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07春期英语国家概况1复习应考指南
07春期《英语国家概况
（1）》复习应考指南
巴南电大罗承芳
第一部份课程考核说明
一、复习应考基本要求
本学科是由重庆电大开设的英语本科专业的一门选修课，开课一期，学完考试及格记2学分。
本门课程所有与考试相关的要求均由重庆电大制定，复习时请以重庆电大下发的有关资料及重庆电大教学平台上所挂内容为准。
1.考核目的
目的在于考查学生通过对该课程的学习，对主要英语国家的社会和文化背景的了解。
2.考核方式
笔试,开卷.考试时间90分钟
4适用教材
考试命题的教材为《英语国家社会与文化入门（上）》（高等教育出版社）。
4.命题依据
本课程的命题依据是英语国家概况
（1）课程的教学大纲、教材、实施意见。
5.考试要求
本课程的考试主要考察学生对各主要英语国家的社会、经济、政治、文化等各个方面的基本情况的了解。
6.考题类型及比重
考题类型及分数比重大致为：
选择题（20%），填空题（30%），简答题（20%），解释题（30%）。
二、复习应考资料及其使用
本学科本次考试有下列3种资料，可供学员复习应考用。
（一）重庆电大印制的形成性考核作业册的4次练习。
按照以往的惯例，由重庆电大出题考试的科目，考题大部分来自于平时的作业。
因此作业册应该是大家复习的重点资料之一。
（二）在线自测题。
在线自测题的内容由市电大课程责任老师设置，并且给出了相应的解析，这四套自测题既是对平时作业的补充，同时也是对考试内容的补充和强调，请各位学员一定要引起重视。
（三）课程辅导老师整理的复习题。
本期课程辅导教师整理出了期末复习题，（见本应考指南第四部分）.这套复习题综合了重庆电大课程责任教师挂出的综合练习题以及本校课程辅导教师分析的在期末考试中有可能会出现的题目，对复习应考有一定的参考价值，请大家认真用好这份资料。
三、复习考试重点辅导
英国部分
一、重点名词
TheAnglo-Saxons,TheVikings,KingArthur,ACivilRightsMovement,Thedivinerightofkings,TheBillofRightsof1689,Voteofnoconfidence,TheConservativeparty,WilliamShakespeare,TheBrontesisters,TheRoyalAscot,Christmas,OpenUniversity,NATO,BBC
二、重点掌握
每章后面的FocalPoints部分，以及Exercises中的II、III。
三、一般掌握
Exercises中的QuestionsforThought。
澳大利亚部分
一、重点名词
theAboriginalpeople,CaptainJamesCook,TheCommonwealthofAustralia
Victoria,LimitingfactorsofAustralianagriculturalproduction,TAFE,TheABC
NCADA,TheRoyalFlyingDoctorService
二、重点掌握
每章后面的FocalPoints部分，以及Exercises中的II、III。
三、一般掌握
Exercises中的QuestionsforThought。
新西兰部分
一、重点名词
thekiwi,theResourceManagementAct,Maoritanga,Maui,TheNorthIsland
MMP,TheMobudsman,TheOppositioninParliament
二、重点掌握
每章后面的FocalPoints部分，以及Exercises中的II、III。
三、一般掌握
Exercises中的QuestionsforThought。
四、期末复习题
I.EachquestionisfollowingbyfourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethecorrectanswertoeachofthequestions.
1.Severalgiftedwomenwritersplayedapartin19th-centuryEnglishliterature.Whichofthefollowingisanexception?
（C）
a.JaneAustenb.EmilyBronte
c.VirginiaWoolfd.CharlotteBronte
2.WhereistheinternationaltennischampionshipsheldinBritain?
（b）
a.Wembleyb.Wimbledon
c.StAndrewsd.Clapham
3.WhichcelebrationparticularlyhappensontheQueen’sbirthday?
（d）
a.Bonfiresb.TheOrangeMarch
c.Masqueradesd.TroopingtheColour
4.WhatflourishedinElizabethanagemorethananyotherformofliterature?
（b）
a.Novelb.Dramac.Essayd.Poetry
5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheConstitution?
