考研专业课英美概况2.docx

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A.GovernmentB.individualC.local

1.Youcouldfindtheworld-famousSpeakers’Cornerin_____.

A.GreatRussellB.HydeParkC.WestminsterAbbey

2._____isthebiggestandmostwell-knownchurchinLondon.

A.WhitehallB.St.Paul’sCathedral

C.WestminsterAbbey

3._____isthemonarch’spresentLondonhome.

A.WestminsterPalaceB.BuckinghamPalace

C.WhitehallPalace

4.Stratford-on-Avonistheplacewhere_____wasbornin1564.

A.WilliamShakespeareB.CharlesDickens

C.SamuelButler

FillintheBlanks

1.TherearetwosystemsofprimaryandsecondaryeducationinBritain.Theyarethe_____schoolandthe_____school.

2.Theindependentschoolor“_____”schoolisfewinnumberbutofgreatinfluence.

3.Thefourtypesofstateschoolsinthesecondaryeducationarethe_____schools,comprehensivesecondaryschools,_____schoolsandsecondarymodernschools.

4.Forallchildreninstateschools,secondaryeducationbeginsattheageof_____.

5.Therearetwosystemsforsecondaryeducationinstateschools,the_____andthe_____.

6.Undertheoldselectivesystem,childrentookanexaminationcalledthe__________intheirlastyearataprimaryschool.Theresultsofthisexaminationdeterminedthesecondaryeducationapupilwouldreceive.

7.TheoldestschoolsinUKare_____schools.

8.__________schoolswereestablishedbefore1960,inwhichpupilswerenotseparatedbythecriterionofacademicability.

9.At_____or_____pupilstakeanexamination,eitherattheOrdinaryLeveloftheGeneralCertificateofEducationortheCertificateofSecondaryEducation.

10.At18thereisanotherexaminationforthepupils,the__________oftheGeneralCertificateofEducationortheCertificateofSecondaryEducation.

11._____schoolsareoftenattachedtopolytechnics.

12.Thefourfamousschool:

EtonCollege,HarrowSchool,WinchesterCollegeandRugbySchoolareneverreferredtoascollegesbut_____schools.

13.Thepublicschoolsemphasizetwofactorsineducation.Oneisthestudyofclassicsandscience,theotheristhedevelopmentofwhatiscalled“_____”.

14.TheolduniversitiesinBritainreferto_____and_____.

15.Thefivetypesofuniversitiesarethetwo_____universities,thefour_____universities,themiddle-ageduniversities,thenewuniversitiesantheOpenuniversityandtheone_____university.

16.Oxfordgotstartedinthe_____century.Ithas_____colleges.

17.Thereareabout_____studentsinOxfordandCambridgerespectively.

18.TheUniversityofLondonisatypeof_____university.

19.TherearethreeacademicdegreesinBritain,the_____,_____and_____degrees.

20.Aclassinastateschoolisoftencalleda“_____”,nevera“grade”.

21.Almostallthenationalpapersarepublishedinthecityof_____.

22.The__________isthenationalcentreofthepressintheUK.

23.Themostfamousbroadcastingcompanyis_______________.

24.Themostwell-knownnewsagencyis_____.

25.ThesecondoldestuniversityinBritainis_____.

26.TheIndependentBroadcastingAuthoritygetsitsmoneyfrom_____.

27.You’llfindallBBC’sprogrammesinthemagazine__________.

28.In1851Reuterswasfoundedin_____.

29._____isregardedasthemostEnglishgames.

30.Schoolboysusuallyplayruggeror_____inwinter,_____insummer.

31.Schoolsgirlsusuallyplaytennisand_____insummerandnetballand_____inwinter.

32.Netballisakindofbasketball,androundersisasortof_____.

33.The__________foundedinLondonin1660isoneofthemostprestigiousscientificbodiesintheworld.

34.IssaeNewtonheldthepresidentoftheRoyalSocietyfor_____years.

35.ThefamousbookMathematicalPrinciplesofNaturalPhilosophywaswrittenby__________.

36.JamesWattwasagreat_____engineerandinventor.

37.__________,anEnglishphysician,discoveredthevaccineforpreventingsmallpoxandpioneeredthesciencesofimmunologyandvirology.

38.Theminer’ssafetylampwasnicknamed_____Lamp.

39.CharlesRobertDarwinpublishedhisbookOnthe_______________whichcausedastirinVictoriantimes.

40.OscarWilderwasanaestheteadvocating“____________________”.

41.TheseatoftheBritishHousesofParliamentis__________.

42.“BigBen”wasnamedafterSir__________.

43.Theplacewheremanyfamousfiguresareburiediscalled__________.

44.KarlMarxoncecametostudyandworkintheBritishMuseumLibraryandCompletedmostofhisfamousbook_____there.

45._____ParkintheCentreofLondonisoneoftheWorld’smostfamouscityparks.

46.The_____of_____wasastateprisonfromNormantimes.

47._____isamostimportantstreetwheresomeofthemostimportantofficesarelocated.

48.Thepeoplecanvisit300life-sizewaxfiguresin__________.

ExplaintheFollowingTerm

1.BBC

2.TheOpenUniversity

3.TheSpectator

AnswertheFollowingQuestions

1.WhatisthepublicschoolsystemintheUK?

