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□同意□不同意题号一二三四五六总分得分Ⅰ. Identify the following pictures.(12%,2 points for each one(1__The White House____ (2____ Sydney Opera House_____(3__The Statue of Liberty_ (4__bald eagle __(5___William Shakespear___ (6___Stonehenge ___Ⅱ. Decide whether the following statements are true(Tor false(F (20%,2 points for each one1. In Britain, all children enjoy a nine-year compulsory education.____F___2. In the USA, Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT is the entrance examination to college. ___T___3. Britain’s most famous universities are Oxford and Cambridge.___T____4. The author of the Harry Potter books is an American.___F____5. The great 19th-century novelist Sir Walter named this period as the Battle of Naseby, which lasted for about 30 years.___F____6. By an Act of 1791 Upper Canada (French and Lower Canada (British were created.___F____7. The federal system of the USA consists of three branches: parliament, president and the Supreme Court.____F___8. The American president is elected every four years to a four-year term, and no more than two full terms are allowed.____T____9. In the UK, Oxford is the oldest university in the high education system.____T____10. New Zealand has a parliamentary system of government closely patterned on that of the United Kingdom and is a fully independent member of the Commonwealth. It has a written constitution.____F___Ⅲ. Fill in the blanks.(12%,1 point for each blank1. The full name of the UK is the United Kingdom of Great Britain__and___Northern Ireland__.2. The US currency is __American dollar____.3. The previous party in power of the USA is ______Democratic Party___.4. The government of the UK is constitutional monarch, in which the Queen is regarded as __the Head of State_, and the __Prime Minister__is the head of government.5. The biggest religion in the USA is ___Christianity__.6. Known as the “__melting pot__”, the United States is another typical multi-racial country, with a population of 303 million, about 13.3% of which are African Americans, 12.5% Hispanics…7. __Governor-General ___is officially the representative of Queen Elizabeth II, and acts only on the advice of the Canadian prime minister.8. In Canada, the Bill, which need three times reading and discuss, is sent to the Senate and becomes the law.9. In British high education, students always ask themselves “What do you think?” or “What do you know?” They respectively represent the educational idea of _Oxford_ and __Cambridge_.Ⅳ. Listing according to the requirements (38%, 2 point for each blankNations Capital city National songthe UK London God Save the Queenthe USA Washington, D.C. Star Spangled BannerCanada Ottawa O CanadaAustralia Canberra Advanced Australia FairNew Zealand Wellington God Defend New Zealand( God Save the QueenNational birdNations National flower(representative animalsthe UK rose European robinthe USA rose bald eagleCanada ——beaverAustralia golden wattle kangaroo(koala, wallaby, duckbillNew Zealand silver fern kiwiⅤ. Vocabulary Building: Match each of the items on the left with its meaning on the right. (10%, 1 point for each blank( j 1.Open University a. using two languages(g2.constituency b. the revival of classical literature and artistic styles in European history( i 3.checks and balances c. the government branch that approves, amends, and rejects the laws( e 4.aborigines d. special period when American economy almost collapsed( d 5.Great Depression e. native Australians before the coming of the Europeans a( h 6.Maoris f. the top leader of the UK( b 7.Renaissance g. the body of voters represented by an elected legislator or official( f 8.monarch h. the largest minority group of New Zealand( c 9.legislature i. the supervision and restraints of government branches in the USA ( a 10.bilingual j. non-residential university requiring no entrance exam1. Comprehensive schoolsAbout 90% of secondary schools are comprehensive schools, which admit children without reference to their academic abilities. Pupils study everything from academic subjects like literature and sciences, to more practical subjects like cooking andcarpentry.2. Oxford UniversityInformally “Oxford University”, or simply “Oxford”. Located in the city of Oxford, England, it is the oldest university in theEnglish speaking word. It is also regarded as one of the world’s leading academic institutions.3. Stanford UniversityLocated between San Francisco and San Jose in the heart of Silicon Valley, Stanford University is recognized as one of the world's leading research and teachinginstitutions.Leland and Jane Stanford founded the University to "promote the public welfare by exercising an influence on behalf of humanity and civilization."。