《英语国家概况》试卷1及答案

《英语国家概况》试卷1及答案I.Choosethecorrectanswerfromtheoptionsgiven:（20points,1pointeach）

1.WhichofthefollowingisNOTconsideredacharacteristicofLondon?

A.Theculturalcentre.

B.Thebusinesscentre.

C.Thefinancialcentre.

D.Thesportscentre.

2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutthecharacteristicsofBritain?

A.Economicdifferencesbetweennorthandsouth.

B.DifferencesofsocialsystemsbetweenScotlandandWales.

C.Classdifferencesbetweenawhite-collarworkerandablue-collarworker.

D.CulturaldifferencesbetweenimmigrantsandtheBritish.

3.In1969,thefirstBritishsoldierswereseenon

NorthernIrelandStreetTheycame

first_______.

A.tomaintaintrafficorderinNorthernIreland

B.toprotecttheCatholicpeople

C.toprotecttheProtestantpeople

D.toreplacetheRoyalUlsterConstabularysincetheywereunabletokeepsocialOrder

4.Intheearly1970s,theIRA_________.

A.killedmanyProtestantsandCatholics

B.burneddownthehousesofCatholics’

C.murderedindividualsatrandom

D.carriedoutaseriesofbombingandshootingandattackedthesecurityforcesastheirmaintarget

5.WhydidtheBritishgovernmentdecidetoreplacethePower-Sharingpolicywith

“direct-rule”fromLondon?

A.ThePower-SharingpolicywasnotacceptedbythemajorityofProtestants.

B.TheNorthernIrishParliamentcouldnotgoverntheprovinceeffectively.

C.ThePower-Sharingpolicycouldn’tbecarriedout.

D.Alltheabove.

6.WhichgroupofpeoplecanNOTvoteinthegeneralelection?A.

MembersintheHouseofCommons.B.

LordsintheHouseofLords.C.

Themajorparties.D.

TheUKresidentcitizensoftheIrishRepublic.

7.HowmanyseatsintheHouseofCommonsshouldapartyholdatleastinordertowintheelection?

A.651

B.326

C.626

D.351

8.Whichgovernmentlostavoteofnoconfidenceandwasforcedtoresignin1979?

A.TheConservativegovernment.B.TheLiberalgovernment.

C.TheLabourgovernment.

D.Theradicalgovernment.

9.WhichofthefollowingbooksiswrittenbyGeoffreyChaucer?

A.TheCanterburyTales.

B.Beowulf.

C.TheUlsterCycle.

D.MorteD’Arthur.

10.Amongthefollowingwriters,whowasNOToneofthegreattrio?

A.BenJohnson.

B.GeoffreyChaucer.

C.WilliamShakespeare.

D.ChristopherMarlowe.

11.WhichofthefollowingwasthemostfamousScottishnovelist?

A.D.H.Lawrence.

B.CharlesDickens.

C.RobertL.Stevenson.D.WalterScott.12.WhichofthefollowinghasnothingtodowithEaster?

A.Rabbits.

B.Haggis.

C.Chicks.

D.Eggs.13.WhichofthefollowingistrueabouttheGuyFawkesNight?

A.ItiscelebratedbyScottishpeopleinNovember.

B.ItiscelebratedbyEnglishpeopleinNovember.

C.ItiscelebratedbyScottishpeopleinAugust.

D.ItiscelebratedbyEnglishpeopleinAugust.14.WhichofthefollowingistrueabouttheGunpowderPlot?

A.ItwasplannedtokilltheProtestantkingandreplacehimwithaCatholicking.

B.ItwasplannedtokilltheCatholickingandreplacehimwithaProtestantking.

C.ItwasplannedtokillKingBillyandreplacehimwithKingJamesII.D.ItwasplannedtokillKingJamesIIandreplacehimwithKingBilly.15.WhichofthefollowingistrueunderThatcher’sadministration?

A.Theproportionofowner-occupationdecreased.

B.Publichousingbecamemoreimportant.

C.Manypublichousesweresoldtothepeople.

D.TheUKbecamemoreEuropean-likeinitshousingarrangements.16.WhichofthefollowingaboutclasssystemintheUKisNOTtrue?

A.Peopleofdifferentclassestendtoreaddifferentkindsofnewspaper.

B.Class-divisionisonlydecidedbypeople’sincome.

C.Thoughsocialadvancementispossible,classaffectsaperson’slife-chances.

D.Thewaypeoplespeakidentifiesthemselvestoparticularclass.17.TheBritishmediahavemanyimportantfunctions.Whichofthefollowingisan

exception?

