英语国家国情试题库英国与爱尔兰.docx

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英语国家国情试题库英国与爱尔兰

英国与爱尔兰

PartOneMultipleChoice

1.WhichofthefollowingisnotanamepeopleusetorefertotheUK?

B

A.GreatBritainB.TheBritishIsland

C.TheUnitedKingdomD.Britain

2.isthecapitalcityofWales.D

A.BelfastB.EdinburghC.AberdeenD.Cardiff

3.Accordingtoa2005estimate,Britainnowhasapopulationofover________millions.C

A.160B.600C.60D.16

4.ThetwolandmarksofLondonare_________.A

A.GuildhallandSt.Paul’sCathedralB.GuildhallandCoventGarden

C.CityHallandSt.Paul’sCathedralD.CityHallandCoventGarden

5.AmongthefourpartsoftheUnitedKingdom,isthesmallest.D

A.EnglandB.Scotland

C.WalesD.NorthernIreland

6.ThelargestlakeintheUKislocatedin________.D

A.EnglandB.WalesC.ScotlandD.NorthernIreland

7.EnglishbelongstothegroupofIndo-Europeanfamilyoflanguages.C

A.CelticB.Indo-IranianC.GermanicD.Roman

8.Intheearlypartof11thcentury,________replacedEnglishastheofficiallanguageinEngland.B

A.GermanB.FrenchC.CelticD.Indo-European

9.Englishwasstandardizedbecauseofthe________.A

A.introductionofprintingpressB.firstindustrialrevolution

C.reinsofWilliamtheConquerorD.FrenchretreatfromEngland

10.TheintroductionofChristianitytoBritainaddedthefirstelementof________wordstoEnglishD

A.DanishandFinnishB.DutchandGerman

C.FrenchandItalianD.LatinandGreek

11.StandardEnglishisbasedonthespeechoftheupperclassof________.B

A.southeasternEnglandB.southwesternEngland

C.southernScotlandD.northernWales

12.Atpresent,nearlyoftheworld'spopulationcommunicateinEnglish.B

A.halfB.aquarterC.onethirdD.onefifth

13.JuliusCaesarandhis________troopsinvadedtheBritishislandsinyear55BC.A

A.RomanB.ItalianC.GreekD.Germanic

14.TheattackonRomeendedtheRomanoccupationinBritainin410.D

A.NormanB.Danish

C.CelticD.Germanic

15.Bythelate7thcentury,becamethedominantreligioninEngland.D

A.CelticChristianityB.Anglo-SaxonChristianity

C.GermanicChristianityD.RomanChristianity

16.AllthecoronationsoftheBritishnationhavebeenheldin________sincethe11thcentury.B

A.theCityHallB.WestminsterAbbey

C.theKing’sCouncilD.BuckinghamPlace

17.WestminsterAbbeywasbuiltatthetimeof________.B

A.St.AugustineB.EdwardtheConfessor

C.WilliamtheConquerorD.AlfredtheGreat

18.________improvedthecourtsofjustice,introducedthejurysystemandinstitutionalizedcommonlawinBritain.C

A.EdwardtheConfessorB.St.Augustine

C.HenryIID.DukeWilliam

19.ThemarkedtheestablishmentoffeudalisminEngland.D

A.VikinginvasionB.signingoftheMagnaCarta

C.NormanConquestD.Adoptionofcommonlaw

20.TheMagnaCartaprotectedthebasicprinciplesfortheprotectionof________inBritain.A

A.individualrightsB.feudalsystem

C.traditionalrightsD.classsystem

21.Thetwohousesofparliament,institutedbythemid-14thcentury,wasanefforttogainthesupportof________.A

A.middleclassB.nobles

C.clergymenD.lords

22.TheHundredYear’sWarwasaseriesofwarsfoughtbetween________.C

A.EnglandandScotlandB.EnglandandWels

C.EnglandandFranceD.EnglandandIreland

23.DuringtheWarsoftheRoses,theWhiteRosewasthebadgeofthe________.B

A.HouseofLancasterB.HouseofYork

C.HouseofValoisD.HouseofTudor

24.TheendoftheWarsoftheRosesledtotheroleof.D

A.theHouseofValoisB.theHouseofYork

C.theHouseofTudorD.theHouseofLancaster

25.ThedirectcausefortheReligiousReformationwasKingHenryVIII'seffortto________.A

A.divorcehiswife

B.breakwithRome

C.supporttheProtestants

D.declarehissupremepoweroverthechurch

26.TheEnglishCivilWarbrokeoutin1642between.B

A.ProtestantsandPuritansB.RoyalistsandParliamentarians

C.noblesandpeasantsD.aristocratsandChristians

27.ThemonarchywasabolishedandEnglandwasdeclaredacommonwealthaftertheexecutionof________.B

A.OliverCromwellB.CharlesI

C.HenryVIIID.QueenElizabethI

28.TheBillsofRightswaspassedbytheParliamentdirectlyafter________.B

A.theCivilWarB.GloriousRevolution

C.ReligiousReformationD.theHundredYearsWar

29.That________isnotoneoftheReasonsfortheindustrialRevolutionbreakingoutinBritain.C

A.Britainhadahugemarket

B.EnglandacquiredwealthfromIndiaandAmerica

C.EnglandwonmorereligiousfreedomfromRome

D.enclosuremovementdeprivedsmalllandownersofproperty.

