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英语国家概况课后标准答案作者谢福之
英语国家概况(谢福之主编)课后答案
一、选择题(答案在下面)
I.Choosetheonethatbestcompleteseachofthefollowingstatements.
1.ThetwomainislandsoftheBritishIslesare.
A.GreatBritainandIrelandB.GreatBritainandScotland
C.GreatBritainandWalesD.GreatBritainandEngland
2.isthecapitalcityofScotland.
A.BelfastB.EdinburghC.AberdeenD.Cardiff
3.Accordingtoa2005estimate,Britainnowhasapopulationofovermillion.
A.160B.600C.60D.16
4.AmongthefourpartsoftheUnitedKingdom,isthesmallest.
A.EnglandB.ScotlandC.WalesD.NorthernIreland
5.AlmostaquarteroftheBritishpopulationlivesinEngland.
A.northeasternB.southeasternC.northwesternD.southwestern
6.EnglishbelongstothegroupofIndo-Europeanfamilyoflanguages.
A.CelticB.Indo-IranianC.GermanicD.Roman
7.TheintroductionofChristianitytoBritainaddedthefirstelementofwordstoEnglish.
A.DanishandFinnishB.DutchandGerman
C.FrenchandItalianD.LatinandGreek
8.TheevolutionofMiddleEnglishwasreinforcedbytheinfluence.
A.NormanB.DutchC.GermanD.Danish
9.SamuelJohnson’sdictionarywasinfluentialinestablishingastandardformof.
A.grammarB.handwritingC.spellingD.pronunciation
10.Atpresent,nearlyoftheworld’spopulationcommunicateinEnglish.
A.halfB.aquarterC.onethirdD.onefifth
11.TheattackonRomeendedtheRomanoccupationinBritainin410.
A.NormanB.DanishC.CelticD.Germanic
12.Bythelate7thcentury,becamethedominantreligioninEngland.
A.CelticChristianityB.Anglo-SaxonChristianity
C.GermanicChristianityD.RomanChristianity
13.WestminsterAbbeywasbuiltatthetimeof.
A.St.AugustineB.EdwardtheConfessor
C.WilliamtheConquerorD.AlfredtheGreat
14.ThemarkedtheestablishmentoffeudalisminEngland.
A.VikinginvasionB.signingoftheMagnaCarta
C.NormanConquestD.Adoptionofcommonlaw
15.TheendoftheWarsoftheRosesledtotheruleof.
A.theHouseofValoisB.theHouseofYork
C.theHouseofTudorD.theHouseofLancaster
16.ThedirectcausefortheReligiousReformationwasKingHenryVIII’seffortto.
A.divorcehiswifeB.breakwithRome
C.supporttheProtestantsD.declarehissupremepoweroverthechurch
17.TheEnglishCivilWarbrokeoutin1642between.
A.ProtestantsandPuritansB.RoyalistsandParliamentarians
C.noblesandpeasantsD.aristocratsandChristians
18.waspassedaftertheGloriousRevolution.
A.BillofRightsB.ActofSupremacy
C.ProvisionsofOxfordD.MagnaCarta
19.TheIndustrialRevolutionwasaccomplishedinBritainbythemiddleofthecentury.
A.17thB.18thC.19thD.20th
20.Britainfacedstrongchallengesinitsglobalimperialdominancebythebeginningofthecentury.
A.17thB.18thC.19thD.20th
21.TheBritishgovernmentischaracterizedbyadivisionofpowersbetweenthreeofthefollowingbrancheswiththeexceptionofthe.
A.judiciaryB.legislatureC.monarchyD.executive
22.TheimportanceoftheBritishmonarchycanbeseeninitseffecton.
A.passingthebillsB.advisingthegovernment
C.politicalpartiesD.publicattitude
23.Asarevisingchamber,theHouseofLordsisexpectedtotheHouseofCommons.
A.rivalB.complementC.criticizeD.inspect
24.BritishCabinetworksontheprincipleof.
A.collectiveresponsibilityB.individualresponsibility
C.defendingthecollectivismD.defendingtheindividuals
25.ThemaindutyoftheBritishPrivyCouncilisto.
A.makedecisionsB.giveadviceC.passbillsD.supervisetheCabinet
26.InBritain,theparliamentarygeneralelectionisheldeveryyears.
A.threeB.fourC.fiveD.six
27.hasadistinctlegalsystembasedonRomanlaw.
A.WalesB.EnglandC.ScotlandD.NorthernIreland
28.Generallyspeaking,theBritishParliamentoperatesonasystem.
A.single-partyB.two-partyC.three-partyD.multi-party
29.ThepoliciesoftheConservativePartyarecharacterizedbypragmatismand.
A.governmentinterventionB.nationalizationofenterprises
C.socialreformD.abeliefinindividualism
30.TheLaborPartyaffectedtheBritishsocietygreatlyinthatit.
A.setuptheNationalHealthServiceB.improvedpublictransportation
C.abolishedtheoldtaxsystemD.enhancedtheeconomicdevelopment
31.TheBritisheconomyachievedglobaldominancebythe.
A.1860sB.1870sC.1880sD.1890s
32.In,theBritishParliamentpassedtwoimportantactstoestablishawelfarestate.
A.1945B.1946C.1947D.1948
33.Theintheearly1970sworsenedanalreadystagnanteco