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英国文化复习题
英国文化复习题
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I.Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse:
1.Britainisnolongeranimperialcountry.T
2.TheCommonwealthofNationsincludeallEuropeancountries.F
3.1in10oftheBritishpopulationareofnon-Europeanethnicity.F
4.ThestereotypeoftheEnglishgentlemanneverappliedthemajorityoftheBritishpeople.T
5.GreatBritainincludes3constituentcountries:
England,Scotland,andWales.F
6.NorthernIrelandispartofGreatBritain.F
7.WhenpeopleoutsideUKtalkaboutEngland,theymistakeitasBritainsometimes.T
8.TheScotsandWelshhaveastrongsenseofbeingBritish.F
9.ScotlandwasneverconqueredbytheRomans.T
10.MostpeopleinScotlandspeaktheoldCelticlanguage,called"Gaelic".F
11.ScotlandwasunifiedwithEnglandthroughpeacefulmeans.T
12.Walesisrichincoaldeposits.T
13.Cardiff,thecapitalofWales,isalargecity.F
14.ThetitleofPrinceofWalesisheldbyaWelshaccordingtotradition.F
15.IrelandispartofGreatBritain.F
16."Ulster",referringtoNorthernIreland,wasonceanancientIrishkingdom.T
17.ThecapitalofBelfastisalargecitywithhalfamillionpeople.F
18.NorthernIrelandissignificantbecauseofitsmanufacturingindustry.F
19.ThemajorityofIrishpeopleweredescendantsoftheoriginalCelticpeoplewhoinhabitedtheBritishIslesbeforetheRomansarrived2000yearsago.T
20.MostBritishpeopleareProtestantswhilemostIrishpeopleareCatholics.T
21.TheBritishgovernmentdoesnothavedirectrulefromLondonoverNorthernIreland.F
22.SinnFeinisalegalpoliticalpartyinNorthernIreland.T
23.ItisnodoubtthatBritainistheoldestrepresentativedemocracyintheworld.F
24.InBritain,theprocessofstate-buildinghasbeenoneofevolutionratherthanrevolution,incontrasttoFranceandtheU.S.T
25.TheoldestinstitutionofgovernmentaccordingtothetextistheMonarchy.T
26.Thedivinerightofkingsmeansthesovereignderivedhisauthorityfromhissubjects.F
27.WhiletheKingintheoryhadGodonhisside,itwasthoughtthatheshouldexerciseabsolutepower.F
28.Theterm"parliament"wasfirstofficiallyusedin1066todescribethegatheringoffeudalbaronsandrepresentativesfromcountiesandtowns.F
29.Britainisbothaparliamentarydemocracyandaconstitutionalmonarchy.T
30.Britain,likeIsrael,hasawrittenconstitutionsofthesortwhichmostcountrieshave.F
31.Commonlawsarelawswhichhavebeenestablishedthroughcommonpracticeinthecourts.
T
32.IntheU.K.,agovernmentcannotstandforlongerthanfiveyearsexceptinexceptionalcircumstances.T
33.Theparliamentcancallanelectionsoonerthanfiveyears.F
34.Anyonewhoiseligibletovotewith500poundsasdepositcanstandasanMP.T
35.EachmainpartyisgivensometimeonnationalTVto"sell"theirpolicies.Thetimeisnotgivenfreeandhastobepaidbytheparty.F
36.TheamountspentinnationalcampaignisnotlimitedotherthanthatonTV.T
37.Thecampaignsarenotsimplyabouttellingpeoplehowgoodyourpoliciesare,butalsoabouttellingthemhowbadyouropponentsare.T
38.Secrecyisnotanimportantpartofthevotingprocess.F
39.Thecountingofvotesrunoveraperiodofafewdays.F
40.TherearetwomajornationalpartiesintheU.K.accordingtothetext.F
41.LiberalDemocraticPartyisthenewestofthemajornationalparties.F
42.Bythe1880'stheBritisheconomywasdominantintheworld.T
43.BoththeU.S.andCanadaovertookBritainineconomyby1900.F
44.InWorldWarII,BritainhadgoneheavilyintodebtinordertodevelopitsmanufacturingindustryandborrowedlargeamountsfromtheU.S.andFrance.F
45.AnotherreasonforBritishdeclineisthelossofitscolonies,especiallyIndia,whichgaineditsindependencein1947.T
46.Inthe1970's,withthesouringpriceofoilandhighratesofinflation,Britainwentthroughabadperiod.In1979,theLabourPartyhadtostepdownfromthegovernment.T
47.TheleaderoftheConservatives,MargaretThatcherstartedaseriesofreforms.AnextensiveprogrammeofprivatizationwascarriedoutbutshedidnotsucceedinsavingtheBritisheconomy.
F
48.Tertiaryindustriesincludebanking,insurance,tourism,agricultureandthesellingofgoods.
F
49.Britainhasalargesectorofagricultureproducing11.6%ofitsnationalwealth.F
50.Accordingtothetext,thetertiaryindustryproducesapproximately2/3ofthenationalwealth.
