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英语国家概况课程习题2
英语国家概况课程习题
英语国家概况
(1)模拟试题1
I.Fillintheblanks:
1.Britainconsistsof_____nations,includingEngland,_____,_______and______.
2.TheAnglo-SaxonsbegantosettleinBritainin________century.
3.ThecapitalofBritainis______whichhasgreatinfluenceontheUKinallfieldsincluding_______,_______and_______
4.ThecapitalofScotlandis______,whichiswell-knownforitsnatural
5._______,theancestorofthepresentQueen,Elizabeth11,unitedEnglandunderhisrulein829.
6.InBritain,theofficialheadofstateis_______whiletherealcentreofpoliticallifeisin______
7.TheBritishConstitutionconsistsof_______,_______,and_______.
8.ThemostimportantfunctionoftheParliamentisto_______._______,
9.Strictlyspeaking,theParliamenttodayconsistsof_______,_______and_______.
10.Lifepeersshouldbenominatedby_______andappointedby_______.
11.TheUKisdividedinto_______constituencieswitheachofthemrepresentedbyamemberin_________
12.Thepartywhichwinsthemajorityseatsinparliamentforms_______anditspartyleaderbecomes_________
13.Normally,agovernmentcanbeinpowerfor_______years,andthenithastoresignandholdageneralelection.
14.TherearethreemajorpartiesintheUK:
______________and_______.
15.From1979to1997,_______won4consecutiveelectionsandwasinpowerforquitealongtime.
16.ThetwooldestuniversitiesinBritainare_______and_______.
17.Australia,astheWorld's_______continentand._______island,hasapopulationwhichis_______inrelationtoitssize.
18.Geologically,Australiacanbedividedintothreeparts:
_______,whichisalsoknowasthe_______,andwhichrunsalmostparalleltotheeasterncoastfromnorthernQueenslandtosouthernTasmania;the_______,whichextendsfromtheGulfofCarpentriesinthenorthto_______andthewesternVictoriancoast;andtheGreatWesternPlateau,whichcoversmostof_______,muchofthe_______andSouthAustralia,andpartof_______.
19.NewZealandisinthe_______Ocean._______isitsnearestneighbour.The_______andthe_______areitstwomainlandmasses.Theyareseparatedby_______
20.TheHeadofStateofNewZealandis_______.SheisrepresentedinNewZealandbya_______whosemostimportanttaskistocallupontheleaderofthe_______toformagovernmentafteranelection.
21.ColumbusdiscoveredtheNewWorldintheyearof________
22.ThefirstpermanentsettlementinNorthAmericawasestablishedintoday's_______intheyearof_______
23.Afederalsystemisoneinwhich_______issharedbetween_______and_______withsomerightsreservedtoeach.
24.TheU.S.federalgovernmentconsistsofthefollowingthreebranches:
_______,_______and_______
25.TheCongressisdividedinto_______with_______memberswhoservetwo-yearterms,_______and_______withlawmakerswhoservesix-yearterms.
26.GroupswhotrytopersuadeCongressmentovotefororagainstabillareknownas_______
27.TheSupremeCourtiscomposedof_______chiefjusticeand~associatejustices.
28."WASP,standsfor_______.
29.Inarea,Canadaisthe________countryonearth.
30.Canadaconsistsof__________provincesand________territories.
II.Tickthecorrectanswerineachofthefollowing:
1.ThreeofthefollowingarecharacteristicsofLondon.Whichofthefouristheexception?
A.Londonisapolitical,economicandculturalcentreofthecountry.
B.LondonhasalargerpopulationthanallothercitiesinEngland.
C.LondonisnotonlythelargestcityinBritain,butalsothelargestintheworld.
D.Londonhasplayedasignificantroleintheeconomicconstructionofthecountry.
2.TheTowerofLondon,ahistoricalsight,locatedinthecentreofLondon,wasbuiltby
A.KingHaroldB.RobinHoodC.OliverCromwellD.WilliamtheConqueror
3.WhoweretheancestorsoftheEnglishandthefoundersofEngland?
A.theAnglo-SaxonsB.theRomansC.theVikingsD.theRomans
4.WhichisthelargestcityinScotland?
A.CardiffB.EdinburghC.GlasgowD.Manchester
5.WhydidtheScottishKingsdecidetoformanindependentsingularScottishstateintheninthcentury?
A.TheyneededaunifiedindependentnationtofightagainstVikingraids.
B.Theyfeltitnecessarytodeveloptheirownindustry.
C.TheywerethreatenedbytheAnglo-Saxons'invasion.
D.TheyhadtodoitinordertoresisttheEnglish.
6.WheredothemajorityofpeopleinScotlandlive?
A.intheHighlandsB.intheLowlands
C.intheUplandsD.inthewestofScotland
7.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?
A.WaleswasinvadedbytheRomans.
B.WaleswasoccupiedbytheAnglo-Saxons.
C.WaleswasconqueredbytheNormans.
D.WaleswasthreatenedbytheEnglish.
8.Whichofthefollowingparties-inScotlandstillwantsanindependentScotland?
A.theLaborPartyB.theLiberalParty
C.theScottishNationalistPartyD.theConservativeParty
9.WhendidScotlandjointheUnionbyagreementoftheEnglishandScottishparliaments?
