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英国文化复习资料解析
2014.3.18填空
1.ThefullnameofUnitedKingdomisTheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandtheNorthernIreland.
2.TheislandofGreatBritainismadeupofEnglandScotlandandWales
3.TheUnitedKingdomhasbeenamemberofEuropeanUnionsince1973
4.BritainisnowaMultiracialsocietywhichproducesapopulationofwhichin20areofnon-Europeanethnicity.
5.LondonplaysasignificantroleinBritain‘seconomicandculturallife.It’sonlythefinancialcentreofthenation,butalsooneofthethreemajorinternationalfinancialcentresintheworld.
6.ThehighestmountaininBritainisBenNevis
7.ThamesriverflowsthroughcentralLondonanditisaveryimportantriver
8.EdinburghisthecapitalofScotland.
9.KingdomofGreatBritainandIreland(GeorgeⅢ)currentUnionFlagadoptedonJan.1st1801
10.NationalDayofUKisofficiallycelebratedinBritainonthe2ndSaturdayofJuneeachyearsinceFebruary1925.
11.ThelargestlakeinBritainistheLoughNeaghinNorthernIrelandwhichcoversanareaof396km2
12.TheLondonEyeisthelargestFerriswheel(摩天轮)inEurope.
2014.3.21选择/问答
1.ThelocationofUKisintheEurope.
A.EasternB.WesternC.SouthernD.Northern
2.Allthefollowingcitiesaremajordeep-waterportsofUK.
Except
A.LondonB.LiverpoolC.BelfastD.Edinburgh
3.ThenationalflowerofUKis
AroseBthistleCdaffodilDshamrock
4.Allofthefollowing,exceptfor,weretribesfromthenorthwhomovedintoEnglandinthe400sAD
A.AnglesBSaxonsCJutesDCelts
5TheAnglo-SaxonChronicleisa
A.poemaboutaheronamedBeowulfBnewspaper
ChistoricalrecordDnovel
6Beowulf(贝奥武夫,北欧神话史诗)is
AalongnovelBalongpoemwrittenbyGeoffreyChaucer
Calongpoembyunknownstoryteller
DalongnovelwrittenbyW.WilliamShakespeare
7TheCanterburyTaleswaswrittenby
AGeoffreyChaucerBThomasBecketCPalamonDGriselda
8TheframeofTheCanterburyTalesis
Athepilgrimstellingstoriesontheirtrip
Btheconflictbetweenthefriarandthesummoner
CKingArthur’scourt
Dthedifferencesbetweentheknightandthesquire
9TheCanterburyTalesisanunusualpieceofliteraturefromtheMiddleAgesbecause
Aitdescribesthecharacters’personalities
Bitincludesmiddleclasscharacters
CbothAandBDneitherAnorB
10TherearestoriesinTheCanterburyTales
A5B26C15D.6
ⅢQuestions
1.WhatarethedifferencesbetweenBritainandtheBritishIsles,GreatBritain,England,theUnitedKingdomandtheBritishCommonwealth?
Thecommonwealth:
AfreeandlooseassociationofindependentcountriesthatwereoncecoloniesofBritain.
Foundedin1931/Toencouragetradeandfriendlyrelationsamongitsmembers/About50membercountries/TheBritishQueen:
theheadoftheCommonwealth/Meetingyearly
2.DescribethegeographicalpositionofBritain?
Anislandcountrysurroundedbyfourseas
TothesouthbytheEnglishChannelwhichseparatesitfromcontinentalEurope/Totheeastbythenorthsea/tothewestbytheIrishSeaandtheAtlanticOcean
LocatedoffthenorthwestcoastofEurope,lookingwesttoAmerica.
3.DoesBritainhaveafavorableclimate?
Why?
Yes,it’smild.
Asteadyreliablerainfallthroughoutthewholeyear
Thetemperaturevarieswithinasmallrange
4WhatarethefactorswhichinfluencetheclimateinBritain?
WhichpartofBritainhasthemostrainfallandwhichpartisthedriest?
Thesurroundingwaterstendtobalancetheseasonaldifferencesbyheatingupthelandinwinterandcoolingitoffinsummer.
Thesouthwestwindsbelowoverthecountryalltheyearround.Bringingwarmandwetairinwinterandkeepingthetemperaturemoderate.
TheNorthAtlanticDriftpassesthewesterncoastoftheBritishIslesandwarmthem.还有!
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ⅠFillingtheblank
1.TheUKstillkeepsanoldfashionedgovernmentestablishedonthebasisofconstitutionalmonarchy.
2.Coronationisaceremonyofcrowningakingorqueen
3.QueenElizabethⅡhascrownedsince1952.
4.ElizabethⅡisthecurrentmonarch元首ofUK.
5.UKhasademocraticgovernmentwithelectedrepresentativesinits
Parliament
6.KingJohnofEnglandagreedtosigntheMagnaCartain1215,tothedemandsofhisbarons.
7.ThemembersofHouseofLordsconsistoftheLordsSpiritual
AndtheLordsTemporal
8.WindsorCastle,32kilometers(20miles)westofLondonontheThames,hasbeentheresidenceofEngland’sroyalfamilyfor900years.
9.TheHouseofCommons下议院isademocratically民主的electedchamberwithelectionheldatleasteveryfiveyears
10BuckinghamPalaceinWestminsteristheofficialLondonresidenceoftheBritishsovereign.
