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1、【精品文档】如有侵权，请联系网站删除，仅供学习与交流英美文化概况练习题韶师2014带答案.精品文档.Decide the following statements are true or false1. The commonwealth of Nations includes all European countries. F2. The United Kingdom includes 3 constituent countries: England, Scotland and Wales. F3. Northern Ireland is part of Great Britain. F4.

2、Scotland was never conquered by the Romans. T5. Most people in Scotland speak the old Celtic language, called “Gaelic”. F6.Wales is rich in coal deposits. T7. Cardiff, the capital of Wales, is a large city. F 8. Britain is the oldest representative democracy in the world. T 9. In Britain, the proces

3、s of state-building has been one of evolution rather than revolution, in contrast to France and the USA. T 10. The oldest institution of government in Britain is the Monarchy. T 11. The term “parliament” was first officially used in 1066 to describe the gathering of feudal barons and representatives

4、 from counties and towns. F 12. Britain is both a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy. T 13. Britain, like Israel, has a written constitution of the sort which most countries have. F 14. Common laws are laws which have been established through common practice in the courts. T 15. C

5、hristopher Columbus discovered America in 1492. T 16. The first English permanent settlement was founded in California. F 17. The state of Pennsylvania used to be inhabited by the Quakers. T 18. By the early 1760s, the 13 English colonies in North America were ready to separate themselves from Europ

6、e. T 19. George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and Abraham Lincoln were regarded as the founding fathers of the United States of America. F 20. The purpose of British education is not only to provide children with literacy and the other basic skills but also to socialize children. T 21. The state se

7、ldom interferes with the decision of when, where, how and what children are taught. F 22. In the UK, Public schools are part of the national education system and funded by the government. F23. All secondary schools in Britain are run and supervised by the government. F24. Independent schools get mon

8、ey mainly through the private sector and tuition rates, with some government support. T25. Grammar schools selects children at the age of 11 and provide them with a general education. F26. In 1948 President Truman put forward the Truman Doctrine, which is generally regarded as the formal declaration

9、 of the implementation of the US containment foreign policy. T27. When the War of Independence was over, the United States was one unified nation as it is today. F28. The US Constitution set up a federal system with a strong central government. T29. The main duty of the congress is to make laws, inc

10、luding those which levy taxes that pay for the work of the federal government. T30. The idea of checks and balances as a way of restricting governmental power and preventing its abuse is from constitution. T31. Today, the United States has two major political parties. One is the Democratic Party, fo

11、rmed before 1800. The other is the Republican party, formed in the 1850s, by people in the states of the North and West. T32. Americans have to join a political party in order to vote or to be a candidate for public office. F33. One of the things that decides whether an applicant can be accepted by

12、a college is his/ her scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test. T34. It takes at least four years to get a bachelors degree from an institution of higher learning in the US. T35. Fibre and centre are American English spelling. F36. dialog and monolog are British English spelling. FII. Choose the answe

13、r that best completes the statement or answers the question.1. Which of the following is NOT true of London?A the cultural center B the business centerC The financial center D the sports center2.Which of the following is not true about London? A. its a political, economic and cultural center of the

14、country.B it has a larger population than all other cities in England. C it is not only the largest city in the country, but also the largest in the world.D it has played a significant role in the economic construction of the country.3. Who are the ancestors of the English and the founders of Englan

15、d?A the Anglo-Saxons b the Normans C the Vikings d the Romans4. Which is the largest city in Scotland?A Cardiff b Edinburghc Glasgow d Manchester5. Where do the majority of people in Scotland live? A in the Highlands b in the Lowlands c in the Uplands d in the west of Scotland.6. Which of the follow

16、ing is not true?A Wales was invaded by the Romans.B Wales was invaded by the Anglo-Saxons.C Wales was conquered by the Normans.D Wales was threatened by the English.7. When did Scotland join the Union by agreement of the English and Scottish Parliaments?A in 1715 b in 1688 c in 1745 d in 17078. Whic

