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A.JamesIB.JamesII

C.CharlesID.CharlesII

Whathappenedin1215?

B

ItwastheyearofNormanConquestinBritishhistory.

B.Forcedbybarons,KingJohnsignedtheMagnaCarta.大宪章

HenryIVgrantedtheCommonsthepowertoreviewmoneygrants.

KingEgbertunitedEnglandunderhisrule.

4.UnderwhosereignwastheBillofRightspassed?

A.JamesIIB.WilliamofOrange

C.OliverCromwellD.GeorgeI

5.WhichofthefollowingisNotrelatedtotheConstitution?

A.Itisawrittendocumentwhichlistsoutthebasicprinciplesforgovernment.

B.ItisthefoundationofBritishgovernancetoday.

C.ConventionsandLawspassedbyParliamentarepartoftheConstitution.

D.ThecommonlawsarepartoftheConstitution.

6.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTcorrect?

D

A.TheyarenolegalrestraintsuponParliament.

B.Strictlyspeaking,theQueenispartoftheParliament.

C.Parliamenthasthesupremepowerofpassinglaws.

D.ParliamenthasnopowertochangethetermsoftheConstitution.

7.WhichofthefollowingisNOTatruedescriptionoftheQueen’srole?

A.TheQueenselectsthePrimeMinisterandtheCabinet.

B.TheQueensymbolizesthetraditionandtheCabinet.

C.TheQueenactsasaconfidantetothePrimeMinister.

D.TheQueenisthetemporalheadoftheChurchofEngland.

8.WhichofthefollowingisNotafeatureoftheHouseofLords?

A.LordsdonotreceivesalariesandmanydonotattendParliamentsittings.

B.ItconsistsoftheLordsSpiritualandtheLordsTemporal.

C.TheLordsareexpectedtopresenttheinterestsofthepublic.

D.MostoftheLordsintheHouseofLordsaremale.

12.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofLondon?

AtheculturalcenterBthebusinesscenter

CThefinancialcenterDthesportscenter

13.WhichofthefollowingisnottrueaboutBritain?

Aitusedtobeapowerfulimperialcountryintheworld

BitplaysanactiveroleasamemberofEuropeanUnion.

Citisarelativelywealthyanddevelopedcountry.

Ditusedtobeoneofthesuperpowersintheworld.

14.WhichofthefollowingcannotbefoundinLondon?

Ateahousesbartgalleries

cmuseumsdtheatres

15.WhichofthefollowingisnottrueaboutLondon?

ait’sapolitical,economicandculturalcenterofthecountry.

BithasalargerpopulationthanallothercitiesinEngland.

Citisnotonlythelargestcityinthecountry,butalsothelargestintheworld.

Dithasplayedasignificantroleintheeconomicconstructionofthecountry.

16.WhoaretheancestorsoftheEnglishandthefoundersofEngland?

AtheAnglo-SaxonsBtheNormans

CtheVikingsDtheRomans

17.WhichisthelargestcityinScotland?

ACardiffBEdinburgh

CGlasgowDManchester

18.WhydidtheScottishkingsdecidetoformanindependentsingularScottishstateinthe9thcentury?

AtheyneededaunifiedindependentnationtofightagainstVikingraids.

Btheyfeltitnecessarytodeveloptheirownindustry

CtheywerethreatenedbytheAnglo-Saxon’sinvasion.

DtheyhadtodoitinordertoresisttheBritish.

18.WheredothemajorityofpeopleinScotlandlive?

AintheHighlandsBintheLowlands

CintheUplandsDinthewestofScotland.

19.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?

AWaleswasinvadedbytheRomans.

BWaleswasinvadedbytheAnglo-Saxons.

CWaleswasconqueredbytheNormans.

DWaleswasthreatenedbytheEnglish.

20.WhendidScotlandjointheUnionbyagreementoftheEnglishandScottishParliaments?

Ain1715Bin1688Cin1745Din1707

1.Inthe17thcentury,theEnglishgovernmentencouragedpeoplefromScotlandandNorthernEnglandtoemigratetothenorthofIreland,because…A

AtheywantedtoincreaseitscontroloverIreland

Btheyhadtoomanypeopleanddidn’thaveenoughspaceforthemtoliveinBritain.

Ctheyintendedtoexpandtheirinvestment.

DtheybelievedthatIrelandwasthebestplaceforthem.

2.In1969,thefirstBritishsoldierswereseenonNorthernIrelandstreet.Theycamefirst…B

AtomaintaintrafficorderinNorthernIreland.

BtoprotectCatholics

CtoprotectProtestants

DtoreplacetheRoyalUlsterConstabularysincetheywereunabletokeepsocialorder

NorthernIrelandisthesmallestofthefournations,butisquitewell-knownintheworldfor…D

Aitsmostfamouslandmark,the“Giant’sCauseway”

Bitsrichculturallife

Citslowlivingstandards

Ditsendlesspoliticalproblems

FacedwithconflictingdemandstheBritishgovernmentchoseacompromiseandorganizedapartitiono