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14.ThetitleofPrinceofWalesisheldbyaWelshaccordingtotradition.F
1.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofLondon?
AtheculturalcenterBthebusinesscenter
CThefinancialcenterDthesportscenter
2.WhichofthefollowingisnottrueofBritain?
AEconomicdifferencesbetweennorthandsouth.
BDifferencesofsocialsystemsbetweenScotlandandWales.
CClassdifferencesbetweenawhite-collarworkerandablue-collarworker.
DCulturaldifferencesbetweenimmigrantsandtheBritish.
3.WhichofthefollowingcannotbefoundinLondon?
Ateahousesbartgalleries
cmuseumsdtheatres
4.WhichofthefollowingisnottrueaboutBritain?
Aitusedtobeapowerfulimperialcountryintheworld
BitplaysanactiveroleasamemberofEuropeanUnion.
Citisarelativelywealthyanddevelopedcountry.
Ditusedtobeoneofthesuperpowersintheworld.
5.WhichofthefollowingisnottrueaboutLondon?
A.it’sapolitical,economicandculturalcenterofthecountry.
BithasalargerpopulationthanallothercitiesinEngland.
Citisnotonlythelargestcityinthecountry,butalsothelargestintheworld.
Dithasplayedasignificantroleintheeconomicconstructionofthecountry.
6.TheTowerofLondon,ahistoricalsight,locatedinthecenterofLondon,wasbuiltby
A.KingArthurbRobinHoodcOliverCromwelldWilliamtheconqueror
7.WhoaretheancestorsoftheEnglishandthefoundersofEngland?
AtheAnglo-SaxonsbtheNormans
CtheVikingsdtheRomans
8.WhichisthelargestcityinScotland?
ACardiffbEdinburgh
cGlasgowdManchester
9.WhydidtheScottishkingsdecidetoformanindependentsingularScottishstateinthe9thcentury?
AtheyneededaunifiedindependentnationtofightagainstVikingraids.
Btheyfeltitnecessarytodeveloptheirownindustry
CtheywerethreatenedbytheAnglo-Saxon’sinvasion.
DtheyhadtodoitinordertoresisttheBritish.
10.WheredothemajorityofpeopleinScotlandlive?
AintheHighlandsbintheLowlands
cintheUplandsdinthewestofScotland.
11.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?
AWaleswasinvadedbytheRomans.
BWaleswasinvadedbytheAnglo-Saxons.
CWaleswasconqueredbytheNormans.
DWaleswasthreatenedbytheEnglish.
12.WhichofthefollowingpartiesinScotlandstillwantsanindependentScotland?
AtheLabourParty
BtheLiberalParty
CtheScottishNationalistarty
DtheConservativeParty.
13.WhendidScotlandjointheUnionbyagreementoftheEnglishandScottishParliaments?
Ain1715bin1688cin1745din1707
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1.IrelandispartofGreatBritain.F
2.Ulster,referringtoNorthernIreland,wasonceanancientIrishKingdom.T
3.ThecapitalofBelfastisalargecitywithhalfamillionpeople.F
4.NorthernIrelandissignificantbecauseofitsmanufacturingindustry.F
5.ThemajorityofIrishpeopleweredescendantsoftheoriginalCelticpeoplewhoinhabitedBritishIslesbeforetheRomansarrived2000yearsago.T
6.MostBritishpeopleareProtestantswhilemostIrishpeopleareCatholics.F
7.TheBritishgovernmentdoesn’thavedirectrulefromLondonoverNorthernIreland.F
8.SinnFeinisalegalpoliticalpartyinNorthernIreland.T
9.TheAnglo-IrishAgreementof1985guaranteedtheloyalistProtestantcommunitytheirrighttodecidetheirfutureinNorthernIreland.T
10.TheGoodFridayAgreementwasapprovedon10April1998.T
11.NorthernIrelandtodayisgovernedbyseparatejurisdictions:
thatofRepublicofIrelandandthatofGreatBritain.F
1.Inthe17thcentury,theEnglishgovernmentencouragedpeoplefromScotlandandNorthernEnglandtoemigratetothenorthofIreland,because…
AtheywantedtoincreaseitscontroloverIreland
Btheyhadtoomanypeopleanddidn’thaveenoughspaceforthemtoliveinBritain.
Ctheyintendedtoexpandtheirinvestment.
DtheybelievedthatIrelandwasthebestplaceforthem.
2.In1969,thefirstBritishsoldierswereseenonNorthernIrelandstreet.Theycamefirst…
AtomaintaintrafficorderinNorthernIreland.
BtoprotectCatholics
CtoprotectProtestants
DtoreplacetheRoyalUlsterConstabularysincetheywereunabletokeepsocialorder
3.NorthernIrelandisthesmallestofthefournations,butisquitewell-knownintheworldfor…
Aitsmostfamouslandmark,the“Giant’sCauseway”
Bitsrichculturallife
Citslowlivingstandards
Ditsendlesspoliticalproblems
4.FacedwithconflictingdemandstheBritishgovernmentchoseacompromiseandorganizedapartitionofIrelandin1921,because…
AtheBritishgovernmentwouldn’tbeabletocontrolIrelandanylongerbyforce.
