试卷代号：6544
湖南广播电视大学 2018年1月开放教育期末考试
英语国家简况（1）试卷
2018年12月
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PartI.Multiple Choice(20小题，每题2分，共40分) Choose the best answer according to the coursebook. 1.
Which of the following is NOT true about the characteristic of Britain? A. Economic differences between north and south.
B. Difference 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. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. Wales was invaded by the Romans.
B. Wales was occupied by the Anglo-Saxons. C. Wales was conquered by the Normans. D. Wales was threatened by the English.
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
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 power effectively. C. The Power-sharing policy couldn’t be carried out. D. All the above.
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.
Which of the following is NOT a true description of the Queen’s role? A. The Queen selects the Prime Minister and the Cabinet.
B. The Queen symbolises the tradition and unity of the United Kingdom. C. The Queen acts as a confidante to the Prime Minister. D. The Queen is the temporal head of the Church of England. 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 IrishRepublic. By whom is a “vote of no confidence” decided? A. The House of Commons. B. The House of Lords. C. The two major parties. D. The Prime Minister.
Which civil airline was started in 1924 after the First World War?
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A. Imperial Airways. B. British Airways.
C. Hawker-Siddeley Corporation. D. The British Aircraft Corporation. 10. Which of the following two companies merged into British Aerospace?
A. The British Aircraft Corporation and Hawker-Siddeley Aviation B. The British Aircraft Corporation and Rolls Royce. C. Hawker-Siddeley Aviation and GEC Avionics. D. Hawker-Siddeley Aviation andRolls Royce. 11. Which of the following books is written by Geoffrey Chaucer?
A. The Canterbury Tales. B. Beowulf. C. King Lear. D. Le Morte D’Arthur. 12. Which literary form flourished in Elizabethan age more than any other form of literature?
A. Novel. B. Essay. C. Drama. D. Poetry. 13. Which of the following is a privately funded university in Britain?
A. The University of Cambridge. B. The University of Oxford. C. The University of Edinburgh. D. The University of Buckingham. 14. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Open University?
A. It’s open to everybody.
B. It requires no formal educational qualifications. C. No university degree is awarded.
D. University courses are followed through TV, radio, email and internet, etc. 15. How much of the globe did Great Britain rule in its imperial prime?
A. One fourth of the globe. B. One fifth of the globe. C. One third of the globe. D. Two thirds of the globe. 16. The Commonwealth is an organization of ______ that were once part of the British Empire.
A. about 40 countries B. about 50 countries C. about 60 countries D. about 60 countries
17.What is the first official language of the IrishRepublic?
A. English B. Irish C. Celtic D. Gaelic 18. Among the following writers, which is not Irish according to the claim of Ireland?
A. Charles Dickens B. Jonathan Swift C. Bernard Shaw D. Oscar Wilde
19. Which of the following was NOT source of migrants for the post-World War II assisted
migration to Australia? A. The Middle East. B. Britain C. Southern Europe D. Eastern Europe
20. In Australia, closer ties between the Government and the Opposition may have negative impact on ______.
A. the funding to public service
B. the relationship between the Government and the Opposition C. the performance of the Parliament
D. the quality of the advice to the government
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