八级人文题100.docx

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八级人文题100

1.WhoweretheancestorsoftheEnglishandthefoundersofEngland?

A．TheAnglo-Saxons

B.TheVikings

C.TheNormans

D.TheRomans

2.WhichofthefollowingwasthemanwhocrushedvariousrebellionsinIrelandandsettledEnglishandScottishProtestantstherebygivingthemland?

A.OliverCromwell

B.KingCharlesI

C.WilliamI

D.WilliamIII

3.InwhichofthefollowingyearsdidJuliusCaesarinvadeBritain?

A.55BC

B.54BC

C.54AD

D.43AD

4.WhichofthefollowingpeoplesweretheancestorsoftheWelsh?

A.TheCelts

B.TheRomans

C.TheDanes

D.TheAnglo-Saxons

5.TheChurchofEnglandfoundedbyHenryVIIIwasnamedinEnglandas________.

A.Catholic

B.Anglican

C.Puritan

D.Episcopal

6.ChristianitywasfirstintroducedintoBritainby________.

A.theCelt

B.TheRomans

C.TheVikingDanes

D.TheNorman-French

7.ThreeofthefollowingarethemainactivitiesoftheCityofLondon.Whichistheexception?

A.Governmentadministration

B.Buyingandsellingcommodities

C.Providingservicesandfinanceforcommercialinvestment

D.Stockexchange

8.Britaindoesn’tshareanylandborderwithanyothercountriesexcept_______

A.TheRepublicofIreland

B.France

C.Iceland

D.Norway

9.AsKingAlfredwasnotabletodrivetheDanesoutofEngland,hemadeatreatywiththem,allowingthemtokeepthenorthernandeasternpartsofEngland,whichlaterbecameknownas_.

A.TheDanelaw

B.Wessex

C.Sussex

D.Normandy

10.Britishrecodedhistorybeginswith_____

A.TheRomaninvasion

B.TheNormanconquest

C.TheVikingandDanishinvasion

D.TheAnglo-Saxoninvasion

11.Intheearly1970s,theIRA____

A.killedmanyProtestantsandCatholics

B.burneddownthehousesofCatholics

C.murderedindividualsatrandom

D.carriedoutaseriesofbombingandshootingandattackedthesecurityforcesastheirmaintarget

12.MostpeopleinNorthernIrelandare____

A.Catholics

B.Protestants

C.Presbyterians

D.Nonconformists

13.WhichofthefollowingISNOTacharacteristicofBritishgovernment?

A.ItofferstheQueenhighpoliticalstatusandsupremepower

B.Itisbothaparliamentarydemocracyandaconstitutionalmonarchy

C.IthasnowrittenformofConstitution

D.Itistheoldestrepresentativedemocracyintheworld

14.WhichofthefollowingkingsbelievedtheDivineRighttogovern,andwascondemnedtodeathduringtheEnglishCivilWar?

A.JamesI

B.CharlesI

C.KingJohn

D.JamesII

15.WhichofthefollowingsucceededtothethronewhenJamesIdidin1625?

A.CharlesI

B.JamesII

C.RichardI

D.WilliamIII

16.TheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIrelandisreignedoverby_______,butruledby_____.

A.thegovernment/theMonarch

B.theMonarch/thegovernment

C.theparliament/Constitutionalmonarch

D.theCabinet/QueenElizabeth

17.Theexecutivepowerisinthehandsof________

A.Parliament

B.TheHouseofCommons

C.ThecabinetheadedbythePrimeMinister

D.TheQueen

18.Whichofthefollowingisnotcorrect?

A.TheQueenholdsmeetingsofthePrivyCouncil

B.TheQueenreceivesreportsofCabinetmeetingsinherweeklysessionswiththePrimeMinister

C.TheQueenmusttakesideswhenadisputearisesintheCabinet

D.TheQueenisinformedof,andconsultedoneveryaspectofnationlife

19.TherealpoweroftheHouseofLordsliesin___.

A.helpingtopassMoneyBills

B.delayingbills

C.discussingbills

D.beingSupremeCourt

20.Mostofthepracticalworkofthegovernmentisdoneby________

A.thePrimeMinister

B.theCabinetminister

C.thecivilservants

D.theheadsofdepartments

21.WhyaresomanypartymemberselectedtoParliamentineachElectioninBritain?

A.Becausepartymembersusuallyenjoybetterreputation

B.Becausepartymembershavemoreexperienceinformingagovernment

C.Becausepartymembershavethebackingofnationwideorganizations

D.Becausepeopletrustpartymemberstoagreaterdegree

22.Whichgroupofpeopleisconsideredasthemiddleclass?

A.Thosewithincomesfromrentsandpropertypayments

B.Thosewhodealtwithpaper,eitherinbusinessorinaprofession

C.Thosewhodidmanuallabor

D.Thosewhohadagreatdealofmoney

23.——istheprimaryoppositiontotheConservatives.

A.TheLiberalParty

B.TheConservativeParty

C.TheLaborParty

D.TheLiberalDemocratParty

24.TheLaborPartybecameoneofthetwomajorparitiesafter____.

A.1916

B.1922

C.1930

D.1945

25.TheConservativePartysupportsthefollowingpoliciesexcept____

A.Denationalization

B.freeenterprise

C.extendingthesocialservice

D.cautioussocialreform

26.By___isavoteofnoconfidencedecided.

A.TheHouseofCommons

B.TheHouseofLords

C.thetwomajorparties

D.thePrimeMinister

27.Someindustriesthathadbeennationalized（takenoverbythestate）after1945,suchas_____.A.BritishOilCorporation

B.BritishAirways

C.BritishTelecommunications

D.alloftheabove

28.Theserviceindustryisalsocalled____

A.subsidiaryindustry

B.lightindustry

C.secondaryindustry

D.tertiaryindustry

29.WhichofthefollowinglivestockhasthebiggestnumberintheUK?

