英美文化概况10套试题与答.docx

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英美文化概况10套试题与答

第一套：

Ⅰ.

1.SinnFeinisnotalegalpoliticalpartyinNorthernIreland.F

2.NorthernIrelandisthesmallestofthefournations,butisquitewell-known:

intheworldforitsendlesspoliticalproblems.T

3.ThepurposeofBritisheducationisnotonlytoprovidechildrenwithliteracyandtheotherbasicskillsbutalsotosocializechildren.T

4.Sputniksareman-madesatellitesmadebytheSovietUnion.T

5.EdinburghisthelargestcityinScotland.F

6.Intheseventeenthcentury,theEnglishgovernmentencouragedpeoplefromScotlandandNorthernEnglandtoemigratetothenorthofIreland,becausetheywantedtoincreaseitscontroloverIreland.T

7.WhenGeorgeW.Bushbecamepresident,hisforeignstrategyhastwoprominentelements:

isolationismandfaithinmilitarystrength.F

8.Britain,likeIsrael,hasawrittenconstitutionofthesortwhichmostcountrieshave.F

9.Today,theUnitedStateshastwomajorpoliticalparties.OneistheDemocraticPartyandtheotheristheRepublicanParty.T

10.TheoldestinstitutionofgovernmentinBritainistheMonarchy.T

11.Thereareabout60membersoftheCommonwealth.F

12.Americanshavetojoinapoliticalpartyinordertovoteortobeacandidateforpublicoffice.F

13.TheServicemen'sReadjustmentAct,orGIBillofRights,gaveveteranspriorityinfindingbetterjobs.F

14.PaxAmericanaindicatesAmericanpolicytocreateaworldorderdominatedbytheUnitedStates.T

15.MostpeopleinScotlandspeaktheoldCelticlanguage,called“Gaelic”F

16.TheUKwasawardedaseatontheUNSecurityCouncilinrecognitionof

itscontinuingimportanceinworldpolitics.F

17.EasteristhebiggestandbestlovedBritishholiday.F

18.NorthernIrelandtodayisgovernedbyseparatejurisdictions:

thatofRepublicofIrelandandthatofGreatBritain.F

19.ItiscommonlybelievedthatBoxingDayinvolvesthesportofboxing.F

20.HarvardCollegewasoriginallyfoundedtotraingovernmentofficials.F

Ⅱ.

21.WhoweretheancestorsoftheEnglishandthefoundersofEngland?

A

A.TheAnglo-Saxons.B.TheNormans.

C.TheVikings.D.TheRomans.

22.WhichofthefollowingwasNOToneofthethreeforcesthatledtothemoderndevelopmentofEurope?

DA.Thegrowthofcapitalism.B.TheRenaissance.

C.TheReligiousReformation.D.TheSpiritualleadershipoftheRomanCatholicChurch.

23.WhichcountriesarethepermanentmembersoftheUNSecurityCouncil?

C

A.France,China,Germany,RussiaandBritain.

B.TheUnitedStates,France,Britain,GermanyandRussia.

C.China,Russia,France,BritainandtheUnitedStates.

D.China,Britain,France,theUnitedStatesandJapan.

24.WhatdidtheUSmeanbyContainment?

A

A.ItwouldusewhatevermeanstopreventtheSovietUnionfrombreakingoutofitssphereofinfluence.

B.ItwantedtoreversethesituationinwhichtheSovietUnionreachedparitywiththeUSinnuclearforce

C.ItplannedtodragtheSovietUnionintoanotherroundofarmsrace

D.Itintendedtoshiftthebalanceofterror

25.NowadaystheBritishforeignpolicyislargelyshapedbyitsparticipationinC

A.theCommonwealthB.theEuropeanEconomicCommunity

C.theUnitedNations,theEU,NATO,etcD.aEuropeanfederalgovernment

26.WhichofthefollowingsportswasNOTinventedinBritain?

C

A.Football.B.Tennis.C.Basketball.D.Cricket.

27.AftertheWWII,theUnitedStatesbecameastrongercountry,provedbythefollowingfactsexceptA.

A.theUSsufferednolossesinthewar.

B.theUSwasthesolepossessorofatomicbombs.

C.theUShadover70%ofthegoldreserveoftheworldinitscoffers.

D.theUShadover50%ofindustrialproductionoftheworldinitshand.

28.LordBaltimore’sfeudalplanfailedNOTbecauseD.

A.thereweremoreProtestantthanCatholicsinMaryland.

B.thewildernessofthecontinentmadetheplanimpossible.

C.therewasplentyoflandwhilelaborwasscarce.

D.theEnglishkingdidnotliketheplan.

29.OfwhichpeopleisRobertBurnsanationalpoet?

C

A.theWelshpeopleB.theIrishpeople

C.theScottishpeopleD.theEnglishpeople

30.Whichofthefollowingistheonlybranchthatcanmakefederallaws,andlevyfederaltaxes?

B

A.theexecutiveB.thelegislativeC.thejudicialD.thepresident

31.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTcorrect?

c

A.TherearenolegalrestraintsuponParliament.

B.Strictlyspeaking,theQueenispartoftheParliament.

C.ParliamenthasnopowertochangethetermsoftheConstitution.

D.Parliamenthasthesupremepowerofpassinglaws.

32.TheNormanConquestinEnglishhistoryhappenedinC.

A.1035B.1042C.1066D.1606

33.WhichofthefollowingcannotbefoundinLondon?

A

A.teahousesB.artgalleriesC.museumsD.theatres

34.“Notaxationwithoutrepresentation”wastherallyingcryofD.

