B r i t i s h S u r v e y T e s t Part I Geography
2. England occupies the _____ portion of the U.K.
A. northern
B. eastern
C. southern D . western
3. The most important part of the U.K. in wealth is _____.
A. Northern Ireland
B. England
C. Scotland
D. Welsh
12. London is situated on the River of _____.
A. Parret
B. Thames
C. Spey
D. Severn
43. _____ includes London, the centre of government for the whole nation.
A. Scotland
B. Northern Ireland
C. Wales
D. England
1.The capital of Australia is( ).
A.Canberra
B.Sydney
C.Darwin
D.Melbourne
The English Channel separates the island of Great Britain from _______
A. Denmark
B. Belgium
C. The Netherlands
D.France
3. Australia’s National Day falls on( ), the date of the first European settlement in Australia.
A.January 26
B.February 15
C.July 4
D.November 11
6.( )granted Canada full legislative authority in domestic and external affairs.
A.Peace Treaty
B.British American Act
C.Act of Union
D.Statute of Westminster
8. General elections are held about every( )years in New Zealand with two main parties competing with each other.
A.3
B.4
C.2
D.5
9. Most of Canada’s French Canadians live in the Province of( )
A.Quebec
B.Ontario
C.Nova Scotia
D.Saskatchewan
14. Education in Britain is generally supported by( ).
A.students themselves
B.private sources
C.public funds
D.businesses
19. Abraham Lincoln belonged to( ).
A.the Federalist Party
B.the Republican Party
C.the Whig Party
D.the Democratic Party
20. Among the following,( )does not belong to New England, the birthplace of America.
A.New Hampshire
B.Seattle
C.Vermont
D.Rhode Island
Union Jack refers to the National Flag of ________.
A. the U.K.
B. the U.S.
C. Australia
D. Canada
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2.B
3.A
4.D
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6.D
7.C
8.A
9.A 10.B
11.C 12.D 13.D 14.C 15.A 16.C 17.C 18.B 19.B 20.B
1. The U.K. is situated in _____ Europe.
2. The full title of the U.K. is the United Kingdom of _____ _____ and _____ _____.
3. The U.K. consists of England, _____, _____ and Northern Ireland.
4. The largest part of U.K. is _____.
5. The capital of England and of Great Britain is _____.
6. _____ _____ is composed of six Irish counties that elected to remain in the union with Great Britain.
7. The name United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was replaced by the present name after the 26 counties of Ireland obtained autonomy in _____.
8. The highest mountain in Britain is _____ _____.
9. The “Backbone of England” refers to the _____.
10. Natural gas was discovered in Britain in the _____ _____.
11. The most important river is the River of _____.
12. The political centre of the Commonwealth is _____.
13. Belfast Lough and Lough Neagh lie in _____ _____.
14. The climate of Britain is moderated by the _____ _____ _____ and is much milder than that of many places in the same latitude.
15. Britain’s Industrial Revolution took place between _____ and _____.
16. The Bank of England was founded in _____.
17. The population of the U.K. is more than _____ million.
18. Britain is basically an exporter of _____.
19. The population of the U.K. consists of the English, the Welsh, the Scottish and the _____.
20. In Wales many people speak _____.
21. People sing the national anthem in _____.
22. The earliest invasion is that by the _____-haired Mediterranean race called the Iberians.
23. The modern _____ and _____ are the descendants of the Gaels of the Celtic tribes.
24. The Britons of the Celtic tribes were the forefathers of the modern _____.
25. Greater London is made up of 12 _____ London boroughs and _____ Outer London boroughs.
26. The International festival of music and the arts is held every year in the city of _____.
27. The British national anthem is _____ _____ _____ _____.
28. The U.K. lies to the _____ of France.
29. Westminster, the area of central government administration is situated in the _____ End.
30. River _____ flows through Glasgow.
31. Mt. Seafell stands in _____.
32. The source of the River _____ is in the Cotswolds.
33. The capital city of Wales is _____.
34. The United Kingdom is rich in _____, iron, tin, copper, lead and silver.
35. Define the Following Terms
36. “Backbone of England”
37. Greater London
38. Celts
39. The “Irish Question”
I. Answer the Following Questions
1. What are the major factors influencing the British weather characterized by a moderate temperature and plenty of rainfall?
2. Why is United Kingdom said to be a trading nation?
3. What are the general characteristics of the British economy?
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History
1. Julius Caesar invaded Britain _____.
A. once
B. twice
C. three times
D. four times
2. King Arthur was the king of _____.
A. Picts
B. Celts
C. Scots
D. Jutes
3. The first “King of the English” was _____.
A. Alfred
B. Egbert
C. Bede
D. Ethelred
4. Christianity was introduced into England in the late _____ century.
A. 14th
B. 8th
C. 6th
5. In 1653 _____ was made Lord Protector for life.
A. Oliver Cromwell
B. Charles I
C. William II
D. James I
6. The three great Germanic tribes: the Anglos, the _____ and the Jutes which invaded Britain form the basis of the modern British people.
A. Saxons
B. Scots
C. Welsh
D. Wessex
7. The head of the church in Anglo-Saxon times was _____.
A. the King of Denmark and Norway
B. the king of England
C. Julius Caesar
D. the Archbishop of Canterbury
8. The _____ invaded England in the earliest time.
A. Danes
B. Iberians
C. Romans
D. Celts
9. The Vikings who invaded England at the turn of the 8th century came from _____.
A. Norway
B. Denmark
C. France
D. both A and B
10. Edward was known as the “_____” because of his reputation for saintliness.]
A. Confessor
B. Conqueror
C. Protector
11. Norman Conquest began in _____.
A. 1016
B. 1066
C. 1035
D. 1106
12. In history _____ was nicknamed “King of Lackland”.
A. John
B. Henry I
C. Henry II
13. In 1181 Henry II issued the _____ which made it compulsory for every freeman in England to be
provided with arms.
A. Inquest of Sheriffs
B. Assize of Arms
C. Doomsday Book
14. Henry Plantagenet, in 1154, established the House of Angevin as _____.
A. Henry I
B. Henry II
C. Henry III
15. Henry II appointed in 1162 _____ Archbishop of Canterbury.
A. Thomas Becket
B. Stephen Langton
C. Simon de Mortfort
16. Charles I was beheaded in _____.
A. 1649
B. 1648
C. 1653
17. It was _____ who summoned Model Parliament in 1295.
A. Edward I
B. Henry IV
C. Simon de Montfort
18. The Great Charter contained _____ sets of provisions.
A. two
B. four
C. three
19. The Peasants Uprising in 1381 was led by _____.
A. Henry Turner
B. Watt Tyler
C. Richard
20. The English Church was strictly _____.
A. national
B. international
C. regional
21. The Glorious Revolution in 1688 was in nature a _____.
A. coup d’etat
B. racial slaughter
C. peasant rising
22. The Industrial Revolution laid a good foundation for the _____.
A. factory of the world
B. expansion of markets
C. social upheaval
23. The American Revolution (the American War of Independence) broke out in _____ and ended in _____.
A. 1775, 1783
B. 1774, 1782
C. 1786, 1784
D.1778, 1789
24. The Battle of Hastings took place in _____.
A. 1606
B. 1042
C. 1066
25. The Great Charter was signed by _____ in 1215.
A. King Henry II
B. King Richard
C. King John
26. In the early 14th century feudalism began to _____ in England.
A. grow
B. flourish
C. decline
D. end
27. It was _____ who published the book “The Rights of Man”.
A. Thomas More
B. Thomas Paine
C. Thomas Jefferson
28. The first Prime Minister was _____.
A. Wilminton
B. George Grenville
C. Robert Walpole
29. The Parliament of 1265 which is known as the “_____” is considered the “beginning of parliament”.
A. All Estates Parliament
B. Model Parliament
C. Long Parliament
30. The Anglo-French hostility which began in 1337 and ended in 1453 was known as _____.
A. the Wars of Roses
B. the Hundred Years’ War
C. Peasant Uprising
31. In the first half of 17th century _____ grow rapidly in England.
A. feudalism
B. capitalism
C. Catholicism
32. Prime Minister _____ resisted any reform that could be resisted.
A. Palmerston
B. Robert Peel
C. Gladstone
33. By the end of the Hundred Years’ War only the port of _____ remained under English rule.
A. Troyes
B. Gascon
C. Calais
34. In the 14th century took place the _____, the severest of many plagues in the middle ages.
A. Earthquake
B. Black Death
C. Drought
35. _____ and his followers, known as Lollards, provided ideological preparation for the labour movement of the 14th century.
