英美概况2.docx

1、英美概况2A. Government B. individual C. local1. You could find the world-famous Speakers Corner in _.A. Great Russell B. Hyde Park C. Westminster Abbey2. _ is the biggest and most well-known church in London.A. Whitehall B. St. Pauls CathedralC. Westminster Abbey3. _ is the monarchs present London home.

2、A. Westminster Palace B. Buckingham PalaceC. Whitehall Palace4. Stratford-on-Avon is the place where _ was born in 1564.A. William Shakespeare B. Charles DickensC. Samuel ButlerFill in the Blanks1. There are two systems of primary and secondary education in Britain. They are the _ school and the _ s

3、chool.2. The independent school or “_” school is few in number but of great influence.3. The four types of state schools in the secondary education are the _ schools, comprehensive secondary schools, _ schools and secondary modern schools.4. For all children in state schools, secondary education beg

4、ins at the age of _.5. There are two systems for secondary education in state schools, the _ and the _.6. Under the old selective system, children took an examination called the _ _ in their last year at a primary school. The results of this examination determined the secondary education a pupil wou

5、ld receive.7. The oldest schools in UK are _ schools.8. _ _ schools were established before 1960, in which pupils were not separated by the criterion of academic ability.9. At _ or _ pupils take an examination, either at the Ordinary Level of the General Certificate of Education or the Certificate o

6、f Secondary Education.10. At 18 there is another examination for the pupils, the _ _ of the General Certificate of Education or the Certificate of Secondary Education.11. _ schools are often attached to polytechnics.12. The four famous school: Eton College, Harrow School, Winchester College and Rugb

7、y School are never referred to as colleges but _ schools.13. The public schools emphasize two factors in education. One is the study of classics and science, the other is the development of what is called “_”.14. The old universities in Britain refer to _ and _.15. The five types of universities are

8、 the two _ universities, the four _ universities, the middle-aged universities, the new universities an the Open university and the one _ university.16. Oxford got started in the _ century. It has _ colleges.17. There are about _ students in Oxford and Cambridge respectively.18. The University of Lo

9、ndon is a type of _ university.19. There are three academic degrees in Britain, the _, _ and _ degrees.20. A class in a state school is often called a “_”, never a “grade”.21. Almost all the national papers are published in the city of _.22. The _ _ is the national centre of the press in the UK.23.

10、The most famous broadcasting company is _ _ _.24. The most well-known news agency is _.25. The second oldest university in Britain is _.26. The Independent Broadcasting Authority gets its money from _.27. Youll find all BBCs programmes in the magazine _ _.28. In 1851 Reuters was founded in _.29. _ i

11、s regarded as the most English games.30. School boys usually play rugger or _ in winter, _ in summer.31. Schools girls usually play tennis and _ in summer and netball and _ in winter.32. Netball is a kind of basketball, and rounders is a sort of _.33. The _ _ founded in London in 1660 is one of the

12、most prestigious scientific bodies in the world.34. Issae Newton held the president of the Royal Society for _ years.35. The famous book Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy was written by _ _.36. James Watt was a great _ engineer and inventor.37. _ _, an English physician, discovered the v

13、accine for preventing smallpox and pioneered the sciences of immunology and virology.38. The miners safety lamp was nicknamed _ Lamp.39. Charles Robert Darwin published his book On the _ _ _ which caused a stir in Victorian times.40. Oscar Wilder was an aesthete advocating “_ _ _ _”.41. The seat of

14、the British Houses of Parliament is _ _.42. “Big Ben” was named after Sir _ _.43. The place where many famous figures are buried is called _ _.44. Karl Marx once came to study and work in the British Museum Library and Completed most of his famous book _ there.45. _ Park in the Centre of London is o

15、ne of the Worlds most famous city parks.46. The _ of _ was a state prison from Norman times.47. _ is a most important street where some of the most important offices are located.48. The people can visit 300 life-size wax figures in _ _.Explain the Following Term1. BBC2. The Open University3. The Spe

16、ctatorAnswer the Following Questions1. What is the public school system in the UK? (talk about this in the following points: enrolment, funding and function)2. What do you know about the difference between a quality paper and a popular paper in Britain?Social Life1. Most British couples go to _ to h