A.thesettlersofVirginiaB.thepeopleofPennsylvania

C.thecolonistsinNewEngland

D.thepeopleofthe13coloniesontheeveoftheAmericanRevolution

35.WheredothemajorityofpeopleinScotlandlive?

B

A.intheHighlandsB.intheLowlands

C.intheUplandsD.inthewestofScotland

36.WhichofthefollowingwasnotanactivityinShakespeare’stime?

A

A.attendingtheGrandNationalB.havingadrinkatapub

C.workingthelandD.playingfootball

37.WhichofthefollowingisNOTatruedescriptionoftheQueen’srole?

A

A.TheQueenselectsthePrimeMinisterandtheCabinet.

B.TheQueensymbolizesthetraditionandunityoftheBritishstate.

C.TheQueenactsasaconfidantetothePrimeMinister.

D.TheQueenisthetemporalheadoftheChurchofEngland.

38.ColoredeggsandbunnyaretraditionalsymbolsofA

A.EasterB.Christmas

C.ValentineD.NewYear’sDay

39.WhichofthefollowingisaprivatelyfundeduniversityinBritain?

D

A.theUniversityofCambridgeB.theUniversityofOxford

C.theUniversityofEdinburghD.theUniversityofBuckingham

40.Whereistheinternationaltennischampionshipheld?

B

A.WembleyB.Wimbledon

C.LondonD.Edinburgh

Ⅲ.41.TheFunctionsofParliament42.Puritanism43.GrammarSchool44.ThedeclarationofIndependence45.ThestrategyofPreemption

Ⅳ.Answeroneofthefollowingtwoquestions.（本大题任选一题，20分）

46.WhatarethepurposesoftheBritisheducationsystem?

Pleasecommentonthesepurposes.

47.WhatarethefoundationsofBritain’sforeignpolicy?

第二套：

Ⅰ.Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue（T）orfalse（F）.（本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）

1.ThefirstEnglishpermanentsettlementwasfoundedinCalifornia.F

2.WhenpeopleoutsidetheUKtalkaboutEngland,theymistakeitasBritainsometimes.t

3.Bytheearly1760s,the13EnglishcoloniesinNorthAmericawerereadytoseparatethemselvesfromEurope.T

4.Sputniksareman-madesatellitesmadebytheSovietUnion.T

5.EdinburghisthelargestcityinScotland.F

6.Britainisbothaparliamentarydemocracyandaconstitutionalmonarchy.T

7.WhenGeorgeW.Bushbecamepresident,hisforeignstrategyhastwoprominentelements:

isolationismandfaithinmilitarystrength.

8.AmericanforeignpolicyhasbeenswingingbetweenisolationismandinterventionismsinceWWII.F

9.Today,theUnitedStateshastwomajorpoliticalparties.OneistheDemocraticPartyandtheotheristheRepublicanParty.

10.EasteristhebiggestandbestlovedBritishholiday.F

11.TheoriginofBowlingliesinthevictorycelebrationceremonybytheancientwarriors.t

12.Americanshavetojoinapoliticalpartyinordertovoteortobeacandidateforpublicoffice.F

13.Thedivinerightofthekingmeansthesovereignderivedhisauthorityfromhissubjects.F

14.TheBritishhostalargeAmericanmilitarypresenceandthereare63AmericanmilitarybasesintheUK.T

15.MostpeopleinScotlandspeaktheoldCelticlanguage,called“Gaelic”.F

16.Britishuniversitiesarepublicbodieswhichreceivefundsfromcentralgovernment.T

17.WhentheWarofIndependencewasover,theUnitedStateswasoneunifiednationasitistoday.F

18.Oneofthethingsthatdecidewhetheranapplicantcanbeacceptedbyacollegeishis/herscoresontheScholasticAptitudeTests.t

19.ItiscommonlybelievedthatBoxingDayinvolvesthesportofboxing.F

20.Walesisrichincoaldeposits.T

Ⅱ.Choosetheanswerthatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.（本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）

21.WhichofthefollowingwasNOToneofthethreeforcesthatledtothemoderndevelopmentofEurope?

D

A.Thegrowthofcapitalism.B.TheRenaissance.

C.TheReligiousReformation.

D.TheSpiritualleadershipoftheRomanCatholicChurch.

22.TheexpenditureinAmericanpublicschoolsisguidedordecidedbyD.

A.teachersB.studentsC.headmasterD.boardsofeducation

23.WhichofthefollowingisnotinvolvedinmakingtheBritishforeignpolicy?

A

A.TheQueenofBritain

B.TheForeignandCommonwealthOffice

C.ThePrimeMinisterandtheCabinet.

D.TheMinistryofDefenseandtheTreasury.

24.WhatdidtheUSmeanbycontainment?

A

A.ItwouldusewhatevermeanstopreventtheSovietUnionfrombreakingoutofitssphereofinfluence.

B.ItwantedtoreversethesituationinwhichtheSovietUnionreachedparitywiththeUSinnuclearforce

C.ItplannedtodragtheSovietUnionintoanotherroundofarmsrace

D.Itintendedtoshiftthebalanceofterror

25.IntheUnitedStatesschoolsystems,whichofthefollowingdivisionsistrue?

C

A.Elementaryschool,grammarschool.

B.Elementaryschool,juniorhighschool.

C.Elementaryschool,secondaryschool.

D.Juniorhighschool,seniorhighschool.

26.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofLondon?

D

A.theculturalcenterB.thebusinesscenter

C.ThefinancialcenterD