英语专业考研自测题及答桉(英美文化)

CultureofEnglish

SpeakingCountries

英语专业考研

英语国家文化考点测评

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PartOne:BritishCulture

Chapter1:WhoaretheBritish?

LMultipleChoice。5points,1pointforeach)

1.Around700B.C.,iron-working,arevolutionarynewskill,wasbroughttoBritain

by•

AMesolithicpeoplesB.StoneAgepeoples

C.BronzeAgepeoplesD.Celticpeoples

2.TheofficialnameoftheUnitedKingdomis.

A.England,Scotland,WalesandNorthernIreland

B.TheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland

C.TheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritain

D.GreatBritainandNorthernIreland

3.TheearliestknownancestorsofScotsandWelshwere.

A.thePictsB.theRomansC.theVikingsD.theGermans

4.ThefollowingarefamousScottishwritersexcept.

A.RobertBurnsB.SirWaltScot

C.BernardShawD.RobertLouisStevenson

5.Beforearugbymatchstarts,itistraditionaltheWelshsupporterstosing,anoldsong

thatalmostbecomeanationalanthemforWales.

A.LandofMyFathersB.AuldLangSyne

C.MyFairCountryD.GodSavetheQueen

6.TheBritainEmpirewasreplacedbytheBritainCommonwealthortheCommonwealthof

Nationin,

A.1921B.1931C1945D.1950

7.ThewholeofIrelandwascolonizedbyEnglandin.

A.1169B,1066C.1266D.1368

8.ThesixcountiesofUlsterinIrelandremainedpartoftheUnitedKingdomwhenIrelandwas

partitioned.Theirownparliamentwascalledr

A.theGrandCouncilB.GeneralAssembly

C.StormontD.MagnaCarta

9.,LordProtectorofBritain,crushedrebellionsinIreland,andsettledEnglishand

ScottishProtestantstherebygivingthemland.

A.CharlesIB.OliverCromwell

C.WilliamtheConquerorD.JamesII

10.WhichofthefollowingarenotthecharacteristicsofanIrish?

A.Introspective.B.Argumentative.C.ReservedD.Aggressive

11.TheEnglishpeopleandtheEnglishlanguagewerebornfromtheunionof

A.AnglesandtheSaxons

B.GermanicconquerorsandtheNormanFrench

C.DanesorVikingsandtheNormanFrench

D.NormanconquerorsandthedefeatedAnglo-Saxons

12.TheCeltsweredifferentgroupsofancientpeoplewhocameoriginallyfrom.

A.SpainB.BritainC.GermanyD.France

13.DuringthecenturywhentheRomanEmpirefell,theGermanicAnglesandSaxons

invadedandconqueredBritain.

A.fifthB.eighthC.ninthD.eleventh

14.EnglandbecameaProtestantcountryincentury.

A.14thB.15thC.16thD.17th

15."Mac"or"Me”inmanyScottishnames,like“MacDonald”and“McCorvey”,

means.

A.sonofB.fatherofC.childofD.motherof

ILFillintheblanks(25points,onepointforeach).

1.StonehengeisagroupofmonumentsofgiantrockslabsonplaininSouthwest

England.

2.TheearliestwrittenrecordsofBritain'sinhabitantscamefrom.

3.TheEnglishare,butScots,WelshandIrishare.Duringthefifthcentury

whentheRomanEmpirefell,theGermanicand

invadedtheconqueredBritain.TheGermanicconquerorsgaveEnglanditsname""land.

Duringthe9lhcenturyBritainwasinvadedbythe__orVikingsandbythe.(口匕京航

空航天大学2004年考研试题)

4.TheScottishpeoplefal]intotwogroups:and

5.TheWelshhavebeenunitedwithEnglandsincethe

6.TheWelshfallintotwogroups:thosemostlysheepfarmersfromthemountainousregionsof

thecenterand;andthosewholiveandworkinthehighlyindustrialized.

