判断题Unit1 英国：大不列颠和北爱尔兰Chapter 1 地理、民族、语言1. People in different parts of Britain like to use the name England to refer to their country. （F）2. The Severn River is the longest river of Britain, which originates in Wales and flows through western England.（T）3. Today more than half of the people in Wales still speak the ancient Welsh language. （F）4. In terms of population and area, Northern Ireland is the second largest part of Britain.（F）5. Although the climate in Britain is generally mild, the temperature in northern Scotland often falls below -10℃in January . （F）6. The majority of the people in Britain are descendants of the Anglo-Saxons.（T）7. The Celtic people were the earliest known inhabitants of Britain.（T）8. English evolved into what is now described as Modern English from the late 16th century.（F）Chapter 2 历史1. British history before 55BC is basically undocumented.（T）2. The Anglo-Saxons came to Britain in the 5 th century.（T）3. The chief or king of the Anglo-Saxons tribes exercised power at their own will. （F）4. The Vikings began to attack the English coast in the 8 th century.（T）5. HenryⅡbuilt up a large empire which included England and most of France.（T）6. The Magna Carta was designed to protect the rights of both the privileged class and the townspeople.（F）7. The Hundred Years’War （1337-1453）was a series of wars fought between the British and the Vikings for trade and territory.（F）8. In an effort to make a compromise between different religious factions, Queen ElizabethⅠactually defended the fruit of the Reformation.（T）Chapter 3 政府和英联邦1. Conventions are regarded less important than the statutory law in the working of the British government.（T）2. The British monarchy has never been interrupted throughout the history.（F）3. In reality, the British King or Queen is the source of all government powers.（F）4. The British Parliament is the law-making body of the Commonwealth of Nations.（F）5. The members of the House of Commons are appointed rather than elected.（F）6. The British Prime Minister is the leader of the majority party in Parliament.（T）7. Cabinet members are chosen by the Prime Minister from various political parties in Parliament.（F）8. The legal systems in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are much similar in terms of law, organization and practice.（T）Chapter 4 经济1. British was the first industrialized nation in the world.（T）2. The British economy experienced a relative decline during the post-war period.（T）3. Limited resources and high unemployment rate were persistent problems that prevented rapid economic development in Britain after World WarⅡ.（F）4. Thatcher’s revolution turned out to be a great success in dealing with all the British economic and social problems.（F）5. The economic approach adopted by Tony Blair was different from that of the old Labor Party and the Conservative Party.（T）6. Blair made the Bank of England independent in order to separate politics from economic policy.（T）7. Britain is an important oil exporter since its oil industry has a long history.（F）8. Nuclear power is one of the major energy source in Britain.（T）Chapter 5 教育、媒体和节日1. The British government has been responsible for education since the early 1800s.（F）2. Education in Britain is compulsory for all children between the ages of 6 and 15.（F）3. The National Curriculum is compulsory in both the state system and the independent system.（F）4. When children finish their schooling at 16, they are required to take a national GCSE examination.（T）5. Graduates from state schools in Britain have a less favorable chance to enter famous universities than those from independent schools.（T）6. The Times is the world’s oldest Sunday newspapers.（F）7. The BBC World Service broadcasts only in English throughout the world.（F）8. Some British holidays are celebrated to mark important events in the Christian calendar, and some others are related to local customs and traditions.（T）Chapter 6 文学1. The Canterbury Tales is representative work of the old English period.（F）2. The Renaissance is characterized by admiration of the Greek and Latin classic works.（T）3. As a great English peot,Alexander Pope also translated Homer’s Iliad.（T）4. Jhonathan Swift is probably the foremost prose satirist in the English language,and Robinson Crusoe is his masterpiece.（F）5. William Wordsworth amd Sumuel Taylor Colerdge brought the Romantic Movement to its height.（F）6. Lord Byron distinguished himself by the musical quality of his short poems,such as “Ode to the West Winds”.（F）7. Jane Austen is a well known novelist of the stream of consciousness school.（F）8. Joseph Conrad is classified as a forerunner of Modernism,which prevailed before World War Ⅱ.（T）Unit2 爱尔兰Chapter 7 社会和文化1. The Republic of Ireland occupies the entire area of the island of Ireland.（F）2. The earliest inhabitants in Ireland were Celtic tribes from Europe.