英语国家概况课后习题答案解析(完整版)

可复制、编制，期待你的好评与关注！可复制、编制，期待你的好评与关注！可复制、编制，期待你的好评与关注！一、选择题（答案在下面）I.Choosetheonethatbestcompleteseachofthefollowingstatements.ThetwomainislandsoftheBritishIslesare.A.GreatBritainandIreland B.GreatBritainandScotlandC.GreatBritainandWales D.GreatBritainandEnglandisthecapitalcityofScotland.

A.Belfast B.Edinburgh C.Aberdeen D.CardiffAccordingtoa2005estimate,Britainnowhasapopulationofovermillion.A.160 B.600 C.60 D.16AmongthefourpartsoftheUnitedKingdom,isthesmallest.A.England B.Scotland C.Wales D.NorthernIrelandAlmostaquarteroftheBritishpopulationlivesinEngland.A.northeastern B.southeastern C.northwestern D.southwesternEnglishbelongstothegroupofIndo-Europeanfamilyoflanguages.A.Celtic B.Indo-Iranian C.Germanic D.RomanTheintroductionofChristianitytoBritainaddedthefirstelementofwordstoEnglish.A.DanishandFinnish B.DutchandGermanC.FrenchandItalian D.LatinandGreekTheevolutionofMiddleEnglishwasreinforcedbytheinfluence.A.Norman B.Dutch C.German D.DanishSamuelJohnson’sdictionarywasinfluentialinestablishingastandardformof.A.grammar B.handwriting C.spelling D.pronunciationAtpresent,nearlyoftheworld’spopulationcommunicateinEnglish.A.half B.aquarter C.onethird D.onefifthTheattackonRomeendedtheRomanoccupationinBritainin410.A.Norman B.Danish C.Celtic D.GermanicBythelate7thcentury,becamethedominantreligioninEngland.A.CelticChristianity B.Anglo-SaxonChristianityC.GermanicChristianity D.RomanChristianityWestminsterAbbeywasbuiltatthetimeof.A.St.Augustine B.EdwardtheConfessorC.WilliamtheConqueror D.AlfredtheGreatThemarkedtheestablishmentoffeudalisminEngland.A.Vikinginvasion B.signingoftheMagnaCartaC.NormanConquest D.AdoptionofcommonlawTheendoftheWarsoftheRosesledtotheruleof.A.theHouseofValois B.theHouseofYorkC.theHouseofTudor D.theHouseofLancasterThedirectcausefortheReligiousReformationwasKingHenryVIII’seffortto可复制、编制，期待你的好评与关注！可复制、编制，期待你的好评与关注！可复制、编制，期待你的好评与关注！.A.divorcehiswife B.breakwithRomeC.supporttheProtestants D.declarehissupremepoweroverthechurchTheEnglishCivilWarbrokeoutin1642between.A.ProtestantsandPuritans B.RoyalistsandParliamentariansC.noblesandpeasants D.aristocratsandChristianswaspassedaftertheGloriousRevolution.A.BillofRights B.ActofSupremacyC.ProvisionsofOxford D.MagnaCartaTheIndustrialRevolutionwasaccomplishedinBritainbythemiddleofthecentury.A.17th B.18th C.19th D.20thBritainfacedstrongchallengesinitsglobalimperialdominancebythebeginningofthecentury.A.17th B.18th C.19th D.20thTheBritishgovernmentischaracterizedbyadivisionofpowersbetweenthreeofthefollowingbrancheswiththeexceptionofthe.A.judiciary B.legislature C.monarchy D.executiveTheimportanceoftheBritishmonarchycanbeseeninitseffecton.A.passingthebills B.advisingthegovernmentC.politicalparties D.publicattitudeAsarevisingchamber,theHouseofLordsisexpectedtotheHouseofCommons.A.rival B.complement C.criticize D.inspectBritishCabinetworksontheprincipleof.A.collectiveresponsibility B.individualresponsibilityC.defendingthecollectivism D.defendingtheindividualsThemaindutyoftheBritishPrivyCouncilisto.A.makedecisions B.giveadvice C.passbills