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A.NormanB.DanishC.CelticD.Germanic
2.Bythelate7thcentury,DbecamethedominantreligioninEngland.
A.CelticChristianityB.Anglo-SaxonChristianity
C.GermanicChristianityD.RomanChristianity
3.WestminsterAbbeywasbuiltatthetimeofB.
A.St.AugustineB.EdwardtheConfessor
C.WilliamtheConquerorD.AlfredtheGreat
4.TheCmarkedtheestablishmentoffeudalisminEngland.
A.VikinginvasionB.signingoftheMagnaCarta
C.NormanConquestD.Adoptionofcommonlaw
5.TheendoftheWarsoftheRosesledtotheruleofC.
A.theHouseofValoisB.theHouseofYork
C.theHouseofTudorD.theHouseofLancaster
6.ThedirectcausefortheReligiousReformationwasKingHenryVIII’sefforttoA.
A.divorcehiswifeB.breakwithRome
C.supporttheProtestantsD.declarehissupremepoweroverthechurch
7.TheEnglishCivilWarbrokeoutin1642betweenB.
A.ProtestantsandPuritansB.RoyalistsandParliamentarians
C.noblesandpeasantsD.aristocratsandChristians
8.AwaspassedaftertheGloriousRevolution.
A.BillofRightsB.ActofSupremacy
C.ProvisionsofOxfordD.MagnaCarta
9.TheIndustrialRevolutionwasaccomplishedinBritainbythemiddleoftheCcentury.
A.17thB.18thC.19thD.20th
10.BritainfacedstrongchallengesinitsglobalimperialdominancebythebeginningoftheDcentury.
Chapter3
1.ConventionsareregardedlessimportantthancommonlawintheworkingoftheBritishgovernment.(F)
2.TheBritishmonarchyhasneverbeeninterruptedthroughoutthehistory.(F)
3.Inreality,theBritishKingorQueenisthesourceofallgovernmentpowers.(F)
4.BritishParliamentisthelaw--makingbodyoftheCommonwealthofNations.(F)
5.LordsSpiritualandLordsTemporalareallmembersintheBritishUpperHouse.(T)
6.ThemembersintheHouseofCommonsareappointedratherthanelected.(F)
7.TheBritishPrimeMinisteristheleaderofthemajoritypartyinParliament.(T)
8.CabinetmembersarechosenbythePrimeMinisterfromvariouspoliticalpartiesinParliament.(F)
9.Britishlawconsistsoftwoparts,thecivillawandthecriminallaw.(T)
10.ThelegalsystemsinEngland,Wales,ScotlandandNorthernIrelandaremuchsimilarintermsoflaw,organizationandpractice.(F)
1.TheBritishgovernmentischaracterizedbyadivisionofpowersbetweenthreeofthefollowingbrancheswiththeexceptionoftheC.
A.judiciaryB.legislatureC.monarchyD.executive
2.TheimportanceoftheBritishmonarchycanbeseeninitseffectonD.
A.passingthebillsB.advisingthegovernment
C.politicalpartiesD.publicattitude
3.Asarevisingchamber,theHouseofLordsisexpectedtoBtheHouseofCommons.
A.rivalB.complementC.criticizeD.inspect
4.BritishCabinetworksontheprincipleofA.
A.collectiveresponsibilityB.individualresponsibility
C.defendingthecollectivismD.defendingtheindividuals
5.ThemaindutyoftheBritishPrivyCouncilistoB.
A.makedecisionsB.giveadviceC.passbillsD.supervisetheCabinet
6.InBritain,theparliamentarygeneralelectionisheldeveryCyears.
A.threeB.fourC.fiveD.six
7.ChasadistinctlegalsystembasedonRomanlaw.
A.WalesB.EnglandC.ScotlandD.NorthernIreland
8.Generallyspeaking,theBritishParliamentoperatesonaBsystem.
A.single-partyB.two-partyC.three-partyD.multi-party
9.ThepoliciesoftheConservativePartyarecharacterizedbypragmatismandD.
A.governmentinterventionB.nationalizationofenterprises
C.socialreformD.abeliefinindividualism
10.TheLaborPartyaffectedtheBritishsocietygreatlyinthatitA.
A.setuptheNationalHealthServiceB.improvedpublictransportation
C.abolishedtheoldtaxsystemD.enhancedtheeconomicdevelopment
Chapter4
1.Britainwasthefirstindustrializednationintheworld.(T)
2.TheBritisheconomyexperiencedarelativedeclineduringthepostwarperiod.(T)
3.LimitedresourcesandhighunemploymentratewerepersistentproblemsthatpreventedrapideconomicdevelopmentinBritain.(F)
4.Thatcher'
srevolutionturnedouttobeagreatsuccessindealingwithalltheBritisheconimicandsocialproblems.(F)
5.TheeconomicapproachadoptedbyTonyBlairisdifferentfromthatoftheLaborpartyandtheConservativeParty.(T)
6.BlairmadetheBankofEnglandindependentinordertoseparatepoliticsandeconomicpolicy.(T)
7.Britainistheworld'
sleadingexporterofpoultryanddairyproducts.(F)
8.Thefishingindustryprovidesmorethan50%ofBritain'
sdemandforfish.(T)
9.Britainisanimportantoilexportersinceitsoilindustryhasalonghistory.(F)
10.NuclearpowerisoneofthemajorenergysourcesinBritain.(T)
1.TheBritisheconomyachievedglobaldominancebytheC.
