英美国家概况选择题重点Word格式.docx

1、4. Which of the following statements is not correct? A. There are no legal restraints upon Parliament. B. Strictly speaking, the Queen is part of the Parliament. C. Parliament has the supreme power of passing laws. D. Parliament has no power to change the terms of the Constitution.5. Which of the fo

2、llowing is not a true description of the Queens role? A. The Queen selects the Prime Minister and the Cabinet. B. The Queen symbolizes the tradition and unity of the British state. C. The Queen acts as a confidante to the Prime Minister. D. The Queen is the temporal head of the Church of England.6.

3、Which of the following is not a feature of the House of Lords上议院? A. Lords do not receive salaries and many do not attend Parliament sittings. B. It consists of the Lord Spiritual and the Lords Temporal. C. The lords are expected to represent the interests of the public. D. Most of the lords in the

4、House of Lords are males.1. Which of the following writers was the most famous Scottish novelist? D. Sir Walter Scott.2. Several gifted women played a significant part in the 19th-century literature. Which of the following is and exception?A. Virginia WolffB. Emily BronteC. Jane AustenD. Charlotte B

5、ronte3. Which of the following writers was not associated with Modernism? A. D.H. LawrenceB. E.M. ForsterC. Charles DickensD. Virginia WoolfUnit 7 British Education System1. In Britain, the great majority of parents sent their children to C. state schools. 公立学校2. In Britain, children from the age of

6、 5 to 16 B. can legally receive completely free education.3. If a student wants to go to university in Britain, he will take the examination called A. General Certificate of Educationadvanced 高级水平测试结业证书4. Which of the following is Not true about the British education system?A. Its run by the state.B

7、. Its funded by the state.C. Its supervised by the state.D. Its dominated by the state.5. Which of the following schools would admit children without reference to their academic abilities?A. Comprehensive schoolsB. Secondary schoolC. Independent schoolsD. Grammar schoolE. Which countries are permane

8、nt members of the UN Security Council? C. China, Russia, France, Britain , and the United State 联合国成员1. Which of the following is not involved in making the British foreign policy?A. The Queen of BritainB. The Foreign and Commonwealth OfficeC. The Prime Minister and the CabinetD. The Ministry of Def

9、ense and the Treasury.2. Which of the following countries does not have nuclear weapons capabilities?A. BritainB. The United StatesC. ItalyD. RussiaUnit 9 The British Media1. Which of the following is the worlds oldest national newspaper? C. The Observe2. Which of the following is the British oldest

10、 daily newspaper? D. The Times3. Which of the following newspaper is printed internationally? C. The Financial World.4. Which of the following newspaper is a tabloid? A. The News of the World.1. Which of the following sports was not invented in Britain?A. FootballB. TennisC. BasketballD. Cricket2. W

11、hich of the following is not true about football in Britain?A. Millions of people attend the FA games each season.B. “Football hooligans” sometimes have violent clashes.C. It was invented by the Scottish people 苏格兰人发明网球D. It was once described as “beastly” violent英美国情 选择题 美国部分Unit3 America Beginning

12、1. Which of the following statements was correct around the time of the American Revolution?A. The American has the mixed blood of Europeans or their descendants.B. The American had the mixed blood of Europeans with American Indians.C. The American had the mixed blood of Europeans with black,D. The

13、American had the blood of the English and their descendants only, 子孙，后裔2. Which of the following was not one of the three forces that led to the modern development of Europe?A. The growth of capitalism 资本主义B. The Renaissance 文艺复兴C. The Religious Reformation 宗教改革D. The spiritual leadership of the Rom

14、an Catholic Church.3. The following were the main Reformation leaders except_A. Martin Luther 马丁路德B. Martin Luther KingC. John Calvin约翰加尔文D. The English King Henry VIII 亨利八世4. The following were the founding fathers of the American Republic except_A. George WashingtonB. Thomas JeffersonC. William Pe

15、nnD. Benjamin Franklin5. The theory of American politics and the American Revolution originated mainly from_ D. John Locke1. Which of the following state refused to participate in the Constitution Convention? 宪法会议A. Virginia B. Rhode IslandC. New YorkD. Maryland2. Which of the following statements i

16、s NOT correct? When the Constitution was written, A. There was a Bill of Rights in the ConstitutionB. There was no Bill of RightsC. The Constitution did not have any words guaranteeing the freedoms or the basic rights and privileges of citizens,D. A “ Bill of Rights” was added to the Constitution 4

17、years after the Constitution was made.3. The Bill of Rights consist of _ C. 10 amendments added to the Constitution in 17914. Which of the following is not guarantee in the Bill of Rights?A. The freedom of religionB. The freedom of searching a persons home by policeC. The freedom of speech and of th

18、e pressD. The right to own weapons if one wishes5. The following were NOT written into the Constitution in 1787 except_A. The Bill of RightsB. The judicial reviewC. The political party systemD. The power of the president1. The “American system” of mass production was first used in _ C. textile indus

19、try 纺织业2. The United States had the first standard paper currency 货币in _C. 1863 3. In which year was the United States rated No.1 in terms of production capacity in the world? C. 19454. Which of the following is NOT considered as part of the service industry?A. BankingB. Management consultation 咨询C.

20、 AirlineD. steelmaking5. The United States was rated fourth in the world in terms of land area and the size of population.6. The United States produces as much as half of the worlds _D. soybeans and corn 大豆7. Which of the following is generally considered as an important institutional制度的 factor that

21、 contributed to the success of American business and industry?A. Laissez-faire自由放任B. Bountiful resources 丰富的资源C. Vast dimensions 大规模D. Entrepreneurial spirit 创业者的，企业家的Unit 6 Religion in the United States1. Which of the following was NOT a Protestant denomination? 宗教A. The BaptistsB. The CatholicsC.

22、The MethodistsD. The Presbyterians.2. Which of the following is unconstitutional in the United Stated?A. Catholics can build their own schools and hospitalsB. Non-Catholics can go to Catholic-run schools.C. Public money is provided to support religious schoolsD. Women have the right to abortion3. Wh

23、ich of the following is NOT regarded as one of the three basic religious beliefs?A. ProtestantB. CatholicC. Islamic 伊斯兰教D. Judaism犹太教4. In the United States, people go to church mainly for the following reasons except for _A. Finding a job in societyB. Having a place in a communityC. Identifying the

24、mselves with dominant valuesD. Getting together with friends5. Which of the following statements is NOT correct according to the author?A. American mainstream culture is based on ProtestantismB. Protestant church is an established church by law in the USC. The Catholic Church is the largest single r

25、eligious group in the USD. The largest church is of the Protestant faith in the US1. Which of the following is considered an American masterpiece?A. The Last of the MohicansB. The Legend of the Sleepy HollowC. “The Masque of the Red Death”D. Moby Dick 白鲸一条叫莫比狄克的白鲸2. Which of the following was writte

26、n by Henry David Thoreau? 亨利大卫梭罗A. NatureB. Walden 瓦尔登湖C. The Scarlet LetterD. “The Fall of the House of Usher”.3. Which of the following is NOT an African-American author?A. Richard WrightB. Alan GinsbergC. James BaldwinD. Ralph Ellison4. The following authors were women writers who wrote novels in the late 19th and early 20th century with the exception of _A. Emily Dickinson （18301886）B. Edith WhartonC. Willa CatherD. Kate Chopin 5. The following writers represent new American voice except_A. Toni Morrison 托妮莫里森B. Alice Walker 艾丽斯沃克C. T.S. Eliot 艾略特D. Ma