英语国家慨况选择题库.docx

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英语国家慨况选择题库

13机械设计1班英美社会文化期末复习资料

————UK英国篇————

1.TheBritishIslesaremadeupof_______.【C】

A.threelargeislandsandhundredsofsmallones

B.threelargeislandsanddozensofsmallones

C.twolargeislandsandhundredsofsmallones

D.twolargeislandsanddozensofsmallones

2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTapoliticaldivisionontheislandofGreatBritain?

【C】

A.England.B.Scotland.C.NorthernIreland.D.Wales.

3.BritainisseparatedfromtherestofEuropebytheEnglishChannelinthe_______andtheNorthSeaintheeast.【B】

A.eastB.SouthC.WestD.North

4.TheRepublicofIrelandwastotallyindependentintheyear_______.【D】

A.1920B.1945C.1918D.1949

5.ThehighestmountaininBritain,BenNevis,liesin______.【A】

A.theHighlands

B.theSouthernUplands

C.theCentralLowlands

D.theLakeDistrict

6.TheBritishEmpirewasreplacedbytheBritishCommonwealthortheCommonwealthofNationsin__________.【B】

A.1921B.1931C.1945D.1950

7.ThemountainsystemthePenninesisoftencalledthebackboneof_______.【A】

A.EnglandB.ScotlandC.GreatBritainD.Ireland

8.TheregionalcapitalofNorthernIrelandis_______.【D】

A.GlasgowB.EdinburghC.CardiffD.Belfast

9.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheclimateinBritainisNOTtrue?

【B】

A.Britain’sclimateisofthemaritimetype.

B.WintersinBritainareextremelycold.

C.SummersinBritainarecool.

D.BritainiswarmerthanHarbininwinter.

2-1.TheEnglishpeopleandtheEnglishlanguagewerebornfromtheunionof________.【D】

A.theAnglesandtheSaxons

B.RomansandtheNormanFrench

C.DanesorVikingsandtheNormanFrench

D.NormanconquerorsandthedefeatedAnglo-Saxons

2-2.ThefirstknownsettlersofBritainwere_______.【A】

A.theIberiansB.theBeakerFolkC.theCeltsD.theRomans

2-3.About80,000ScotsspeakGaelicwhichisanancient_________.【D】

A.ScottishlanguageB.Englishlanguage

C.IrishlanguageD.Celticlanguage

2-4.AboutthreemillionpeoplehavemigratedtoBritainsinceWorldWarII.TheyaremainlyfromtheWestIndies,Indiaand__________.【D】

A.IndonesiaB.SingaporeC.HongKongD.Pakistan

2-5.InBritain_______ofthepopulationisurbanand_______isrural.【A】

A.90%;10%B.80%;20%C.70%;30%D.60%;40%

2-6.TheancestorsoftheWelshweretheancient__________.【A】

A.CeltsB.RomansC.NormansD.Britons

2-7.TheaveragepopulationdensityinBritainis______peoplepersquarekilometer.【A】

A.250B.370C.800D.500

2-8.Duringthe5thcenturywhentheRomanEmpirefell,theGermanic_________invadedandconqueredBritain.【D】

A.AnglesandCelts　B.AnglesandPicts

C.AnglesandBrythonsD.AnglesandSaxons

2-9.TheupperclassinBritainconsistsofthefollowingexcept_________.【D】

A.peerageB.GentryC.landownersD.Professionals

2-10.“Britishness”canbereflectedinthefollowingexcept_________.【D】

A.UnionJackB.conservativeness

C.theBeatlesD.ThanksgivingDay

31.In1066HaroldandhistroopsfoughtagainstWilliam’sarmyonSenlacfieldnear________.【D】

A.LondonB.NormandyC.StandfordD.Hastings

32.ThePlantagenetDynastywasfoundedby_________.【B】

A.HenryB.HenryIIC.KingJosephD.CountofAnjor

33.EnglishReformationwascarriedoutby_______tochangethereligioninEnglandfromCatholicismtoProtestantism.【B】

A.EdwardVIB.HenryVIIIC.MaryID.ElizabethI

34.KingJohnwasforcedbythebaronstosignthe_______whichrestrictedtheKing’spower.【D】

A.BillofRightsB.PetitionofRight

C.ProvisionsofOxfordD.GreatCharter

35.SimondeMontfort’sreformisconsideredtobethebeginningofEnglish_______.【A】

A.parliamentB.cabinetC.constitutionD.liberty

36.From1649to1658EnglandwascalledaCommonwealth.ItwasruledfirstbyOliverCromwellas_______.【A】

A.LordProtectorB.LieutenantGeneral

C.CommanderoftheNewModelArmyD.President

37.WilliamofOrangestartedConstitutionalMonarchybyaccepting_______in1689.【A】

A.BillofRightsB.PetitionofRight

C.ProvisionsofOxfordD.GreatCharter

38.The1851LondonGreatExpositionwasheldintheCrystalPalacewhichwasdesignedbyQueen_______’shusbandAlbert.【C】

A.MaryB.ElizabethIC.VictoriaD.Anne

39.TheBritishPrimeMinisterwholedtheBritishtodefeatNaziGermanyis_______.【A】

A.ChurchillB.ChamberlainC.MacDonaldD.Macmillan

41.TheBritishconstitutionismadeupofthefollowingEXCEPT___________.【A】

A.CommonwealthlawB.statutelaw

C.commonlawD.ancientdocuments

42.TheHouseofCommonsiselectedbyuniversalsuffrageandhasabout___________MembersofParliament.【A】

