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I.MultipleQuestionsonKnowledgeofBritishCulture(30%,1.5×20)
Directions:
ChoosefromthefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,C,andD,theonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer.
1.ThebestknownqualityoftheBritishis“reserved.”Areservedpersonislikelyto_____.
A.talkverymuchtostrangers
B.showmuchemotion
C.getexcitedeasily
D.keeppersonalfeelings
2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheBritonsisNOTtrue?
A.ForBritons,self-praiseisfelttobeimpolite.
B.TheWelsharemuchmorereservedthanpeopleoftheSouthandEast.
C.AsenseofhumorishighlyprizedinBritain.
D.ThetypicalEnglishmandoesn’ttrustbigpromises.
3.Sportsmanshipentails(使…必要)allthefollowingaspectsEXCEPT_____.
A.topracticeasportaccordingtoitsrules
B.toshowgenerositytoone’sopponent
C.totakeadvantageofone’sdefeat
D.toshowgoodtemperindefeat
4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheEnglishsenseofhumorisNOTtrue?
A.ThestartingpointoftheEnglishsenseofhumorisself-praise.
B.Asenseofhumorisanattitudetoliferatherthanthemereabilitytolaughatjokes.
C.TheEnglishsenseofhumortakestheabilitytolaughatoneselfasitsobject.
D.TheEnglishsenseofhumordoesnotmeantobedisrespectfulormalicious.
5.WhichofthefollowingtypesofpeoplewouldbemorelikelytoreadtheTelegraph?
_____
A.BuildinglabourerB.SecetaryC.LawyerD.Housewife
6.WhichofthefollowingisNOTatruedescriptionoftheQueen’srole?
A.TheQueenselectsthePrimeMinisterandtheCabinet.
B.TheQueensymbolizesthetraditionandunityoftheBritishstate.
C.TheQueenactsasaconfidantetothePrimeMinister.
D.TheQueenisthe“supremegovernor”oftheChurchofEngland.
7.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTcorrect?
A.Strictlyspeaking,theQueenispartoftheParliament.
B.TheQueenalwaysrepresentstheinterestofthegoverningparty.
C.Parliamenthasthesupremepowerofpassinglaws.
D.TodaytheQueenactssolelyontheadviceofherministers.
8.WhichofthefollowingisNOTafeatureoftheHouseofLords?
A.LordsdonotreceivesalariesandmanydonotattendParliamentsittings.
B.ItconsistsoftheLordsSpiritualandtheLordsTemporal.
C.TheLordsareexpectedtorepresenttheinterestsofthepublic.
D.Lifepeersarethosewhohavebeenappointedbythesovereign,atthesuggestionofthePrimeMinister.
9.WhichofthefollowingisNOTbasedonthefact?
A.MPsreceiveasalaryaboutthesamepayasanaveragemiddleclass.
B.MPsareexpectedtorepresenttheinterestsofthepublic.
C.AllMPsbelongtothemajorpoliticalparties.
D.MPsareonlyallowedtositforthelifetimeoftheparliament.
10.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTcorrect?
A.ThePrimeMinisteristheleaderofthegoverningparty.
B.ThepoliticalpartywhichwinsthemostseatsintheGeneralElectionbecomesthegoverningparty.
C.TheCabinetiselectedbythemembersoftheParliament.
D.TheCabinetmembersareMPschosenfromthegoverningparty.
11.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheBritishpoliticalpartiesisNOTtrue?
A.TheConservativePartyandtheLabourPartyarethetwobiggestpartiesinBritain.
B.TheLabourPartybelievesasocietyshouldberelativelyequalineconomicterms.
C.TheLabourPartybelievespartoftheroleofgovernmentistoactasa“redistributive”agent.
D.TheConservativePartyisknownforits“fromcradletograve”policy.
12.AtypicalEnglishmanisverylikelyto_____.
A.lookdownoneasilyexcitablenations
B.trustbigpromises
C.showhisfeelingsopenly
D.usefloweryexpressions
13.IfyouintendtostartaconversationwithanEnglishman,youcanaskquestionslike_____.
A.“Howoldareyou?
”
B.“Howmuchdoyoumake?
”
C.“Howdoyouliketheweatherofthecity?
”
D.“Howmuchdidyoupayforyourcar?
”
14.AllthefollowingstatementsabouttheBritishwelfaresystemaretrueEXCEPT_____.
A.theBritishwelfarestatewasplannedbytheeconomist,WilliamBeveridge
B.“Welfare”meanshealth,comfortandfreedomfromwant
C.awelfarestateislikeanimmenseinsurancecompanywithwhicheverysinglecitizeniscompulsorilyinsured
D.thewelfareserviceinBritainonlyprovidesallowancesandpensionsforthosejoblessorretiredpeople
15.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheBritishNHSisNOTcorrect?
A.InordertoobtainthebenefitsoftheNHS,apersonmustnormallyberegisteredonageneralpractitioner’slist.
B.80%ofthecostsoftheNHSarepaidforoutofnationalinsurancecontributions.