T
51.TheserviceindustryintheU.K.employs70%ofthetotalworkforce.T
52.ThepurposeofBritisheducationisnotonlytoprovidechildrenwithliteracyandotherbasicskillsbutalsotosocializechildren.T
53.Thestateseldominterfereswiththedecisionofwhen,where,howandwhatchildrenaretaught.F
54.TheenduringfeatureofBritisheducationisthecontinuingdebateoverwhatshouldbetaughtinschoolanduniversities.F
55.The1944EducationActmadeentrytosecondaryschoolsanduniversities"meritocratic".
T
56.Thepublicschoolsarepartofthenationaleducationsystemandfundedbythegovernment.
F
57.Britishuniversitiesarepublicbodieswhichreceivefundsfromcentralgovernment.T
58.InOxfordandCambridgetheBAconvertstoanMAseveralyearslater,uponpaymentofafee.T
II.Choosethecorrectanswertoeachofthefollowing.
1.__________isnotconsideredacharacteristicofLondon.
(a)Theculturalcentre
(b)Thebusinesscentre
(c)Thefinancialcentre
(d)Thesportscentre
2.________________isnottrueaboutthecharacteristicsofBritain.
(a)Economicdifferencesbetweennorthandsouth
(b)DifferencesofsocialsystemsbetweenScotlandandWales
(c)Classdifferencesbetweenawhite-collarworkerandablue-collarworker
(d)CulturaldifferencesbetweenimmigrantsandtheBritish
3._______________cannotbefoundinLondon.
(a)Teahouses
(b)Galleries
(c)Museums
(d)Theatres
4.WhichofthefollowingisnottrueaboutBritain?
(a)Itusedtobeanimperialcountryintheworld.
(b)ItplaysanactiveroleasamemberofEuropeanUnion.
(c)Itisarelativelywealthyanddevelopedcountry.
(d)Itusedtobeoneofthesuperpowersintheworld.
5.ThreeofthefollowingarecharacteristicsofLondon.Whichofthefouristheexception?
(a)Londonisapolitical,economicandculturalcentreofthecountry.
(b)LondonhasalargerpopulationthanallothercitiesinEngland.
(c)LondonisnotonlythelargestcityinBritain,butalsothelargestintheworld.
(d)Londonhasplayedasignificantroleintheeconomicconstructionofthecountry.
6.TheTowerofLondon,ahistoricalsight,locatedinthecentreofLondon,wasbuiltby___________.
(a)KingHarold
(b)RobinHood
(c)OliverCromwell
(d)WilliamtheConqueror
7.________weretheancestorsoftheEnglishandthefoundersofEngland.
(a)TheAnglo-Saxons
(b)TheNormans
(c)TheVikings
(d)TheRomans
8.__________isthelargestcityinScotland.
(a)Cardiff
(b)Edinburgh
(c)Glasgow
(d)Manchester
9.WhydidtheScottishKingsdecidetoformanindependentsingularScottishstateintheninthcentury?
(a)TheyneededaunifiedindependentnationtofightagainstVikingraids.
(b)Theyfeltitnecessarytodeveloptheirownindustry.
(c)TheywerethreatenedbytheAnglo-Saxons'invasion.
(d)TheyhadtodoitinordertoresisttheEnglish.
10.WheredothemajorityofpeopleinScotlandlive?
(a)IntheHighlands.
(b)IntheLowlands.
(c)IntheUplands.
(d)InthewestofScotland.
11.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?
(a)WaleswasinvadedbytheRomans.
(b)WaleswasoccupiedbytheAnglo-Saxons.
(c)WaleswasconqueredbytheNormans.
(d)WaleswasthreatenedbytheEnglish.
12.WhichofthefollowingpartiesinScotlandstillwantsanindependentScotland?
(a)TheLabourParty.
(b)TheLiberalParty.
(c)TheScottishNationalistParty.
(d)TheConservativeParty.
13.ScotlandjoinedtheUnionbyagreementoftheEnglishandScottishparliaments________.
(a)In1715
(b)In1688
(c)In1745
(d)In1707
14.LlywelgnapGruffuddismorethanasimplehistoricalfigurefortheWelsh.HeisalmostconsideredthelegendaryheroofWelshnationalismbecause___________.
(a)hebecamethefirstPrinceofWalesin1267
(b)hebroughttheEnglishunderhiscontrol
(c)heledahistoricuprisingagainsttheEnglish
(d)heunifiedWalesasanindependentnation
15.Intheseventeenthcentury,theEnglishgovernmentencouragedpeoplefromScotlandandNorthernEnglandtoemigratetothenorthofIreland,because___________.
(a)theywantedtoincreaseitscontroloverIreland
(b)theyhadtoomanypeopleanddidn'thaveenoughspaceforthemtolivein
(c)theyintendedtoexpandtheirinvestment
(d)theybelievedthatIrelandwasthebestplaceforthem
16.In1969,thefirstBritishsoldierswereseenonNorthernIrelandStreet.Theycamefirst___________.
(a)tomaintaintrafficorderinNorthernIreland
(b)toprotecttheCatholicpeople
(c)toprotecttheProtestantpeople
(d)toreplacetheRoyalUlsterConstabularysincetheywereunabletokeepsocialorder
17.NorthernIrelandisthesmallestofthefournations,butisquitewell-knownintheworldfor___________.
(a)itsmostfamouslandmark,the"Giant'sCauseway"
(b)itsrichculturallife
(c)itslowlivingstandards
(d