英美文化常识(北外保送生考试常年保留题型!!!)

are the two major parties in Britan?

------They are the Conservative Party and the Labour Party.

is the official full name of Britain?

-----It is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

is the head of government in Ireland?

-----It is the Prime Minister.

is James Joyce?

-----He is the most well-know Irish writer of the modern period.

were the first Americans?

------They were the Indians.

kind of economic system does the United States have?

-----It has a free-market economy with a dominant private sector.

is bilingualism?

-----The phenomenon that English and French are the two official languages in Canada is called

bilingualism.

are the geographical feature of Australia as a continent?

------Australia is the flatest and lowest of the continents.

are the powers the constitution confers on the House of Representatives?

------The House of Representatives has powers to make and change laws.

animal is a national symbol of New Zealand?

------The kiwi is a national symbol of the country.

is the Renaissance?

------Renaissance was the revival of classical literature and artistic styles in European history.

are the most important journals in the U.K.?

------They are the Economist,New Statesman and Society,and Spectator.

is the Shannon River important to Ireland?

------Because it provides electricity for much of the Republic.

many states are there in the United States?

------There are 50 states in the United States.

is Hispanic?

------A Hispanic is a Spanish-speaking person of the United States.

is the Bill of Rights?

-------It is the term used for the first ten amendments to the Constitution.

is the Canada Council?

-----

It is the Canadian Government’s funding agency.

is Aborigines?

-------It is the term used to describe the original people of Australia.

was the nature of the White Australia Policy?

------It

was

a

discriminatory

immigration

policy,which

restricted

the

non

–

whites

to

enter

Australia.

are New Zealand’s main exports?

------Meat,wool and dairy products are main exports.

was Queen Mary known as?

------

She was known as the “Bloody Mary”and also remembered as the monarch who lost th

e last

British possession on the continent------French port of calais.

did Britain become after the Industrial Revolution?

-----

Britain became the “workshop of the world”.

is the House of Lords made up of?

------It is made up of the Lords Spiritual and the Lords Temporal.

are the two major parties in Ireland?

------They are Fianna Fail and Fine Gael.

is meant by “Vietnamization” of the war?

--------It meant that South Vietnamese troops would be war-built up to replace Americal fighting

force.

country is the world’s biggest producer and user of tobacco?

------It is the U.S.A..

was the only writer in colonial period still read today?

-------He was Benjamin Franklin.

was the first prime minister in Canada?

------He was Sir John Macdonald.

was the convict system?

------In the convict system, the convicts were punished by being transported to remote places.

is New Zealand electricity produced?

------It is produced by: firstly,hydropower;secondly,gas;thirdly,coal.

is the most important established Church in Britain?

-----It is the Church of England.

is the jury’s job in Britain?

------In criminal cases,it is to decide the issue of guilt or innocence.

were oil and natural gas found in Britain?

------Oil and natural gas are found under the North Sea.

are the characteristics of Ireland’s climate?

-----

It can be described as “mild,moist and changeable”.

did the real Americal Literature begin?

-----It began after the America War of Independence.

is the president of the United States’ offcial residence?

-----The White House is his official residence.

kind of history do people often say that the history of Canada?

------People often say that the history of Canada is a history of immigration.

is “urban sprawl’’?

------It refers to a city that has grown over a large area of land.

is the way of changing the constitution in Australia?

------The Constitution can be changed only by referendum.

is the volcanic activity in New Zealand?

------The volcanic activity can be found on the central plateau in North Island.

are the three natural zones in Scotland?

------They are the Highlands in the north,the central Lowlands and the southern Uplands.

was the Gunpowder plot of 1605?

------It was the most famous of the Catholic conspiracies.

did the English Industrial Revolution begin with?

-----It began with the textile industry.

is the capital of Ireland?

------It is Dublin.

state is the largest in the United States?

------Alaska is the largest one.

is the American foreign policy in the early 1930s?

-----In the early 1930s,the American foreign policy was isolationist.

is affirmative action?

------It is the preferential treatment for minorities and women in education and employment.

was established in 1670 in Canada?

------The English Hudson Bay Company was established in 1670.

hemisphere is Australia in?

------It is in the Southern hemisphere.

is the capital of New Zealand?

------It is Wellington.

were the Vikings?

-----The Vikings were the Norwegians and the Danes from Denmark.

system was completely established under William in English?

-----The feudal system was completely established under William in English.

are the main courts of civil jurisdiction in England and Wales?

-----They are the Country Courts.

did Ireland declare itself a republic?

------Ireland declared itself a republic on April 18,1949.

is known as the agricultural capital of the U.s.?

-----Omaha is known as the argricultural capital of the U.S.A..

is the most central functions of the Congress in America?

-----It is the passage of laws.

is

Mark Twain’s master work?

-----It is the Adventure of Huckleberry Finn.

city is Canada’s largest city?

-----It is Toronto.

was Australia called in the 1950s?

------

Australia was called “the lucky country”in the 1950s.

do you think is the most noticeable feature of New Zealand geography?

-----It is mountains widely spread all over the country where active volcanoes scatter.

war was relatively smooth,with no bloodshed,nor any execution of the king in Britain?

------It is the Glorious Revolution.

are the three periods as far as the evolution of the British economy is concerned?

-------There

are

steady

development

in

the

50s

and

60s,economic

recession

in

the

70s

and

economic recovery in the 80s.

is a constitutional monarchy?

------It is a governmental system in which the head of State is a king or a queen who reigns but

does not rule.

is the chief language of instruction in Ireland?

-----It is English.

are some of the biggest cities in the U.S.?

------They are New York,Los Angeles,Chicago,San Francisco and Philadelphia.

drafted The Declaration of Independence in the U.S.?

------He was Thomas Jefferson..

country is the world’s leading exporter of agricultural products?

-----It is the United States.

what way does Quebec differ from the other provinces of Canada?

-----It differs from the other provinces because it has strong French culture.

is nations largest and most diverse industry today in Australia?

-----It is agriculture.

percentage are Maori to the population of New Zealand?

------About 10% are Maori or part Maori.

are mostly highland and lowland in Great Britian?

-----The north and west of Britian are mainly highlands,while the east and south-east are mostly

lowlands.

is Heptarchy?

-----By

the

end

of

the 7th

century,

England

was divided

into

seven

kingdoms

which

was,called

Heptarchy.

did

England

appear

in

the

18th

century,which

owed

a

great

deal

to

the

invention

of

machines?

-----The Industrial Revolution appeared in England in the 18th century.

is the basic ethnic stock in Ireland?

------It is Celtic.

does tariff protection mean?

-----It means to get higher import taxes to protect domestic production.

is the full name of the U.S.?

-----It is the United States of America.

is the general view of Americans on education?

-----It is that every American has the right and obligation to become educated.

does Governor-General represent?

----It represents the Queen.

three periods are the history of Australia divided into?

-----They

ae

the

arrival

of

Aborigines,the

colonization

of

Australia

by

the

British,and

the

Commonwealth of Australia.

was the first European come to New Zealand and What was his nationality?

-----He was Abel Tasman and was a Dutchman.

were the forerunners of the Liberal Party in Britain?

------They are Whigs.

many members are there in the House of Commons?