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C.GreatBritainandEnglandD.GreatBritainandEngland

2.—B—isthecapitalcityofScotland.

A.BelfastB.Edinburgh

C.LondonD.Cardiff

3.AmongthefourpartsoftheUnitedKingdom,—D—isthesmallest.

A.EnglandB.Scotland

C.WalesD.NorthernIreland

4.Englishbelongstothe—C—groupoftheIndoEuropeanfamilyoflanguages.

A.CelticB.Norman

C.GermanticD.Roman

5.TheintroductionofChristianitytoBritainaddedthefirstelementof—D—wordstoEnglish.

A.DanishandFinnishB.DutchandGerman

C.FrenchandItalianD.LatinandGreek

6.TheevolutionofMiddleEnglishwasreinforcedbythe—A—influence.

A.NormanB.Dutch

C.GermanD.Danish

7.SamuelJohnson’sdictionarywasinfluentialinestablishingastandardformof—C—.

8.Atpresent,nearly—C—oftheworld’spopulationscommunicateinEnglish.

A.halfB.aquarter

C.onethirdD.onefifth

Ⅲ.Givebriefanswerstothefollowingquestions.

1.WhydotouristfromallovertheworldlikegotoScotland?

2.HowmanyperiodscanthedevelopmentoftheEnglishlanguagebedividedintoandwhatarethey?

3.WhydidEnglishbecomemoreimportantaftertheBlackDeath?

Ⅳ.Stateyourunderstandingofthefollowingquestions.

1.WhoaretheBritishpeople?

2.WhatisStandardEnglish?

Chapter2

Ⅰ.Readthefollowingstatementsanddecidewhethertheyaretrue（T）orfalse（F）.

—T—1.Birtishhistorybefore55BCisbasicallyundocumented.

—T—2.TheAngloSaxoncametoBritaininthe5thcentury.

—F—3.ThechieforkingoftheAngloSaxontribesexercisedpowerattheirownwill.

—T—4.TheVikingbegantoattacktheEnglishcoastinthe8thcentury.

—T—5.HenryⅡbuiltupalargeempirewhichincludedEnglandandmostoffrance.

—F—6.TheMaganaCartawasdesignedtoprotecttherightsofboththeprivilegedclassandtownspeople.

—F—7.TheHundredYears’WarwasaseriesofwarsfoughtbetweentheBritishandtheVikingsfortradeandterritory.

—T—8.Inanefforttomakeacompromisebetweendifferentreligiousfactions,QueenElizabethⅠactuallydefendedthefruittheReformation.

Ⅱ.Choosethebestanswertocompleteeachofthefollowingstatements.

1.The—D—attackonRomeendedtheRomanoccupationinBritainin410.

A.NormanB.Danish

C.CelticD.Germanic

2.Bythelate7thcentury,—D—becamethedominantreligioninEngland.

A.CelticChristianityB.AngloSaxonsChristianity

C.GermanicChristianityD.RomanChristianity

3.The—C—markedtheestablishmentoffeudualisminEngland.

A.VikinginvasionsB.signingoftheMagnaCarta

C.NormanConquestD.adoptionofcommonlaw

4.TheendoftheWarsoftheRosesledtotheruleof—C—

A.theHouseofValoisB.theHouseofYork

C.theHouseofTudorD.theHouseofLancaster

5.ThedirectcauseofortheReformationwasKingHenryⅧ’seffortto—A—.

A.divorcehiswifeB.breakwithRome

C.supporttheProtestantD.declarehissupremepoweroverthechurch

6.TheEnglishCivilWarbrokeoutin1642between—B—

A.theProtestantandthePuritansB.theRoyalistandtheParliamentarian

C.thenoblesandthepeasantsD.thearistocratsandtheChristians

7.—A—waspassedaftertheGloriousRevolution.

A.TheBillofRightsB.TheActofSupremacy

C.TheProvisionsofOxfordD.TheMagnaCarta

8.TheIndustrailRevolutionwasaccomplishedinBritainbythemiddleofthe—C—century.

A.17thB.18th

C.19thD.20th

1.WhatwereQueenVictoria’smajorachievements?

2.WhatwerethetwocampsintheWorldWarⅠ?

3.WhydidBritaincooperatecloselywiththeUinitedStatesafterWorldWarⅡ?

1.WhatweretheresultsoftheIndustrailrevolutioninBritain?

2.ExplaintheriseandfalloftheBritishEmpire.

Chapter3

—T—1.ConventionsareregardedlessimportantthanthestatutorylawintheworkingoftheEnglandgovernment.

—F—2.TheBritishmonarchyhasneverbeeninterruptedthroughoutthehistory.

—F—3.Inreality,theBritishKingorQueenisthehouseofallgovernmentpowers.

—F—4.TheBritishParliamentisthelawmakingbodyoftheCommonwealthofNations.

