判断题及答案Chapter 11.The island of Great Britain is geographically divided into three parts: England, Scotia nd and Wales. (T)2.People in different parts of Britain like to use the name England to refer to their co untry.(F)3.Today more than half of the people in Wales still speak the ancient Welsh I anguage.(F)4」n terms of population and area,Northern Ireland is the second largest part of the U nited Kingdom.(F)5.The Iongest river of Britain originates in Wales.(T)6.Because of political troubles,Northern Ireland has been quite significant among the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom.(T)7.Though the climate in Britain is gen erally mild,the temperature in norther n Scotia n d often falls below -IOC in January.(F)8.The majority of the people in Britain are descendants of the Anglo-Saxons.(T) 9.Th e Celtic people are the earliest known inhabitants of Britain.(T)10.English changed into what is described as Modern English from the late 16th cent ury.(F)Chapter 21.The British history before 55BC is basically undocumented.(T)2.The Celts became the dominant group in Britain between the 8th and 5th centuries BC.(T)3.The name of Britai n came from a Celtic tribe― the Brit on s.(T)4.The An glo-S axons came to Britain in the mid-5th century.(T)5.The chief or king of the Anglo-Saxon tribes exercised power at their own will.(F)6.The Vikings began to attack the English coast in the 8th century.(T)7.Henry II built up a large empire which in eluded England and most of France.(T)8.The Magna Carta was designed to protect the rights of both the privileged class and the townspeople.(F)9.The Hun dred Years1 War was a series of wars fought between England and Norma ns foe trade and territory.(F)10」n an effort to make a compromise between different religious factions,Queen Eliz abeth I actually defended the fruit of the Religious Reformation.(T)Chapter 3:LConv enti ons are regarded less important than com mon law in the worki ng of the Br itish go ver nmen t.(F)2.The British monarchy has never been interrupted throughout the history.(F) 3」n re ality,the British King or Queen is the source of all government powers.(F) 4.British Par liament is the law-making body of the Commonwealth of Nations.(F) 5.Lords Spiritua I and Lords Temporal are all members in the British Upper House.(T) 6.The members i n the House of Commons are appointed rather than elected.(F) 7.The British Prime M inister is the leader of the majority party in Parliament.(T)8.Cabinet members are chosen by the Prime Minister from various political parties in Parliament.(F)9.British law consists of two parts,the civil law and the criminal law.(T)10.The legal systems in England, Wales, Scotia nd and Northern Ireland are much simil ar in terms of law, organization and practice.(F)Chapter 41.Britain was the first industrialized nation in the world.(T)2.The British economy experieneed a relative decline during the postwar period.(T)3.Limited resources and high unemployment rate were persistent problems that prev ented rapid economic development in Britain.(F)4.Thatcher's revolution turned out to be a great success in dealing with all the British econimic and social problems.(F)5.The economic approach adopted by Tony Blair is different from that of the Labor pa rty and the Conservative Party.(T)6.Blair made the Bank of England independent in order to separate politics and econ omic policy.仃)7.Britain is the world's leading exporter of poultry and dairy products.(F) 8.The fishin g industry provides more tha n 50%of Britai n's dema nd for fish.(T) 9.Britain is an impo rtant oil exporter since its oil industry has a long history.(F) 10.Nuclear power is one o f the major energy sources in Britain.(T)Chapter 51.The British government has been responsible for education since the early 1800s. (Fcation 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 independe nt system.(F)4.When children finish their schooling at 16, they are required to take a national GCS E examination.(T)5.Graduates from state schools in Britain have a less favorable chanee to enter famou suniversities than those from independent schools.(T)6」n the 1960s, a large number of new universities were founded in Britain.(T)7.Most British people begin their day with reading the morning newspaper and end i t watching television in the evening.(T)8.The Times is the world's oldest national newspaper(F)9.The BBC World Service broadcasts only in English throughout the world.