第二章练习题(2014年3月24日)
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Exercises of Chapter II
Ⅰ.Filling the blanks.
1. The UK still keeps an old fashioned government established on the basis of ___.
2. ___ is a ceremony of crowning a king or a queen.
3.Queen Elizabeth II has crowned since ___ .
4. ___ is the current monarch of UK.
5. UK has a democratic government with ___ in its parliament.
6. King John of England agreed to sign ___, in 1215, to the demands of his barons.
7. The members of House of Lords consists of ___ and ___.
8. ___, 32 kilometers (20 miles) west of London on the Thames, has been the residence of England's royal family for 900 years.
9. The House of Commons is a democratically elected chamber with elections held at least___.
10. ___ in Westminster is the official London residence of the British sovereign.
11. The Cabinet meets regularly, usually once a week, in one of the rooms in the Prime Minister’s official residence ___.
12. The House of Commons consists of ___ members elected from the country’s ___ constituencies with ___ as the chairman in debates.
Ⅱ. Multiple choice
1.In the United Kingdom, ministers are appointed by the Queen on the
recommendation of ___.
A. the Lord Chancellor
B. the Monarch
C. the Prime Minister
D. the King
2. During World War II, as a war leader, ___ received massive popular support and led the country to final victory in 1945.
A. Harold Wilson
B. Margaret Thatcher
C. Franklin Roosevelt
D. Winston Churchill
3. On accepting ___, the age of constitutional monarchy, of a monarchy with powers limited by Parliament, began.
A. Constitutional Law
B. The Declaration of Independence
C. Civil Law
D. Bill of Rights
4. In Britain, a ___ is held when a Member of Parliament dies, retires or resigns.
A. civic election
B. by-election
C. popular election
D. general election
5. All of the following, except for______ were the most imporant provisions of the Great Charter.
A. No tax should be made without the approval of the council.
B. No free man should be arrested or imprisoned unless convicted by a jury of his fellow citizens.
C. Merchants should be permitted to move about freely.
D. The king renounced his crown.
6. Females were allowed to vote in national elections until ___.
A. 1918
B. 1916
C. 1920
D. 1896
7. The parliament was a ___ word for a talking-place.
A. Latin
B. French
C. Roman
D. Greek
8. Joan of Arc lived during the ___ century.
A. 14th
B. 15th
C. 16th
D. 17th
9. Joan Lived and fought in ___.
A. Creece
B. France
C. Rome
D. England
10. As soon as William had been crowned, he began to organize the government of England on the system that had been so successful in Normandy. This is called ___ system, and it was based on the ownership of land.
A. the constitutional
B. capitalist
C. feudal
D. royal
III Questions
pare the government system of UK with that of USA.
2.Describe the power of queen.
3.What are the functions of parliament?
4.Elaborate the composition of the parliament of UK.
Key
Ⅰ.Filling the blanks.
1.constitutional monarchy
2.Coronation
3.1952
4.Elizabeth II
5.elected representatives
6.The Magna Carta
7.the Lords Spiritual, the Lords Temporal
8.Windsor Castle
9.every five years
10.Buckingham Palace
11.No. 10 Downing street.
12.651,651, Mr. Speaker
Ⅱ. Multiple choice
1. C
2. D