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英美文化概况练习题

英格兰苏格兰与威尔士部分

1.ThecommonwealthofNationsincludesallEuropeancountries.F

2.1in10oftheBritishpopulationareofnon-Europeanethnicity.F

3.GreatBritainincludes3constituentcountries:

England,ScotlandandWales.F

4.Britainisnolongeranimperialcountry.T

5.ThestereotypeoftheEnglishgentlemanneverappliedthemajorityoftheBritishpeople.T

6.NorthernIrelandispartofGreatBritain.F

7.WhenpeopleoutsidetheUKtalkaboutEngland,theymistakeitasBritainsometimes.T

8.TheScotsandtheWelshhaveastrongsenseofbeingBritish.F

9.ScotlandwasneverconqueredbytheRomans.T

10.MostpeopleinScotlandspeaktheoldCelticlanguage,called“Gaelic”.F

11.ScotlandwasunifiedwithEnglandthroughpeacefulmeans.F

12.Walesisrichincoaldeposits.T

13.Cardiff,thecapitalofWales,isalargecity.F

14.ThetitleofPrinceofWalesisheldbyaWelshaccordingtotradition.F

1.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofLondon?

AtheculturalcenterBthebusinesscenter

CThefinancialcenterDthesportscenter

2.WhichofthefollowingisnottrueofBritain?

AEconomicdifferencesbetweennorthandsouth.

BDifferencesofsocialsystemsbetweenScotlandandWales.

CClassdifferencesbetweenawhite-collarworkerandablue-collarworker.

DCulturaldifferencesbetweenimmigrantsandtheBritish.

3.WhichofthefollowingcannotbefoundinLondon?

Ateahousesbartgalleries

cmuseumsdtheatres

4.WhichofthefollowingisnottrueaboutBritain?

Aitusedtobeapowerfulimperialcountryintheworld

BitplaysanactiveroleasamemberofEuropeanUnion.

Citisarelativelywealthyanddevelopedcountry.

Ditusedtobeoneofthesuperpowersintheworld.

5.WhichofthefollowingisnottrueaboutLondon?

A.it’sapolitical,economicandculturalcenterofthecountry.

BithasalargerpopulationthanallothercitiesinEngland.

Citisnotonlythelargestcityinthecountry,butalsothelargestintheworld.

Dithasplayedasignificantroleintheeconomicconstructionofthecountry.

6.TheTowerofLondon,ahistoricalsight,locatedinthecenterofLondon,wasbuiltby

A.KingArthurbRobinHoodcOliverCromwelldWilliamtheconqueror

7.WhoaretheancestorsoftheEnglishandthefoundersofEngland?

AtheAnglo-SaxonsbtheNormans

CtheVikingsdtheRomans

8.WhichisthelargestcityinScotland?

ACardiffbEdinburgh

cGlasgowdManchester

9.WhydidtheScottishkingsdecidetoformanindependentsingularScottishstateinthe9thcentury?

AtheyneededaunifiedindependentnationtofightagainstVikingraids.

Btheyfeltitnecessarytodeveloptheirownindustry

CtheywerethreatenedbytheAnglo-Saxon’sinvasion.

DtheyhadtodoitinordertoresisttheBritish.

10.WheredothemajorityofpeopleinScotlandlive?

AintheHighlandsbintheLowlands

cintheUplandsdinthewestofScotland.

11.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?

AWaleswasinvadedbytheRomans.

BWaleswasinvadedbytheAnglo-Saxons.

CWaleswasconqueredbytheNormans.

DWaleswasthreatenedbytheEnglish.

12.WhichofthefollowingpartiesinScotlandstillwantsanindependentScotland?

AtheLabourParty

BtheLiberalParty

CtheScottishNationalistarty

DtheConservativeParty.

13.WhendidScotlandjointheUnionbyagreementoftheEnglishandScottishParliaments?

Ain1715bin1688cin1745din1707

爱尔兰

1.IrelandispartofGreatBritain.F

2.Ulster,referringtoNorthernIreland,wasonceanancientIrishKingdom.T

3.ThecapitalofBelfastisalargecitywithhalfamillionpeople.F

4.NorthernIrelandissignificantbecauseofitsmanufacturingindustry.F

5.ThemajorityofIrishpeopleweredescendantsoftheoriginalCelticpeoplewhoinhabitedBritishIslesbeforetheRomansarrived2000yearsago.T

6.MostBritishpeopleareProtestantswhilemostIrishpeopleareCatholics.F

7.TheBritishgovernmentdoesn’thavedirectrulefromLondonoverNorthernIreland.F

8.SinnFeinisalegalpoliticalpartyinNorthernIreland.T

9.TheAnglo-IrishAgreementof1985guaranteedtheloyalistProtestantcommunitytheirrighttodecidetheirfutureinNorthernIreland.T

10.TheGoodFridayAgreementwasapprovedon10April1998.T

11.NorthernIrelandtodayisgovernedbyseparatejurisdictions:

thatofRepublicofIrelandandthatofGreatBritain.F

1.Inthe17thcentury,theEnglishgovernmentencouragedpeoplefromScotlandandNorthernEnglandtoemigratetothenorthofIreland,because…

AtheywantedtoincreaseitscontroloverIreland

Btheyhadtoomanypeopleanddidn’thaveenoughspaceforthemtoliveinBritain.

Ctheyintendedtoexpandtheirinvestment.

