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一、判断题和选择题

一单元判断

1.PeopleindifferentpartsofBritainliketousethenameEnglandtorefertotheircountry.（F）

2.TodaymorethanhalfofthepeopleinWalesstillspeaktheancientWelshlanguage.（F）

3.Intermsofpopulationandarea,NorthernIrelandisthesecondlargestpartoftheUnitedKingdom.（F）

4.ThelongestriverofBritainoriginatesinWales.（T）

5.ThoughtheclimateinBritainisgenerallymild,thetemperatureinnorthernScotlandoftenfallsbelow--10CinJanuary.（F）

6.ThemajorityofthepeopleinBritainaredescendantsoftheAnglo--Saxons.（T）

7.TheCelticpeoplearetheearliestknowninhabitantsofBritain.（T）

8.EnglishchangedintowhatisdescribedasModernEnglishfromthelate16thcentury.（F）

一单元选择

1.ThetwomainislandsoftheBritishIslesareA.

A.GreatBritainandIrelandB.GreatBritainandScotland

C.GreatBritainandWalesD.GreatBritainandEngland

2.BisthecapitalcityofScotland.

A.BelfastB.EdinburghC.AberdeenD.Cardiff

3.AmongthefourpartsoftheUnitedKingdom,Disthesmallest.

A.EnglandB.ScotlandC.WalesD.NorthernIreland

4.EnglishbelongstotheCgroupofIndo-Europeanfamilyoflanguages.

A.CelticB.Indo-IranianC.GermanicD.Roman

5.TheintroductionofChristianitytoBritainaddedthefirstelementofDwordstoEnglish.

A.DanishandFinnishB.DutchandGerman

C.FrenchandItalianD.LatinandGreek

6.TheevolutionofMiddleEnglishwasreinforcedbytheAinfluence.

A.NormanB.DutchC.GermanD.Danish

7.SamuelJohnson’sdictionarywasinfluentialinestablishingastandardformofC.

A.grammarB.handwritingC.spellingD.pronunciation

8.Atpresent,nearlyBoftheworld’spopulationcommunicateinEnglish.

A.halfB.aquarterC.onethirdD.onefifth

二单元判断

1.TheBritishhistorybefore55BCisbasicallyundocumented.（T）

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

3.ThechieforkingoftheAnglo--Saxontribesexercisedpowerattheirownwill.（F）

4.TheVikingsbegantoattacktheEnglishcoastinthe8thcentury.（T）

5.HenryIIbuiltupalargeempirewhichincludedEnglandandmostofFrance.（T）

6.TheMagnaCartawasdesignedtoprotecttherightsofboththeprivilegedclassandthetownspeople.（F）

7.TheHundredYears'WarwasaseriesofwarsfoughtbetweenEnglandandNormansfoetradeandterritory.（F）

8.Inanefforttomakeacompromisebetweendifferentreligiousfactions,QueenElizabethIactuallydefendedthefruitoftheReligiousReformation.（T）

二单元选择

9.TheDattackonRomeendedtheRomanoccupationinBritainin410.

A.NormanB.DanishC.CelticD.Germanic

10.Bythelate7thcentury,DbecamethedominantreligioninEngland.

A.CelticChristianityB.Anglo-SaxonChristianity

C.GermanicChristianityD.RomanChristianity

11.TheCmarkedtheestablishmentoffeudalisminEngland.

A.VikinginvasionB.signingoftheMagnaCarta

C.NormanConquestD.Adoptionofcommonlaw

12.TheendoftheWarsoftheRosesledtotheruleofC.

A.theHouseofValoisB.theHouseofYork

C.theHouseofTudorD.theHouseofLancaster

13.ThedirectcausefortheReligiousReformationwasKingHenryVIII’sefforttoA.

A.divorcehiswifeB.breakwithRome

C.supporttheProtestantsD.declarehissupremepoweroverthechurch

14.TheEnglishCivilWarbrokeoutin1642betweenB.

A.ProtestantsandPuritansB.RoyalistsandParliamentarians

C.noblesandpeasantsD.aristocratsandChristians

15.AwaspassedaftertheGloriousRevolution.

A.BillofRightsB.ActofSupremacy

C.ProvisionsofOxfordD.MagnaCarta

16.TheIndustrialRevolutionwasaccomplishedinBritainbythemiddleoftheCcentury.

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

三单元判断

1.ConventionsareregardedlessimportantthanstatutorylawintheworkingoftheBritishgovernment.（T）

2.TheBritishmonarchyhasneverbeeninterruptedthroughoutthehistory.（F）

3.Inreality,theBritishKingorQueenisthesourceofallgovernmentpowers.（F）

4.BritishParliamentisthelaw--makingbodyoftheCommonwealthofNations.（F）

5.ThemembersintheHouseofCommonsareappointedratherthanelected.（F）

6.TheBritishPrimeMinisteristheleaderofthemajoritypartyinParliament.（T）

7.CabinetmembersarechosenbythePrimeMinisterfromvariouspoliticalpartiesinParliament.（F）

8.ThelegalsystemsinEngland,Wales,ScotlandandNorthernIrelandaremuchsimilarintermsoflaw,organizationandpractice.（T）

三单元选择

17.TheBritishgovernmentischaracterizedbyadivisionofpowersbetweenthreeofthefollowingbrancheswiththeexceptionoftheC.