A. John Wycliffe
B. Watt Tyler
C. Somerset
36. By the end of the Wars of the Roses the House of _____ began.
A. Tudor
B. Lancaster
C. Plantagenet
37. In the “_____” of 1388 five lords accused the King’s friends of treason under a ve ry expansive definition of crime.
A. All Estates parliament
B. Merciless Parliament
C. Model Parliament
38. In the Wars of the Roses the Lancastrians wire badges of _____ rose.
A. white
B. red
C. pink
D. yellow
39. The first Civil War in Britain lasted from _____ to _____.
A. 1600, 1604
B. 1640, 1644
C. 1642, 1646
40. William Shakespeare is mainly a _____.
A. novelist
B. dramatist
C. poet
D. composer
41. In 1689 the “Bill of Rights” was passed. _____ began in England.
A. The Constitutional Monarchy
B. All Estates Parliament
C. House of Lancaster
42. The _____ carried on trade relations with Russia and central Asian countries.
A. Moscow Company
B. Eastland Company
C. East India Company
43. _____ started the slave trade in the second part of the 16th century.
A. John Hawkins
B. Francis Drake
C. Diaz
44. In 1534 Parliament passed the “_____”, according to which Henry VIII was declared the head of the English Church.
A. the Bill of Rights
B. Act of Supremacy
C. Act of Settlement
45. U nder Elizabeth I _____ was restored, and she was declared “governor” of the church.
A. the Roman Church
B. the Catholic Church
C. the Anglican Church
46. In 1337 the hostility between England and _____ resulted in the Hundred Years’ War.
A. France
B. Spain
C. Russia
47. The religious persecution mainly existed during the reign of _____.
A. Cromwell
B. Charles I
C. Henry VIII
48. England first became a sea power in the time of _____.
A. Henry VII
B. Elizabeth I
C. Victoria
49. The Industrial Revolution first started in _____.
A. the iron industry
B. the textile industry
C. the coal industry
50. From 1688 to 1783 English Parliament was mainly controlled by the party of _____.
A. Tory
B. Whig
C. Labour
51. The English Prime Minister during the Second World War was _____.
A. Churchill
B. Chamberlain
C. Baldwin
52. At the End of _____ century, the East India Company was formed.
A. 15th
B. 16th
C. 14th
53. The Seven Years War between England and France lasted from _____ to _____.
A. 1756, 1763
B. 1713, 1720
C. 1754, 1761
54. In 1689 Parliament passed “_____”, limiting the powers of the crown.
A. Habeas Corpus Act
B. the Bill of Rights
C. Navigation Act
55. _____ contrasted the first successful steam locomotive.
A. George Stephenson
B. Samuel Crompton
C. James Hargreaves
56. The “Peterloo Massacre” took place in _____.
A. Birmingham
B. Liverpool
C. Manchester
57. Between 1911 and 1914 took place the following strikes except _____.
A. railway strike
B. strike of the postmen
C. coal strike
D. strike of the transport
58. The Victorian Age was over the _____ began.
A. Edwardian Age
B. Georgian Age
C. Elizabethan Age
59. The _____ government surrendered to the British invaders and was forced to sign the first unequal Treaty of Nanjing in 1842.
A. Indian
B. Qing
C. Irish
D. Spanish
60. The Great Charter was essentially a _____.
A. Culture Movement
B. colonial document
C. feudal document
61. _____ broke out two years after the Hundred Years’ War with France.
A. The Bore War
B. The Wars of the Roses
C. Queen Annes’ War
62. The Reformation was a product of _____.
A. the Renaissance
B. the Chartist Movement
C. the Hundred Years’ War
63. The greatest dramatist of the English Renaissance was _____.
A. Shakespeare
B. Milton
C. Chaucer
D. Bacon
64. The English Revolution marks the beginning of the _____ period of capitalism.
A. feudal
B. modern
C. colonial
D. medieval
65. By the _____ in 1783, Britain recognized the independence of the US.
A. Declaratory Act
B. Treaty of Paris
C. Treaty of Montgomery
D. Statue of Westminster
66. The Chartist Movement began in _____ and reached its height in _____.
A. 1845, 1858
B. 1828, 1835
C. 1839, 1848
67. In 1840 Britain launched an aggressive war against _____.
A. France
B. India
C. China
D. America
68. _____ formed a coalition government in 1940.
A. Winston Churchill
B. Lloyd George
C. Neville Chamberlain
69. By the _____ the British dominions became independent states in all but name.
A. Statue of Westminster
B. Locarno Treaty
C. Disputes Act
70. The Fabians Society was founded in 1883, including intellectuals such as _____.
A. William Shakespeare & Ben Jonson
B. Christopher Marlowe & John Milton
C. G. B. Shaw & H. G. Wells
71. Before WWII _____ relied on appeasement of the European dictators to reduce tensions that might lead to war.
A. Neville Chamberlain A. Stanley Baldwin
C. Winston Churchill
72. During WWII, Britain, America, France, Soviet Union and other antifascist countries formed a united international alliance which was called _____.
A. Locarno Treaty
B. Grand Alliance
C. Statute of Westminster
73. The first coalition government during WWI was organized when _____ was the Prime Minister.
A. Lloyd George
B. Herbert Asquith
C. Stanley Baldwin
74. When Germany invaded _____ which was neutral, Britain declared war on Germany on 4 August, 1914.
A. Austria
B. Russia
C. Belgium
D. Poland
1. At about 3000 BC, some of the _____ settled in Britain.
2. About 122 AD, in order to keep back the Picts and Scots, the _____ built Hadrian’s Wall.
3. The real Roman conquest began in _____.
4. _____ _____’s “Paradise Lost” was published in 1667.
5. Beowulf, considered the greatest Old English poem, is assigned to _____ Times.
6. _____ was considered the first national hero.
7. On Christmas Day 1066 Duke _____ was crowned in Westminster Abbey.
8. In history John was nicknamed King of _____.
9. John signed the document in 1215, which in history was called the Great Charter or _____ _____.
10. In 1086 William had his official to make a general survey of the land, known as _____ Book.
11. The most famous scholar during Anglo-Saxon Times was _____.
12. The Battle of _____ paved the way for the Norman Conquest to England.
13. The Norman Conquest increased the process of _____ which had begun during the Anglo-Saxon Times.
14. Duke William was known in history as William the _____.
15. Along with the Normans came the _____ language.
16. The English parliament originated in the _____ _____.
17. The head of the _____ was Archbishop of _____.
18. The _____ _____ in 1688 was in nature a coup d’etat.
19. The People’s Charter included _____ points such as universal male suffrage.
20. The corrupt Qing government surrendered to Britain and was forced to sign the first unequal Treaty of _____ in 1842.
21. After the Crimean War _____ was forced not to fortify Sebastopol.
22. The third collection of the poll tax in the early part of 1381 became the fuse of _____ _____ rising.
23. The Wars of the Roses broke out between the _____ and the _____.
24. The Enclosure Movement began in the _____ century.
25. By the treaty of _____ in 1783, Britain recognized the independence of the US.
26. In _____ Britain launched the Opium War against China.
27. The East India Company formed at the end of the 16th century was one of _____ companies.
28. After the Reformation the Roman Catholic Church was _____, the English Church was strictly _____.
29. Mary I re-established Catholicism and burnt three hundred Protestants, for which she was called “_____” Mary.
30. “Renaissance” means “_____”, i.e. Europe rediscovering its origins in the cultures of ancient Greek and Rome.
