英语国家概况复习题

广东外语外贸大学成人高等教育

《英语国家概况》第二套复习题

I. Decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write T for True

and F for False . ( 1.5 points each , 30 points in total )

1.The British economy experienced a relative decline during the postwar period.

2.Thatcher’s revolution turned out to be a great success in dealing with all

the British economic and social problems.

3.The economic approach adopted by Tony Blair is different from that of the Labour

party and the Conservative Party.

4.Britain is the world’s leading exporter of poultry and dairy products.

5.The fishing industry provides more than 50% of Britain’s demand for fish.

6.Britain is an important oil exporter since its oil industry has a long history.

7.Nuclear power is one of the major energy sources in Britain.

8.The British government has been responsible for education since the early 1800s.

cation in Britain is compulsory for all children between the ages of 6 and

15.

10.The National Curriculum in Britain is compulsory in both the state system and

the independent system.

11.When children finish their schooling at 16, they are required to take a national

GCSE examination.

12.Graduates from state schools in Britain have a less favourable chance to enter

famous universities than those from independent schools.

13.In the 1960s, a large number of new universities were founded in Britain.

14.Most British people begin their day with reading the morning newspaper and end

it watching television in the evening.

15.The Times is the world’s oldest national newspaper.

16.The BBC World Service broadcasts only in English throughout the world.

17.Some British holidays are celebrated to mark the important events of the

Christian calendar, the others are related to local customs and traditions. 18.The climate in the United States can be classified as temperate, with some mild

subtropical and tropical zones.

19.The Blacks brought from Africa to America usually worked on plantations or farms

in the North.

20.The British monarchy has never been interrupted throught the history.

Answer keys: 1. T 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. F 6. F 7. T 8. F 9.F 10. F

11. T 12. T 13. T 14. T 15. F 16. F 17. T 18. T 19.

F 20. F

II. Choose the one that best completes each of the following statements. (2 points each, 40 points in total)

1. In Britain, the parliamentary general election is held every ___C______ years.

A. three

B. four

C. five

D. six

2. Generally speaking, the British Parliament operates on a ____B_______ system.

A. single-party

B. two-party

C. three-party

D. multi-party

3. The polices of the Conservative Party are characterized by progmatism and ___D__________.

A. government intervention

B. nationalization of enterprises

C. social reform

D. a belief in individualism

4. The Labor Party affected the British society greatly in that it ____A_____>

A. set up the National Health Service

B. improved public transportation

C. abolished the old tax system

D. enhanced the economic developent

5. In _____B___, the British Parliament passed two important acts to establish

a welfare state.

A. 1945

B. 1946

C. 1947

D. 1948

6. Of the following practices, ___C______ does not belong to Thatcher’s social welfare reform.

A. reducing child benefits

B. shortening the unemployment benefits period

C. reducing the unemployment

D. lowering old age pensions

7. The Blair government has been successful in all the following aspects except ____D_____.

A. limiting government spending

B. keeping inflation under control

C. reducing unemployment

D. reducing inequality

8. Britain has devoted ____C_____ of its land area to agriculture.

A. 54%

B. 64%

C. 74%

D. 84%

9. The car industy in Britain is mostly ____A_______.

A. foreign-owned

B. state-owned

C. joint-venture

D. privately-owned

10. Of the following sectors in Britain, ____C______ has experienced spectacular

growth since the end of World War II.

A. agriculture

B. energy industy

C. service industy

D. manufacturing industy

11.In Britain, the division between grammar schools and vocational schools were

ended by the introduction of comprehensive schools in the _______D____.

A. 1930s

B. 1940s

C. 1950s

D. 1960s

12. About __ B_____ of British children receive primary and secondary education through the independent

system.

A. 5%

B. 6%

C. 7%

D.8%

13. Partially funded by central government grants, the British universities

receive their remaining funds from all the following sources except ______B_____.

A. tuition fees

B. loans

C. donations

D. corporate

contribution

14. Of the following, ____A______ is NOT a basis of admission to Britain’s

universities.