A.judiciaryB.legislatureC.monarchyD.executive

18.TheimportanceoftheBritishmonarchycanbeseeninitseffectonD.

A.passingthebillsB.advisingthegovernment

C.politicalpartiesD.publicattitude

19.Asarevisingchamber,theHouseofLordsisexpectedtoBtheHouseofCommons.

A.rivalB.complementC.criticizeD.inspect

4.AisatthecenteroftheBritishpoliticalsystem.

A.TheCabinetB.省略

20.ThemaindutyoftheBritishPrivyCouncilistoB.

A.makedecisionsB.giveadviceC.passbillsD.supervisetheCabinet

21.InBritain,theparliamentarygeneralelectionisheldeveryCyears.

A.threeB.fourC.fiveD.six

22.Generallyspeaking,theBritishParliamentoperatesonaBsystem.

A.single-partyB.two-partyC.three-partyD.multi-party

23.ThepoliciesoftheConservativePartyarecharacterizedbypragmatismandD.

A.governmentinterventionB.nationalizationofenterprises

C.socialreformD.abeliefinindividualism

四单元判断

1.Britainwasthefirstindustrializednationintheworld.（T）

2.TheBritisheconomyexperiencedarelativedeclineduringthepostwarperiod.（T）

3.LimitedresourcesandhighunemploymentratewerepersistentproblemsthatpreventedrapideconomicdevelopmentinBritain.（F）

4.Thatcher'srevolutionturnedouttobeagreatsuccessindealingwithalltheBritisheconimicandsocialproblems.（F）

5.TheeconomicapproachadoptedbyTonyBlairisdifferentfromthatoftheLaborpartyandtheConservativeParty.（T）

6.BlairmadetheBankofEnglandindependentinordertoseparatepoliticsandeconomicpolicy.（T）

7.Britainistheworld'sleadingexporterofpoultryanddairyproducts.（F）

8.NuclearpowerisoneofthemajorenergysourcesinBritain.（T）

四单元选择

24.TheAintheearly1970sworsenedanalreadystagnanteconomyinBritain.

A.oilcrisisB.highinflationrates

C.largeimportsD.unemploymentproblem

25.Ofthefollowingpractices,CdoesnotbelongtoThatcher’ssocialwelfarereform.

A.reducingchildbenefitsB.shorteningtheunemploymentbenefitsperiod

C.reducingtheunemploymentD.loweringoldagepensions

26.TheBlairgovernmenthasbeensuccessfulinallthefollowingaspectsexceptD.

A.limitinggovernmentspendingB.keepinginflationundercontrol

C.reducingunemploymentD.reducinginequality

27.BritainhasdevotedCofitslandareatoagriculture.

A.54%B.64%C.74%D.84%

28.Britain’simportantfishingareasincludeallthefollowingexceptD.

A.theNorthSeaB.theEnglishChannel

C.TheseaareaaroundIrelandD.TheseaareabetweenBritainandIreland

29.CoalminingindustryinBritainprovidesBoftheenergyconsumedinthecountry.

A.1/3B.1/4C.1/5D.2/3

30.ThecarindustryinBritaininmostlyA.

A.foreign-ownedB.state-ownedC.joint-ventureD.privately-owned

31.OfthefollowingsectorsinBritain,ChasexperiencedspectaculargrowthsincetheendofWordWarII.

A.agricultureB.energyindustryC.serviceindustryD.manufacturingindustry

五单元判断

1.TheBritishgovernmenthasbeenresponsibleforeducationsincetheearly1800s.（F）

2.EducationinBritainiscompulsoryforallchildrenbetweentheagesof6and15.（F）

3.TheNationalCurriculumiscompulsoryinboththestatesystemandtheindependentsystem.（F）

4.Whenchildrenfinishtheirschoolingat16,theyarerequiredtotakeanationalGCSEexamination.（T）

5.GraduatesfromstateschoolsinBritainhavealessfavorablechancetoenterfamousuniversitiesthanthosefromindependentschools.（T）

6.TheTimesistheworld'soldestnationalnewspaper（F）

7.TheBBCWorldServicebroadcastsonlyinEnglishthroughouttheworld.（F）

8.SomeBritishholidaysarecelebratedtomarktheimportanteventsoftheChristiancalendar,andothersarerelatedtolocalcustomsandtraditions.（T）

五单元选择

32.InBritain,thedivisionbetweengrammarschoolsandvocationalschoolswereendedbytheintroductionofcomprehensiveschoolsintheD.

A.1930sB.1940sC.1950sD.1960s

33.AboutCofBritishchildrenreceiveprimaryandsecondaryeducationthroughtheindependentsystem.

A.5%B.6%C.7%D.8%

34.Partiallyfundedbycentralgovernmentgrants,theBritishuniversitiesreceivetheirremainingfundsfromallthefollowingsourcesexceptB.

A.tuitionfeesB.loansC.donationsD.corporatecontributions

35.TobeadmittedtotheOpenUniversity,oneneedB.

A.someeducationalqualificationsB.noeducationalqualifications

C.GeneralCertificateofEducation-AdvancedD.GeneralNationalVocationalQualifications

36.AmongBritain’squalitypress,thefollowingnewspapersareregardedasthe“BigThree”withtheexceptionofC.

A.TheTimesB.TheGuardianC.TheObserverD.TheDailyTelegraph

37.LifeonEarthisakindofCprogramproducedbytheBBCandispopularamong500millionviewersworldwide.

A.featureB.dra