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英语国家概况（1）课程第2次形成性考核作业

（Unit 06-10）

The United Kingdom (II)

I. True or False:

Unit 6 British Literature

( ) 01. The early British literature was concerned with Christianity, and Anglo-Saxons produced many versions of the Bible. (Unit 6)

( ) 02. There was a general flowering of culture and intellectual life in Europe during the 17th and 18th century which is known as “The Renaissance”. (Unit 6)

( ) 03. Keats, Shelley and Byron brought the Romantic Movement to its height. (Unit 6)

( ) 04. Robinson Crusoe tells the story of a shipwreck and a solitary survival. (Unit 6)

( ) 05. Writers of romantic literature are more concerned with the power of reason than with imagination and feeling. (Unit 6)

( ) 06. Thomas Hardy, the author of Tess of the D’Urbervilles, was a first-class novelist but a second-class poet. (Unit 6)

Unit 7 British Education System

( ) 07. The purpose of British education is to provide children with literacy and the other basic skills. (Unit 7)

( ) 08. The 1944 Education Act made entry to secondary schools and universities “meritocratic”.

(Unit 7)

( ) 09. British universities are mainly private bodies which collect funds by themselves. (Unit 7) ( ) 10. In Oxford and Cambridge, the BA converts to an MA several years later, upon payment of a fee. (Unit 7)

( ) 11. Grammar schools in Britain select children at the age of 11 and provide them with a language education. (Unit 7)

( ) 12. Comprehensive schools admit children without reference to their academic abilities. (Unit

7)

Unit 8 British Foreign Relations

( ) 13. When the Second World ended, Britain no longer was the largest military power in Western Europe. (Unit 8)

( ) 14. According to Unit 8, the most single important factor which influences British contemporary foreign policy is its history. (Unit 8)

( ) 15. The Prime Minister and Cabinet decide on the general direction of Britain’s foreign policy. (Unit 8)

( ) 16. Britain is a parliamentary monarch. (Unit 8)

( ) 17. Britain hosts a large military American presence and there are some American military

bases in the UK. (Unit 8)

( ) 18. Britain is not a member of the NATO due to its disagreement with some European countries on defence policy. (Unit 8)

Unit 9 The British Media

( ) 19. On an average day, an overwhelming majority of Britons over the age 15 read a national or local paper. (Unit 9)

( ) 20. The British media play an important role in shaping a national education. (Unit 9)

( ) 21. Free press has the function of keeping an eye on the government, and therefore it is called the watchdog of parliamentary democracy. (Unit 9)

( ) 22. The tabloids are larger format newspapers with colour photos and catchy headlines. (Unit

9)

( ) 23. The British Broadcasting Corporation is funded by licence fees and viewers must buy a licence each year for their TV set. (Unit 9)

( ) 24. The BBC World Service, the international branch of the BBC, broadcasts in English and

24 other languages throughout the world. (Unit 9)

Unit 10 Sports, Holidays and Festival in Britain

( ) 25. The tradition of having Sunday off derived from the Buddhism. (Unit 10)

( ) 26. The origin of Bowling lies in the victory celebration ceremony by the modern soldiers.

(Unit 10)

( ) 27. The game of Golf was invented by the Irish. (Unit 10)

( ) 28. The extremist animal-lovers’ group would like to have horse-racing banned. (Unit 10) ( ) 29. Christmas Pantomime is one of the three Christmas traditions that are particularly British.

(Unit 10)

( ) 30. In Ireland, New Year’s Eve called Hogmanay (December 31st) is the major winter celebration. (Unit 10)

II. Choose the best answer:

Unit 6 British Literature

01.Which of the following books is written by Geoffrey Chaucer? (Unit 6)

A. The Canterbury Tales.

B. Beowulf.

C. King Lear.

D. Le Morte D’Arthur.

02.Which literary form flourished in Elizabethan age more than any other form of literature?

(Unit 6)

A. Novel.

B. Essay.

C. Drama.

D. Poetry.

03.Which of the following did NOT belong to Romanticism? (Unit 6)

A. Keats.