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英国文化复习题

英国文化复习题

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I.Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse:

1.Britainisnolongeranimperialcountry.T

2.TheCommonwealthofNationsincludeallEuropeancountries.F

3.1in10oftheBritishpopulationareofnon-Europeanethnicity.F

4.ThestereotypeoftheEnglishgentlemanneverappliedthemajorityoftheBritishpeople.T

5.GreatBritainincludes3constituentcountries:

England,Scotland,andWales.F

6.NorthernIrelandispartofGreatBritain.F

7.WhenpeopleoutsideUKtalkaboutEngland,theymistakeitasBritainsometimes.T

8.TheScotsandWelshhaveastrongsenseofbeingBritish.F

9.ScotlandwasneverconqueredbytheRomans.T

10.MostpeopleinScotlandspeaktheoldCelticlanguage,called"Gaelic".F

11.ScotlandwasunifiedwithEnglandthroughpeacefulmeans.T

12.Walesisrichincoaldeposits.T

13.Cardiff,thecapitalofWales,isalargecity.F

14.ThetitleofPrinceofWalesisheldbyaWelshaccordingtotradition.F

15.IrelandispartofGreatBritain.F

16."Ulster",referringtoNorthernIreland,wasonceanancientIrishkingdom.T

17.ThecapitalofBelfastisalargecitywithhalfamillionpeople.F

18.NorthernIrelandissignificantbecauseofitsmanufacturingindustry.F

19.ThemajorityofIrishpeopleweredescendantsoftheoriginalCelticpeoplewhoinhabitedtheBritishIslesbeforetheRomansarrived2000yearsago.T

20.MostBritishpeopleareProtestantswhilemostIrishpeopleareCatholics.T

21.TheBritishgovernmentdoesnothavedirectrulefromLondonoverNorthernIreland.F

22.SinnFeinisalegalpoliticalpartyinNorthernIreland.T

23.ItisnodoubtthatBritainistheoldestrepresentativedemocracyintheworld.F

24.InBritain,theprocessofstate-buildinghasbeenoneofevolutionratherthanrevolution,incontrasttoFranceandtheU.S.T

25.TheoldestinstitutionofgovernmentaccordingtothetextistheMonarchy.T

26.Thedivinerightofkingsmeansthesovereignderivedhisauthorityfromhissubjects.F

27.WhiletheKingintheoryhadGodonhisside,itwasthoughtthatheshouldexerciseabsolutepower.F

28.Theterm"parliament"wasfirstofficiallyusedin1066todescribethegatheringoffeudalbaronsandrepresentativesfromcountiesandtowns.F

29.Britainisbothaparliamentarydemocracyandaconstitutionalmonarchy.T

30.Britain,likeIsrael,hasawrittenconstitutionsofthesortwhichmostcountrieshave.F

31.Commonlawsarelawswhichhavebeenestablishedthroughcommonpracticeinthecourts.

T

32.IntheU.K.,agovernmentcannotstandforlongerthanfiveyearsexceptinexceptionalcircumstances.T

33.Theparliamentcancallanelectionsoonerthanfiveyears.F

34.Anyonewhoiseligibletovotewith500poundsasdepositcanstandasanMP.T

35.EachmainpartyisgivensometimeonnationalTVto"sell"theirpolicies.Thetimeisnotgivenfreeandhastobepaidbytheparty.F

36.TheamountspentinnationalcampaignisnotlimitedotherthanthatonTV.T

37.Thecampaignsarenotsimplyabouttellingpeoplehowgoodyourpoliciesare,butalsoabouttellingthemhowbadyouropponentsare.T

38.Secrecyisnotanimportantpartofthevotingprocess.F

39.Thecountingofvotesrunoveraperiodofafewdays.F

40.TherearetwomajornationalpartiesintheU.K.accordingtothetext.F

41.LiberalDemocraticPartyisthenewestofthemajornationalparties.F

42.Bythe1880'stheBritisheconomywasdominantintheworld.T

43.BoththeU.S.andCanadaovertookBritainineconomyby1900.F

44.InWorldWarII,BritainhadgoneheavilyintodebtinordertodevelopitsmanufacturingindustryandborrowedlargeamountsfromtheU.S.andFrance.F

45.AnotherreasonforBritishdeclineisthelossofitscolonies,especiallyIndia,whichgaineditsindependencein1947.T

46.Inthe1970's,withthesouringpriceofoilandhighratesofinflation,Britainwentthroughabadperiod.In1979,theLabourPartyhadtostepdownfromthegovernment.T

47.TheleaderoftheConservatives,MargaretThatcherstartedaseriesofreforms.AnextensiveprogrammeofprivatizationwascarriedoutbutshedidnotsucceedinsavingtheBritisheconomy.

F

48.Tertiaryindustriesincludebanking,insurance,tourism,agricultureandthesellingofgoods.

F

49.Britainhasalargesectorofagricultureproducing11.6%ofitsnationalwealth.F

50.Accordingtothetext,thetertiaryindustryproducesapproximately2/3ofthenationalwealth.

