英语国家概况---谢福之各章选择题

选择题Unit1英国Chapter1地理、民族、语言1.ThetwomainislandsoftheBritishIslesare（）.A.GreatBritainandIrelandB.GreatBritainandScotlandC.GreatBritainandWalesD.GreatBritainandEngland2.（）isthecapitalcityofScotland.A.BelfastB.EdinburghC.AberdeenD.Cardiff3.AmongthefourpartsoftheUnitedKingdom,（）isthesmallest.A.EnglandB.ScotlandC.WalesD.NorthernIreland4.Englishbelongstothe（）groupofIndo-Europeanfamilyoflanguages.A.CelticB.Indo-IranianC.GermanicD.Roman5.TheintroductionofChristianitytoBritainaddedthefirstelementof（）wordstoEnglish.A.DanishandFinnishB.DutchandGermanC.FrenchandItalianD.LatinandGreek6.TheevolutionofMiddleEnglishwasreinforcedbythe（）influence.A.NormanB.DutchC.GermanD.Danish7.SamuelJohnson’sdictionarywasinfluentialinestablishingastandardformof（）.A.grammarB.handwritingC.spellingD.pronunciation8.Atpresent,nearly（）oftheworld’spopulationcommunicateinEnglish.A.halfB.aquarterC.onethirdD.onefifthChapter2历史1.The（）attackonRomeendedtheRomanoccupationinBritainin410.A.NormanB.DanishC.CelticD.Germanic2.Bythelate7thcentury,（）becamethedominantreligioninEngland.A.CelticChristianityB.Anglo-SaxonChristianityC.GermanicChristianityD.RomanChristianity3.The（）markedtheestablishmentoffeudalisminEngland.A.VikinginvasionB.signingoftheMagnaCartaC.NormanConquestD.Adoptionofcommonlaw4.TheendoftheWarsoftheRosesledtotheruleof（）.A.theHouseofValoisB.theHouseofYorkC.theHouseofTudorD.theHouseofLancaster5.ThedirectcausefortheReligiousReformationwasKingHenryVIII’seffortto（）.A.divorcehiswifeB.breakwithRomeC.supporttheProtestantsD.declarehissupremepoweroverthechurch6.TheEnglishCivilWarbrokeoutin1642between（）.A.ProtestantsandPuritansB.RoyalistsandParliamentariansC.noblesandpeasantsD.aristocratsandChristians7.（）waspassedaftertheGloriousRevolution.A.BillofRightsB.ActofSupremacyC.ProvisionsofOxfordD.MagnaCarta8.TheIndustrialRevolutionwasaccomplishedinBritainbythemiddleofthe（）century.A.17thB.18thC.19thD.20thChapter3政府和英联邦1.TheBritishgovernmentischaracterizedbyadivisionofpowersbetweenthreeofthefollowingbrancheswiththeexceptionofthe（）.A.judiciaryB.legislatureC.monarchyD.executive2.TheimportanceoftheBritishmonarchycanbeseeninitseffecton（）.A.passingthebillsB.advisingthegovernmentC.politicalpartiesD.publicattitude3.Asarevisingchamber,theHouseofLordsisexpectedto（）theHouseofCommons.A.rivalB.complementC.criticizeD.inspect4.（）isatthecenteroftheBritishpoliticalsystem.A.TheCabinetB.TheHouseofLordsC.TheHouseofCommonsD.ThePrivyCouncil5.ThemaindutyoftheBritishPrivyCouncilisto（）.A.makedecisionsB.giveadviceC.passbillsD.supervisetheCabinet6.Generallyspeaking,theBritishParliamentoperatesona（）system.A.single-partyB.two-partyC.three-partyD.multi-party7.ThepoliciesoftheConservativePartyarecharacterizedbypragmatismand（）.A.governmentinterventionB.nationalizationofenterprisesC.socialreformD.abeliefinindividualism8.InBritain,theparliamentarygeneralelectionisheldevery（）years.A.threeB.fourC.fiveD.sixChapter4经济1.The（）intheearly1970sworsenedanalreadystagnanteconomyinBritain.A.oilcrisisB.highinflationratesC.largeimportsD.unemploymentproblem2.Ofthefollowingpractices,（）doesnotbelongtoThatcher’ssocialwelfarereform.A.reducingchildbenefitsB.shorteningtheunemploymentbenefitsperiodC.reducingtheunemploymentD.loweringoldagepensions3.TheBlairgovernmenthasbeensuccessfulinallthefollowingaspectsexcept（）.A.limitinggovernmentspendingB.keepinginflationundercontrolC.reducingunemploymentD.reducinginequality4.Britainhasdevoted（）ofitslandareatoagriculture.A.50%B.60%C.70%D.80%5.Britain’simportantfishingareasincludeallthefollowingexcept（）.A.theNorthSeaB.theEnglishChannelC.TheseaareaaroundIrelandD.TheseaareabetweenBritainandIreland6.CoalminingindustryinBritainprovides（）oftheenergyconsumedinthecountry.A.1/3B.1/4C.1/5D.2/37.ThecarindustryinBritaininmostly（）.A.foreign-ownedB.state-ownedC.joint-ventureD.privately-owned8.OfthefollowingsectorsinBritain,（）hasexperiencedspectaculargrowthsincetheendofWordWarII.A.agricultureB.energyindustryC.serviceindustryD.manufacturingindustryChapter5教育、媒体和节日1.InBritain,thedivisionbetweengrammarschoolsandvocationalschoolswereendedbytheintroductionofcomprehensiveschoolsinthe（）.A.1930sB.1940sC.1950sD.1960s2.About（）ofBritishchildrenreceiveprimaryandsecondaryeducationthroughtheindependentsystem.A.5%B.6%C.7%D.8%3.Partiallyfundedbycentralgovernmentgrants,theBritishuniversitiesreceivetheirremainingfundsfromallthefollowingsourcesexcept（）.A.tuitionfeesB.loansC.donationsD.corporatecontributions4.TobeadmittedtotheOpenUniversity,oneneeds（）.A.someeducationalqualificationsB.noeducationalqualificationsC.GeneralCertificateofEducation-AdvancedD.GeneralNationalVocationalQualifications5.AmongBritain’squalitypress,thefollowingnewspapersareregardedasthe“BigThree”withtheexceptionof（）.A.TheTimesB.TheGuardianC.TheObserverD.TheDailyTelegraph6.LifeonEarthisakindof（）programproducedbytheBBCandispopularamong500millionviewersworldwide.A.featureB.dramaC.documentaryD.soapopera7.（）isBritain’stoppaytelevisionprovider.A.BSBB.SkyTVC.BBCD.BSkyB8.ThefollowingChristmastraditionsareparticularlyBritishexcept（）.A.TroopingtheColorB.Qu