川外2012年主要英语国家社会与文化方向复试题(文化研究)
一、专有名词翻译（20个，20分）
The Guardian
Britannia Encyclopedia
The Big Ben
The British Museum
……
（大部分记不清了，有人名、杂志报纸、组织、建筑等的名称，估计大部分都是课后注释里出现过的）
二、名词解释（15个，30分）
The King James Bible
Elizabethan Drama
Commonwealth
The Open University
Independent schools
BBC
Canadian Identity
The beat generation
The parliament(the upper house and the lower house)(非课后题)
Anglo-Saxons
Robin Hood
Puritanism
A federal system
The “Lost Generation”（非课后题）
The civil rights movement
三、简答题（5个，50分）
1.What are the major reasons for Canada’s active role in international organizations? And what influence does
this active participation have on Canadian internal politics?
2.Discuss the similarities and differences in the government systems between the United Kingdom, the United
States and Canada.
3.What are some of the features in religion that are particularly American? What are some of the major
differences between American religion and religion in Europe?
4.What are the three big parties in the UK? What are some of the similarities and dissimilarities between the
three parties?
5.How are people in the UK divided into different classes? What are some of the main features in the division?
Is the class system similar to that of the United States?
复试笔试三个大题，答题时间2个小时，要想把题答完、答好，时间还是非常紧的。名词解释分值虽然只有30分，但要答的不少，考前必须把课后的名词解释背熟，加快写字速度。简答题没有现成的答案，自己必须在准备复试的时候把书看熟，知道每个题该答哪些点，做到心中有数。
面试前抽签，按签号依次面试，有上午的，也有下午的。面试三个老师、三个教室，面试期间不报姓名，只说签号。每个老师5分钟，两个男老师（比较随和），一个女老师。男老师中有一个发音不太好，他说的英语有点难懂。女老师发音标准、语速快，据说她是搞mass media研究的，问的问题比其他两个老师相对侧重专业些，给人的感觉不是太和蔼。都不会问太专业性的问题。具体问到我的有：为什么选川外？为什么选文化方向？你觉得你面试最大的优势是什么？你对这门课程的理解。爱看什么书？对你影响最大的一本书是什么？喜欢看电影吗？你印象最深的一部美国电影是什么，为什么？你知道川外研究生阶段会开设什么课程吗，都是哪些？（老师一般都会根据你的回答再次提问题，比如说，我说我选择文化方向的原因是因为我喜欢国际政治，他就问你国际政治和这门课程的关系，告诉你国际政治和社会文化不是一个概念，还问你看过哪些这方面的书。）
二外口语听力测试
也是面试形式。首先读一小段短文，然后问你一些日常的小问题，比如你的专业是什么？爱好是什么？来自哪？英语和你的二外哪个难？等等……
希望对大家有帮助！
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4. Faced with conflicting demands the British government chose a compromise and organized a partition of Ireland, because A. the British government wouldn't be able to control Ireland any longer by force. B. the British government intended to satisfy both sides ----- Catholics as well as Protestants. C. Catholics in Ireland demanded a partition of Ireland. D. Protestants welcomed the idea of partition. 5. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. Sinn Fein is the legal political Party in Northern Ireland. B. Those who want to unite Northern Ireland with Britain are called Unionists. C. Social Democratic and Labor Party is a very important political Party in Britain. D. Those who show their loyalty to the British Crown are called Loyalists. 6. In the early 1970s, the IRA A. killed many Protestants and Catholics. B. burned down the houses of Catholics. C. murdered individuals at random.