　T

51.TheserviceindustryintheU.K.employs70%ofthetotalworkforce.T

52.ThepurposeofBritisheducationisnotonlytoprovidechildrenwithliteracyandotherbasicskillsbutalsotosocializechildren.T

53.Thestateseldominterfereswiththedecisionofwhen,where,howandwhatchildrenaretaught.F

54.TheenduringfeatureofBritisheducationisthecontinuingdebateoverwhatshouldbetaughtinschoolanduniversities.F

55.The1944EducationActmadeentrytosecondaryschoolsanduniversities"meritocratic".

T

56.Thepublicschoolsarepartofthenationaleducationsystemandfundedbythegovernment.

F

57.Britishuniversitiesarepublicbodieswhichreceivefundsfromcentralgovernment.T

58.InOxfordandCambridgetheBAconvertstoanMAseveralyearslater,uponpaymentofafee.T

II.Choosethecorrectanswertoeachofthefollowing.

1.__________isnotconsideredacharacteristicofLondon.

　（a）Theculturalcentre

　（b）Thebusinesscentre

　（c）Thefinancialcentre

　（d）Thesportscentre

2.________________isnottrueaboutthecharacteristicsofBritain.

（a）Economicdifferencesbetweennorthandsouth

（b）DifferencesofsocialsystemsbetweenScotlandandWales

（c）Classdifferencesbetweenawhite-collarworkerandablue-collarworker

（d）CulturaldifferencesbetweenimmigrantsandtheBritish

3._______________cannotbefoundinLondon.

　（a）Teahouses

　（b）Galleries

　（c）Museums

　（d）Theatres

4.WhichofthefollowingisnottrueaboutBritain?

　（a）Itusedtobeanimperialcountryintheworld.

　（b）ItplaysanactiveroleasamemberofEuropeanUnion.

　（c）Itisarelativelywealthyanddevelopedcountry.

　（d）Itusedtobeoneofthesuperpowersintheworld.

5.ThreeofthefollowingarecharacteristicsofLondon.Whichofthefouristheexception?

（a）Londonisapolitical,economicandculturalcentreofthecountry.

（b）LondonhasalargerpopulationthanallothercitiesinEngland.

（c）LondonisnotonlythelargestcityinBritain,butalsothelargestintheworld.

（d）Londonhasplayedasignificantroleintheeconomicconstructionofthecountry.

6.TheTowerofLondon,ahistoricalsight,locatedinthecentreofLondon,wasbuiltby___________.

（a）KingHarold

（b）RobinHood

（c）OliverCromwell

（d）WilliamtheConqueror

7.________weretheancestorsoftheEnglishandthefoundersofEngland.

　（a）TheAnglo-Saxons

　（b）TheNormans

　（c）TheVikings

　（d）TheRomans

8.__________isthelargestcityinScotland.

　（a）Cardiff

　（b）Edinburgh

　（c）Glasgow

　（d）Manchester

9.WhydidtheScottishKingsdecidetoformanindependentsingularScottishstateintheninthcentury?

（a）TheyneededaunifiedindependentnationtofightagainstVikingraids.

（b）Theyfeltitnecessarytodeveloptheirownindustry.

（c）TheywerethreatenedbytheAnglo-Saxons'invasion.

（d）TheyhadtodoitinordertoresisttheEnglish.

10.WheredothemajorityofpeopleinScotlandlive?

　（a）IntheHighlands.

　（b）IntheLowlands.

　（c）IntheUplands.

　（d）InthewestofScotland.

11.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?

　（a）WaleswasinvadedbytheRomans.

　（b）WaleswasoccupiedbytheAnglo-Saxons.

　（c）WaleswasconqueredbytheNormans.

　（d）WaleswasthreatenedbytheEnglish.

12.WhichofthefollowingpartiesinScotlandstillwantsanindependentScotland?

（a）TheLabourParty.

（b）TheLiberalParty.

（c）TheScottishNationalistParty.

（d）TheConservativeParty.

13.ScotlandjoinedtheUnionbyagreementoftheEnglishandScottishparliaments________.

（a）In1715

（b）In1688

（c）In1745

（d）In1707

14.LlywelgnapGruffuddismorethanasimplehistoricalfigurefortheWelsh.HeisalmostconsideredthelegendaryheroofWelshnationalismbecause___________.

（a）hebecamethefirstPrinceofWalesin1267

（b）hebroughttheEnglishunderhiscontrol

（c）heledahistoricuprisingagainsttheEnglish

（d）heunifiedWalesasanindependentnation

15.Intheseventeenthcentury,theEnglishgovernmentencouragedpeoplefromScotlandandNorthernEnglandtoemigratetothenorthofIreland,because___________.

（a）theywantedtoincreaseitscontroloverIreland

（b）theyhadtoomanypeopleanddidn'thaveenoughspaceforthemtolivein

（c）theyintendedtoexpandtheirinvestment

（d）theybelievedthatIrelandwasthebestplaceforthem

16.In1969,thefirstBritishsoldierswereseenonNorthernIrelandStreet.Theycamefirst___________.

（a）tomaintaintrafficorderinNorthernIreland

（b）toprotecttheCatholicpeople

（c）toprotecttheProtestantpeople

（d）toreplacetheRoyalUlsterConstabularysincetheywereunabletokeepsocialorder

17.NorthernIrelandisthesmallestofthefournations,butisquitewell-knownintheworldfor___________.

（a）itsmostfamouslandmark,the"Giant'sCauseway"

（b）itsrichculturallife

（c）itslowlivingstandards

（d