实用文档《英语国家文化》期末考试试Choice (20%) I. Multiple1.The highest mountain peak in Britain is called ________.[A] Ben Nevis[B] Cross Fell[C] Snowdon[D] Scafell2.The Lake District is well-known for________.[A] its wild and beautiful scenery[B] its varied lakes[C] the lake Poets[D] all of the above three3. Which of the following is NOT the feature of Bri climate? tish Coldness. [A]rainy days. More [B]Changeability . [C]fogs. [D] Moreis ________. Britain 4.The established church ofChurch of Scotland The [A]Free [B] churches实用文档Church The United Reformed [C]England The Church of [D]CJesus the ________of is 5.Easter kept, commemorating hrist.coming [A]birth [B]death [C][D] resurrectiongradualin 1980s Mrs. Thatcher, British economy 6.Under ly ____C__declined [A]recessed [B]recovered [C]down [D] wentinclude ________. NOT 7.Tertiary industry does[A] retailing[B] insuranceelectronics [C]banking [D]withoumoney spend Britain, government cannot any 8.In ________. permission t the of实用文档[A] the QueenPrime [B] the Ministerthe House [C] of Commons[D] Lords the House ofo”seen as the the party of , “middleis 9.________main two the ccupying ideological ground between theparties.[A]The Conservative[B]The Labour[C]The Liberal Democratic[D]The Toryyears. ________ held every in 10.The general election Britain is[A]3[B]4[C]5[D]6the ________. Isles settlers earliest on the British were The 11. [A]Celts[B]Gaels[C]Iberians[D]Brythons12.In 43 A.D.Romans under ________ conquered Britain.实用文档[A]Julius Caesar[B]Claudius[C]Augustine[D]the PopeWar. 13.________launched the Hundred Years' [A]Edward I[B]Edward II[C]Edward III[D]Henry III14.Black Death to some extent brought ________ to villains[A]higher wages[B]greater freedom[C]better life[D]both A and B15.The British Industrial Revolution first began in the________ industry.[A]iron and steel[B]textile[C]coal-mining[D]ship-building________. means ”“16.The term Rotten Boroughs [A]boroughs that were rotten.实用文档[B]dirty boroughs[C]boroughs in which there were no inhabitants.[D]constituencies that were represented in the House of Commons though there was not an inhabitant in it.17.The failure of theChartist Movement was caused by the following reasons except ________.[A]divided leadership[B]a strong party with socialism as its programme[C]influence of Utopian and petty-bourgeois ideologies[D]immaturity of the working classis ________. Wealth of Nations”“18.The author of[A]Adam Smith[B]David Ricardo[C]Thomas Malthus[D]Robert Owen？19.Which is NOT the member country of the Triple Alliance[A]Germany[B]France[C]Austria-Hungary[D]Italy20.Which was NOT the member country of the Triple Entente?[A]Britain.实用文档[B]France.[C]Russia.[D]Italy.II.Blank filling(10%)1.The present sovereign of Britain is Queen________,and Prince________ is the heir to the throne.2.Theoretically, the Queen has all the power, but inof the ________ act on the advice she reality, must3.Parliament is the supreme________authority in Britainthe House of ________ and 4.Parliament consists of the________,the House of________.”“5.The presiding officer of the House of Commons is________.Minister and British 6.The government of the ________ is composedother ministers, who are responsible to the queen.7.The Cabinet is composed of the most ________ ministers who meet regularly under the call of the Prime Minister.III.True or false statement(10% )1.Kangaroo,emu and koala are unique animals of New Zealand.2.Queen Elizabeth II is the head of New Zealand.3.Australia is divided into six states and two territories.4.Queen Elizabeth II is the Queen of Australia.The Queen is represented by the Prime Minister at federal level.