(F)10.Some British holidays are celebrated to mark the important events of the Christia n calendar, and others are related to local customs and traditions.(T)Chapter 6l.The Can terbury Tales is a represe ntative work of the Old English Period.(F) 2.Re nais sance is characterized by admiration of the Greek and Latin classics.(T)3.Hamlet depicts the hero's struggle with two opposing forces: moral integrity and th e need to avenge his father's murder.(T)4.Alexander Pope was a great English poet who also translated Homer's Iliad.(T)5 Jonathan Swift is probably the foremost prose satirist in the English Ianguage, and Robins on Crusoe is his masterpiece.(F)6.William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge brought the Romantic Movement to its height.(F)7.Lord Byron distinguished himself by the musical quality of his short poems, such as "Ode to the West Wind".(F)8」ane Austen was a well--known novelist of the stream of consciousness school.(F) 9」o seph Con rad is classified as a forer unner of Moder nism, which prevailed before World War II.(T)10.V.S.Naipaul detailed in his works the dual problems of the Third World: the oppres sion of colonialism and the chaos of postcolonialism.(T)Chapter 7l.The Republic of Ireland occupies the entire area of the island of Ireland.(F) 2.The ea rliest inhabitants in Ireland were Celtic tribes from Europe.(F)3」n the 1800s, Ireland gained in prosperity because it became a part of Britain.(F) 4」n the 1930s, Ireland was not in deed a republic,but belonged to the Comm on wealt h of Nations.(T)5.To support the government's neutrality in World War II, there was no Irishman parti cipating in the war.(F)6.With the help of Britain, Ireland entered the EEC in 1973 without difficulties.(F)7」n 1949, Britain recognized the independenee of the IrishRepublic and returned thesix northern countries.(F)8」n Ireland, both the House of Represe ntatives and the Sen ate have the power of ma king laws.(F)9.English is the only official language in Ireland, because the majority of people speak it as their tongue.(F)10.Catholicism in Ireland is more than a mere matter of private faith.(T)Chapter 81.The eastern highlands formed by the Appalachians hold one third of the country's c ontinental territory.(F)2.The climate in the United States can be classified as temperate,with some mild subt ropical 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 com posed of five boroughs including Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Staten Island, and Queen s.(T)5.San Francisco is the second largest city after New York and the world famous Holly wood and Disneyland are located here.(F)6.Half of the U.S. Population lives in the western metropolitan centers.(F)7.The Blacks brought from Africa to America usually worked on plantations or farms i n the North.(F)8.Duri ng the 1830s and 1840s, many n orther n Europea ns and Irish immigra nts came to America.(T)9.Almost half of the immigrants coming to the United States in the 1980s were Asian s.(T)10.Basic American cultural values are freedom, equality and desire to work hard for a higher standard of living.(T)Chapter 91.America was named after Amerigo Vespucci, who arrived on the new continent aft er Columbus.仃)2.The second Conti nental Con gress was held in Philadelphia, and the Con tine ntal Arm y and Navy were foun ded under the comma nd of Thomas Jeffers on .(F)3.The Civil War not only put an end to slavery, but also decided that America was a si ngle, indivisible nation.(T)4.Many American people approved of the Vietnam War.(F)5.During Clinton's term, the economy developed steadily, resulting in a lower rate of un employm en t.(T)6」n 1990, American troops and the troops from allied nations launched Operation D esert Storm in order to drive Iraqi troops out of Kuwait.(T)7.According to the American administration, Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden were resp on sible for the terrorist eve nt on Septemberll,2001.(F)8.The America government regarded Iraq a nation among the "axis of evil n.(T) 9.0n March 19,2003‘American and United NatiorVs troops, supported by several other cou ntries, began an invasion of Iraq.(F)lO.AIthough the combat operations in Iraq are over, it is still hard for America to deci de when to withdraw its army.(T)Chapter 101.Bill of Rights was written into the Constitution in 1787.(F)2.The form of American government is based on three main principles: federalism, th e 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.Certain presidential appointments must be approved by Congress.