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英语国家社会与文化入门英语专业期末复习题

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1.Tickthecorrectanswerineachofthefollowing:

1.LlywelgnapGruffuddismorethanasimplehistoricalfigurefortheWelsh.HeisalmostconsideredthelegendaryheroofWelshnationalismbecause

英语国家社会与文化入门

Testpaper3

1.Tickthecorrectanswerineachofthefollowing:

1.LlywelgnapGruffuddismorethanasimplehistoricalfigurefortheWelsh.HeisalmostconsideredthelegendaryheroofWelshnationalismbecause

 A.hebecamethefirstPrinceofWalesin1267.

 B.hebroughttheEnglishunderhiscontrol.

 C.heledahistoricuprisingagainsttheEnglish.

 D.heunifiedWalesasanindependentnation.

2.HowmanycountiesdoyouknowthereareinNorthernIreland?

 A.26        B.6            C.32               D.20

3.WhichofthefollowingabouttheHouseofCommonsinBritainisNOTtrue?

 A.MembersofParliamentelectthePrimeMinisterandtheCabinet.

 B.MPsreceivesalariesandsomeotherallowance.

 C.MPsareexpectedtorepresenttheinterestsofthepublic.

 D.MostMPsbelongtothemajorpoliticalparties.

4.WhoistheleaderoftheLaborpartyinBritainatpresent?

 A.JohnMajor B.TonyBlair    C.HaroldWilson      D.MargaretThatcher

5.Whichcompanybecameanimportantaero-enginemanufacturerafterWWI?

 A.Boeing    B.RollsRoyce   C.McDonnel-Douglas  D.Hawker-SiddeleyAviation

6.BritishAerospacewasthemergerofwhichtwocompanies?

 A.theBritishAircraftCorporationandHawker-SiddeleyAviation

 B.theBritishAircraftCorporationandRollsRoyce

 C.Hawker-SiddeleyAviationandGECAvionics

 D.Hawker-SiddeleyAviationandRollsRoyce

7.WhichofthefollowingwasaPostmodernistwriter?

 A.GeorgeOrwell   B.RobertL.Stevenson   C.JaneAusten   D.VirginiaWoolf

8.WhichofthefollowingabouthuntingisNOTtrue?

 A.IthaddevelopedintoarecreationalactivityinmedievalEngland.

 B.Onlymenparticipatedinthehunting.

 C.Modernhuntersusuallychasefoxesnowadays.

 D.Itisstronglyobjectedbyanimalrightsgroups.

9.OfwhichpeopleisRobertBurnanationalpoet?

 A.Welshpeople    B.Irishpeople          C.Scottishpeople  D.Englishpeople

10.OnwhichdayisHalloweencelebrated?

 A.5November     B.31October          C.17March       D.25December

11.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheEisteddfod?

 A.Thehighlightisthecrowningofthetwobards.

 B.Itisthelargestpopularfestivalofmusic-makingandpoetrywritinginEurope.

 C."AddresstoaHaggis"isrecited.

 D.Competitionsareheldtofindthebestchoirs,translators,essayistsandpoets.

12.Whichofthefollowingschoolswouldadmitchildrenwithoutreferencetotheiracademicabilities?

 A.Comprehensiveschools.               B.Secondaryschools.

 C.Independentschool.                   D.Grammarschools.

13.WhichofthefollowingisNOTatruedescriptionofthesituationoftheethnicminoritiesintheUK?

 A.Theyarewell-representedintheBritishparliament.

 B.Theyareeconomicallypoorerthanthewhitepopulation.

 C.Theyaretreatedunfairlybythejusticesystem.

 D.Theyarethreatenedbysomeracistgroups.

14.Britainhasitsnuclearnavalforcesince

 A.it'soneofthedevelopedcountriesintheworld.

 B.it'satraditionalseapower.

 C.ithasanadvancedindustry.

 D.it'sabletoproducesubmarines.

15.WhichofthefollowingaboutthetabloidsisNOTtrue?

 A.Theyarebigformatnewspaper.

 B.Theyareoftencalled"thegutterpress".

 C.Theymainlydealinscandalsandgossipaboutfamouspeople.

 D.Theycarrystorieswithcolorphotosandcatchyheadlines.

16.____isAustralia'slargesttradingpartner.

 A.China         B.ASEANcountries   C.Britain          D.Japan

17.InwhichofthefollowingareasAustraliaandAmericahavedisagreements?

 A.Tradepolicies.

 B.AmericanmilitarypresenceintheAsianandPacificregion.

 C.EstablishingdiplomaticrelationswithP.R.China.

 D.Australia'smembershipintheUNSecurityCouncil.

18.DiplomaticrelationsbetweenAustraliaandChinawasestablishedin

 A.the1950s.      B.the1960s.         C.the1970s.      D.the1980s.

19._____isthelargestsegmentoftheAustralianeconomy.

 A.Theprimaryindustry.                  B.Thesecondaryindustry.

 C.Thetertiaryindustry.                   D.Thefood-processingindustry.

20.ThelargestmanufacturingsectorinAustraliais_____

 A.theship-buildingindustry.               B.theAustralianaerospaceindustry.

 C.theheavyengineeringindustry.           D.theAustralianfood-processingindustry.

21.Thesoleparentpensionisavailableto

 A.allsingleparents.