17、ave their wedding ceremony.A. church B. concert C. registry office2. House prices are _ in Britain.A. low B. affordable C. high3. British food is _.A. unlimited B. abundant C. limited D. changeable4. Newly wedded couples are _ to have a baby.A. eager B. unwilling C. not eager5. The British people us

18、ually have a small quantity of _ as a first course.A. soup B. sweet C. vegetable6. The best-known quality of the British people is their _.A. conservativeness B. exclusiveness C. phlegm7. The English sense of humour is _.A. self-made B. self-deprecating C. self-respect8. English people do not laugh

19、at the following except _.A. a misfortune B. a failure C. a cripple D. own faults9. The right to privacy and personal freedom is _ by the British.A. disturbed B. unquestioned C. not allowed D. questionable10. Three “Donts” include the following except _.A. jumping up the queue B. asking a woman her

20、ageC. bargaining while shopping D. laughing at ones own faults11. What the Englishmen usually talk about in their daily life is _.A. price B. tax C. weather D. sports12. Three “ings” include the following except _.A. betting B. drinking C. tipping D. bargaining13. The British people are great lovers

21、 of betting. The most money they bet mainly on _.A. horse racing B. Bingo C. football pools D. dog racing14. The three royal traditions are the following except _.A. playing the fluteB. the changing of the Queens guardC. making a parliamentary speech by QueenD. watching the horse racing15. Playing t

22、he flute is a tradition inherited from _.A. Queen Victoria B. Queen Elizabeth C. Mary I16. John Bull denoted a frank, uneasy, funny _ called John Bull in the 17th century.A. lady B. boy C. gentleman D. young man17. During the summer industrial workers in Britain have at least _ weeks of paid holiday

23、.A. four B. five C. three18. State schools usually have _ weeks of summer holidays.A. six B. seven C. five19. St. Patricks Day and Orangemans Day are the holidays only spent in _.A. England B. Wales C. Scotland D. N. I.20. _ is basically a home and family festival.A. Christmas B. Boxing Day C. Easte

24、r Monday21. The purely personal festival in Britain is _.A. Mothers Day B. Fathers Day C. birthday22. Boxing Day is on _.A. the first weekday after Christmas B. the following day of ChristmasC. the last Sunday of December23. The festival which celebrates a historical event is _.A. Good Friday B. Rem

25、embrance DayC. Guy Fawkes Day24. New Years Day is more important than Christmas to the _.A. Irish B. English C. Scots D. welsh25. _ commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, and Easter Sunday the resurrection.A. Easter Monday B. Good Friday C. Christmas26. The birthday of the _ is a National Day

26、 in Britain.A. head of the House of Commons B. British MonarchC. Prime Minister27. The Christmas pudding is dark brown, rich and fruity, sometimes with a few _ coins hidden in it.A. gold B. silver C. copper28. Armistice Day is on _ when the British remember the millions of people who died in the two

27、 world wars.A. November 11th B. April 21st C. December 31st29. Wages mean a payment usually of money for labour or services according to contract and on the following basis except _.A. hourly B. daily C. monthly D. piecework30. The British people traditionally like to live in _.A. high buildings B.

28、small houses C. big houses31. At the age of _, most men retire from their employment.A. sixty B. sixty-five C. fifty-five32. Buddhism was founded in the _ century B.C. by Sakyamuni.A. 6th B. 7th C. 8th33. Islam was founded in the _ century by Mohammed.A. 7th B. 8th C. 9th34. Christianity came into b

29、eing in the _ century.A. first B. second C. third35. Christianity consists of the following except _.A. Catholicism B. Jewish ChurchC. Protestantism D. Orthodox Eastern Church36. One of the Free Churches _ is also called the Society of Friends.A. the Baptist B. Quakers C. the Methodist37. The Church of England is also called _.A. the Anglican Church B. the CongregationalC. the Salvation Army D. Puritanism38. The Church of England came into being during the _.A. Glorious Revolution B. Industrial RevolutionC. European ReformationI. Fill in the Blanks1. London Cockney is a kind of _