英语国家概况复习题(3)

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《英语国家概况》第三套复习题

I. Decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write T for True and F for False . ( points each , 30 points in total )

1.In reality, the British King or Queen is the source of all government powers.

2.British Parliament is the law-making body of the British government.

3.The members in the House of Lords are appointed rather than elected.

4.The British Prime Minister is the leader of the majority party in Parliament.

5.Cabinet members in Britain are chosen by the Prime Minister from various political parties in

Parliament.

6.The British history before 55 BC is basically undocumented.

7.The Celts became the dominant group in Britain between the 8th and 5th centuries BC.

8.The name of Britain came from an Angle-Saxon tribe – the Britons.

9.The Anglo –Saxons came to Britain before the Roman invasion.

10.The Vikings began to attack the English coasts in the 6th century.

11.Henry II built up a large empire which included England and most of France.

12.The Magna Carta was designed to protect the rights of both the privileged class and the townspeople.

13.The Hundred Years’ War was a series of wars fought between England and Normans for trade and

territory, security and the throne.

14.In an effort to make a compromise between different religious factions, Queen Elizabeth I actually

defended the fruit of the Religious Reformation.

15.Britain was the first industrialized nation in the world and still is today.

16.The British economy experienced a relative decline during the postwar period.

17.Thatcher’s revolution turned out to be a great success in dealing with all the British economic and

social problems.

18.Britain is the world’s leading exporter of poultry and dairy products.

19.The climate in the United States can be classified as temperate, with some mild subtropical and

tropical zones.

20.When children finish schooling at 16 in Britain, they are required to take A-level exams.

Answer keys: 1. F 2. T 3. F 4. T 5. F 6. T 7. T 9. F 10. F

11. T 12. F 13. T 14. T 15. F 16. T 17. F 18. F 19. T 20. F

II. Choose the one that best completes each of the following statements. (2 points each, 40 points in total)

1. In ___B_____, the British Parliament passed two important acts to establish a welfare state.

A. 1945

B. 1946

C. 1947

D. 1948

2. Of the following practices, ___C______ does not belong to Thatcher’s social welfare reform.

A. reducing child benefits

B. shortening the unemployment benefits period

C. reducing the unemployment

D. lowering old age pensions

3. The Blair government has been successful in all the following aspects except ____D______.

A. limiting government spending

B. keeping inflation under control

C. reducing unemployment

D. reducing inequality

4. Britain has devoted ____C_____ of its land area to agriculture.

A. 54%

B. 64%

C. 74%

D. 84%

5. The car industy in Britain is mostly ____A_______.

A. foreign-owned

B. state-owned

C. joint-venture

D. privately-owned

6. Of the following sectors in Britain, _____C_____ has experienced spectacular growth since the end of

World War II.

A. agriculture

B. energy industy

C. service industy

D. manufacturing industy

7. In Britain, the division between grammar schools and vocational schools were ended by the

introduction of comprehensive schools in the ____D_______.

A. 1930s

B. 1940s

C. 1950s

D. 1960s

8. About ____B____ of British children receive primary and secondary education through the independent

system.

A. 5%

B. 6%

C. 7% %

9. Partially funded by central government grants, the British universities receive their remaining funds

from all the following sources except _____B_____.

A. tuition fees

B. loans

C. donations

D. corporate contribution

10. Of the following, ____A______ is NOT a basis of admission to Britain’s universities.

A. result in national entrance test

B. A-level result

C. an interview

D. school references

11. Among Britain’s quality press, the following newspapers are regarded as the “ Big Three” with the

exception of ____C______.

A. The Times

B. The Guardian Observer D. The Daily Telegraph

12. The following Christmas traditions are particularly British except __A_______

A. Trooping the Color

B. Queen’s Christmas messages

C. Boxing Day

D. Christmas pantomime

13. The state of ___A____ is the largest in area of all the states.

A. Alaska

B. Hawaii

C. Texas

D. Florida

14. The U.S. lies in ____A______ North America, with Canada to the north, Mexico to the south, the

Atlantic to its __________ and the Pacific to its __________.

A. northern, east, west

B. central, east, west

C. southern, west, east

D. western, east, west

15. The largest river in the U.S. is ____B_______.

A. the Missouri River

B. the Mississippi River

C. the Ohio River

D. the Colorado River

16. Some of the world famous universities like Harvard, Yale and MIT are located __C______.

A. in the south

B. along the Pacific Coast