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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Unit 1

1.

Which of the following is not considered a characteristic of

London?

A.

The

cultural

centre.

B.

The

business

centre.

C.

The financial centre.

D The sport centre.

2.

Which of the following is not true about the characteristics

of Britain? A. Economic differences between north and south.

B. Difference of social systems between Scotland and Wales.

C.

Class

differences

between

a

white-collar

worker

and

a

blue-collar

worker.

D.

Cultural

differences

between

immigrants and British.

6. The Tower of London, a historical sight, located in the centre

of London, was built by

m the Conqueror

.

7. Who were the ancestors of the English and the founders of

England?

A. The Anglo- Saxons

8. Which is the largest city in Scotland?

C. Glasgow

Unit 3 The Government of the United Kingdom

1.

Which

of

the

following

is

not

a

characteristic

of

Britain

government?

A. It offers the Queen high political status and

power.

B.

It

is

both

a

parliamentary

democracy

and

a

constitution

monarchy.

C.

It

is

the

oldest

representative

democracy

in

the

world.

D.

It

has

no

written

form

of

Constitution.

2.

Which of the following kings was executed in the civil war?

C.

Charles I

3.

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 are part

of

the

Constitution.

D.

The

common

laws

are

part

of

the

Constitution.

4.

Which of the following statements is

not correct

? A. There

are no legal restraints upon Parliament. B. Strictly speaking,

the

Queen

is

part

of

the

Parliament.

C.

Parliament

has

the

supreme power of passing laws.

D. Parliament has no power to

change the terms of the Constitution.

5.

Which

of

the

following

is

not

a

true

description

of

the

Queen

’

s role?

A. The Queen selects the Prime Minister and

the Cabinet.

B. The Queen symbolizes the tradition and unity

of the British state. C. The Queen acts as a confidante to the

Prime

Minister.

D.

The

Queen

is

the

temporal

head

of

the

Church of England.

6.

Which of the following is not a feature of the House of Lords

上议院

?

A.

Lords

do

not

receive

salaries

and

many

do

not

attend

Parliament

sittings.

B.

It

consists

of

the

Lord

Spiritual and the Lords Temporal.

C. The lords are expected

to represent the interests of the public

. D. Most of the lords

in the House of Lords are males.

1.

Which of the following writers was the most famous Scottish

novelist?

D. Sir Walter Scott.

2.

Several

gifted

women

played

a

significant

part

in

the

19

th

-century

literature.

Which

of

the

following

is

and

exception?

A.

Virginia Wolff

B.

Emily Bronte

C.

Jane Austen

D.

Charlotte Bronte

3.

Which

of

the

following

writers

was

not

associated

with

Modernism?

A.

D.H. Lawrence

B.

E.M. Forster

C.

Charles Dickens

D.

Virginia Woolf

Unit 7 British Education System

1.

In Britain, the great majority of parents sent their children

to

C. state schools.

公立学校

2.

In

Britain,

children

from

the

age

of

5

to

16

B.

can

legally

receive completely free education.

3.

If a student wants to go to university in Britain, he will take

the

examination

called

A.

General

Certificate

of

Ed ucation

—

advanced

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4.

Which

of

the

following

is

Not

true

about

the

British

education system?

A.

It

’

s run by the state.

B.

It

’

s funded by the state.

C.

It

’

s supervised by the state.

D.

It

’

s dominated by the state.

5.

Which of the following schools would admit children without

reference to their academic abilities?

A.

Comprehensive schools

B.

Secondary school

C.

Independent schools

D.

Grammar school

E.

Which

countries

are

permanent

members

of

the

UN

Security Council?

C. China, Russia, France, Britain , and the

United State

联合国成员

1.

Which of the following is not involved in making the British

foreign policy?

A.

The Queen of Britain

B.

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office

C.

The Prime Minister and the Cabinet

D.

The Ministry of Defense and the Treasury.

2.

Which

of

the

following

countries

does

not

have

nuclear

weapons capabilities?

A.

Britain

B.

The United States

C.

Italy

D.

Russia

Unit 9 The British Media

1.

Which

of

the

following

is

the

world

’

s

oldest

national

newspaper?

C. The Observe

2.

Which of the following is the British oldest daily newspaper?

D. The Times

3.

Which of the following newspaper is printed internationally?

C. The Financial World.

4.

Which of the following newspaper is a tabloid?

A. The News

of the World.

1.

Which of the following sports was not invented in Britain?

A.

Football

B.

Tennis

C.

Basketball

D.

Cricket

2.

Which of the following is not true about football in Britain?

A.

Millions of people attend the FA games each season.

B.

“

Football hooligans

”

sometimes have violent clashes.

C.

It was invented by the Scottish people

苏格兰人发明网

球

D.

It was once described as

“

beastly

”

violent

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Unit3 America Beginning

1.

Which of the following statements was correct around

the

time of the American Revolution?

A.

The American has the mixed blood of Europeans or their

descendants.

B.

The

American

had

the

mixed

blood

of

Europeans

with

American Indians.

C.

The

American

had

the

mixed

blood

of

Europeans

with

black,

D.

The

American

had

the

blood

of

the

English

and

their

descendants

only,

子孙，后裔

2.

Which of the following

was not

one of the three forces that

led to the modern development of Europe?

A.

The growth of capitalism

资本主义

B.

The Renaissance

文艺复兴

C.

The Religious Reformation

宗教改革

D.

The spiritual leadership of the Roman Catholic Church.

3.

The following were the main Reformation leaders

except

__

A.

Martin Luther

马丁路德

B.

Martin Luther King

C.

John Calvin

约翰·加尔文

D.

The English King Henry VIII

亨利八世

4.

The

following

were

the

founding

fathers

of

the

American

Republic

except__

A.

George Washington

B.

Thomas Jefferson

C.

William Penn

D.

Benjamin Franklin

5.

The theory of American politics and the American Revolution

originated mainly from__

D. John Locke

1.

Which

of

the

following

state

refused to

participate

in

the

Constitution Convention

?

宪法会议

A.

Virginia