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《英美国家概况》考试题
《英语国家文化》期末考试试
I. Multiple Choice (20%)
1.The highest mountain peak in Britain is called ________.
[A] Ben Nevis
[B] Cross Fell
[C] Snowdon
[D] Scafell
2.The Lake District is well-known for________.
[A] its wild and beautiful scenery
[B] its varied lakes
[C] the lake Poets
[D] all of the above three
3. Which of the following is NOT the feature of British climate?
[A] Coldness.
[B] More rainy days.
[C] Changeability .
[D] More fogs.
4.The established church of Britain is ________.
[A] The Church of Scotland
[B] Free churches
[C] The United Reformed Church
[D] The Church of England
5.Easter is kept, commemorating the ________of Jesus Christ.
[A] coming
[B] birth
[C] death
[D] resurrection
6.Under Mrs. Thatcher, British economy in 1980s gradually ____C__
[A] declined
[B] recessed
[C] recovered
[D] went down
7.Tertiary industry does NOT include ________.
[A] retailing
[B] insurance
[C] electronics
[D] banking
8.In Britain, government cannot spend any money without the permission of ________.
[A] the Queen
[B] the Prime Minister
[C] the House of Commons
[D] the House of Lords
9.________ is seen as the party of the “middle”, occupying the ideological ground between the two main parties.
[A]TheConservative
[B]TheLabour
[C]TheLiberalDemocratic
[D]TheTory
10.ThegeneralelectioninBritainisheldevery________years.
[A]3
[B]4
[C]5
[D]6
11.TheearliestsettlersontheBritishIsleswerethe________.
[A]Celts
[B]Gaels
[C]Iberians
[D]Brythons
12.In43A.D.Romansunder________conqueredBritain.
[A]JuliusCaesar
[B]Claudius
[C]Augustine
[D]thePope
13.________launchedtheHundredYears’War.
[A]EdwardI
[B]EdwardII
[C]EdwardIII
[D]HenryIII
14.BlackDeathtosomeextentbrought________tovillains
[A]higherwages
[B]greaterfreedom
[C]betterlife
[D]bothAandB
15.TheBritishIndustrialRevolutionfirstbeganinthe________industry.
[A]ironandsteel
[B]textile
[C]coal-mining
[D]ship-building
16.Theterm“RottenBoroughs”means ________.
[A]boroughsthatwererotten.
[B]dirtyboroughs
[C]boroughsinwhichtherewerenoinhabitants.
[D]constituenciesthatwererepresentedintheHouseofCommonsthoughtherewasnotaninhabitantinit.17.ThefailureoftheChartistMovementwascausedbythefollowingreasonsexcept________.
[A]dividedleadership
[B]astrongpartywithsocialismasitsprogramme
[C]influenceofUtopianandpetty-bourgeoisideologies[D]immaturityoftheworkingclass
18.Theauthorof“WealthofNations”is________.
[A]AdamSmith
[B]DavidRicardo
[C]ThomasMalthus
[D]RobertOwen
19.WhichisNOTthemembercountryoftheTripleAlliance?
[A]Germany
[B]France
[C]Austria-Hungary
[D]Italy
20.WhichwasNOTthemembercountryoftheTripleEntente?
[A]Britain.
[B]France.
[C]Russia.
[D]Italy.
II.Blankfilling(10%)
1.ThepresentsovereignofBritainisQueen________,andPrince________istheheirtothethrone.
2.Theoretically,theQueenhasallthepower,butinreality, she must acton the advice ofthe________3.Parliamentisthesupreme________authorityinBritain4.Parliamentconsistsofthe________, theHouseof________andtheHouseof________.
5.ThepresidingofficeroftheHouseofCommonsis“________.”
6.TheBritishgovernmentiscomposedofthe________Ministerandotherministers,whoareresponsibletothequeen.
7.TheCabinetiscomposedofthemost________ministerswhomeetregularlyunderthecallofthePrimeMinister.
III.Trueorfalsestatement(10%)
1.Kangaroo,emuandkoalaareuniqueanimalsofNewZealand.
2.QueenElizabethIIistheheadofNewZealand.
3.Australiaisdividedintosixstatesandtwoterritories.
4.QueenElizabethIIistheQueenofAustralia.TheQueenisrepresentedbythePrimeMinisteratfederallevel.
5.TheCommonwealthParliamentofAustraliacomprisetheQueen,theSenate,andtheHouseofRepresentatives.
6.TheQueenisrepresentedintheparliamentofAustraliabytheGovernor-General,whobyconventionactsontheadviceofthequeen.
7.FromMarch2005toAugust2006,NewZealandtheonlycountryintheworldinwhichallthehighestofficesinthelandhavebeenoccupiedsimultaneouslybywomen.
8.NationalanthemofAustraliais“GodDefendAustralia”,whilethatofNewZealandis“AdvanceNewZealandFair.”