A.650B.660C.670D.680

43.BritishConservativePartywasformerlycalled_______Partyinthe18thcentury.【B】

A.WhigB.ToryC.LiberalD.Nationalist

44.TheUnitedKingdomisgovernedinthenameof___________,by___________.【D】

A.theKing;thePrimeMinister

B.theQueen;thePrimeMinister

C.thePrimeMinister;HisorHerMajesty’sGovernment

D.theSovereign;HisorHerMajesty’sGovernment

45.________isthe“supremegovernor”oftheChurchofEngland.【A】

A.ThemonarchB.TheArchbishopofYork

C.TheArchbishopofCanterburyD.TheRomanPope

46.InBritainthecitizensaged____________oroverhavetherighttovote.【B】

A.16B.18C.21D.30

47.Bytradition,theleaderofthemajoritypartyisappointed____________bytheSovereignintheUnitedKingdom.【A】

A.PrimeMinisterB.MemberofParliament

C.LordofAppealD.SpeakeroftheHouse

48.TheLiberalDemocraticPartyisthecombinationoftheSocialDemocraticPartyand_____________.【C】

A.theConservativePartyB.theLabourParty

C.theLiberalPartyD.theGreenParty

49.ParliamenthasthefollowingfunctionsEXCEPT____________.【C】

A.makinglawB.authorizingtaxationandpublicexpenditure

C.declaringwarD.examiningtheactionsofthegovernment

51.Allcriminaltrialsareheldinopencourtbecausethecriminallawpresumesthe___oftheaccuseduntilhehasbeenprovenguiltybeyondreasonabledoubt.【C】

A.guiltB.ImpartialityC.InnocenceD.Honesty

52.InEngland,Wales,andNorthernIsland,peoplebetweentheageof_【A】_and70whosenamesappearontheelectoralregisterareliableforjuryserviceandtheirnamesarechosenatrandom.

A.18B.19C.20D.21

53.Thejuryconsistsofordinary,independentcitizenssummonedbythecourt:

12inEngland,WalesandNorthernIsland,and__D__inScotland.

A.12B.13C.14D.15

54.Whethertheaccusedisguiltyorinnocentisdecidedby__B_____.

A.thepolicemenB.thejuryC.thejudgeD.thesheriff

55.TheultimatecourtofappealincivilcasesthroughouttheScotlandis____A_____.

A.theSupremeCourtoftheUnitedKingdomB.theCourtofAppeal

C.theHighCourtofJusticiaryD.theHouseofLords

56.InEnglandandWalesthehighestjudicialappointmentsaremadebytheQueenontheadviceof__.

【A】.theLordChancellorB.theHomeSecretary

C.thePrimeMinisterD.theAttorneyGeneral

57.CriminalcasesinEnglandandWalesmayNOTbetriedin____C________.

A.theMagistrates’CourtB.theCourtofAppeal

C.theHighCourtD.theCrownCourt

58.Thethree“lay”magistratesthatmakeupaMagistrates’CourtinBritainareknownas_______A__.

A.JusticesofthePeaceB.stipendiarymagistrates

C.JusticesofLawD.part-timemagistrates

59.ThemostseriouscriminaloffencesinScotlandaretriedin__C________.

A.theDistrictCourtB.theSheriffCourt

C.theHighCourtofJusticiaryD.theCrownCourt

61.TheeconomicpolicyBritainpursuedinthe1950sand1960swasbasedonthetheoryof__B_____.

A.AdamSmithB.JohnMaynardKeynes

C.MargaretThatcherD.KarlMarx

62.UnderMargaretThatcherBritainexperienced__B____.

A.economicrecessionB.economicexpansion

C.economicdeclineD.economicdepression

63.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofBritain’sagriculture?

【D】

A.Britishfarmingishighlymechanized.

B.AgricultureinBritainisintensive.

C.Britishfarmingisveryefficient.

D.Britain’sagriculturecanproduceenoughfoodforitspeople.

64.InBritainlessthan_____A___ofthepopulationarefarmers.

A.2%B.4%C.6%D.10%

65.Inthe____C__Britainbecameanetexporterofoil.

A.1960sB.1970sC.1980sD.1990s

66.Tostimulateeconomicrecovery,theThatcherGovernmentcarriedoutallthefollowingpoliciesbut__【B】

A.privatizationB.InterventionismC.deregulationD.marketliberalization

67.Britainisthe____largesttradingnationintheworld.【D】

A.thirdB.fourthC.fifthD.Sixth

68.Britishoilfieldswerediscoveredonthe_____.【D】

A.EnglishChannelB.IrishSeaC.NorwegianSeaD.NorthSea

69.WhichofthefollowingisnotincludedinthenewindustriesinBritain?

【D】

A.Microprocessors.B.Computers.C.Biotechnology.D.Motorvehicles.

71.TheNationalHealthService（NHS）wasestablishedintheUnitedKingdomin_________.【C】

A.1946B.1947C.1948D.1949

72.________isdirectlyresponsiblefortheNHS.【B】

A.Localgovernment

B.Centralgovernment

C.Voluntaryorganizations

D.Certainsocialboards

73.InBritain,childrenuptotheageof___D___canreceivefamilyallowancesforchildren.

A.11B.12C.15D.16

74.InBritain,pensionsfortheelderly,orretirementbenefits,beginforwomenattheageof______C__.

A.50B.55C.60D.65

75.InEnglandtheNHSismanagedbythe___B_____.

A.DepartmentforWorkandPensionsB.DepartmentofHealth

C.SocialSecurityAgencyD.SocialServicesDepartment

76.TheNationalHealthServiceinBritainprovidesafullrangeofmedicalserv