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□同意 □不同意题号 一 二 三 四 五 六 总分 得分Ⅰ. Identify the following pictures.(12%,2 points for each one)(1)__The White House____ (2)____ Sydney Opera House_____(3)__The Statue of Liberty_ (4)__bald eagle __(5)___William Shakespear___ (6)___Stonehenge ___Ⅱ. Decide whether the following statements are true(T)or false(F) (20%,2 points for eachone)1. In Britain, all children enjoy a nine-year compulsory education. ____F___2. In the USA, Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is the entrance examination to college.___T___3. Britain’s most famous universities are Oxford and Cambridge. ___T____4. The author of the Harry Potter books is an American. ___F____5. The great 19th -century novelist Sir Walter named this period as the Battle of Naseby, which lasted for about 30 years.___F____6. By an Act of 1791 Upper Canada (French) and Lower Canada (British) were created.___F____7. The federal system of the USA consists of three branches: parliament, president and theSupreme Court.____F___8. The American president is elected every four years to a four-year term, and no more thantwo full terms are allowed.____T____9. In the UK, Oxford is the oldest university in the high education system.____T____10. New Zealand has a parliamentary system of government closely patterned on that of theUnited Kingdom and is a fully independent member of the Commonwealth. It has a written constitution.____F___Ⅲ. Fill in the blanks.(12%,1 point for each blank) 1.The full name of the UK is the United Kingdom of Great Britain__and ___NorthernIreland__.2.The US currency is __American dollar____.3.The previous party in power of the USA is ______Democratic Party___.4.The government of the UK is constitutional monarch, in which the Queen is regarded as__the Head of State_, and the __Prime Minister__is the head of government.5.The biggest religion in the USA is ___Christianity__.6.Known as the “__melting pot__”, the United States is another typical multi-racialcountry, with a population of 303 million, about 13.3% of which are African Americans,12.5% Hispanics…7.__Governor-General ___is officially the representative of Queen Elizabeth II, and actsonly on the advice of the Canadian prime minister.8.In Canada, the Bill, which need three times reading and discuss, is sent to the Senate andbecomes the law.9.In British high education, students always ask themselves “What do you think?” or“What do you know?” They respectively represent the educational idea of _Oxford_ and __Cambridge_.Ⅳ. Listing according to the requirements (38%, 2 point for each blank)Ⅴ. Vocabulary Building: Match each of the items on the left with its meaning on the right. (10%, 1 point for each blank)( j )1.Open University a. using two languages(g)2.constituency b. the revival of classical literature and artistic styles inEuropean history( i )3.checks and balances c. the government branch that approves, amends, and rejects thelaws( e )4.aborigines d. special period when American economy almost collapsed( d )5.Great Depression e. native Australians before the coming of the Europeans a ( h )6.Maoris f. the top leader of the UK( b )7.Renaissance g. the body of voters represented by an elected legislator orofficial( f )8.monarch h. the largest minority group of New Zealand( c )9.legislature i. the supervision and restraints of government branches inthe USA( a )10.bilingual j. non-residential university requiring no entrance examⅥ. Tell what you know about the following in your own words, choose any 2 of 3.(8%, 4 points for every one)prehensive schoolsAbout 90% of secondary schools are comprehensive schools, which admit children without reference to their academic abilities. Pupils study everything from academic subjects like literature and sciences, to more practical subjects like cooking and carpentry.2.Oxford UniversityInformally “Oxford University”, or simply “Oxford”. Located in the city of Oxford, England, it is the oldest university in the English speaking word. It is also regarded as one of the world’s leading academic institutions.3.Stanford University Located between San Francisco and San Jose in the heart of Silicon Valley, Stanford University is recognized as one of the world's leading research and teaching institutions. Leland and Jane Stanford founded the University to "promote the public welfare by exercising an influence on behalf of humanity and civilization."。