【答案】英语国家概况(1)y 过程性评测(5)【参考答案】

判断题:20道,每道2分,总分40 1.Anyonewhoiseligibletovotewith500poundsasdepositcanstandasanMP. True. False. 2.ThecapitalofBelfastisalargecitywithhalfamillionpeople. True.. False. 3.ItisnodoubtthatBritainistheoldestrepresentativedemocracyintheworld. True. False. 4.IrelandispartofGreatBritain. True. False. 5.Britainisnolongeranimperialcountry. True. False. 6.NorthernIrelandispartofGreatBritain. True. False. 7.NorthernIrelandtodayisgovernedbyseparatejurisdictions:thatofRepublicofIrelandandthatofGreatBritain. True. False. 8.Childrenfromtheupper-middle-classusuallyhaveabettereducationthanthosefromtheworkingormiddlecalss. True. False. 9.AsthekingintheoryhadGodonhisside,itwasthoughtthatheshouldexerciseabsolutepower. True. False. 10.TheCommonwealthofNationsincludesallEuropeancountries. True. False. 11.Commonlawsarelawswhichhavebeenestablishedthroughcommonpracticeinthecourts. True. False. 12.Britainisbothaparliamentarydemocracyandaconstitutionalmonarchy. True. False. 13.MostBritishpeopleareProtestantswhilemostIrishpeopleareCatholics. True. False. 14.OneofthedistinctivefeaturesabouttheBritishclass-systemisthatithasalsoretainedahereditaryaristocracy. True. False. 15.IntheUK,agovernmentcannotstandforlongerthanfiveyearsexceptinexceptionalcircumstances. True. False. 16.Thedivinerightofthekingmeansthesoverignderivedhisauthorityfromhissubjects. True. False. 17.Mostimmigrantsearnalivingbyopeningrestaurantsorbecomingmusicians. True. False. 18.TheScotsandWelshhaveastrongsenseofbeingBritish True. False. 19.TheGoodFridayAgreementwasapprovedon10April1998. True. False. 20.EachmainpartyisgivensometimeonnationalTVto“sell”theirpolicies.Thetimeisnotgivenfreeandhastobepaidbytheparty. True. False. 单选题:20道,每道3分,总分60 1.Inthe17thcentury,theEnglishgovernmentencouragedpeoplefromScotlandandNorthernEnglandtoemigratetothenorthofIreland,because_______. theywantedtoincreaseitscontroloverIreland theyhadtoomanypeopleanddidn'thaveenoughspaceforthemtoliveinBritain theyintendedtoexpandtheirinvestment theybelievedthatIrelandwasthebestplaceforthem 2.WhendidScotlandjointheUnionbyagreementoftheEnglishandScottishparliaments? In1715 In1688 In1745 In1707 3.Whathappenedin1215? ItwastheyearofNormanConquestinBritishhistory. Forcedbybarons,KingJohnsignedtheMagnaCarta. HenryIVgrantedtheCommonsthepowertoreviewmoneygrants. KingEgbertunitedEnglandunderhisrule. 4.WhichofthefollowingkingswasexecutedinthecivilwarofBritain? JamesI JamesII CharlesI CharlesII 5.WhichofthefollowingisNotTrueaboutthecharacteristicsofBritain? Economicdifferencesbetweennorthandsouth. DifferencesofsocialsystemsbetweenScotlandandWales. Classdifferencesbetweenawhite-collarworkerandablue-collarworker. CulturaldifferencesbetweenimmigrantsandtheBritish. 6.In1969,thefirstBritishsoldierswereseenonNorthernIrelandstreet.Theycamefirst____. tomaintaintrafficorderinNorthernIreland toprotectProtestants toprotectCatholics toreplacetheRoyalUlsterConstabularysincetheywereunabletokeepsocialorder 7.ThepowerofLondon,ahistoricalsight,locatedinthecentreofLondon,wasbuiltby________. KingArthur RobinHood OliveCromwell WilliamtheConqueror 8.WhichofthefollowingisNOTcharacteristicofthehereditaryaristocracyintheUK? Thenobletitlescanbeinheritedbythechildren. Theyusuallyownhistorichousesinthecountry. TheyaretherichestpeopleintheUK. TheseniormemberscanbelordsintheHouseofLords. 9.Intheearly1970s,theIRA. killedmanyProtestantsandCatholics burneddownthehousesofCatholics murderedindividualsatrandom carriedoutaseriesfbombingandshootingandattackedthesecurityforcesastheirmaintarget 10.NorthernIrelandisthesmallestofthefournations,butisquitewell-knownintheworldfor　　　____. itsmostfamouslandmark,the"Giant'sCauseway" itsrichculturallife itslowlivingstandards itsendlesspoliticalproblems 11.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTrueaboutlifepeers? Theyarenotfromthearistocraticfamilies. TheycannotsitintheHouseofLords. Theyearnedtheirtitlesthroughtheiroutstandingachievement. Thetitlescannotbeinheritedbytheirchildren. 12.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTcorrect? TherearenolegalrestraintsuponParliament. Strictlyspeaking,theQueenispartoftheParliament. Parliamenthasthesupremepowerofpassinglaws. ParliamenthasnopowertochangethetermsoftheConstitution. 13.WhichisthelargestcityofScotland? Cardiff Edinburgh Glasgow Manchester 14.UnderwhosereignwastheBillofRightspassed? JamesII WilliamofOrange OliveCromwell GeorgeI 15.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutclasssystemintheUK? Peopleofdifferentclassestendtoreaddifferentkindsofnewspapers. Classdivisionisonlydecidedbypeople'sincome. Thoughsocialadvancementispossible,classaffectsaperson'slifechances. Thewaypeoplespeakmayidentifythemasbelongingtoaparticularclass. 16.Whichgroupofpeoplecannotvoteinthegeneralelection? MembersintheHouseofCommons LordsintheHouseofLords TheUKcitizensabovetheageof18 TheUKresidentcitizensoftheIrishRepublic 17.HowmanyseatsintheHouseofCommonsshouldapartyholdatleastinordertowintheelection? 651 326 626 351 18.WheredothemajorityofpeopleinScotlandlive? IntheHighlands IntheLowlands IntheUplands InthewestofScotland 19.WhichofthefollowingisNOTconsideredacharacteristicofLondon? Theculturalcentre. Thebusinesscenter. Thefinancialcentre. Thesportscentre. 20.Bywhomisa"voteofnoconfidence"decided? TheHouseofCommons. TheHouseofLords. Thetwomajorparties. ThePrimeMinister.