7.Thetwoverydifferentpassionsthathaveemergedfromthehard-workinglivesoftheWelsh

peopleareandL

8,ThemostfamousfestivalofmusicandverseinWalesistheNational，whichtakesplace

eachAugustandlastsforaboutaweek.

9.TheIrishrefusedtoaccepttheProtestantReformation.Theyremainedstubbornlytruetotheir

faithdespitemuchcruelpersecutionbytheEnglish

10.TheWomen'sPeaceMovement,latercalled,wasorganizedby

andherCatholicpartner,MaireadCorrigan.

11.Bythemiddleofcentury,famineconditionsprevailedinIrelandcausedmanyIrish

peopletoemigrate,particularlytotheUnitedStates.

12.ChristianitywasintroducedintoBritainby.

13.NametwofamousIrishwriters:and.

14.In1922,Irelandwaspartitioned.countiesofsouthernIrelandbecametheIrishFree

State.

III.ExplainthefollowingtermsinEnglish(25points,5pointsforeach).

1.Ladiesfromhell

2.TheprotestantReformation(湖南大学2004年考研试题)

3.TheBritishIsles

4.TheOrangeDaycelebrations

5.UlsterUnionists

IVQuestionsandAnsvvers(25points,5.pointsforeach).

1.WhydotheScots,WelshorIrishobjecttobeingcalled“English"?

2.WhatgreatinfluencedidtheRomanshaveontheEnglishculture?

3.Whatwastheconsequenceofthedemandfor“homerule^^bytheIrishnationalists?

4.WhatarethecharacteristicsoftheScottishHighlanders?

5.WhatwerethethreeGermanictribesthatinvadedEngland?

V.TopicDiscussion

(Writebetween100-150wordsonthefollowingtopic.10Points).

WhatarethemainconsequencesofNormanConquest?

Chapter2:EnglishHistory

I.MultipleChoices(15Points,lPointforeach).

1.Victorianismwascharacterizedbythefollowingexcept.(北京第二外国语学院

2003年考研试题)

A.itwasanageofimperialism

B.itsawgreatprogressinsocialsciences

C.itwasanagewhenthegreatprogresswasmadeinthefieldofcommunication

D.itwasanagewhentheBattleofWaterloowaswonbytheDukeofWellington

2.In1066,KingHaroldofEnglandwasdefeatedbyWilliamtheConquerorin.

A.theBattleofWaterlooB.theBattleofTrafalgar

C.theBattleofHastingsD.theBattleofCrecy

3.adoptedbyparliamentin1701deprivedalltheCatholicsofanypossiblechance

toascendtotheEnglishthrone.(吉林大学2000年考题)

A.ActofSupremacyB.ActofSettlement

C.ActofMutinyD.ActoftheNavigation

4.InEngland,theProtestantReformationbeganwith.(北京第二外国语学院2003年

考研试题)

A.BloodyMaryB.QueenElizabeth

C.KingHenryVIID.KingHenryVIII

5.Amongthefollowing,whichdidnothappenintheyearof1066inEngland?。（吉

林大学2000年考研试题）

A.Englishceasedtofunctioninsociety

B.ThenationwasconqueredbytheNormans

C.William,theDukeofNormandy,wascrownedasthekingofthecountry

D,Frenchbecametheofficiallanguage

6.TheMagnaCartawassignedby。

A.KingJohnB.RichardtheLionHeart

C.CharlesID.OliverCromwell

7.TheGunpowderPlotoccurredduringthereignof。

A.KingCharlesIIB.QueenElizabethI

C.KingJamesID.KingHanesII

8.ThefollowingwerecharacteristicsoftheElizabethanageexcept。A.Queen

ElizabethadvocatedtheDivineRightandquaireledwithParliament

B.Protestantismgraduallybecamedominantfaith

C.ThiswastheageofliteraturewhenShakespearelivedandwhenEnglishliterature

blossomed,

D,Thiswasanageofadventureonthesea.

9.Thename“WarofRoses“wascoinedbythegreat19thcenturynovelist.

