英美国家概况课后题及答案

8. cen tury.
A. 17th
B. 18th
C. 19th
D. 20th Chapter 2
1. The British history before 55BC is basically undocumented.(T)
2. The Celts became the dominant group in Britain between the 8 th and 5th centuries
BC.(T)
3. The n ame of Britai n came from a Celtic tribe--- the Brit on s.(T)
4. The An glo--Sax ons came to Brita in in the mid--5th cen tury.(T)
5. The chief or king of the Anglo--Saxon tribes exercised power at their own will.(F)
6. The Viki ngs bega n to attack the En glish coast in the t 8 cen tury.(T)
7. He nry II built up a large empire which in cluded En gla nd and most of Fran ce.(T)
8. The Magna Carta was designed to protect the rights of both the privileged class and the tow nspeople.(F)
9. The Hun dred Years' War was a series of wars fought betwee n En gla nd and
Norma ns foe trade and territory.(F)
1O.ln an effort to make a compromise between different religious factions,Queen
Elizabeth I actually defended the fruit of the Religious Reformation.(T) 1. The D attack on Rome en ded the Roma n occupati on in Britai n in 410.
A. Norman
B. Da nish
C. Celtic
D. Germa nic
2. By the late 7th century, _D _____ became the dominant religion in England.
A. Celtic Christia nity
B. An glo-Saxon Christia nity
C. Germa nic Christia nity
D. Roma n Christia nity
3. Westmi nster Abbey was built at the time of B .
A. St. August ine
B. Edward the Con fessor
C. William the Con queror
D. Alfred the Great
4. The C marked the establishme nt of feudalism in En gla nd.
A. Viki ng inv asi on
B. sig ning of the Magna Carta
C. Norma n Conq uest
D. Adopti on of com mon law
5. The end of the Wars of the Roses led to the rule of C .
A. the House of Valois
B. the House of York
C. the House of Tudor
D. the House of Lan caster
6. The direct cause for the Religious Reformati on was Ki ng Henry VIII 'effort to
A_.
A. divorce his wife
B. break with Rome
C. support the Protesta nts
D. declare his supreme power over the church
The En glish Civil War broke out in 1642 between B __ .
A. Protesta nts and Purita ns
B. Royalists and Parliame ntaria ns
C. n obles and peasa nts
D. aristocrats and Christia ns A was passed after the Glorious Revolutio n.
A. Bill of Rights
B. Act of Supremacy
C. Provisio ns of Oxford
D. Mag na Carta
9. The In dustrial Revoluti on was accomplished in Brita in by the middle of the _C
7.
10. Brita in faced stro ng challe nges in its global imperial dominance by the beg inning of the
D _ century.
A. 17th
B. 18th
C. 19th
D. 20th
Chapter 3
1. C onven ti ons are regarded less importa nt tha n com mon law in the worki ng of the British gover nmen t.(F)
2. The British mon archy has n ever bee n in terrupted throughout the history.(F)
3.ln reality,the British King or Queen is the source of all government powers.(F)
4. British Parliame nt is the law--maki ng body of the Common wealth of Natio ns.(F)
5. Lords Spiritual and Lords Temporal are all members in the British Upper House.(T)
6. The members in the House of Commons are appo in ted rather tha n elected.(F)
7. The British Prime Minister is the leader of the majority party in Parliament.(T)
8. Cabinet members are chosen by the Prime Minister from various political parties in Parliame nt.(F)
9. British law con sists of two parts,the civil law and the crim in al law.(T)
10. The legal systems in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are much
similar in terms of law, organization and practice.(F)
1. The British gover nment is characterized by a divisi on of powers betwee n three of
the followi ng bran ches with the excepti on of the C .
A. judiciary
B. legislature
C. mon archy
D. executive
2. The importa nee of the British mon archy can be see n in its effect on D .
A. passing the bills
B. advising the government
C. political parties
D. public attitude
3. As a revising chamber, the House of Lords is expected to B ______ the House
of Commons.