D.supervisetheCabinetInBritain,theparliamentarygeneralelectionisheldeveryyears.A.three B.four C.five D.sixhasadistinctlegalsystembasedonRomanlaw.A.Wales B.England C.Scotland D.NorthernIrelandGenerallyspeaking,theBritishParliamentoperatesonasystem.A.single-party B.two-party C.three-party D.multi-partyThepoliciesoftheConservativePartyarecharacterizedbypragmatismand.A.governmentintervention B.nationalizationofenterprisesC.socialreform D.abeliefinindividualismTheLaborPartyaffectedtheBritishsocietygreatlyinthatit.A.setuptheNationalHealthService B.improvedpublictransportation可复制、编制，期待你的好评与关注！可复制、编制，期待你的好评与关注！可复制、编制，期待你的好评与关注！C.abolishedtheoldtaxsystem D.enhancedtheeconomicdevelopmentTheBritisheconomyachievedglobaldominancebythe.A.1860s B.1870s C.1880s D.1890sIn,theBritishParliamentpassedtwoimportantactstoestablishawelfarestate.A.1945 B.1946 C.1947 D.1948Theintheearly1970sworsenedanalreadystagnanteconomyinBritain.A.oilcrisis B.highinflationratesC.largeimports D.unemploymentproblemOfthefollowingpractices,doesnotbelongtoThatcher’ssocialwelfarereform.A.reducingchildbenefits B.shorteningtheunemploymentbenefitsperiodC.reducingtheunemployment D.loweringoldagepensionsTheBlairgovernmenthasbeensuccessfulinallthefollowingaspectsexcept.A.limitinggovernmentspending B.keepinginflationundercontrolC.reducingunemployment D.reducinginequalityBritainhasdevotedofitslandareatoagriculture.A.54% B.64% C.74% D.84%Britain’simportantfishingareasincludeallthefollowingexcept.A.theNorthSea B.theEnglishChannelC.TheseaareaaroundIreland D.TheseaareabetweenBritainandIrelandCoalminingindustryinBritainprovidesoftheenergyconsumedinthecountry.A.1/3 B.1/4 C.1/5 D.2/3ThecarindustryinBritaininmostly.A.foreign-owned B.state-owned C.joint-venture D.privately-ownedOfthefollowingsectorsinBritain,hasexperiencedspectaculargrowthsincetheendofWordWarII.A.agriculture B.energyindustry C.serviceindustry D.manufacturingindustryInBritain,thedivisionbetweengrammarschoolsandvocationalschoolswereendedbytheintroductionofcomprehensiveschoolsinthe.A.1930s B.1940s C.1950s D.1960sAboutofBritishchildrenreceiveprimaryandsecondaryeducationthroughtheindependentsystem.A.5% B.6% C.7% D.8%Partiallyfundedbycentralgovernmentgrants,theBritishuniversitiesreceivetheirremainingfundsfromallthefollowingsourcesexcept.可复制、编制，期待你的好评与关注！可复制、编制，期待你的好评与关注！可复制、编制，期待你的好评与关注！A.tuitionfees B.loans C.donations D.corporatecontributionsOfthefollowing,isNOTabasisofadmissiontoBritain’suniversities.A.resultinnationalentrancetest B.A-levelresultC.aninterview D.schoolreferencesTobeadmittedtotheOpenUniversity,oneneed.A.someeducationalqualifications B.noeducationalqualificationsC.GeneralCertificateofEducation-Advanced D.GeneralNationalVocationalQualificationsAmongBritain’squalitypress,thefollowingnewspapersareregardedasthe“BigThree”withtheexceptionof.A.TheTimes B.TheGuardian C.TheObserver D.TheDailyTelegraphLifeonEarthisakindofprogramproducedbytheBBCandispopularamong500millionviewersworldwide.A.feature B.drama C.documentary D.soapoperaisBritain’stoppaytelevisionprovider.A.BSB B.SkyTV C.BBC D.BSkyBOfthefollowing,isNOTacommonfeatureofalltheBritishholidays.A.familiesgettingtogether B.friendsexchanginggoodwishesC.friendsenjoyingeachother’scompany D.familiestravelingoverseasThefollowingChristmastraditionsareparticularlyBritishexcept.A.TroopingtheColor B.Queen’sChristmasmessageC.BoxingDay D.ChristmaspantomimeThemostsignificantachievementoftheEnglishRenaissanceis.A.poetry B.drama C.novel D.pamphletisviewedasRomanticpoetry’s“DeclarationofIndependence.”A.