A.CharlesDickensB.GeorgeEliot

C.SirWalterScottD.EmilyBronte

10.JamesVIofScotlandsucceededElizabethIandbecameJames1ofEnglandin.

A.1601B.1603C.1615D,1625

11.TheeconomicpolicyBritainpursuedinthe1950sand1960swasbasedonthetheory

ofo

A.AdamSmithB.JohnKeynes

C.MargaretThatcherD.KarlMarx

12.Inthe1960spopmusicunderwentarevolutionwhentheBeatlesbecameworldfamousand

turnedtheirhometownintoaplaceofPilgrim.

A.NewcastleB.LondonC.LiverpoolD.Manchester

13.DuringthereignofElizabeth1,wasthegreatenemyofEngland.

A.FranceB.SpainC.HollandD.Germany

14.In1660themonarchywasrestoredandCharlesI'ssonwasbroughtback

from.Wherehehadfledforsafety.

A.FlandersB.FranceC.HollandD.Germany

15.ThecompleteestablishmentoffeudalisminBritainwasmarkedby。（湖南大学2004年

才研试题）

A.theAnglo-SaxonConquest

B.theintroductionofChristianityin827A、D.

C.theNormanConquest

D.theDanishinvasion

ILFillintheblanks（20Points,onepointforeach）.

1.IntheEnglishCivilWar,the“Roundheads“supportedParliament,the

SupportedtheKing,（东北大学2002年考研试题）

2.TwoyearsaftertheHundredYears'WarwithFrance,Englandwasthrownintoanotherseries

ofcivilwar,theWarsof.（东北大学2002年考研试题）

3.AttheElizabethanage,therewasaperiodofdisputesinreligion,the

Declined,andProtestantsrestoredthepowerinEnglishchurch.（北京航空航天大学2000年考

研试题）

4.ThechurchwasextremelypowerfulintheMiddleAgesandthePopeinRomecouldalways

inspirethefearofbyexcommunicatingakingorevenawholenation.

5.In,theCatholicKingJamesIIwasforcedtofleeto,andthethronewas

offeredtohisProtestantdaughterandherhusband.

6.ThemostfamouswarbetweenEnglandandFrancewaswonbytheDukeof

Wellingtonover

7.The“PilgrimFathers“referstoagroupofwhohadsailedfromEnglandinthe

shiptoescapereligiouspersecutionunderJamesL

8.The4dCrusades^^referstoaseriesofwarsinwhicharmiesfromalloverEuropetriedtosnatch

the""（thatisPalestine,whereJesusChristoncelived）fromthe

“Infidels”.

9.TheHundredYears'WarwasentirelyfoughtinFrance,whereEnglishbowmendefeatedthe

heavilyarmedFrenchknightsinthefamousbattlesofand,andthe

wholeofFranceverynearlyfellintoEnglishhands.

10.Intheearly1930s,broughtpovertyandunemploymenttomillionsofpeoplein

AmericaandEurope.Astheeconomicsituationslowlyimprovedafterthat,theinternational

situationbecamethreatenedbyfascism.InItalyandinGermany

werebothFascists.

11.DuringtheVictorianAge,thefamousoccurred、inwhichalmostthewhole

ofAfricawasdividedinto“spheresofinfluence“amongtheleadingEuropeanPowers.

12.TheOriginofSpecieswaswrittenby.

13.Bytheendofcentury,EnglandbecameseparatedfromFranceand

LanguagefinallytooktheplaceofFrenchinallclassesinEnglishsociety.

14.ShakespearewasaPlaywrightwholivedwhenruledEngland,

15.IntheMiddleAges,thegreatrivalsoftheking'sauthoritywerethe

AndthePowerfullocalchiefs,called.

III.ExplainthefollowingtermsinEnglish.(25points,5Pointsforeach)

1.HenryVIII(北京外国语大学2003年考研试题)

2.KingJamesIofEngland(北京外国语大学2004年考研试题)

3.TheGloriousRevolution(北京航空航天大学2004年考研试题)

4.Industrialrevolution(北京航空航天大学2000年考研试题)

5.AlfredtheGreat

IV.QuestionsandAnswers25(points,5Pointsforeach).

