Part One True or False
1、Britain is no longer an imperial country.T
2The stereotype of the English gentlemen never applied the majority of the British people. T
3、Northern Ireland is part of Great Britain. F
4、Most people in Scotland speak the old Celtic language ，called “Gaelic ”. F
5、Ireland is part of Great Britain. F
6、Most British people are Protestants while most Irish people are Catholics. T
7、The divine right of the king(君权神授) means the sovereign derived his authority from his subjects .8、As the king in the theory had God in his side ，it was thought that he should exercise absolute power.F
F
9、Britain ，like Israel ，has a written constitutions of the sort which most countries have. F
10、In the UK ，a government cannot stand for longer than five years except in exceptional
circumstance.T
11、There are two(three) national parties in the UK according to the text. F
12、The majority of Britain’s recent immigrants have mainly come from North(South) Asia
and Caribbean countries.13、By the 1880’s the British economy was dominant in the world.
14、Another reason for British decline is the loss of its colonies ，especially India ，which
gained its independence in 1947.
F
T T 15、The service industry in the U.K. employs 70% of the total work force. T
16、Much early British literature was concerned with Christianity ，and Anglo-Saxons
produced many versions of Bible.17、William Shakespeare is a great poet and much known of his life.18、The purpose of British education is not only to provide children with literacy and the
other basic skills but also to socialize children.19、The state seldom interferes with the decision of when ，where ，how and what children
are taught.20、When the Second World War ended ，Britain no longer was the largest military power
in Western Europe.21、According to the text ，the most important single factor which influences British policy-
makers is its history.22、The Prime Minister and Cabinet decide on the general direction of Britain’s foreign
policy.23、The British host a large American military presence and there are 63 American military
bases in the UK.
24、On an average day ，an overwhelming majority of Britons over the age of 15 read a
national or local paper.
T
F
T
F
F
T
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T T 25、The Advertising Code ensures that advertisements are legal ，decent ，honest and
truthful ；have a sense of responsibility for consumer and society ；and respect the
principals of fair competition.T
26、The tabloids are smaller format newspapers with color photos and catchy headlines.
They often called “the gutter press ”.T
27、The tradition of having Sunday off derived from the Christian Church. T
28The origin of Browning lies in the victory celebration ceremony by the ancient warriors. T
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