《英语国家概况》复习资料及答案
1.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
2.Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of British government?
A.It offers the Queen high political status and supreme power.
B.It is both a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy.
C.It is the oldest representative democracy in the world.
D.It has no written form of Constitution.
3.Under whose reign was the Bill of Rights passed?
A.William of Orange
B. James Ⅱ
C. Oliver Cromwell
D. GeorgeⅠ
4. Which of the following livestock has the biggest number in the UK?
A. Beef cattle.
B. Dairy cattle
C. Chicken.
D. Sheep.
5. Which group of people cannot vote in the general election?
A. Members in the House of Commons.
B. Lords in the House of Lords.
C. The UK citizens above the age of 18.
D. The UK resident citizens of the Irish Republic.
6. A free press is considered very important to the functioning of parliamentary democracy because ___________.
A. it plays a watchdog function, keeping an eye on the government
B. it informs people of current affairs in the world.
C. it provides people with subjective reports.
D. it publishes short pamphlets for Parliament.
7．Of Which people is Robert Burns a national poet?
A. The Welsh people
B. The Irish people
C. The Scottish people
D. The English people
8．. It was said that Christianity was introduced into Ireland by __________
A. the Vikings
B. the Normans
C. Brian Buru
D. Saint Patrick
9. In the 17th century, the English government encouraged people from Scotland and Northern England to emigrate to the north of Ireland because _________.
A. they wanted to increase its control over Ireland
B. they had too many people and didn’t have enough space for them to live in Britain
C. they intended to expand their investment
D. they believed that Ireland was the best place for them
10. Which is the largest city in Scotland?
A. Cardiff
B. Edinburgh
C. Glasgow
D. Manchester
二．填空
1. Charles the First, king of Britain, was executed, because he attempted to overrule___________ in the English Revolution.
2. The _________IRA believed that they had made enough progress so that they could concentrate on a political process, and run candidates for_______.
3. It’s hard to make talks successful between the British and Irish governments without the participation of __________and____________.
4. The party which wins the majority seats in parliament forms _________and its party leader becomes __________-.
5. Since 1945, the UK economy has experienced ________ decline rather than _______ decline.
6. The UK economy can be divided into three main sectors: ________industries, secondary industries and ________industries.
7. Shakespeare’s plays fall into three categories .They are _________ , _________and history plays.
8. Charlotte Bronte and Emily Bronte are noted for their respective novel ________and __________which are largely the love stories of a woman for a man.
9. People usually dress up and show off their fashionable clothes and elaborate hats for the social event called __________.
10. Traditionally, people gave Christmas gifts or money to their staff or servants on ___________, which is the day after Christmas.
三．问答
1. Who introduced Christianity into Ireland?
2. What’s the full name of the UK?
3. What is the major function of the Parliament?
4. How many seats in the House of Commons should a party hold at least in order to win the
election?
5. Which party won 4 consecutive elections and was in power for quiet a long time from 1979 to
1997?
6. Name two of the tragedies written by Shakespeare.
7. Which is one of the largest government departments that deal with education?
四．名词解释
the quality paper
London
the Celts
the Anglo-Saxons
D A A D B A B D A C
1. the parliament
2. official election
3. Sinn Fein IRA
4.the government the Prime Minister
5. relative absolute
6. primary tertiary
7. tragedies comedies
8. Jane Eyre Wuthering Heights 9. the Royal Escort
10. Boxing Day
1.He was St. Patrick.
2.It is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
3.It is to pass laws.
4.It needs at least 326.
5.It was the Conservative party.
6.They are Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet
7.It is the Ministry of Education.
名词解释见课本
英语国家概况考试题型如下： 1.选择题（30 X 1’） 2.填空题（20 X 1’） 3.简答（10 X 2’）--必须回答完整的句子 4.分析题（6 X 5’）-- 必须回答完整的句子 总分100 分 主要内容包括： 一．U.S. Geography 1.Full name of U.S.. 2.Number of States: 50 states. 3.After President Jefferson brought the Louisiana territory from France there was a desire for territorial expansion among many frontier men. 4.The U.S. has a land area of 9.3 million square kilometers. The fourth largest countries. 5.Taxas is the largest mainland state of the U.S.. Alaska is the largest state of the U.S.. 6.Hawaii is in the Pacific Ocean. 7.America’s movies are mostly made in Hollywood near the city of Los Angeles in south California. 二．U.S. People 1.The largest of the racial and ethnic minorities in the US is the Blacks (Afriican-Americans). 2.The “first Americans” were the Indians. 3.The Asian-Americans are the fastest-growing racial and ethnic group in the United States. 4.The first permanent settlement in North America was established in today’s V erginia in the year of 1607. 5.The “Three Faiths” in the U.S. refer to: ?Protestan ?Catholic ?Jewish 6.The majority of the Catholics in the U.S. are descendants of immigrants from Ireland, Italy and Poland. 7.American society is a stratified one in which power, wealth and pestige are unequally distributed among the population. 8.WASP stands for White Anglo-Saxon Protestant.