 B.singlepeoplecaringforchildrenunder16orrecipientsofthechilddisabilityallowance.

 C.singleparentsdivorcedwithchildrenunder16.

 D.divorcedorwidowedoldwomen.

22.WhichofthefollowingisNOTapartoftheAustraliansocialsecurityprograms?

 A.Tertiaryeducationassistance.             B.Agepensions.

 C.Pensionsforwaranddefensewidows.      D.Thechilddisabilityallowance.

23."Notaxationwithoutrepresentation"wastherallyingcryof_____

 A.thesettlersofVirginia.                 

 B.thepeopleofPennsylvania.

 C.thecolonistsinNewEngland.          

 D.thepeopleofthe13coloniesontheeveoftheAmericanRevolution.

24.TheNewDealwasstartedby______

 A.FranklinRoosevelt. B.J.F.Kennedy.   C.GeorgeWashington. D.ThomasJefferson.

25.Thelatesttechnologythatfarmershaveadoptedis_________.

 A.artificialfertilizers B.pesticide        C.tractors           D.computers

26._____doesNOTbelongtothe"LostGeneration".

 A.JohnDosPassos  B.ErnestHemingway C.F.ScottFitzgerald  D.JohnSteinbeck

27._____wasNOTwrittenbyHemingway.

 A.LightinAugust                       B.TheSunAlsoRises

 C.AFarewelltoArms                    D.forWhomtheBellTolls

28.WhichofthefollowingisNOTablackauthor?

 A.RichardWright   B.AlanGinsberg     C.JamesBaldwin    D.RalphEllison

29.Thefollowingauthorswerewomenwriterswhowrotenovelsinthelate19thandearly20thcenturywiththeexceptionof_____.

 A.EmilyDickinson  B.EdithWharton     C.WillaCather      D.KateChopin

30.ThefollowingwritersrepresentnewAmericanvoicesexcept_______.

 A.ToniMorrison    B.AliceWalker      C.T.S.Eliot    D.MaxineHongKingston

31.Togetabachelor'sdegree,anundergraduatestudentisrequiredtodothefollowingexcept_.

 A.attendinglecturesandcompleteassignments

 B.passingexamination

 C.takingcertainsubjectssuchashistory,languageandphilosophy

 D.earningacertainnumberofcreditsattheendofthefouryearsatcollege

32.DuetohisfirmbeliefinnonviolentpeacefulprotestinthespiritofIndia'sleaderGandhi,______wasawardedtheNobelPeacePrizein1964.

 A.JohnF.Kennedy   B.JamesFarmer     C.EllaBaker   D.MartinLutherKing,Jr.

33.Theonegroupwithinthecounterculturebestknownfortheirpursuitofhappinessastheironlygoalinlifewascalled_____.

 A.the"Hippies"                          B.the"BeatGeneration"

 C.the"MeGeneration"                    D.the"LostGeneration"

34.Inthe1960s,feminismwasreborn.Manywomenweredissatisfiedwiththeirlives,andin1963,withthepublicationof_____by______,theyfoundavoice.

 A.TheFeminineMystique,BettyFriedan      B.ProfileinCourage,JohnF.Kennedy

 C.TheOtherAmerica,MichaelHarrington     D.CatchintheRye,J.D.Salinger

35._____madethefirstdesktopPC.

 A.BillGates                             B.IBM

 C.Twoyoungamateurinventors             D.AppleComputers

36._______madethefirstliquidpropellantrocket.

 A.RobertHGoddard                       B.NaGermany

 C.J.RobertOppenheimer                   D.USmilitary

37.______inventedthetelephone.

 A.SamuelF.B.Morse                      B.AlexanderGrahamBell

 C.ThomasAlvaEdison                     D.ReginaldFessenden

38.Thetraditionofthevocalballadwhichcontributedtothebluesformwasusuallyaccompaniedby_____

 A.aguitar.        B.apiano.       C.abanjo.       D.atromboneandacymbal

39.TheProgressiveConservativePartywascompletelywipedoutinthe1933federalelectionbecause

 A.theyoffendedtheFrench-speakingpeopleinCanada.

 B.theygovernedtheentirecountryfortoomanyyears.

 C.theyhadbadmanagementoftheeconomy.

 D.theywereunabletorepresentthecountryasawhole.

40."Triplealliance"inJean-CharlesHarvey'snovelrefertothefollowingexcept:

 A.capitalists       B.politicians     C.church        D.Frenchseparatism

41.InwhichperiodhaveCanada'smostfamousandsuccessfulwritersappeared?

 A.post-warperiod                         B.periodofnation-building

 C.earlycolonialperiod                     D.pre-Europeanperiod

42.WhatideaismostpowerfullypresentedinMargaretLaurence'swork,makingherhighlyrepresentativeofcontemporaryCanada?

 A.self-analysis  B.women'sposition  C.culturaldifference   D.politicalenvironment

43.Whichofthefollowingnovelswasmadeintoanextremelysuccessfulfilmin1997?

 A.LostintheBarrens                       B.TheTwoSolitudes

 C.TheHandmaid'sTale                     D.TheEnglishPatient

44.Ontheevidenceofthepast,CanadausedtobesoreluctanttogetinvolvedinEuropean

squabblesthatoneprimeministerevenreferredtothetwoworldwarsas"thevortexofEuropeanmilitarism".Who