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《英语国家社会与文化》复习资料

第一部分课程考核说明

1、考核目的

通过考试，了解学生对本课程的基本内容、重点和难点的掌握程度，以及运用本课程的基本知识、基本方法和基本理论分析和解决实际问题的能力。

同时还考察学生在平时的学习中是否注意了理解和记忆相结合，理解和运用相结合。

2、考核方式：

闭卷考试。

3、适用范围、教材和参考资料

本试题库适用范围为英语本科专业。

试题命题的参照教材为AnOutlineIntroductiontoBritainandAmerica（来安方等编著），参考资料包括SurveyofBritainandAmerica（张奎武主编）、UnderstandingtheUSandtheUK（许鲁之编著）、English-speakingCountries:

ASurvey（余志远主编）。

4、命题依据

本试题库依据是《英美社会与文化》课程的教学大纲、教材。

5、考试要求

主要考核学生对课程基本知识及概念、基本理论和基本技能的理解和应用能力。

在能力层次上，从识记、领会和应用三个角度来要求。

识记是要求学生掌握本课程的基本知识和相关概念；领会是要求学生在掌握基本理论、基本方法的基础上，能融会贯通；应用是要求学生能综合运用所学的内容，对课程中的有关问题进行讨论，作出自己的评价。

6、试题类型及结构

试题类型及分数比重大致为：

单项选择题（20%）+简答题（20%）+概念题（30%）+论述题（30%）。

第二部分

基本概念

ExplainthefollowingtermsinEnglish

1.theThamesRiver2.AlfredtheGreat

3.OpenUniversity4.theGloriousRevolution

5.theBritishCommonwealth.6.theBlackDeath.

7.ConstitutionalMonarchy.8.thewelfarestate.

9.theMagnaCarta10.theWarsofRoses

11.theNationalHealthyService12.Publicschool

13.Keynesianism14.grammarschool

15.NationalEisteddfod16.theJurySystem

17.BloodyMary18.thePeople'sCharterof1838

19.Agribusiness20.theOpenStructure

21.thedissenters22.NewScotlandYard

23.Stonehenge24.Hadrian’sWall

25.theopen-fieldfarmingsystem26.Heptarchy

27.theWitan28.Vikings

29.theDanelaw30.crusades

31.JoanofArc32.theLollards

33.Enclosures34.StarChamber

35.Renaissance36.humanists

37.theDivineRightofKings38.TheGunpowderPlotof1605

39.theGrandRemonstrance40.TheCommonwealth

41.Diggers42.Levelers

43.farmerGeorge

基本知识

Ⅰ、Readthefollowingunfinishedstatementonquestioncarefully.ForeachunfinishedstatementonquestionfoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandDaregiven.Chosetheonewhichyouthinkbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestions

1.TherearethreenaturalZonesinScotland.Whichistheexception?

A）HighlandsinthenorthB）theCentralLowlands

C）theEastersUplandsD）theSouthernUplands

2.RiveristhemostimportantriverinScotland

A）TweedB）TyneC）ThamesD）Clyde

3.TheBritishEmpiregraduallydisappearedanditwasreplacedbytheBritishCommonwealthin_______

A）1931B）1991C）1923D）1930

4.ThefirstknownsettlersofBritainwere

A）theIberiansB）theCeltsC）theBeakerFolkD）theRomans

5.,thegreatRomangeneral,invadedBritainforthefirsttimein55BC.

A）EmperorClaudiusB）JuliusCaesarC）AlfredD）William

6.AtthetimeoftheNormanConquest,Anglo-SaxonEnglishwasheadedby

A）TostigB）GodwinC）EudemonD）Harold

7.Fornearlyyears,BritainwasundertheRomanoccupation.

A）300B）400C）500D）600

8.WhentheHundredYearsWarendedin1453,wastheonlypartofFrancethatwasstillinthehandsofEnglish.

