选择题第一单元1、which of the following is NOT considered a characteristic of London? (D/The sports centre)2、Which of the following is NOT true about the characteristics of Britain? (B/Differences of social systems between Scotland and Wales（威尔士）)3、Which of the following is NOT True about Britain? (D/It used to be one of the superpowers in the world)4、Three of the following are characteristics of London. Which of the four is the EXCEPTION? (C/London is not only the largest city in Britain, but also the largest in the world)5、The Tower of London, a historical sight, located in the centre of London, was built by (D/William the Conqueror)6、Who were the ancestors of the English and the founders of England? (A/The Anglo-Saxons（盎格鲁-撒克逊人）)7、Which is the largest city in Scotland? (C/Glasgow（格拉斯哥）)8、Why did the Scottish Kings decide to form an independent singular Scottish（奇异的苏格兰）state in the century? (A/They needed a unified independent nation to fight against Viking raids（维京人袭击）)9、Where do the majority of people in Scotland live? (B/In the Lowlands （低地）)10、Which of the following statements is NOT true? (B/Wales was occupied by the Anglo-Saxons（盎格鲁-撒克逊人）)11、Which of the following parties in Scotland still wants an independent Scotland? (C/The Scottish Nationalist（民族主义）Party)12、When did Scotland join the Union by agreement of the English and Scottish parliaments（议会）?(D/In 1701)13、Llywelyn ap Gruffudd is not a simple historical figure for the Welsh. He is almost considered the legendary（传奇）hero of Welsh nationalism because (D/he unified Wales as an independent nation)第二单元1、In the 17th century the English government encouraged people from Scotland and Northern England to emigrate to the north of Ireland, because (A/they wanted to increase its control over Ireland)2、In 1969, the first British soldiers were seen on Northern Ireland street. They came first (B/to protect Catholics（天主教徒）)3、Northern Ireland is the smallest of the four nations, but is quite well-known in the world for (D/its endless political problems)4、Faced with conflicting demands the British government chose a compromise （妥协）and organized a partition of Ireland in 1921, because (B/the British government intended to satisfy both sides-Catholics （天主教）and Protestants（新教）)5、Which of the following statements is NOT true? (C/The Social Democratic（社会民主党）and Labour Party（劳动党）is a very important political party in Britain)6、In the early 1970s, the IRA（爱尔兰共和军）(D/carried out a series of bombing and shooting and attacked the security force as their main target)7、1972 was the worst year of the political troubles in Northern Ireland, because (B/468 people were killed in Northern Ireland)8、Why did the British government decide to replace the power-sharing policy with “direct-rule （直接统治）”from London? (D/All the above)9、Which of the following statements is NOT true? (C/Margaret Thatcher （玛格丽特-撒切尔）’s government gave in to their political demand)10、How many counties are there in Northern Ireland? (B/6)11、Which of the following agreement is accepted by both Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland? (C/The Good Friday Agreement)12、According to the Good Friday Agreement, Northern Ireland today should be governed by the following jurisdictions（司法管辖区）except (B/the jurisdiction of loyalist minist(部长)) 第三单元1、Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of British government? (A/It offers the Queen high political status and supreme power)2、Which of the following kings was executed(执行）in the civil war? (C/Charles（查尔斯）1)3、What happened in 1215? (B/Forced by barons（贵族）, King John signed the Magna Carta（大宪章）)4、Which of the following is NOT true about the Great Council? (C/It later developed into what we now know as the Cabinet（内阁）)5、Under whose reign（统治）was the Bill of Rights passed?