英语国家概况_谢福之_课后答案

英语国家概况（福之主编）课后答案

一、选择题（答案在下面）

I. Choose the one that best completes each of the following statements.

1.The two main islands of the British Isles are .

A. Great Britain and Ireland

B. Great Britain and Scotland

C. Great Britain and Wales

D. Great Britain and England

2. is the capital city of Scotland.

A. Belfast

B. Edinburgh

C. Aberdeen

D. Cardiff

3.According to a 2005 estimate, Britain now has a population of over

million.

A. 160

B. 600

C. 60

D. 16

4.Among the four parts of the United Kingdom, is the smallest.

A. England

B. Scotland

C. Wales

D. Northern

Ireland

5.Almost a quarter of the British population lives in England.

A. northeastern

B. southeastern

C. northwestern

D. southwestern

6.English belongs to the group of Indo-European family of languages.

A. Celtic

B. Indo-Iranian

C. Germanic

D. Roman

7.The introduction of Christianity to Britain added the first element of

words to English.

A. Danish and Finnish

B. Dutch and German

C. French and Italian

D. Latin and Greek

8.The evolution of Middle English was reinforced by the influence.

A. Norman

B. Dutch

C. German

D. Danish

9.Samuel Johnson’s dictionary was influential in establishing a standard form

of .

A. grammar

B. handwriting

C. spelling

D.

pronunciation

10.At present, nearly of the world’s population communicate in English.

A. half

B. a quarter

C. one third

D. one

fifth

11.The attack on Rome ended the Roman occupation in Britain in 410.

A. Norman

B. Danish

C. Celtic

D. Germanic

12.By the late 7th century, became the dominant religion in England.

A. Celtic Christianity

B. Anglo-Saxon Christianity

C. Germanic Christianity

D. Roman Christianity

13.Westminster Abbey was built at the time of .

A. St. Augustine

B. Edward the Confessor

C. William the Conqueror

D. Alfred the Great

14.The marked the establishment of feudalism in England.

A. Viking invasion

B. signing of the Magna Carta

C. Norman Conquest

D. Adoption of common law

15.The end of the Wars of the Roses led to the rule of .

A. the House of Valois

B. the House of York

C. the House of Tudor

D. the House of Lancaster

16.The direct cause for the Religious Reformation was King Henry VIII’s effort

to .

A. divorce his wife

B. break with Rome

C. support the Protestants

D. declare his supreme power

over the church

17.The English Civil War broke out in 1642 between .

A. Protestants and Puritans

B. Royalists and

Parliamentarians

C. nobles and peasants

D. aristocrats and Christians

18. was passed after the Glorious Revolution.

A. Bill of Rights

B. Act of Supremacy

C. Provisions of Oxford

D. Magna Carta

19.The Industrial Revolution was accomplished in Britain by the middle of the

century.

A. 17th

B. 18th

C. 19th

D. 20th

20.Britain faced strong challenges in its global imperial dominance by the beginning of the

century.

A. 17th

B. 18th

C. 19th

D. 20th

21.The British government is characterized by a division of powers between three

of the following branches with the exception of the .

A. judiciary

B. legislature

C. monarchy

D. executive

22.The importance of the British monarchy can be seen in its effect on .

A. passing the bills

B. advising the government

C. political parties

D. public attitude

23.As a revising chamber, the House of Lords is expected to the House of

Commons.

A. rival

B. complement

C. criticize

D. inspect

24.British Cabinet works on the principle of .

A. collective responsibility

B. individual responsibility

C. defending the collectivism

D. defending the individuals

25.The main duty of the British Privy Council is to .

A. make decisions

B. give advice

C. pass bills

D.

supervise the Cabinet

26.In Britain, the parliamentary general election is held every years.

A. three

B. four

C. five

D. six

27. has a distinct legal system based on Roman law.

A. Wales

B. England

C. Scotland

D. Northern Ireland

28.Generally speaking, the British Parliament operates on a system.

A. single-party

B. two-party

C. three-party

D.

multi-party

29.The policies of the Conservative Party are characterized by pragmatism

and .

A. government intervention

B. nationalization of

enterprises

C. social reform

D. a belief in individualism

30.The Labor Party affected the British society greatly in that it .

A. set up the National Health Service

B. improved public

transportation

C. abolished the old tax system

D. enhanced the economic

development

31.The British economy achieved global dominance by the .

A. 1860s

B. 1870s

C. 1880s

D.1890s

32.In , the British Parliament passed two important acts to establish a

welfare state.