（a）
a.Itisadocumentwhichlistsoutthebasicprinciplesforgovernment.
b.ItisthefoundationofBritishgovernancetoday.
c.ConventionsandLawspassedbyParliamentarepartoftheConstitution.
d.ThecommonlawsarepartoftheConstitution.
6.WheredothemajorityofpeopleinScotlandlive?
（b）
a.inthehighlandsb.intheLowlands
c.intheUplandsd.inthewestofScotland
7.Whichofthefollowingschoolswouldadmitchildrenwithoutreferencetotheiracademicabilities?
（a）
a.Comprehensiveschoolsb.SecondarySchools
b.Independentschoolsd.Grammarschools
8.Britainhasitsnuclearnavalforcesince（b）
a.it’soneofthedevelopedcountriesintheworld
b.it’satraditionalseapower
c.ithasanadvancedindustry
d.it’sabletoproducesubmarines
9.TheheadofStateofNewZealandis（c）.
a.thePrimeMinisterb.theGovernor-General
c.theBritishmonarchd.theOmbudsman
10.WhoweretheancestorsoftheEnglishandthefoundersofEngland?
（a）
a.theAnglo-Saxonsb.theNormans
c.theVikingsd.theRomans
11.WhichofthefollowingabouttheHouseofCommonsisNOTtrue?
（c）
a.MembersofParliamentreceivesalariesandsomeotherallowance.
b.MPsareexpectedtorepresenttheinterestsofthepublic.
c.MPselectthePrimeMinisterandtheCabinet
d.MostMPsbelongtothemajorpoliticalparties.
12.Amongthefollowingwriters,whowasNOToneofthegreattrio?
（b）
a.BenJohnsonb.GeoffreyChaucer
c.ChristopherMarlowed.WilliamShakespeare
13.WhichofthefollowingisNOTacharacteristicoftheOpenUniversity?
（c）
a.It’sopentoeverybody.
b.Itrequiresnoformaleducationalqualifications.
c.Nouniversitydegreeisawarded.
d.UniversitycoursesarefollowedthroughTV,radio,correspondence,etc.
14.Initsimperialprime,Britainruled（b）.
a.afourthoftheglobe
b.athirdoftheworld
c.afifthoftheworld
d.two-thirdsoftheearth
15.WhichofthefollowingpartiesinScotlandstillwantsanindependentScotland?
（c）
a.theLaborPartyb.theLiberalParty
c.theScottishNationalistPartyd.TheConservativeParty
16.Whichofthefollowingkingwasexecutedinthecivilwar?
（c）
a.JamesIb.JamesII.c.CharlesId.CharlesII
17.Whichgovernmentlostavoteofnoconfidenceandwasforcedtoresignin1979?
（b）
a.theConservativegovernment
b.theLaborgovernment
c.theLiberalgovernment
d.radicalgovernment
18.WhichoneofthefollowingisNOTparticularlyBritishChristmastradition?
（d）
a.enjoyingthePantomime
b.theQueenbroadcastingherChristmasmessage
c.shoppingintheBoxingDay
d.receivinggiftsfromSantaClaus
19.Whichofthefollowingistheworld’soldestnationalnewspaper?
（a）
a.TheObserver.b.TheTimes
TheGuardiand.TheFinancialTimes
20.NowadaystheBritishforeignpolicyislargelyshapedbyitsparticipationin（c）.
a.theCommonwealth
b.theEuropeanEconomicCommunity
c.theUnitedNations,theEuropeanUnionNATO,etc.
d.anEuropeanfederalgovernment
21.WhereisthebestagriculturallandinBritain?
（a）
a.inthesoutheastofEngland
b.inthenortheastofEngland
c.inthesoutheastofScotland
d.inthenortheastofScotland
22.WhichofthefollowingabouttheQueenisNOTtrue?
（a）
a.TheQueenselectsthePrimeMinisterandtheCabinet.
b.TheQueensymbolizesthetraditionandunityoftheBritishstate.
c.TheQueenactsasaconfidantetotheprimeMinister.
d.TheQueenisthetemporalheadoftheChurchofEngland.
23.Whichofthefollowingschoolswouldadmitchildrenwithoutreferencetotheiracademicabilities?