（F）3. In the 1800s, Ireland gained in prosperity because it became a part of Britain.（F）4. In the 1930s, Ireland was not indeed a republic, but belonged to the British Commonwealth of Nations.（T）5. Ireland’s economy wasn’t affected by World War Ⅱbecause it remained neutral during the war.（F）6. In 1949, Britain recognized the independence of the Irish Republic and returned the six northern counties.（F）7. English is the only official language in Ireland because the majority of people speak it as their mother tongue.（F）8. Catholicism in Ireland is more than a mere matter of private faith, but of public identity.（T）Unit3美国Chapter 8 地理和民族1. The eastern highlands formed by the Appalachians hold one third of the country's continental territory.（F）2. The climate in the United States can be classified as temperate,with some mild subtropical and tropical zones.（T）3. Almost through the middle of the United States, north to south,runs a well--known 50-centimeter rainfall line.（T）4. New York is the commercial and financial center of the United States , and it is composed of five boroughs including Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Staten Island , and Queens.（T）5. San Francisco is the second largest city after New York and the world famous Hollywood and Disneyland are located here.（F）6. During the 1830s and 1840s, many northern Europeans and Irish immigrants came to America.（T）7. Almost half of the immigrants coming to the United States in the 1980s were Asians.（T）8. Basic American cultural values are freedom, equality and desire to work hard for a higher standard of living.（T）Chapter 9 历史1. America was named after Amerigo Vespucci, who arrived on the new continent after Columbus.（T）2. The second Continental Congress was held in Philadelphia, and the Continental Army and Navy were founded under the command of Thomas Jefferson.（F）3. The Civil War not only put an end to slavery, but also decided that America was a single, indivisible nation.（T）4. Most American people approved of the Vietnam War.（F）5. In 1990, American troops and the troops from allied nations launched Operation Desert Storm in order to drive Iraqi troops out of Kuwait.（T）6. According to the American administration, Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden were responsible for the terrorist event on September11,2001.（F）7. The America government regarded Iraq a nation among the "axis of evil".（T）8. On March 19,2003,American and United Nation's troops, supported by several ot her countries, began an invasion of Iraq.（F）Chapter 10 政府1. The Bill of Rights was written into the Constitution in 1787.（F）2. The form of American government is based on three main principles: federalism, the separation of powers, and respect for the Constitution and the rule of law.（T）3. The U.S. Congress is the legislative branch of the federal government and it consists of two houses: the House of Commons and the House of Lords.（F）4. The judicial branch of the federal government consists of a series of courts: the Supreme Court, the courts of appeals and the district courts.（T）5. The Democratic Party is conservative in terms of its ideology.（F）6. The American presidential campaign adheres to the "winner-take-all" practice.（T）7. The American foreign policy throughout the World War II was neutrality.（F）8. The American foreign policy during the Cold War period was containment and intervention.（T）Chapter 11 经济1. America is the world's largest industrial nation.（T）2. In the U.S. Constitution, the recognition of the importance of "intellectual property" could be identified.（T）3. Although slavery was abolished as a result of the Civil War, the owners of plantation in the South made more profits from selling their agriculture products.（F）4. President Roosevelt's New Deal had little effect in dealing with the economic crisis in the early 1930s.（F）5. The 1960s was a period of consolidation for the American businesses.（F）6. American agricultural exports outweigh imports, leaving a surplus in the agricultural balance of trade.（T）7. Auto production is one of the important sectors in American manufacturing industry.（T）8. The world economy has little to do with the growth and decline of the American foreign trade.（F）Chapter 12 教育、媒体和节日1. Education is governed by state and local governments instead of the national government in America.（T）2. All American children are offered 12 years of compulsory public education.（T）3. After 12 years of schooling, American students receive a bachelor's degree at graduation.（F）4. When selecting a college or university, undergraduate students have a great concern for its size, location and academic quality.（T）5. Usually, an undergraduate student has to earn 120 credits to receive a degree.（T）6. Yale university is the second eldest institution of higher learning in the United States.