“IWonderedLonelyasaCloud” B.DonJuanC.“PrefacetoLyricalBallads” D.PrometheusUnboundOfDickens’novels,isconsideredautobiographical.A.ATaleofTwoCities B.DavidCopperfieldC.OliverTwist D.GreatExpectationsisarepresentativeofEnglishCriticalRealismattheturnofthe19thcentury.A.RobertLouisStevenson B.JohnMiltonC.JosephConrad D.ThomasHardyOfthefollowingstatements,isNOTcorrectintermsofNeo-Romanticism.A.Itprevailedattheendofthe19thcentury.B.Thewritersweredissatisfiedwiththesocialreality.C.Thewritersbelievedin“ArtforArt’sSake”.可复制、编制，期待你的好评与关注！可复制、编制，期待你的好评与关注！可复制、编制，期待你的好评与关注！D.TreasureIslandwasarepresentativework.isNOTincludedinthemodernistgroup.A.OscarWild B.VirginiaWoolfC.WilliamButlerYeats D.T.S.EliotOfthefollowingbooks,wasNOTwrittenbyThomasHardy.A.JudetheObscure B.TessoftheD’UrbervillesC.AdamBede D.TheReturnoftheNativeOfthefollowingstatements,isNOTcorrectaboutVirginiaWoolf.A.Shewasacentralfigureofthe“BloomsburyGroup”.B.Sheexperimentedwithstreamofconsciousness.C.Shewasaninfluentialfeminist.D.HermasterpiecewasTheRainbow.Ofthefollowingwriters,isNOTaNobelPrizewinner.A.SamuelBeckett B.JamesJoyce C.WilliamGolding D.V.S.NaipaulWaitingforGodotiswrittenby.A.SamuelBeckett B.GeorgeOrwell C.WilliamGolding D.D.H.LawrenceTheUnitedStateshasstatesonthecontinent.A.50 B.49 C.48 D.35Thestateofisthelargestinareaofallthestates.A.Alaska B.Hawaii C.Texas D.FloridaTheU.S.liesinNorthAmerica,withCanadatothenorth,Mexicotothesouth,theAtlantictoitsandthePacifictoits.A.northern,east,west B.central,east,westC.southern,west,east D.western,east,westThelargestriverintheU.S.is.A.theMissouriRiver B.theMississippiRiverC.theOhioRiver D.theColoradoRiverSomeoftheworldfamousuniversitieslikeHarvard,YaleandMITarelocated.A.intheSouth B.alongthePacificC.inNewEngland D.intheMidwestislocatedontheU.S.–CanadianborderbetweenLakeErieandLakeA.YellowstoneNationalParkC.NiagaraFalls D.TheGreatSaltLakeThenativeAlaskanpopulationincludesthefollowingexceptthe.A.Indians B.Eskimos C.Aleuts D.BlacksThelargestminorityintheUnitedStatesisthe.A.PacificIslanders B.Blacks C.NativeAmericans D.AsiansTheImmigrantsActof1924restrictedthefurtherimmigrationintotheUnitedStates,particularlyfrom.可复制、编制，期待你的好评与关注！可复制、编制，期待你的好评与关注！可复制、编制，期待你的好评与关注！A.EuropeB.AsiaC.AfricaD.SouthAmericaThecharacteristicofdominantAmericancultureis.A.English-speaking,northernEuropean,RomanCatholicandmiddle-classB.English-speaking,westernEuropean,RomanCatholicandupper-classC.English-speaking,northernEuropean,Protestantandupper-classD.English-speaking,westernEuropean,Protestantandmiddle-classThefirstsuccessfulEnglishcolonyinNorthAmericawasfoundedatin.A.Jamestown,Louisiana B.BostonC.Jamestown,Virginia