2016华师在线作业-英语国家概况满分

单选题

第1题 (2.0) 分 Which of the following is NOT true about the electoral campaigns?

A、Big parties can buy time to broadcast their policies on the television.

B、There is a limit on the amount of money candidates can spend in their constituency

C、Candidates and their supporters go door-to-door persuading voters to vote for

D、Candidates cri ticize each other’s policies to show how good their own policies

第2题 (2.0) 分 Which of the following is NOT a feature of the House of Lords?

A、Lords do not receive salaries and many do not attend Parliament sittings.

B、It consists of the Lords Spiritual and the Lords Temporal.

C、The lords are expected to represent the interests of the public.

D、Most of the lords in the House of Lords are males.

第3题 (2.0) 分 The majority of American Christians belong to the ____ church.

A、Catholic

B、Orthodox

C、Protestant

第4题 (2.0) 分 Which of the following statements is NOT true about blacks after the 1960s?

A、Blacks felt that they could be fully integrated into the mainstream of American

B、Blacks felt that the black community ought to coexist with other groups.

C、Blacks felt more and more proud of themselves.

D、Blacks felt that “black is beautiful.”

第5题 (2.0) 分 Which of the following is NOT the reason for the higher arrest rates among minority groups?

A、The aggressive nature of these groups.

B、Racial prejudice against them.

C、Low social status of these groups.

D、Poverty and unemployment among minority groups.

第6题 (2.0) 分 The following were the founding fathers of the American Republic except ____.

A、George Washington

B、Thomas Jefferson

C、William Penn

D、Benjamin Franklin

第7题 (2.0) 分 In the 17th century,the English government encouraged people from Scotland and Northern England to emigrate to the north of Ireland, because ____.

A、they wanted to increase its control over Ireland

B、they had too many people and didn’t have enough space for them to five in B ritain

C、they intended to expand their investment

D、they believed that Ireland was the best place for them

第13题 (2.0) 分 Three of the following factors have contributed to the flourishing of large universities in America, which is the exception?

A、Large universities offer the best libraries and facilities for scientific

B、Large universities provide students with “mainframe” com puters.

C、Large universities offer scholarships to all students.

D、Large universities attract students with modern laboratories.

第14题 (2.0) 分 The reason why many American young people were involved in the social movements of the 1960s was that ____.

A、They resented traditional white male values in US society.

B、They love America so much.

C、They thought they knew better than their teachers.

D、They viewed the adult world with grave doubt.

第15题 (2.0) 分 How many counties are there in Northern Ireland?

A、26

B、6

C、32

D、20

第16题 (2.0) 分 In Britain, the great majority of parents send their children to ____.

A、private schools

B、independent schools

C、state schools.

D、public schools.

第17题 (2.0) 分 Three of the following are characteristics of London, Which of the four is the EXCEPTION?

A、London is a political, economic and cultural centre of the country

B、London has a larger population than all other cities in England

C、London is not only the largest city in Britain, but also the largest in the world

D、London has played a significant role in the economic construction of the country

第18题 (2.0) 分 Which of the following is NOT a tru e description of the Queen’s role?

A、The Queen selects the Prime Minister and the Cabinet.

B、The Queen symbolises 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.

第19题 (2.0) 分 Which of the following is NOT true about the British education system?

A、It is run by the state.

B、It is funded by the state.

C、It is supervised by the state.

D、It is dominated by the state.

第20题 (2.0) 分 The Tower of London, a historical sight, located in the centre of London,

was built by ____.

A、King Arthur

B、Robin Hood

C、Oliver Cromwell

D、William the Conqueror

第21题 (2.0) 分 Under whose reign was the Bill of Rights passed?

A、James I

B、William of Orange.

C、Oliver Cromwell

D、George 1

第22题 (2.0) 分 The expenditure in American public schools is guided or decided by ____.

A、teachers

B、students

C、headmasters

D、boards of education

第23题 (2.0) 分 Which of the following statements is NOT correct? When the War of Independence was over, ___.

A、each new state had its own government.

B、each new state made its own laws and handled all of its internal affairs.

C、the national government was called the Congress with little power.

D、the relationships between the states and the national government were clearly

第24题 (2.0) 分 Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A、Wales was invaded by the Romans

B、Wales was occupied by the Anglo-Saxons

C、Wales was conquered by the Normans

D、Wales was threatened by the English

第25题 (2.0) 分 When did Scotland join the Union by agreement of the English and Scottish parliaments?

A、In 1715

B、In 1688

C、In 1745

D、In 1707

第26题 (2.0) 分 Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A、Sinn Fein is a legal political party in Northern Ireland

B、Those who want to unite Northern Ireland with Britain are called Unionists

C、The Social Democratic and Labour Party is a very important political party in

D、Those who show their loyalty to the British Crown are called Loyalists

第27题 (2.0) 分 Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of British government?

A、It offers the Queen high political status and supreme power.

B、It is both a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy.

C、It is the oldest representative democracy in the world.

D、It has no written form of constitution

第28题 (2.0) 分 Which of the following is NOT a true description of the situation of ethnic minorities in the UK?

