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英美国家概况课后题及答案

Chapter2

1.TheBritishhistorybefore55BCisbasicallyundocumented.（T）

2.TheCeltsbecamethedominantgroupinBritainbetweenthe8thand5thcenturiesBC.（T）

3.ThenameofBritaincamefromaCeltictribe---theBritons.（T）

4.TheAnglo--SaxonscametoBritaininthemid--5thcentury.（T）

5.ThechieforkingoftheAnglo--Saxontribesexercisedpowerattheirownwill.（F）

6.TheVikingsbegantoattacktheEnglishcoastinthe8thcentury.（T）

7.HenryIIbuiltupalargeempirewhichincludedEnglandandmostofFrance.（T）

8.TheMagnaCartawasdesignedtoprotecttherightsofboththeprivilegedclassandthetownspeople.（F）

9.TheHundredYears'WarwasaseriesofwarsfoughtbetweenEnglandandNormansfoetradeandterritory.（F）

10.Inanefforttomakeacompromisebetweendifferentreligiousfactions,QueenElizabethIactuallydefendedthefruitoftheReligiousReformation.（T）

1.TheDattackonRomeendedtheRomanoccupationinBritainin410.

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.

A.17thB.18thC.19thD.20th

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.Of