(B/William of Orange)6、Which of the following is NOT related to the Constitution? (A/It is a written document which lists out the basic principles for government)7、Which of the following statements is NOT correct? (D/Parliament（议会）has no power to change the terms of the Constitution)8、Which of the following is NOT a true description of the Queen’s role? (A/The Queen selects the Prime Minister and the Cabinet（内阁）) 9、Which of the following is NOT a feature of the House of Lords（上议院）? (C/The lords（领主）are expected to represent the interests of the public)10、Which of the following is NOT based on the fact? (A/Members of Parliament（议会）elect the Prime Minister and the Cabinet)第四单元1、Which group of people cannot vote in the general election? (B/Lords（领主）in the House of Lords)2、2、By whom is a “vote of no confidence”decided? (A/TheHouse of Commons)3、3、Which of the following is NOT true about the electoralcampaigns（选举活动）? (A/Big parties can buy time to broadcast their policies on the television)4、4、How many seats in the House of Commons should a part hold atleast in order to win the election? (B/326)5、5、Which of the following description about the Conservative（保守的）party is NOT true? (D/It is known as a party of high taxation （税收) levels)6、6、Which period of time in British history was described as“private affluence and public squalor(肮脏）”? (C/The 1980s)7、7、Who is the leader of the Labour party at present? (C/GordonBrown)8、8、Which of the following is NOT true abort life peers（同行）?(B/They cannot sit in the House of Lords)9、9、Which of the following statements is NOT true about classsystem in the UK? (B/Class division is only decided by people’sincome)10、10、Which of the following is NOT characteristic of the hereditaryaristocracy（世袭贵族）in the UK? (C/They are the richest people in the UK)11、11、Which of the following is NOT an effect of immigration onBritish society? (B/Class tension has increased)12、12、Which of the following is Not a true description of the situationof ethnic minorities（少数民族）in the UK? (A/They are wellrepresented in the British Parliament（议会）)13、13、Which of the following is NOT included in Household EnergyManagement Strategy（能量管理策略）? (C/Every household will have produced their electricity from renewable（可再生）energyresources)14、第五单元15、1、Which of the following statements is NOT true about the UKeconomy? (C/There has been a period of steady decreasing of living standards)16、2、Which of the following was NOT the reason for the relativeeconomic decline since 1945? (C/Britain had carried out thenationalization of the businesses)17、3、Which of the following livestock（牲畜）has the biggestnumber in the UK? (D/Sheep)18、4、Where is the best agricultural land in Britain? (A/In the southeastof England)19、5、Which of the following is NOT a company in the energy sector（部门）? (B/ICI)20、6、Which of the following used to be the last independent carcompany in the UK? (C/Rover（探测器）)21、7、In the aerospace（航空航天）industry, which of the following,countries is ahead of Britain? (B/The U.S.)22、8、Which civil airline was started in 1924 after the First World War?(A/Imperial Airways（帝国航空公司）)23、9、What did Frank Whittle（弗兰克·惠特尔）do in 1937?(B/He developed the first jet（飞机）engine)24、10、Which company became an important aero-engine（航空发动机）manufacturer after WWI? (B/Rolls Royce（劳斯莱斯）)25、11、Which of the following two companies merged into BritishAerospace（航空航天）? (A/The British Aircraft Corporation andHawker-Siddeley Aviation)26、12、Which of the following countries is the last to come out ofrecession（大萧条）? (C/Britain)27、第八单元28、1、The author holds that Britain has a big influence on the postwarinternational order because (B/It had a strong military（军事）power and prestige（声望）)29、2、Which countries are the permanent members of the UN SecurityCouncil? (C/China, Russia, France, Britain and the United States)30、3、How much of the globe did Britain rule in its imperial prime（帝国主义）? (C/A third of the globe)31、4、The present British foreign policy is mainly influenced by someof the following factors. Which one is an exception? (D/Itsschizophrenic（精神分裂症）attitude to Europe)32、5、Which of the following is not involved in making the Britishforeign policy? (A/The Queen of Britain)33、6、Nowadays the British foreign policy is largely shaped by itsparticipation in (C/the United Nations, the EU, NATO（北约）, etc) 34、7、Which of the following statements is not true? (B/63 Americanmilitary（军事）bases are under the command of Britain)35、8、Which of the following countries does not have nuclear weaponscapabilities? (C/Italy)36、9、Three of the following factors have contributed to Britain’sspecial relationship with the United States to a certain degree. Which is the exception? (B/They have common interests in every respect)37、10、Why does Britain have its nuclear naval force? (B/Because it’s a traditional sea power)。