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1、F1.People in different parts of Britain like to use the name England to refer to their country.T2.The Severn River is the longest river of Britain ,which originates in Wales and flows through western England.F3.Today more than half of the people in Wales still speak the ancient Welsh language.F4.In

2、terms of population and area,Northern Ireland is the second largest part of Britain.F5.Although the climate in Britain is generally mild ,the temperature in northern Scotland often falls bellow10 in January.T6.The majority of the people in Britain are descendants of the AngloSaxons.T7.The Celtic peo

3、ple were the earliest known inhabitants of Britain.T8.English evolved into what is now described as Modern English from the late 16th century.T1.Birtish history before 55 BC is basically undocumented.T2.The Anglo Saxon came to Britain in the 5th century.F3.The chief or king of the Anglo Saxon tribes

4、 exercised power at their own will.T4.The Viking began to attack the English coast in the 8th century.T5.Henry built up a large empire which included England and most of france.F6.The Magana Carta was designed to protect the rights of both the privileged class and townspeople.F7.The Hundred YearsWar

5、 was a series of wars fought between the British and the Vikings for trade and territory.T8.In an effort to make a compromise between different religious factions,Queen Elizabeth actually defended the fruit the Reformation.T1.Conventions are regarded less important than the statutory law in the work

6、ing of the England government.F2.The British monarchy has never been interrupted throughout the history.F3.In reality,the British King or Queen is the house of all government powers.F4.The British Parliament is the law making body of the Commonwealth of Nations.F5.The members of the House of Commons

7、 are appointed rather than elected.T6.The British Prime Minister is the leader of the minority party in Parliament.F7.Cabinet members are chosen by the Prime Minister from various political parties in Parliament.T8.The legal systems in England ,Wales,Scotland and Northern Ireland are much similar in

8、 terms of law,orgalizations and practice.T1.Britain was the first industrialized nation in the world.T2.The British economy experienced a relative decline during the postwar period.F3.Limited resources and high unemployment rate were persistent.F4.Thatchers revolution turned out to be agreat success

9、 in dealing with all the British economic and social problems.T5.The economic approach adopted by Tony Blair was different from that of the old Labor Party and the Conservetive Party.T6.Blair made the Bank of England independent in oder to separate politics from economic policy.F7.Britain is an impo

10、rtant oil exporter since its oil industry has a long history.T8.Nuclear power is one of the major energy sources in Britain.F1.The Britain government has been responsible for education since the early 1800s.F2.Education inBritain is compulsory for all children between the ages of 6 and 15.F3.The Nat

11、ional Curriculum is compulsory in both the states system and the independent system.T4.When children finish their schooling at 16,they are required to take a national GCSE examination.T5.Graduates from state schools in Britain have a less favorable chance to enter famous universities than those from

12、 independent schools.F6.The Times is the world oldest Sunday newspapers.F7.The BBC World Service broadcast only in English throughout the world.T8. Some British holidays are celebrated to mark important events in the Christian calendar,and some others are related to local customs and traditions.F1.T

13、he Canterbury Tales is representative work of the old English period.T2.The Renaissance is characterized by admiration of the Greek and Latin classic works.T3.As a great English peot,Alexander Pope also translated Homers Iliad.F4.Jhonathan Swift is probably the foremost prose satirist in the English

14、 language,and Robinson Crusoe is his masterpiece.F5.William Wordsworth amd Sumuel Taylor Colerdge brought the Romantic Movement to its height. F6.Lord Byron distinguished himself by the musical quality of his short poems,such as “Ode to the West Winds”.F7.Jane Austen is a well known novelist of the

15、stream of consciousness school.T8.Joseph Conrad is classified as a forerunner of Modernism,which prevailed before World War .F1.The eastern highlands formed by the Appalachian Range hold one-third of the countrys continental territory.T2.The climate in the United States can be classified as temperat

16、e, with some mild subtropical and tropical zones.T3.A 50-centimeter rainfall line runs through the middle of the United States.T4.New York is composed of five boroughs, including Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Staten Island and Queens.F5.San Francisco is the second largest city after New York and t

17、he world-famous Hollywood is located here.T6.During the 1830s and the 1840s, many Northern Europeans and Irish immigrants came to America.T7.Almost half of the immigrants coming to the United States in the 1980s were Asians.T8.Basic American cultural values are freedom, equality and desire to work h

18、ard for a higher standard of living.T1.American was named after Amerigo Vespucci,who arrived on the new continent after Columbus.F2.The Second Continental Congress was held in Phiadelphia,and the Continental Army and Navy was established under the command of Thomas Jerfferson.T3.The Amemrican Civil

19、War not only put an end to slavery,but also make American a single,indivisible nation.F4.Most American people approved of the Vietnam War.T5.In1990,American troops and the troops from allied nations took joint military action in order to drive Iraqi troops out of Kuwait.F6.According to the American

20、government,Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden were responsible for the terrorist event on Septemble11,2001.T7.The Bush administration regarded Iraq a nation among the “axis of the evil”.F8.On March 20,2003,American and United Nationstroops, supposed by several other countries,began an invasion of Ir

21、aq.F1.The Bill of Right was written into the Constitution in 1787.T2.The form of the American government is based on three main principles: federalism, the separation of powers and respect for the Constitution and rule of law.F3.The US Congress consists of two houses: the House of Commons and the Ho

22、use of Lords.T4.The judicial branch of the US federal government consists of a series of courts: the supreme court, the courts of appeals and the district courts.F5.The Democratic Party is conservative in terms of its ideology.T6.The American presidential campaigns adhere to the “winner-takes-all” p

