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英美文化试题

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单选题（100道：

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1.WhoweretheancestorsoftheEnglishandthefoundersofEngland?

A.TheAnglo-Saxons.

B.TheNormans.

C.TheVikings.

D.TheRomans.

2.WhichisthelargestcityinScotland?

A.Cardiff

B.Edinburgh

C.Glasgow

D.Manchester

3.WhichofthefollowingpartiesinScotlandstillwantsanindependentScotland?

A.TheLabourParty

B.TheLiberalParty

C.TheScottishNationalistParty

D.TheConservativeParty

4.WhichofthefollowingstatementisNOTtrue?

A.SinnFeinisalegalpoliticalpartyinNorthernIreland.

B.ThosewhowanttouniteNorthernIslandwithBritainarecalledUnionists.

C.TheSocialDemocraticandLabourPartyisveryimportantpoliticalpartyinBritain.

D.ThosewhoshowtheirloyaltytotheBritishCrownarecalledloyalists.

5.UnderwhosereignwastheBillofRightspassed?

A.JamesⅡ.

B.WilliamofOrange.

C.OliverCromwell.

D.GeorgeⅠ

6.WhichofthefollowingisNOTrelatedtotheConstitution?

A.Itisawrittendocumentwhichlistsoutthebasicprinciplesforgovernment.

B.ItisthefoundationoftheBritishgovernancetoday.

C.ConventionandLawspassedbyParliamentarepartoftheConstitution.

D.ThecommonlawsarepartoftheConstitution.

7.WhichofthefollowingisNOTatruedescriptionoftheQueen’srole?

A.TheQueenselectsthePrimeMinisterandtheCabinet.

B.TheQueensymbolizedthetraditionandunityiftheBritishstate.

C.TheQueenactsasaconfidantetothePrimeMinister.

D.TheQueenisthetemporalheadoftheChurchofEngland.

8.WhichofthefollowingdescriptionabouttheConservativepartyisNOTtrue?

A.Ithasbeeninpowerforanunusuallylongperiodoftime.

B.Itpreferspoliciesthatprotectindividual’srights.

C.Itreceivesalotofthefundingfrombigcompanies.

D.Itisknownasapartyofhightaxationlevels.

9.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutlifepeers?

A.Theyarenotfromthearistocraticfamilies.

B.TheycannotsitintheHouseofLords.

C.Theyearnedtheirtitlesthroughtheiroutstandingachievement.

D.Thetitlescannotbeinheritedbytheirchildren.

10.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutclasssystemintheUK?

A.Peoplesofdifferentclassestendtoreaddifferentkindsofnewspapers.

B.Classdivisionisonlydecidedbypeople’sincome.

C.Thoughsocialadvancementispossible,classaffectsaperson’slifechances.

D.Thewaypeoplespeakmayidentifythemasbelongingtoparticularclass.

11.WhichofthefollowingbooksiswrittenbyGeoffreyChaucer?

A.TheCanterburyTales.

B.Beowulf

C.KingLear

D.MorteD’Arthur

12.WhichofthefollowingdidNOTbelongtoRomanticism?

A.Keats

B.Shelley

C.Wordsworth

D.Defoe

13.WhichofthefollowingisgenerallyconsideredtobethemasterpiecebyJosephConrad?

A.OliverTwist

B.TheHeartofDarkness

C.Howard’sEnd

D.WutheringHeights

14.WhichofthefollowingisaprivatelyfundeduniversityinBritain?

A.TheUniversityofCambridge.

B.TheUniversityofOxford.

C.TheUniversityofEdinburgh.

D.TheUniversityofBuckingham.

15.Whichofthefollowingistheworld’soldestnationalnewspaper?

A.TheTimes

B.TheGuardian

C.TheObserver

D.TheFinancialTimes

16.HowmanynewspapersarethereinBritain?

A.About100

B.About1400

C.About150

D.140

17.Whichofthefollowingistrulyasportoftheroyalfamily?

A.Cricket

B.Skiing

C.Golfing

D.Horseracing

18.WhichcelebrationparticularlyhappensontheQueen’sbirthday?

A.Bonfires.

B.TheOrangeMarch.

C.TroopingtheColour.

D.Masquerades.

19.In1541,__________declaredtobethekingofIreland,thefirstEnglishmonarchtodoso.

20.Theword“Ireland”isusedambiguouslytomean__________.

A.RepublicofIreland

B.NorthernIsland

C.boththeRepublicandNorthernIreland

D.the26countrieswhichgainedindependencein1921

21.WhichistheflagofNewZealand?

A.

B.

C.

D.

22.WhichisNewZealand’sbiggestcity?

A.CanterburyB.WellingtonC.AucklandD.Tasman

23.NewZealandismainlyconstitutedbyhowmanyislands?

A.2B.3C.4D5

24.ThethreelevelsoflocalgovernmentofNewZealandare

A.regionalcouncils,DistrictCourtsandcommunityboards

B.regionalcouncils,territorialauthoritiesandcommunityboards

C.regionalcouncils,citycouncilsandcommunityboards

D.theHighCourt,DistrictCourtsandDisputeTribunals

25.NewZealand’stradehas------ofexportsgoingtoPacificRimmembersoftheAPECgrouping.

A.30%B.50%C.70%D.90%

26.TheheadofStateofNewZealandis

A.theBritishmonarchB.theOmbudsman

C.thePrimeMinisterD.theGovernor-General

27.NewZealandnowhasfourmajormarkets:

A.Australia,theEuropeanUnion,Japan,andtheUnitedStates

B.Australia,theUnitedStates,theUnitedKingdom,andtheEuropeanUnion

C.Australia,theUnitedKingdom,Japan,andChina

D.Australia,China,UnitedArabEmirateandtheUnitedStates

28.InNewZealand,underMMPR,eachvoterhas———votes.

