEnglishI.MultipleChoiceWritersoftheOldEnglishperiodusedscripts.A.LatinandGermanic B.CelticandLatinC.DanishandSpanish D.SpanishandGermanicMiddleEnglishbeganin.A.967B.1066C.1381D.1453BytheendoftheOldEnglishperiod,Englishcontainedavocabularyof words.A.10,000B.20,000C.30,000D.40,000MiddleEnglishisablendof,EnglishandA.French,Latin B.German,FrenchC.French,Danish D.SpanishandLatinModernEnglishstartedfromaboutA.D.A.1300B.1400 C1500 D.1600weretheauthorsofTheKing'sEnglish.A.theWhiteBrothers B.theRightBrothersC.theKnightBrothers D.theFowlerBrothersInsomeplacenamessuchas"Manchester"and"Chester"areLatininorigin,meaning.A.cityB.portC.gateD.fortressTheEnglishusedbyGeoffreyChaucerwasthatof,whichhadastrongaccent.A.London;Latin B.Scotland;FrenchC.Wales;Scandinavian D.London;FrenchAllShakespeare'sworksarein.OldEnglish B.MiddleEnglishC.ModernEnglish D.StandardEnglish

dominanceofFrenchwasconfinedlargelytotheand.A.thelawandtheCourtC.theCabinetandtheCourtA.thelawandtheCourtC.theCabinetandtheCourtThefollowingweretheexcept.A.theBeatlesC.swingingLondonD.thelawandtheCabinetcharacteristicsofthe1960sofBritainB.thePermissiveSocietyD.speakingStandardEnglishThegreatestsingleinfluenceoftheshapingoftheEnglishlanguageinmodemtimesistheA.Americanlanguage B.popmusicinthe1960sC.Frenchlanguage D.CanadianEnglishInthe1970s,fashionfavoredthestyleofspeakingEnglishwith.A.BBCaccentAmericanaccentloanwordscarelessenunciationandjargon,slangand"in"wordsThestyleofspeechofannouncersisusuallyrecognizedasStandardEnglish.A.ABC B.NBCC.BBC D.CNNThespeechpatternsoftheBBCannouncersrepresented.A.Northernupperclass B.SouthernupperclassC.Northernmiddleclass D.SouthernmiddleclassOldEnglishperiodreferstotheperiodfromthetimeoftotheNormanConquest.theAnglo-SaxoninvasioninAD450theCelticsettlementaround8thcenturyBCtheVikinginvasioninthe9thcenturytheRomaninvasioninthe55BCII.Fillintheblanks(20points,onepointforeach).TheCelticpeopleleftlittlethatcouldlaterbeincorporatedintoEnglishbecausetheyhadno.WecanfindrelicsofCelticinnames.TheCelticlanguagesthatsurvivetodayare,and.TheofficiallanguageofEnglandafter1066was.(对タト经济贸易大学2004年考研试题)TheEnglishalphabetappearedsometimesbetweenand.AftertheGermanictribesof,andhadtakencontrolofBritainandsettled,thefourmaindialectsofOldEnglishemergedfromthedialects.VenerableBedeisoneofthebest-knownOldEnglishwriters.HisisoneofthemainsourcesofinformationaboutthehistoryofAnglo-SaxonEnglish.TheancestorofthemodemEnglishlanguageisofAnglo-Saxon.ThedifferencebetweenOldEnglishandMiddleEnglishliesmainlyintheabandonmentofthesystemof.BBCstandsfor.Itwasfoundedintheyear.AstronginfluenceenteredOldEnglishbywayoffromScandinavia.TheliteratureofEnglandbecametrilingualafter1066bemusetheliteraturewaswritteninablendof,andEnglish.LU.ExplainthefollowingtermsinEnglishf25points,5pointsforeach)NationshallspeakpeaceuntoNation(北京交通大学2002年考研试题)TheKing'sEnglishGeoffreyChaucertheVenerableBedelinguafrancaQuestionsandAnswers(25points,5pointsforeach).WhendidthehistoryofEnglishreallybegin?Whathappenedthen?InEnglish,whydomanywordsconnectedwithadministrationcomefromNormanFrench?InMiddleEnglish,whatismeantbytheRomancewords,andwhatismeantbytheGermanicwords?WhatwastheattitudetowardlanguageuseinBritainbythesecondhalfofthe1960s?Whatwasthecharacteristicofthefashionablespeechoftheday?WhatistheapproximateproportionofGermanicvocabularyandRomancevocabularyincurrentEnglishvocabulary?WhendidthespellingsandwrittenformsofEnglishbegintobecomestandardized?TopicDiscussion(Writebetween100-150wordsoneachofthefollowingtopics.15points).WhatarethebasicdifferencesbetweenOldEnglishandMiddleEnglish,andbetweenMiddleEnglishandModemEnglish?Chapter4:BritishGovernmentSystemI.MultipleChoice(15points,1pointforeach).ConferringhonorssuchaspeerageandknighthoodsispartofthejoboftheQueenofBritain.Sheusuallydoesthisupontheadviceof.