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1、 《英語國家文化》期末考試試 I. Multiple Choice (20%) 1.The highest mountain peak in Britain is called ____.  ____ [A] Ben Nevis [B] Cross Fell [C] Snowdon [D] Scafell 2.The Lake District is well-known for________. [A] its wild and beaut

2、iful scenery [B] its varied lakes [C] the lake Poets [D] all of the above three 3. Which of the following is NOT the feature tish climate?  of  Bri [A] Coldness. [B] More rainy days. [C] Changeability . [D] Mo

3、re fogs. 4.The established church of Britain is ________. [A] The Church of Scotland [B] Free churches [C] The United Reformed Church [D] The Church of England 5.Easter is kept, commemorating the ________of Jesus C hrist. [A] co

4、ming [B] birth [C] death [D] resurrection 6.Under Mrs. Thatcher, British economy in 1980s gradual ly ____C__ [A] declined [B] recessed [C] recovered [D] went down 7.Tertiary industry does NOT include ________. [A] retailing [B] insurance

5、 [C] electronics [D] banking 8.In Britain, government cannot spend any money withou t the permission of ________. [A] the Queen [B] the Prime Minister [C] the House of Commons [D] the House of Lords 9.________ is seen as the party of t

6、he “middle ”, o ccupying the ideological ground between the two main parties. [A]The Conservative [B]The Labour [C]The Liberal Democratic [D]The Tory 10.The general election in Britain is held every ________ years. [A]3 [B]4 [C]5 [D]6 11.

7、 The earliest settlers on the British Isles were the ________. [A]Celts [B]Gaels [C]Iberians [D]Brythons [A]Julius Caesar [B]Claudius [C]Augustine [D]the Pope 13.________launched the Hundred Years’War. [A]Edward I [B]Edward II

8、 [C]Edward III [D]Henry III 14.Black Death to some extent brought ________ to villains [A]higher wages [B]greater freedom [C]better life [D]both A and B 15.The British Industrial Revolution first began in the________ industry. [A]iron and steel [B]te

9、xtile [C]coal-mining [D]ship-building 16.The term “Rotten Boroughs ” means ________. [A]boroughs that were rotten. [B]dirty boroughs [C]boroughs in which there were no inhabitants. [D]constituencies that were represented in the House of Commons

10、Chartist Movement was caused by the following reasons except ________. [A]divided leadership [B]a strong party with socialism as its programme [C]influence of Utopian and petty-bourgeois ideologies [D]immaturity of the working class 18.The author of “Wealth of Nations

11、 [A]Adam Smith [B]David Ricardo [C]Thomas Malthus [D]Robert Owen  ” is ________. 19.Which is NOT the member country of the Triple Alliance [A]Germany [B]France [C]Austria-Hungary [D]Italy 20.Which was NOT the member country of the Triple Enten

12、te? [A]Britain.  ？ [B]France. [C]Russia. [D]Italy. II.Blank filling(10%) 1.The present sovereign of Britain is Queen________,and Prince ________ is the heir to the throne. 2.Theoretically, the Queen has all the power, but in reality, she must

13、 act on the advice of the ________ 3.Parliament is the supreme________authority in Britain 4.Parliament consists of the________, the House of ________ and the House of________. 5.The presiding officer of the House of Commons is “________.” 6.The British government is compose

14、d of the ________ Minister and other ministers, who are responsible to the queen. 7.The Cabinet is composed of the most ________ ministers who meet regularly under the call of the Prime Minister. III.True or false statement(10% ) 1.Kangaroo,emu and koala are unique animals o

15、f New Zealand. 2.Queen Elizabeth II is the head of New Zealand. 3.Australia is divided into six states and two territories. 4.Queen Elizabeth II is the Queen of Australia.The Queen is represented by the Prime Minister at federal level. 5.The CommonwealthParliament of Aust

16、ralia comprise the Queen, the Senate, and the House of Representatives. 6.The Queen is represented in the parliament of Australia by the Governor-General,who by convention acts on the advice of the queen. 7.From March 2005 to August 2006, New Zealand the only country in the world in which

17、all the highest offices in the land have been occupied simultaneously by women. 8.National anthem of Australia is  “God Defend Australia  ”, while that of New Zealand is “Advance New Zealand Fair. ” 9.The political system of NewZealand is based upon a constitutional r