D.PlymouthPilgrimFathersareagroupofwhocametoAmericatoavoidpersecutioninEngland.A.Protestants B.Puritans C.Catholics D.ChristiansTheSevenYears’Waroccurredbetweenthe.A.FrenchandAmericanIndians B.FrenchandSpaniardsC.FrenchandBritish D.BritishandAmericanIndians“Notaxationwithoutrepresentation”wastherallyingsloganof.A.thesettlersofVirginia B.thepeopleofPennsylvaniaC.thecolonistsinNewEngland D.thepeopleofthe13coloniesThefirstshotsoftheAmericanWarofIndependencewerefiredin.A.Concord B.Lexington C.Philadelphia D.BostonInMay1775,washeldinPhiladelphiaandbegantoassumethefunctionsofanationalgovernment.A.theFirstContinentalCongress B.theSecondContinentalCongressC.theBostonTeaParty D.theCongressofConfederationAbrahamLincolnissuedtograntfreedomtoallslaves.A.DeclarationofIndependence B.ConstitutionC.EmancipationProclamation D.BillofRightsThepolicyoftheUnitedStateswasatthebeginningofthetwoworldwars.A.neutrality B.fullinvolvement C.partialinvolvement D.appeasementPresidentappliedNewDealtodealwiththeproblemsoftheGreatDepression.A.Wilson B.Truman C.Roosevelt D.KennedyTheVietnamWarwasalong-timesufferingforAmericans,anditcontinuedthroughoutthetermsofPresidents.A.Johnson,NixonandFordB.Truman,EisenhowerandKennedyC.Kennedy,JohnsonandNixonD.Eisenhower,KennedyandJohnsonTheU.S.Constitutioncameintoeffectin.A.1787 B.1789 C.1791 D.1793TheConstitutionoftheUnitedStates.可复制、编制，期待你的好评与关注！可复制、编制，期待你的好评与关注！可复制、编制，期待你的好评与关注！A.givesthemostpowertoCongressB.givesthemostpowertothePresidentC.triestogiveeachbranchenoughpowertobalancetheothersD.givesthemostpowertotheSupremeCourtTheBillofRights.A.definestherightsofCongressandtherightsofthePresidentB.guaranteescitizensoftheUnitedStatesspecificindividualrightsandfreedomsC.ispartoftheDeclarationofIndependenceD.hasnorelationshipwiththeConstitutionThefollowingexceptareguaranteedintheBillofRights.A.freedomofreligionB.therighttogetintopeople’shousebypoliceC.freedomofspeechandofpressD.therighttoownone’sweaponifonewishesAllthefollowingexceptcannotmakelegislativeproposal.A.theSenator B.theRepresentativeC.theSecretaryofState D.thePresidentThefollowingexceptareallpowersofthePresident.A.vetoinganybillspassedbyCongressB.appointingfederaljudgeswhenvacanciesoccurC.makinglawsD.issuingexecutiveordersAccordingtotheConstitution,acandidateforPresidentmustbe.A.atleast35yearsoldB.atleasta14years’residentoftheUnitedStatesC.borninAmericaD.alloftheaboveThetermsforaSenatorandRepresentativeareandyearsrespectively.A.two,four B.two,three C.two,six D.six,twoTheSupremeCourtiscomposedofjustices.A.six B.seven C.eight D.nineThePresidentisdirectlyvotedintoofficeby.A.allcitizensofAmerica B.thecitizensover18yearsoldC.electorselectedbythevoters D.thesenatorsandrepresentativesAmericaproducesamajorportionoftheworld’sproductsinthefollowingfieldsexcept.A.machinery B.automobiles C.ore D.chemicalsThemodernAmericaneconomyprogressedfromto,andeventually,to.A.colonialeconomy,handcrafteconomy,industrialeconomyB.farmingeconomy,handcrafteconomy,industrialeconomyC.colonialeconomy,farmingeconomy,industrialeconomy可复制、编制，期待你的好评与关注！可复制、编制，期待你的好评与关注！可复制、编制，期待你的好评与关注！