（吉林大学2000年考题）A.PrimeMinister B.ForeignMinisterC.HomeMinister D.DefenseMinisterWhichofthefollowingabouttheHouseofLordsoftheUKisnottrue?（东北财经大学2003年考题）LordsdonotreceivesalariesandmanydonotattendParliamentsittings.TheLordsareexpectedtorepresenttheinterestsofthepublic.ItconsistsoftheLordsSpiritualandtheLordsTemporal.MostoftheLordsinitaremales.WhichofthefollowingdescriptionabouttheConservativepartyintheUKisnottrue?（东北财经大学2003年考研试题）Ithasbeeninpowerforausuallylongperiodoftime.Itissaidtopreferpoliciesthatprotectindividualrights.Itreceivesalotofthefundingfrombigcompanies.Itisknownasapartyofhightaxationlevels.ThecabinetoftheOppositionPartyinBritainisknownastheCabinet.（湖南大学2004年考研试题）A.ShadowB.WindowC.Ruling D.CoalitionTheexecutivepowerofUKisinthehandsof.A.Parliament B.theHouseofCommonsC.CabinetheadedbythePrimeMinisterD.theQueenTherealcentreofpowerinParliamentis.A.theQueen B.theHouseofCommonsC.theHouseofLords D.theCabinetTherealpoweroftheBritishgovernmentliesin.theHouseofCommonstheCabinetheadedbythePrimeMinisterthePrimeMinistertheQueenUnderwhosereignwastheBillofRightspassed?A.JamesIIB.WilliamofOrangeC.MaryID.HenryVIIIWhichofthefollowingdescriptionabouttheConservativepartyintheUKisnottrue?Ithasbeeninpowerforanunusuallylongperiodoftime.Itissaidtopreferpoliciesthatprotectindividualrights.__D.Itisknownasapartyofhightaxationlevels.Parliamenthasthefollowingfunctionsexcept.makinglawauthorizingtaxationandpublicexpendituredeclaringwarandmakingpeaceexaminingtheactionsoftheGovernmentIntheUnitedKingdom,eachMemberofParliamentrepresentsaandholdshisseatduringthelifeofaparliament.A.constituencyB.boroughC.countyD.shireTheSpeakerisrequiredtodothefollowingexceptbeingimpartialabstainingfromdebatingor,asageneralrule,votingonameasuremakingsurethatallpointsofviewhaveafairhearingsummoning,proroguinganddissolvingParliamentisthe"supremegovernor"oftheChurchofEngland-A.Themonarch B.TheArchbishopofYorkC.TheArchbishopofCanterbury D.ThePrimeMinisterThepresent,Britishmonarch,QueenElizabethIIwascrownedinA.1926B.1947C.1952 D.1953InBritain,ministersareappointedbytheQueenontherecommendationofA.theArchbishopofCanterbury B.thePrimeMinisterC.theSpeaker D.theArchbishopofYorkII.Fillintheblanks（20points,onepointforeach）.InBritain,theQueen,whoseprincipalroleissymbolic,isalsoinvolvedintheday-to-dayworkingsofgovernment.Amongotherthings,sheholdsmeetingoftheCouncil-herpersonaladvisorycouncil,andinherweeklysessionswiththePrimeMinister,shereceivesreportsofmeetings.（中国人民大学2004年考研试题）"〇HMS"ontheofficiallettersanddocumentsofUKstandsfor.InBritain,thepersonthatisinvitedbytheQueenattheendofgeneralelectiontoformgovernmentis.Hebecomes.ThepoliticalpartywiththesecondlargestnumberofmembersintheHouseofCommonsbecomesofficialtothegovernment.（吉林大学2000年考研试题）TheParliamentActof1911limitedthepoweroftheHouseof.ThegeneralelectioninUKtakesplaceatleasteveryyears.AccordingtolawofUK,anycitizenovertheageof18,except,,andmembersoftheHouseof,canvote.TheselectshismostimportantcolleaguesandformstheCabinet.IftheCabinetlosesitsmajoritysupportinParliamentitmust.TherearethreeelementsinParliament,thatis,,and.ThemostimportantprivilegethatMembersofParliamentenjoyisinParliament.TheleaderofthepartywiththelargestnumberofmembersreturnedtotheHouseofCommonsbecomes.Heisinvitedbytoformagovernment.servesastheroleoftheSpeakerintheHouseofLords.III.ExplainthefollowingtermsinEnglish（25points,5pointsforeach）theBritishConstitution（北京第二外国语学院2001年考研试题）theSpeaker（北京外国语大学2004年考研试题）theHouseofCommons（北京第二外国语大学2001年考研试题）Lifepeers（北京外国语大学2003年考研试题）theBritishMonarchy（东北财经大学2003年考研试题）QuestionsandAnswers（15points,5pointsforeach）.WhatarethetwomajorpartiesinBritaintoday?WhatarethefunctionsoftheBritishParliament?