31. During the Renaissance, the thinkers who worked for freedom and enlightenment were called “_____”.
32. The nature of the Wars of the Roses was a _____ _____ war.
33. By the beginning of the Tudor reign the manor system was replaced by the _____ system.
34. In the summer of 1588 the Spanish ships, the _____ _____ was defeated by English ships.
35. The greatest English humanist was Sir _____ _____ whose work _____ became a humanistic classic in the world literature.
36. English Renaissance began in _____ century.
37. The House of _____ was notorious for its absolutist rule.
38. During the Civil Wars (1642 – 1648) the supporters of Parliament were called _____ while the supporters of the King Charles I were called _____.
39. In 1653 Cromwell was made _____ _____ for life and started his military dictatorship openly.
40. The Seven Years War was ended by the Treaty of _____.
41. The first two parties appeared in England were the _____ and the _____.
42. The basic point of the People’s Charter is _____ _____.
43. In 1764 James Hargreaves invented the _____ _____.
44. From 1863 to the end of the century Britain had been carrying a foreign policy of _____ _____.
45. The Parliament passed the Act of _____ in 1701, excluding James Catholic son from the succession.
46. After Charles I was beheaded in 1649 England was declared a _____.
47. In September 1939 Germany invaded _____, thus Britain and France declared war on Germany.
48. The Industrial Revolution started during the last part of the _____ century.
49. The steam engine was invented by _____ _____ in 1769.
50. Samuel Crompton invented the _____ _____ in 1779.
51. Edmund Cartwright invented the _____ _____ in 1785.
52. Upon the completion of the _____ _____ by 1850 England became the workshop of the world.
53. In 1868 the first Trade Union Congress met in _____.
54. In 1534 Parliament passed the “_____ _____ _____”.
55. On the eve of WWI the Triple Alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary and _____ was formed.
56. The First World War was an imperialist war as well as a _____ war because it was not confined only to Europe. It lasted _____ years.
57. At the _____ _____ _____, the League of Nations was established and the Treaty of Versailles was signed.
58. The _____ _____ of 1926 was Austen chamberlain’s chief claim to fame as foreign secretary.
59. On May 7, 1945, _____ surrendered unconditionally.
60. It was _____ _____ who led the cou ntry during the “miracle of Dunkirk”.
61. When George I began the Houses of Hanover in 1714, the _____ system was established. Explain the Following Terms
1. The Norman Conquest
2. The Glorious Revolution
3. The Chartist Movement
4. The Opium War
5. Th e Hundred Years’ War
6. Black Death
Answer the Following Questions
1. What, in your opinion, are the main causes for the slow growth of Britain’s economy since the Second World War?
2. What is the importance Simon de Mortfort hold in British history (with special reference to his role in the creation of the Parliament system)?
What importance did King Alfred hold in British history?
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英语考研英美概况模拟题（三）英国文化部分
Culture
Multiple Choice
1. All children in the UK must, by law, receive a full-time education from the age of _____ to _____.
A. 5, 16
B. 6, 17
C. 7, 18 D 8, 19
2. In state schools the letters A, B and C are often used to describe “_____” or parallel cl asses.
A. grade
B. form
C. streams
3. Public schools belong to the category of the _____ schools.
A. state
B. independent
C. local
4. The pupils who had got the highest marks in the “eleven plus” examination would go to _____ school.
A. grammar
B. technical
C. secondary modern
5. Oxford and Cambridge are the oldest universities dating from _____ and _____.
A. 1167, 1284
B. 1234, 1325
C. 1335, 1427
6. There are over _____ universities in Britain.
A. thirty
B. forty
C. fifty
7. The two features of Oxford and Cambridge are the college system and the _____.
A. records of attendance
B. governing council
C. tutorial system
8. The universities of St. Andrews, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Edinburgh are called the four _____ universities.
A. old
B. new
C. Scottish
9. The _____ university offers courses through one of BBC’s television channels and by radio.
A. open
B. new
C. middle aged
10. Buckingham University is and _____ university which was established in 1973.
A. independent
B. open
C. old
11. The second centre of the British press is in _____.
A. London
B. the Fleet Street
C. Manchester
12. In Britain great majority of children attend _____ schools.
A. state
B. independent
C. religious
13. In Britain education at the age from 5 to 16 is _____.
A. optional
B. compulsory
C. self-taught
14. The oldest university in Britain is _____.
A. Cambridge
B. Edinburgh
C. Oxford
15. British newspapers possess the following features except _____.
A. freedom of speech
B. fast delivery
C. monoplied by one of the five large organization
D. no difficulty for independent newspapers to survive
16. The earliest newspaper in Britain is _____.
A. Daily Mail
B. Daily Telegraphs
C. The Times
D. Guardian
17. _____ is the oldest Sunday newspaper in Britain.
A. Sunday Times
B. The Observer
C. The people
D. News of the World
18. The most humorous magazine is _____.
A. New Society
B. Private Eye
C. Punch
D. Spectator
19. In the UK there are about _____ dailies and over _____ weeklies.
A. 130, 1000
B. 200, 800
C. 160, 1200
20. There are _____ national daily newspapers which appear every morning except on Sundays.
A. nine
B. seven
C. eight
21. The Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph support the _____.
A. Liberal Party
B. Labour Party
C. Conservative Party
22. The Economist, New Statesman, Spectator are _____.
A. journals
B. daily newspapers
C. local papers
23. BBC was founded in _____ and chartered in _____ as an independent public corporation.
A. 1922, 1927
B. 1292, 1297
C. 1822, 1827
24. The Exchange Telegraph Co. Ltd. is a _____ news agency.
A. public
B. governmental
C. local
D. private
25. The BBC is mainly financed by _____.
A. payment from all people who possess TV sets
B. the income from advertisements
C. some large corporations
D. British government
26. The most famous broadcasting company in Britain is _____.
A. British Broadcasting Corporation
B. Independent Broadcasting Authority
C. Reuters
27. Reuters was founded in the year of _____.
A. 1518
B. 1815
C. 1851
28. The new headquarters’ building of _____ is at 85 Fleet Street, London.
A. BBC
B. the Press Association Ltd.
C. the Exchange Telegraph Co. Ltd.
29. _____ is regarded as the most English of games.
A. Cricket
B. Soccer
C. Rugger
30. _____ claims the highest popular attendance in Britain.
A. Rugby football
B. Association football
C. Baseball
31. _____ “pools” provide amusement for millions of people who bet on the results of matches.
A. Association football
B. Baseball
C. Cricket
32. The annual _____ championships at Wimbledon, in London, are the most famous in the world.
A. hockey
B. tennis
C. netball
33. _____ racing is chiefly a betting sport.
A. Horse
B. Boat
C. Dog
34. Hurdle or steeplechase racing takes up the winter months, leading to its climax in the Grand National Steeplechase at _____ in March.
A. London
B. Edinburgh
C. Liverpool
35. It was _____ who first revolutionized scientific thought in Britain.
A. Francis Bacon
B. Thomas Newcomer
C. James Watt
36. _____ discovered the circulation of food.
