《英语国家概况》试卷1及答案

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1、I.Choosethecorrectanswerfromtheoptionsgiven:（20points,1pointeach）      1.WhichofthefollowingisNOTconsideredacharacteristicofLondon?      A.Theculturalcentre.  B.Thebusinesscentre.      C.Thefinancialcentre. D.Thesportscentre.      2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtruea

2、boutthecharacteristicsofBritain?      A.Economicdifferencesbetweennorthandsouth.      B.DifferencesofsocialsystemsbetweenScotlandandWales.      C.Classdifferencesbetweenawhite-collarworkerandablue-collarworker.      D.CulturaldifferencesbetweenimmigrantsandtheBr

3、itish.      3.In1969,thefirstBritishsoldierswereseenon NorthernIrelandStreet　Theycame first_______.      A.tomaintaintrafficorderinNorthernIreland      B.toprotecttheCatholicpeople      C.toprotecttheProtestantpeople      D.toreplacetheRoyalUlsterConstabularysin

4、cetheywereunabletokeepsocialOrder       4.Intheearly1970s,theIRA_________.      A.killedmanyProtestantsandCatholics      B.burneddownthehousesofCatholics’      C.murderedindividualsatrandom      D.carriedoutaseriesofbombingandshootingandattackedthesecurityforces

5、astheirmaintarget     5.WhydidtheBritishgovernmentdecidetoreplacethePower-Sharingpolicywith “direct-rule”fromLondon?      A.ThePower-SharingpolicywasnotacceptedbythemajorityofProtestants.      B.TheNorthernIrishParliamentcouldnotgoverntheprovinceeffectively.    

6、  C.ThePower-Sharingpolicycouldn’tbecarriedout.      D.Alltheabove.      6.WhichgroupofpeoplecanNOTvoteinthegeneralelection?A.     MembersintheHouseofCommons.B.     LordsintheHouseofLords.C.    Themajorparties.D.    TheUKresidentcitizensoftheIrishRepublic.     7

7、.HowmanyseatsintheHouseofCommonsshouldapartyholdatleastinordertowintheelection?      A.651   B.326    C.626    D.351     8.Whichgovernmentlostavoteofnoconfidenceandwasforcedtoresignin1979?      A.TheConservativegovernment.B.TheLiberalgovernment.      C.TheLabour

8、government.  D.Theradicalgovernment.      9.WhichofthefollowingbooksiswrittenbyGeoffreyChaucer?      A.TheCanterburyTales.      B.Beowulf.      C.TheUlsterCycle.