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山东经济学院2010--2011学年第1学期期末试题

英美文化概况（110126）试卷

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Ⅰ.Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue（T）orfalse（F）.（本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）

1.SinnFeinisnotalegalpoliticalpartyinNorthernIreland.

2.NorthernIrelandisthesmallestofthefournations,butisquitewell-known:

intheworldforitsendlesspoliticalproblems.

3.ThepurposeofBritisheducationisnotonlytoprovidechildrenwithliteracyandtheotherbasicskillsbutalsotosocializechildren.

4.Sputniksareman-madesatellitesmadebytheSovietUnion.

5.EdinburghisthelargestcityinScotland.

6.Intheseventeenthcentury,theEnglishgovernmentencouragedpeoplefromScotlandandNorthernEnglandtoemigratetothenorthofIreland,becausetheywantedtoincreaseitscontroloverIreland.

7.WhenGeorgeW.Bushbecamepresident,hisforeignstrategyhastwoprominentelements:

isolationismandfaithinmilitarystrength.

8.Britain,likeIsrael,hasawrittenconstitutionofthesortwhichmostcountrieshave.

9.Today,theUnitedStateshastwomajorpoliticalparties.OneistheDemocraticPartyandtheotheristheRepublicanParty.

10.TheoldestinstitutionofgovernmentinBritainistheMonarchy.

11.Thereareabout60membersoftheCommonwealth.

12.Americanshavetojoinapoliticalpartyinordertovoteortobeacandidateforpublicoffice.

13.TheServicemen'sReadjustmentAct,orGIBillofRights,gaveveteranspriorityinfindingbetterjobs.

14.PaxAmericanaindicatesAmericanpolicytocreateaworldorderdominatedbytheUnitedStates.

15.MostpeopleinScotlandspeaktheoldCelticlanguage,called“Gaelic”

16.TheUKwasawardedaseatontheUNSecurityCouncilinrecognitionof

itscontinuingimportanceinworldpolitics.

17.EasteristhebiggestandbestlovedBritishholiday.

18.NorthernIrelandtodayisgovernedbyseparatejurisdictions:

thatofRepublicofIrelandandthatofGreatBritain.

19.ItiscommonlybelievedthatBoxingDayinvolvesthesportofboxing.

20.HarvardCollegewasoriginallyfoundedtotraingovernmentofficials.

Ⅱ.Choosetheanswerthatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.（本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）

21.WhoweretheancestorsoftheEnglishandthefoundersofEngland?

A.TheAnglo-Saxons.B.TheNormans.

C.TheVikings.D.TheRomans.

22.WhichofthefollowingwasNOToneofthethreeforcesthatledtothemoderndevelopmentofEurope?

A.Thegrowthofcapitalism.

B.TheRenaissance.

C.TheReligiousReformation.

D.TheSpiritualleadershipoftheRomanCatholicChurch.

23.WhichcountriesarethepermanentmembersoftheUNSecurityCouncil?

A.France,China,Germany,RussiaandBritain.

B.TheUnitedStates,France,Britain,GermanyandRussia.

C.China,Russia,France,BritainandtheUnitedStates.

D.China,Britain,France,theUnitedStatesandJapan.

24.WhatdidtheUSmeanbyContainment?

A.ItwouldusewhatevermeanstopreventtheSovietUnionfrombreakingoutofitssphereofinfluence.

B.ItwantedtoreversethesituationinwhichtheSovietUnionreachedparitywiththeUSinnuclearforce

C.ItplannedtodragtheSovietUnionintoanotherroundofarmsrace

D.Itintendedtoshiftthebalanceofterror

25.NowadaystheBritishforeignpolicyislargelyshapedbyitsparticipationin____.

A.theCommonwealth

B.theEuropeanEconomicCommunity

C.theUnitedNations,theEU,NATO,etc

D.aEuropeanfederalgovernment

26.WhichofthefollowingsportswasNOTinventedinBritain?

A.Football.B.Tennis.C.Basketball.D.Cricket.

27.AftertheWWII,theUnitedStatesbecameastrongercountry,provedbythefollowingfactsexcept__.

A.theUSsufferednolossesinthewar.

B.theUSwasthesolepossessorofatomicbombs.

C.theUShadover70%ofthegoldreserveoftheworldinitscoffers.

D.theUShadover50%ofindustrialproductionoftheworldinitshand.

28.LordBaltimore’sfeudalplanfailedNOTbecause_____.

A.thereweremoreProtestantthanCatholicsinMaryland.

B.thewildernessofthecontinentmadetheplanimpossible.

C.therewasplentyoflandwhilelaborwasscarce.

D.theEnglishkingdidnotliketheplan.

29.OfwhichpeopleisRobertBurnsanationalpoet?

A.theWelshpeopleB.theIrishpeople

C.theScottishpeopleD.theEnglishpeople

30.Whichofthefollowingistheonlybranchthatcanmakefederallaws,andlevyfederaltaxes?

A.theexecutiveB.thelegislativeC.thejudicialD.thepresident

31.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTcorrect?

A.TherearenolegalrestraintsuponParliament.

B.Strictlyspeaking,theQueenispartoftheParliament.

C.ParliamenthasnopowertochangethetermsoftheConstitution.

D.Parliamenthasthesupremepowerofpassinglaws.

32.TheNormanConquestinEnglishhistoryhappenedin___.

