《英语国家概况》试卷1及答案

《英语国家概况》试卷1及答案Choosethecorrectanswerfromtheoptionspoints,1pointeach）WhichofthefollowingisNOTconsideredacharacteristicofLondon?A.Theculturalcentre.B.Thebusinesscentre.C.Thefinancialcentre.D.Thesportscentre.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutthecharacteristicsofBritain?Economic differencesbetweennorthandsouth.Differences of socialsystemsWales.

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andClassdifferencesbetweenawhite-collarworkerandablue-collarworker.CulturaldifferencesbetweenimmigrantsandtheBritish.In1969,thefirstBritishsoldierswereseenonNorthernIrelandStreetTheycamefirst .tomaintaintrafficorderinNorthernIrelandto protect the Catholic

toprotecttheProtestanttoreplacetheRoyalUlsterConstabularysincetheywereunabletokeepsocialOrderIntheearly1970s,theIRAkilledmanyProtestantsandCatholicsburneddownthehousesofCatholics’murderedindividualsatrandomcarriedoutaseriesofbombingandshootingandattackedthesecurityforcesastheirmaintargetWhydidtheBritishgovernmentdecidetoreplacethePower-Sharingpolicywith“direct-rule”fromLondon?ThePower-SharingpolicywasnotacceptedbythemajorityofProtestants.TheNorthernIrishParliamentcouldnotgoverntheprovinceeffectively.ThePower-Sharingpolicycouldn’tbecarriedout.Alltheabove.WhichgroupofpeoplecanNOTvoteinthegeneralelection?MembersintheHouseofCommons.LordsintheHouseofLords.Themajorparties.TheUKresidentcitizensoftheIrishRepublic.HowmanyseatsintheHouseofCommonsshouldapartyholdatleastinordertowintheelection?A.651B.326C.626D.351Whichgovernmentlostavoteofnoconfidenceandwasforcedtoresignin1979?government. B.government.

The LiberalC.TheLabourgovernment. Theradicalgovernment.WhichofthefollowingbooksiswrittenbyGeoffreyChaucer?A.TheCanterburyTales.B.Beowulf.C.TheUlsterCycle.D.MorteD’Arthur.Amongthefollowingwriters,whowasNOToneofthegreattrio?BenJohnson. GeoffreyChaucer.C.WilliamShakespeare.D.ChristopherMarlowe.WhichofthefollowingwasthemostfamousScottishnovelist?D.H.Lawrence. CharlesDickens.C.RobertL.Stevenson.D.WalterScott.WhichofthefollowinghasnothingtodowithEaster?Rabbits. B.Haggis. Chicks. D.Eggs.WhichofthefollowingistrueabouttheGuyFawkesNight?ItiscelebratedbyScottishpeopleinNovember.ItiscelebratedbyEnglishpeopleinNovember.ItiscelebratedbyScottishpeopleinAugust.ItiscelebratedbyEnglishpeopleinAugust.WhichofthefollowingistrueabouttheGunpowderPlot?ItwasplannedtokilltheProtestantkingandreplacehimwithaCatholicking.ItwasplannedtokilltheCatholickingandreplacehimwithaProtestantking.ItwasplannedtokillKingBillyandreplacehimwithKingJamesII.ItwasplannedtokillKingJamesIIandreplacehimwithKingBilly.WhichofthefollowingistrueunderThatcher’sadministration?The proportion owner-occupationdecreased.Public housing moreimportant.Manypublichousesweresoldtothepeople.The UK became moreEuropean-likearrangements.