1.HowdidtheEnglishChurchbreakawayfromthecentralorganizationofChristianity?

2.WhatwastheconflictbetweenKingCharlesIandParliamentbeforetheCivilWar?

3.Whatwerethecharacteristicsofthesixteenthcenturyasthebeginningofthemodernperiodin

EnglishhistoryandEuropeanhistory?

4.Whatisthemeaningofthephrase“meetone'sWaterloo"?Whereisthisphrasederived?

5.Whatis,meantby“blitz”of1940?

V.TopicDiscussion

(Writebetween100-15wordsoneachofthefollowingtopics.15Points).

1.WhatwasGloriousRevolution?Whatweretheconsequencesofit?(10Points)

2.Whatwasthe“suffragettemovement^^inearly20,hcentury?(5Points)

Chapter3:WhichEnglish

I.MultipleChoice

1.WritersoftheOldEnglishperiodusedscripts.

A.LatinandGermanicB.CelticandLatin

C.DanishandSpanishD.SpanishandGermanic

2.MiddleEnglishbeganin.

A.967B.1066C.1381D.1453

3.BytheendoftheOldEnglishperiod,Englishcontainedavocabularyof

______words.

A.10,000B.20,000C,30,000D,40,000

4.MiddleEnglishisablendof,Englishand

A.French,LatinB.German,French

C.French,DanishD.SpanishandLatin

5.ModernEnglishstartedfromaboutA.D.

A.1300B.1400Cl500D.1600

6.weretheauthorsofTheKing'sEnglish.

A.theWhiteBrothersB.theRightBrothers

C.theKnightBrothersD.theFowlerBrothers

7.Insomeplacenamessuchas"Manchester"and"Chester"areLatininorigin,

meaning.

A.cityB.portC.gateD.fortress

8.TheEnglishusedbyGeoffreyChaucerwasthatof,whichhadastrong

accent.

A.London;LatinB.Scotland;French

C.Wales;ScandinavianD.London;French

9.AllShakespeare'sworksarein,

A.OldEnglishB.MiddleEnglish

C.ModernEnglishD.StandardEnglish

10.By1362,whenParliamentwasopenedinEnglishforthefirsttime,thedominanceofFrench

wasconfinedlargelytotheand.

A,thelawandtheCourtB.thelawandtheCabinet

C.theCabinetandtheCourtD.thelawandtheCabinet

11.Thefollowingwerethecharacteristicsofthe1960sofBritainexcept.

A.theBeatlesB.thePermissiveSociety

C.swingingLondonD.speakingStandardEnglish

12.ThegreatestsingleinfluenceoftheshapingoftheEnglishlanguageinmoderntimesisthe_

A.AmericanlanguageB.popmusicinthe1960s

C.FrenchlanguageD.CanadianEnglish

13.Inthe1970s,fashionfavoredthestyleofspeakingEnglishwith.

A.BBCaccent

B.Americanaccent

C.loanwords

D.carelessenunciationandjargon,slangand"in"words

14.ThestyleofspeechofannouncersisusuallyrecognizedasStandardEnglish.

A.ABCB.NBCC.BBCD.CNN

15.ThespeechpatternsoftheBBCannouncersrepresented.

A.NorthernupperclassB.Southernupperciass

C.NorthernmiddleclassD.Southernmiddleclass

16.OldEnglishperiodreferstotheperiodfromthetimeoftotheNormanConquest.

A.theAnglo-SaxoninvasioninAD450

B.theCekicsettlementaround8thcenturyBC

C.theVikinginvasioninthe9thcentury

D.theRomaninvasioninthe55BC

ILFillintheblanks(20points,onepointforeach).

1.TheCelticpeopleleftlittlethatcouldlaterbeincorporatedintoEnglishbecausetheyhad

no.WecanfindrelicsofCelticinnames.