《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
第7章英国政治 7.1 复习笔记 【知识框架】 Ⅰ. Constitutional Framework Ⅱ. Parliament 1. The Crown or Sovereign 2. The House of Lords 3. The House of Commons 4. The Prime Minister and the Cabinet Ⅲ. Regional Government Ⅳ. Local Government Ⅴ. Justice Ⅵ. Political Process 1. Elections 2. Two-part System 3. Female Representation in Britain Politics Ⅶ. Security 【重难点归纳】 The UK is a state of constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary democracy. In the
UK, the country’s head of state is the reigning king or queen, and the head of government is the prime minister, who is the leader of the majority political party in the House of Commons. 英国是一个君主立宪制和议会民主制国家。在英国，国家元首是在位的国王或女王，政府首脑是首相，他是下议院多数党领袖。 Ⅰ. Constitutional Framework 1. The British constitution is made up of statute law, common law and conventions. 2. The main elements of the government are the legislature, the executive, and the judiciary. Ⅰ. 宪法框架 1. 英国宪法由成文法、普通法和公约组成。 2. 政府的主要组成部分是立法、行政和司法。 Ⅱ. Parliament The UK Parliament was formed in 1707. The separate British and Irish parliaments are integrated into a single Parliament of the UK from January 1, 1801. Ⅱ. 议会 英国议会成立于1707年。从1801年1月1日起，独立的英国和爱尔兰议会合并为英国的单一议会。 1. The Crown or Sovereign
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《英语国家概况》课程教学大纲 课程名称：英语国家概况计划学分：2学分 计划学时：32学时课程性质：选修课 课程类型：专业课面向专业：商务英语、应用英语专业 编制单位：外语系编制时间：2012年8月 一、课程的性质、地位和作用 随着我国对外交往的日益频繁和涉外工作的需要，大学生不仅要学好英语，提高语言应用能力，还应加深对英语国家社会与文化生活基本情况的了解，从而在工作和生活中更好地进行跨文化交流。本课程就是根据此需要，根据《大学英语课程教学要求》而开设的选修课，体现了英语教学必须实行语言教学与文化知识课程紧密相结合的原则，有利于基础阶段语言教学与文化知识教学的相互促进。 二、教学目的及要求 本课程涉及了英语国家的地理、历史、语言发展、文化、社会等方面，目的在于扩大学生视野、对于英语国家的理解不仅从经济、政治的角度，而且要从社会、文化的角度来看问题。 1.提供了一个对于英语国家的中立的、恰当的、多角度的、贴近实际 的调查。 2.提高学生思维能力、分析和解决问题的能力。 3.培养学生对于人类和社会的客观的、健康的、科学的人生观、价值 观。
4.培养能把英语的语言基础知识和广阔的文化背景知识结合在一起的 优秀英语人才，即复合型人才。 5.帮助学生对于英语文学、报纸、杂志、脱口秀、英语笑话等的理 解。 三、课程的章节、具有的深度、广度、难点、重点 Chapter 1 Geography, People and Language 通过对本章的学习，了解英语国家的地理、气候、主要城市、人民、英语语言的发展。 重点：地理、人口特点 难点：英语语言发展的三个阶段 Chapter 2 History 从国家的建立、进入封建社会、到现代社会的转化，全面地了解英语国家的历史。 重点：历史转折性事件、关键人物、工业革命、现代社会 难点：两次世界大战以及其对英语国家的影响 Chapter 3 Government 了解英语国家的宪法、政府、政党、选举等。 重点：英语国家的立法机关、行政机关、司法机关 难点：不同政治体制下这三者的关系、作用 Chapter 4 Economy 了解英语国家的近代经济、现代经济。 重点：英语国家的近现代经济 难点：在国家经济中起重要作用的产业
《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
英语国家概况（阅读） 1、Which of the following statements is NOT true? C.The Social Democratic and Labour Party is a very important political party in Britain 2、Which of the following statements is NOT correct? D.Parliament has no power to change the terms of the Constitution. 3、To get a bachelor’s degree, an American undergraduate student is required to do the following except ____. C.taking certain subjects such as history, language and philosophy 4、Which of the following is the only branch that can make federal laws, and levy federal taxes? B.The legislative. 5、Which one of the following is NOT particularly British Christmas tradition? C.Eating chocolate eggs on Easter Day. 6、Which of the following statements is NOT true about blacks after the 1960s? A.Blacks felt that they could be fully integrated into the mainstream of American life. 7、The New Deal was started by ___. A.Franklin Roosevelt. 8、Which of the following is NOT based on the fact? A.Members of Parliament elect the Prime Minister and the Cabinet. 9、Three of the following are characteristics of London, Which of the four is the EXCEPTION? C.London is not only the largest city in Britain, but also the largest in the world 10、In order to go to university, secondary school students in the US must meet the following requirements except that ___. D.They pass the college entrance examinations 11、Which of the following statements is NOT correct? When the War of Independence was over, ___. D.the relationships between the states and the national government were clearly defined. 12、Which of the following about the tabloids is not true? A.They are big format newspapers. 13、In the 17th century,the English government encouraged people from Scotland and Northern England to emigrate to the north of Ireland, because ____. A.they wanted to increase its control over Ireland 14、The largest religion in the US is ___. B.Christianity 15、Which of the following is NOT a feature of the House of Lords? C.The lords are expected to represent the interests of the public.