A. Francis Glisson
B. William Harvey
C. George Stephenson
37. The Royal Society was founded in _____ in _____.
A. London, 1660
B. Liverpool, 1660
C. London, 1760
38. The Royal Society reached the summit of its prestige in 1703, when _____ became its president.
A. Robert Boyle
B. Issae Newton
C. Francis Bacon
39. James Watt was a great _____ engineer and inventor.
A. Irish
B. Scottish
C. English
40. _____ developed atomic theory in the 18th century.
A. John Dalton
B. Francis Glisson
C. Robert Boyle
41. The minor’s safety lamp was invented by _____.
A. Francis Bacon
B. William Harvey
C. Humphy Davy
42. Charles Robert Darwin Developed the theory of _____.
A. evolution
B. immunology
C. virology
43. _____ is considered the father of English poetry.
A. Geoffrey Chaucer
B. John Milton
C. John Donne
44. Big Ben is the nickname of _____.
A. Benjamin Franklin
B. Sir Benjamin Hall
C. the 315-foot Clock Tower
D. the Queen
B
45. The British Museum was founded in _____.
A. 1659
B. 1763
C. 1753
46. The British Museum is financed by _____ funds and is managed by a board of 25 trustees.
A. Government
B. individual
C. local
47. You could find the world-famous Speakers’ Corner in _____.
A. Great Russell
B. Hyde Park
C. Westminster Abbey
48. _____ is the biggest and most well-known church in London.
A. Whitehall
B. St. Paul’s Cathedral
C. Westminster Abbey
49. _____ is the monarch’s present London home.
A. Westminster Palace
B. Buckingham Palace
C. Whitehall Palace
50. Stratford-on-Avon is the place where _____ was born in 1564.
A. William Shakespeare
B. Charles Dickens
C. Samuel Butler
Fill in the Blanks
1. There are two systems of primary and secondary education in Britain. They are the _____ school and the _____ school.
2. The independent school or “_____” school is few in number but of great influence.
3. The four types of state schools in the secondary education are the _____ schools, comprehensive secondary schools, _____ schools and secondary modern schools.
4. For all children in state schools, secondary education begins at the age of _____.
5. There are two systems for secondary education in state schools, the _____ and the _____.
6. Under the old selective system, children took an examination called the _____ _____ in their last year at a primary school. The results of this examination determined the secondary education a pupil would receive.
7. The oldest schools in UK are _____ schools.
8. _____ _____ schools were established before 1960, in which pupils were not separated by the criterion of academic ability.
9. At _____ or _____ pupils take an examination, either at the Ordinary Level of the General Certificate of Education or the Certificate of Secondary Education.
10. At 18 there is another examination for the pupils, the _____ _____ of the General Certificate of Education or the Certificate of Secondary Education.
11. _____ schools are often attached to polytechnics.
12. The four famous school: Eton College, Harrow School, Winchester College and Rugby School are never referred to as
colleges but _____ schools.
13. The public schools emphasize two factors in education. One is the study of classics and science, the other is the development of what is called “_____”.
14. The old universities in Britain refer to _____ and _____.
15. The five types of universities are the two _____ universities, the four _____ universities, the middle-aged universities, the new universities an the Open university and the one _____ university.
16. Oxford got started in the _____ century. It has _____ colleges.
17. There are about _____ students in Oxford and Cambridge respectively.
18. The University of London is a type of _____ university.
19. There are three academic degrees in Britain, the _____, _____ and _____ degrees.
20. A class in a state school is often called a “_____”, never a “grade”.
21. Almost all the national papers are published in the city of _____.
22. The _____ _____ is the national centre of the press in the UK.
23. The most famous broadcasting company is _____ _____ _____.
24. The most well-known news agency is _____.
25. The second oldest university in Britain is _____.
26. The Independent Broadcasting Authority gets its money from _____.
27. You’ll find all BBC’s programmes in the magazine _____ _____.
28. In 1851 Reuters was founded in _____.
29. _____ is regarded as the most English games.
30. School boys usually play rugger or _____ in winter, _____ in summer.
31. Schools girls usually play tennis and _____ in summer and netball and _____ in winter.
32. Netball is a kind of basketball, and rounders is a sort of _____.
33. The _____ _____ founded in London in 1660 is one of the most prestigious scientific bodies in the world.
34. Issae Newton held the president of the Royal Society for _____ years.
35. The famous book Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy was written by _____ _____.
36. James Watt was a great _____ engineer and inventor.
37. _____ _____, an English physician, discovered the vaccine for preventing smallpox and pioneered the sciences of immunology and virology.
38. The miner’s safety lamp was nicknamed _____ Lamp.
39. Charles Robert Darwin published his book On the _____ _____ _____ which caused a stir in Victorian times.
40. Oscar Wilder was an aesthete advocating “_____ _____ _____ _____”.
41. The seat of the British Houses of Parliament is _____ _____.
42. “Big Ben” was named after Sir _____ _____.
43. The place where many famous figures are buried is called _____ _____.
44. Karl Marx once came to study and work in the British Museum Library and Completed most of his famous book _____ there.
45. _____ Park in the Centre of London is one of the World’s most famous city parks.
46. The _____ of _____ was a state prison from Norman times.
47. _____ is a most important street where some of the most important offices are located.
48. The people can visit 300 life-size wax figures in _____ _____.
Explain the Following Term
1. BBC
2. The Open University
3. The Spectator
Answer the Following Questions
1. What is the public school system in the UK? (talk about this in the following points: enrolment, funding and function)
2. What do you know about the difference between a quality paper and a popular paper in Britain?
英语考研英美概况模拟题（五）英国政治体制
Political System
1. The British Monarchy is _____.
A. elective
B. democratic
C. hereditary
D. dictatorial
2. The Constitutional Monarchy started at the end of the _____ century.
A. 17th
B. 16th
C. 15th
D. 16th
3. The _____ is used as a symbol of the whole nation and is described as the representative of the people.
A. Prime Minister
B. Crown
C. House of Lords
D. House of Commons
4. The oldest part of British Parliament is _____.
A. the House of Commons
B. the House of Lords
C. the Charmer
D. the Shadow Cabinet
5. The decision making organ in British Parliament is _____.
A. the Crown
B. the Cabinet
C. Shadow Cabinet
6. The life of Parliament is fixed at _____ years.
A. four
B. six
C. five
D. seven
7. The House of Commons consists of _____ members who are elected from the _____ electoral districts.
A. 651, 651
B. 535, 535
C. 635, 635
8. The titles of the lords, such as Duke, Marquis, Earl, Viscount and Baron, are _____.
A. hereditary
B. appointed
C. elected
D.
9. The quorum in the House of Commons is _____ members.
A. thirty
B. forty
C. forty-five
10. The _____ _____ is the supreme administrative institution.
A. British government
B. British Parliament
C. Opposition
D. Privy Council
11. The _____ is the core of leadership of the British government.
A. Cabinet
B. Privy Council
C. Crown
12. The Privy Council was established in the 15th century when _____ was on the throne.
A. Henry V
B. Henry VI
C. Charles I
13. Not until _____ could the cabinet have a legal basis.
A. 1937
B. 1714
C. 1868
14. The number of the cabinet members varies, being generally about _____.
A. 40
B. 20
C. 30
15. The president (or head) of the House of Lords in Britain is _____.
A. Lord Chancellor
B. Speaker
C. Prime minister
16. _____ was formed by the trade unions, cooperatives, the Social Democratic Federation, the Independent Labour Party and the Fabian Society in 1900.
