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PartOneTrueorFalse
1、Britainisnolongeranimperialcountry.T
2ThestereotypeoftheEnglishgentlemenneverappliedthemajorityoftheBritishpeople.T
3、NorthernIrelandispartofGreatBritain.F
4、MostpeopleinScotlandspeaktheoldCelticlanguage,called“Gaelic”.F
5、IrelandispartofGreatBritain.F
6、MostBritishpeopleareProtestantswhilemostIrishpeopleareCatholics.T
7、Thedivinerightoftheking(君权神授)meansthesovereignderivedhisauthorityfromhissubjects.F
8、AsthekinginthetheoryhadGodinhisside,itwasthoughtthatheshouldexerciseabsolutepower.F
9、Britain,likeIsrael,hasawrittenconstitutionsofthesortwhichmostcountrieshave.F
10、IntheUK,agovernmentcannotstandforlongerthanfiveyearsexceptinexceptionalcircumstance.T
11、Therearetwo(three)nationalpartiesintheUKaccordingtothetext.F
12、ThemajorityofBritain’srecentimmigrantshavemainlycomefromNorth(South)AsiaandCaribbeancountries.F
13、Bythe1880’stheBritisheconomywasdominantintheworld.T
14、AnotherreasonforBritishdeclineisthelossofitscolonies,especiallyIndia,whichgaineditsindependencein1947.T
15、TheserviceindustryintheU.K.employs70%ofthetotalworkforce.T
16、MuchearlyBritishliteraturewasconcernedwithChristianity,andAnglo-SaxonsproducedmanyversionsofBible.T
17、WilliamShakespeareisagreatpoetandmuchknownofhislife.F
18、ThepurposeofBritisheducationisnotonlytoprovidechildrenwithliteracyandtheotherbasicskillsbutalsotosocializechildren.T
19、Thestateseldominterfereswiththedecisionofwhen,where,howandwhatchildrenaretaught.F
20、WhentheSecondWorldWarended,BritainnolongerwasthelargestmilitarypowerinWesternEurope.F
21、Accordingtothetext,themostimportantsinglefactorwhichinfluencesBritishpolicy-makersisitshistory.T
22、ThePrimeMinisterandCabinetdecideonthegeneraldirectionofBritain’sforeignpolicy.T
23、TheBritishhostalargeAmericanmilitarypresenceandthereare63AmericanmilitarybasesintheUK.T
24、Onanaverageday,anoverwhelmingmajorityofBritonsovertheageof15readanationalorlocalpaper.T
25、TheAdvertisingCodeensuresthatadvertisementsarelegal,decent,honestandtruthful;haveasenseofresponsibilityforconsumerandsociety;andrespecttheprincipalsoffaircompetition.T
26、Thetabloidsaresmallerformatnewspaperswithcolorphotosandcatchyheadlines.Theyoftencalled“thegutterpress”.T
27、ThetraditionofhavingSundayoffderivedfromtheChristianChurch.T
28TheoriginofBrowningliesinthevictorycelebrationceremonybytheancientwarriors.T
29、ThegameofgolfwasinventedbytheScottish.T
30、ItiscommonlybelievedthatBoxingDay礼节日(圣诞过后的第一天)involvesthesportofboxing.F
31、MostofthepeopleinnorthernIrelandareCatholicswhilethemajorityofthepeopleintheRepublicareProtestants.F
32、Irelandhasanopenandtrade-dependenteconomy.T
33、IrelandjoinedtheEUin1971.T
34、TheattitudeofIrelandtowardBritainisdislikeorevenhatredbecauseofthecolonialpast.F
35、ThemajorityoftheIrishpeoplepopulationisProtestant.F
36、TheCatholicChurchisopposedtoabortiondivorce.T
37、Traditionally,Irelandhasbeenaruralandagricultureculture.T
38、TheGreatFaminelastedfrom1845to1848.T
39、MostIrishnowdonotgenerallyspeakIrish.T
40、ThecontinentofAustraliaisthelargestislandintheworld.T
41、Dreamingissharedbythemembersofanindigenousgroupabouthowthefeaturesoftheirlandwerecreated.T
42、EuropeantravelersdeclaredthecontinentofAustraliaterranulliusbeforetheBritishdid.F
43、ThediseasesbroughtbytheWhitesettlerstoAustraliadidnotcontributethedrasticdeclineoftheindigenouspopulation.F
44、Atthebeginningofthesettlement,therewereroughlyequalnumbersofmenandwomen.F
45、TheAustraliapoliticalsystemfollowstheWesterndemocratictradition,reflectingBritishandNorthAmericanexperience.T
46、ItisgeneralacknowledgedthatthePrimeMinisterandTheCabinetatthefederallevelisthecentreoftheAustraliaparliamentarypower.T
47、Fewnon-Britishmigrantsbenefitedfromassistedmigration.T
48、TheThreelargestethnicgroupsinAustraliabythe1860sweretheBritish,theItalian(German)andtheChinese.F
49、TheOriginalintentionofthemassivepostwarimmigrationprogramwastokeepAustralia“whiteandfree”.T
50、Maoripeoplehavegivenuptheirculturaltraditionandhaveadoptedmanyaspectsofwesternlife.F
51、NewZealandisthefirstcountryintheworldtogivewomentherighttovote.T
52、ChristopherColumbusdiscoveredAm