A.1B.2C.3D.4

29.IntheMaorilanguagetheword“Aotearoa”means

A.holylandofbeauty

B.thelandofthickgreenforest

C.thelandoflongwhitecloud

D.thefairestmaid

30.IntheMaoriculture,whichisthenameoftheearthMother?

A.PapatuanukuB.RanginuiC.TaneD.Maui

31.WhofirstcameandsettledinCanada?

A.Britishcolonists

B.Frenchcolonists

C.Americancolonists

D.Spanishcolonists

32.WhoisthemostinfluentialpersonintheCanadiangovernment?

A.TheQueen

B.TheCabinetMinster

C.ThePrimeMinister

D.TheGovernorGeneral

33.WhichofthefollowingabouttheQueenistrue?

A.Sheistheofficialheadofstate.

B.SheisamemberoftheCabinet.

C.Sheisasymbolofparliamentarydemocracy.

D.SheisasymbolofCanada.

34.WhichofthefollowingisNOTcorrect?

A.TheSenateiscontrolledbytheHouseofCommons.

B.TheSenateisnotelectedbyCanadianpeople.

C.TheSenateisrecommendedbythePrimeMinister.

D.TheSenateisappointedbytheGovernorGeneral.

35.WhichofthefollowingindustriesaccountformorethanhalfoftheGDPinCanada?

A.Primaryindustries

B.Secondaryindustries

C.Tertiaryindustries

D.Noneofthem

36.WhichofthefollowingprovincesinthemanufacturingheartlandofCanada?

A.Alberta

B.Ontario

C.BritishColumbia

D.NovaScotia

37.Culturalsurvivalisshowninthefollowingwaysexcept_____.

A.theattempttomaintainaCanadianidentity

B.persistenceofnativeCanadianpeopletomaintaintheirdistinctivecultures

C.dealingwiththeharshnaturalenvironment

D.thesurvivalofaFrench-CanadianidentityinQuebecaftertheEnglishhadconqueredtheFrenchinQuebec

38.InwhichperiodhaveCanada’smostfamousandsuccessfulwritersappeared?

A.Post-warperiod

B.Periodofnation-building

C.Earlycolonialperiod

D.Pre-Europeanperiod

39.DuringwhoseadministrationdidCanadarecognizethePeople’sRepublicofChina?

A.WilfredLaurier’s

B.PierreTrudeau’s

C.MackinzieKing’s

D.BrianMulroney’s

40.In1917,theCanadiangovernmentintroducedconscription,whichresultedinbitterresentmentintheFrench-speaking_______province.

A.BritishColumbia

B.NovaScotia

C.Ontario

D.Quebec

41.WhichofthefollowingstatementisNOTtrue?

A.GreatBritainandEnglandaregeographicalnames.

B.TheBritishIslesaremadeupofthreelargeislandsandhundredsofsmallones.

C.Atpresentthereare50membercountrieswithintheCommonwealth（1991）.

D.WalesisinthewestofGreatBritain.

42.____builttheHadrian’sWallandtheAntonineWalltokeep____outoftheareatheyhadconquered.

A.TheRomans;thePicts

B.TheBeakerFolk;thePicts

C.TheAnglo-Saxons;theRomans

D.TheDanes;theAnglo-Saxons

43.WhoweretheancestorsoftheEnglishandthefoundersofEngland?

A.TheAnglo-Saxons

B.TheNormans

C.TheVikings

D.TheRomans

44.Thespiritof____wasthelimitationofthepowersoftheking,keepingthemwithintheboundsofthefeudallawoftheland.

A.theProvisionofOxford

B.theConstitutionsofClarendon

C.DomesdayBook

D.MagnaCarta

45.WhenMaryTudorbecameQueen,atleast300____wereburntasheretics.

A.ProtestantsB.Catholics

C.PuritansD.Muslims

46.ThechiefdemandofthepeasantsduringthePeasantUprisingof1381was____.

A.theabolitionofvilleinage

B.thepunishmentoftheKing’sministers

C.theincreaseofwages

D.thereformofthechurch

47.ThesignificanceoftheWarsoftheRoseswasallthefollowingEXCEPTthat____.

A.feudalismreceiveditsdeathblow

B.thegreatmedievalnobilitywasmuchweakened

C.theking’spowernowbecamesupreme

D.itdealtadeathblowtovilleinage

48.____isoneofthecomediesofShakespeare.

A.OthelloB.RichardIII

C.TheTempestD.JuliusCaesar

49.IntheGloriousRevolutiontheCatholicking,____wasdrivenoutofEngland.

A.JamesIB.JamesII

C.CharlesID.CharlesII

50.____,excludinganyRomanCatholicfromthesuccession,confirmedtheprincipleofparliamentarysupremacyandguaranteedfreespeechwithinboththeHouseofLordsandtheHouseofCommons.

A.TheBillofRightsB.TheDisablingAct

C.TheTestActD.InstrumentofGovernment

51.AsaresultoftheIndustrialRevolution,Britainbecamethe____.

A.“shopoftheworld”B.“workshopoftheworld”

C.“centreoftheworld”D.“leaderoftheworld”

52.WhichofthefollowingisNOTconsideredacharacteristicoffarminginthelate18thandtheearly19thcenturies?

A.Cultivationoffoddercrops

B.Inventionofseeddrill

C.Selectivebreedingofdomesticanimals

D.“Open-field”system

53.InBritain,____abolished“rottenboroughs”.

A.thePeople’sCharterB.theCombinationActs

C.theNewPower