9.ThepoliticalsystemofNewZealandisbaseduponaconstitutionalrepublicwithaparliamentarydemocracy
10.ParliamentofNewZealandismadeupofonlyonehouse.
IV.Matching(10%)
Column A
1.Liverpool
2.Hull
3.Sheffield
4.Manchester
5.Glasgow
6.Londona.ThesteelmanufacturingcenterofBritain
7.Birmingham
8.Belfast
9.EdinburghG.thelargestcityinScotland
10.CardiffH.thecapitalofWales
Column B
A.thesteelmanufacturingcenterofBritain
B.theformercenteroftextileindustryofBritain
C.thefishingportinHumberside
D.thelargestcityinBritain
E.thesecondlargestcityinBritain
F.thedistrictofMerseyside
I.ThecapitalofNorthernIreland
J.thecapitalofScotland
V.Translation(10%)
1.Anglo-SaxonHeptarchy
2.APEC
3.CommonMarket
4.CrownCourt
5.DoomsdayBook
6.EU
7.HighCourtofJustice
8.RomanConquest
9.stagflation
10.tertiaryindustries
VI.Termexplanation(10%)
1.theCabinet
2.GloriousRevolution
3.BritishIsles
4.OliverCromwell
VII.Questionsfordiscussion(30%)
1.WhatweretheconsequencesoftheBritishIndustrialRevolution?
2.What’syourideaabouttheecessityfortheUKtokeepthemonarchy(thequeenortheking)?
3.WhatarethenaturaladvantagesthathelptheUnitedKingdombecomeaworldpower?
《英语国家文化》参考答案和评分标准(C)
I.MultipleChoice(20%)
1.[A]2.[D]3.[A]4.[D]5.[D]6.[C]7.[C]8.[C]9.[B]10.[C]11.[C]12.[B]13.[C]14.[D]15.[B]16.[D]17.[B]18.[A]19.[B]20.[D]
II.Blankfilling(10%)
1.ElizabethII,Charles2.ministers(primeminister)3.legislative4.monarch(或queen或king或sovereign),lords,commons5.Mr.Speaker6.Prime7.importantIII.Trueorfalsestatement(10%)1.F2.T3.T4.F5.T6.F7.T8.F9.F10.T
IV.Matching(10%)
1.f2.c3.a4.b5.g6.d7.e8.i9.j10.h
V.Translation(10%)
1.盎格鲁—萨克森七国2.亚太经济合作组织(亚太经合组织)3.共同市场4.王座法庭5.《英国地理图志》(《末日审判书》)6.欧洲联盟(欧盟)7.高等法院8.罗曼征服9.(经济)滞涨10.第三产业
VI.Termexplanation(10%)
1.theCabinet12
(1)composedoftheheadsofthemostimportantdepartments+primeminister
(2)meetingregularly,workingingreatsecrecy,connectedwiththeprincipleofcollectiveresponsibility
2.GloriousRevolution
(1)CharlesIIruledthecountrycruelly+theinterestsofthebourgeoisiewasprovoked
(2)In1688,thetwopartiesofthebourgeoisieunitedandstagedabloodlesscoupd’étatandputWilliamofOrangeonthethroneandformedanalliancewiththelandowners.
3.BritishIsles
(1)ComposedofEngland,Scotland,WalesandNorthernIreland
(2)Includingsmallislandaround
4.OliverCromwell
(1)ledtheparliamentaryarmyanddefeatedtheking
(2)establishedthecommonwealth
(3)ruledthecountrycruelly
VII.Questionsfordiscussion(30%)
1.WhatweretheconsequencesoftheBritishIndustrialRevolution?
(1)Theindustrialbourgeoisiegainedsupremacyinthe1840snotonlyintheeconomicbutalsointhepoliticallifeofthecountry.
(2)Productivitywasgreatlyincreased.
(3)Asaresultofthegrowthofindustry,populationwasmoreandmoreconcentratedintownsandcities.
(4)Therapidgrowthofcapitalism,whilebringingenormouswealthtotheindustrialbourgeoisie,causedmiseriesanddisastersamongtheworkingpeople.
(5)Asthecapitalistsintensifiedtheirexploitationoftheworkingclass,thelattertookactionagainstthebourgeoisgovernment.
2.What’syourideaaboutthenecessityfortheUKtokeepthemonarchy(thequeenortheking)?
本题为论述题,无现成答案,只要考生能够论述以下三点,就可给满分。
(1)Thetheoreticalandsuperficialpowerofthemonarch.
(2)AlmostallthepowerisvestedintheCabinetandtheParliament.(3)Themonarchisthesymbolofthenationalunityandjustice.3.WhatarethenaturaladvantagesthathelptheUnitedKingdombecomeaworldpower?
(1)Geographiclocation
(2)Climate(3)Natureresources