（F）7. It is The New York Times that first uncovered the Watergate Scandal in 1972 through the efforts of two reporters.（F）8. Thanksgiving Day falls on the fourth Tuesday in November.（F）Chapter 13 文学1. Walt Whitman introduced great innovations to American literature ,and devised a poetic style , free verse .（T）2. Emily Dickinson’s poems are usually long , exploring the inner life of the individual .（F）3. Stephen Crane is famous for his writings about the meeting of America and Europe .（F）4. Ezra Pound leads the School of Imagism , which advocates a clear , highly visual presentation .（T）5. Jack Kerouac’s On the Road is a representative work of the Beat Writers.（T）6. Alice Walker was passionate about the civil rights movements and the women’s movement of 1960s , and The Color Purple is her masterpiece .（T）7. America’s most renowned playwright is Tennessee Williams , and his plays are highly experimental in form and style .（F）8. Arthur Miller is concerned with the conflicts of the individual within society , and Death of a Salesman is his masterpiece .（T）Unit4 加拿大Chapter 14 地理和历史1. Canada is the second largest country in the world in terms of territory .（T）2. The lakes in Canada cover about 7.6% of the Canadian landmass.（T）3. Canada has a typical oceanic climate influenced by both the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.（F）4. The Seven Year’ War led to the British control of most of the territories in Canada.（F）5. Canada was split into Upper Canada and Lower Canada in 1791.（T）6. During World War 2 ,neutral policy protected Canada from the wartime Destruction.（F）7. Chretien’s Liberal government succeeded in lowering the persistently high unemployment rate.（T）8. Canada was the first country in the world to allow same-sex marriage.（F）Chapter 15 政府和社会1. Canada’s political structure has nothing to do with that of Britain and US.（F）2. The Canadian government is responsible to the King or Queen of Britain.（F）3. The Canadian court system is divided into four levels.（T）4. All Canadian citizens aged over 18 have the right to vote.（F）5. Multilingualism and multiculturalism are characteristic of the Canadian Culture.（T）6. In Canada , different provinces and territories share the same educational system.（F）7. In Canada , children have to pass a university entrance exam in order to enter the university.（F）8. Laval University is the largest higher education institution in Canada, while the University of Toronto is the oldest one.（F）Unit5 澳大利亚Chapter 16 地理和历史1. In terms of landmass, Australia is the sixth largest country in the world.（T）2. The name “Sydney” means “meeting place” in the Aboriginal language.（F）3. The first documented European expedition to Australia was made by Abel Tasman. （F）4. Australia Day is on January 26, which originates from the establishment of the first British colony on this day in 1788.（T）5. There was a period of great economic expansion in Australia following the gold rush in the 1850s.（T）6. The purpose of the Immigration Restriction Act in 1901 was to restrict Europeanimmigrant numbers. （F）7. The economy in Australia developed rapidly by means of the policy of “men, money and markets” in the 1920s.（T）8. It was Britain that helped protect Australia from the Japanese in the Battle of the Coral Sea during World War Ⅱ. （F）Chapter 17 政府和社会1. Australia’s government system mainly reflects the British model of liberal democracy.（F）2. The party or group of parties with a majority in the House of Representatives forms the government in Australia.（T）3. The Australian Constitution can be changed either by the government’s will or by referendum.（F）4. The Australian Senate has more power than the House of Representatives to make laws.（F）5. In Australia the King or Queen of Britain serves as the symbolic head of state.（T）6. For Australia citizens over the age of 16, it is compulsory to vote at election time.（F）7. Multiculturalism in Australia advocates a multicultural society based on European and Asian ethnic backgrounds.（F）8. Since Australia has a vast cultivable area, it has become the world’s leading exporter of agricultural products.（F）Unit6 新西兰Chapter 18 社会和文化1. New Zealand is mainly composed of two islands in the Pacific Ocean.（T）2. The highest peak in New Zealand is Mount Cook, which lies in the center of the Southern Alps.（T）3. In 1907, New Zealand changed from a British colony to a separate dominion like Australia and Canada.（T）4. Helen Clark served three terms as the Prime Minister of New Zealand.（T）5. Like many other countries, New Zealand has a formal written constitution.（F）6. There is only one chamber in New Zealand’s Parliament – the House of Representatives.（T）7. Agriculture is important to New Zealand’s economy, so most New Zealanders live in suburban areas.（F）8. The Maori language is one of the official languages in New Zealand.（T）。