A）FlandersB）SlugsC）CalaisD）Potion

9wasthefounderofAngevin（orPlantagenet）Dynasty.A）HenryⅠB）HenryⅡC）KingJohnD）EdwardⅥ

10.CharlesⅠcalledhisthirdparliamentin1628,atthisparliamenthewasforcedtoacceptthePetitionofRight,regardedastheSecond

A）MagnaCartaB）BillofRightsC）LongParliamentD）ProvisionsofOxford

11.isgenerallyregardedasthebeginningofmodemworldhistory.

A）ThePuritanRevolutionB）TheRenaissance

C）TheGreatCharterD）TheEnglishReformation

12.TherestorationoftheHouseofStuarthappenedintheyearThemonarchwhorestoredwas

A）1660,CharlesIIB）1685,JamesIIC）1660,JamesIID）1685,CharlesII

13.isthebestknownofthe"metaphysicalpoets".

A）EdmundSpenserB）PhilipSidneyC）JohnDoneD）BenJonson

14.TheToriesweretheforerunnersofthewhichstillbearsthenicknametoday.

A）theLibertyPartyB）theLaborParty

C）theConservativePartyD）theCommunistParty

15.TheEnglishIndustrialRevolutioninthelate18thcenturystartedwiththe__industry.

A）coal-miningB）textileC）shipbuildingD）ironandsteal

16.ByBritainhadbuiltupabigempire"onwhichthesunneverset".

A）1839B）1799C）1900D）1905

17.TheLaborPartyhaditsoriginsin__,whichwasformedin1893andledbyKinHardin.

A）theLaborRepresentationCommitteeB）theIndependentLaborParty

C）theConservativePartyD）theTradesUnionCongress

18.isoftenreferredtoasthe"SiliconGlen"inBritain.

A）TheareabetweenLondonandSouthWalesB）LiverpoolandMerseysideRegion

C）TheareabetweenGlasgowandEdinburghD）TheCambridgeareasofEastAnglia

19.ThemaintextileproducingregionofBritainarethefollowingexcept

A）YorkshireB）NorthernIrelandC）WestMidlandsD）Humberside

20.AnoutstandingfeatureofBritisheconomicrecoveryinthe1803wasits.

A）inflationB）lengthC）unemploymentD）privatization

21.Naturalgaswasdiscoveredin1965andoilin1970under

A）theAtlanticOceanB）theNorthSea

C）theEnglishChannelD）thePacificOcean

22.Themonarchyistheoldestinstitutionofgovernment,goingbacktoatleast

A）the9thcenturyB）the8thcenturyC）1649D）1689

23.ThemainfunctionsofParliamentarefollowingexcept

A）topasslawsB）todebatethemajorissuesoftheday

C）toadvisetheSovereigntoapprovecertaingovernmentdecrees

D）toexaminegovernmentpolicyandadministration

24.ThebeginningoftheSecondCivilWarinEnglandwastheyear

A）1645B）1646C）1647D）1648

25.TheHouseofCommonsiselectedbyuniversaladultsuffrageandconsistsofmembersofParliament.

A）524B）651C）336D）610

26.arethetwomajorpoliticalpartiesinBritaintoday.

A）TheLaborPartyandtheConservationParty

B）TheConservationPartyandtheLiberalParty

C）TheLiberalPartyandtheRepublicans

D）TheLiberalPartyandtheLaborParty

27.AppealsincriminalcasesinEnglishandWalescanbeheardbythefollowingcourtsexcept

A）theCourtofAppealB）theMagistrateCourt

C）theCrownCourtD）theHighCourt

28.TheHighCourthas3divisions,whichistheexcept

A）FamilyDivisionB）CommercialDivision

C）ChanceryDivisionD）Queen'sBenchDivision

29.London'sMetropolitanPoliceForceisdirectlyunderthecontrolof

A）theLordChancellorB）theHomeSecretary

C）thePrimeMinisterD）theMinistryofDefence

30.istheultimatecourtofappealincivilcasesofU.K.