A. The Conservative Party
B. The Labour Party
C. The Liberal Party.
17. It is the _____ who organizes the Cabinet and presides over its meetings.
A. Prime Minister
B. Lord President
C. Speaker
18. The Shadow Cabinet is organized by the _____.
A. Government
B. Opposition
C. Privy Council
19. London, because of its special location, is divided into _____ boroughs and the city of London.
A. 20
B. 12
C. 32
20. “The Morning Star” is the official paper of the _____.
A. Communist Party
B. Labour Party
C. Liberal Party
D. Social Democratic Party
21. The following persons except _____ have no right to vote.
A. certified lunatics
B. criminals
C. government employees
D. peers who have seats in the Lords
22. In England and Wales, the jury consists of _____ people in criminal and civil cases.
A. fifteen
B. twelve
C. seven
23. Legally any citizen aged from _____ to _____ who has never been sent to prison can be a member of the jury.
A. 16, 60
B. 18, 65
C. 18, 60
24. The head of the police force of a county, etc. is called _____.
A. Chief Constable
B. Chairman
C. Mayor
25. A _____ appointed to act for the State is cal led Queen’s Counsel.
A. barrister
B. solicitor
C. lawyer
26. Now the House of Lords can prevent a bill from passing into a law for _____.
A. one year
B. two years
C. six years
27. The High Court of Justice includes the following divisions except _____.
A. the Queen’s Bench Division
B. the Criminal Division
C. the Chancellor Division
D. the Family Division
28. During the Civil War, the supporters of the King and the Church were known as _____.
A. Roundheads
B. Loyalists
C. the Whigs
I. Fill in the Blanks
1. The present sovereign is _____ _____.
2. Elizabeth II came to the throne on Feb. 6th, _____.
3. The vital power lies in the _____ _____, and his/her cabinet.
4. The _____ is the only legal and constitutional link binding the members of the Commonwealth to the home country and to one another.
5. The British Parliament consists of three elements –the _____, the House of _____, and the House of _____.
6. The British legislature is _____.
7. The official head of Parliament is the _____.
8. The House of Commons appeared in late _____ century.
9. The government cannot legally spend any money without the permission of he House of _____.
10. Each year the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the minister of _____ presented the Budget.
11. The House of Lords is also called the _____ House, the House of Commons the _____ House.
12. The Lords and the Commons share the same building of the _____ _____.
13. By passing the two acts in _____ and _____, the House of Lords has no power to prevent the passing of legislation approved by the House of Commons.
14. The electoral districts of UK are called _____.
15. The head of House of Commons is the Speaker or _____ _____ _____ _____.
16. The house of Commons is divided in the light of political parties. The stronger party forms the _____ and the weaker the _____.
17. The Lord President is the head of the _____ _____.
18. The Prime Minister works and lives in the famous residence, _____ _____ _____.
19. There are three classes in the departmental working personnel. They are the administrative class, the _____ class and the _____.
20. The administrative areas in terms of local government in England and Wales are counties, districts and _____.
21. Every local council of a county or district has its presiding officer called the _____.
22. Mayor or Lord is the presiding officer in a district which is called a _____ or _____.
23. The two major parties in Britain are the _____ Party and the _____ Party.
24. During the Civil War, the non-Puritan Anglicans who supported the king and church were known as Cavaliers or _____, the Puritans who supported Parliament were known as Roundheads or _____ _____.
25. In 1833 the Tory changed its name to the _____, and in 1860s the _____ became liberals.
26. The expenditure of the local government comes from two major sources. One is from local _____, the other is from the _____ central government.
27. Every _____ years a general election is held in Britain.
28. Every man and woman aged _____ or over has the right to vote.
29. A person who has no connection with any party is appointed in every constituency as a _____ _____.
30. The whole of the UK is divided into _____ electoral districts.
31. In the UK, the House of _____ is the supreme executive body of the Law, whereas the _____ _____ presides over the administration of Justice.
32. In terms of the nature of cases, we can divide the courts into two systems: the _____ Courts and the _____ Courts.
33. The _____’s job is deciding whether the accused person is guilty or innocent in the light of evidence.
34. In Scotland the jury consists of _____ people in criminal cases, _____ in civil cases in the High court of Justice and _____ in civil cases in the County Court.
35. To become a barrister, one must be a member of the four inns of _____ and pass the _____ examination.
36. The Metropolitan (London) police is the under the direct responsibility of the _____ _____.
37. The headquarters of the London police is the famous _____ _____.
II. Explain the Following Terms
1. The Cabinet
2. The Speaker
3. Poor Law
III. Answer the Following Questions
1. Can you say something about the English Monarchy?
2. Which are the major parties in Britain? What are the characteristics of them?
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英语考研英美概况模拟题（五）英国政治体制Political System部分答案
Part V
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英语考研英美概况模拟题（六）美国部分地理
American Survey Test
地理
1. The _____ part of America consists of high plateaus and mountains formed by the Great Cordillera Range.
A. eastern
B. western
C. northeastern
2. In eastern _____ lies Death Valley, 85 metres below sea level.
A. California
B. Utah
C. Arizona
3. In the west of the _____ lie the Colorado Plateaus and the Columbia Plateaus.
A. Rocky Mountain
B. Coast Range
C. Cascades Mountains
D. the Appalachians;
4. The _____ lies between the Colorado Plateaus and Columbia Plateaus
A. Great Basin
B. Colorado Valley
C. Great Plains
5. The famous Yellowstone National Park is situated in northwestern part of _____.
A. California
B. Arizona
C. Wyoming
D.Alaska
6. The world-known Colorado Valley lies in northern _____, which is cut by the Colorado River.
A. Arizona
B. Utah
C. Montana
7. Among the five Great Lakes, only _____ is wholly within the United States.
A. Erie
B. Superior
C. Michigan
D. Ontario
8. Only the climate in the southern part of _____ is tropical.
A. Florida
B. Georgia
C. Virginia
D. Washington
9. Washington, the capital of the US, is on the _____ river.
A. Potomac
B. Delaware
C. St. Laurence
10. The width of the Niagara Fall is about _____ metres and the drop average _____ metres.
A. 1650, 50
B. 1240, 49
C. 1540, 49
11. _____ part is the most densely populated region in America.
A. The southern
B. The northeastern
C. The western
D.southeastern
12. The Great Salt Lake lies in northern _____.
A. Idaho
B. Arizona
C. Nevada
D. Utah
13. _____ has been called the “cradle of American Liberty”.
A. Philadelphia
B. Plymouth
C. Boston
D. Washington D.C.
14. About _____ of the world’s annual agr icultural products come from the United States.
A. half
B. one third
C. two thirds
15. The highest mountain in the U.S. is Mount _____.
A. Appalachian
B. Mekinley
C. Rocky
16. Mount Mekinley lies in the _____ Range.
A. Sierra Nevada
B. Cascades
C. Alaska
17. The two largest Chinatowns are located in the following cities except _____.
A. New York
B. San Francisco
C. Miami
18. The world’s largest freshwater lake is Lake _____.
A. Superior
B. Ontario
C. Victoria
D. Michigan
19. The world-famous Niagara Falls lie between lakes of _____.
A. Erie and Michigan
B. Erie and Ontario
C. Superior and Haron
20. _____ of the America’s territory is covered with forests.
A. 1/4
B. 1/5
C. 1/3
21. Texas, having belonged to _____, was annexed by the U.S. in 1845.
A. France
B. Russia
C. Mexico
22. Hawaii is in the _____ Ocean.
A. Atlantic
B. Indian
C. Pacific C. Arctic
23. The American black population consists of _____ of the total population.
A. 1/10
B. 1/5
C. 1/9
24. _____ is the largest state in area in the U.S.A.
