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英语国家概况谢福之课后答案新

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.

3.A.BelfastB.EdinburghC.AberdeenD.Cardiff

4.Accordingtoa2005estimate,Britainnowhasapopulationofovermillion.

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

5.AmongthefourpartsoftheUnitedKingdom,isthesmallest.

A.EnglandB.ScotlandC.WalesD.NorthernIreland

6.AlmostaquarteroftheBritishpopulationlivesinEngland.

A.northeasternB.southeasternC.northwesternD.southwestern

7.EnglishbelongstothegroupofIndo-Europeanfamilyoflanguages.

A.CelticB.Indo-IranianC.GermanicD.Roman

8.TheintroductionofChristianitytoBritainaddedthefirstelementofwordstoEnglish.

A.DanishandFinnishB.DutchandGerman

C.FrenchandItalianD.LatinandGreek

9.TheevolutionofMiddleEnglishwasreinforcedbytheinfluence.

A.NormanB.DutchC.GermanD.Danish

10.SamuelJohnson’sdictionarywasinfluentialinestablishingastandardformof.

A.grammarB.handwritingC.spellingD.pronunciation

11.Atpresent,nearlyoftheworld’spopulationcommunicateinEnglish.

A.halfB.aquarterC.onethirdD.onefifth

12.TheattackonRomeendedtheRomanoccupationinBritainin410.

A.NormanB.DanishC.CelticD.Germanic

13.Bythelate7thcentury,becamethedominantreligioninEngland.

A.CelticChristianityB.Anglo-SaxonChristianity

C.GermanicChristianityD.RomanChristianity

14.WestminsterAbbeywasbuiltatthetimeof.

A.St.AugustineB.EdwardtheConfessor

C.WilliamtheConquerorD.AlfredtheGreat

15.ThemarkedtheestablishmentoffeudalisminEngland.

A.VikinginvasionB.signingoftheMagnaCarta

C.NormanConquestD.Adoptionofcommonlaw

16.TheendoftheWarsoftheRosesledtotheruleof.

A.theHouseofValoisB.theHouseofYork

C.theHouseofTudorD.theHouseofLancaster

17.ThedirectcausefortheReligiousReformationwasKingHenryVIII’seffortto.

A.divorcehiswifeB.breakwithRome

C.supporttheProtestantsD.declarehissupremepoweroverthechurch

18.TheEnglishCivilWarbrokeoutin1642between.

A.ProtestantsandPuritansB.RoyalistsandParliamentarians

C.noblesandpeasantsD.aristocratsandChristians

19.waspassedaftertheGloriousRevolution.

A.BillofRightsB.ActofSupremacy

C.ProvisionsofOxfordD.MagnaCarta

20.TheIndustrialRevolutionwasaccomplishedinBritainbythemiddleofthecentury.

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

21.Britainfacedstrongchallengesinitsglobalimperialdominancebythebeginningofthecentury.

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

22.TheBritishgovernmentischaracterizedbyadivisionofpowersbetweenthreeofthefollowingbrancheswiththeexceptionofthe.

A.judiciaryB.legislatureC.monarchyD.executive

23.TheimportanceoftheBritishmonarchycanbeseeninitseffecton.

A.passingthebillsB.advisingthegovernment

C.politicalpartiesD.publicattitude

24.Asarevisingchamber,theHouseofLordsisexpectedtotheHouseofCommons.

A.rivalB.complementC.criticizeD.inspect

25.BritishCabinetworksontheprincipleof.

A.collectiveresponsibilityB.individualresponsibility

C.defendingthecollectivismD.defendingtheindividuals

26.ThemaindutyoftheBritishPrivyCouncilisto.

A.makedecisionsB.giveadviceC.passbillsD.supervisetheCabinet

27.InBritain,theparliamentarygeneralelectionisheldeveryyears.

A.threeB.fourC.fiveD.six

28.hasadistinctlegalsystembasedonRomanlaw.

A.WalesB.EnglandC.ScotlandD.NorthernIreland

29.Generallyspeaking,theBritishParliamentoperatesonasystem.

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

30.ThepoliciesoftheConservativePartyarecharacterizedbypragmatismand.

A.governmentinterventionB.nationalizationofenterprises

C.socialreformD.abeliefinindividualism

31.TheLaborPartyaffectedtheBritishsocietygreatlyinthatit.

A.setuptheNationalHealthServiceB.improvedpublictransportation

C.abolishedtheoldtaxsystemD.enhancedtheeconomicdevelopment

32.TheBritisheconomyachievedglobaldominancebythe.

A.1860sB.1870sC.1880s

33.In,theBritishParliamentpassedtwoimportantactstoestablishawelfarestate.

A.1945B.1946C.1947D.1948

34.Theintheearly1970sworsenedanalreadystagnanteconomyinBritain.

A.oilcrisisB.highinflationrates

C.largeimportsD.unemploymentproblem

35.Ofthefollowingpractices,doesnotbelongtoThatcher’ssocialwelfarereform.