17、h of the following kings was executed in the civil war? A. James I B. James II C. Charles I D. Charles II 9. What happened in 1215?A. It was the year of Norman Conquest in British history. B. Forced by barons, King John signed the Magna Carta. （大宪章） C. Henry IV granted the Commons the power to revie

18、w money grants.D. King Egbert united England under his rule.10. Which of the following is Not related to the Constitution? A. It is a written document which lists out the basic principles for government. B. It is the foundation of British governance today C. Conventions and Laws passed by Parliament

19、 are part of the Constitution. D. The common laws are part of the Constitution.11. Which of the following is Not a feature of the House of Lords? A. Lords do not receive salaries and many do not attend Parliament sittings. B. It consists of the Lords Spiritual and the Lords Temporal. C. The Lords ar

20、e expected to present the interests of the public. D. Most of the Lords in the House of Lords are male.12. Which of the following is NOT based on the fact? A. Members of Parliament elect the Prime Minister and the Cabinet. B. MPs receive salaries and some other allowances.C. MPs are expected to repr

21、esent the interests of the public.D. Most MPs belong to the major political parties.13. In Britain, the great majority of parents send their children to _.A. private schools B. independent schools C. state schools D. public schools. 14. In Britain, children from the age of 5 to 16 _. A. can legally

22、receive partly free education. B. can legally receive completely free education. C. can not receive free education at all. D. can not receive free education if their parents are rich. 15. If a student wants to go to university in Britain, he will take the examination called_. A. General Certificate

23、of Education Advanced. B. General Certificate of Secondary Education C. the common entrance examination D. General National Vocational Qualifications. 16. Which of the following is NOT true? A. Parents send their children to public schools because they are rich. B. Parents send their children to pub

24、lic schools because their children can get better jobs when they leave school. C. Parents send their children to public schools because their children can have a better chance of getting into a good university. D. Parents send their children to public schools because their children prefer to go to p

25、ublic schools. 17. Which of the following is Not a characteristic of the open University? A. Its open to everybody B. It requires no formal education qualification. C. No university degree is awarded. D. University courses are followed through TV, radio, correspondence, etc.18. In the examination ca

26、lled “the 11 plus”, students with academic potential go to _.A. grammar schools B. comprehensive schoolsC. public schools D. technical schools 19. Which of the following is NOT included in the National Curriculum? A. Children must study the subjects like English, mathematics, science and so on. B. C

27、hildren must sit in A-level exams. C. Children must pass national tests. D. Teachers must teach what they are told.20. Which of the following schools would admit children without reference to their academic abilities?A. Comprehensive schools B. Secondary schoolsC. Independent schools D. Grammar scho

28、ols21. “No taxation without representation” was the rallying cry of _.A. the settlers of Virginia B. the people of PennylvaniaC. the colonists in New England.D. the people of the 13 colonies on the eve of the American Revolution.22. which of the following statements is NOT correct? When the War of I

29、ndependence was over,_.A. each new state had its own government.B. each new state made its own laws and handled all of its internal affairs.C. the national government was called the Congress with little power.D. the relationships between the states and the national government were clearly defined.23

30、. Which of the following is the only branch that can make federal laws, and levy federal taxes?A. the executive B. the legislativeC. the judicial D. the president24. Which of the following is NOT a power of the president?A. The president can veto any bill passed by Congress.B. The president has the

31、authority to appoint federal judges as vacancies occur.C. The president can make laws.D. The president broad powers, with the executive branch, to issue regulations and directives regarding the work of the federal departments. 25. The American foreign policy before WWI can be described as _. A. cont

32、ainment B. swinging between containment and interventionism C. isolationism D. unilateralism26. What did the US mean by containment?A. It would use whatever means to prevent the Soviet Union from breaking out of its sphere of influence.B. It wanted to reverse the situation in which the Soviet Union

33、reached parity with the US in nuclear forceC. It planned to drag the the Soviet Union into another round of arms raceD. It intended to shift the balance of terror 27. On one occasion during the Cold War period, the US and the Soviet Union were on the brink of nuclear war. What was that occasion?A. t

