英语国家概况-谢福之-课后习题答案-完整版

2018年最新版英语国家概况谢福之一、选择题（答案在所有选择题下面）I.Choosetheonethatbestcompleteseachofthefollowingstatements.1.ThetwomainislandsoftheBritishIslesare.A.GreatBritainandIrelandB.GreatBritainandScotlandC.GreatBritainandWalesD.GreatBritainandEngland2.isthecapitalcityofScotland.A.BelfastB.EdinburghC.AberdeenD.Cardiff3.Accordingtoa2005estimate,Britainnowhasapopulationofovermillion.A.160B.600C.60D.164.AmongthefourpartsoftheUnitedKingdom,isthesmallest.A.EnglandB.ScotlandC.WalesD.NorthernIreland5.AlmostaquarteroftheBritishpopulationlivesinEngland.A.northeasternB.southeasternC.northwesternD.southwestern6.EnglishbelongstothegroupofIndo-Europeanfamilyoflanguages.A.CelticB.Indo-IranianC.GermanicD.Roman7.TheintroductionofChristianitytoBritainaddedthefirstelementofwordstoEnglish.A.DanishandFinnishB.DutchandGermanC.FrenchandItalianD.LatinandGreek8.TheevolutionofMiddleEnglishwasreinforcedbytheinfluence.A.NormanB.DutchC.GermanD.Danish9.SamuelJohnson’sdictionarywasinfluentialinestablishingastandardformof.A.grammarB.handwritingC.spellingD.pronunciation10.Atpresent,nearlyoftheworld’spopulationcommunicateinEnglish.A.halfB.aquarterC.onethirdD.onefifth11.TheattackonRomeendedtheRomanoccupationinBritainin410.A.NormanB.DanishC.CelticD.Germanic12.Bythelate7thcentury,becamethedominantreligioninEngland.A.CelticChristianityB.Anglo-SaxonChristianityC.GermanicChristianityD.RomanChristianity13.WestminsterAbbeywasbuiltatthetimeof.A.St.AugustineB.EdwardtheConfessorC.WilliamtheConquerorD.AlfredtheGreat14.ThemarkedtheestablishmentoffeudalisminEngland.A.VikinginvasionB.signingoftheMagnaCartaC.NormanConquestD.Adoptionofcommonlaw15.TheendoftheWarsoftheRosesledtotheruleof.A.theHouseofValoisB.theHouseofYorkC.theHouseofTudorD.theHouseofLancaster16.ThedirectcausefortheReligiousReformationwasKingHenryVIII’seffortto.A.divorcehiswifeB.breakwithRomeC.supporttheProtestantsD.declarehissupremepoweroverthechurch17.TheEnglishCivilWarbrokeoutin1642between.A.ProtestantsandPuritansB.RoyalistsandParliamentariansC.noblesandpeasantsD.aristocratsandChristians18.waspassedaftertheGloriousRevolution.A.BillofRightsB.ActofSupremacyC.ProvisionsofOxfordD.MagnaCarta19.TheIndustrialRevolutionwasaccomplishedinBritainbythemiddleofthecentury.A.17thB.18thC.19thD.20th20.Britainfacedstrongchallengesinitsglobalimperialdominancebythebeginningofthecentury.A.17thB.18thC.19thD.20th21.TheBritishgovernmentischaracterizedbyadivisionofpowersbetweenthreeofthefollowingbrancheswiththeexceptionofthe.A.judiciaryB.legislatureC.monarchyD.executive22.TheimportanceoftheBritishmonarchycanbeseeninitseffecton.A.passingthebillsB.advisingthegovernmentC.politicalpartiesD.publicattitude23.Asarevisingchamber,theHouseofLordsisexpectedtotheHouseofCommons.A.rivalB.complementC.criticizeD.inspect24.BritishCabinetworksontheprincipleof.A.collectiveresponsibilityB.individualresponsibilityC.defendingthecollectivismD.defendingtheindividuals25.ThemaindutyoftheBritishPrivyCouncilisto.A.makedecisionsB.giveadviceC.passbillsD.supervisetheCabinet26.InBritain,theparliamentarygeneralelectionisheldeveryyears.A.threeB.fourC.fiveD.six27.hasadistinctlegalsystembasedonRomanlaw.A.WalesB.EnglandC.ScotlandD.NorthernIreland28.Generallyspeaking,theBritishParliamentoperatesonasystem.A.single-partyB.two-partyC.three-partyD.multi-party29.ThepoliciesoftheConservativePartyarecharacterizedbypragmatismand.A.governmentinterventionB.nationalizationofenterprisesC.socialreformD.abeliefinindividualism30.TheLaborPartyaffectedtheBritishsocietygreatlyinthatit.A.setuptheNationalHealthServiceB.improvedpublictransportationC.abolishedtheoldtaxsystemD.enhancedtheeconomicdevelopment31.TheBritisheconomyachievedglobaldominancebythe.A.1860sB.1870sC.1880sD.1890s32.In,theBritishParliamentpassedtwoimportantactstoestablishawelfarestate.A.1945B.1946C.1947D.194833.Theintheearly1970sworsenedanalreadystagnanteconomyinBritain.A.oilcrisisB.highinflationratesC.largeimportsD.unemploymentproblem34.Ofthefollowingpractices,doesnotbelongtoThatcher’ssocialwelfarereform.A.reducingchildbenefitsB.shorteningtheunemploymentbenefitsperiodC.reducingtheunemploymentD.loweringoldagepensions35.TheBlairgovernmenthasbeensuccessfulinallthefollowingaspectsexcept.A.limitinggovernmentspendingB.keepinginflationundercontrolC.reducingunemploymentD.reducinginequality36.Britainhasdevotedofitslandareatoagriculture.A.54%B.64%C.74%D.84%37.Britain’simportantfishingareasincludeallthefollowingexcept.A.theNorthSeaB.theEnglishChannelC.TheseaareaaroundIrelandD.TheseaareabetweenBritainandIreland38.CoalminingindustryinBritainprovidesoftheenergyconsumedinthecountry.A.1/3B.1/4C.1/5D.2/339.ThecarindustryinBritaininmostly.A.foreign-ownedB.state-ownedC.joint-ventureD.privately-owned40.OfthefollowingsectorsinBritain,hasexperiencedspectaculargrowthsincetheendofWordWarII.A.agricultureB.energyindustryC.serviceindustryD.manufacturingindustry41.InBritain,thedivisionbetweengrammarschoolsandvocationalschoolswereendedbytheintroductionofcomprehensiveschoolsinthe.A.1930sB.1940sC.1950sD.1960s42.AboutofBritishchildrenreceiveprimaryandsecond