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
龙源期刊网 https://www.doczj.com/doc/d410785179.html, 《英语国家概况》的教学反思 作者：童方吟 来源：《读与写·上旬刊》2017年第11期 摘要：《英语国家概况》是每所大学英语专业都会开设的课程，这一学科对于经济全球化的今天来说至关重要，因此，对于这门学科的教学，教师应该认真反思，如何高效的提高教学质量。 关键词：国概；教学方法；存在问题 中图分类号：G648 文献标识码：B 文章编号：1672-1578（2017）11-0001-01 英语教育专业的专业课程大致包括三种类型：英语语言课程、英语文学课程、英汉与汉英翻译课程。英语国家概况则属于英语语言课程中的一门专业必修课，其总体目标是：比较系统的介绍英、美、加、澳、新等主要英语国家在历史、地理、社会、政治、经济、教育等方面的情况以及其文化传统，让学生了解这些主要英语国家的背景知识，以扩大学生知识面，增强学生对英语国家文化的识别力、理解力，培养和提高学生观察、分析和解决问题的能力，使学生的在了解英语国家文化的过程中理解和运用英语进行有效的交际和成功的沟通。 进入新世纪以来，《基础教育课程改革纲要》的颁布，标志着我国的英语教育进入了一个崭新的大好时机。作为英语专业知识类课程，英语国家概况具有自身显著的特点，如果不改进与完善该课程的教学理论和方法，该课程就很难适应新的教学要求。 1.课程教学现状以及问题 1.1 教材及教学资料。《概况》课程的一大缺陷就是教材及教学资料很不完整，给老师的备课无形中增加了难度。目前市场上使用较普遍的是周叔麟主编的新版《英美概况教程》、王恩铭主编的《英语国家概况》、来安方编著的《英美概况》等，虽然看起来版本很多，但是每个版本都有自己的缺陷所在，体系并不很完整合理，并且，配套教学资料相当匮乏，这也严重的影响了学生学习的自主性。 1.2 课时安排。现今很多大学都在大二开设《概况》课程，通常为36个学时，并且是作为考查课程。要想学生在短短的36个课时里面掌握五个国家的历史、文化、政治、社会、经济等各方面内容，这对于教师的教学和学生的学习来说都比较困难，很容易造成学习上囫囵吞枣的现象。 1.3 学生的主观能动性。《国概》课程由于知识面广，生词量大，阅读量也大，这就导致学生在接触这本教材的时候就会产生畏惧心理，不知如何开始。将国概课程试卷与英语专业其
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
Major English- speaking countries: a survey(英语国家概况) Answer the following questions briefly(简要地回答以下的问题) 1. What are the five famous symbols of American culture? Answer: The statue of liberty. Barbie. American Gothic. The buffalo nickel. Uncle Sam 2. Why do we call American agriculture is “agribusiness”? Answer: The term is coined to reflect the large-scale nature of agriculture enterprise in the modern US economy. 3. In American immigration history what caused the first Chinese come to the USA in the nineteenth century? Answer: They came initially in the gold mines and later, in building the transcontinental railroad. 4. In terms of linguistics what is RP in London, the UK? Answer: RP is “received pronunciation”, which is considered to be spoken in the upper sociality of London. It is treated as the Standard English in the UK. 5. Why most Britons are inclined to the system of monarchy instead of an immediate implementation of democracy? Answer: F or many Britons, the queen’s symbolic functions are crucial to th e “Britishness”of Britain, it is believed that the monarchy will not be abolished anytime soon, and will continue to wield important emotional and persuasive powers.