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PAGEPAGE12福建师范大学福清分校外语系06英本《英语国家社会与文化入门》期未试题（2009-20010学年度上学期B卷）班级 座号 姓名 题号题号I50%II15%III10%IV25%总分100得分得分评卷人MultipleChoice(50%)得分评卷人WhichisthemostimportantcityintheUK?Belfast b.Edinburgh c.Glasgow d.LondonWheredothemajorityofpeopleinScotlandlive?IntheHighlands b.IntheLowlandsc.IntheUplands d.InthewestofScotlandNorthernIrelandisthesmallestofthefournations,butisquitewell-knownintheworldfor .itsmostfamouslandmark,theCauseway”itsrichculturallife..itslowlivingstandards.itsendlesspoliticalproblems.HowmanycountiesarethereinNorthernIreland?a.26 b.6 c.32 d.20ThreeofthefollowingarecharacteristicsofLondon.Whichistheexception?Londonisapolitical,economicandculturalcentreofthecountry.LondonhasalargerpopulationthanallothercitiesinEngland.LondonisnotonlythelargestcityinBritain,butalsothelargestintheworld.Londonhasplayedasignificantroleintheeconomicconstructionofthecountry.WhichofthefollowingisNOTatruedescriptionoftherole?TheQueenselectsthePrimeMinisterandtheCabinet.TheQueensymbolizesthetraditionandunityoftheBritishstate.TheQueenactsasaconfidantetothePrimeMinister..TheQueenisthetemporalheadoftheChurchofEngland.Whichofthefollowingkingwasexecutedinthecivilwar?JamesI b.JamesII c.CharlesI d.CharlesIIWhichofthefollowingwasNOTthereasonfortherelativeeconomicdeclinesince1945?Britaindidnotinvestinmodernequipmentandnewproducts.Britainspentahighproportionofitsnationalwealthonthemilitary.Britainhadbeenheavilyindebttofinancethewar.Britainhadcarriedoutthenationalizationofthebusinesses.WhichgroupofpeoplecannotvoteinthegeneralelectionintheUK?theUKcitizensabovetheageof18LordsintheHouseofLordsMembersintheHouseofCommonsTheUKresidentcitizensoftheIrishRepublicWhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheelectoralcampaigns?BigpartiescanbuytimetobroadcasttheirpoliciesonthetelevisionThereisalimitontheamountofmoneycandidatescanspendintheirconstituencycampaign.Candidatesandtheirsupportersgodoor-to-doorpersuadingvoterstovoteforthem.Candidatescriticizeseachotherspoliciestoshowhowgoodtheirownpoliciesare..WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutclasssystemintheUK?Peopleofdifferentclassestendtoreaddifferentkindsofnewspapers.Thoughsocialadvancementispossible,classaffectsapersonslifechances.ClassdivisionisonlydecidedbypeoplesincomeTheywaypeoplespeakmayidentifythemasbelongingtoaparticularclass.Whichgovernmentlostavoteofnoconfidenceandwasforcedtoresignin1979?TheConservativegovernment b.theLiberalgovernmentc.theLaborgovernment d.theradicalgovernmentWhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheUKeconomyisnottrue?Therehasbeenaperiodofsteadydecreasingoflivingstandards.BritainremainsoneoftheGroupofSevenlargeindustrialeconomies.Britainhasexperiencedarelativeeconomicdeclinesince1945.SomesmallereconomieshaveovertakentheUKintermsofoutputpercapita.WhichofthefollowingbookwaswrittenbyJosephConrad?SenseandSensibility b.TheHeartofDarknessc.Mrs.Dalloway d.TessoftheDUrbervilles.Inaerospaceindustry,whichtwocountriesareaheadofBritain?TheU.SandGermany b.theU.S.andRussiac.GermanyandRussia d.FranceandRussiaWhichisoneofthemostfamousearly“OldEnglish”literaryworks?TheCanterburyTales b.Beowulfc.KingLear d.MorteArthurWhichwastheleaderoftheConservativepartyrightaftertheIronJohnMajor b.TonyBlair c.HaroldWilson