DtheybelievedthatIrelandwasthebestplaceforthem.

2.In1969,thefirstBritishsoldierswereseenonNorthernIrelandstreet.Theycamefirst…

AtomaintaintrafficorderinNorthernIreland.

BtoprotectCatholics

CtoprotectProtestants

DtoreplacetheRoyalUlsterConstabularysincetheywereunabletokeepsocialorder

3.NorthernIrelandisthesmallestofthefournations,butisquitewell-knownintheworldfor…

Aitsmostfamouslandmark,the“Giant’sCauseway”

Bitsrichculturallife

Citslowlivingstandards

Ditsendlesspoliticalproblems

4.FacedwithconflictingdemandstheBritishgovernmentchoseacompromiseandorganizedapartitionofIrelandin1921,because…

AtheBritishgovernmentwouldn’tbeabletocontrolIrelandanylongerbyforce.

BtheBritishgovernmentintendedtosatisfybothsides—CatholicsandProtestants

CatholicsinIrelanddemandedapartitionofIreland.

DProtestantswelcomedtheideaofpartition

5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

ASinnFeinisalegalpartyinNorthernIreland.

BthosewhowanttouniteNorthernIrelandwithBritainarecalledUnionists.

CtheSocialdemocraticandLaborpartyisaveryimportantpoliticalpartyinBritain.

DthosewhoshowtheirloyaltytotheBritishCrownarecalledLoyalists.

6.Intheearly1970s,theIRA…

A.KilledmanyProtestantsandCatholics

B.BurneddownthehousesofCatholics

C.Murderedindividualsatrandom

D.Carriedoutaseriesofbombingandshootingandattackedthesecurityforcesastheirmaintarget.

7.1972wastheworstyearofthepoliticaltroublesinNorthernIreland,because…

A13Catholicswereshotdeadbythepeople

B468peoplewerekilledinNorthernIreland

Cthegovernmentcarriedoutapolicyknownas“internment.”

Dbloodykillingof468peoplefortifiedCatholicoppositiontotheBritishpresenceinNorthernIreland.

8.Whydidthegovernmentdecidetoreplacethepower-sharingpolicywith“directrule”fromLondon?

Athepower-sharingpolicywasnotacceptedbythemajorityofProtestants.

BtheNorthernIrishParliamentcouldnotgovernthepowereffectively.

Cthepower-sharingpolicycouldn’tbecarriedout.

Dalltheabove.

9.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?

Ain1981,someconvictedIRAprisonerswentonahunger-strike

Btheydemandedforthestatusofbeing“politicalprisoners”bystarvingthemselves

CMargaretThatcher’sgovernmentgaveintotheirpoliticaldemand.

DthedeathofprisonersrevitalizedthepoliticalmovementofSinFein.

10.HowmanycountiesarethereinNorthernIreland?

A26b6c32d20

11.WhichofthefollowingagreementisacceptedbybothCatholicsandProtestantsinNorthernIreland?

AtheAnglo-IrishAgreement

BtheBelfastagreement

CtheGoodFridayagreement

Dthemulti-partyagreement

12.AccordingtotheGoodFridayAgreement,NorthernIrelandtodayshouldbegovernedbythefollowingjurisdictionsexcept…

AthejurisdictionoftheRepublicofIreland

Bthejurisdictionofloyalistministers

CthejurisdictionofGreatBritain

DthejurisdictionofNorthernIreland.

英国政府

Decidethefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse

•ItisnodoubtthatBritainistheoldestrepresentativedemocracyintheworld.T

•2.InBritain,theprocessofstate-buildinghasbeenoneofevolutionratherthanrevolution,incontrasttoFranceandtheUSA.T

•3.TheoldestinstitutionofgovernmentinBritainistheMonarchy.T

•4.Thedivinerightofthekingmeansthesovereignderivedhisauthorityfromhissubjects.F

•5.AsthekingintheoryhadGodonhisside,itwasthoughtthatheshouldexerciseabsolutepower.F

•6.Theterm“parliament”wasfirstofficiallyusedin1066todescribethegatheringoffeudalbaronsandrepresentativesfromcountiesandtowns.F

•7.Britainisbothaparliamentarydemocracyandaconstitutionalmonarchy.T

•8.Britain,likeIsrael,hasawrittenconstitutionsofthesortwhichmostcountrieshave.F

•9.Commonlawsarelawswhichhavebeenestablishedthroughcommonpracticeinthecourts.T

II.Choosetheanswerthatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.

•1.WhichofthefollowingisNotacharacteristicofBritishgovernment?

A.ItofferstheQueenhighpoliticalstatusandsupremepower.

B.Itisaparliamentarydemocracyandaconstitutionalmonarchy.

C.Itistheoldestrepresentativedemocracyintheworld.

2.

•D.IthasnowrittenformofConstitution.

•2.Whichofthefollowingkingswasexecutedinthecivilwar?

A.JamesIB.JamesII

C.CharlesID.CharlesII

3.Whathappenedin1215?

A.ItwastheyearofNormanConquestinBritishhistory.

B.Forcedbybarons,KingJohnsignedtheMagnaCarta.大宪章

C.HenryIVgrantedtheCommonsthepowertoreviewmoneygrants.

•D.KingEgbertunitedEnglandunderhisrule.

•4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheGreatCouncil?

A.Theyincludedbaronsandrepresentativesfromcountiesandtowns.

B.Theyweresometimessummonedbythekingstocontributemoney.

C.