in its housingWhichofthefollowingaboutclasssystemintheUKisNOTtrue?Peopleofdifferentclassestendtoreaddifferentkindsofnewspaper.Class-divisionisonlydecidedbypeople’sincome.Thoughsocialadvancementispossible,classaffectsaperson’slife-chances.Thewaypeoplespeakidentifiesthemselvestoparticularclass.TheBritishmediahavemanyimportantfunctions.Whichofthefollowingisanexception?Theysupplypeoplewithnews,keepingtheminformedaboutwhatishappeningintheworld.Theymakehugeprofitbypublishingadvertisements.Theypromotecultureandeducation.They entertainment.Afreepressisconsideredveryimportanttothefunctioningofparliamentarydemocracybecause .itplaysawatchdogfunction,keepinganeyeonthegovernmentit informs people currentaffairsintheworldit provides people subjectivereportsit publishes pamphletsforParliamentThestatethathadthefirstBritishsettlementis .QueenslandB.NewsouthWales C.AustraliaD.VictoriaThefederalgovernmentandthestategovernmentsareformedbythepartychosenbytheGovernor-Generalvotesthepartythathasthemostthe party that has themajority of the House Representativesthe party that has majorityoftheSenateTrueorfalse:(20points,1pointeach)(A=T;B=F)LondonisnotonlythelargestcityinBritain,butalsothelargestintheworld.TheTowerofLondon,ahistoricalsight,locatedinthecentreofLondon,wasbuiltbyKingHarold.GlasgowisthelargestcityinScotland.BritishgovernmentofferstheQueenhighpoliticalstatusandsupremepower.Britishgovernmentisbothaparliamentarydemocracyandaconstitutionalmonarchy.BritainhasnowrittenformofConstitution.In1215,KingEgbertunitedEnglandunderhisrule.Bythe1880stheBritisheconomywasdominantintheworld.TheUKeconomyisthoughtofasoneofdeclinebecauseBritainispoorerandproducinglessthanitwasin1945.InBritain,"Footballhooligans"sometimeshaveviolentclashes.AttendingtheGrandNationalwasanactivityinShakespeare'stime.FootballwasinventedbyScottishpeople.InBritainpeoplecangototheopenuniversitywithouthavinganyformaleducationalqualifications.TheUniversityofEdinburghisaprivatelyfundeduniversityinBritain.The main departmentsuchastheForeignandCommonwealthOfficealsoinvolvesinmakingBritain'sforeignpolicy.Accordingtotheauthor,Britainisaparliamentarydemocracy,sothegovernment'sforeignpolicyintheoryrepresentsthedesiresofitselectorate.Australiaistheworld’ssmallestcontinentandlargestisland.Greenandgoldbecamethenationalcolorsformallyin1984.ThefamousthermalregionisontheNorthIsland.In1975,theWaitangiTribunalwassetuptoreceivecomplaintsfromMaoripeopleandtoaddressthemistakesmadeinthepastbytheEuropeansettlers.英语国家概况（1）第一卷Choosethebestanswer(20分，每小题1分)1.(A)2.(D) 3.(C) 4.(D) 5.(B)(A)

6.(A)7.(B)8.(B)9.(C)10.11.(A)12.(C)13. (D)14. (A)15.(C)16.(C)(B) 20.(A)

17.(B)18. (A)19.Trueorfalse:（20分，每小题1分）21.(B)22.(B)23.(A)24.(B)25.(A)26.(A)27.(B)28.(A)29.(B)30.(A)31.(B)32.(B)33.(A)34.(B)35.(A)36.(A)37.(A)38.(A)39.(A)40.(A)第二卷Fillintheblanks（222分）(theUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland)(overruletheparliament)(PrimeMinister)(TheNationalHealthService)(FootballAssociationCup)(GuyFawkesNight)(theUNSecurityCouncil)(Readingnewspapers,listeningtoradio)(GodSavetheQueen)(theHouseofRepresentatives)(New Zealanders Europeanancestry)Answerthefollowingquestions（18分，每题2分）TheNormansunderWilliamofNormandyconqueredEngland.ItconsistsoftheLordsSpiritualandtheLordsTemporal.TheyareConservativeparty,LaborpartyandtheLiberalDemocrats.Theyareprimaryindustries,secondaryindustriesandtertiaryindustries.Becausetheyhopetheirchildrencanreceivebettereducationsothattheycangetintobetteruniversitiesorfindabetterjob.Itisinfluencedbyitsimperialhistory,itsgeopoliticaltraitsanditsrelationshipwiththeUS.It stands for the BroadcastingCorporation.Because Britain needed placestotransformitscriminals.They are Britain and EuropeancountriesandtheUS..ExplainthefollowinginEnglish:(20分，每小题4分)They were two groups GermanicpeopleswhosettleddowninEnglandfromthe5thcentury.Theywereregardedastheancestors of