【答案】英语国家概况(1)y 过程性评测(2)【参考答案】

判断题:20道,每道2分,总分40 1.Childrenfromtheupper-middle-classusuallyhaveabettereducationthanthosefromtheworkingormiddlecalss. True. False. 2.TheCommonwealthofNationsincludesallEuropeancountries. True. False. 3.Thedivinerightofthekingmeansthesoverignderivedhisauthorityfromhissubjects. True. False. 4.NorthernIrelandtodayisgovernedbyseparatejurisdictions:thatofRepublicofIrelandandthatofGreatBritain. True. False. 5.Britainisbothaparliamentarydemocracyandaconstitutionalmonarchy. True. False. 6.EachmainpartyisgivensometimeonnationalTVto“sell”theirpolicies.Thetimeisnotgivenfreeandhastobepaidbytheparty. True. False. 7.ItisnodoubtthatBritainistheoldestrepresentativedemocracyintheworld. True. False. 8.TheoldestinstitutionofgovernmentinBritainistheMonarchy. True. False. 9.ScotlandwasneverconqueredbytheRomans. True. False. 10.TheBritishgovernmentdoesnothavedirectrulefromLondonoverNorthernIreland. True. False. 11.NorthernIrelandispartofGreatBritain. True. False. 12.MostpeopleinScotlandspeaktheoldCelticlangue,called"Gaelic". True. False. 13.Mostimmigrantsearnalivingbyopeningrestaurantsorbecomingmusicians. True. False. 14.IntheUK,agovernmentcannotstandforlongerthanfiveyearsexceptinexceptionalcircumstances. True. False. 15.MostBritishpeopleareProtestantswhilemostIrishpeopleareCatholics. True. False. 16.OneofthedistinctivefeaturesabouttheBritishclass-systemisthatithasalsoretainedahereditaryaristocracy. True. False. 17.Anyonewhoiseligibletovotewith500poundsasdepositcanstandasanMP. True. False. 18.Britainisnolongeranimperialcountry. True. False. 19.Commonlawsarelawswhichhavebeenestablishedthroughcommonpracticeinthecourts. True. False. 20.ThecapitalofBelfastisalargecitywithhalfamillionpeople. True.. False. 单选题:20道,每道3分,总分60 1.WheredothemajorityofpeopleinScotlandlive? IntheHighlands IntheLowlands IntheUplands InthewestofScotland 2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTconsideredacharacteristicofLondon? Theculturalcentre. Thebusinesscenter. Thefinancialcentre. Thesportscentre. 3.Bywhomisa"voteofnoconfidence"decided? TheHouseofCommons. TheHouseofLords. Thetwomajorparties. ThePrimeMinister. 4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTacharacteristicofBritishgovernment? ItofferstheQueenhighpoliticalstatusandsupremepower. Itisbothaparliamentarydemocracyandaconstitutionalmonarchy. Itistheoldestrepresentativedemocracyintheworld. Ithasnowrittenformofconstitution. 5.ThepowerofLondon,ahistoricalsight,locatedinthecentreofLondon,wasbuiltby________. KingArthur RobinHood OliveCromwell WilliamtheConqueror 6.WhendidScotlandjointheUnionbyagreementoftheEnglishandScottishparliaments? In1715 In1688 In1745 In1707 7.WhichofthefollowingisNOTcharacteristicofthehereditaryaristocracyintheUK? Thenobletitlescanbeinheritedbythechildren. Theyusuallyownhistorichousesinthecountry. TheyaretherichestpeopleintheUK. TheseniormemberscanbelordsintheHouseofLords. 8.Whichgroupofpeoplecannotvoteinthegeneralelection? MembersintheHouseofCommons LordsintheHouseofLords TheUKcitizensabovetheageof18 TheUKresidentcitizensoftheIrishRepublic 9.WhichisthelargestcityofScotland? Cardiff Edinburgh Glasgow Manchester 10.Inthe17thcentury,theEnglishgovernmentencouragedpeoplefromScotlandandNorthernEnglandtoemigratetothenorthofIreland,because_______. theywantedtoincreaseitscontroloverIreland theyhadtoomanypeopleanddidn'thaveenoughspaceforthemtoliveinBritain theyintendedtoexpandtheirinvestment theybelievedthatIrelandwasthebestplaceforthem 11.WhichperiodoftimeinBritishhistorywasdescribedas“privateaffluenceandpublicsqualor”? The1940s The1970s The1980s The1990s 12.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutclasssystemintheUK? Peopleofdifferentclassestendtoreaddifferentkindsofnewspapers. Classdivisionisonlydecidedbypeople'sincome. Thoughsocialadvancementispossible,classaffectsaperson'slifechances. Thewaypeoplespeakmayidentifythemasbelongingtoaparticularclass. 13.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtruedescriptionoftheQueen'srole? TheQueenselectsthePrimeMinisterandtheCabinet. TheQueensymbolisesthetraditionandunityoftheBritishstage. TheQueenactsasaconfidantetothePrimeMinister. TheQueenisthetemporalheadoftheChurchofEngland. 14.Whathappenedin1215? ItwastheyearofNormanConquestinBritishhistory. Forcedbybarons,KingJohnsignedtheMagnaCarta. HenryIVgrantedtheCommonsthepowertoreviewmoneygrants. KingEgbertunitedEnglandunderhisrule. 15.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTcorrect? TherearenolegalrestraintsuponParliament. Strictlyspeaking,theQueenispartoftheParliament. Parliamenthasthesupremepowerofpassinglaws. ParliamenthasnopowertochangethetermsoftheConstitution. 16.1972wastheworstyearofthepoliticaltroublesinNorthernIreland,because_______. 13Catholicswereshotdeadbythepolice 468peoplewerekilledinNorthernIreland thegovernmentcarriedoutapolicyknownas"internment" bloodykillingof468peoplefortifiedCatholicoppositiontotheBritishpresenceinNorthernIreland 17.Intheearly1970s,theIRA. killedmanyProtestantsandCatholics burneddownthehousesofCatholics murderedindividualsatrandom carriedoutaseriesfbombingandshootingandattackedthesecurityforcesastheirmaintarget 18.WhichofthefollowingkingswasexecutedinthecivilwarofBritain? JamesI JamesII CharlesI CharlesII 19.UnderwhosereignwastheBillofRightspassed? JamesII WilliamofOrange OliveCromwell GeorgeI 20.HowmanyseatsintheHouseofCommonsshouldapartyholdatleastinordertowintheelection? 651 326 626 351