(T)5.The judicial branch of the federal government consists of a series of courts: the Sup reme Court, the courts of appeals and the district courts.(T)6.Like Britain z the United States has a two-party system.(T)7.The Democratic Party is conservative in terms of its ideology.(F)8.American presidential campaign adheres to the “winner-take-all n practice.(T) 9.Am erican foreign policy throughout the World War II was neutrality.(F)lO.American foreign policy during the Cold War period was containment and interve ntion.(T)Chapter 111.America is the world's largest industrial nation.(T)2.America has a mixed economy and the government has little control over business es.(F)3.Charter companies contributed to Britain's successful colonization of the U.S. (T) 4」n the U.S. Constitution, the recognition of the importanee of H intellectual property '* could be identified.(T)5.Although slavery was abolished as a result of the Civil War, the owners of plantatio n in the South made more profits from selling their agriculture products.(F)6.Preside nt Roosevelt*s New Deal had little effect in deali ng with the economic crisis in the early 1930s.(F)7.The 1960s was a period of consolidation for the American businesses.(F)8.American agricultural exports outweigh imports, leaving a surplus in the agricultura I balanee of trade.(T)9.Auto product!on is one of the important sectors in American manufacturing industr y.(T)10.The world economy has little to do with the growth and decline of the American f oreign trade.(F)Chapter 12cation is gover ned by state and local go ver nments instead of the n atio nal gover nment in America.(T)2.AII American children are offered 12 years of compulsory public education.(T)3.The first formal academic institution that a child attends is called kindergarten.(F)4.After 12 years of schooling, American students receive a bachelor's degree at gradu ation.(F)5.When selecting a college or university, undergraduate students have a gre at concern for its size, location and academic quality.(T)6」n American institutions, a board of trustees composed of professionals is responsi ble for the administration.(F)ually, an undergraduate student has to earn 120 credits to receive a degree.(T)8.Yale university is the second eldest institution of higher learning in the United State s. (F)9」t is The New York Times that first uncovered the Watergate Scandal in 1972 throug h the efforts of two reporters.(F)lO.Thanksgiving Day falls on the fourth Tuesday in November.(F)Chapter 13:LJon atha n Edwards and Ben jamin Fra nklin are two sources of America n literary spiri t. (T)2.Walt Whitman introduced great innovations to American literature, and he devised a poetic style,free verse.(T)3.Emily Dicki nson's poems are usually long, exploring the inner life of the in dividual.( F)4.Stephe n Crane is famous for his writi ngs about America ns livi ng in Europe.(F)5.Ezra Pound led the School of Imagism, which advocates a clear, highly visual presen tation.(T)6.As a Jewish writer, Saul Bellow focused on Jewish characters and social pr oblems.(T) 7」ackKerouace'sOn The Road is a representative work of H the Beat Generation*'.(T)8.Alice Walker was passionate about both the civil rights movement and the women' s movement, and The Color Purple is her masterpiece.(T)9.America's most re now ned playwright is Tenn essee Williams, and his plays are highl y experimental in form and style.(F)10.Arthur Miller was concer ned with the conf licts of the in dividual withi n society, an d Death of a Salesman is his masterpiece.(T)Chapter 141.Canada is the second largest country in the world in terms of territory.(T)2.Canada's expansive area can be divided into five geographic regions, each with a di stinct landscape and climate.(T)3.The lakes in Canada cover 7.6% of the Canadian Iandmass.(T)4.Canada has a typical ocea nic climate in flue need by both Atlantic and Pacific Ocea ns •(F)5.The Seven Years' War led to the British control of most of the territories in Cana da.(F)6.Canada was split into Upper Canada and Lower Canada in 1791.(T)7.During World War II, neutral policy protected Canada from the wartime destruction •(F) 8.Quebec separated from Canada and established a French-speaking nation in th e 196Os.(F)9.Chretien f s Liberal government succeeded in lowering the persistently high unemplo yment rate•仃)10.Canada was the first country in the world to allow same-sex marriage.(F)。