—F—5.ThemembersoftheHouseofCommonsareappointedratherthanelected.

—T—6.TheBritishPrimeMinisteristheleaderoftheminoritypartyinParliament.

—F—7.CabinetmembersarechosenbythePrimeMinisterfromvariouspoliticalpartiesinParliament.

—T—8.ThelegalsystemsinEngland,Wales,ScotlandandNorthernIrelandaremuchsimilarintermsoflaw,orgalizationsandpractice.

1.TheBritishgovernmentischaracterizedbyadivisionofpowersbetweenthreeofthefollowingbranchsEXCEPTthe—C—.

A.judiciaryB.legislatureC.monarchyD.executive

2.TheimportanceoftheBritishmonarchycanbeseeninitseffecton—D—.

A.passingbillsB.advisingthegowernments

C.politicalpartiesD.publicattitude

3.Asarevisingchamber,theHouseofLordsisexpectedto—B—theHouseofCommons.

A.rivalB.complementC.criticizeD.inspect

4.—A—isatthecenteroftheBritishpoliticalsystem.

A.TheCabinetB.TheHouseofLords

C.TheHouseofCommonsD.ThePrivyCouncil

5.ThemaindutyoftheBritishPrivyCouncilisto—B—.

A.makedecisionsB.giveadvice

C.passbillsD.supervisetheCabinet

6.Generallyspeaking,theBritishParliamentoperatesona—B—system.

A.singlepartyB.twopartyC.threepartyD.multiparty

7.ThepoliticesoftheConservativePartyarecharacterizedbypragmatismand—D—.

A.governmentinterventionB.nationalizationofenterprises

C.socialreformD.abeliefinindividualiam

8.InBritain,theparliamentarygeneralelectionisheldevery—C—years.

A.threeB.fourC.fiveD.six

1.WhatarethethreefunctionsoftheHouseofCommons?

2.WhatkindofpublicimagedoestheLiberalDemocratshaveinBritain?

3.Whyareindependentcandidatesunlikelytowininthegeneralelections?

1.WhatdoBritishelectoralcampaignsusuallyinvolvesduringtheprocessofageneralelection?

2.WhatistheCommonwealthofNations?

Chapter4

—T—1.Britainwasthefirstindustrializednationintheworld.

—T—2.TheBritisheconomyexperiencedarelativedeclineduringthepostwarperiod.

—F—3.Limitedresourcesandhighunemploymentratewerepersistent.

—F—4.Thatcher’srevolutionturnedouttobeagreatsuccessindealingwithalltheBritisheconomicandsocialproblems.

—T—5.TheeconomicapproachadoptedbyTonyBlairwasdifferentfromthatoftheoldLaborPartyandtheConservetiveParty.

—T—6.BlairmadetheBankofEnglandindependentinodertoseparatepoliticsfromeconomicpolicy.

—F—7.Britainisanimportantoilexportersinceitsoilindustryhasalonghistory.

—T—8.NuclearpowerisoneofthemajorenergysourcesinBritain.

1.The—A—intheearly1970sworsenedanalreadystagnanteconomyinBritain.

A.oilcrisisB.highinflationrates

C.largeimportsD.unemploymentproblem

2.Ofthefollowingpractices,—C—didnotbelongtoThatcher’ssocialwelfarereform.

A.reducingchildbenefits

B.shorteningtheperiodofunemploymentbenefits

C.reducingunemployment

D.loweringoldagepension

3.TheBlairgovernmentwassuccessfulinthefollowingaspectEXPECT—D—.

A.limitinggovernmentspendingB.keepinginflationundercontrol

C.reducingunemploymentD.reducinginequality

4.Britainhasdevotedabout—C—ofitslandareatoagriculture.

A.50%B.60%

C.70%D.80%

5.Britain’simportantfishingareasincludeallthefollowingEXCEPT—D—.

A.theNorthSea

B.theEnglishChannel

C.theareaaroundtheIrishcoast

D.theseaareabetweenBritainandIreland

6.CoalminingindustryinBritainprovides—B—oftheenergyconsumedinthecountry.

A.onethirdB.onefourth

C.onefifthD.twothirds

7.ThecarindustryinBritainismostly—A—.

A.foreignownedB.stateowned

C.jointownedD.privatelyowned

8.OfthefollowingsectorsinBritain,—C—hasexperiencedspectaculargrowthsincetheendoftheWorldWarⅡ.

A.agricultureB.theenergyindustry

C.theservicesectorD.themanufacturingindustry

1.WhatwasthenegativeaspectofThatcher’sreformintheearly1980s.

2.WhatarethecharactoristicsofBritain’sagriculture?

3.WhathappenedtoBritain’sbeefindustryinthemid1990s?

1.WhatwerethemajorcausesofBritain’sr