A. rival
B. compleme nt
C. criticize
D. in spect
4. British Cabinet works on the prin ciple of A .
A. collective resp on sibility
B. i ndividual resp on sibility
C. defe nding the collectivism
D. defe nding the in dividuals
5. The main duty of the British Privy Coun cil is to B .
A. make decisions
B. give advice
C. pass bills
D. supervise the Cabinet
6. In Britai n, the parliame ntary gen eral electio n is held every C years.
A. three
B. four
C. five
D. six
7. C ___ has a distinet legal system based on Roman law.
A. Wales
B. En gla nd
C. Scotla nd
D. Northern Irela nd
8. Gen erally speak ing, the British Parliame nt operates on a B system.
A. sin gle-party
B. two-party
C. three-party
D. multi-party
9. The policies of the Conservative Party are characterized by pragmatism and
D_ .
A. gover nment in terve ntio n
B. n ati on alizati on of en terprises
C. social reform
D. a belief in in dividualism
10. The Labor Party affected the British society greatly in that it A ______
A. set up the Nati onal Health Service
B. improved public tran sportatio n
C. abolished the old tax system
D.enhan ced the econo mic developme nt
Chapter 4
1. Britain was the first industrialized nation in the world.(T)
2. The British economy experie need a relative decli ne duri ng the postwar period.(T)
3. Limited resources and high unemployment rate were persistent problems that preve nted rapid econo mic developme nt in Brita in .(F)
4. Thatcher's revolution turned out to be a great success in dealing with all the British econi mic and social problems.(F)
5. The econo mic approach adopted by Tony Blair is differe nt from that of the Labor party and the Con servative Party.(T)
6. Blair made the Bank of England independent in order to separate politics and econo mic policy.(T)
7. Britain is the world's leading exporter of poultry and dairy products.(F)
8. The fish ing in dustry provides more tha n 50%of Brita in's dema nd for fish.(T)
9. Britain is an important oil exporter since its oil industry has a long history.(F)
10. Nuclear power is one of the major energy sources in Britain.(T)
1. The British economy achieved global dominance by the C .
A. 1860s
B. 1870s
C. 1880s
D.1890s
2. In B , the British Parliament passed two important acts to establish a welfare state.
A. 1945
B.1946
C.1947
D.1948
3. The A in the early 1970s worse ned an already stag nant economy in Brita in.
A. oil crisis
B. high in flati on rates
C. large imports
D. un employme nt problem
4. Of the following practices, C does not belong to Thatcher's social welfare reform.
A. reduci ng child ben efits
B. shorte ning the un employme nt ben efits period
C. reduci ng the un employme nt
D. loweri ng old age pensions
5. The Blair government has been successfuI in all the following aspects except
D __ .
A. limiti ng gover nment spe nding
B. keep ing in flati on un der con trol
C. reduci ng un employme nt
D. reduci ng in equality
6. Brita in has devoted C of its land area to agriculture.
A. 54%
B. 64%
C. 74%
D.84%
7. Britai n's importa nt fish ing areas in clude all the followi ng except D ___ .
A. the North Sea
B. the En glish Cha nnel
C. The sea area around Irela nd
D. The sea area betwee n Brita in and Irela nd
8. Coal mining industry in Britain provides B _______ of the energy consumed in
the coun try.
A. 1/3
B. 1/4
C. 1/5
D. 2/3
9. The car in dustry in Britai n in mostly A .
A. foreig n-owned
B. state-ow ned
C. joi nt-ve nture
D. privately-ow ned
10. Of the following sectors in Britain, C has experieneed spectacular
growth since the end of Word War II.
A. Agriculture
B. energy industry
C. service industry
D.manufacturing industry
Chapter 5
1. The British government has been responsible for education since the early 1800s.(F)
2. Education 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 in depe ndent system.(F)
4. When children finish their schooling at 16, they are required to take a national GCSE exami natio n.(T)
5. Graduates from state schools in Britain have a less favorable chance to enter famous universities than those from independent schools.(T)
6.In the 1960s, a large number of new universities were founded in Britain.(T)
7. Most British people beg in their day with read ing the morning n ewspaper and end it watch ing televisi on in the eve nin g.(T)
8. The Timesis the world's oldest n ati onal n ewspaper(F)
9. The BBC World Service broadcasts only in English throughout the world.(F)
10.Some British holidays are celebrated to mark the important events of the Christian cale ndar, and others are related to local customs and traditi on s.(T)
1. 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
2. About B of British childre n receive primary and sec on dary educatio n through the in depe
ndent system.
A. 5%
B. 6%
C. 7%
D. 8%
3. Partially funded by central government grants, the British universities receive their remai
ning funds from all the followi ng sources except B .