30.Britainfacedstrongchallengesinitsglobalimperialdominancebythebeginningofthe________century.D

A.17thB.18th

C.19thD.20th

31.TheKingorQueenistheheadofstateinBritain.Theirpowersare________.A

A.symbolicB.enormous

C.moderateD.supreme

32.TheBritishgovernmentischaracterizedbyadivisionofpowersbetweenthreeofthefollowingbrancheswiththeexceptionofthe________C

A.judiciaryB.legislature

C.monarchyD.executive

33.TheBritishConstitutionismadeupofthreemainpartwiththeexceptionof________.D

A.StatutoryLawB.CommonLaw

C.ConventionsD.theUnwritten

34.TheimportanceoftheBritishmonarchycanbeseeninitseffecton________.D

A.passingthebillsB.advisingthegovernment

C.politicalpartiesD.publicattitude

35.BritishCabinetworksontheprincipleof________A

A.collectiveresponsibilityB.individualresponsibility

C.defendingthecollectivismD.defendingtheindividuals

36.ThehouseofCommonsperformsthreefunctionsexcept________.D

A.draftingnewlawsB.scrutinizinggovernmentactions

C.supervisingfinanceD.formingnewcabinet

37.________canforceagovernmenttoresignbypassingaMotionofNoConfidence.D

A.TheCabinetC.theMonarch

C.HouseofLordsD.HouseofCommons

38.ThemaindutyoftheBritishPrivyCouncilisto________.B

A.makedecisionsB.giveadvice

C.passbillsD.supervisetheCabinet

39.InBritain,theparliamentarygeneralelectionisheldevery________years.C

A.threeB.fourC.fiveD.six

40.ThetwopartiesintheBritishpoliticalsystemare________.A

A.theConservativeandtheLaborB.theConservativeandtheUnion

C.theLaborandtheDemocratD.theUnionandtheDemocrat

41.ThepoliciesoftheConservativePartyarecharacterizedbypragmatismand________.D

A.governmentinterventionB.nationalizationofenterprises

C.socialreformD.abeliefinindividualism

42.TheLaborPartyaffectedtheBritishsocietygreatlyinthatit________.A

A.setuptheNationalHealthServiceB.improvedpublictransportation

C.abolishedtheoldtaxsystemD.enhancedtheeconomic

43.ThenationalelectioninBritainusuallylastsfor_______andthenthecountingbegins.A

A.onedayB.oneweek

C.twoweeksD.onemonth

44.In2005,theCommonwealthbecameanorganizationcomposedof________countries.D

A.23B.33C.43D.53

45.TheBritisheconomyachievedglobaldominancebythe________.C

A.1860sB.1870sC.1880sD.1890s

46.The________intheearly1970sworsenedanalreadystagnanteconomyinBritain.A

A.oilcrisisB.highinflationrates

C.largeimportsD.unemploymentproblem

47.Ofthefollowingpractices,________doesnotbelongtoThatcher'ssocialwelfarereform.C

A.reducingchildbenefits

B.shorteningtheunemploymentbenefitsperiod

C.reducingtheunemployment

D.loweringoldagepensions

48.TheBlairgovernmenthasbeensuccessfulinallthefollowingaspectsexcept________.D

A.limitinggovernmentspendingB.keepinginflationundercontrol

C.reducingunemploymentD.reducinginequality

49.Britain’sagricultureisnotcharacterizedby________.D

A.smallfarmingpopulationB.highdegreeofmechanization

C.advancedmachineryD.highdependenceonimport

50.ThetraditionalenergyindustryinBritainis________.A

A.coalminingB.oilindustry

C.nuclearpowerD.windenergy

51.________isnotoneofthetoptenBritishcompaniesinoilindustry.D

A.ShellB.BPC.BGD.GM

52.ThethreemajortrendsintheBritisheconomysincethewarhavebeenthefollowingexcept________.D

A.thedeclineintheagriculturalsector

B.thereductionintheindustrialsector

C.theexpansionoftheservicesector

D.thegrowinginthesecondaryindustry

53.Thethreeprinciplefinancialcentersoftheworldare________.A

A.London,NewYorkandTokyo.

B.London,NewYorkandHongKong

C.London,NewYorkandParis

D.London,NewYorkandBerlin

54.ThecarindustryinBritainismostly________.A

A.foreign-ownedB.state-owned

C.joint-ventureD.privately-owned

55.OfthefollowingsectorsinBritain,_______hasexperiencedspectaculargrowthsincetheendofWorldWarII.C

A.agricultureB.energyindustry

C.serviceindustryD.manufacturingindustry

56.EducationinBritainiscompulsoryforallchildrenbetween________.A

A.5to16B.6to18

C.7to16D.7to18

57.Partiallyfundedbycentralgovernmentgrants,theBritishuniversitiesreceivetheirremainingfundsfromallthefollowingsourcesexcept________.B

A.tuitionfeesB.loans

C.donationsD.corporatecontributions

58.InBritain,theequivalentoftheA-levelsisthe________.A

A.GNVQsB.GCSEC.GCSSD.GNSS

59.Ofthefollowing,________isNOTabasisofadmissiontoBritain'suniversities.A

A.resultinnationalentrancetestB.A-levelresult

C.aninterviewD.schoolreferences

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