奥鹏华南师范大学2014年春《英语国家概况》在线作业

所属学校:华南师范大学 科目:英语国家概况 2015-03-17 11:26:49

1.第7题

Which of the following is NOT true about life peers?

A.They are not from the aristocratic families.

B.They cannot sit in the House of Lords.

C.They earned their titles through their outstanding achievement.

D.the titles cannot be inherited by their children.

标准答案:B

2.第10题

The Tower of London, a historical sight, located in the centre of London, was built by ____.

A.King Arthur

B.Robin Hood

C.Oliver Cromwell

D.William the Conqueror

标准答案:D

3.第11题

Which of the following statements is NOT correct? When the Constitution was written, ___.

A.there was a Bill of Rights in the Constitution.

B.there was no Bill of Rights.

C.the Constitution did not have any words guaranteeing the freedoms or the basic rights and privileges of citizens.

D.“Bill of Rights” was added to the Constitution 4 years after the Constitution was made.

标准答案:A

4.第12题

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A.Wales was invaded by the Romans

B.Wales was occupied by the Anglo-Saxons

C.Wales was conquered by the Normans

D.Wales was threatened by the English

标准答案:B

5.第13题

Which of the following is NOT a true description of the Queen’s role?

A.The Queen selects the Prime Minister and the Cabinet.

B.The Queen symbolises the tradition and unity of the British state.

C.The Queen acts as a confidante to the Prime Minister.

D.The Queen is the temporal head of the Church of England.

标准答案:A

6.第26题

Which one of the following does NOT belong to the Protestant Church?

A.Quakers

B.Puritans

C.Baptists

D.Catholics

标准答案:D

7.第27题

Who is the leader of the Conservative party at present?

A.Tony Blair

B.Gordon Brown

C.Margret Thatcher

D.David Cameron

标准答案:D

8.第28题

Who was the author of the popular play The Melting Pot which was associated with life in America since the late 18th century?

A.Mark Twain.

B.Stephen Crane.

C.Henry James.

D.Israel Zangwill.

标准答案:D

9.第29题

Which of the following is NOT related to the Constitution?

A.It is a written document which lists out the basic principles for government.

B.It is the foundation of British governance today.

C.Conventions and Laws passed by Parliament are part of the Constitution.

D.The common laws are part of the Constitution.

标准答案:A

10.第42题

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A.Sinn Fein is a legal political party in Northern Ireland

B.Those who want to unite Northern Ireland with Britain are called Unionists

C.The Social Democratic and Labour Party is a very important political party in Britain

D.Those who show their loyalty to the British Crown are called Loyalists

标准答案:C

11.第43题

Which of the following websites are meant to cater to young tastes?

A.Baidu.

B.Facebook.

C.Teachbook.

D.MySpace.

标准答案:B

12.第44题

Which of the following is NOT a feature of the House of Lords?

A.Lords do not receive salaries and many do not attend Parliament sittings.

B.It consists of the Lords Spiritual and the Lords Temporal.

C.The lords are expected to represent the interests of the public.

D.Most of the lords in the House of Lords are males.

标准答案:C

13.第45题

During the early stages of the civil rights movement, the major integration strategy initiated by the Congress of Racial Equality was known as ____ at bus stations in the South.

A.Free speech

B.sit-ins at lunch counters

C.Teach-ins at interstate train stations

D.freedom rides

标准答案:D

14.第46题

The following were the founding fathers of the American Republic except ____.

A.George Washington

B.Thomas Jefferson

C.William Penn

D.Benjamin Franklin

标准答案:C

15.第47题

Which of the following description about the Conservative party is NOT true?

A.It has been in power for an unusually long period of time.

B.It prefers policies that protect individual’s rights.

C.It receives a lot of the funding from big companies.

D.It is known as a party of high taxation levels.

标准答案:D

16.第2题

In the early 20th century, those dominating American life were mostly WASPs.

标准答案:正确

17.第3题

In the US, scientific and economic advance and rising material progress have been accompanied by a decline in religious observance.

标准答案:错误

18.第4题

The president has the authority to appoint federal judges, and all such court appointment are subject to confirmation by the House of Representatives.

标准答案:正确

19.第5题

When the civil rights movement began, non-violent, direct action tactics like " sit-ins" and boycotts were he chief vehicle for social protest.

标准答案:正确

20.第6题

Queen Elizabeth II is both the head of the state and the head of government in the UK.

标准答案:错误

21.第20题

There are more Catholics thatn Protestants in the US.

标准答案:错误

22.第21题

Horse racing is the true royal sport.

标准答案:正确

23.第22题

The state of Hawaii is a big island in the central Pacific Ocean.

标准答案:错误

24.第23题

Britain is both a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy.

标准答案:正确

25.第24题

The stereotype of the English gentleman never applied to the majority of the British people.

标准答案:正确

26.第37题

According the First Amendament to the Constitution of the United States, there would be a state-supported religion.

标准答案:错误

27.第38题

The Commonwealth of Nations includes all European countries.

标准答案:错误

28.第39题

There is more violence in the US than in other industrialized countries.

标准答案:正确

29.第40题

Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492.

标准答案:正确

30.第41题

All secondary schools in Britain are run and supervised by the government.

标准答案:错误

31.第1题

In 1215, some barons and the Chruch forced King John to sign the ____ to place some limits on the King' s poer.

标准答案:Great Charter

32.第8题

1968 was a violent and tragic year in US history in which ______ and ____ were assassinated.

标准答案:Kennedy, Martin Luthur King

33.第9题

BBC stands for ___.

标准答案:British Broadcasting Company

34.第17题

A ___ system is one in which power is shared between central authority and its constituent parts.

标准答案:federal

35.第18题

Public and private colleges depend on three sources of income: student tuition fee, ____ and government funding.

标准答案:endowments

36.第19题

normally, a british government can be in power for ___ years, and then it has to resign and hold a general election.

标准答案: 5

37.第25题

In Northern Ireland, if you support the Queen, you are called a ___; if you want Northern Ireland to remain part of the UK, you are called ____.

标准答案:loyalist, unionist

38.第34题

In Northern Ireland, most Irish population are ____ while most British populatin are Protestants.

标准答案:Catholic

39.第35题

The native people in the American continents are the ___.

标准答案:Indians

40.第36题

In 1689, Parliament passed _____to ensure that the King would never be able to ignore Parliament.

标准答案:the Bill of Rights

41.第14题

Senator

标准答案:参议员

42.第15题

Scholastic Aptitude Tests (SATs)

标准答案:学习能力测试

43.第16题

Commonwealth of Nations

标准答案:英联邦

44.第30题

community college

标准答案:社区学院

45.第31题

Check and Balance

标准答案:权力制衡

46.第32题

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

标准答案:大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国

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47.第33题

compulsory education

标准答案:义务教育

48.第48题

The Bullet and the Ballot Box

标准答案:暴力和民主手段

49.第49题

credit

标准答案:学分

50.第50题

Eton Public School

标准答案:伊顿公学

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