A. Florida
B. Louisiana
C. Alaska
D. Texas
25. The United States today is the _____ largest country in size in the world.
A. third
B. fifth
C. fourth
D. sixth
26. About half of the total population is concentrated in the following areas except _____.
A. Atlantic Coast
B. Pacific Coast
C. Northwest
D. around the Great Lakes
E. Gulf of Mexico
27. There are _____ river systems in the U.S.A.
A. 8
B. 3
C. 6
28. Detroit is famous for the production of _____.
A. automobile
B. timber
C. bamboo
D. cotton
29. The City St. Louis in America is called the gateway towards the _____.
A. East
B. West
C. Northeast
D. Southwest
30. The city _____ is given the nickname “Space City of U.S.A.”.
A. Boston
B. Houston
C. San Francisco
D. Detroit
31. The _____ were the original inhabitants in America.
A. blacks
B. Indians
C. Puerto Ricans
D. aborigines
32. The steel and iron industries are mainly distributed around the city of _____, providing _____ percent of the total output each year.
A. Pittsburgh, 60
B. Chicago, 50
C. New York, 60
33. The largest industrial city in America is _____.
A. Chicago
B. Boston
C. Houston
34. Only the climate in the southwestern part of Florida belongs to _____.
A. subtropical
B. continental
C. tropical
D. arctic
35. ?_____ is famous for many stores and shops.
A. Wall Street
B. Broadway
C. Fifth Avenue
36. In _____ people can find the historical spot, the Independence National Historical Park.
A. Philadelphia
B. St. Louis
C. San Francisco
37. Boston is situated in Boston Bay, _____.
A. Maine
B. Massachusetts
C. Connecticut
38. The Columbia River and the Colorado River belong to the system of _____.
A. the Gulf
B. the Atlantic
C. the Pacific
D. the Arctic
I. Fill in the blanks
1. The United States is situated in the _____ part of _____ America.
2. The U.S. is bounded by _____ on the north and by _____ and the Gulf of Mexico on the south.
3. To the west of America lies the _____ Ocean.
《英语国家概况》课程习题集西南科技大学成人、网络教育学院版权所有 习题 【说明】：本课程《英语国家概况》（编号为12010）共有单选题,名词解释题,简答题,填空题2等多种试题类型，其中，本习题集中有[简答题]等试题类型未进入。 一、单选题 1. Celts were different groups of ancient people who came originally from________ A. France B. Denmark C. Ireland D. Germany 2. Who invaded and conquered Britain for the first time in 55 BC? A. Emperor Claudius B. Julius Caesar C. King Alfred D. King Ethelred 3. Who is the author of Murder in the Cathedral? A. Christopher Marlowe B. T. S. Eliot C. Ben Johnson D. Thomas Becket 4.When Oliver Cromwell died in 1658, and was succeeded by his son, ______, the regime began immediately to collapse. A. Henry B. Hamilton C. Richard D. Charles 5. The 18th century saw selective breeding of cattle, sheep and houses by _________. A. Jethro Tull B. Thomas Coke C. George III D. Robert Bakewell 6. Which of the following is not one of the members of the Lords Temporal? A. all hereditary peers and peeresses of the England, Scotland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom (but not peers of Ireland) B. lire peers created to assist the House in its judicial duties C. senior bishops of the Church of England D. all other life peers 7. Two years after the ending of the Hundred Years’ War with France, England was thrown into another series of civil wars, ________. A. the War of the Celts
专题一定语从句 一、关系代词引导的定语从句 1、that 指人或物在从句中作主语，宾语或表语 which 指物在从句中作主语，宾语或表语（作宾语时可以省略） who 指人在从句中作主语，宾语或表语 whom 指人在从句中作宾语 whose 指人或物在从句中作定语 as 指人或物在从句中作主语，宾语或表语 but 指人或物在从句中作主语，宾语或表语 注意：指物时，whose+名词=the+名词+of which 或of which+the+名词 2、as 的用法 （1）常用于下列结构：such…as; so…as;the same…as; as…as 注意：the same…as 表示同一类，不同一个 the same…that 表示同一个 （2）as与which的区别 a、位置不同 as可放在主句后，主句前或主句中间；which只能放在主句后。 b、as起连接作用，表达说话人的观点、看法，并指出主句内容的根据或出处，意为“正如，正像”。 Which相当于并列句，可以用and this来代替，意为“这一点，这件事’”。 注意：as常用于下列结构：as we know/ as is known to all, as we all can see, as has been said before/above, as might be excepted, as is often the case, 一般不能用which代替as。 C、在从句中作主语时，which既可作系动词be的主语也可作实义动词的主语，而as只可作系动词be的主语。 3、but用作关系代词，相当于who/that…not 例：In China there is no one but knows Lei Feng. 二、只用that不用which的情况 1、.先行词为all , much, everything, nothing , something ,anything, nothing, none, the one等不定代词时 2、先行词被only, any, few, little, no , all, just , very ,right等修饰时. 3、当先行词是最高级或被形容词最高级修饰时。 4、当先行词是序数词或被序数词修饰时。 5、当先行词是数词时. 6、当先行词既指人又指物时。 7、如有两个定语从句，其中一个关系代词已用which，另一个关系代词则宜用that。 8、主句是There be结构,修饰其主语的定语从句宜用that 作关系代词。 9、被修饰成分为表语,或者关系代词本身是定语从句的表语时，该关系代词宜用that。 10、先行词为what，关系代词用that。
I. Choose the correct answer from the options given: （20 points, 1 point each） 1. Which of the following is NOT considered a characteristic of London ? A. The cultural centre. B. The business centre. C. The financial centre. D. The sports centre. 2. Which of the following is NOT true about the characteristics of Britain ? A. Economic differences between north and south. B. Differences of social systems between Scotland and Wales. C. Class differences between a white-collar worker and a blue-collar worker. D. Cultural differences between immigrants and the British. 3. In 1969, the first British soldiers were seen on Northern Ireland Street They came first _______. A. to maintain traffic order in Northern Ireland B. to protect the Catholic people C. to protect the Protestant people D. to replace the Royal Ulster Constabulary since they were unable to keep social Order 4. In the early 1970s, the IRA _________. A. killed many Protestants and Catholics B. burned down the houses of Catholics’ C. murdered individuals at random D. carried out a series of bombing and shooting and attacked the security forces as their main target 5. Why did the British government decide to replace the Power-Sharing policy with “direct-rule” from London ? A. The Power-Sharing policy was not accepted by the majority of Protestants. B. The Northern Irish Parliament could not govern the province effectively. C. The Power-Sharing policy couldn’t be carried out. D. All the above.