34、he US fought the Korean WarB. the US sent 50 000 troops to VietnamC. the Cuban Missile Crisis occurred in 1962.D. Large numbers of people fled East Berlin and East Germany to West Germany in 1961.28. Which of the following subjects are NOT offered to elementary school students?A. Mathematics and lan

35、guages B. Politics and business educationC. Science and social studies. D. Music and physical education29. The expenditure in American public schools is guided by or decided by_A. teacher B. students C. headmasters D. school boards 30. In the United States school systems, which of the following divi

36、sions is true?A. Elementary school, grammar school B. Elementary school, junior high schoolC. Elementary school, secondary school D. Junior high school, senior high school31. In order to go to university, secondary school students must meet the following requirements except that_.A. they have high s

37、chool records and recommendations from their teachersB. they make good impressions during the interviewC. they get good scores in the Scholastic Aptitude TestsD. they pass the college entrance examinations32. Three of the following universities have large endowments from wealthy benefactors. Which i

38、s the exception?A. Harvard University B. the State University of New YorkC. Yale University D, Princeton University33. Both public and private universities depend on the following sources on income except_.A. investment B. student tuition C. endowments D. government funding34. Shelley s political ly

39、rics _ is not only a war cry calling upon all working people to rise up against their political oppressors, but an address to them pointing out the intolerable injustice of economic exploitation. A. “Ode to Liberty” B. “Ode to Naples” C. “Ode to the West Wind” D. “Men of England” 35. Charlotte s wor

40、ks are famous for the depiction of the life of _ working women, particularly governesses. A. the middle class B. the lower - class C. the upper - middle class D. the upper - class 36. Jane Austen s practical idealism is that love should be justified by _ and disciplined by self-control. A. reason B.

41、 sense C. rationality D. sensibility 37. “To be, or not to be - that is the question;/Whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer / The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,/Or to take arms against a sea of troubles ,/And by opposing end then?” These lines are taken from _. A. King Lear B. Romeo and

42、 Juliet C. Othello D. Hamlet 38. Daniel Defoes _ is universally considered as his masterpiece. A. Colonel Jack B. Robinson Crusoe C. Captain Singleton D. A Journal of the Plague Year 39. Jonathan Swift s _ is generally regarded as the best model of satire, not only of the period but also in the whol

43、e English literary history. A. Gullivers Travels B. The Battle of the Books C. “A Modest Proposal” D. A Tale of a Tub 40. Dickens s first child hero is _. A. Little Nell B. David Copperfield C. Oliver Twist D. Little Dorrit bbs41. With the scarlet letter A as the biggest symbol of all, _ proves hims

44、elf to be one of the best symbolists. A. Hawthorne B. Dreiser C. James D. Faulkner 42. The author of Leaves of Grass , a giant of American letters, is _. A. Faulkner B. Dreiser C. James D. Whitman 43. Melville is best - known as the author of his mighty book, _, which is one of the world s greatest

45、masterpieces. A. Song of Myself B. Moby - Dick C. The Marble Faun D. Mosses from an Old Manse 44. During WWI, _ served as an honorable junior officer in the American Red Cross Ambulance Corps and in 1918 was severely wounded in both legs. A. Anderson B. Faulkner C. Hemingway D. Dreiser 45. As an act

46、ive participant of his age, Fitzgerald is often acclaimed literary spokesman of the _. A. Jazz Age B. Age of Reason C. Lost Generation D. Beat Generation 46. The 20th -century stream- of- consciousness technique was frequently and skillfully used by _ to emphasize the reactions and inner musings of

47、the narrator. A. Hemingway B. Frost C. Faulkner D. Whitman 47. The Sun Also Rises casts light on a whole generation after WWI and the effects of the war by way of a vivid portrait of “_.” A. the Beat Generation B. the Lost Generation C. the Babybooming Age D. the Jazz Age 48. Within her little lyric