d.MargaretThatcherWhichofthefollowingdidnotbelongtoRomanticism?Keats b.Shelley c.Wordsworth d.E.M.FosterWutheringHeightsisthemasterpieceby ?EmilyBronte b.CharlotteBronte c.AnneBronte d.RobertBurnsThefamoussong“AuldLangiswrittenbyRobertBurnsin ?Welshdialect b.Irishdialect c.Scotsdialect d.England21.WhichofthefollowingwasthemostfamousScottishnovelist?a.D.H.Lawrence b.RobertL.Stevensonc.CharlesDickens d.WalterScottWhichofthefollowingisatragedywrittenbyShakespeare?Dr.Faustus b.Hamletc.Frankenstein d.SenseandSensibilityAustraliaisgenerallydividedintothefollowingthreetopographicalregionsexcept .theGreatWesternPlateau b.theOutbackc.theEasternHighlands d.theCentralEasternLowlands istheonlycountrycoveringthewholecontinent.Ireland b.U.K c.Australia d.NewZealandThespiritoftheGreatCharterwasthelimitationofthepowersof ,keepingthemtheboundsofthefeudallawoftheland.theArchbishopofCanterbury b.thebaronsc.thechurch d.thekingThewordcomesfromTravelswrittenby .DanielDefoe b.Jonathanswiftc.WilliamWordsworth d.ColeridgeWhichwriterisassociatedwiththe“streamofconsciousness”techniqueinBritishliterature?JosephConrad b.VirginiaWoolf c.D.H.Lawrence d.George28..InBritain,childrenfromtheageof5to16canlegallyreceivepartlyfreeeducation.cannotreceivefreeeducationatall.canlegallyreceivecompletelyfreeeducation.cannotreceivefreeeducationiftheirparentsarerich.IfastudentwantstogotouniversityinBritain,hewilltaketheexaminationcalledGeneralCertificateofEducation-Advanced.GeneralCertificateofSecondaryEducation.thecommonentranceexamination.GeneralNationalVocationalQualifications.WhichofthefollowingisNOTacharacteristicoftheOpenUniversity?It'sopentoeverybody.Studentswillnotreceiveauniversitydegree.Itrequiresnoformaleducationalqualifications.Universitycoursesarefollowedthroughradio,correspondence,etc.WhichofthefollowingschoolsinBritainwouldadmitchildrenwithoutreferencetotheiracademicabilities?Comprehensiveschools. b.Secondaryschools.c.Independentschools. d.Grammarschools.HowmuchoftheglobedidBritain,ruleinitsimperialprime?Aforthoftheglobe b.afifthoftheglobec.athirdoftheglobe d.two-thirdsoftheglobeWhydoesBritainhaveitsnuclearnavalforce?Becauseitsoneofthedevelopedcountriesintheworld.becauseitsatraditionalseapower.Becauseithasanadvancedindustry.Becauseitsabletoproducesubmarines.ThepresentBritishforeignpolicyismainlyinfluencedbythefollowingfactorsexceptitsimperialhistory b.itsgeopoliticaltraitsc.itsspecialrelationshipwiththeU.S d.itsschizophrenicattitudetoEuropeThreeofthefollowingfactorshavecontributedtoacertaindegreeofBritain'sspecialrelationshipwiththeUnitedStates.Whichistheexception?BritainandtheUnitedStatessharethegeneralideasinmanyrespects.Theyhavecommoninterestsineveryrespects.Theyagreegenerallyonhowtheworldeconomyshouldbemanaged.Theyhavespeciallinksinculture.Whichofthefollowingistheworldsoldestnationalnewspaper?TheTimes b.DailyTelegraph c.theGuardian d.TheObserverThesentence,"You'llneverfindinaBritishnewspaperwhomeetswho",reflectsthefactthatBritishpressisfreefromcensorship.Therearesomelimitstowhatwillappearinthedailypaper.Britishpressveryoftencontainsfalsenews.Britishgovernmenthasafirmcontrolofthecontent.Whichofthefollowingaboutthetabloidsisnottrue?Theyarebigformatnewspapers.theyareoftencalled“thegutterpress”TheymainlydealinscandalsandgossipaboutfamouspeopleTheycarrystorieswithcolorphotosandcatchyheadlines.WhichofthefollowingistrueabouttheGuyFawkesNight?ItiscelebratedbyScottishpeopleinNovember.ItiscelebratedbyEnglishpeopleInNovember.ItiscelebratedbyScottishpeopleinAugust.ItiscelebratedbyEnglishpeopleinAugust.OnwhichdayisHalloweencelebrated?October31st