A.1035B.1042C.1066D.1606

33.WhichofthefollowingcannotbefoundinLondon?

A.teahousesB.artgalleriesC.museumsD.theatres

34.“Notaxationwithoutrepresentation”wastherallyingcryof____.

A.thesettlersofVirginia

B.thepeopleofPennsylvania

C.thecolonistsinNewEngland

D.thepeopleofthe13coloniesontheeveoftheAmericanRevolution

35.WheredothemajorityofpeopleinScotlandlive?

A.intheHighlandsB.intheLowlands

C.intheUplandsD.inthewestofScotland

36.WhichofthefollowingwasnotanactivityinShakespeare’stime?

A.attendingtheGrandNationalB.havingadrinkatapub

C.workingthelandD.playingfootball

37.WhichofthefollowingisNOTatruedescriptionoftheQueen’srole?

A.TheQueenselectsthePrimeMinisterandtheCabinet.

B.TheQueensymbolizesthetraditionandunityoftheBritishstate.

C.TheQueenactsasaconfidantetothePrimeMinister.

D.TheQueenisthetemporalheadoftheChurchofEngland.

38.Coloredeggsandbunnyaretraditionalsymbolsof___.

A.EasterB.Christmas

C.ValentineD.NewYear’sDay

39.WhichofthefollowingisaprivatelyfundeduniversityinBritain?

A.theUniversityofCambridgeB.theUniversityofOxford

C.theUniversityofEdinburghD.theUniversityofBuckingham

40.Whereistheinternationaltennischampionshipheld?

A.WembleyB.Wimbledon

C.LondonD.Edinburgh

Ⅲ.Tellwhatyouknowaboutthefollowinginyourownwords.（本大题共5小题，每小题8分，共40分）

41.TheFunctionsofParliament

42.Puritanism

43.GrammarSchool

44.ThedeclarationofIndependence

45.ThestrategyofPreemption

Ⅳ.Answeroneofthefollowingtwoquestions.（本大题任选一题，20分）

46.WhatarethepurposesoftheBritisheducationsystem?

Pleasecommentonthesepurposes.

47.WhatarethefoundationsofBritain’sforeignpolicy?

山东经济学院2010--2011学年第1学期期末试题

英美文化概况（110126）试卷

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所有的答案都必须写在答题纸上，答在试卷上一律无效

Ⅰ.Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue（T）orfalse（F）.（本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）

1.ThefirstEnglishpermanentsettlementwasfoundedinCalifornia.

2.WhenpeopleoutsidetheUKtalkaboutEngland,theymistakeitasBritainsometimes.

3.Bytheearly1760s,the13EnglishcoloniesinNorthAmericawerereadytoseparatethemselvesfromEurope.

4.Sputniksareman-madesatellitesmadebytheSovietUnion.

5.EdinburghisthelargestcityinScotland.

6.Britainisbothaparliamentarydemocracyandaconstitutionalmonarchy.

7.WhenGeorgeW.Bushbecamepresident,hisforeignstrategyhastwoprominentelements:

isolationismandfaithinmilitarystrength.

8.AmericanforeignpolicyhasbeenswingingbetweenisolationismandinterventionismsinceWWII.

9.Today,theUnitedStateshastwomajorpoliticalparties.OneistheDemocraticPartyandtheotheristheRepublicanParty.

10.EasteristhebiggestandbestlovedBritishholiday.

11.TheoriginofBowlingliesinthevictorycelebrationceremonybytheancientwarriors.

12.Americanshavetojoinapoliticalpartyinordertovoteortobeacandidateforpublicoffice.

13.Thedivinerightofthekingmeansthesovereignderivedhisauthorityfromhissubjects.

14.TheBritishhostalargeAmericanmilitarypresenceandthereare63AmericanmilitarybasesintheUK.

15.MostpeopleinScotlandspeaktheoldCelticlanguage,called“Gaelic”.

16.Britishuniversitiesarepublicbodieswhichreceivefundsfromcentralgovernment.

17.WhentheWarofIndependencewasover,theUnitedStateswasoneunifiednationasitistoday.

18.Oneofthethingsthatdecidewhetheranapplicantcanbeacceptedbyacollegeishis/herscoresontheScholasticAptitudeTests.

19.ItiscommonlybelievedthatBoxingDayinvolvesthesportofboxing.

20.Walesisrichincoaldeposits.

Ⅱ.Choosetheanswerthatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.（本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）

21.WhichofthefollowingwasNOToneofthethreeforcesthatledtothemoderndevelopmentofEurope?

A.Thegrowthofcapitalism.

B.TheRenaissance.

C.TheReligiousReformation.

D.TheSpiritualleadershipoftheRomanCatholicChurch.

22.TheexpenditureinAmericanpublicschoolsisguidedordecidedby___.

A.teachersB.studentsC.headmasterD.boardsofeducation

23.WhichofthefollowingisnotinvolvedinmakingtheBritishforeignpolicy?

A.TheQueenofBritain

B.TheForeignandCommonwealthOffice

C.ThePrimeMinisterandtheCabinet.

D.TheMinistryofDefenseandtheTreasury.

24.WhatdidtheUSmeanbycontainment?

A.ItwouldusewhatevermeanstopreventtheSovietUnionfrombreakingoutofitssphereofinfluence.

B.Itwantedtoreversethes