英语国家概况 (1) 复习资料

“英语国家概况” (1) 期末复习资料(成人)

( 2007. 5. )

I. Decide whether the following statements are true (T)or false(F):

1. Britain is no longer an imperial country._________

2. 1in 10 of the British population are of non_ European ethnicity.________

3. Great Britain includes 3 constituent countries: England, Scotland, and Wales._____

4. Cardiff, the capital of Wales, is a large city._____

5. The title of Prince of Wales is held by a Walsh according to tradition.______

6. Ireland is part of Great Britain._____

7. Most British people are Protestants while most Irish people are Catholics. ____

8. The Good Friday Agreement was approved on 10April 1998._____

9.The divine right of the king means the sovereign derived his authority from his subjects._____

10. Common laws are laws which have been established through common practice in the

courts.____

11. The parliament can call an election sooner than five years.____

12. Liberal Democratic party is the newest of the major national parties.____

13. The majority of Britain’s recent immigrants have mainly come from North Asia and

Caribbean countries._____

14. By the 1880’s the British economy was dominant in the world.____

15.The leader of the Conservatives, Margaret Thatcher started a series of reforms. An extensive

program of privatization was carried out, and she was successful in all-round way.

16.The service industry in the UK employs 70% of the total work force.______

17.“The Wife of Bath” is one of the tales contained in The Canterbury Tales._____

18.Keats, Shelly and Byron brought the Romantic Movement to its height._____

19.The purpose of British education is not only to provide children with literacy and the other

basic skills but also to socialize children.______

20.British universities are public bodies which receive funds from central government._____

21.The UK was awarded a seat on the UN Security Council in recognition of its contribution

in setting up the United Nations._____

22.The Prime Minister and Cabinet decide on the general direction of Britain’s foreign

policy.______

23.On an average day, an overwhelming majority of Britons over the age of 15 read a national

or local paper.______

24.In the late seventeenth and early 18th century, as the British economy began to industrialize,

and as literacy levels rose through the introduction of mass education, more and more newspapers began to appear._____

25.It is incorrect to say that class and education differences are reflected in the newspapers

people read.______

26.The BBC World Service, the international branch of the BBC, broadcasts in English and 42

other languages throughout the world._____

27. The game of golf was invented by the Scottish.______

28. Christmas Pantomime is one of the three Christmas traditions that are particularly