济南大学学年学期考试试卷（卷）课程英美社会与文化授课教师 --考试时间班级姓名学号Ⅰ1. Which of the following is Not considered a characteristic of London?A. The cultural centreB. The business centreC. The financial centreD. The sports centre2. The Tower of London, a historical sight, located in the centre of London, was built by______ .A. King ArthurB. Robin HoodC. Oliver CromwellD. William the Conqueror3. Who were the ancestors of the English and the founders of England?A. the Anglo-SaxonsB. The NormansC. The VikingsD. The Romans4. The capital of Wales is .A. EdinburghB. GlasgowC. BelfastD. Cardiff5. Which of the following is Not a characteristic of British government?A. It offers the Queen high political status and supreme power.B. It is both a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy.C. It is the oldest representative democracy in the world.D. It has no written form of Constitution.6. Which of the following kings was executed in the civil war?A. James ⅠB. James ⅡC. CharlesⅠD. CharlesⅡ7. Under whose reign was the Bill of Rights passed?A. James ⅡB. GeorgeⅠC. William of OrangeD. Oliver Cromwell8. Which of the following is Not correct?A. There are no legal restraints upon Parliament.B. Strictly speaking, the Queen is part of the Parliament.C. Parliament has the supreme power of passing laws.D. Parliament has no power to change the terms of the Constitution.9. Who is the leader of the Labor party at present?A. John MajorB. Tony BlairC. Harold WilsonD. Margaret Thatcher10. In Britain, the great majority of parents send their children to ______.A. private schoolsB. independent schoolsC. state schoolsD. public school11. Which of the following is Not a characteristic of the Open University?A. It’s open to everybody.B. No university degree is awarded.C. It requires no formal educational qualifications.D. University courses are followed through TV, radio, correspondence. etc.12. Which of the following is not involved in making the British foreign policy?A. The Queen of BritainB. The Foreign and Commonwealth OfficeC. The Prime Minister and the CabinetD. The Ministry of Defence and the Treasury13. Three of the following factors have contributed to Britain’s special relationship withthe United States to a certain degree. Which is the exception?A. They share the general ideas in many respects.B. They have special links in culture.C. They have common interests in every respect.D. They agree generally on how a warlike state should be dealt with.14. Which of the following sports was Not invented in Britain?A. FootballB. TennisC. BasketballD. Cricket15. Easter commemorates _______.A. the birth of Jesus ChristB. the Crucifixion of Jesus ChristC. the coming of springD. the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus Christ16. On which day is Halloween celebrated?A. March 17thB. October 31stC. November 5thD. December 25th17. Which of the following is truly a sport of the royal family?A. cricketB. skiingC. golfingD. horse racing18. Which of the following was Not one of the three forces that led to the moderndevelopment of Europe?A. the growth of capitalismB. the RenaissanceC. the Religious ReformationD. the spiritual leadership of the Roman Catholic Church19. The following were the founding fathers of the American Republic except _____.A. George WashingtonB. Thomas JeffersonC. William PennD. Benjamin Franklin20. The following were the main Reformation leaders except _______.A. Martin LutherB. Martin Luther KingC. John CalvinD. King Henry Ⅷ21. Which of the following is the only branch that can make federal laws, and levyfederal taxes?A. The executiveB. The judicialC. The legislativeD. the president22. Which of the following is Not guaranteed in the Bill of Rights?A. The freedom of religionB. The freedom of searching a person’s home by policeC. The freedom of speech and of the pressD. The right to own weapons if one wishes23. Which of the following is Not a power of the president?A. The president can veto any bill passed by CongressB. The president has the authority to appoint federal judges when vacancies occur.C. The president can make laws.D. The president has broad powers, with the executive branch, to issue regulations anddirectives regarding the work of the federal departments.24. In order to go to university, secondary school students must meet the followingrequirements except that ________.A. they have high school records and recommendations from their teachersB. they make good impressions during the interviewsC. they pass the college entrance examinationsD. they get good scores in the Scholastic Aptitude Tests25. Both public and private universities depend on the following sources of incomeexcept ______.A. investmentB. student tuitionC. endowmentsD. government funding26. Which of the following statements is Not true about blacks after the 1960s?A. Blacks felt more and more proud of themselvesB. Blacks felt that the black community ought to coexist with other groups.C. Blacks felt that “black is beautiful”.D. Blacks felt that they could be fully integrated into the mainstream of American life.27. Which of the following is Not the reason for the higher arrest rates among minoritygroups of America?A. Racial prejudices against themB. Low social status of these groupsC. The aggressive nature of these groupsD. Poverty and unemployment among these groups28. Hollywood, a world-famous film centre, is situated in ______.A. San FranciscoB. BostonC. New YorkD. Los Angeles29. Which of the fo llowing is called “The Big Apple”?A. Washington D. C.B. ChicagoC. DetroitD. New York30. Britain has a nickname of , and America has a nickname of ______.A. Uncle John; Uncle SamB. Uncle Sam; Uncle JohnC. John Bull; Uncle SamD. Uncle Sam; John BullⅡ. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) (10 points): (Please write on Answer Sheet)1. The Commonwealth of Nations includes all European countries.2. The title of Prince of Wales is held by a Welsh according to tradition.3. When people outside the UK talk about England, they mistake it as Britain sometimes.4. Ireland is part of Great Britain.5. The divine right of the king means the sovereign derived his authority from his subjects.6. In Britain, the official head of state is the Queen.7. The theory of politics of American Revolution came from John Locke, a French philosopher in the 17th century.8. There is no national curriculum in America.9. The Bill of Rights consists of 10 amendments adopted in 1787.10. Harvard College was originally founded to train religious ministers.Ⅲ. Fill in the blanks (10 points): (Please write on Answer Sheet)1. The full name of the United Kingdom is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and_________.2. The island of Great Britain is made up of England, Scotland and ______.3. Strictly speaking, the Parliament today consists of the Queen, the House of Lords and_________.4. The Congress of America is divided into the House of Representatives and ________.5. The two oldest universities in Britain are Oxford and ______.6. Phrases like “on a sticky wicket” and “play with a straight bat” are associated with the sport of _____.7. People gave Christmas gifts or money to their staff or servants on ______, which is the day after Christmas.8. In the history of Britain, the first invaders are the Romans, and the last invaders are _______.9. The first permanent settlement in North America was established in today’s _______.10. The puritans introduced _______ education for all children in the 17th century.Ⅳ. Tell what you know about the following in your own words (20 points):1. Public school of Britain2. The Commonwealth3. King Arthur4. George Washington5. White-collar crimesⅤ. Answer the following questions (30 points): (It is not necessary for you to answer all the questions, and you can choose two of them.)1. Christmas is the biggest and best loved British holiday. Do you know how the British celebrate Christmas?2. What’s Puritanism? In what way did it influence American culture?3. What are some major powers of each of the three branches of the US government?How are the three branches supposed to check and balance each other?。