实用文档the comprise Commonwealth 5.The Parliament of Australia the Queen,Senate, and the House of Representatives.6.The Queen is represented in the parliament of Australia by thequeen. convention Governor-General,who by acts on the the advice of 7.From March 2005 to August 2006, New Zealand the only country in the world in which all the highest offices in the land have been occupied simultaneously by women., while 8.National anthem of Australia is“God Defend Australia”that of New Zealand is“”Advance New Zealand Fair.constitutional upon a based Zealand of 9.The political system New isrepublic with a parliamentary democracy10.Parliament of New Zealand is made up of only one house.IV.Matching(10%)A Column1.Liverpool2.Hull3.Sheffield4.Manchester5.Glasgow6.Londona.The steel manufacturing center of Britain7.Birmingham8.Belfast实用文档9.EdinburghG.the largest city in Scotland10.CardiffH.the capital of WalesBColumnA.the steel manufacturing center of BritainB.the former center of textile industry of BritainC.the fishing port in HumbersideD.the largest city in BritainE.the second largest city in BritainF.the district of MerseysideI.The capital of Northern IrelandJ.the capital of ScotlandV.Translation(10%) 1.Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy2.APECmon Market4.Crown Court5.Doomsday Book6.EU7.High Court of Justice8.Roman Conquest9.stagflation10.tertiary industries实用文档VI.Term explanation(10%)1.the Cabinet2.Glorious Revolution3.British Isles4.Oliver CromwellVII. Questions for discussion(30%) of consequences the British Industrial Revolution？1.What were themonarchy to keep the for idea 2.What's your about the ecessity the UK (the queen or the king)?3.What are the natural advantages that help the United Kingdom become a world power?）《英语国家文化》参考答案和评分标准（CI. Multiple Choice (20%)10. [C] [D] [A] 2. [D] 3. 4. [D] 5. 6. [C] 7. 8. [C] 9. [B] [A] 1.[C] 11. [C] 12. [B] 13. [C] 14. [D] 15. [B] 16. [D] 17. [B] 18.[A] 19. [B] 20. [D]II. Blank filling (10%)3. II, Elizabeth Charles 2. ministers minister) (prime 1.sovereign), lords, 或king queenlegislative 4. monarch (或或commons 5. Mr. Speaker 6. Prime 7. important III. True or falsestatement (10%) 1. F 2. T 3. T 4. F 5.T 6. F 7. T 8. F 9. F 10. TIV. Matching (10%)实用文档1. f 2. c 3. a 4. b 5. g 6. d 7. e 8. i 9. j 10. hV. Translation (10%)共盎格鲁—萨克森七国2. 亚太经济合作组织（亚太经合组织）3. 1.欧洲《末日审判书》) 6. ( 4. 同市场王座法庭5. 《英国地理图志》第三产10. 8. 联盟（欧盟）7. 高等法院罗曼征服9. （经济）滞涨业VI. Term explanation (10%)1.the Cabinet 12prime heads (1)composed of the of the most departments + important ministerthe (2)secrecy, great connected with in meeting regularly, working principle of collective responsibilityGlorious Revolution2.Charles II ruled the country cruelly + the interests of the (1) bourgeoisie was provokedIn 1688, the two parties of the bourgeoisie united and staged (2)tat and put William of Orange on the throne 'éa bloodless coup dand formed an alliance with the landowners.British Islesposed of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (1) Including small island around (2)Oliver Cromwell4.实用文档led the parliamentary army and defeated the king (1)established the commonwealth (2)ruled the country cruelly(3)VII. Questions for discussion (30%)Revolution? Industrial the British consequences 1.What were the of (1) The industrial bourgeoisie gained supremacy in the 1840s not country. of the the economic in the but also in political life only (2) Productivity was greatly increased.and more growth of the of industry, population was a (3)As result more concentrated in towns and cities.wealth capitalism, growth of while bringing enormous The (4)rapid among caused miseries disasters and industrial to the bourgeoisie,the working people.the exploitation of their As (5)the capitalists intensifiedbourgeois the latter working class, the took action against government.s your idea about the necessity for the UK to keep the '2.Whatmonarchy (the queen or the king)?本题为论述题，无现成答案，只要考生能够论述以下三点，就可给满分。