A. tuiti on fees
B. loa ns
C. don ati ons
D.corporate con tributi ons
4. Of the following, _A _________ is NOT a basis of admission to Britain '
uni versities.
A. result in n ati onal entrance test
B. A-level result
C. an in terview
D. school refere nces
5. To be admitted to the Ope n Uni versity, one n eed B .
A. some educatio nal qualificatio ns
B. no educati onal qualificatio ns
C. General Certificate of Education-Advaneed
D.General National Vocational Qualificati
ons
6. Among Britain 'quality press, the following newspapers are regarded as theBig
Three” with the excepti on of C .
A. The Times
B. The Guardia n
C. The Observer
D. The Daily Telegraph
7. Life on Earth is a kind of C program produced by the BBC and is popular among 500 millio
n viewers worldwide.
A. feature
B. drama
C. docume ntary
D. soap opera
8. D ___ is Britain 'top pay television provider.
A. BSB
B. SkyTV
C. BBC
D. BSkyB
9. Of the followi ng, D is NOT a com mon feature of all the British
holidays.
A. families gett ing together
B. frie nds excha nging good wishes
C. frie nds enjoying each others compa ny
D. families traveli ng overseas
10. The following Christmas traditions are particularly British except A .
A. Troop ing the Color
B. Queen's Christmas message
C. Boxing Day
D. Christmas pan tomime
Chapter 9
1. America was n amed after Amerigo Vespucci, who arrived on the new continent after Columbus.(T)
2. The sec ond Con ti nen tal Con gress was held in Philadelphia, and the Continen tal Army and Navy were foun ded un der the comma nd of Thomas Jeffers on .(F)
3. The Civil War not only put an end to slavery, but also decided that America was a single, indivisible nation.(T)
4. Ma ny America n people approved of the Viet nam War.(F)
5. During Clinton's term, the economy developed steadily, resulting in a lower rate of un employme nt.(T)
6.ln 1990, American troops and the troops from allied nations launched Operation Desert Storm in order to drive Iraqi troops out of Kuwait.(T)
7. Accord ing to the America n admi nistrati on, Saddam Husse in and Osama bin Lade n were resp on sible for the terrorist eve nt on September11,2001.(F)
8. The America government regarded Iraq a nation among the "axis of evil".(T)
9.On March 19,2003,American and United Nation's troops, supported by several other coun tries, bega n an inv asi on of Iraq.(F)
10. Although the combat operations in Iraq are over, it is still hard for America to decide whe n to withdraw its army.(T)
1. The first successful English colony in North America was founded at _________ C
in ______ .
A. Jamestow n, Louisia na
B. Bost on, Massachusetts
C. Jamestow n, Virgi nia
D. Plymouth, Georgia
2. Pilgrim Fathers are a group of B _________ who came to America to avoid
persecuti on in En gla nd.
A. Protesta nts
B. Purita ns
C. Catholics
D. Christia ns
3. The Seve n YearsWar occurred betwee n the C .
A. French and America n In dia ns
B. French and Spa ni ards
C. French and British
D. British and America n In dia ns
4. No taxation without representatior” was the rallying slogan of D .
A. the settlers of Virgi nia
B. the people of Penn sylva nia
C. the colo nists in New En gla nd
D. the people of the 13 colonies
A. n eutrality
B. full invo Iveme nt
C. partial invo Iveme nt
D. appeaseme nt
9. Preside nt C applied New Deal to deal with the problems of the Great Depressi on.
A. Wils on
B. Truma n
C. Roosevelt
D. Kenn edy
10. The Viet nam War was a Ion g-time sufferi ng for America ns, and it continued throughout the terms of Preside nts D .
