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. Fill in the blanks:
1.Britain consists of _____ nations, including England,_____, _______ and
______.
2.The Anglo-Saxons began to settle in Britain in ________ century.
3.The capital of Britain is ______ which has great influence on the UK in all fields
including_______, _______ and _______
4.The capital of Scotland is ______, which is well-known for its natural
5._______, the ancestor of the present Queen, Elizabeth 11, united England under
his rule in 829.
6.In Britain, the official head of state is _______ while the real centre of political
life is in ______
7.The British Constitution consists of _______, _______, and _______.
8.The most important function of the Parliament is to _______._______,
9.Strictly speaking, the Parliament today consists of _______, _______and
_______.
10.Life peers should be nominated by _______ and appointed by _______.
11.The UK is divided into _______ constituencies with each of them represented by
a member in _________
12.The party which wins the majority seats in parliament forms _______and its party
leader becomes _________
13.Normally, a government can be in power for _______ years, and then it has to
resign and hold a general election.
14.There are three major parties in the UK: _______ _______ and _______.
15.From 1979 to 1997, _______ won 4 consecutive elections and was in power for
quite a long time.
16.The two oldest universities in Britain are_______ and _______.
17.Australia, as the World's _______ continent and . _______island, has a population
which is_______ in relation to its size.
18.Geologically, Australia can be divided into three parts: _______ , which is also
know as the_______ , and which runs almost parallel to the eastern coast from northern Queens land to southern Tasmania; the _______, which extends from the Gulf of Carpentries in the north to _______ and the western Victorian coast;
and the Great Western Plateau, which covers most of _______, much of the _______ and South Australia, and part of _______.
19.New Zealand is in the _______ Ocean. _______ is its nearest neighbour. The
_______ and the _______ are its two main land masses. They are separated by _______
20.The Head of State of New Zealand is _______. She is represented in New
Zealand by a _______ whose most important task is to call upon the leader of the _______ to form a government after an election.
21.Columbus discovered the New World in the year of ________
22.The first permanent settlement in North America was established in today's
_______ in the year of _______
23.A federal system is one in which _______ is shared between _______and
_______with some rights reserved to each.
24.The U.S. federal government consists of the following three branches: _______,
_______ and _______
25.The Congress is divided into _______ with _______ members who serve
two-year terms, _______and _______ with lawmakers who serve six-year terms.
26.Groups who try to persuade Congressmen to vote for or against a bill are known
as _______
27.The Supreme Court is composed of _______ chief justice and ~ associate
justices.
28."WASP, stands for _______.
29.In area, Canada is the ________ country on earth.
30.Canada consists of __________ provinces and ________territories.
II. Tick the correct answer in each of the following:
1.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.
2.The Tower of London, a historical sight, located in the centre of London, was
built by
A. King Harold
B. Robin Hood
C. Oliver Cromwell
D. William the Conqueror
3.Who were the ancestors of the English and the founders of England?
A. the Anglo-Saxons
B. the Romans
C. the Vikings
D. the Romans
4.Which is the largest city in Scotland?
A. Cardiff
B. Edinburgh
C. Glasgow
D. Manchester
5.Why did the Scottish Kings decide to form an independent singular Scottish state
in the ninth century?
A.They needed a unified independent nation to fight against Viking raids.
B.They felt it necessary to develop their own industry.
C.They were threatened by the Anglo-Saxons' invasion.
D.They had to do it in order to resist the English.
6.Where do the majority of people in Scotland live?
A. in the Highlands
B. in the Lowlands
C. in the Uplands
D. in the west of Scotland
7.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.
8.Which of the following parties-in Scotland still wants an independent Scotland?
A. the Labor Party
B. the Liberal Party
C. the Scottish Nationalist Party
D. the Conservative Party
9.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
10.Llywelgn ap Gruffudd is more than a simple historical figure for the Welsh. He is
almost considered the legendary hero of Welsh nationalism because
A.he became the first Prince of Wales in 1267.
B.he brought the English under his control.
C.he led a historic uprising against the English.
D.he unified Wales as an independent nation.
11.Which of the following is NOT 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.
12.Which of the following king was executed in the civil war?
A. James I
B. James II
C. Charles I
D. Charles II
13.What happened in 1215?
A.It was the year of Norman Conquest in British history.
B.Forced by barons, King John signed the Magna Cart&
C.Henry IV granted the Commons the power to review money grants.
D.King Egbert united England under his rule.
14.Which of the following is NOT true about the Great Council?
A.They included barons and representatives from counties and towns.
B.They were sometimes summoned by the kings to contribute money.
C.They later developed into what we now know as the Cabinet.
D.They represented the aristocrats as well as the communities.
15.Under whose reign was the Bill of Rights passed?
A. James II
B. William of Orange
C. Oliver Cromwell
D. George I
16.Which of the following is NOT true about the Constitution?
A.It is a document which lists out the basic principles for government.
B.It is the foundation of British governance today.