18、epublic with a parliamentary democracy 10.Parliament of New Zealand is made up of only one house. IV.Matching(10%) Column A 1.Liverpool 2.Hull 3.Sheffield 4.Manchester 5.Glasgow 7.Birmingham 8.Belfast Column B A.the

19、steel manufacturing center of Britain B.the former center of textile industry of Britain C.the fishing port in Humberside D.the largest city in Britain E.the second largest city in Britain F.the district of Merseyside I.The capital of Northern Ireland J.the capital of Scotland

20、 V.Translation(10%) 1.Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy 2.APEC 3.Common Market 4.Crown Court 5.Doomsday Book 6.EU 7.High Court of Justice 8.Roman Conquest 9.stagflation 10.tertiary industries VI.Term explanation(10%) 1.the Cabinet 2.G

21、lorious Revolution 3.British Isles 4.Oliver Cromwell VII. Questions for discussion(30%) 1.What were the consequencesof the British Industrial Revolution ？ 2.What’s your idea about the ecessity for the UKto keep the monarchy (the queen or the king)? 3.What are the natura

22、l advantages that help the United Kingdom become a world power? 《英語國家文化》參考答案和評分標準（ C） I. Multiple Choice (20%) 1. [A] 2. [D] 3. [A] 4. [D] 5. [D] 6. [C] 7. [C] 8. [C] 9. [B] 10. [C] 11. [C] 12. [B] 13. [C] 14. [D] 15. [B] 16. [D] 17. [B] 18. [A] 19. [B] 20. [D] II. Blank filling

23、 (10%) 1. Elizabeth II, Charles 2. ministers (prime minister) 3. legislative 4. monarch (或 queen 或 king 或 sovereign), lords, commons 5. Mr. Speaker 6. Prime 7. important III. True or false statement (10%) 1. F 2. T 3. T 4. F 5.T 6. F 7. T 8. F 9. F 10. T IV. Matching (10%)

24、 1. f 2. c 3. a 4. b 5. g 6. d 7. e 8. i 9. j 10. h V. Translation (10%) 1. 盎格魯—薩克森七國 2. 亞太經(jīng)濟合作組織（亞太經(jīng)合組織） 3. 共同市場 4. 王座法庭 5. 《英國地理圖志》( 《末日審判書》) 6. 歐洲聯(lián)盟（歐盟） 7. 高等法院 8. 羅曼征服 9. （經(jīng)濟）滯漲 10. 第三產(chǎn) 業(yè) VI. Term explanation (10%) 1.the Cabinet 12 (1) composedof the he

25、ads of the most important departments + prime minister (2) meeting regularly, working in great secrecy, connected with the principle of collective responsibility 2. Glorious Revolution (1) Charles II ruled the country cruelly + the interests of the bourgeoisie was provoked (2) In 1688,

26、 the two parties of the bourgeoisie united and staged a bloodless coup d ’état and put William of Orange on the throne and formed an alliance with the landowners. 3. British Isles (1) Composed of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (2) Including small island around 4. Oliver

27、 Cromwell (1) led the parliamentary army and defeated the king (2) established the commonwealth (3) ruled the country cruelly 1. Whatwere the consequencesof the British Industrial Revolution? (1) The industrial bourgeoisie gained supremacy in the 1840s not

28、only in the economic but also in the political life of the country. (2) Productivity was greatly increased. (3) As a result of the growth of industry, population was more and more concentrated in towns and cities. (4) The rapid growth of capitalism, while bringi

29、ng enormouswealth to the industrial bourgeoisie, caused miseries and disasters among the working people. (5) As the capitalists intensified their exploitation of the working class, the latter took action against the bourgeois government.

30、 2. What’s your idea about the necessity for the UK to keep the monarchy (the queen or the king)? 本題為論述題，無現(xiàn)成答案，只要考生能夠論述以下三點，就可給滿分。 (1) The theoretical and superficial power of the monarch. (2) Almost all the poweris vested in the Cabinet and the Parliament. (3) The monarch is the symbol of the national unity and justice. 3. What are the natural advantages that help the United Kingdom become a world power? (1) Geographic location (2) Climate (3) Nature resources