A. Joh nson, Nix on and Ford
B. Truma n, Eise nhower and Kenn edy
C. Kenn edy, Joh nson and Nixon
D. Eise nhower, Kenn edy and Joh nson
Chapter 10
1. Bill of Rights was written into the Constitution in 1787.(F)
2. The form of American government is based on three main principles: federalism, the separati on of powers, and respect for the Con stituti on and the rule of law.(T)
3. The U.S. Congress is the legislative branch of the federal government and it consists of two houses: the House of Commons and the House of Lords.(F)
4. Certain presidential appointments must be approved by Congress.(T)
5. The judicial branch of the federal government consists of a series of courts: the Supreme Court, the courts of appeals and the district courts.(T)
6. Like Britain, the United States has a two-party system.(T)
7. The Democratic Party is con servative in terms of its ideology.(F)
8. America n preside ntial campaig n adheres to the "wi nn er-take-all" practice.(T)
9. America n foreig n policy throughout the World War II was n eutrality.(F)
10. American foreign policy during the Cold War period was containment and in terve ntio n.(T)
1. The U. S. Con stituti on came into effect in B ____ .
A.1787
B.1789
C.1791
D.1793
2. The Con stituti on of the Un ited States C .
A. gives the most power to Con gress
B. gives the most power to the Preside nt
C. tries to give each branch eno ugh power to bala nee the others
D. gives the most power to the Supreme Court
3. The Bill of Rights B .
A. defi nes the rights of Con gress and the rights of the Preside nt
B. guara ntees citize ns of the Un ited States specific in dividual rights and freedoms
5. 6. 7. 8. The first shots of the America n War of In depe ndence were fired in B A. Con cord B. Lex ington In May 1775, __B _____ was held functions of a n atio nal gover nment. A. the First Con ti nen tal Con gress C. the Boston Tea Party Abraham Lincoln issued C ______ A. Declarati on of In depe ndence C. Eman cipatio n Proclamati on The policy of the United States was - wars. in C. Philadelphia D. Boston Philadelphia and bega n to assume the B. the Sec ond Continen tal Con gress D. the Con gress of Con federati on to grant freedom to all slaves. B. Con stituti on D. Bill of Rights
C. is part of the Declarati on of In depe ndence
D. has no relati on ship with the Con stituti on
4. The followi ng except B are guara nteed in the Bill of Rights.
A. freedom of religi on
B. the right to get into people'house by police
C. freedom of speech and of press
D. the right to own one' weapon if one wishes
5. All the followi ng except C cannot make legislative proposal.
A. the Sen ator
B. the Represe ntative
C. the Secretary of State
D. the Preside nt
6. The followi ng except C are all powers of the Preside nt.
A. veto ing any bills passed by Con gress
B. appo inting federal judges whe n vaca ncies occur
C. maki ng laws
D. issu ing executive orders
7. Accord ing to the Con stituti on, a can didate for Preside nt must be D __ .
A. at least 35 years old
B. at least a 14 yearsresident of the United States
C. born in America
D. all of the above
8. The terms for a Senator and Representative are D and ______________ years
respectively.
A. two, four
B. two, three
C. two, six
D. six, two
9. The Supreme Court is composed of D _____ justices.
A. six
B. seve n
C. eight
D. nine
10. The Preside nt is directly voted into office by C .
A. all citize ns of America
B. the citize ns over 18 years old
C. electors elected by the voters
D. the sen ators and represe ntatives
Chapter 11
1. America is the world's largest in dustrial n ati on. (T)
2. America has a mixed economy and the government has little control over bus in esses.(F)
3. Charter compa nies con tributed to Britai n's successful coloni zati on of the U.S.(T)
4.In the U.S. Constitution, the recognition of the importance of "intellectual property" could be ide ntified.(T)
5. Although slavery was abolished as a result of the Civil War, the owners of plantation in the South made more profits from selling their agriculture products.(F)
6. President Roosevelt's New Deal had little effect in dealing with the economic crisis in the early 1930s.(F)
7. The 1960s was a period of con solidati on for the America n bus in esses.(F)
8. American agricultural exports outweigh imports, leaving a surplus in the agricultural bala nee of trade.(T)
9. Auto product ion is one of the importa nt sectors in America n manu facturi ng in dustry.(T)
10. The world economy has little to do with the growth and decline of the American foreig n
1. America produces a major portion of the world ' products in the following fields except C .
A. mach inery
B. automobiles
C. ore
D. chemicals
2. The moder n America n economy progressed from C to _____________ , and
eve ntually, to _____ .
A. colonial economy, han dcraft economy, in dustrial economy
B. farmi ng economy, han dcraft economy, in dustrial economy
C. colonial economy, farming economy, in dustrial economy
D. han dcraft economy, farmi ng economy, in dustrial economy
3. Chartered compa nies were NOT gran ted the D _____ by the British Ki ng or
Quee n.