b.November5thc.March17th d.December25th.Theword“Ireland”isusedambiguouslytomean .boththeRepublicandNorthernIrelandRepublicofIrelandNorthernIrelandthesouthern26statesinIreland.Australiaspracticeofracialsegregationwassimilartothatof .PortugalandtheUS. b.HollandandSouthAfricac.SouthAfricaandtheUS d.PortugalandHollandAmongthefollowingwriters,whichisnotIrishaccordingtotheclaimofIreland?JonathanSwift b.CharlesDickensc.BernardShaw d.OscarWildeWhoinventedthesteamturbineengine?RowanHamilton b.WilliamParsonsc.CharlesParsons d.JohnPhilipHollandThedeathblowtotheIrishlanguagewas .TheBritishcolonialrule.theindependenceofIreland.theGreatFamineIrelandsaccessiontotheEU.In1787,BritaindecidedtocolonizeAustraliabecauseCaptainCooksaccountofhisdiscoverywasnotinteresting.BritainwantedtocontrolthegoldminesinAustralia.AustraliawasanattractiveplacetoEnglishpeople.Britainneedednewplacestotransportitscriminals.ThestatethathadthefirstBritishsettlementis Queensland. b.NewSouthWalesc.WesternAustralia d.VictoriaWhichofthefollowingisNOTanativeAustraliananimal?merino b.wombat c.koala d.kangarooUnderthepolicyofsegregation,theaboriginalpeople .wereforciblyremovedfromtheirownlandwereallowedtohavetheirwonlandasprivatereserves.wereoftenemployedbytheChristianChurch.wereconsideredtobeintellectuallyexploitable.Emancipistswere .magistrates b.pastoralistsc.retiredofficials d.ex-convicts得分评卷人TrueorFalse?(15%)得分评卷人Theoriginalintentionofthemassivepost-warimmigrationprogramwaskeepAustralia“whiteandfree. NorthernIrelandisthemostruggedpartinlandscapeofallthefournationsoftheUK. ThefocusoftheEliteTheoryisonhowsmallgroupsofpeoplecontrolandmanipulatepower.Whistle-blowersarepeoplewhotrytoexposeproblemsofcorruptionandinefficiencyinthegovernment. ItwassaidthatChristianitywasintroducedintoEnglandbySaintPatrick. CommonLawsarethelawspassedbytheParliamentoftheUK. TheAustralianpoliticalsystemfollowstheWesterndemocratictradition,reflectingBritishNorthAmericanexperience. Indiawasoncecalled"TheJewelintheCrown",becauseitexportedmassiverawmaterialsandjewelstoBritain. TheConservativeparty,formedinthegrowingunionmovement,isthenewestoneofthethreemajorpartiesintheUK. GrammarSchoolsemphasizeonthemoregeneralcurriculumratherthanadvancedacademicwork.MPsrefertotheparliamentmemberinIreland. The“shadowcabinet”oftheoppositioncantakeoverthegovernmentwhenthereisaconstitutionalcrisis. DonJuanisanepicpoemcomposedbyJohnMilton. TheBritishBroadcastingCorporationisfundedbylicensefeesandviewersmustbuyalicenseeachyearfortheirTVset.literature can be broadly divided into two stylisticperiods: modernism andpostmodernism.得分评卷人Directions:ExplainthefollowingtermsinEnglish,usingyourownwords.(10%)得分评卷人Whatis“roundtable?themostimportantreligiousgroupsinIreland?Whataremostdistinctivephysicalfeatures?WhatisTheCommonwealth?Howmanytypescanthenewspaperbeclassifiedaccordingtothecontent?Whatarethey?得分评卷人QuestionforDiscussion(25%)得分评卷人thesignificanceoftheGreatChartainBritishhistory?