C.Forsmallchildrenandpeoplewithlowincomesthereisnochargefor“prescription”.
D.Theprincipleoffreemedicaltreatmentforallisthecentralphilosophyoftheservice.
16.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheBritishpressistrue?
A.Thenumberofnewspaperssold,inrelationtopopulation,ishigherinBritainthaninanyothercountry.
B.Newspaperreadingisamainlymiddle-classhabitinBritainandthe“lowerclasses”seldomreadnewspapers.
C.Mostnewspapersarefinanciallydependentonpoliticalparties,andtheyoftenexpressparticularpoliticalviews.
D.NewspapersinBritainusuallycanbedividedinto“thequalitypress”and“thepopularpress”.
17.Allthefollowingnewspapersare“tabloids”EXCEPT_____.
A.ObserverB.MirrorC.SunD.Mail
18.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheBritishjusticesystemisNOTtrue?
A.TheadministrationofjusticeinBritainisdoneunderaunifiedlegalsystem.
B.Thejuryrepresentsthepeopleandisdrawnfromacross-sectionofthepublic.
C.ConcerningcriminaltrialsintheOldBailey,itisthejurywhodecideswhetheranaccusedpersonisguiltyorinnocent.
D.Laypeopleplayamajorpartintheadministrationofjusticethroughthelaymagistrates.
19.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthejuryisNOTbasedonthefact?
A.Incourtthejurycannotaskquestions.
B.Theroleofthejuryistolistenimpartiallytotheevidencefromallsides.
C.Thejuryissupposedtoconsidertheirverdictinprivateandreachaunanimousagreement.
D.Thejurydecidesthelevelofpunishmentfortheconvictedperson.
20.TheBritishConstitutionconsistsofthefollowingpartsEXCEPT_____.
A.statutelawsB.civillawsC.commonlawsD.conventions
II.MultipleQuestionsonWordsandPhrases(30%,1.5×20)
Directions:
ChoosefromA,B,C,andD,thewordorphrasethatbestcompletesthesentence.
21.ItisveryhardforaTVprogrammeto______thetastesofalltheviewers.
A.caterforB.copewithC.taketoD.carefor
22.Peopleofthissmallvillagearenotedfortheir_____,andtheyalwaystreattheirguestslikefamily.
A.hostilityB.homageC.hospitalityD.hostage
23.Beawareofthosewhoaresweetashoneytoyourfaceandas_____ashellbehindyourback.
A.maladyB.matureC.massiveD.malicious
24.–Doesthefilm_____yourexpectations?
–I’mafraidnot.Idon’tevenknowwhatitisabout.
A.standuptoB.liveupto
C.keepupwithD.goalongwith
25.Thegovernmentdecidedtoimposeanewtax_____foodimports.
A.toB.inC.atD.on
26.Hishabitofplayingloudmusicatnightdidn’t_____him_____theneighbours.
A.endear…toB.entitle…to
C.endow…withD.engage…with
27.Asanurseinthewarshewas_____manydangers.
A.exposedtoB.imposedonC.composedofD.extendedto
28.Thatisthemost_____coincidenceI’veeverheardof!
A.inconsiderableB.incredulous
C.incredibleD.inconspicuous
29.It’sfabulous!
Thetennisplayerhaswonthechampionshipthreetimes_____.
A.inarowB.onandoff
C.onceinawhileD.atlarge
30.–Howwillyou_____yournewhouse?
–Iwanttomakeitmodernandoriginal.
A.layoffB.lieoutC.layoutD.lieoff
31.Ifthejuryverdictisnotguilty,theaccusedis_____andfreetoleavethecourt.
A.acquittedB.convictedC.vetoedD.tried
32.Mydaughterhasfinally_____metopopmusic.
A.transferredB.conveyedC.convertedD.transformed
33.Shedidn’tliketheworkbecauseitlacked_____.
A.varietyB.variableC.variationD.variant
34.Whenapsychologistdoesageneralexperimentaboutthehumanmind,heselectspeopleandasksthemquestions_____.
A.atlengthB.atlargeC.atrandomD.atonce
35.–Howisyourbusinessgoing?
–Withyoursupportandhelp,mybusinesscan’thelp_____.
A.nourishingB.flourishingC.blushingD.flushing
36.Iwouldn’tgobacktothatjob,notforalltheteainChina.Theunderlinedpartmeans_____.
A.underthecircumstancesB.inanycase
C.undernocircumstancesD.asisoftenthecase
37.Becausethelittlestoresellstop-qualitygoodswithreasonableprices,ithaswonalotof_____customers.
A.frequentB.regularC.normalD.stable
38.Wedon’tusuallytakechecks,butwewillmakea(n)_____inyourcase.
A.estimationB.exclusionC.expectationD.exception
39.Maryhasnoregardforpunctualityandshealmost_____lateforeverything.
A.turnsoutB.turnsonC.turnsupD.turnsin
40.Someoftheunderpaidworkersearnonlyjustenoughtobuythe_____necessities.
A.rareB.bareC.scarceD.basic
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