高三英语知识点总结精选5篇 学任何一门功课，都不能只有三分钟热度，而要一鼓作气，天天坚持，久而久之，不论是状元还是伊人，都会向你招手。 高三英语知识点总结1 一、就近一致原则 1.由or，not only...but also...，neither...nor...，either...or...，whether...or...，not...but...等连接两个或两个以上的并列主语时，通常根据就近一致原则，谓语动词要与离它最近的主语在数上保持一致。 Neither his parents nor I am able to persuade him to change his mind. 2.here/there引导一个句子而主语又不止一个时，通常根据就近原则，谓语动词要与离它最近的主语在数上保持一致。 Here is a ruler，a few pencils and two copybooks. 二、意义一致原则 1.谓语动词必须用单数的情况 (1)表示学科的名词以及works(工厂)，news(消息)等作主语时，虽然本身为复数形式，但表示单数意义时，谓语动词仍用单数。 Politics is his favorite subject. (2)表示某些组织机构的名词、书/报名、国名、地名等作主语时，虽然形式上是复数，但所表示的意义是单数，所以谓语动词用单数。
Do you know when the United Nations was set up? 2.谓语动词必须用复数的情况 表示总称意义的名词，如people，police，public，cattle等作主语时，谓语动词用复数。 The police are searching for the murderer. 3.谓语动词的形式依据主语表示的意义而定 (1)集体名词，如family，class，group，team，club，company，government，population等作主语时，谓语动词的形式根据其在语境中表示的意义而定。当其表示集体意义，强调整体概念时，谓语动词用单数;当其表示集体中各个组成部分，强调个体概念时，谓语动词用复数。 As far as I know，his family is not very large but the family are all music lovers. (2)“the+形容词/分词”表示“一类人”时，谓语动词用复数。 The poor were looked down upon in the old days. 三、语法一致原则 1.由and连接的两个名词作主语 (1)“a/the+名词单数+and+名词单数”表示一个人(双重身份)，谓语动词用单数。 The teacher and poet often gives lectures around the city. (2)“a/the+名词单数+and+a/the+名词单数”表示两个人，谓语动词
内蒙古广播电视大学2010-2011学年度 第二学期《英语国家概况1》期末试题 ⅠThere are 20 questions in this part. Each question is followed by four choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the correct answer to each of the questions and write your answer at the corresponding place on the ANSWER SHEET.(20 points) 1.The following were the founding fathers of the AmericanRepublic except _____. A Thomas Jefferson B George Washington C William Penn D Benjamin Franklin 2.Which of the following statement was NOT correct? When the War of Independence was over, _____. A each new state had its own government B each new state made its own laws and handled all of its internal affairs C the national government was called the Congress with little power D the relationships between the states and the national government were clearly defined 3.Service industry does not include ____. A banking B management consultation C airline D steelmaking 4.Three of the following authors were Nobel Prize winner except _____. A Ernest Hemingway B Eugene O’Neill C William Faulkner D F. Scott Fitzgerald 5. ____ invented the telephone. A Samuel R.B. Morse B Alexander Graham Bell C Thomas Alva Edison D Reginald Fessenden 6.The main mountain range in the west of US stretching from the Canadian border to New Mexico is ____. A The Appalachian Mountains B The Rocky Mountains C The Green Mountains D TheBlue Ridge Mountains 7.Both public and private universities in the U.S. depend on the following sources of income except____. A investment B student tuition C endowments D government funding 8.____ was NOT written by Hemingway? A Light in August B The Sun Also Rises C A farewell to Arms D For Whom the Bell Tolls 9.In the United States school system, which of the following divisions is true? A Elementary school, grammar school B Elementary school, junior high school C Elementary school, secondary school D junior high school, senior high school 10.Which of the following does NOT belong to the white-collar crime? A bribery B tax evasion C false advertising D robbery 11.Which of the following was written by Thoreau? A Nature B Walden C The Scarlet Letter D The Fall of the House Usher 密 封 线 内 不 要 写 参 考 内 容 《英语国家概况1》第1页 共6页 《英语国家概况1》第2页 共6页
《英语国家概况》模拟试卷（二） (考试时间150分钟) (英语专业) I. Direction: Read the following unfinished statements of questions carefully. For each unfinished statement of question four suggested answers A; B, C and D are given. Choose the one you think best completes the statement or answers the question. Write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space on your answer sheet (25%) 1. There are ______ political divisions on the island of Great Britain. A. one B. two C. three D. four 2. Magna Carta had altogether 63 clauses of which the most important matters could be seen in three of the following except _______. A. no tax should be made without the approval of the Grand Council; B. no serf should be arrested, imprisoned or deprived of his property except by the law of the land C. London and other towns should retain their ancient rights and privileges D. There should be the same weights and measures through - out the country. 3. The first steam engine was devised by Thomas Newcomer at the end of the 17th century, and the Scottish inventor ________ modified and improved the design in 1765. A. Abraham Darby B. James Watt C. John Kay D. Richard Arkwright 4. In some areas factory farming methods are used, particularly for ________. A. growing crop B. producing milk C. catching fish D. rearing poultry 5. By tradition, the leader of the majority party is appointed ______ by the Sovereign in the United Kingdom. A. Prime Minister B. Member of Parliament C. Lord of Appeal D. Speaker of the House 6. Under the Anglo - Irish Treaty, Britain established _______ with dominion status in Ireland in 1921. A. the Anglican Church of Ireland B. the Irish Free State C. the Irish Republican Army
u n i t7 1 (1)What are the purposes of the British education system (2)Please comment on these purposes. (3)What are the main purposes of the Chinese education system (4)Are there any differences or similarities in the education of the two nations 答：(1)The purpose of the British education system is to teach children practical skills and socialize them. (2)Children learn practical skills, and the rules and values they need to become good citizens, to participate in the community, and to contribute to the economic prosperity of an advanced industrial economy. (3)The purpose of the Chinese education is to provide children with literacy and the other basic skills they will need to become active members of society. (4) In china, people think school is just about teaching children what are often called” the three R’s---“reading, writing and ‘arithmetic”(reading, writing and arithmetic). 2. How does the British education reflect social class British education reflect the deeper divisions in British society in which social class is still very important: class inequality can be erased or continued according to education policy. What’s more, the enduring feature of British education is the continuing debate over how “equal” educational opportunity should be. In British, the accent you speak with, the clothes you wear, and the schools you attend are all markers that identify your social class. The school (or college)tie is a clear marker of social class. Even on informal occasions you will sometimes see men wearing their school ties as belts to hold up their trousers –proudly displaying their attendance at a certain school. In Britain, where you are educated is very important to you future. 3 what are the major changes that have taken place since World war 2 Is British education moving towards more progress or more equality Pick up some examples from the text to illustrate your points. Other major changes to the British education system were caused by world war Ⅱ。This time, the new system would emphasize equality. The result was the 1944 Education Act which made entry to secondary schools and universities”meritocratic”. Children would be abilities they displayed. All children were given the right to a free secondary education and the main concern was to make sure more children had access to a good education. In the 1960s,comprehensive schools were introduced all over the country, which ended the division between grammar schools----where the most academically capable pupils were sent to be prepared for university----and vocational school where less successful pupils were sent to learn allowed to let children "compete" for places. 4. Why does the author say that universities in Britain have been rather elitist 答：Most students were from the middle classes, attended good schools, performed well in their A-levels and received a fully-funded place in a university. In recent years, great efforts have been made to increase the numbers of and kinds of people that pursue higher education. Access for mature students and students without traditional A-level qualifications is widening. 5. (1) what is the Open University in Britain (2)What do you think of this system (1)The Open University offers a non-traditional route for people to take university level courses and receive a university degree. People can follow university courses through textbooks, TV and radio broadcasts, correspondence, videos, residential schools and a network of study centre. (2)It was the Open University which provided the inspiration for the founding of China’s TV and Radio University. Unit 8 British Foreign Relations 1.What and how did the British empire end How did the British react to this reality How did the end of British imperialism influence the psychology of the British and the making of Britain's foreign policy (1) The end of the great British empire was surprisingly rapid. In 1946, Jordan, in the Middle East, was granted independence. The following year, India and Pakistan followed suit. In 1948, Burma and Ceylon
高三英语知识点总结归纳5篇分享 学习高三英语知识点的时候需要讲究方法和技巧，更要学会对高三英语知识点进行归纳整理。 高三英语知识点1 look at a book? 1. 表示阅读性地“看书”(即读书)，一般要用动词read。如： Don’t read such books. 不要读那样的书。 He is reading a book on Shakespeare. 他在看一本关于莎士比亚的书。 但是，在许多情况下，“看书”只需用read 就够了(尤其是泛泛地表示“看书”时)，无需后接book作宾语。如： In the evening I usually read. 晚上我常常看书。 This light is too poor to read by. 这光线太暗不能看书。 I read much less now than I did at school. 我现在看书远比我上学时少。 2. 若不是表示阅读性地“看书”，而只是大概地看一看，比如看看书的封面、定价、内容提要等，或者回答问题时看看书的某些章节或字句等，或者是考试时悼词楸镜龋此时都不宜用动词read, 可用look at, see 等。如： Can I look at those books? 我可以看看那些书吗?