48、s Dickinson addresses those issues that concern _, which include religion, death, immorality, love and nature. A. the whole human beings B. the frontiers C. the African Americans D. her relatives 49. In his poetry, Whitman shows concern for _ and the burgeoning life of cities. A. the colonists B. th

49、e capitalists C. the whole hard -working people D. the intellectuals 1. William the Conqueror William was Duke of Normandy. He landed his army in Oct, 1066 and defeated king Harold in Hastings. Then he was crowned king of England on Christams Day the same year. He established a strong Norman governm

50、ent and the feudal system in England. 2. the Great Charter King Johns reign caused much discontent among the barons. In 1215, he was forced to sign a document, known as Magna Carta (Latin for Great Charter). It has 63 clauses. Magna Carta was the first document imposed upon a King of England by a gr

51、oup of his subjects, the feudal barons, in an attempt to limit Kings powers by law and protect the barons rights. It has long been regarded as the foundation of English liberties, and led to the rule of constitutional law in England.3. Oliver Cromwell The leader during the Civil War who led the New

52、Model Army to defeat the king and condemned him to death. Then he declared England a Commonwealth and made himself Lord of Protector. He ruled England till the restoration of charles II in 1660. 4. the Great Lakes The Great Lakes are the most important lakes in the United States. They are Lake Super

53、ior, which is the largest fresh water lake in the world, Lake Michigan the only one entirely in the U.S. Lake Huron, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. They are all located between Canada and the United States except Lake Michigan. 5. the Truman Doctrine: On March 12, 1949, President Truman put forward the

54、 Truman Doctrine in a speech to the joint session of Congress. The Truman Doctrine meant to say that the U.S. government would support any country which said it was fighting against Communism. 1.WhatarethedifferencesinpoliticalsystembetweentheUKandtheUSA?DifferencesDifferences 1. Form of governmentT

55、he USA is a republic, while the UK is a constitutional monarchy. Constitutional monarchy is a form of government in which a monarch acts as head of state within the parameters of a constitution,/A republic is a form of government in which the people, or some significant portion of them, have supreme

56、 control over the government and where offices of state are elected or chosen by elected people. 2. Government The government consisting of three parts，or branches，the executive，the legislative and the judicial in USA. Each branch has powers that the others do not have and each branch has a way of c

57、ounteracting and limiting any wrongful action by another branch. The president has the power to make treaties with other nations and to make all appointments to federal positions，including the position of Supreme Count justice. The Senate ，however must approve all treaties and confirm all appointmen

58、ts before they become official. In this way the Congress can prevent the president from making unwise appointments./However，the UK government is not split into branches. The House of Commons reigns supreme, and the party with the greatest number of members of the Commons is the governing party. The

59、leader of the governing party becomes Prime Minister, who almost has the power of a king. He or she alone has the power to declare war, to make alliances, to use nuclear weapons, and to appoint the people of his choice to the Cabinet, the various government ministries and offices of state. These app

60、ointments are entirely his choice and are not subject to scrutiny or confirmation by any other person of body. The Prime Minister also has the power to dismiss any serving minister or secretary of state. 3. The constitution:The United States has a written constitution which is very difficult to chan

61、ge. The UK does not have a single document called the constitution but instead its constitutional provisions are scattered over various Acts of Parliament, any of which can be changed by a simple majority in the Parliament such as statute law, the common laws and conventions.1.Whats the role of the

62、monarch in the UK? The king or the queen are the constitutional head of State; In law the Official titles include: the executive; an integral part of the legislature; head of the judiciary; the commander-in-chief of all the armed forces; and the “supreme governor” of the Church of England. But actua

63、lly, the king or the queen No longer exercises political power, her principal role is symbolic: 1. Symbol of national unity 2. perform ceremonial functions 3. giving advice to ministersWhat are some of the features of Romantic Literature?Roughlythefirstthirdofthe19thcenturymakesupEnglishliteraturesromanticperiod.Wr