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英语国家社会与文化试题
1
．
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
、
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
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
、
D
、
H
、
Lawre
ce
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
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
D
、
The 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
、
C
、
The 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
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____
、