23、ractice.F7.The American foreign policy throughout World War 2 was neutrality.T8.The American foreign policy during the Cold War period was containment and intervention.T1.America is the worlds largest industrial nation.T2.In the US Constitution ,the recognition of the importance of intellectual prop

24、erty could be identified.F3.Although slavery was abolished as a result of the Civil War, the owners of plantations in the South made more profits from selling their agricultural products.F4. President Roosevelts New Deal had little effect in dealing with the economic crisis in the early 1930sF5. The

25、 1960s was a period of consolidation for the American business.T6. American agriculture exports outweigh imports, leaving a surplus in the agricultural balance of trade.T7. Auto production is one of the important sectors in American manufacturing industry. F8. The growth and decline of the American

26、foreign trade has little to do with the world economy.T1. Education is governed by state and local governments instead of the national government in America.T2. All American children are offered 12 years of compulsory public education.F3. After 12 years o schooling, American students receive a bache

27、lors degree upon graduation.T4. When selecting a college or university, students have a great concern for its size, location and academic quality.T5.Usually,an undergraduate student has to earn at least 120 credits to receive a degree.F6. Outstanding graduates of Yale university include President Wi

28、lson and more than 80 senators.F7.It is The New York Times that first uncovered the Watergate Scandal in 1972.F8. Thanksgiving Day falls on the fourth Tuesday in November.T1.Walt Whitman introduced great innovations to American literature ,and devised a poetic style , free verse . F2.Emily Dickinson

29、s poems are usually long , exploring the inner life of the individual .F3.Stephen Crane is famous for his writings about the meeting of America and Europe .T4.Ezra Pound leads the School of Imagism , which advocates a clear , highly visual presentation .T5.Jack Kerouacs On the Road is a representati

30、ve work of the Beat Writers.T6.Alice Walker was passionate about the civil rights movements and the womens movement of 1960s , and The Color Purple is her masterpiece .F7.Americas most renowned playwright is Tennessee Williams , and his plays are highly experimental in form and style .T8.Arthur Mill

31、er is concerned with the conflicts of the individual within society , and Death of a Salesman is his masterpiece .Choose the best answer to complete each of the following statements.1. The two main islands of the British Isles areA.Great Britain and Ireland 2. is the capital city of Scotland. B.Edin

32、burgh 3. Among the four parts of the United Kingdom, is the smallest. D.Northern Ireland 4. English belongs to the group of the IndoEuropean family of languages. C.Germantic 5. The introduction of Christianity to Britain added the first element of words to English. D.Latin and Greek 6. The evolution

33、 of Middle English was reinforced by theinfluence. A.Norman 7. Samuel Johnsons dictionary was influential in establishing a standard form of. C.spelling 8. At present,nearly of the worlds populations communicate in English. C.one third 1. Theattack on Rome ended the Roman occupation in Britain in 41

34、0. D.Germanic 2. By the late 7th century, became the dominant religion in England. D. Roman Christianity 3. Themarked the establishment of feudualism in England.C.Norman Conquest 4. The end of the Wars of the Roses led to the rule of C. the House of Tudor 5. The direct cause ofor the Reformation was

35、 King Henry s effort to.A.divorce his wife 6. The English Civil War broke out in1642 between B.the Royalist and the Parliamentarian 7. was passed after the Glorious Revolution. A.The Bill of Rights 8. The Industrail Revolution was accomplished in Britain by the middle of the century.C.19th 1. The Br

36、itish government is characterized by a division of powers between three of the following branchs EXCEPT the. C.monarchy 2. The importance of the British monarchy can be seen in its effect on. D.public attitude 3. As a revising chamber ,the House of Lords is expected tothe House of Commons. B.complem

37、ent 4. is at the center of the British political system. A.The Cabinet 5. The main duty of the British Privy Council is to . B.give advice 6. Generally speaking,the British Parliament operates on a system. B.two party 7. The politices of the Conservative Party are characterized by pragmatism and. D.

38、a belief in individualiam 8. In Britain,the parliamentary general election is held everyyears. C.five 1. The in the early 1970s worsened an already stagnant economy in Britain.A.oil crisis 2. Of the following practices, did not belong to Thatchers social welfare reform.C.reducing unemployment 3. The

39、 Blair government was successful in the following aspect EXPECT. D.reducing inequality 4. Britain has devoted aboutof its land area to agriculture. C.70% 5. Britains important fishing areas include all the following EXCEPT.D.the sea area between Britain and Ireland 6. Coal mining industry in Britain

40、 providesof the energy consumed in the country. B.one fourth 7. The car industry in Britain is mostly .A.foreign owned 8. Of the following sectors in Britain, has experienced spectacular growth since the end of the World War .C.the service sector 1. In Britain,the division between grammer schools an

41、d vocational schools was ended by the introduction of comprehensive schools in the .D.1960s 2. Overof British children receive primary and secondary education through the independent system.C.7% 3. Partially funded by central government grants,most of the British universities receive the remaining f

42、unds from all the following sources EXCEPT. B.loans 4. To be admitted to the Open University, one needs.B.no educational qualifications5. Among Britains quality press,the following newspapers are regarded as the “Big Three”EXCEPT.C.The Observer 6. Life On Earth is a kind of program produced by the B

43、BC is popular worldwide. C.documentary 7. is Britains top pay television provider. D.BSkyB 8. The following Christmas traditions are particularly British EXCEPT.A.Trooping the Color 1. The most significant achievement of the English Renaissance is. B.drama 2. is viewed as Romantic poetrys “Declaration of independence”.C.The preface to Lyrical Ballads 3.Of Dickens novels, is considered most autobiogra