C.Conventions and Laws passed by Parliament are part of the Constitution.
D.The common laws are part of the Constitution.
17.Which of the following about the Parliament is NOT true?
A.There are no legal restraints upon Parliament.
B.Strictly speaking, the Queen is part of the Parliament.
C.Parliament has the supreme power of passing laws.
D.Parliament has no power to change the terms of the Constitution.
18.Which of the following about the Queen is NOT true?
A.The Queen selects the Prime Minister and the Cabinet.
B.The Queen symbolizes 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.
19.Which, of the following about the House of Lords is NOT true?
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.
20.Which of the following about the House of Commons is NOT true?
A.Members of Parliament elect the Prime Minister and the Cabinet.
B.MPs receive salaries and some other allowances.
C.MPs are expected to represent the interests of the public.
D.Most MPs belong to the major political parties.
21.Which group of people can NOT vote in the general election?
A. members in the House of Commons
B. Lords in the House of Lords
C.the UK citizens aboyee the age of 18
D. the UK resident citizens of the Irish Republic
●By whom is a "vote of no confidence" decided?
A. the House of Commons
B. the House of Lords
C. the two major parties
D. the Prime Minister
●Which of the following is NOT true about the electoral campaigns?
Big parties can buy time to broadcast their policies on the television.
There is a limit on the amount of money candidates can spend in their constituency
✧campaign.
Candidates and their supporters go door-to-door persuading voters to vote for them.
Candidates criticize each other's policies to show how good their own policies are.
●How many seats in the House of Commons should a party hold at least in order to
win the election?
✧A. 651 B. 326 C. 626 D. 351
●Which of the following party adopts a "fatherly" sense of obligation to the poorer
people
✧in the society?
✧A. the Conservative party B. the Liberal Democrats
✧C. the Party of Wales D. the Labour party
●Which of the following description about the Conservative party is NOT true?
It has been in power for an unusually long period of time.
It prefers policies that protect individual's rights.
It receives a lot of the funding from big companies.
It is known as a party of high taxation levels.
●Which government lost a vote of no confidence and was forced to resign in 1979?
✧A. the Conservative government B. the Liberal government
✧C. the Labour government D. the radical government
●Which period of time in British history was described as "private affluence and
public squalor"?
✧A. the 1940s B. the 1970s C. the 1980s D. the
1990s
●Which of the following about the "poll tax" is NOT true?
It was introduced by the Conservative government.
It was introduced by the Labour government.
It was an attempt to change local government taxes.
It was criticized by many citizens.
●Which of the following phrases cannot be used to describe the continent of
Australia?
the smallest continent
the largest island
the highest continent
the driest continent
●The first European settlement on the continent began in
1901
1788
1770
1787
●The two main land masses in New Zealand are
the White Island and the thermal region.
the North Island and the South Island.
the Southern/kips and the North Island.
Auckland and the South Island.
●The Maori word "Marae" means
Maori culture
non-Maori or European
protocol
meeting house
●Which of the following statements was correct around the time of the American
Revolution?
The American had the mixed blood of Europeans or their descendants.
The American had the mixed blood of Europeans with American Indians.
The American had the mixed blood of Europeans with blacks.
The American had the blood of the English and their descendants only.
●Which of the following was NOT one of the three forces that led to the modern
development of Europe?
A. The growth of capitalism. ~
The Renaissance.
The Religious Reformation.
The spiritual leadership of the Roman Catholic Church.
●The following were the main Reformation leaders except
Martin Luther.
Martin Luther King.
John Calvin.
The English King Henry VIII.
●The following were the founding fathers of the American Republic except
George Washington.
Thomas Jefferson.
William Penn.
Benjamin Franklin.
●The theory of American politics and the American Revolution originated mainly
from
George Washington.
Thomas Jefferson.
John Adams.
John Locke
●Which of the following is NOT a power of the president?
The president can veto any bill passed by Congress.
The president has the authority to appoint federal judges when vacancies occur.
The president can make laws.
The president has broad powers, with the executive branch, to issue regulations and directives regarding the work of the federal departments.
●The Bill of Rights consists of
10 very short paragraphs in an amendment.
10 amendments adopted in 1787.
10 amendments added to the Constitution in 1791.
the amendments concerning the freedom of speech, the freedom of the press and the freedom of religion.
●Which of the following is NOT guaranteed in the Bill of Rights?
The freedom of religion.
The freedom of searching a person's home by police.
The freedom of speech and of the press.
The right to own weapons if one wishes.
●The following were NOT written into the Constitution in 1787 except
the Bill of Rights.
the judicial review.
the political party system
the powers of the president.
●The New Deal was started by
Franklin Roosevelt.
J.F. Kennedy.
George Washington.
Thomas Jefferson.
●Which of the following provinces was the last one to join Canada in 1949?
Nova Scotia
Newfoundland
Ontario
British Columbia
●Who first came and settled Canada?