A）TheHouseofCommonsB）TheCourtofApeal

C）TheHighCourtD）TheHouseofLords

31.ofthefollowingisnotthenon-contributorySocialSecuritybenefits.

A）WarpensionsB）Maternityallowanceandwidow'sbenefit

C）ChildbenefitD）Familycredit

32.ThereligionsleaderoftheChurchofEnglandis

A）ArchbishopofCanterburyB）ArchbishopofYorkC）LordchancellorD）Queen

33.Educationiscompulsoryforallbetweentheagesofand__inGreatBritainexceptinNorthernIreland.

A）5,18B）4,18C）5,16D）4,16

34.Nationalnewspapersarepopularlydividedinto3groups,istheexception.

A）qualitypapersB）popularpapersC）SundaypapersD）mid-marketpapers.

35.TheState-runBBCisfinancedfromthe

A）commercialB）thesaleofTVsetC）thepublicfundingD）thesaleofTVlicenses

36.isthemostpopularsportinEnglandaswellasinEurope.

A）FootballB）CricketC）HorseracingD）Snooker

37.UndertheoldSelectiveSystem,Englishchildrenwhohavemarksinthe"elevenplus"examinationgoonto

A）grammarschoolsB）publicschoolC）technicalschoolsD）secondarymodernschools

38.ThePuritanswereoriginallyanextremesect.

A）CatholicB）JewishC）OrthodoxD）Protestant

39.ChristianitywasintroducedintoBritainby

A）theAnglo-SaxonsB）theCeltsC）theRomansD）theNorman-French

40.AboutpercentofthestatesecondaryschoolpopulationinGreatBritainattendcomprehensiveschools.

A）60B）70C）80D）90

41.istheofficialnameoftheUnitedKingdom.

A）GreatBritainB）TheBritainIslesC）England

D）TheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland

42.TherearethreepoliticaldivisionsontheislandofGreatBritain,istheexception.

A）EnglandB）WalesC）NorthernIrelandD）Scotland

43.BritainissurroundedbytheseawhichliesinthenorthAtlanticOceanoffofEurope.

A）thesouthcoastB）thewestcoastC）theeastcoastD）thenorthcoast

44.ThecommonestEnglishname"Smith"comesfromthename"Schmidt".

A）GermanB）FranceC）SpainD）Gaelic

45.broughtthenewreligion,ChristianitytoBritain.

A）TheAnglo-SaxonsB）TheRomansC）TheNormansD）TheCelts

46.WhentheNorthumbrianssubmittedtotheKingEgbertandtookhimfortheirmasterin829

actuallybecameanoverlordofalltheEnglish.

A）OffaB）EgbertC）KentD）William

47.WhichofthefollowingisNottrueabouttheAnglo-Saxons?

A）Theydividedthecountryintocounties

B）Theydividedthenarrow-trip3-fieldfarmingsystem

C）Theyestablishedthemanorialsystem

D）TheylaidthefoundationoftheEnglishState

48.TheCanterburyTales,whichdescribesagroupoftravelingintoCanterburytovisitThomasBacker'stomb.

A）ProtestantsB）CatholicsC）PilgrimsD）Puritans

49.TheHundredYear'sWarisgiventotheintermittentwarbetweenandthatlastedfrom1337to1453.

A）France…EnglandB）theU.S…Britain

C）Germany…EnglandD）French…Germany

50.By1453wastheonlypartofFrancethatwasstillinthehandsoftheEnglish.

A）SlugsB）FlandersC）PoitonD）Calais

51.ThenameWarsoftheRoseswascoinedbythegreat19thcenturynovelist

A）SirWalterScottB）BenJonson

C）EdmundSpenserD）ChristopherMarlowe

52.ThreeofthefollowingwerecharacteristicoftheElizabethanage.Whichistheexception?

__

A）Protestantismgraduallybecamethedominantfaith.

B）QueenElizabethadvocatedtheDivineRightandquarreledwithParliament.

C）Thiswastheageofthead