（北京タト国语大学2003年考研试题）Whatistheuseofthe"Aye°lobbyandthe"No"lobby?MakeabriefstatementabouttheBillofRightsin1689.MakeabriefstatementabouttheHouseofLords.TopicDiscussion（Writebetween100-150wordsoneachofthefollowingtopics.25points）MakeacomparisonbetweentheBritishsystemof"constitutionalmonarchy"andtheAmericansystemof"federalism,andtheseparationofpowers".（中国人民大学2004年考研试题）（15points）WhatarethemainfeaturesofBritishelectoralsystem?（10points）（北京タト国语大学2004年考研试题）Chapter5:Industry,AgricultureandBusinessI.MultipleChoice（15points,1pointforeach）.DuringtheIndustrialRevolution,factoriescameintobeingbecauseitwasmoreeconomicaltomanufacturegoodsmoreworkerscouldworktogetherunderoneroofitcouldprovidemorehousingforworkerspowercouldbeconcentratedWhichofthefollowingwasNOTthereasonfortherelativeeconomicdeclineofBritainsince1945?Britaindidnotinvestinmodernequipmentandnewproducts.Britainspentahighproportionofitsnationalwealthonthemilitary.Britainhadbeenheavilyindebttofinancethewar.Britainhadcarriedoutthenationalizationofthebusinesses.Inthe1970sBritainmaintainedthegrowthrateandtheinflationrateamongthedevelopedcountries.A.lowest;lowest B.highest;highestC.lowest;highest D.highest;lowestWhereisthebestagriculturallandinBritain?A.InthesoutheastofEngland. B.InthesoutheastofScotland.C.InthenortheastofEngland. D.InthenortheastofScotland.UnderMargaretThatcherBritainexperienced.A.economicexpansion B.economicrecessionC.economicdecline D.economicdepressionThefollowingarethereasonswhyBritishcoalminingistodaycalledansicknindustryexcept.BritainhasusedupalmostallcoaldepositsthedemandforBritishcoalhasdeclinedpetroleum,waterpower,andelectricpowerarereplacingcoalformanypurposestheoldBritishminesarenarrowanddeep,makingitdifficulttousemachinesforminingWhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofBritishironandsteelindustry?Britain*ssteelindustryisdeclining.NomorenewdiscoveriesofironorehavebeenfoundinBritain.Suppliesofironorearenowmostlyforeign.Comparedwithnewerplantsintheworldsteelworksarenotefficient.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofBritain*sagriculture?Britishfarmingishighlymechanized.AgricultureinBritainisintensive.Britishfarmingisveryefficient.Britain'sagriculturecanproduceenoughfoodforitspeople.Britainwasaworldleaderinshipbuildingduringthemiddleofthecentury.A.17th B.18th C.19th D.20thHeadquartersoftheEuropeanUnionisin.A.London,Britain B.Brussels,BelgiumC.Paris,France D.Berlin,GermanyThepatternofBritishindustryhaschangedradicallysincetheSecondWorldWar.Thischangecanbeseeninthreeofthefollowingexcept.steel,textilesandothermanufacturingindustrieshavedeclinedserviceindustrieshavebeengrownsomemajorindustrieshavebeennationalizedsmallbusinesseshaveflourishedWhichofthefollowingistheoldestandmostbasicofallindustriesinBritain?A.Steelandship-building B.TextileC.Coal-mining D.OilexploitationThetwoveryimportantcropsinBritainare.A.barleyandcorn B.wheatandriceC.barleyandoats D.wheatandbarleyWhatisLloyd's?A.A.Itisafamousbank. B.Itisabigdepartmentstore.C.Itisafamousinsurancecompany. D.Itisalargehotel.TheLudditessmashedanddestroyednewfactorymachinesbecausetheythought