D.handcrafteconomy,farmingeconomy,industrialeconomyCharteredcompanieswereNOTgrantedthebytheBritishKingorQueen.A.politicalauthority B.economicrightsC.judicialauthority D.diplomaticauthorityThefirstNationalBankoftheUnitedStateswasestablishedwiththeurgeof.A.GeorgeWashington B.ThomasJeffersonC.AndrewJackson D.AlexanderHamiltonThefollowinginventionstookplaceduringthe“secondindustrialrevolution”except.A.typewriter B.telephone C.electriclight D.refrigeratorPresidentJohnsontriedtobuilda“GreatSociety”byintroducingvariousprogramslikethefollowingexcept.A.Medicare B.FoodStampsC.EducationInitiatives D.UnemploymentPensionAboutofAmericancropsareforexport.A.half B.onethird C.onefourth D.onefifthThefollowingstatementsarealltrueexcept.A.Agribusinessesreflectthebig,corporatenatureofmanyfarmenterprises.B.Agribusinessesmaintainabalancedtradepatternbetweenagriculturalimportsandexports.C.Agribusinessesrangefromone-familycorporationstomultinationalfirms.D.Agribusinessesincludeavarietyoffarmbusinessesandstructures.isnotoneofthethreegiantsinAmericanautomobileindustry.A.Ford B.GeneralMotors C.Chrysler D.AmericanMotorsAtpresent,U.S.exportsaccountforoftheworld’stotal.A.10% B.15% C.20% D.25%FormaleducationintheUnitedStatesconsistsof,secondaryandhighereducation.A.kindergarten B.public C.elementary D.privateOfthefollowingsubjects,areNOTofferedtoelementaryschoolstudents.A.mathematicsandlanguages B.politicsandbusinesseducationC.scienceandsocialstudies D.musicandphysicaleducationHighereducationintheUnitedStatesbeganwiththefoundingof.A.YaleC.PrincetonUniversity D.NewYorkOfthefollowing,areNOTamongthecategoriesofAmericanhighereducation.A.universitiesandcolleges B.researchinstitutions可复制、编制，期待你的好评与关注！可复制、编制，期待你的好评与关注！可复制、编制，期待你的好评与关注！C.technicalinstitutions D.communitycollegesOfthefollowing,isNOTtheresponsibilityoftheboardoftrusteesinU.S.institutions.A.choosingthepresident B.establishingpoliciesforadministratorsandfacultyC.approvingbudgetandotherfinancialprojectD.decidewhichstudenttoenrollTogetabachelor’sdegree,allundergraduatestudentsarerequiredtodothefollowingexcept.A.attendinglecturesandcompletingassignmentsB.passingexaminationsC.workingforcommunitiesD.earningacertainnumberofcreditsOfthefollowinguniversities,hasNOTcultivatedanyAmericanPresidentyet.A.HarvardUniversity B.MassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyC.PrincetonUniversity D.Yaleissoldespeciallytotheupperorupper-middleclassandithasareputationforitsseriousattitudeandgreatbulk.A.TheWashingtonPost B.TheNewYorkTimesC.LosAngelesTimes D.NewYorkDailyNewsOfthefollowing,isNOTamongthethreemajorradioandTVnetworksinAmerica.A.theNationalBroadcastingSystem(NBS) B.thePublicBroadcastingService(PBS)C.theColumbiaBroadcastingSystem(CBS) D.theAmericanBroadcastingSystem(ABS)TheNationalDayoftheUnitedStatesfallson.A.June4th B.July4th C.June14th D.July14thOfthefollowingwriters,arefromtheColonialandRevolutionaryPeriods.A.BenjaminFranklin&EdgarEllenPoe B.EdgarEllenPoe&JonathanEdwardsC.BenjaminFranklin&JonathanEdwards D.EdgarEllenPoe&WashingtonIrvingisregardedas“thefatherofAmericanliterature”.A.JamesFennimoreCooper B.RalphWaldoEmersonC.ThomasJefferson D.WashingtonIrvingOfthefollowing,isNOTNathanielHawthorne’swork.A.TheScarletLetter B.TheHouseoftheSevenGablesC.TheMarbleFaun D.NatureOfthefollowing,isconsideredHermanMelville’smasterpiece.A.TheLastoftheMohicans B.TheLegendofSleepyHollowC.MobyDick D.DaisyMillerOfthefollowing,isNOTcharacteristicofMarkTwain’sworks.