British colonists
French colonists
American colonists
Spanish colonists
●Which of the following was NOT one of the provinces that joined a confederation
in 1867?
Ontario
Quebec
New Brunswick
British Columbia
Questions for Thought
1. "British history has been a history of invasion". Please illustrate this point with: the examples from the text. How did each of the invasions influence English culture ?
英语国家概况（1）模拟试题2
I. There are 20 questions in this part. Each question is followed by four choices marked A, B, C, D. Choose the correct answer to each of the questions and write your answer at the corresponding place on the ANSWER SHEET. (20 points)
1. What flourished in Elizabethan age more than any other form of literature?
A. Novel
B. Drama
C. Essay
D. Poetry
2. Where is the best agricultural land in Britain?
A. in the southeast of England
B. in the northeast of England
C. in the southeast of Scotland
D. in the northeast of Scotland
3. Who is the leader of the Labour Party at present?
A. John Major
B. Harold Wilson
C. Tony Blair
D. Margaret Thatcher
4. Which period of time in British history was described as “private affluence and public squalor”?
A. the 1940s
B. the 1980s
C. the 1990s
D. the 1970s
5. Which of the following is NOT true about the Constitution?
A. It is a document which lists out the basic principles for government.
B. It is the foundation of British government today.
C. Conventions and Laws passed by Parliament are part of the Constitution.
D. The common laws are part of the Constitution.
6. Which of the following about the Queen is NOT true?
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.
7. How many countries do you know there are in Northern Ireland?
A. 26
B. 6
C. 32
D. 20
8. Llywelgn ap Gruffudd is more than a simple historical figure for the Welsh. He is almost considered the legendary hero of Welsh nationalism because_________.
A. he became the first Prince of Wales in 1267.
B. He bought the English under his control.
C. he led a historic uprising against the English
D. he unified Wales as an independent nation
9. Where do the majority of people in Scotland live?
A. in the Highlands
B. in the Lowlands
C. in the Uplands
D. in the west of Scotland
10. Which of the following is NOT true about the characteristics of Britain?
A. Economic differences between north and south.
B. Differences of social systems between Scotland and Wales.
C. Class differences between a white-collar worker and a blue-collar worker.
D. Cultural differences between immigrants and the British.
11. On which day is Halloween celebrated?
A. 5 November
B. 31 October
C. 17 March
D. 25 December
12. 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
13. Which of the following is NOT true about the British education system?
A. It’s run by the state.
B. It’s funded by the state.
C. It’s supervised by the state.
D. It’s dominated by the state.
14. Which of the following is NOT an effect of the immigration on the British society?
A. There are now a varied cuisine for people to choose.
b. Class tension has been increased.
C. New forms of popular music have emerged.
D. Different religious beliefs have been practiced actively.
15. Britain has its nuclear naval force since _________.
A. it’s one of the developed countries in the world
B. it’s a traditional sea power
C. it has an advanced industry It’s able to produce submarines
16. How many newspapers are there in Britain?
A. 10
B. 150
C. 1400
D. 270
17. The Commonwealth of Australia, a federation of the six former colonies as states, came into being on _________.
A. Jan. 18, 1788
B. Jan.26, 1788
C. Jan.1, 1901
D. April 25, 1914
18. __________ is the oldest newspaper in Australia.
A. The Sydney Morning Herald
B. The Australian
C. The Mercury
D. The Australian Financial Review
19. In 1769, ______ visited New Zealand and claimed it for Britain.
A. Abel Tasman
B. James Cook
C. Christian missionaries
D.
sealers and whalers
20. The Head of State of New Zealand is __________ .
A. the Prime Minister
B. the Governor-General
C. the British monarch
D. the Ombudsman
II. There are altogether 15 blanks in the following sentences. Fill in the blanks and write your answer at the corresponding places on the ANSWER SHEET. (30 points)
A.Britain is now a (21)_______ society which produces a population of which 1 in
20 are of (22)______ ethnicity.
B.Although Wales is the smallest of the three nations on the (23)______ mainland, it
is good at getting (24)_________ from abroad, particularly Japan and
(25)_________ .
C.The most important function of the Parliament (UK) is to (26)________ .
D.The party which wins the majority seats in parliament forms (27)_________ and
its party leader becomes (28)______ .
E.From 1979 to 1997, (29) _______ won 4 consecutive elections and was in power
for quite a long time/
F.Pupils (in UK) from the age of (30)_____ to (31)___ mainly attend state-run
(32)_______ schools.
G.Australia, as the World’s (33) ____ continent and (34)_________ island, has a
population which is (35)________ in relation to its size.
参考答案
I．
1—5 BACBA 6—10 ABDBB 11—15 BADBB 16—20 CCABC
II.
21. multiracial
22. non-European
23. British
24. investment
25. America
26. pass laws
27. the government
28. the Prime Minister
29. the Conservative Party
30. five
31. eleven
32. primary
33 smallest
34. largest
35. small
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