A、They are well represented in the British Parliament.

B、They are economically poorer than the white population.

C、They are treated unfairly by the justice system.

D、They are threatened by some racist groups.

第29题 (2.0) 分 Which of the following is NOT guaranteed in the Bill of Rights?

A、The freedom of religion.

B、The fre edom of searching a person’s home by police.

C、The freedom of speech and of the press.

D、The right to own weapons if one wishes.

第30题 (2.0) 分 Which of the following is NOT included in the National curriculum?

A、Children must study the subjects like English, mathematics, science and so on.

B、Children must sit in A-level exams.

C、Children must pass national tests.

D、Teachers must teach what they are told

第31题 (2.0) 分 Which of the following schools would admit children without reference to their academic abilities?

A、Comprehensive schools

B、secondary schools

C、independent schools

D、grammar schools.

第32题 (2.0) 分 Which of the following is NOT considered a characteristic of London?

A、The cultural centre

B、The business centre

C、The financial centre

D、The sports centre

第33题 (2.0) 分 Northern Ireland is the smallest of the four nations, but is quite well-known in the world for ___.

A、its most famous landmark, the “Giant’s Causeway”

B、its rich cultural life

C、its low living standards

D、its endless political problems

第34题 (2.0) 分 Who is the leader of the Conservative party at present?

A、Tony Blair

B、Gordon Brown

C、Margret Thatcher

D、David Cameron

第35题 (2.0) 分 Which of the following is the only branch that can make federal laws, and levy federal taxes?

A、The executive.

B、The legislative.

C、The judicial.

D、The president

第36题 (2.0) 分 If a student wants to go to university in Britain, he will take the examination called ____.

A、General Certificate of Education – Advanced.

B、General Certificate of Secondary Education.

C、the common entrance examination.

D、General National Vocational Qualifications.

第37题 (2.0) 分 In Britain, children from the age of 5 to 16 ______.

A、can legally receive partly free education.

B、can legally receive completely free education.

C、can not receive free education at all.

D、can not receive free education if their parents are rich.

第38题 (2.0) 分 The largest religion in the US is ___.

A、Buddhism

B、Christianity

C、Islam

D、Hinduism

第39题 (2.0) 分 Which of the following statements is NOT correct? When the Constitution was written, ___.

A、there was a Bill of Rights in the Constitution.

B、there was no Bill of Rights.

C、the Constitution did not have any words guaranteeing the freedoms or the basic

D、“Bill of Rights” was added to the Constitution 4 years after the Constitution

第40题 (2.0) 分 In order to go to university, secondary school students in the US must meet the following requirements except that ___.

A、They have high school records and recommendations from their teachers

B、They make recommendations from their high school teachers

C、They get good scores in the Scholastic Aptitude Tests

D、They pass the college entrance examinations

判断题

第41题 (1.0) 分 Cardiff, the capital of Wales, is a large city.

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第42题 (1.0) 分 A great moment for the civil rights movement was the March on Washington on August, 1963 when President Kennedy gave the famous " I Have a Dream" speech.

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第43题 (1.0) 分 The US was founded on the principle of human equality, and in reality the nation has lived up to that ideal.

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第44题 (1.0) 分 Most people in Scotland speak the old Celtic language, called " Gaelic" .

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第45题 (1.0) 分 The president has the authority to appoint federal judges, and all such court appointment are subject to confirmation by the House of Representatives.

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第46题 (1.0) 分 In Britain, the process of state-building has been one of evolution rather than revoltuion, in contrast to France and the US.

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第47题 (1.0) 分 According to the textbook, there are two major political parties in the UK.

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第48题 (1.0) 分 Northern Ireland today is governed by separate juristictions: that of Republic of Ireland and that of Great Britain.

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第49题 (1.0) 分 When people outside the UK talk about England, they mistake it as Britain sometimes.

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第50题 (1.0) 分 Ireland is part of Great

Britain

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第51题 (1.0) 分 The British Prime Minister is directly elected by the people.

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第52题 (1.0) 分 The title of Prince of Wales is held by a Welsh according to tradition.

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第53题 (1.0) 分 Drug abuse in the US has come to be regarded as one of the most challenging social problems facing the nation.

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第54题 (1.0) 分 According to the textbook, larger American universities are always better, and more desirable universities are always more expensive.

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第55题 (1.0) 分 Northern Ireland is often called " Ulster" after an ancient Irish

kingdom once existed in this area.

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第56题 (1.0) 分 In 1863, President Lincoln signed The Emancipation Proclamation which together with the 13th Amendament to the Constitution legally abolished the slavery.

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第57题 (1.0) 分 Under a Constitutional Amendament passed in 1951, a president can be elected to only one term.

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第58题 (1.0) 分 Christopher Columbus discovered America in

1492.

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第59题 (1.0) 分 The main duty of the Congress is to make laws, including those which levy taxes that pay the work of the federal government.

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第60题 (1.0) 分 John F. Kennedy was the first Catholic elected as the US president.

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