（talkaboutthisinthefollowingpoints:

enrolment,fundingandfunction）

2.WhatdoyouknowaboutthedifferencebetweenaqualitypaperandapopularpaperinBritain?

SocialLife

1.MostBritishcouplesgoto_____tohavetheirweddingceremony.

A.churchB.concertC.registryoffice

2.Housepricesare_____inBritain.

A.lowB.affordableC.high

3.Britishfoodis_____.

A.unlimitedB.abundantC.limitedD.changeable

4.Newlyweddedcouplesare_____tohaveababy.

A.eagerB.unwillingC.noteager

5.TheBritishpeopleusuallyhaveasmallquantityof_____asafirstcourse.

A.soupB.sweetC.vegetable

6.Thebest-knownqualityoftheBritishpeopleistheir_____.

A.conservativenessB.exclusivenessC.phlegm

7.TheEnglishsenseofhumouris_____.

A.self-madeB.self-deprecatingC.self-respect

8.Englishpeopledonotlaughatthefollowingexcept_____.

A.amisfortuneB.afailureC.acrippleD.ownfaults

9.Therighttoprivacyandpersonalfreedomis_____bytheBritish.

A.disturbedB.unquestionedC.notallowedD.questionable

10.Three“Don’ts”includethefollowingexcept_____.

A.jumpingupthequeueB.askingawomanherage

C.bargainingwhileshoppingD.laughingatone’sownfaults

11.WhattheEnglishmenusuallytalkaboutintheirdailylifeis_____.

A.priceB.taxC.weatherD.sports

12.Three“ings”includethefollowingexcept_____.

A.bettingB.drinkingC.tippingD.bargaining

13.TheBritishpeoplearegreatloversofbetting.Themostmoneytheybetmainlyon_____.

A.horseracingB.BingoC.footballpoolsD.dogracing

14.Thethreeroyaltraditionsarethefollowingexcept_____.

A.playingtheflute

B.thechangingoftheQueen’sguard

C.makingaparliamentaryspeechbyQueen

D.watchingthehorseracing

15.Playingthefluteisatraditioninheritedfrom_____.

A.QueenVictoriaB.QueenElizabethC.MaryI

16.JohnBulldenotedafrank,uneasy,funny_____calledJohnBullinthe17thcentury.

A.ladyB.boyC.gentlemanD.youngman

17.DuringthesummerindustrialworkersinBritainhaveatleast_____weeksofpaidholiday.

A.fourB.fiveC.three

18.Stateschoolsusuallyhave_____weeksofsummerholidays.

A.sixB.sevenC.five

19.St.Patrick’sDayandOrangeman’sDayaretheholidaysonlyspentin_____.

A.EnglandB.WalesC.ScotlandD.N.I.

20._____isbasicallyahomeandfamilyfestival.

A.ChristmasB.BoxingDayC.EasterMonday

21.ThepurelypersonalfestivalinBritainis_____.

A.Mothers’DayB.Fathers’DayC.birthday

22.BoxingDayison_____.

A.thefirstweekdayafterChristmasB.thefollowingdayofChristmas

C.thelastSundayofDecember

23.Thefestivalwhichcelebratesahistoricaleventis_____.

A.GoodFridayB.RemembranceDay

C.GuyFawkesDay

24.NewYear’sDayismoreimportantthanChristmastothe_____.

A.IrishB.EnglishC.ScotsD.welsh

25._____commemoratesthecrucifixionofJesusChrist,andEasterSundaytheresurrection.

A.EasterMondayB.GoodFridayC.Christmas

26.Thebirthdayofthe_____isaNationalDayinBritain.

A.headoftheHouseofCommonsB.BritishMonarch

C.PrimeMinister

27.TheChristmaspuddingisdarkbrown,richandfruity,sometimeswithafew_____coinshiddeninit.

A.goldB.silverC.copper

28.ArmisticeDayison_____whentheBritishrememberthemillionsofpeoplewhodiedinthetwoworldwars.

A.November11thB.April21stC.December31st

29.Wagesmeanapaymentusuallyofmoneyforlabourorservicesaccordingtocontractandonthefollowingbasisexcept_____.

A.hourlyB.dailyC.monthlyD.piecework

30.TheBritishpeopletraditionallyliketolivein_____.

A.highbuildingsB.smallhousesC.bighouses

31.Attheageof_____,mostmenretirefromtheiremployment.

A.sixtyB.sixty-fiveC.fifty-five

32.Buddhismwasfoundedinthe_____centuryB.C.bySakyamuni.

A.6thB.7thC.8th

33.Islamwasfoundedinthe_____centurybyMohammed.

A.7thB.8thC.9th

34.Christianitycameintobeinginthe_____century.

A.firstB.secondC.third

35.Christianityconsistsofthefollowingexcept_____.

A.CatholicismB.JewishChurch

C.ProtestantismD.OrthodoxEasternChurch

36.OneoftheFreeChurches_____isalsocalledtheSocietyofFriends.

A.theBaptistB.QuakersC.theMethodist

37.TheChurchofEnglandisalsocalled_____.

A.theAnglicanChurchB.theCongregational

C.theSalvationArmyD.Puritanism

38.TheChurchofEnglandcameintobeingduringthe_____.

A.GloriousRevolutionB.IndustrialRevolution

C.EuropeanReformation

I.FillintheBlanks

1.LondonCockneyisakindo