A.in1715B.in1688C.in1745D.in1707
10.LlywelgnapGruffuddismorethanasimplehistoricalfigurefortheWelsh.HeisalmostconsideredthelegendaryheroofWelshnationalismbecause
A.hebecamethefirstPrinceofWalesin1267.
B.hebroughttheEnglishunderhiscontrol.
C.heledahistoricuprisingagainsttheEnglish.
D.heunifiedWalesasanindependentnation.
11.WhichofthefollowingisNOTcharacteristicofBritishgovernment?
A.ItofferstheQueenhighpoliticalstatusandsupremepower.
B.Itisbothaparliamentarydemocracyandaconstitutionalmonarchy.
C.Itistheoldestrepresentativedemocracyintheworld.
D.IthasnowrittenformofConstitution.
12.Whichofthefollowingkingwasexecutedinthecivilwar?
A.JamesIB.JamesIIC.CharlesID.CharlesII
13.Whathappenedin1215?
A.ItwastheyearofNormanConquestinBritishhistory.
B.Forcedbybarons,KingJohnsignedtheMagnaCart&
C.HenryIVgrantedtheCommonsthepowertoreviewmoneygrants.
D.KingEgbertunitedEnglandunderhisrule.
14.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheGreatCouncil?
A.Theyincludedbaronsandrepresentativesfromcountiesandtowns.
B.Theyweresometimessummonedbythekingstocontributemoney.
C.TheylaterdevelopedintowhatwenowknowastheCabinet.
D.Theyrepresentedthearistocratsaswellasthecommunities.
15.UnderwhosereignwastheBillofRightspassed?
A.JamesIIB.WilliamofOrangeC.OliverCromwellD.GeorgeI
16.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheConstitution?
A.Itisadocumentwhichlistsoutthebasicprinciplesforgovernment.
B.ItisthefoundationofBritishgovernancetoday.
C.ConventionsandLawspassedbyParliamentarepartoftheConstitution.
D.ThecommonlawsarepartoftheConstitution.
17.WhichofthefollowingabouttheParliamentisNOTtrue?
A.TherearenolegalrestraintsuponParliament.
B.Strictlyspeaking,theQueenispartoftheParliament.
C.Parliamenthasthesupremepowerofpassinglaws.
D.ParliamenthasnopowertochangethetermsoftheConstitution.
18.WhichofthefollowingabouttheQueenisNOTtrue?
A.TheQueenselectsthePrimeMinisterandtheCabinet.
B.TheQueensymbolizesthetraditionandunityoftheBritishstate.
C.TheQueenactsasaconfidantetothePrimeMinister.
D.TheQueenisthetemporalheadoftheChurchofEngland.
19.Which,ofthefollowingabouttheHouseofLordsisNOTtrue?
A.LordsdonotreceivesalariesandmanydonotattendParliamentsittings.
B.ItconsistsoftheLordsSpiritualandtheLordsTemporal.
C.Thelordsareexpectedtorepresenttheinterestsofthepublic.
D.MostofthelordsintheHouseofLordsaremales.
20.WhichofthefollowingabouttheHouseofCommonsisNOTtrue?
A.MembersofParliamentelectthePrimeMinisterandtheCabinet.
B.MPsreceivesalariesandsomeotherallowances.
C.MPsareexpectedtorepresenttheinterestsofthepublic.
D.MostMPsbelongtothemajorpoliticalparties.
21.WhichgroupofpeoplecanNOTvoteinthegeneralelection?
A.membersintheHouseofCommonsB.LordsintheHouseofLords
C.theUKcitizensaboyeetheageof18D.theUKresidentcitizensoftheIrishRepublic
●Bywhomisa"voteofnoconfidence"decided?
A.theHouseofCommonsB.theHouseofLords
C.thetwomajorpartiesD.thePrimeMinister
●WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheelectoralcampaigns?
ØBigpartiescanbuytimetobroadcasttheirpoliciesonthetelevision.
ØThereisalimitontheamountofmoneycandidatescanspendintheirconstituency
✧campaign.
ØCandidatesandtheirsupportersgodoor-to-doorpersuadingvoterstovoteforthem.
ØCandidatescriticizeeachother'spoliciestoshowhowgoodtheirownpoliciesare.
●HowmanyseatsintheHouseofCommonsshouldapartyholdatleastinordertowintheelection?
✧A.651B.326C.626D.351
●Whichofthefollowingpartyadoptsa"fatherly"senseofobligationtothepoorerpeople
✧inthesociety?
✧A.theConservativepartyB.theLiberalDemocrats
✧C.thePartyofWalesD.theLabourparty
●WhichofthefollowingdescriptionabouttheConservativepartyisNOTtrue?
ØIthasbeeninpowerforanunusuallylongperiodoftime.
ØItpreferspoliciesthatprotectindividual'srights.
ØItreceivesalotofthefundingfrombigcompanies.
ØItisknownasapartyofhightaxationlevels.
●Whichgovernmentlostavoteofnoconfidenceandwasforcedtoresignin1979?
✧A.theConservativegovernmentB.theLiberalgovernment
✧C.theLabourgovernmentD.theradicalgovernment
●WhichperiodoftimeinBritishhistorywasdescribedas"privateaffluenceandpublicsqualor"?
✧A.the1940sB.the1970sC.the1980sD.the1990s
●Whichofthefollowingaboutth