2.TheCelticlanguagesthatsurvivetodayare,and,

3.TheofficiallanguageofEnglandafter1066was.(对外经济贸易大学2004年考研

试题)

4.TheEnglishalphabetappearedsometimesbetweenand.

5.AftertheGermanictribesof,andhadtakencontrolofBritainand

settled,thefourmaindialectsofOldEnglishemergedfromthedialects.

6,VenerableBedeisoneofthebest-knownOldEnglishwriters.His

isoneofthemainsourcesofinformationaboutthehistoryofAnglo-SaxonEnglish.

7.TheancestorofthemodernEnglishlanguageisofAnglo-Saxon.

8ThedifferencebetweenOldEnglishandMiddleEnglishliesmainlyintheabandonmentofthe

systemof.

9.BBCstandsfor.Itwasfoundedintheyear.

10,AstronginfluenceenteredOldEnglishbywayoffromScandinavia,

II.TheliteratureofEnglandbecametrilingualafter1066bemusetheliteraturewaswrittenina

blendof,andEnglish.

III.ExplainthefollowingtermsinEnglish(25points,5pointsforeach)

1.NationshallspeakpeaceuntoNation(北京交通大学2002年考研试题)

2.TheKing'sEnglish

3.GeoffreyChaucer

4.theVenerableBede

5.linguafranca

IV.QuestionsandAnswersf25points,5pointsforeach).

1.WhendidthehistoryofEnglishreallybegin?Whathappenedthen?

2.InEnglish,whydomanywordsconnectedwithadministrationcomefromNormanFrench?

3.InMiddleEnglish,whatismeantbytheRomancewords,andwhatismeantbytheGermanic

words?

4.WhatwastheattitudetowardlanguageuseinBritainbythesecondhalfofthe1960s?What

wasthecharacteristicofthefashionablespeechoftheday?

5.WhatistheapproximateproportionofGermanicvocabularyandRomancevocabularyin

currentEnglishvocabulary?

6.WhendidthespellingsandwrittenformsofEnglishbegintobecomestandardized?

V.TopicDiscussion

(Writebetween100-150wordsoneachofthefollowingtopics.15points).

WhatarethebasicdifferencesbetweenOldEnglishandMiddleEnglish,andbetweenMiddle

EnglishandModernEnglish?

Chapter4:BritishGovernmentSystem

LMultipleChoice（15points,Jpointforeach）.

LConferringhonorssuchaspeerageandknighthoodsispartofthejoboftheQueenofBritain.

Sheusuallydoesthisupontheadviceof,

（吉林大学2000年考题）

A.PrimeMinisterB.ForeignMinister

C.HomeMinisterD.DefenseMinister

2.WhichofthefollowingabouttheHouseofLordsoftheUKisnottrue?（东北财经大学2003

年考题）

A.LordsdonotreceivesalariesandmanydonotattendParliamentsittings.

B.TheLordsareexpectedtorepresenttheinterestsofthepublic.

C.ItconsistsoftheLordsSpiritualandtheLordsTemporal.

D.MostoftheLordsinitaremales.

3.WhichofthefollowingdescriptionabouttheConservativepartyintheUKisnottrue?（东北

财经大学2003年考订试题）

A.Ithasbeeninpowerforausuallylongperiodoftime.

B.Itissaidtopreferpoliciesthatprotectindividualrights.

C.Itreceivesalotofthefundingfrombigcompanies.

D.Itisknownasapartyofhightaxationlevels.

4.ThecabinetoftheOppositionPartyinBritainisknownastheCabinet.（湖南大学2004

年考研试题）

A.ShadowB.WindowC.RulingD.Coalition

5.TheexecutivepowerofUKisinthehandsof.

A.ParliamentB.theHouseofCommons

C.CabinetheadedbythePrimeMinisterD.theQueen

6.TherealcentreofpowerinParliamentis.

A.theQueenB.theHouseofCommons

C.theHouseofLordsD.theCabinet

7.TherealpoweroftheBritishgovernmentliesin.