A.Theysupplypeoplewithnews,keepingtheminformedaboutwhatishappeningin

theworld.

B.Theymakehugeprofitbypublishingadvertisements.

C.Theypromotecultureandeducation.

D.Theyprovideentertainment.

18.Afreepressisconsideredveryimportanttothefunctioningofparliamentarydemocracybecause_________.

A.itplaysawatchdogfunction,keepinganeyeonthegovernment

B.itinformspeopleaboutcurrentaffairsintheworld

C.itprovidespeoplewithsubjectivereports

D.itpublishesshortpamphletsforParliament19.ThestatethathadthefirstBritishsettlementis__________.

A.Queensland

B.NewsouthWales

C.WesternAustralia

D.Victoria20.Thefederalgovernmentandthestategovernmentsareformedby________.

A.thepartychosenbytheGovernor-General

B.thepartythathasthemostvotes

C.thepartythathasthemajorityoftheHouseofRepresentatives

D.thepartythathasthemajorityoftheSenate

II.Trueorfalse:(20points,1pointeach)

(A=T;B=F)21.LondonisnotonlythelargestcityinBritain,butalsothelargestintheworld.22.TheTowerofLondon,ahistoricalsight,locatedinthecentreofLondon,wasbuilt

byKingHarold.23.GlasgowisthelargestcityinScotland.24.BritishgovernmentofferstheQueenhighpoliticalstatusandsupremepower.25.Britishgovernmentisbothaparliamentarydemocracyandaconstitutional

monarchy.26.BritainhasnowrittenformofConstitution.27.In1215,KingEgbertunitedEnglandunderhisrule.28.Bythe1880stheBritisheconomywasdominantintheworld.29.TheUKeconomyisthoughtofasoneofdeclinebecauseBritainispoorerand

producinglessthanitwasin1945.30.InBritain,"Footballhooligans"sometimeshaveviolentclashes.31.AttendingtheGrandNationalwasanactivityinShakespeare'stime.32.FootballwasinventedbyScottishpeople.33.InBritainpeoplecangototheopenuniversitywithouthavinganyformal

educationalqualifications.34.TheUniversityofEdinburghisaprivatelyfundeduniversityinBritain.35.ThemaingovernmentdepartmentsuchastheForeignandCommonwealthOfficealsoinvolvesinmakingBritain'sforeignpolicy.36.Accordingtotheauthor,Britainisaparliamentarydemocracy,sothegovernment'sforeignpolicyintheoryrepresentsthedesiresofitselectorate.37.Australiaistheworld’ssmallestcontinentandlargestisland.38.Greenandgoldbecamethenationalcolorsformallyin1984.39.ThefamousthermalregionisontheNorthIsland.40.In1975,theWaitangiTribunalwassetuptoreceivecomplaintsfromMaoripeopleandtoaddressthemistakesmadeinthepastbytheEuropeansettlers.英语国家概况（1）试题答案第一卷I.Choosethebestanswer:(20分，每小题1分)1.(A)

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II.Trueorfalse:（20分，每小题1分）21.(B)

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第二卷I.Fillintheblanks:（22分，每空2分）1.

(theUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland)2.

(overruletheparliament)3.

(PrimeMinister)4.

(TheNationalHealthService)5.

(FootballAssociationCup)6.

(GuyFawkesNight)7.

(theUNSecurityCouncil)8.

(Readingnewspapers,listeningtoradio)9.

(GodSavetheQueen)10.(theHouseofRepresentatives)11.(NewZealandershavingEuropeanancestry)

II.Answerthefollowingquestions:

（18分，每题2分）1.TheNormansunderWilliamofNormandyconqueredEngland.2.ItconsistsoftheLordsSpiritualandtheLordsTemporal.3.TheyareConservativeparty,LaborpartyandtheLiberalDemocrats.4.Theyareprimaryindustries,secondaryindustriesandtertiaryindustries.5.Becausetheyhopetheirchildrencanreceivebettereducationsothattheycangetintobetteruniversitiesorfindabetterjob.6.Itisinfluencedbyitsimperialhistory,itsgeopoliticaltraitsanditsrelationshipwiththe

US.7.ItstandsfortheBritishBroadcastingCorporation.8.BecauseBritainneedednewplacestotransformitscriminals.9.TheyareBritainandotherEuropeancountriesandtheUS..

III.ExplainthefollowinginEnglish:(20分，每小题4分)1.TheyweretwogroupsofGermanicpeopleswhosettleddowninEnglandfromth