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英美概况2
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.LondonCockneyisakindof___