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英语国家社会

英语国家概况课程习题

英语国家概况

（1）模拟试题1

I.Fillintheblanks:

1.Britainconsistsof_____nations,includingEngland,_____,_______and______.

2.TheAnglo-SaxonsbegantosettleinBritainin________century.

3.ThecapitalofBritainis______whichhasgreatinfluenceontheUKinallfieldsincluding_______,_______and_______

4.ThecapitalofScotlandis______,whichiswell-knownforitsnatural

5._______,theancestorofthepresentQueen,Elizabeth11,unitedEnglandunderhisrulein829.

6.InBritain,theofficialheadofstateis_______whiletherealcentreofpoliticallifeisin______

7.TheBritishConstitutionconsistsof_______,_______,and_______.

8.ThemostimportantfunctionoftheParliamentisto_______._______,

9.Strictlyspeaking,theParliamenttodayconsistsof_______,_______and_______.

10.Lifepeersshouldbenominatedby_______andappointedby_______.

11.TheUKisdividedinto_______constituencieswitheachofthemrepresentedbyamemberin_________

12.Thepartywhichwinsthemajorityseatsinparliamentforms_______anditspartyleaderbecomes_________

13.Normally,agovernmentcanbeinpowerfor_______years,andthenithastoresignandholdageneralelection.

14.TherearethreemajorpartiesintheUK:

______________and_______.

15.From1979to1997,_______won4consecutiveelectionsandwasinpowerforquitealongtime.

16.ThetwooldestuniversitiesinBritainare_______and_______.

17.Australia,astheWorld's_______continentand._______island,hasapopulationwhichis_______inrelationtoitssize.

18.Geologically,Australiacanbedividedintothreeparts:

_______,whichisalsoknowasthe_______,andwhichrunsalmostparalleltotheeasterncoastfromnorthernQueenslandtosouthernTasmania;the_______,whichextendsfromtheGulfofCarpentriesinthenorthto_______andthewesternVictoriancoast;andtheGreatWesternPlateau,whichcoversmostof_______,muchofthe_______andSouthAustralia,andpartof_______.

19.NewZealandisinthe_______Ocean._______isitsnearestneighbour.The_______andthe_______areitstwomainlandmasses.Theyareseparatedby_______

20.TheHeadofStateofNewZealandis_______.SheisrepresentedinNewZealandbya_______whosemostimportanttaskistocallupontheleaderofthe_______toformagovernmentafteranelection.

21.ColumbusdiscoveredtheNewWorldintheyearof________

22.ThefirstpermanentsettlementinNorthAmericawasestablishedintoday's_______intheyearof_______

23.Afederalsystemisoneinwhich_______issharedbetween_______and_______withsomerightsreservedtoeach.

24.TheU.S.federalgovernmentconsistsofthefollowingthreebranches:

_______,_______and_______

25.TheCongressisdividedinto_______with_______memberswhoservetwo-yearterms,_______and_______withlawmakerswhoservesix-yearterms.

26.GroupswhotrytopersuadeCongressmentovotefororagainstabillareknownas_______

27.TheSupremeCourtiscomposedof_______chiefjusticeand~associatejustices.

28."WASP,standsfor_______.

29.Inarea,Canadaisthe________countryonearth.

30.Canadaconsistsof__________provincesand________territories.

II.Tickthecorrectanswerineachofthefollowing:

1.ThreeofthefollowingarecharacteristicsofLondon.Whichofthefouristheexception?

A.Londonisapolitical,economicandculturalcentreofthecountry.

B.LondonhasalargerpopulationthanallothercitiesinEngland.

C.LondonisnotonlythelargestcityinBritain,butalsothelargestintheworld.

D.Londonhasplayedasignificantroleintheeconomicconstructionofthecountry.

2.TheTowerofLondon,ahistoricalsight,locatedinthecentreofLondon,wasbuiltby

A.KingHaroldB.RobinHoodC.OliverCromwellD.WilliamtheConqueror

3.WhoweretheancestorsoftheEnglishandthefoundersofEngland?

A.theAnglo-SaxonsB.theRomansC.theVikingsD.theRomans

4.WhichisthelargestcityinScotland?

A.CardiffB.EdinburghC.GlasgowD.Manchester

5.WhydidtheScottishKingsdecidetoformanindependentsingularScottishstateintheninthcentury?

A.TheyneededaunifiedindependentnationtofightagainstVikingraids.

B.Theyfeltitnecessarytodeveloptheirownindustry.

C.TheywerethreatenedbytheAnglo-Saxons'invasion.

D.TheyhadtodoitinordertoresisttheEnglish.

6.WheredothemajorityofpeopleinScotlandlive?

A.intheHighlandsB.intheLowlands

C.intheUplandsD.inthewestofScotland

7.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.WaleswasinvadedbytheRomans.

B.WaleswasoccupiedbytheAnglo-Saxons.

C.WaleswasconqueredbytheNormans.

D.WaleswasthreatenedbytheEnglish.

8.Whichofthefollowingparties-inScotlandstillwantsanindependentScotland?

A.theLaborPartyB.theLiberalParty

C.theScottishNationalistPartyD.theConservativeParty

9.WhendidScotlandjointheUnionbyagreementoftheEnglishandScottishparliaments?