A.Beefbattle

B.Dairycattle

C.Chicken

D.Sheep

30.WhereisthebestagriculturallandinBritain？

A.InthesoutheastofEngland

B.InthenortheastofEngland

C.InthesoutheastofScotland

D.InthenortheastofScotland

31.WhichofthefollowingisNOTacompanyintheenergysector?

A.Shell

B.ICI

C.RTZ

D.BritishGas

32.Whichcivilairlinewasstartedin1924aftertheFirstWorldWar?

A.ImperialAirway

B.BritishAirways

C.Hawker-siddeleyAviation

D.theBritishAircraftCorporation

33.WhatdidFrankWhittledoin1937?

A.Heinvitedthefirstjetplane.

B.Hedevelopedthefirstjetengine.

C.Hemadethefirstjet-poweredflight.

D.Hemadethetrans-Atlanticflight.

34.BritishAerospacewasthemergeofthewhichtwocompanies?

A.TheBritishAircraftCorporationandHawker-SiddeleyAviation

B.TheBritishAircraftCorporationandRollsRoyce.

C.Hawker-SiddeleyAviatonandGECAvionics

D.Hawker-SiddeleyaviationandRollsRoyce

35.InwhichofthefollowingperiodsoftheEnglishlanguagedidWilliamShakespearewrite?

A.OldEnglish

B.MiddleEnglish

C.LateMiddleEnglish

D.ModernEnglish

36.Shakespearelivedintheperiodof____.

A.theMiddleAges

B.theVictorianage

C.theElizabethanage

D.theIndustrialRevolution

37.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?

A.BeowulfisaherowhohelpsaDanishkingkillaseamonster.

B.Beowulflaterbecomesakingofhisownland,Sweden.

C.BeowulfstandsforChristianvirtues.

D.BeowulfissaidtobedescendedfromCain,theoldestsonofAdamandEve.

38.______wereregardedthemostimportant“streamofconsciousness”novelistsinBritain.

A.JamesJoyceandVirginiaWoolf

B.DavidHerbertLawrenceandJamesJoyce

C.VirginiaWoolfandHerbertGeorgeWells

D.DavidHerbertLawrenceandHerbertGeorgeWells

39.______wasanaestheteadvocating“artforart’ssake”.

A.OscarWilde

B.GeorgeBernardShaw

C.WilliamBufferYeats

D.JohnMillingtonSynge

40.TheEnglishRenaissancewasespeciallysignificantforthreeliteraryforms,except_____

A.novel

B.drama

C.poetry

D.prose

41._______introducedtheElizabethanageinhismasterpieceTheFaerieQueen,whichwasanodetoQueenElizabeth.

A.EdmundSpenser

B.WilliamShakespeare

C.JohnMilton

D.ThomasGray

42.ThegreatestEnglishrevolutionarypoetoftheseventeenthcenturywas____,whomwerememberchieflyforhislongepicintwelvebooksParadiseLost.

A.JohnMilton

B.WilliamWordsworth

C.RobertBrowning

D.JohnKeats

43.UndertheoldselectivesystemEnglishchildrenwhohavehighmarksinthe“elevenplus”examinationgoonto_____.

A.publicschools

B.technicalschools

C.grammarschools

D.secondarymodernschools

44.WhichofthefollowingisafeatureofBritisheducationasawhole?

A.Educationischaotic

B.Educationisveryexpensive.

C.Educationishighlycentralized.

D.Educationisratherindependentandenjoysagreatdealoffreedom.

45.WhenwastheNorthAtlanticTreatyOrganizationfounded?

A.In1955

B.IN1945

C.IN1948

D.IN1949

46.WhichofthefollowingisthemostfamousofallBritishnewspapers?

A.TheTimes

B.TheGuardian

C.DailyTelegraph

D.DailyMirror

47.Whichofthefollowingisatabloid?

A.NewStatesman

B.TheSun

C.SundayTimes

D.MorningStar

48.Whichofthefollowingnewspaperisatabloid?

A.TheTelegraph

B.EastEnders

C.TheNewsoftheWorld

D.Noneoftheabove

49.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheBBCisnotTRUE?

A.TheBBCputsoutbothradiobroadcastingservicesandTVprograms.

B.ThereisnoadvertisingonanyoftheBBCprograms.

C.TheBBCisfinancedbyprivatefunds.

D.TheBBCWorldServicebroadcastsinternationalnewsworldwide,usingmorethan30languages.

50.WhichofthefollowingaboutTheTimesisnottrue?

A.TheCirculationisverysmall.

B.ThisisthemostfamousofallBritishpapers.

C.ThemostimportantBritishpeopleallovertheworldstillreadit.

D.Itismostcriticalofestablishedinterests.

51.Whichofthefollowingistrulyasportoftheroyalfamily?

A.CricketB.Golfing.C.SkiingD.Horseracing

52.WhichofthefollowingpeoplesweretheancestorsoftheIrish?

A.TheCelts

B.TheRomans

C.TheDanes

D.TheAnglo-Saxons

53.ItisbelievedthatCelticinvaderscametoIrelandinthe____centuryBC.

A.5th

B.6TH

C.7TH

D.8TH

54.Whobroughtalegalsystem---theBrehonlaw,totheislandofIreland?

A.Christians

B.Vikings

C.Celts

D.Normans

55.TheHomeRuleBillwasfinallypassedin____.

A.1891

B.1900

C.1914

D.1916

56.