11.TheCabinetmeetsregularly,usuallyonceaweek,inoneoftheroomsinthePrimeMinster’sofficialresidenceNo.10DowningStreet.
12.TheHouseofCommonsconsistof651memberselectedfromthecountry’s651constituencieswithMr.SpeakerAshechairmanindebates.
ⅡMultiplechoice
1.IntheUntiedKingdom,ministersareappointedbytheQueenontherecommendationof
AtheLordChancellorBtheMonarchCthePrimeMinisterDtheKing
2.DuringtheWorldWarⅡ,asawarleader,receivedmassivepopularsupportandledthecountrytofinalvictoryin1945.
A.HaroldWilsonBMargaretThatcher
CFranklinRooseveltDWinstonChurchill
3.Onaccepting,theageofconstitutionalmonarchy,ofamonarchywithpowerslimitedbyParliamentbegan
A.ConstitutionalLawBTheDeclarationofIndependence
CCivilLawDBillofRights
4.InBritain,aisheldwhenaMemberofParliamentdies,retiresorresigns
Acivic市民的electionBby–election
CpopularelectionDgeneralelection
5Allofthefollowing,exceptforwerethemostimportantprovisionsoftheGreatCharter
ANotaxshouldbemadewithouttheapprovalofthecouncil议会
BNofreemanshouldbearrestedorimprisonedunlessconvictedbyajuryofhisfellowcitizens.
CMerchantsshouldbepermittedtomoveaboutfreely
DThekingrenouncedhiscrown
6.Femaleswereallowedtovoteinnationalelectionsuntil
A1918B1916C1920D1896
7Theparliamentwasawordforatalking–place.
ALatinBFrenchCRomanDGreek
8JohnofArelivedduringthecentury.
A14thB15thC16thD17th
9.JohnLivedandfoughtin
AGreeceBFranceCRomeDEngland
10.AslongasWilliamhadbeencrowned,hebegantoorganizethegovernmentofEnglandonthesystemthathadbeensosuccessfulinNormandy.Thisiscalledsystem,anditwasbasedontheownershipofland
AtheconstitutionaloflandBcapitalistCfeudalDroyal
ⅢQuestion
1ComparethegovernmentsystemofUKwiththatofUSA
2.Describethepowerofqueen.
3.Whatarethefunctionsofparliament?
4.ElaboratethecompositionoftheparliamentoftheUK
2014.4.8
ⅰFillintheblank
1.InBritainthecitizensaged18oroverhavetherighttovote.
2InBritainacandidatemustbeatleast21oroverwiththedepositof£500
3TheLiberalDemocratsisthecombinationoftheSocialDemocraticPartyandTheLiberalParty
4.CurrentlythethreedominationpoliticalpartiesinUKaretheConservativeparty,thelaborparty,theLiberalParty.
5Thepartywhichholdsamajorityoftheseatsisparliamentformsagovernment,withtheirpartyleaderasPrimeMinister.
6ChurchillisthememberofConservativeparty.
7ThecurrentleaderofliberaldemocraticpartyisNickClegg,whoisthedeputyPM.
8AHungparliamentreferstotheconditionwherenopartywasabletocommandamajorityintheHouseofCommons.
9TheclasssystemdoesexistinBritishsociety,whichincludesWorking–class,Middle-class,hereditaryaristocracy
10ThemajorityofrecentimmigrantsarefromSouthAsia---India,PakistanandSriLankaandCaribbeancountries---JamaicaandTrinidad.
ⅡMultiplechoices
1whohastherighttovotefortheMembersofParliamentformingtheHouseofCommonsoftheparliamentofUK?
AlordsBcriminalsCthelegallyinsaneDcitizensover18
2OnTuesday11May,GordonBrownannouncedhisresignationasPrimeMinister,markingtheendof13yearsofgovernment
ALaborBtheConservativepartyCtheLiberalDemocratDtheLiberalParty
3.In2010,QueenElizabethⅡ,whotheninvitedtoformagovernmentandbecomePrimeMinister.
AGordonBrownBDavidCameronCNikeCleggDTonyBlair
4CoalitiontalksbeganimmediatelybetweentheConservativesandandlastedforfivedays.
AtheLiberalPartyBLaborPartyCtheLiberalDemocratsDTheTory
5referstowherenopartywasabletocommandamajorityintheHouseofCommons
AhungparliamentBshadowparliamentCparliamentDcabinet
6TheConservativepartywasfoundedin1834outoftheold,whichitselfhadbeenfoundedin1678.
ALabourPartyBtheLiberalPartyCWhigsDToryParty
7Sheadvocatedtheideaofsmallgovernmentandfree–marketeconomics.DuringhertermasthePrimeMinister,shecarriedoutpoliticstoandtocuttaxrates.
AnationalizetheprivateindustryBprivatizethenationalizedindustry
CestablishtheprivateindustryDinvesttheprivateindustry
8In1948,TheLabourgovernmentsetuptheNationalHealthServicetoprovidehighqualityforfree.
AhealthcareBeducationCtransportDindustry
9IfthegovernmentlosesaintheHouseofCommons,thatis,ifamajorityofMPsagree,thenithaseffectivelylostitsabilitytogovernandisforcedtoresignandcallageneralelection
AFirstPastthePostB“votefornoconfidence”
Cwinner–takes–allDsolvetheunemployment
10TheidealoftheLiberalDemocratsisto
AprovidefreewelfaresBcutthetaxes
Cgiving“powertothepeople“Dsolvetheunemployment
ⅢQuestion
1Whatareth