一、单项选择

7 、Which of the following description about the Conservative party is Not true?（难度系数：2.00）

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. 参考答案：D

5 、Which of the following is Not true about life peers?（难度系数：2.00） 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. 参考答案：B 6 、Which of the following statements is Not true about class system in the UK?（难度系数：2.00） A、People of different classes tend to read different kinds of newspapers. B、Class division is only decided by people's income.

C、Though social advancement is possible, class affects a person's life chances. D、 The way people speak may indentify them as belonging to a particular class. 参考答案：B

8 、Which of the following is Not included in Household Energy Management Strategy?（难度系数：2.00）

A、Every household will have installed loft and cavity insulation where it's practical to do so by 2015.

B、7 million homes will have received more substantial eco-upgrades by 2020.

C、Every household will have produced their electricity from renewable energy resources. D、 29% of carbon emission will have been reduced from the household sector by 2020. 参考答案：C

3 、Where is the best agricultural land in Britain?（难度系数：1.00） A、In the southeast of England. B、In the northeast of England. C、In the southeast of Scotland. D、 In the northeast of Scotlａnd. 参考答案：A

2 、Which of the following is Not a company in the energy sector?（难度系数：1.00） A、Shell B、ICI C、RTZ

D、 British Gas 参考答案：B

4 、What did Frank Whittle do in 1937?（难度系数：1.00） A、He invented the first jet plane. B、He developed the first jet engine. C、He made the first powered flight.

D、 He made the trans-Atlantic flight. 参考答案：B

1 、Which of the following countries is the last to come out of recession?（难度系数：1.00） A、Germany B、Japan C、Britain D、 France 参考答案：C 二、判断

8 、The amount spengt in national campaign is not limited other than that on TV.（难度系数：2.00） A、正确 B、错误 C、

参考答案：B

12 、Liberal Democratic party is the newest of the major national parties.（难度系数：2.00） A、正确 B、错误 C、

参考答案：B

10 、The majority of middle-class people today have working class parents or grandparents.（难度系数：2.00） A、正确 B、错误 C、

参考答案：A

9 、One of the distinctive features about the British class-system is that it has also retained a hereditary aristocracy.（难度系数：2.00） A、正确 B、错误 C、

参考答案：A

11 、The immigrants have problems of unemployment, under-representation in politics and unfair treatment by police and by the justice system.（难度系数：2.00） A、正确 B、错误 C、

参考答案：B

7 、On March 2nd, 2010, the British government published its Household Energy Management Strategy.（难度系数：2.00） A、正确 B、错误 C、

参考答案：A

6 、Both the U.S. and Canada overtook Britain in economy by 1900.（难度系数：1.00） A、正确 B、错误 C、

参考答案：B

3 、In the 1970s, with the soaring price of oil and high rates if inflation, Britain went through a bad period.（难度系数：1.00） A、正确 B、错误 C、

参考答案：A

1 、The leader of the Conservatives, Margaret Thatcher stargted a series of reforms.An extensive programme of privatisation was carried out, and she was successful in an all-round way.（难度系数：1.00） A、正确 B、错误 C、

参考答案：B

5 、Britain has a large sector of agriculture producing 11.6% of its national wealth.（难度系数：1.00） A、正确 B、错误 C、

参考答案：B

4 、A low rate of domestic industrial investment coupled with a very high rate of overseas investment is a characteristic of the UK economy.（难度系数：1.00） A、正确 B、错误 C、

参考答案：A

2 、In recent years, Britain is second only to the U.S. as a destination for international drect investment.（难度系数：1.00） A、正确 B、错误 C、

参考答案：A