theydidnotknowhowtousethem.newmachinesworkedmoreefficientlythantheydid.machineshadrobbedthemoftheirrightstheirworkbecamelessvaluablecomparedwiththatdonebymachines.II.Fillintheblanks(20points,onepointforeach).Britainmergedastheworld'sgreatestpoliticalandeconomicinfluenceinthesecondhalfofthecentury.Britainobtainedgoldandsilverfromothercountriesbysellingitsproductsabroad.Nametwogreattradingcompaniesunderthetheoryofmercantilism:And.TheIndustrialRevolutionfirstbeganin.TheprincipalenergyresourcesinBritainattheendoftheeighteenthcenturywereand.sufferedthemostbehindtheachievementsofindustrializationinBritain.oncecalledtheBritish“anationofshop-keepers',.TheBritishgovernmentsetupaCommissionin1973topreventtheemergenceofmonopoly.AftertheSecondWorldWar,theBritishgovernmentnationalizedseveralmajorindustries.Threeofthesefirststate-runindustrieswere,and・TheEECstandsforwhiletheEUstandsfor.ThemottooftheStockExchangeinLondonis whilethatofLloyd*s,thefamousinsurancebrokers,is.Sincethediscoveryofoilunderthe,Britainhasgainedastrongpositionintheoffshoreoilindustry.**TheJewelintheCrown**oftheBritishEmpirerefersto,whichprovidedandabigmarketforBritishgoods,gainedindependencein1947.ExplainthefollowingtermsinEnglish(25points,5pointsforeach)Privatizationinthe1980sinBritain2.theCityofLondontheBankofEngland4.mercantilism5.LudditesQuestionsandAnswers(25points,5pointsforeach).SaysomethingaboutprivatizationofUKeconomyinthe1980s.MakeabriefstatementabouttherelativedeclineofUKeconomy.SaysomethingabouttheeconomyofBritainin1950sand1960sWhyisBritishcoalminingcalleda**sick**industry?Onwhatconditioncanapersonoperateonthe**tradingfloor**oftheStockExchange.?TopicDiscussion(Writebetween100-150wordsoneachofthefollowingtopics.15points)CommentonLabor*ssocialandeconomicpoliciesaftertheSecondWorldWar.(北京外国语大学2004年考研试题)Chapter6:EnglishLiteratureI.MultipleChoice(15points,1pointforeach).ATaleofTwoCitiesisanovelby.(中国大学2003年考研试题)A.Hardy B.DickensC.Mrs.StoveD.IbsenIvanhoiswrittenby.(中南大学2003年考研试题)A.DickensB.Scott C.MiltonD.ByronAllofthefollowingarethetrioofEnglishpoetrygiantsexcept.A.ChaucerB.ShakespeareC.MiltonD.ByronandtheEarlofSurrey,establishedthesonnetasanEnglishverseforminthesixteenthcentury.A.GeorgeGordonByron B.WilliamShakespeareC.SirThomasWyatt D.SirWalterScottWhichofthefollowingplaysofShakespeareisoriginalinmodemverse?A.TheTempest.B.Hamlet.C.HenryVI.D.KingLear.WhichliteraryformflourishedinElizabethanagemorethananyotherformsofliterature?A.Novel. B.Essay.C.Epic. D.Drama.WhichofthefollowingdidnotbelongtoRomanticism?（东北财经大学2003年考研试题）A.Keats. B.Shelley.C.WordsworthD.DefoeWhichofthefollowingwriterswasthemostfamousScottishnovelist?A.D.H.Lawrence. B.CharlesDickens.C.JonathanSwirl. D.SirWalterScottWhichofthefollowingisthebitterestsatirist?A.WalterScott B.JonathanSwiftC.DanielDefoe D.JaneAustinTheEnglishliteraturebeganinthecentury.A.5th B.6th C.7th D.8thnDefenseofPoetry',waswrittenbyA.PercyB.Shelley B.GeorgeGByronC.JohnKeats D.JohnMiltonWhichofthefollowingnovelswasnotwrittenbytheBrontes?A.PrideandPrejudice. B.AgnesGrey.C.WutheringHeight. D.JaneEyre.WhichofthefollowingreceivedtheNobelPrizeforLiteraturein1932?A.JosephConrad B.JohnGalsworthyC.E.M.Foster D.JamesJoyceTheMillontheFlosswaswrittenby.A.T.S.Eliot B.GeorgeEliotC.VirginiaWoolf D.WilliamGoldingWhichofthefollowingwaswrittenbyE.M.Foster?A.LordJim. B.TheForsyteSaga.C.APassagetoIndia. D.OfHumanBondage.II.Fillintheblanks(20pointstonepointforeach).TherootsofEnglishliteratureliedeepinthetalesofandothercountries."AnEssayofDramaticPoetry"by establishedhisreputationasaprolificcriticandpoetinEnglishliterature.(」匕京航空航天大学2000年考研试题)Shakespeare'splaysfallinto,andplays.,andarethethr