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PEP小学英语文化知识汇总 一、饮食文化 1、西餐礼仪 the knife is on the right . 刀放置于右边 the fork is on the left. 叉置于左边 The spoon is beside the knife. 勺子置于刀的旁边 The plate is in the middle.盘子放在中间 2、饭后甜点dessert 的介绍 It's something sweet, like pudding, fruit or ice-cream…饭后吃一些甜食，比如布丁、水果、冰激凌等等 3、Traditional Chinese food中国传统食品 sweet dumplings汤圆zongzi粽子mooncake月饼dumplings饺子 二、节日文化 1、Women's Day妇女节 2、Children's Day儿童节 3、Christmas 圣诞节 Merry Christmas圣诞快乐 Father Christmas圣诞老人 Christmas Tree 圣诞树turkey火鸡gifts礼物 4、西方节日 Mother's Day is the second Sunday in May.母亲节在五月份第二个星期天 Father's Day is the third Sunday in June.父亲节在六月份第三个星期天 In America Thanksgiving Day is the fourth Thursday in November. 在美国，感恩节在十一月份的第四个星期四 In Canada Thanksgiving Day is the second Monday in October. 在加拿大，感恩节在十月份的第二个星期一 三、生活常识及日常标志的认识 1、出口、入口和卫生间标志： entrance入口exit出口women's女卫生间men's男卫生间 2、不同国家的紧急求救码emergency number 3、水零度结冰膨胀
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1.The first permanent settlement in North America was established in today’s ______ in 1607. A. Florida B. Georgia C. Virginia D. Arkansas 2.The following drafted Declaration of Independence EXCEPT ______. A. George W ashington B. Thomas Jefferson C. John Adams D. Benjamin Franklin 3.Which of the following is the only branch of the U.S. Federal government that can make federal laws, and levy federal taxes? A. The executive. B. The legislative. C. The Judicial. D. The president. 4.The Three Faiths in the U.S. refer to _______. A.Protestant, Catholic, Jewish B.Protestant, Christian, Hindus C.Puritan, Catholic, Jewish D.Puritan, Christian, Islam 5.Which of the following novelists does NOT belong to “the Lost Generation”? A.F. Scott Fitzgerald. B.John Dos Passos. C.Ernest Hemingway.
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u n i t7 1 (1)What are the purposes of the British education system (2)Please comment on these purposes. (3)What are the main purposes of the Chinese education system (4)Are there any differences or similarities in the education of the two nations 答：(1)The purpose of the British education system is to teach children practical skills and socialize them. (2)Children learn practical skills, and the rules and values they need to become good citizens, to participate in the community, and to contribute to the economic prosperity of an advanced industrial economy. (3)The purpose of the Chinese education is to provide children with literacy and the other basic skills they will need to become active members of society. (4) In china, people think school is just about teaching children what are often called” the three R’s---“reading, writing and ‘arithmetic”(reading, writing and arithmetic). 2. How does the British education reflect social class British education reflect the deeper divisions in British society in which social class is still very important: class inequality can be erased or continued according to education policy. What’s more, the enduring feature of British education is the continuing debate over how “equal” educational opportunity should be. In British, the accent you speak with, the clothes you wear, and the schools you attend are all markers that identify your social class. The school (or college)tie is a clear marker of social class. Even on informal occasions you will sometimes see men wearing their school ties as belts to hold up their trousers –proudly displaying their attendance at a certain school. In Britain, where you are educated is very important to you future. 3 what are the major changes that have taken place since World war 2 Is British education moving towards more progress or more equality Pick up some examples from the text to illustrate your points. Other major changes to the British education system were caused by world war Ⅱ。This time, the new system would emphasize equality. The result was the 1944 Education Act which made entry to secondary schools and universities”meritocratic”. Children would be abilities they displayed. All children were given the right to a free secondary education and the main concern was to make sure more children had access to a good education. In the 1960s,comprehensive schools were introduced all over the country, which ended the division between grammar schools----where the most academically capable pupils were sent to be prepared for university----and vocational school where less successful pupils were sent to learn allowed to let children "compete" for places. 4. Why does the author say that universities in Britain have been rather elitist 答：Most students were from the middle classes, attended good schools, performed well in their A-levels and received a fully-funded place in a university. In recent years, great efforts have been made to increase the numbers of and kinds of people that pursue higher education. Access for mature students and students without traditional A-level qualifications is widening. 5. (1) what is the Open University in Britain (2)What do you think of this system (1)The Open University offers a non-traditional route for people to take university level courses and receive a university degree. People can follow university courses through textbooks, TV and radio broadcasts, correspondence, videos, residential schools and a network of study centre. (2)It was the Open University which provided the inspiration for the founding of China’s TV and Radio University. Unit 8 British Foreign Relations 1.What and how did the British empire end How did the British react to this reality How did the end of British imperialism influence the psychology of the British and the making of Britain's foreign policy (1) The end of the great British empire was surprisingly rapid. In 1946, Jordan, in the Middle East, was granted independence. The following year, India and Pakistan followed suit. In 1948, Burma and Ceylon