A.reducingchildbenefitsB.shorteningtheunemploymentbenefitsperiod

C.reducingtheunemploymentD.loweringoldagepensions

36.TheBlairgovernmenthasbeensuccessfulinallthefollowingaspectsexcept.

A.limitinggovernmentspendingB.keepinginflationundercontrol

C.reducingunemploymentD.reducinginequality

37.Britainhasdevotedofitslandareatoagriculture.

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

38.Britain’simportantfishingareasincludeallthefollowingexcept.

A.theNorthSeaB.theEnglishChannel

C.TheseaareaaroundIrelandD.TheseaareabetweenBritainandIreland

39.CoalminingindustryinBritainprovidesoftheenergyconsumedinthecountry.

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

40.ThecarindustryinBritaininmostly.

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

41.OfthefollowingsectorsinBritain,hasexperiencedspectaculargrowthsincetheendofWordWarII.

A.agricultureB.energyindustryC.serviceindustryD.manufacturingindustry

42.InBritain,thedivisionbetweengrammarschoolsandvocationalschoolswereendedbytheintroductionofcomprehensiveschoolsinthe.

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

43.AboutofBritishchildrenreceiveprimaryandsecondaryeducationthroughtheindependentsystem.

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

44.Partiallyfundedbycentralgovernmentgrants,theBritishuniversitiesreceivetheirremainingfundsfromallthefollowingsourcesexcept.

A.tuitionfeesB.loansC.donationsD.corporatecontributions

45.Ofthefollowing,isNOTabasisofadmissiontoBritain’suniversities.

A.resultinnationalentrancetestB.A-levelresult

C.aninterviewD.schoolreferences

46.TobeadmittedtotheOpenUniversity,oneneed.

A.someeducationalqualificationsB.noeducationalqualifications

C.GeneralCertificateofEducation-AdvancedD.GeneralNationalVocationalQualifications

47.AmongBritain’squalitypress,thefollowingnewspapersareregardedasthe“BigThree”withtheexceptionof.

A.TheTimesB.TheGuardianC.TheObserverD.TheDailyTelegraph

48.LifeonEarthisakindofprogramproducedbytheBBCandispopularamong500millionviewersworldwide.

A.featureB.dramaC.documentaryD.soapopera

49.isBritain’stoppaytelevisionprovider.

A.BSBB.SkyTVC.BBCD.BSkyB

50.Ofthefollowing,isNOTacommonfeatureofalltheBritishholidays.

A.familiesgettingtogetherB.friendsexchanginggoodwishes

C.friendsenjoyingeachother’scompanyD.familiestravelingoverseas

51.ThefollowingChristmastraditionsareparticularlyBritishexcept.

A.TroopingtheColorB.Queen’sChristmasmessage

C.BoxingDayD.Christmaspantomime

52.ThemostsignificantachievementoftheEnglishRenaissanceis.

A.poetryB.dramaC.novelD.pamphlet

53.isviewedasRomanticpoetry’s“DeclarationofIndependence.”

A.“IWonderedLonelyasaCloud”B.DonJuan

C.“PrefacetoLyricalBallads”D.PrometheusUnbound

54.OfDickens’novels,isconsideredautobiographical.

A.ATaleofTwoCitiesB.DavidCopperfield

C.OliverTwistD.GreatExpectations

55.isarepresentativeofEnglishCriticalRealismattheturnofthe19thcentury.

A.RobertLouisStevensonB.JohnMilton

C.JosephConradD.ThomasHardy

56.Ofthefollowingstatements,isNOTcorrectintermsofNeo-Romanticism.

A.Itprevailedattheendofthe19thcentury.

B.Thewritersweredissatisfiedwiththesocialreality.

C.Thewritersbelievedin“ArtforArt’sSake”.

D.TreasureIslandwasarepresentativework.

57.isNOTincludedinthemodernistgroup.

A.OscarWildB.VirginiaWoolf

C.WilliamButlerYeatsD.T.S.Eliot

58.Ofthefollowingbooks,wasNOTwrittenbyThomasHardy.

A.JudetheObscureB.TessoftheD’Urbervilles

C.AdamBedeD.TheReturnoftheNative

59.Ofthefollowingstatements,isNOTcorrectaboutVirginiaWoolf.

A.Shewasacentralfigureofthe“BloomsburyGroup”.

B.Sheexperimentedwithstreamofconsciousness.

C.Shewasaninfluentialfeminist.

D.HermasterpiecewasTheRainbow.

60.Ofthefollowingwriters,isNOTaNobelPrizewinner.

A.SamuelBeckettB.JamesJoyceC.WilliamGoldingD.V.S.Naipaul

61.WaitingforGodotiswrittenby.

A.SamuelBeckettB.GeorgeOrwellC.WilliamGoldingD.D.H.Lawrence

62.TheUnitedStateshasstatesonthecontinent.

A.50B.49C.48D.35

63.Thestateofisthelargestinareaofallthestates.

A.AlaskaB.HawaiiC.TexasD.Florida

64.TheU.S.liesinNorthAmerica,withCanadatothenorth,Me