【答案】英语国家概况(1)y 过程性评测(6)【参考答案】

判断题:20道,每道2分,总分40 1.Commonlawsarelawswhichhavebeenestablishedthroughcommonpracticeinthecourts. True. False. 2.IntheUK,agovernmentcannotstandforlongerthanfiveyearsexceptinexceptionalcircumstances. True. False. 3.Childrenfromtheupper-middle-classusuallyhaveabettereducationthanthosefromtheworkingormiddlecalss. True. False. 4.Britainisbothaparliamentarydemocracyandaconstitutionalmonarchy. True. False. 5.NorthernIrelandispartofGreatBritain. True. False. 6.TheCommonwealthofNationsincludesallEuropeancountries. True. False. 7.Thedivinerightofthekingmeansthesoverignderivedhisauthorityfromhissubjects. True. False. 8.ScotlandwasneverconqueredbytheRomans. True. False. 9.TheBritishgovernmentdoesnothavedirectrulefromLondonoverNorthernIreland. True. False. 10.IrelandispartofGreatBritain. True. False. 11.TheScotsandWelshhaveastrongsenseofbeingBritish True. False. 12.NorthernIrelandtodayisgovernedbyseparatejurisdictions:thatofRepublicofIrelandandthatofGreatBritain. True. False. 13.ItisnodoubtthatBritainistheoldestrepresentativedemocracyintheworld. True. False. 14.OneofthedistinctivefeaturesabouttheBritishclass-systemisthatithasalsoretainedahereditaryaristocracy. True. False. 15.EachmainpartyisgivensometimeonnationalTVto“sell”theirpolicies.Thetimeisnotgivenfreeandhastobepaidbytheparty. True. False. 16.MostBritishpeopleareProtestantswhilemostIrishpeopleareCatholics. True. False. 17.MostpeopleinScotlandspeaktheoldCelticlangue,called"Gaelic". True. False. 18.Britainisnolongeranimperialcountry. True. False. 19.TheGoodFridayAgreementwasapprovedon10April1998. True. False. 20.ThecapitalofBelfastisalargecitywithhalfamillionpeople. True.. False. 单选题:20道,每道3分,总分60 1.WhichperiodoftimeinBritishhistorywasdescribedas“privateaffluenceandpublicsqualor”? The1940s The1970s The1980s The1990s 2.Bywhomisa"voteofnoconfidence"decided? TheHouseofCommons. TheHouseofLords. Thetwomajorparties. ThePrimeMinister. 3.HowmanycountiesarethereinNorthernIreland? 26 6 32 20 4.WhichisthelargestcityofScotland? Cardiff Edinburgh Glasgow Manchester 5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTacharacteristicofBritishgovernment? ItofferstheQueenhighpoliticalstatusandsupremepower. Itisbothaparliamentarydemocracyandaconstitutionalmonarchy. Itistheoldestrepresentativedemocracyintheworld. Ithasnowrittenformofconstitution. 6.HowmanyseatsintheHouseofCommonsshouldapartyholdatleastinordertowintheelection? 651 326 626 351 7.UnderwhosereignwastheBillofRightspassed? JamesII WilliamofOrange OliveCromwell GeorgeI 8.Whichgroupofpeoplecannotvoteinthegeneralelection? MembersintheHouseofCommons LordsintheHouseofLords TheUKcitizensabovetheageof18 TheUKresidentcitizensoftheIrishRepublic 9.WhichofthefollowingisNOTcharacteristicofthehereditaryaristocracyintheUK? Thenobletitlescanbeinheritedbythechildren. Theyusuallyownhistorichousesinthecountry. TheyaretherichestpeopleintheUK. TheseniormemberscanbelordsintheHouseofLords. 10.WhendidScotlandjointheUnionbyagreementoftheEnglishandScottishparliaments? In1715 In1688 In1745 In1707 11.WhichofthefollowingkingswasexecutedinthecivilwarofBritain? JamesI JamesII CharlesI CharlesII 12.WheredothemajorityofpeopleinScotlandlive? IntheHighlands IntheLowlands IntheUplands InthewestofScotland 13.Intheearly1970s,theIRA. killedmanyProtestantsandCatholics burneddownthehousesofCatholics murderedindividualsatrandom carriedoutaseriesfbombingandshootingandattackedthesecurityforcesastheirmaintarget 14.ThepowerofLondon,ahistoricalsight,locatedinthecentreofLondon,wasbuiltby________. KingArthur RobinHood OliveCromwell WilliamtheConqueror 15.Whathappenedin1215? ItwastheyearofNormanConquestinBritishhistory. Forcedbybarons,KingJohnsignedtheMagnaCarta. HenryIVgrantedtheCommonsthepowertoreviewmoneygrants. KingEgbertunitedEnglandunderhisrule. 16.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutclasssystemintheUK? Peopleofdifferentclassestendtoreaddifferentkindsofnewspapers. Classdivisionisonlydecidedbypeople'sincome. Thoughsocialadvancementispossible,classaffectsaperson'slifechances. Thewaypeoplespeakmayidentifythemasbelongingtoaparticularclass. 17.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTrueaboutlifepeers? Theyarenotfromthearistocraticfamilies. TheycannotsitintheHouseofLords. Theyearnedtheirtitlesthroughtheiroutstandingachievement. Thetitlescannotbeinheritedbytheirchildren. 18.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtruedescriptionoftheQueen'srole? TheQueenselectsthePrimeMinisterandtheCabinet. TheQueensymbolisesthetraditionandunityoftheBritishstage. TheQueenactsasaconfidantetothePrimeMinister. TheQueenisthetemporalheadoftheChurchofEngland. 19.Inthe17thcentury,theEnglishgovernmentencouragedpeoplefromScotlandandNorthernEnglandtoemigratetothenorthofIreland,because_______. theywantedtoincreaseitscontroloverIreland theyhadtoomanypeopleanddidn'thaveenoughspaceforthemtoliveinBritain theyintendedtoexpandtheirinvestment theybelievedthatIrelandwasthebestplaceforthem 20.WhichofthefollowingisNOTconsideredacharacteristicofLondon? Theculturalcentre. Thebusinesscenter. Thefinancialcentre. Thesportscentre.