A.theHouseofCommons

B.theCabinetheadedbythePrimeMinister

C.thePrimeMinister

D.theQueen

8.UnderwhosereignwastheBillofRightspassed?

A.JamesIIB.WilliamofOrangeC.MaryID.HenryVIII

9.WhichofthefollowingdescriptionabouttheConservativepartyintheUKisnottrue?

A.Ithasbeeninpowerforanunusuallylongperiodoftime.

B.Itissaidtopreferpoliciesthatprotectindividualrights.

C.Itreceivesalotoffundingfrombigcompanies.

D.Itisknownasapartyofhightaxationlevels.

10,Parliamenthasthefollowingfunctionsexcept,

A.makinglaw

B.authorizingtaxationandpublicexpenditure

C.declaringwarandmakingpeace

D.examiningtheactionsoftheGovernment

11.IntheUnitedKingdom,eachMemberofParliamentrepresentsaandholdshisseat

duringthelifeofaparliament.

A.constituencyB.boroughC.countyD.shire

12.TheSpeakerisrequiredtodothefollowingexcept

A.beingimpartial

B.abstainingfromdebatingor,asageneralrule,votingonameasure

C.makingsurethatallpointsofviewhaveafairhearing

D.summoning,proroguinganddissolvingParliament

13.isthe"supremegovernor"oftheChurchofEngland-

A.ThemonarchB.TheArchbishopofYork

C.TheArchbishopofCanterburyD.ThePrimeMinister

14.Thepresent,Britishmonarch,QueenElizabethIIwascrownedin

A.1926B.1947C.1952D.1953

15.InBritain,ministersareappointedbytheQueenontherecommendationof

A.theArchbishopofCanterburyB.thePrimeMinister

C.theSpeakerD.theArchbishopofYork

II.Fillintheblanks（20points,onepointforeach）.

1.InBritain,theQueen,whoseprincipalroleissymbolic,isalsoinvolvedintheday-to-day

workingsofgovernment.Amongotherthings,sheholdsmeetingoftheCouncil-her

personaladvisorycouncil,andinherweeklysessionswiththePrimeMinister,shereceives

reportsofmeetings.（中国人民大学2004年考研试题）

2."OHMS"ontheofficiallettersanddocumentsofUKstandsfor

3.InBritain,thepersonthatisinvitedbytheQueenattheendofgeneralelectiontoform

governmentis.Hebecomes.Thepoliticalpartywiththe

secondlargestnumberofmembersintheHouseofCommonsbecomesofficialto

thegovernment.（吉林大学2000年考研试题）

4.TheParliamentActof1911limitedthepoweroftheHouseof.

5.ThegeneralelectioninUKtakesplaceatleasteveryyears.

6.AccordingtolawofUK,anycitizenovertheageof18,except,

,andmembersoftheHouseof,canvote.

7.TheselectshismostimportantcolleaguesandformstheCabinet,

8.IftheCabinetlosesitsmajoritysupportinParliamentitmust.

9.TherearethreeelementsinParliament,thatis,,and.

10.ThemostimportantprivilegethatMembersofParliamentenjoyis

inParliament.

11.TheleaderofthepartywiththelargestnumberofmembersreturnedtotheHouseof

Commonsbecomes.Heisinvitedbytoformagovernment.

12.servesastheroleoftheSpeakerintheHouseofLords.

HI.ExplainthefollowingtermsinEnglish（25points,5pointsforeach）

1.theBritishConstitution（北京第二外国语学院2001年考研试题）

2.theSpeaker（北京外国语大学2004年考研试题）

3.theHouseofCommons（北京第二外国语大学2001年考研试题）

4.Lifepeers（北京外国语大学2003年考研试题）

5.theBritishMonarchy（东北财经大学2003年考研试题）

IVQuestionsandAnswers（15points,5pointsforeach）.

1.WhatarethetwomajorpartiesinBritaintoday?

