英美概况习题19

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1. The leader of the House of Lords is ______.

A. the Archbishops of Canterbury

B. the Monarch

C. the Prime Minister

D. the Lord Chancellor

2. The Church of England is NOT free to change its form of worship, as laid down in ______, without the consent of Parliament.

A. the Bill of Rights

B. the Provisions of Oxford

C. the Constitutions of Clarendon

D. the Book of Common Prayer

3. The British universities are governed by ______ or by ______ and enjoy academic freedom.

A. royal charters, Act of Parliament

B. the People’s Charter, the Reform Act of 1832

C. the Great Charter, the Bill of Rights

D. the Petition of Right, the Test Act

4. Among the three tribes of the Celts coming to Britain, the most industrious and vigorous of the Celtic tribes was the ___________ .

A. Gaels

B. Brythons

C. Belgae

D. Vikings

5. Political change in England came mainly through___________.

A. gradual reform

B. revolution

C. people’s uprisings

D. working class movement

6. The two parties that have held power in Britain since 1945 are ___________ .

A. the Democratic Party and the Republican Party

B. the Conservative Party and the Labor Party

C. the Labor Party and the Social Democratic Party

D. the Labor Party and the Democratic Party

7.___________’s reign was a time of confident English nationalism and of great achievements in literature and other arts. in exploration and in battle.

A. Mary

B. Henry VIII

C. E1izabeth I

D. Charles II

8.Which statement about the “Wars of Roses” is NOT true?

A. The king’s power now became supreme.

B. Ordinary people were seriously affected.

C. The wars were waged intermittently for 30 years.

D. From these wars feudalism received its death blow.

II. True or False.

1. BBC stands for British Broadcasting Company.

2. The world’s oldest national newspaper is The Observer.

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