A. 1945

B. 1946

C. 1947

D. 1948

33.The in the early 1970s worsened an already stagnant economy in Britain.

A. oil crisis

B. high inflation rates

C. large imports

D. unemployment problem

34.Of the following practices, does not belong to Thatcher’s social

welfare reform.

A. reducing child benefits

B. shortening the unemployment

benefits period

C. reducing the unemployment

D. lowering old age pensions

35.The Blair government has been successful in all the following aspects

except .

A. limiting government spending

B. keeping inflation under

control

C. reducing unemployment

D. reducing inequality

36.Britain has devoted of its land area to agriculture.

A. 54%

B. 64%

C. 74%

D.84%

37.Britain’s important fishing areas include all the following except .

A. the North Sea

B. the English Channel

C. The sea area around Ireland

D. The sea area between Britain

and Ireland

38.Coal mining industry in Britain provides of the energy consumed in the

country.

A. 1/3

B. 1/4

C. 1/5

D. 2/3

39.The car industry in Britain in mostly .

A. foreign-owned

B. state-owned

C. joint-venture

D.

privately-owned

40.Of the following sectors in Britain, has experienced spectacular growth

since the end of Word War II.

A. agriculture

B. energy industry

C. service industry

D.

manufacturing industry

41.In Britain, the division between grammar schools and vocational schools were

ended by the introduction of comprehensive schools in the .

A. 1930s

B. 1940s

C. 1950s

D.

1960s

42.About of British children receive primary and secondary education

through the independent system.

A. 5%

B. 6%

C. 7%

D. 8%

43.Partially funded by central government grants, the British universities receive

their remaining funds from all the following sources except .

A. tuition fees

B. loans

C. donations

D.

corporate contributions

44.Of the following, is NOT a basis of admission to Britain’s

universities.

A. result in national entrance test

B. A-level result

C. an interview

D. school references

45.To be admitted to the Open University, one need .

A. some educational qualifications

B. no educational

qualifications

C. General Certificate of Education-Advanced

D. General National Vocational

Qualifications

46.Among Britain’s quality press, the following newspapers are regarded as the

“Big Three” with the exception of .

A. The Times

B. The Guardian

C. The Observer

D. The Daily

Telegraph

47.Life on Earth is a kind of program produced by the BBC and is popular

among 500 million viewers worldwide.

A. feature

B. drama

C. documentary

D. soap

opera

48. is Britain’s top pay television provider.

A. BSB

B. SkyTV

C. BBC

D. BSkyB

49.Of the following, is NOT a common feature of all the British holidays.

A. families getting together

B. friends exchanging good wishes

C. friends enjoying each other’s company

D. families traveling

overseas

50.The following Christmas traditions are particularly British except .

A. Trooping the Color

B. Queen’s Christmas message

C. Boxing Day

D. Christmas pantomime

51.The most significant achievement of the English Renaissance is .

A. poetry

B. drama

C. novel

D.

pamphlet

52. is viewed as Romantic poetry’s “Declaration of Independence.”

A. “I Wondered Lonely as a Cloud”

B. Don Juan

C.“Preface to Lyrical Ballads”

D. Prometheus Unbound

53.Of Dickens’ novels, is considered autobiographical.

A. A Tale of Two Cities

B. David Copperfield

C. Oliver Twist

D. Great Expectations

54. is a representative of English Critical Realism at the turn of the 19th

century.

A. Robert Louis Stevenson

B. John Milton

C. Joseph Conrad

D. Thomas Hardy

55.Of the following statements, is NOT correct in terms of

Neo-Romanticism.

A. It prevailed at the end of the 19th century.

B. The writers were dissatisfied with the social reality.

C. The writers believed in “Art for Art’s Sake”.

D. Treasure Island was a representative work.

56. is NOT included in the modernist group.

A. Oscar Wild

B. Virginia Woolf

C. William Butler Yeats

D. T. S. Eliot

57.Of the following books, was NOT written by Thomas Hardy.

A. Jude the Obscure

B. Tess of the D’Urbervilles

C. Adam Bede

D. The Return of the Native

58.Of the following statements, is NOT correct about Virginia Woolf.

A. She was a central figure of the “Bloomsbury Group”.

B. She experimented with stream of consciousness.

C. She was an influential feminist.

D. Her masterpiece was The Rainbow.

59.Of the following writers, is NOT a Nobel Prize winner.

A. Samuel Beckett

B. James Joyce

C. William Golding

D. V. S.

Naipaul

60.Waiting for Godot is written by .