2.WhatarethefunctionsoftheBritishParliament?（北京外国语大学2003年考研试题）

3.Whatistheuseofthe"Aye"lobbyandthe"No"lobby?

4.MakeabriefstatementabouttheBillofRightsin1689.

5.MakeabriefstatementabouttheHouseofLords.

V.TopicDiscussion

（Writebetween100-150wordsoneachofthefollowingtopics.25points）

1.MakeacomparisonbetweentheBritishsystemof"constitutionalmonarchy"andthe

Americansystemof"federalism,andtheseparationofpowers0.（中国人民大学2004年考

研试题）（15points）

2.WhatarethemainfeaturesofBritishelectoralsystem?（10points）（北京夕卜国语大学2004年

考研试题）

Chapter5:Industry,AgricultureandBusiness

LMultipleChoice（15points,1pointforeach）,

1.DuringtheIndustrialRevolution,factoriescameintobeingbecause

A.itwasmoreeconomicaltomanufacturegoods

B.moreworkerscouldworktogetherunderoneroof

C.itcouldprovidemorehousingforworkers

D.powercouldbeconcentrated

2.WhichofthefollowingwasNOTthereasonfortherelativeeconomicdeclineofBritainsince

1945?

A.Britaindidnotinvestinmodemequipmentandnewproducts.

B.Britainspentahighproportionofitsnationalwealthonthemilitary.

C.Britainhadbeenheavilyindebttofinancethewar.

D.Britainhadcarriedoutthenationalizationofthebusinesses.

3.Inthe1970sBritainmaintainedthegrowthrateandthe

inflationrateamongthedevelopedcountries.

A.lowest;lowestB.highest;highest

C.lowest;highestD.highest;lowest

4.WhereisthebestagriculturallandinBritain?

A.InthesoutheastofEngland.B.InthesoutheastofScotland.

C.InthenortheastofEngland.D.InthenortheastofScotland.

5.UnderMargaretThatcherBritainexperienced.

A.economicexpansionB.economicrecession

C.economicdeclineD.economicdepression

6.ThefollowingarethereasonswhyBritishcoalminingistodaycalleda"sick"industry

except,

A.Britainhasusedupalmostallcoaldeposits

B.thedemandforBritishcoalhasdeclined

C.petroleum,walerpower,andelectricpowerarereplacingcoalformanypurposes

D.theoldBritishminesarenarrowanddeep,makingitdifficulttousemachinesformining

7.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofBritishironandsteelindustry?

A.Britain'ssteelindustryisdeclining.

B.NomorenewdiscoveriesofironorehavebeenfoundinBritain.

C.Suppliesofironorearenowmostlyforeign.

D.Comparedwithnewerplantsintheworldsteelworksarenotefficient.

8,WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofBritain'sagriculture?

A.Britishfarmingishighlymechanized.

B.AgricultureinBritainisintensive.

C.Britishfarmingisveryefficient.

D.Britain'sagriculturecanproduceenoughfoodforitspeople.

9.Britainwasaworldleaderinshipbuildingduringthemiddleofthe

century.

A.17thB.18thC.19thD.20th

10.HeadquartersoftheEuropeanUnionisin.

A.London,BritainB.Brussels,Belgium

C.Paris,FranceD.Berlin,Germany

11.ThepatternofBritishindustryhaschangedradicallysincetheSecondWorldWar.This

changecanbeseeninthreeofthefollowingexceptt

A.steel,textilesandothermanufacturingindustrieshavedeclined

B.serviceindustrieshavebeengrown

C.somemajorindustrieshavebeennationalized

D.smallbusinesseshaveflourished

12.WhichofthefollowingistheoldestandmostbasicofallindustriesinBritain?

A.SteelandshipbuildingB.Textile

C.Coal-miningD.Oilexploitation

13.ThetwoveryimportantcropsinBritainare.

A.barleyandcornB.wheatandrice

C.barleyandoatsD.wheatandbarley

14.WhatisLloyd's?

A.A.Itisafamousbank.B.Itisabigdepart