（a）
a.Comprehensiveschoolsb.SecondarySchools
b.Independentschoolsd.Grammarschools
24.HowmanynewspapersarethereinBritain?
（c）
a.10b.150c.1400d.270
25.WhichofthefollowingisNOTconsideredacharacteristicofLondon?
（c）
a.Theculturalcenterb.Thebusinesscenter
c.Thesportscenterd.Thefinancialcenter
26.Whathappenedin1215inBritain?
（b）
a.ItwastheyearofNormanConquestinBritishhistory.
b.Forcedbybarons,KingJohnsignedtheMagnaCarta.
c.HenryIVgrantedtheCommonsthepowertoreviewmoneygrants.
d.KingEgbertunitedEnglandunderhisrule.
27.WhoistheleaderofLaborPartyatpresent?
（d）
a.JohnMojorb.HaroldWilson
c.MargaretThatcherd.TonyBlair
28.WhichgroupofpeoplecanNOTvoteinthegeneralelection?
（a）
a.LordsintheHouseofLords.
b.theUKcitizensabovetheageof18
c.membersintheHouseofCommons.
d.theUKresidentcitizensoftheIrishRepublic.
29.WhichofthefollowingisatragedywrittenbyShakespeare?
（c）
a.Dr.Faustusb.Frankenstein
c.Hamletd.SenseandSensibility
30.InBritain,thegreatmajorityofparentssendtheirchildrento（a）.
a.stateschoolsb.privateschools
c.independentschoolsd.publicschools
31.InBritainmostadvertisingiscarried（a）.
a.innewspapersb.inmagazines
c.ontelevisiond.onradio
32.WhichofthefollowingisthewidelypracticedcustominScottishNewYear?
（a）
a.first-footingb.kissingunderthemistletoe
c.BurnsSupperd.usingmagicspellstoseeintofuture
33.WhichofthefollowingaboutclasssystemintheUKisNOTtrue?
（b）
a.Peopleofdifferentclassestendtoreaddifferentkindsofnewspaper.
b.Class-divisionisonlydecidedbypeople’sincome.
c.Thoughsocialadvancementispossible,classaffectsaperson’slife-class.
d.Thewaypeoplespeakidentifiesthemselvestoparticular
34WhendidScotlandjointheUnionbyagreementoftheEnglishandScottishparliaments?
（d）
a.in1715b.in1688c.in1745d.in1707
35.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?
（b）
a.WaleswasinvalidedbytheRomans.
b.WaleswasoccupiedbytheAnglo-Saxons
c.WaleswasconqueredbytheNormans
d.WaleswasthreatenedbytheEnglish.
36.HowmanyseatsintheHouseofCommonsshouldapartyholdatleastinordertowintheelection?
（b）
a.651b.326c.626d.351
37UnderwhosereignwastheBillofRightspassed?
（b）
a.JamesIIb.WilliamofOrange
c.OliverCromwelld.George
38.TheMaoriword“Marae”means（d）
a.Maoricultureb.non-MaoriorEuropean
c.protocold.meetinghouse
39.WhichcountriesarethepermanentmembersoftheUNSecurityCouncil?
（c）
a.France,China,Germany,RussiaandBritain.
b.theUnitedStates,France,Britain,GermanyandRussia
c.China,Russia,Britain,FranceandtheUnitedStates.
d.China,Britain,France,UnitedStatesandJapan.
40WhichofthefollowingistrueunderThatcher’sadministration?
（c）
a.Theproportionofowner-occupationdecreased.
b.Publichousingbecamemoreimportant.
c.Manypublichousesweresoldtothepeople.
d.TheUKbecamemoreEuropean-likeinitshousingarrangements.
41.WhichofthefollowingaboutthehouseofLordsisNOTtrue?
（b）
a.LordsdonotreceivesalariesandmanydonotattendParliamentsittings.
b.Thelordsareexpectedtorepresenttheinterestsofthepublic.
c.ItconsistoftheLordsSpiritualandtheLordsTemporal.
d.MostofthelordsintheHomeofLordsaremales.
42.Whichcompanybecameanimportantaero-enginemanufact
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