研究生英语国家概况复习题之判断.docx

判断题及答案Chapter 1

1.The island of Great Britain is geographically divided into three parts: England, Scotia nd and Wales. (T)

2.People in different parts of Britain like to use the name England to refer to their co untry.(F)

3.Today more than half of the people in Wales still speak the ancient Welsh I anguage.(F)

4」n terms of population and area,Northern Ireland is the second largest part of the U nited Kingdom.(F)

5.The Iongest river of Britain originates in Wales.(T)

6.Because of political troubles,Northern Ireland has been quite significant among the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom.(T)

7.Though the climate in Britain is gen erally mild,the temperature in norther n Scotia n d often falls below -IOC in January.(F)

8.The majority of the people in Britain are descendants of the Anglo-Saxons.(T) 9.Th e Celtic people are the earliest known inhabitants of Britain.(T)

10.English changed into what is described as Modern English from the late 16th cent ury.(F)

Chapter 2

1.The British history before 55BC is basically undocumented.(T)

2.The Celts became the dominant group in Britain between the 8th and 5th centuries BC.(T)

3.The name of Britai n came from a Celtic tribe― the Brit on s.(T)

4.The An glo-S axons came to Britain in the mid-5th century.(T)

5.The chief or king of the Anglo-Saxon tribes exercised power at their own will.(F)

6.The Vikings began to attack the English coast in the 8th century.(T)

7.Henry II built up a large empire which in eluded England and most of France.(T)

8.The Magna Carta was designed to protect the rights of both the privileged class and the townspeople.(F)

9.The Hun dred Years1 War was a series of wars fought between England and Norma ns foe trade and territory.(F)

10」n an effort to make a compromise between different religious factions,Queen Eliz abeth I actually defended the fruit of the Religious Reformation.(T)

Chapter 3

:LConv enti ons are regarded less important than com mon law in the worki ng of the Br itish go ver nmen t.(F)

2.The British monarchy has never been interrupted throughout the history.(F) 3」n re ality,the British King or Queen is the source of all government powers.(F) 4.British Par liament is the law-making body of the Commonwealth of Nations.(F) 5.Lords Spiritua I and Lords Temporal are all members in the British Upper House.(T) 6.The members i n the House of Commons are appointed rather than elected.(F) 7.The British Prime M inister is the leader of the majority party in Parliament.(T)

8.Cabinet members are chosen by the Prime Minister from various political parties in Parliament.(F)

9.British law consists of two parts,the civil law and the criminal law.(T)

10.The legal systems in England, Wales, Scotia nd and Northern Ireland are much simil ar in terms of law, organization and practice.(F)

Chapter 4

1.Britain was the first industrialized nation in the world.(T)

2.The British economy experieneed a relative decline during the postwar period.(T)

3.Limited resources and high unemployment rate were persistent problems that prev ented rapid economic development in Britain.(F)

4.Thatcher's revolution turned out to be a great success in dealing with all the British econimic and social problems.(F)

5.The economic approach adopted by Tony Blair is different from that of the Labor pa rty and the Conservative Party.(T)

6.Blair made the Bank of England independent in order to separate politics and econ omic policy.仃)

7.Britain is the world's leading exporter of poultry and dairy products.(F) 8.The fishin g industry provides more tha n 50%of Britai n's dema nd for fish.(T) 9.Britain is an impo rtant oil exporter since its oil industry has a long history.(F) 10.Nuclear power is one o f the major energy sources in Britain.(T)

Chapter 5

1.The British government has been responsible for education since the early 1800s. (F

cation in Britain is compulsory for all children between the ages of 6 and 15.(F)

3.The National Curriculum is compulsory in both the state system and the independe nt system.(F)

4.When children finish their schooling at 16, they are required to take a national GCS E examination.(T)

5.Graduates from state schools in Britain have a less favorable chanee to enter famou s