【答案】英语国家概况(1)y 过程性评测(10)【参考答案】

判断题:20道,每道2分,总分40 1.NorthernIrelandispartofGreatBritain. True. False. 2.MostpeopleinScotlandspeaktheoldCelticlangue,called"Gaelic". True. False. 3.TheBritishgovernmentdoesnothavedirectrulefromLondonoverNorthernIreland. True. False. 4.Childrenfromtheupper-middle-classusuallyhaveabettereducationthanthosefromtheworkingormiddlecalss. True. False. 5.TheoldestinstitutionofgovernmentinBritainistheMonarchy. True. False. 6.TheGoodFridayAgreementwasapprovedon10April1998. True. False. 7.AsthekingintheoryhadGodonhisside,itwasthoughtthatheshouldexerciseabsolutepower. True. False. 8.NorthernIrelandtodayisgovernedbyseparatejurisdictions:thatofRepublicofIrelandandthatofGreatBritain. True. False. 9.ScotlandwasneverconqueredbytheRomans. True. False. 10.Britainisbothaparliamentarydemocracyandaconstitutionalmonarchy. True. False. 11.ItisnodoubtthatBritainistheoldestrepresentativedemocracyintheworld. True. False. 12.EachmainpartyisgivensometimeonnationalTVto“sell”theirpolicies.Thetimeisnotgivenfreeandhastobepaidbytheparty. True. False. 13.Britainisnolongeranimperialcountry. True. False. 14.ThecapitalofBelfastisalargecitywithhalfamillionpeople. True.. False. 15.IntheUK,agovernmentcannotstandforlongerthanfiveyearsexceptinexceptionalcircumstances. True. False. 16.Mostimmigrantsearnalivingbyopeningrestaurantsorbecomingmusicians. True. False. 17.OneofthedistinctivefeaturesabouttheBritishclass-systemisthatithasalsoretainedahereditaryaristocracy. True. False. 18.Commonlawsarelawswhichhavebeenestablishedthroughcommonpracticeinthecourts. True. False. 19.TheScotsandWelshhaveastrongsenseofbeingBritish True. False. 20.Anyonewhoiseligibletovotewith500poundsasdepositcanstandasanMP. True. False. 单选题:20道,每道3分,总分60 1.WhichperiodoftimeinBritishhistorywasdescribedas“privateaffluenceandpublicsqualor”? The1940s The1970s The1980s The1990s 2.Whathappenedin1215? ItwastheyearofNormanConquestinBritishhistory. Forcedbybarons,KingJohnsignedtheMagnaCarta. HenryIVgrantedtheCommonsthepowertoreviewmoneygrants. KingEgbertunitedEnglandunderhisrule. 3.HowmanyseatsintheHouseofCommonsshouldapartyholdatleastinordertowintheelection? 651 326 626 351 4.WhichisthelargestcityofScotland? Cardiff Edinburgh Glasgow Manchester 5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTconsideredacharacteristicofLondon? Theculturalcentre. Thebusinesscenter. Thefinancialcentre. Thesportscentre. 6.HowmanycountiesarethereinNorthernIreland? 26 6 32 20 7.Bywhomisa"voteofnoconfidence"decided? TheHouseofCommons. TheHouseofLords. Thetwomajorparties. ThePrimeMinister. 8.WhichofthefollowingisNOTacharacteristicofBritishgovernment? ItofferstheQueenhighpoliticalstatusandsupremepower. Itisbothaparliamentarydemocracyandaconstitutionalmonarchy. Itistheoldestrepresentativedemocracyintheworld. Ithasnowrittenformofconstitution. 9.WhendidScotlandjointheUnionbyagreementoftheEnglishandScottishparliaments? In1715 In1688 In1745 In1707 10.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtruedescriptionoftheQueen'srole? TheQueenselectsthePrimeMinisterandtheCabinet. TheQueensymbolisesthetraditionandunityoftheBritishstage. TheQueenactsasaconfidantetothePrimeMinister. TheQueenisthetemporalheadoftheChurchofEngland. 11.NorthernIrelandisthesmallestofthefournations,butisquitewell-knownintheworldfor　　　____. itsmostfamouslandmark,the"Giant'sCauseway" itsrichculturallife itslowlivingstandards itsendlesspoliticalproblems 12.Inthe17thcentury,theEnglishgovernmentencouragedpeoplefromScotlandandNorthernEnglandtoemigratetothenorthofIreland,because_______. theywantedtoincreaseitscontroloverIreland theyhadtoomanypeopleanddidn'thaveenoughspaceforthemtoliveinBritain theyintendedtoexpandtheirinvestment theybelievedthatIrelandwasthebestplaceforthem 13.Intheearly1970s,theIRA. killedmanyProtestantsandCatholics burneddownthehousesofCatholics murderedindividualsatrandom carriedoutaseriesfbombingandshootingandattackedthesecurityforcesastheirmaintarget 14.WhichofthefollowingisNotTrueaboutthecharacteristicsofBritain? Economicdifferencesbetweennorthandsouth. DifferencesofsocialsystemsbetweenScotlandandWales. Classdifferencesbetweenawhite-collarworkerandablue-collarworker. CulturaldifferencesbetweenimmigrantsandtheBritish. 15.Whichgroupofpeoplecannotvoteinthegeneralelection? MembersintheHouseofCommons LordsintheHouseofLords TheUKcitizensabovetheageof18 TheUKresidentcitizensoftheIrishRepublic 16.WhichofthefollowingisNOTcharacteristicofthehereditaryaristocracyintheUK? Thenobletitlescanbeinheritedbythechildren. Theyusuallyownhistorichousesinthecountry. TheyaretherichestpeopleintheUK. TheseniormemberscanbelordsintheHouseofLords. 17.WheredothemajorityofpeopleinScotlandlive? IntheHighlands IntheLowlands IntheUplands InthewestofScotland 18.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutclasssystemintheUK? Peopleofdifferentclassestendtoreaddifferentkindsofnewspapers. Classdivisionisonlydecidedbypeople'sincome. Thoughsocialadvancementispossible,classaffectsaperson'slifechances. Thewaypeoplespeakmayidentifythemasbelongingtoaparticularclass. 19.In1969,thefirstBritishsoldierswereseenonNorthernIrelandstreet.Theycamefirst____. tomaintaintrafficorderinNorthernIreland toprotectProtestants toprotectCatholics toreplacetheRoyalUlsterConstabularysincetheywereunabletokeepsocialorder 20.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTrueaboutlifepeers? Theyarenotfromthearistocraticfamilies. TheycannotsitintheHouseofLords. Theyearnedtheirtitlesthroughtheiroutstandingachievement. Thetitlescannotbeinheritedbytheirchildren.