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英语国家社会与文化试题
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Which of the
following is NOT true about the characteristics of
Britain?
B
A.
Economic
differences between north and south
B.
Differences 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 the British.
2. Which of the
following is NOT true about Britain?
D
A. It used to be a powerful imperial
country in the world.
B. It plays an
active role as a member of European Union.
C. It is a relatively wealthy and
developed country.
D. It used to be one
of the superpowers in the world.
3.
Three
of
the
following
are
characteristics
of
London.
Which
of
the
four
is
the
exception?
C
A. London is a political, economic and
cultural centre of the country.
B
.London has a larger population than all other
cities in England.
C. London is not
only the largest city in Britain, but also the
largest in the world.
D.
London
has
played
a
significant
role
in
the
economic
construction
of
the
country.
4. Which of the following is NOT a
characteristic of British government?
A. It offers the Queen high political
status and supreme power.
B. It is both
a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional
monarchy.
C. It is the oldest
representative democracy in the world.
D. It had no written form of
Constitution.
5. 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.
6. Which of the following
statements is NOT correct?
A. There are
no legal restraints upon parliament.
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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.
7. 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.
8. Which of the following about the
House of Lords is NOT true?
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 are expected to represent
the interests of the public.
D. Most of
the lords in the House of Lords are males.
9. Which of the following books is
written by Geoffrey Chaucer?
A. The
Canterbury Tales.
B. Beowulf.
C. King Lear.
D. Morite
D
’
Athur.
10.
Which of the following did NOT belong to
Romanticism?
A. Keats
B. Shelley.
C. Wordsworth.
D. Defoe
11. Which of the
following is a tragedy written by Shakespeare?
A. Dr. Faustus
B. Macbeth.
C.
Frankerstein.
D. The Tempest
12. Which of the following writers was
NOT associated with Modernism?
A. D.H.
Lawrence
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B.
E.M. Forster
C. Charles Dickens
D. Virginia Woolf
13. Which
of the following writers wrote the book 1984 that
began
“postmodernism”
in
British literature?
A. George Orwell
B. Rogert L. Stevenson
C. e
D. Virginia Woolf
14. In
Britain, the great majority of parents send their
children to______
A. private schools
B. independent schools
C.
state schools
D. public schools
15.
If
a
student
wants
to
go
to
university
in
Britain,
he
will
take
the
examination
called______
A. General Certificate of Education---
Advanced
B. General Certificate of
Secondary Education
C. the common
entrance examination
D. General
National V
ocational Qualifications
16. Which of the following is NOT a
characteristic of the Open University?
A. It
’
s open to
everybody
B. It requires no formal
educational qualifications
C. No
university degree is awarded
D.
University courses are followed through
TV
, radio, correspondence, etc.
17.
In
the
examination
called
“
the
11
plus
”
,
students
with
academic
potential
go
to_____
A.
grammar schools
B. comprehensive
schools
C. public schools
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D. technical schools
18. 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.
19. Which one of the following is NOT
particularly British Christmas tradition?
A. enjoying the Pantomime
B.
The Queen broadcasting her Christmas message
C. Eating chocolate Eggs
D.
Shopping on the Boxing Day
20. Which
celebration particularly happens on the
Queen
’
s birthday?
A. Bonfires.
B.
the orange March C. Trooping the color D.
Masquerades
21. On which day is
Halloween celebrated?
A. October
31
st
B. November 5
th
C. March
17
th
D. December 25th
22. Which
of the following statements was correct around the
time of the American
Revolution?
A. The American had 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 blood of the English and their descendants
only
American had the blood of the
English and descendants only.
23. Which
of the following was NOT one of the three forces
that led to the modern
development of
Europe?
A. The growth of capitalism.
B. The Renaissance.
religious reformation
D. The spiritual
leadership of the Roman Catholic Church.
24.
“
No taxation
without representation
”
was
the rallying cry of____.
A. the
settlers of Virginia
B. the
people of Pennsylvania
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C. the colonists in New England
D. the people of the 13 colonies on the
eve of the American Revolution
25.
Which
of
the
following
statements
is
NOT
correct?
When
the
War
of
Independence was over,
A. Each new state had its own
government.
B. Each new state made its
own laws and handed 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
26. Which of the
following is the only branch that can make federal
laws, and levy
federal taxes?
A. The executive
B. The legislative
C. The Judicial.
D. The president
27. 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 authority to appoint federal judges when
vacancies occur
C. The president can
make laws.
D.
The
president
has
broad
powers,
with
the
executive
branch,
to
issue
regulations
and directives
regarding the word of the federal departments.
28. The bill of rights consists of
______.
A. 10 very short paragraphs in
an amendment
B. 10 amendments adopted
in 1787
C. 10 amendments added to the
Constitution in 1791
D. the amendments
concerning the freedom of speech, the freedom of
the press and
the freedom of religion
29. The New Deal was started by____.
A. Franklin Roosevelt
B. J.F. Kennedy
C. George
Washington
D.
Thomas Jefferson
30. Which of the
following was NOT a Protestant denomination?
A. The Baptists B. The Catholics
C. The Methodists
D. The Presbyterians
31.
Which
of
the
following
is
NOT
regarded
as
one
of
the
three
basic
religious
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