A.in1715B.in1688C.in1745D.in1707

10.LlywelgnapGruffuddismorethanasimplehistoricalfigurefortheWelsh.HeisalmostconsideredthelegendaryheroofWelshnationalismbecause

A.hebecamethefirstPrinceofWalesin1267.

B.hebroughttheEnglishunderhiscontrol.

C.heledahistoricuprisingagainsttheEnglish.

D.heunifiedWalesasanindependentnation.

11.WhichofthefollowingisNOTcharacteristicofBritishgovernment?

A.ItofferstheQueenhighpoliticalstatusandsupremepower.

B.Itisbothaparliamentarydemocracyandaconstitutionalmonarchy.

C.Itistheoldestrepresentativedemocracyintheworld.

D.IthasnowrittenformofConstitution.

12.Whichofthefollowingkingwasexecutedinthecivilwar?

A.JamesIB.JamesIIC.CharlesID.CharlesII

13.Whathappenedin1215?

A.ItwastheyearofNormanConquestinBritishhistory.

B.Forcedbybarons,KingJohnsignedtheMagnaCart&

C.HenryIVgrantedtheCommonsthepowertoreviewmoneygrants.

D.KingEgbertunitedEnglandunderhisrule.

14.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheGreatCouncil?

A.Theyincludedbaronsandrepresentativesfromcountiesandtowns.

B.Theyweresometimessummonedbythekingstocontributemoney.

C.TheylaterdevelopedintowhatwenowknowastheCabinet.

D.Theyrepresentedthearistocratsaswellasthecommunities.

15.UnderwhosereignwastheBillofRightspassed?

A.JamesIIB.WilliamofOrangeC.OliverCromwellD.GeorgeI

16.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheConstitution?

A.Itisadocumentwhichlistsoutthebasicprinciplesforgovernment.

B.ItisthefoundationofBritishgovernancetoday.

C.ConventionsandLawspassedbyParliamentarepartoftheConstitution.

D.ThecommonlawsarepartoftheConstitution.

17.WhichofthefollowingabouttheParliamentisNOTtrue?

A.TherearenolegalrestraintsuponParliament.

B.Strictlyspeaking,theQueenispartoftheParliament.

C.Parliamenthasthesupremepowerofpassinglaws.

D.ParliamenthasnopowertochangethetermsoftheConstitution.

18.WhichofthefollowingabouttheQueenisNOTtrue?

A.TheQueenselectsthePrimeMinisterandtheCabinet.

B.TheQueensymbolizesthetraditionandunityoftheBritishstate.

C.TheQueenactsasaconfidantetothePrimeMinister.

D.TheQueenisthetemporalheadoftheChurchofEngland.

19.Which,ofthefollowingabouttheHouseofLordsisNOTtrue?

A.LordsdonotreceivesalariesandmanydonotattendParliamentsittings.

B.ItconsistsoftheLordsSpiritualandtheLordsTemporal.

C.Thelordsareexpectedtorepresenttheinterestsofthepublic.

D.MostofthelordsintheHouseofLordsaremales.

20.WhichofthefollowingabouttheHouseofCommonsisNOTtrue?

A.MembersofParliamentelectthePrimeMinisterandtheCabinet.

B.MPsreceivesalariesandsomeotherallowances.

C.MPsareexpectedtorepresenttheinterestsofthepublic.

D.MostMPsbelongtothemajorpoliticalparties.

21.WhichgroupofpeoplecanNOTvoteinthegeneralelection?

A.membersintheHouseofCommonsB.LordsintheHouseofLords

C.theUKcitizensaboyeetheageof18D.theUKresidentcitizensoftheIrishRepublic

●Bywhomisa"voteofnoconfidence"decided?

A.theHouseofCommonsB.theHouseofLords

C.thetwomajorpartiesD.thePrimeMinister

●WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheelectoralcampaigns?

ØBigpartiescanbuytimetobroadcasttheirpoliciesonthetelevision.

ØThereisalimitontheamountofmoneycandidatescanspendintheirconstituency

✧campaign.

ØCandidatesandtheirsupportersgodoor-to-doorpersuadingvoterstovoteforthem.

ØCandidatescriticizeeachother'spoliciestoshowhowgoodtheirownpoliciesare.

●HowmanyseatsintheHouseofCommonsshouldapartyholdatleastinordertowintheelection?

✧A.651B.326C.626D.351

●Whichofthefollowingpartyadoptsa"fatherly"senseofobligationtothepoorerpeople

✧inthesociety?

✧A.theConservativepartyB.theLiberalDemocrats

✧C.thePartyofWalesD.theLabourparty

●WhichofthefollowingdescriptionabouttheConservativepartyisNOTtrue?

ØIthasbeeninpowerforanunusuallylongperiodoftime.

ØItpreferspoliciesthatprotectindividual'srights.

ØItreceivesalotofthefundingfrombigcompanies.

ØItisknownasapartyofhightaxationlevels.

●Whichgovernmentlostavoteofnoconfidenceandwasforcedtoresignin1979?

✧A.theConservativegovernmentB.theLiberalgovernment

✧C.theLabourgovernmentD.theradicalgovernment

●WhichperiodoftimeinBritishhistorywasdescribedas"privateaffluenceandpublicsqualor"?

✧A.the1940sB.