(100-150words)(15%)2,Belowarethreestatementsofpoliticalbeliefs.ReadthroughthemcarefullyandseeifyoucandecidewhichpoliticalpartytheywouldvoteforinanelectioninBritian.(10%)A.A.“Ibelieveinfreedom.IbelieveinfreedomtochoosethewayIwanttolivewithoutpeopleorGovernmentinterfering,thatis,„freedomofchoice‟.Peopleshouldbefreetochoosethehousetheywanttolivein,theschooltheywanttosendtheirchildrentoandthehospitalordoctortheywanttogoto.Andifpeoplewanttobuytheseservicesprivatelythentheyshouldbeencouragedto.Ibelieveinprivatecompaniesmakingandsellingtheirgoodswithoutinterference.Ibelieveincompetitionandprofit.ItisonlythroughcompetitionthatthebestindividualsandthebestcompaniescancometothetopandallowBritaintocompete.Peopleshouldbeencouragedtolookafterthemselvesmore.Ofcoursetherearethepoor,theoldandthesickandtheGovernmentmustcareforthesethroughWelfareState.”B.B.“Wedonotneedtogotoextremes.WecanhaveprivateservicesbutweshouldalsohavegoodandefficientStateservices.Wecanencouragepeopletodowellwithoutneglectingthosewhodonotsucceed.Wecanhavebetterwelfarewithoutbureaucracy.Wecanimproveindividualcivillibertiesratherthanbedominatedbybigbusiness,thetradeunionsorthestate.Thevotersdonotwantextremes,butthisiswhattheyget.Theydonotwantsuddenchangesofpolicyafteranewgovernmentiselectedwithabigmajority,butitiswhattheygetbecauseofthevotingsystem.IbelieveinchangingthevotingsystemtobringinmoderategovernmentswhichhavetoworktogainagreementonpolicyandcannotignorelargesectionsofC.C.“Ibelieveinequality.Ibelievethateveryone,whetherrichorpoor,manorwoman,blackorwhite,shouldhaveanequalopportunitytodowellinthislife.Thisisimpossibleifonlythewealthycangetthebestservices.TheStateshouldprovidethebestschoolsandtheNHSthebesthospitalsanddoctors.Thentherewouldbenoneedtobuyservicesprivately.Ibelievealsothatthewell-offhaveadutytohelpthelesswell-off.Everybodywillbenefitfromacommunityinwhichthetalentsofthosefromdisadvantagedbackgroundsaredevelopedtothefull.IbelieveinprivatecompaniesprovidinggoodsandservicesbutIalsobelievethatthegovernmenthasaresponsibilitytoregulatetheiractivitiesintheinterestsofthegeneralpublic.Iwanttoseeawell-managedeconomyandacompassionate,inclusiveA B. C. 福建师范大学福清分校外语系06英本《英语国家社会与文化入门》期未试题卷班级 座号 姓名 题号题号I50%II15%III10%IV25%总分100得分1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950II.TrueorFalseanswering15%(using√or×)1II.TrueorFalseanswering15%(using√or×)1TF23456789101112131415Whatis“roundtable?themostimportantreligiousgroupsinIreland?Whataremostdistinctivephysicalfeatures?WhatisTheCommonwealth?Howthenewspapercanbeclassifiedaccordingtothecontent?QuestionforDiscussion(25%)WhatsthesignificanceoftheGreatChartainBritishhistory?(100-150words)(15%)Belowarethreestatementsofpoliticalbeliefs.ReadthroughthemcarefullyandseeifyoucandecidewhichpoliticalpartytheywouldvoteforinanelectioninBritain.(10%)A B. C. 福建师范大学福清分校外语系06英本《英语国家社会与文化入门》期未试题答案2009-20010学年度上学期A卷）MultipleChoice(50%)15.dbdba610acdba1115ccabb1620badac2125dbbcd2630bbcab3135acbdb3640dbaba4145acbcc4650dbaadTrueorFalse?(15%)1.T 2.F3.T4.T5.F 6.F 7.T 8.F 9.F 10.F 11.F 12.F 13.F 14.T15.TDirections:ExplainthefollowingtermsinEnglish,usingyourownwords.(10%)Whatis“roundtable?AccordingtolegendArthurgatheredacompanyofknightstohim,whosattogatheratArthurcastleatCamelot.ConflictbetweenhisknightsledtoArthurcreatingthefamous“roundtable”atwhichallwouldhaveequalprecedence.Perhapsthiscouldbeseenasin