A.1860sB.1870sC.1880sD.1890s
2.InB,theBritishParliamentpassedtwoimportantactstoestablishawelfarestate.
A.1945B.1946C.1947D.1948
3.TheAintheearly1970sworsenedanalreadystagnanteconomyinBritain.
A.oilcrisisB.highinflationrates
C.largeimportsD.unemploymentproblem
4.Ofthefollowingpractices,CdoesnotbelongtoThatcher’ssocialwelfarereform.
A.reducingchildbenefitsB.shorteningtheunemploymentbenefitsperiod
C.reducingtheunemploymentD.loweringoldagepensions
5.TheBlairgovernmenthasbeensuccessfulinallthefollowingaspectsexceptD.
A.limitinggovernmentspendingB.keepinginflationundercontrol
C.reducingunemploymentD.reducinginequality
6.BritainhasdevotedCofitslandareatoagriculture.
A.54%B.64%C.74%D.84%
7.Britain’simportantfishingareasincludeallthefollowingexceptD.
A.theNorthSeaB.theEnglishChannel
C.TheseaareaaroundIrelandD.TheseaareabetweenBritainandIreland
8.CoalminingindustryinBritainprovidesBoftheenergyconsumedinthecountry.
A.1/3B.1/4C.1/5D.2/3
9.ThecarindustryinBritaininmostlyA.
A.foreign-ownedB.state-ownedC.joint-ventureD.privately-owned
10.OfthefollowingsectorsinBritain,ChasexperiencedspectaculargrowthsincetheendofWordWarII.
A.AgricultureB.energyindustryC.serviceindustryD.manufacturingindustry
Chapter5
1.TheBritishgovernmenthasbeenresponsibleforeducationsincetheearly1800s.(F)
2.EducationinBritainiscompulsoryforallchildrenbetweentheagesof6and15.(F)
3.TheNationalCurriculumiscompulsoryinboththestatesystemandtheindependentsystem.(F)
4.Whenchildrenfinishtheirschoolingat16,theyarerequiredtotakeanationalGCSEexamination.(T)
5.GraduatesfromstateschoolsinBritainhavealessfavorablechancetoenterfamousuniversitiesthanthosefromindependentschools.(T)
6.Inthe1960s,alargenumberofnewuniversitieswerefoundedinBritain.(T)
7.MostBritishpeoplebegintheirdaywithreadingthemorningnewspaperandenditwatchingtelevisionintheevening.(T)
8.TheTimesistheworld'
soldestnationalnewspaper(F)
9.TheBBCWorldServicebroadcastsonlyinEnglishthroughouttheworld.(F)
10.SomeBritishholidaysarecelebratedtomarktheimportanteventsoftheChristiancalendar,andothersarerelatedtolocalcustomsandtraditions.(T)
1.InBritain,thedivisionbetweengrammarschoolsandvocationalschoolswereendedbytheintroductionofcomprehensiveschoolsintheD.
A.1930sB.1940sC.1950sD.1960s
2.AboutBofBritishchildrenreceiveprimaryandsecondaryeducationthroughtheindependentsystem.
A.5%B.6%C.7%D.8%
3.Partiallyfundedbycentralgovernmentgrants,theBritishuniversitiesreceivetheirremainingfundsfromallthefollowingsourcesexceptB.
A.tuitionfeesB.loansC.donationsD.corporatecontributions
4.Ofthefollowing,AisNOTabasisofadmissiontoBritain’suniversities.
A.resultinnationalentrancetestB.A-levelresult
C.aninterviewD.schoolreferences
5.TobeadmittedtotheOpenUniversity,oneneedB.
A.someeducationalqualificationsB.noeducationalqualifications
C.GeneralCertificateofEducation-AdvancedD.GeneralNationalVocationalQualifications
6.AmongBritain’squalitypress,thefollowingnewspapersareregardedasthe“BigThree”withtheexceptionofC.
A.TheTimesB.TheGuardianC.TheObserverD.TheDailyTelegraph
7.LifeonEarthisakindofCprogramproducedbytheBBCandispopularamong500millionviewersworldwide.
A.featureB.dramaC.documentaryD.soapopera
8.DisBritain’stoppaytelevisionprovider.
A.BSBB.SkyTVC.BBCD.BSkyB
9.Ofthefollowing,DisNOTacommon