可复制、编制，期待你的好评与关注！可复制、编制，期待你的好评与关注！可复制、编制，期待你的好评与关注！A.colloquialspeech B.asenseofhumor C.arealisticview D.anidealisticviewOfthefollowingwriters,isNOTincludedinthegroupofnaturalists.A.StephenCrane B.FrankNorris C.TheodoreDreiser D.HermanMelvilleF.ScottFitzgerald’sfinestnovelis,anditsthemeisabout.A.TheGreatGatsby,theAmericanDreamB.TenderistheNight,loveC.TalesoftheJazzAge,thelossofoneselfD.TheBeautifulandtheDamned,theevilofhumannatureOfthefollowingbooks,isNOTwrittenbyErnestHemingway.A.TheSunAlsoRises B.TheSoundandtheFuryC.AFarewelltoArms D.ForWhomtheBellTollsOfthefollowingwriters,isNotaNobelPrizewinner.A.AliceWalker B.ErnestHemingway C.WilliamFaulkner D.EugeneO’NeilisthefirstAfrican-AmericanwinneroftheNobelPrizeforLiterature.RalphEllison B.TonyMorrison C.RichardWright D.JamesBaldwin选择题参考答案：第一章ABCDBCDACB第二章DDBCCABACD三CDBABCCBDA四CBACDCDBAC五DBBABCCDDA六BCBDCACDBA八CABBCCDBAD九CBCDBBCACD十BCBBCCDDDC十一CCDDDDBBDA十二CBBBDCBBBB十三CDDCDDABAB二、判断题及答案Chapter1TheislandofGreatBritainisgeographicallydividedintothreeparts:England,ScotlandandWales.(T)PeopleindifferentpartsofBritainliketousethenameEnglandtorefertotheircountry.(F)TodaymorethanhalfofthepeopleinWalesstillspeaktheancientWelshlanguage.(F)Intermsofpopulationandarea,NorthernIrelandisthesecondlargestpartoftheUnitedKingdom.(F)可复制、编制，期待你的好评与关注！可复制、编制，期待你的好评与关注！可复制、编制，期待你的好评与关注！ThelongestriverofBecauseofpoliticaltroubles,NorthernIrelandhasbeenquitesignificantamongthefourconstituentpartsoftheUnitedKingdom.(T)ThoughtheclimateinBritainisgenerallymild,thetemperatureinnorthernScotlandoftenfallsbelow--10CinJanuary.(F)ThemajorityofthepeopleinBritainaredescendantsoftheAnglo--Saxons.(T)TheCelticpeoplearetheearliestknowninhabitantsofBritain.(T)EnglishchangedintowhatisdescribedasModernEnglishfromthelate16thcentury.(F) Chapter2TheBritishhistorybefore55BCisbasicallyundocumented.(T)TheCeltsbecamethedominantgroupinBritainbetweenthe8thand5thcenturiesBC.(T)ThenameofBritaincamefromaCeltictribetheBritons.(T)TheAnglo--SaxonscametoBritaininthemid--5thcentury.(T)ThechieforkingoftheAnglo--Saxontribesexercisedpowerattheirownwill.(F)TheVikingsbegantoattacktheEnglishcoastinthe8thcentury.(T)HenryIIbuiltupalargeempirewhichincludedEnglandandmostofFrance.(T)TheMagnaCartawasdesignedtoprotecttherightsofboththeprivilegedclassandthetownspeople.(F)TheHundredYears'WarwasaseriesofwarsfoughtbetweenEnglandandNormansfoetradeandterritory.(F)Inanefforttomakeacompromisebetweendifferentreligiousfactions,QueenElizabethIactuallydefendedthefruitoftheReligiousReformation.(T)Chapter3ConventionsareregardedlessimportantthancommonlawintheworkingoftheBritishgovernment.(F)TheBritishmonarchyhasneverbeeninterruptedthroughoutthehistory.(F)Inreality,theBritishKingorQueenisthesourceofallgovernmentpowers.