Jim demanded to see my books. 吉姆要求看看我的书。 Please answer my questions without looking at your books. 请不看书回答我的问题。 Students must not look at their books during examinations. 学生考试不准舞弊。 高三英语知识点2 虚拟条件句 条件状语从句是非真实情况，在这种情况下要用虚拟语气。 l-条件从句与现在事实不一致，句型为：If+主语十过去时，tiag+should (could，would，或might)+动词原形，例如：If l were you，1 would study hard. 2.条件从句与过去事实不一致，句型为：If+主语+had+过去分词，主语+should(could, would，或might)+have+过去分词，例如：If I had not studied hard.1would have failed in the exam last term 3.条件从句与将来事实不一致，句型为：lf+主语+should/were to+do，主语+should( could.)+原形do，例如：If l were to go to the moon one day,I could see itwith my own eyes. 注意： 1.If条件句中绝对不可出现“would”。 2-根据句中的时间状语，有时可能出现“混合虚拟”的情况，即主
广东外语外贸大学成人高等教育 《英语国家概况》第一套复习题 I. Decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write T for True and F for False . ( 1.5 points each , 30 points in total ) 1.The island of Great Britain is geographically divided into three parts: England, Scotland and Wales. 2.People from different parts of Britain like to use the name England to refer to their country. 3.In terms of population and area, Northern Ireland is the second largest part of the United Kingdom. 4.Because of political troubles, Northern Ireland has been quite significant among the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom. 5.The majority of the people in Britain are descendants of the Anglo-Saxons. 6.The Celtic people are the earliest known inhabitants of Britain. 7.English changed into what is described as Modern English from the late 16th century. 8.The British history before 55 BC is basically undocumented. 9.The Celts became the dominant group in Britain between the 8th and 5th centuries BC. 10.The name of Britain came from a Celtic tribe – the Britons. 11.The Anglo –Saxons came to Britain in the mid-5th century. 12.The Vikings began to attack the English coasts in the 8th century. 13.Henry II built up a large empire which included England and most of France. 14.The Magna Carta was designed to protect the rights of both the privileged class and the townspeople. 15.The Hundred Years’War was a series of wars fought between England and Normans for trade and territory. 16.In an effort to make a compromise between different religious factions, Queen Elizabeth I actually defended the fruit of the Religious Reformation. 17.In reality, the British King or Queen is the source of all government powers. 18.British Parliament is the law-making body of the Commonwealth of Nations. 19.The members in the House of Commons in Britain are appointed rather than elected. 20.Britain was the first industrialized nation in the world. Answer keys: 1. T 2. F 3. F 4. T 5. T 6. T 7. F 8. T 9. T 10. T 11.T 12. T 13. T 14. F 15. F 16. T 17. F 18. F 19. F 20. T II. Choose the one that best completes each of the following statements. (2 points each, 40 points in total) 1. ___B_____ is the capitall city of Scotland. A. Belfast B. Edinburgh C. Aberdeen D. Cardiff 2. Among the four parts of the United Kingdom, ____D_____ is the smallest. A. England B. Scotland C. Wales D. Northern Ireland 3. Almost a quarter of the British population lives in ____B_______ England. A. northeastern B.southeastern C. northwestern D. southwestern
2011年英语国家概况复习提纲（2010级1、2、3、4班） 一、考试题型 1、选择题（10%）：10个小题，每题1分。 2、判断正误题（10%）：10个小题，每题1分。 3、术语翻译（英译汉10%）：10术语，每个术语1分。 4、名词解释（20%）：5个术语，每个4分。 5、简答题（30%）：6个小题，每题5分。 6、论述题（20%）：1个小题。 二、考试范围 美国部分全部10章，英国部分前4章（第一至第四章）、2000年——2010年八级考试中关于英语国家概况试题。 三、考试依据 教材、课件PPT、历年八级考试中关于英语国家概况试题 四、考试重点 1、重点翻译术语： (1) New Frontier 新边疆 (2) the Civil Rights Movement 民权运动 (3) the Great Society 伟大社会 (4) the Counterculture Movement 反主流文化运动 (5) the New Left Movement 新左派运动 (6) the Anti-War Movement 反战运动 (7) the Strategic Defence Initiative 战略防御措施 (8) the Populist Party人民党
(9) Star Wars星球大战 (10) Monroe Doctrine门罗主义 (11) Truman Doctrine 杜鲁门主义 (12) the Marshall Plan 马歇尔计划 (13) the Missile Crisis 导弹危机 (14) the House Un-American Activities Committee 众议院非美活动调查委员会 (15) WASP 白人盎格鲁—撒克逊新教徒 (16) indentured servants 契约佣工 (17) the Civil War 美国内战 (18) the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 全国有色人种协进会 (19) model minority 模范少数族裔 (20) Indian Reservations 印第安人保留区 (21) Gold Rush淘金热 (22) Supreme Court最高法院 (23) the Court of Appeals 上诉法院 (24) the District Court地区法庭 (25) judicial review 司法复审 (26) the House of Representatives 众议院 (27) chief justice 首席大法官 (28) associate justice 大法官 (29) the Articles of Confederation 《邦联条例》 (30) winner-take-all 赢者通吃/ （美国总统选举中）胜者获得所有选举人选票
最新2020高考英语知识点整理 高考英语知识点：英语第一轮复习知识点 一、在复习词汇时，学生要学会自我总结 通过自我总结，学生主动取得了知识的精华，并转化为适合自己需要的东西。善于归纳中学教材中常用词汇的基本用法及相关知识点的异同，如：mean一词，可以表示"意思是"、"意味着"，常用于mean something/doing something，而在"mean to do something"结构中，则是"计划"、"打算"之意。善于对有共同用法或特点的词汇进行归纳，形成相关的小知识链。如：suggest(建议)，insist(坚持要求)，demand(要求)、ask(请求)等后接的宾语从句中都要用虚拟语气。善于归纳近义词、同义词，如：在复习join的用法时，可以联系join in，take part in，join sb in归纳复习之后，要做对应练习。这样才能扩大词汇量，又可以提高实际运用英语能力。 二、句型复习应结合课本的例句进行 中学英语课本的句型很多，有强调句、祈使句、倒装句、省略句、反意疑问句、插入语等句型。这些都是高考的常考点。我们通过复习
课本的例句，总结归纳这些句型的特点、用法及它们的适用条件，既掌握英语的基本句型用法，又可以促进我们的英语谴词造句能力。 三、语法复习要考虑语境 通过语境来训练我们的语言使用能力。每一个语法项目的复习可分三个层次进行：复习要点、主要考点、精选练习。如果能做到这一点，定能做到学以致用。现在高考英语试题淡化了语法，但学好语法却是正确和规范运用英语的保证。因此，语法复习不可轻视。 四、重视交际用语复习 如今高考试题越来越重视考查学生的英语交际能力，而且中学英语教材的每一单元都有以交际功能贯穿的对话课。因此，学生在复习时，要注意对各单元的对话进行排列分类，整理归纳，总结出相关话题的典型句型，并设想具体语境，亲身实践，学会运用。如果交际用语复习和听力复习结合起来进行，效果更佳。 高考英语知识点：英语时态知识点大全 般现在时