A. political authority
B. econo mic rights
C. judicial authority
D. diplomatic authority
4. The first National Bank of the United States was established with the urge of
D __ .
A. George Wash ington
B. Thomas Jeffers on
C. An drew Jacks on
D. Alexa nder Hamilt on
5. The follow ing inven tio ns took place duri ng the §ec ond in dustrial revoluti on” except D .
A. typewriter
B. teleph one
C. electric light
D. refrigerator
6. Preside nt Joh nson tried to build a Great Society" by in troduc ing various programs like
the followi ng except D .
A. Medicare
B. Food Stamps
C. Educati on In itiatives
D. Un employme nt Pension
7. About ___ B ___ of American crops are for export.
A. half
B. one third
C. one fourth
D. on e fifth
8. The followi ng stateme nts are all true except B .
A. Agribus in esses reflect the big, corporate n ature of many farm en terprises.
B. Agribus in esses maintain a bala need trade patter n betwee n agricultural imports and
exports.
C. Agribus in esses range from on e-family corporati ons to mult in ati onal firms.
D. Agribus in esses in clude a variety of farm bus in esses and structures.
9. D is notone of the three gia nts in America n automobile in dustry.
A. Ford
B. Ge neral Motors
C. Chrysler
D. American Motors
10. At prese nt, U. S. exports acco unt for A of the world 'total.
A. 10%
B. 15%
C. 20%
D. 25%
Chapter 12
1. Educatio n is governed by state and local gover nments in stead of the n atio nal gover nment in America.(T)
2. All American children are offered 12 years of compulsory public education.(T)
3. The first formal academic institution that a child attends is called kindergarten.(F)
4. After 12 years of schooling, American students receive a bachelor's degree at graduati
5. Whe n select ing a college or uni versity, un dergraduate stude nts have a great concern for its size, location and academic quality.(T)
6.ln American institutions, a board of trustees composed of professionals is resp on sible for the adm ini strati on .(F)
7. Usually, an un dergraduate stude nt has to earn 120 credits to receive a degree.(T)
8. Yale university is the second eldest institution of higher learning in the United States.(F)
9.lt is The New York Timeshat first un covered the Watergate Scan dal in 1972 through the efforts of two reporters.(F)
10. Thanksgiving Day falls on the fourth Tuesday in November.(F)
1. Formal educati on in the Un ited States con sists of C , sec on dary and higher educatio n.
A. kin dergarte n
B. public
C. eleme ntary
D. private
2. Of the following subjects, B are NOT offered to elementary school stude nts.
A. mathematics and Ian guages
B. politics and bus in ess educati on
C. scie nee and social studies
D. music and physical educati on
3. Higher educati on in the Un ited States bega n with the founding of B .
A. Yale Un iversity
B. Harvard Un iversity
C. Prin cet on Un iversity
D. New York Un iversity
4. Of the followi ng, B are NOT among the categories of America n higher educati on.
A. uni versities and colleges
B. research in stituti ons
C. tech ni cal in stituti ons
D. com mun ity colleges
5. Of the followi ng, D is NOT the resp on sibility of the board of trustees in U. S. in stituti ons.
A. choos ing the preside nt
B. establishi ng policies for admi nistrators and faculty
C. appro ving budget and other finan cial project
D. decide which stude nt to en roll
6. To get a bachelor's degree, all undergraduate students are required to do the
follow ing except C .
A. atte nding lectures and completi ng assig nments
B. pass ing exam in atio ns
C. work ing for com mun ities
D. earning a certa in nu mber of credits
7. Of the following universities, B _________ has NOT cultivated any American
Preside nt yet.
A. Harvard Un iversity
B. Massachusetts In stitute of Tech no logy
C. Prin cet on Un iversity
D. Yale Un iversity
8. B is sold especially to the upper or upper-middle class and it has a reputation for its
serious attitude and great bulk.
A. The Washi ngton Post
B. The New York Times
C. Los An geles Times
D. New York Daily News
9. Of the following, B ________ is NOT among the three major radio and TV
n etworks in America.
A. the Natio nal Broadcast ing System (NBS)
B. the Public Broadcast ing Service
(PBS)
C. the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)
D. the American Broadcasting System
(ABS)
10. The Natio nal Day of the Uni ted States falls on B .
A. Ju ne 4th
B. July 4th
C. Ju ne 14th
D. July 14th。