英语文化选择题()

1、英语文化选择题()选择题第一单元1、which of the following is NOT considered a characteristic of London? (D/The sports centre)2、Which of the following is NOT true about the characteristics of Britain? (B/Differences of social systems between Scotland and Wales（威尔士）)3、Which of the following is NOT True about Britain?

2、(D/It used to be one of the superpowers in the world)4、Three of the following are characteristics of London. Which of the four is the EXCEPTION? (C/London is not only the largest city in Britain, but also the largest in the world)5、The Tower of London, a historical sight, located in the centre of Lo

3、ndon, was built by (D/William the Conqueror)6、Who were the ancestors of the English and the founders of England? (A/The Anglo-Saxons（盎格鲁-撒克逊人）)7、Which is the largest city in Scotland? (C/Glasgow（格拉斯哥）)8、Why did the Scottish Kings decide to form an independent singular Scottish（奇异的苏格兰） state in the c

4、entury? (A/They needed a unified independent nation to fight against Viking raids（维京人袭击）)9、Where do the majority of people in Scotland live? (B/In the Lowlands（低地）)10、Which of the following statements is NOT true? (B/Wales was occupied by the Anglo-Saxons（盎格鲁-撒克逊人）)11、Which of the following parties

5、in Scotland still wants an independent Scotland? (C/The Scottish Nationalist（民族主义） Party)12、When did Scotland join the Union by agreement of the English and Scottish parliaments（议会）?(D/In 1701)13、Llywelyn ap Gruffudd is not a simple historical figure for the Welsh. He is almost considered the legend

6、ary（传奇） hero of Welsh nationalism because (D/he unified Wales as an independent nation)第二单元1、In the 17th century the English government encouraged people from Scotland and Northern England to emigrate to the north of Ireland, because (A/they wanted to increase its control over Ireland)2、In 1969, the

7、 first British soldiers were seen on Northern Ireland street. They came first (B/to protect Catholics（天主教徒）)3、Northern Ireland is the smallest of the four nations, but is quite well-known in the world for (D/its endless political problems)4、Faced with conflicting demands the British government chose

8、 a compromise （妥协） and organized a partition of Ireland in 1921, because (B/the British government intended to satisfy both sides-Catholics（天主教）and Protestants（新教）)5、Which of the following statements is NOT true? (C/The Social Democratic（社会民主党） and Labour Party（劳动党） is a very important political par

9、ty in Britain)6、In the early 1970s, the IRA（爱尔兰共和军） (D/carried out a series of bombing and shooting and attacked the security force as their main target)7、1972 was the worst year of the political troubles in Northern Ireland, because (B/468 people were killed in Northern Ireland)8、Why did the Britis

10、h government decide to replace the power-sharing policy with “direct-rule （直接统治）” from London? (D/All the above)9、Which of the following statements is NOT true? (C/Margaret Thatcher（玛格丽特-撒切尔）s government gave in to their political demand)10、How many counties are there in Northern Ireland? (B/6)11、Wh

11、ich of the following agreement is accepted by both Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland? (C/The Good Friday Agreement)12、According to the Good Friday Agreement, Northern Ireland today should be governed by the following jurisdictions（司法管辖区） except (B/the jurisdiction of loyalist minist(部长)

12、第三单元1、Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of British government? (A/It offers the Queen high political status and supreme power)2、Which of the following kings was executed(执行） in the civil war? (C/Charles（查尔斯） 1)3、What happened in 1215? (B/Forced by barons（贵族）, King John signed the Magna

13、Carta（大宪章）)4、Which of the following is NOT true about the Great Council? (C/It later developed into what we now know as the Cabinet（内阁）)5、Under whose reign（统治） was the Bill of Rights passed? (B/William of Orange)6、Which of the following is NOT related to the Constitution? (A/It is a written document

14、 which lists out the basic principles for government)7、Which of the following statements is NOT correct? (D/Parliament（议会） has no power to change the terms of the Constitution)8、Which of the following is NOT a true description of the Queens role? (A/The Queen selects the Prime Minister and the Cabin

15、et（内阁）)9、Which of the following is NOT a feature of the House of Lords（上议院）? (C/The lords（领主） are expected to represent the interests of the public)10、Which of the following is NOT based on the fact? (A/Members of Parliament（议会）elect the Prime Minister and the Cabinet)第四单元1、 Which group of people ca

16、nnot vote in the general election? (B/Lords（领主） in the House of Lords)2、 2、By whom is a “vote of no confidence” decided? (A/The House of Commons)3、 3、Which of the following is NOT true about the electoral campaigns（选举活动）? (A/Big parties can buy time to broadcast their policies on the television)4、 4

17、、How many seats in the House of Commons should a part hold at least in order to win the election? (B/326)5、 5、Which of the following description about the Conservative（保守的） party is NOT true? (D/It is known as a party of high taxation（税收) levels)6、 6、Which period of time in British history was descr

18、ibed as “private affluence and public squalor(肮脏）”? (C/The 1980s)7、 7、Who is the leader of the Labour party at present? (C/Gordon Brown)8、 8、Which of the following is NOT true abort life peers（同行）? (B/They cannot sit in the House of Lords)9、 9、Which of the following statements is NOT true about clas

19、s system in the UK? (B/Class division is only decided by peoples income)10、 10、Which of the following is NOT characteristic of the hereditary aristocracy（世袭贵族） in the UK? (C/They are the richest people in the UK)11、 11、Which of the following is NOT an effect of immigration on British society? (B/Cla

20、ss tension has increased)12、 12、Which of the following is Not a true description of the situation of ethnic minorities（少数民族） in the UK? (A/They are well represented in the British Parliament（议会）)13、 13、Which of the following is NOT included in Household Energy Management Strategy（能量管理策略）? (C/Every h

21、ousehold will have produced their electricity from renewable（可再生） energy resources)14、 第五单元15、 1、Which of the following statements is NOT true about the UK economy? (C/There has been a period of steady decreasing of living standards)16、 2、Which of the following was NOT the reason for the relative ec

22、onomic decline since 1945? (C/Britain had carried out the nationalization of the businesses)17、 3、Which of the following livestock（牲畜） has the biggest number in the UK? (D/Sheep)18、 4、Where is the best agricultural land in Britain? (A/In the southeast of England)19、 5、Which of the following is NOT a

23、 company in the energy sector（部门）? (B/ICI)20、 6、Which of the following used to be the last independent car company in the UK? (C/Rover（探测器）)21、 7、In the aerospace（航空航天） industry, which of the following, countries is ahead of Britain? (B/The U.S.)22、 8、Which civil airline was started in 1924 after th

24、e First World War? (A/Imperial Airways（帝国航空公司）)23、 9、What did Frank Whittle（弗兰克惠特尔） do in 1937? (B/He developed the first jet（飞机） engine)24、 10、Which company became an important aero-engine（航空发动机） manufacturer after WWI? (B/Rolls Royce（劳斯莱斯）)25、 11、Which of the following two companies merged into Br

25、itish Aerospace（航空航天）? (A/The British Aircraft Corporation and Hawker-Siddeley Aviation)26、 12、Which of the following countries is the last to come out of recession（大萧条）? (C/Britain)27、 第八单元28、 1、The author holds that Britain has a big influence on the postwar international order because (B/It had a

26、 strong military（军事） power and prestige（声望）)29、 2、Which countries are the permanent members of the UN Security Council? (C/China, Russia, France, Britain and the United States)30、 3、How much of the globe did Britain rule in its imperial prime（帝国主义）? (C/A third of the globe)31、 4、The present British foreign policy is mainly inf