(F)BritishParliamentisthelaw--makingbodyoftheCommonwealthofNations.(F)LordsSpiritualandLordsTemporalareallmembersintheBritishUpperHouse.(T)ThemembersintheHouseofCommonsareappointedratherthanelected.(F)TheBritishPrimeMinisteristheleaderofthemajoritypartyinParliament.(T)CabinetmembersarechosenbythePrimeMinisterfromvariouspoliticalpartiesinParliament.(F)Britishlawconsistsoftwoparts,thecivillawandthecriminallaw.(T)ThelegalsystemsinEngland,Wales,ScotlandandNorthernIrelandaremuchsimilarintermsoflaw,organizationandpractice.(F)可复制、编制，期待你的好评与关注！可复制、编制，期待你的好评与关注！可复制、编制，期待你的好评与关注！Chapter4Britainwasthefirstindustrializednationintheworld.(T)TheBritisheconomyexperiencedarelativedeclineduringthepostwarperiod.(T)LimitedresourcesandhighunemploymentratewerepersistentproblemsthatpreventedrapideconomicdevelopmentinBritain.(F)Thatcher'srevolutionturnedouttobeagreatsuccessindealingwithalltheBritisheconimicandsocialproblems.(F)TheeconomicapproachadoptedbyTonyBlairisdifferentfromthatoftheLaborpartyandtheConservativeParty.(T)BlairmadetheBankofEnglandindependentinordertoseparatepoliticsandeconomicpolicy.(T)Britainistheworld'sleadingexporterofpoultryanddairyproducts.(F)Thefishingindustryprovidesmorethan50%ofBritain'sdemandforfish.(T)Britainisanimportantoilexportersinceitsoilindustryhasalonghistory.(F)NuclearpowerisoneofthemajorenergysourcesinBritain.(T)Chapter5TheBritishgovernmenthasbeenresponsibleforeducationsincetheearly1800s.(F)EducationinBritainiscompulsoryforallchildrenbetweentheagesof6and15.(F)TheNationalCurriculumiscompulsoryinboththestatesystemandtheindependentsystem.(F)Whenchildrenfinishtheirschoolingat16,theyarerequiredtotakeanationalGCSEexamination.(T)GraduatesfromstateschoolsinBritainhavealessfavorablechancetoenterfamousuniversitiesthanthosefromindependentschools.(T)Inthe1960s,alargenumberofnewuniversitieswerefoundedinBritain.(T)MostBritishpeoplebegintheirdaywithreadingthemorningnewspaperandenditwatchingtelevisionintheevening.(T)TheTimesistheworld'soldestnationalnewspaper(F)TheBBCWorldServicebroadcastsonlyinEnglishthroughouttheworld.(F)SomeBritishholidaysarecelebratedtomarktheimportanteventsoftheChristiancalendar,andothersarerelatedtolocalcustomsandtraditions.(T)Chapter6TheCanterburyTalesisarepresentativeworkoftheOldEnglishPeriod.(F)RenaissanceischaracterizedbyadmirationoftheGreekandLatinclassics.(T)Hamletdepictsthehero'sstrugglewithtwoopposingforces:moralintegrityandtheneedtoavengehisfather'smurder.(T)AlexanderPopewasagreatEnglishpoetwhoalsotranslatedHomer'sIliad.(T)JonathanSwiftisprobablytheforemostprosesatiristintheEnglishlanguage,andRobinsonCrusoeishismasterpiece.(F)可复制、编制，期待你的好评与关注！可复制、编制，期待你的好评与关注！可复制、编制，期待你的好评与关注！WilliamWordsworthandSamuelTaylorColeridgebroughttheRomanticMovementtoitsheight.(F)LordByrondistinguishedhimselfbythemusicalqualityofhisshortpoems,suchas"OdetotheWestWind".(F)JaneAustenwasawell--knownnovelistofthestreamofconsciousnessschool.(F)JosephConradisclassifiedasaforerunnerofModernism,whichprevailedbeforeWorldWarII.(T)V.S.NaipauldetailedinhisworksthedualproblemsoftheThirdWorld:theoppressionofcolonialismandthechaosofpostcolonialism.(T)Chapter7