A. Samuel Beckett

B. George Orwell

C. William Golding

D. D. H.

Lawrence

61.The United States has states on the continent.

A. 50

B. 49

C. 48

D. 35

62.The state of is the largest in area of all the states.

A. Alaska

B. Hawaii

C. Texas

D.

Florida

63.The U. S. lies in North America, with Canada to the north, Mexico to

the south, the Atlantic to its and the Pacific to its .

A. northern, east, west

B. central, east, west

C. southern, west, east

D. western, east, west

64.The largest river in the U. S. is .

A. the Missouri River

B. the Mississippi River

C. the Ohio River

D. the Colorado River

65.Some of the world famous universities like Harvard, Yale and MIT are

located .

A. in the South

B. along the Pacific Coast

C. in New England

D. in the Midwest

66. is located on the U. S. –Canadian border between Lake Erie and Lake

Ontario.

A. Yellowstone National Park

B. The Grand Canyon

C. Niagara Falls

D. The Great Salt Lake

67.The native Alaskan population includes the following except the .

A. Indians

B. Eskimos

C. Aleuts

D.

Blacks

68.The largest minority in the United States is the .

A. Pacific Islanders

B. Blacks

C. Native Americans

D.

Asians

69.The Immigrants Act of 1924 restricted the further immigration into the United

States, particularly from .

A. Europe

B. Asia

C. Africa

D. South

America

70.The characteristic of dominant American culture is .

A. English-speaking, northern European, Roman Catholic and middle-class

B. English-speaking, western European, Roman Catholic and upper-class

C. English-speaking, northern European, Protestant and upper-class

D. English-speaking, western European, Protestant and middle-class

71.The first successful English colony in North America was founded at

in .

A. Jamestown, Louisiana

B. Boston, Massachusetts

C. Jamestown, Virginia

D. Plymouth, Georgia

72.Pilgrim Fathers are a group of who came to America to avoid persecution

in England.

A. Protestants

B. Puritans

C. Catholics

D.

Christians

73.The Seven Years’ War occurred between the .

A. French and American Indians

B. French and Spaniards

C. French and British

D. British and American Indians

74.“No taxation without representation” was the rallying slogan of .

A. the settlers of Virginia

B. the people of Pennsylvania

C. the colonists in New England

D. the people of the 13 colonies

75.The first shots of the American War of Independence were fired in .

A. Concord

B. Lexington

C. Philadelphia

D. Boston

76.In May 1775, was held in Philadelphia and began to assume the functions

of a national government.

A. the First Continental Congress

B. the Second Continental

Congress

C. the Boston Tea Party

D. the Congress of Confederation

77.Abraham Lincoln issued to grant freedom to all slaves.

A. Declaration of Independence

B. Constitution

C. Emancipation Proclamation

D. Bill of Rights

78.The policy of the United States was at the beginning of the two world

wars.

A. neutrality

B. full involvement

C. partial involvement

D.

appeasement

79.President applied New Deal to deal with the problems of the Great

Depression.

A. Wilson

B. Truman

C. Roosevelt

D.

Kennedy

80.The Vietnam War was a long-time suffering for Americans, and it continued

throughout the terms of Presidents .

A. Johnson, Nixon and Ford

B. Truman, Eisenhower and Kennedy

C. Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon

D. Eisenhower, Kennedy and Johnson

81.The U. S. Constitution came into effect in .

A. 1787

B. 1789

C. 1791

D. 1793

82.The Constitution of the United States .

A. gives the most power to Congress

B. gives the most power to the President

C. tries to give each branch enough power to balance the others

D. gives the most power to the Supreme Court

83.The Bill of Rights .

A. defines the rights of Congress and the rights of the President

B. guarantees citizens of the United States specific individual rights and

freedoms

C. is part of the Declaration of Independence

D. has no relationship with the Constitution

84.The following except are guaranteed in the Bill of Rights.

A. freedom of religion

B. the right to get into people’s house by police

C. freedom of speech and of press

D. the right to own one’s weapon if one wishes

85.All the following except cannot make legislative proposal.

A. the Senator

B. the Representative

C. the Secretary of State

D. the President

86.The following except are all powers of the President.

A. vetoing any bills passed by Congress

B. appointing federal judges when vacancies occur

C. making laws

D. issuing executive orders

87.According to the Constitution, a candidate for President must be .

A. at least 35 years old

B. at least a 14 years’ resident of the United States

C. born in America

D. all of the above

88.The terms for a Senator and Representative are and years

respectively.

A. two, four

B. two, three

C. two, six

D. six,

two