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1. The British Isles are situated in the ___ of Europe.
A) northwest
2. The highland zone is an area of high hills and mountains in the ___ and ___ of Britain.
B) north ; west
3. The ___is sometimes called the backbone of England.
D) Pennine Chain
4. The ___River is the longest river in Britain.
D) Severn
5. ___ in Northern Ireland is the largest lake in the United Kingdom.
A) Lough Neagh
1. The seven Conurbations in Britain contain ___ of the population of the country.
B) one-third
2. The English people are descendants of ___.
C) Anglo-Saxons
3. Middle English took shape about a century after the ___ Conquest.
C) Norman
4. London dialect was once disseminated throughout the country NOT because London was
a ___ center.
D) linguistic
5. Scotland has had a separate ____ system.
A)legal
1. Generally speaking, the British Parliament operates on a ___ system.
B) two-party
2. In Britain, the parliament general election is held every ___ years.
C) five
3. The policies of the Conservative Party are characterized by pragmatism and ___.
D) a belief in individual
4. The Labor Party affected the British society greatly in that it ___.
A) set up the National Health Service
5. Other countries have “citizens”. But in Britain people are legally described as ___
B) subject
6. Elizabeth Ⅱ succeeded to the throne in ___
B) 1952
7. Which of the followings is not RIGHT to describe the Prime Minister
D) The head of the country
8. The third largest political party in Britain is the ___
B) Liberal Party
1. The British economy achieved dominance by the ___
C) 1880s
2. Which of the following statements is NOT true about the UK economy
C) There has been a period of steady decreasing of living standards.
3. Which of the following livestock has the biggest number in the UK
D) Sheep
4. Which of the following used to be the last independent car company in the UK
C) Germany and Russia
5. In the aerospace industry, which two countries are ahead of Britain
B) The us and Russia
6. Which of the following is NOT a company in the energy sector
B) ICI
1. What kind of secondary schools now receives the largest number of students
C) Comprehensive schools
2. Which is incorrect to describe the independent schools
C) They are free-free schools
3. Open University communicates with its students mainly by___
D) all of the above
4. Which of the following is a privately funded university in Britain
D) The University of Buckingham
5. If a student wants to go to university in Britain, he will take the exam called___
A) General Certificate of Education – Advanced
1. Easter commemorates the ___
D) Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus Christ
2. On which day is Halloween celebrate
A) October 31
3. Where are the international tennis championship held
B) Wimbledon
4. Which one in the following is famous for its literary and dramatic criticism
D) Punch
5. Which one of the following is NOT particularly British Christmas tradition
C) Eating chocolate eggs
1. ___ was the United Kingdom’s first woman Prime Minister
C) Margaret Thatcher D)Winston Spenser Churchill
2. Margaret Thatcher’s nickname is ___
B) the Iron Lady
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【导读】《绿野仙踪》又名《OZ国经典童话》，是美国著名作家弗兰克·鲍姆（Frank Baum）在１900—１9２0年期间陆续创作发表的奇幻冒险童话故事集，有“美国的《西游记》”之称。阅读下面选取的有关灾难来临的节选，对比中外文化中面临灾难时态度的异同。 The Wonderful Wizard of OZ （excerpt） The cyclone Dorothy lived in the midst of the great Kansas prairies，with Uncle Henry，who was a farmer，and Aunt Em，who was the farmer's wife.Their house was small，for the lumber to build it had to be carried by wagon many miles.There were four walls，a floor and a roof，which made one room；and this room contained a rusty-looking cookstove，a cupboard for the dishes，a table，three or four chairs，and two beds.Uncle Henry and Aunt Em had a big bed in one corner，and Dorothy had a little bed in another corner.There was no garret at all，and no cellar—except a small hole dug in the ground，called a cyclone cellar，where the family could go in case one of those great whirlwinds arose，mighty enough to crush any building in its path.It was reached by a trap door in the middle of the floor，from which a ladder led down into the small，dark hole. When Dorothy stood in the doorway and looked around，she could see nothing but the great gray prairie on every side.Not a tree nor a house broke the broad sweep of flat country that reached to the edge of the sky in all directions.The sun had baked the plowed land into a gray mass，with little cracks running through it.Even the grass was not green，for the sun had burned the tops of the long blades until they were the same gray color to be seen everywhere.Once the house had been painted，but the sun blistered the paint and the rains washed it away，and now the house was as dull and gray as everything else. When Aunt Em came there to live she was a young，pretty wife.The sun and wind had changed her，too.They had taken the sparkle from her eyes and left them a sober gray；they had taken the red from her cheeks and lips，and they were gray also.She was thin and gaunt，and never smiled now.When Dorothy，who was an orphan，first came to her，Aunt Em had been so startled by the child's laughter that she would scream and press her hand upon her heart