BtheBritishgovernmentintendedtosatisfybothsides—CatholicsandProtestants
CatholicsinIrelanddemandedapartitionofIreland.
DProtestantswelcomedtheideaofpartition
5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?
ASinnFeinisalegalpartyinNorthernIreland.
BthosewhowanttouniteNorthernIrelandwithBritainarecalledUnionists.
CtheSocialdemocraticandLaborpartyisaveryimportantpoliticalpartyinBritain.
DthosewhoshowtheirloyaltytotheBritishCrownarecalledLoyalists.
6.Intheearly1970s,theIRA…
A.KilledmanyProtestantsandCatholics
B.BurneddownthehousesofCatholics
C.Murderedindividualsatrandom
D.Carriedoutaseriesofbombingandshootingandattackedthesecurityforcesastheirmaintarget.
7.1972wastheworstyearofthepoliticaltroublesinNorthernIreland,because…
A13Catholicswereshotdeadbythepeople
B468peoplewerekilledinNorthernIreland
Cthegovernmentcarriedoutapolicyknownas“internment.”
Dbloodykillingof468peoplefortifiedCatholicoppositiontotheBritishpresenceinNorthernIreland.
8.Whydidthegovernmentdecidetoreplacethepower-sharingpolicywith“directrule”fromLondon?
Athepower-sharingpolicywasnotacceptedbythemajorityofProtestants.
BtheNorthernIrishParliamentcouldnotgovernthepowereffectively.
Cthepower-sharingpolicycouldn’tbecarriedout.
Dalltheabove.
9.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?
Ain1981,someconvictedIRAprisonerswentonahunger-strike
Btheydemandedforthestatusofbeing“politicalprisoners”bystarvingthemselves
CMargaretThatcher’sgovernmentgaveintotheirpoliticaldemand.
DthedeathofprisonersrevitalizedthepoliticalmovementofSinFein.
10.HowmanycountiesarethereinNorthernIreland?
A26b6c32d20
11.WhichofthefollowingagreementisacceptedbybothCatholicsandProtestantsinNorthernIreland?
AtheAnglo-IrishAgreement
BtheBelfastagreement
CtheGoodFridayagreement
Dthemulti-partyagreement
12.AccordingtotheGoodFridayAgreement,NorthernIrelandtodayshouldbegovernedbythefollowingjurisdictionsexcept…
AthejurisdictionoftheRepublicofIreland
Bthejurisdictionofloyalistministers
CthejurisdictionofGreatBritain
DthejurisdictionofNorthernIreland.
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Decidethefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse
•ItisnodoubtthatBritainistheoldestrepresentativedemocracyintheworld.T
•2.InBritain,theprocessofstate-buildinghasbeenoneofevolutionratherthanrevolution,incontrasttoFranceandtheUSA.T
•3.TheoldestinstitutionofgovernmentinBritainistheMonarchy.T
•4.Thedivinerightofthekingmeansthesovereignderivedhisauthorityfromhissubjects.F
•5.AsthekingintheoryhadGodonhisside,itwasthoughtthatheshouldexerciseabsolutepower.F
•6.Theterm“parliament”wasfirstofficiallyusedin1066todescribethegatheringoffeudalbaronsandrepresentativesfromcountiesandtowns.F
•7.Britainisbothaparliamentarydemocracyandaconstitutionalmonarchy.T
•8.Britain,likeIsrael,hasawrittenconstitutionsofthesortwhichmostcountrieshave.F
•9.Commonlawsarelawswhichhavebeenestablishedthroughcommonpracticeinthecourts.T
II.Choosetheanswerthatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
•1.WhichofthefollowingisNotacharacteristicofBritishgovernment?
A.ItofferstheQueenhighpoliticalstatusandsupremepower.
B.Itisaparliamentarydemocracyandaconstitutionalmonarchy.
C.Itistheoldestrepresentativedemocracyintheworld.
2.
•D.IthasnowrittenformofConstitution.
•2.Whichofthefollowingkingswasexecutedinthecivilwar?
A.JamesIB.JamesII
C.CharlesID.CharlesII
3.Whathappenedin1215?
A.ItwastheyearofNormanConquestinBritishhistory.
B.Forcedbybarons,KingJohnsignedtheMagnaCarta.大宪章
C.HenryIVgrantedtheCommonsthepowertoreviewmoneygrants.
•D.KingEgbertunitedEnglandunderhisrule.
•4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheGreatCouncil?
A.Theyincludedbaronsandrepresentativesfromcountiesandtowns.
B.Theyweresometimessummonedbythekingstocontributemoney.
C.