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1、TheFinalExaminationPaperfortheCourseof“AnIntroductiontotheSocietyandCultureofMajorEnglish-speakingCountries”I.Choosethecorrectanswerfromeachofthefollowing,andwritedownthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.(20points)(C)1.WhichofthefollowingabouttheHouseofLordsisNOTtrue?A.Lordsdonotreceivesal

2、ariesandmanydonotattendParliamentsittings.B.ItconsistsoftheLordsofSpiritualandtheLordsofTemporal.C.Thelordsareexpectedtorepresenttheinterestsofthepublic.D.MostofthelordsintheHouseofLordsaremales.(B)2.Whereistheinternationaltennischampionshipheld?A.Wembley.B.Wimbledon.C.StAndrewsD.Clapham.

3、(D)3..In1960sintheU.S.,theonegroupwithinthecounterculturebestknownfortheirpursuitofhappinessastheironlygoalinlifewascalled.A.the“Hippies”B.the“BeatGeneration”C.the“MeGeneration”D.the“LostGeneration”(C)4.WhichgroupofpeoplecanNOTvoteinthegeneralelectioninGreatBritain?A.membersinthehouseofCo

4、mmonsB.LordsintheHouseofLordsC.theUKcitizensabovetheageof18D.theUKresidentcitizensoftheIrishRepublic(B)5.Whichofthefollowingistheworld’soldestnationalnewspaper?A．TheTimes.B．TheObserver.C．TheGuardian.D．TheFinancialTimes(C)6.ThefollowingwerethefoundingfathersoftheAmericanRepublicexcept____A

5、.GeorgeWashington.B.ThomasJefferson.C.WilliamPenn.D.BenjaminFranklin.(B)7.Inordertogotouniversity,secondaryschoolstudentsintheU.S.mustmeetthefollowingrequirementsexceptthat________.A.theyhavehighschoolrecordsandrecommendationsfromtheirteachersBtheymakegoodimpressionsduringtheinterviewsC.t

6、heygetgoodscoresintheScholasticAptitudeTestsD.theypassthecollegeentranceexamination.(A)8.IntheUnitedStates,peoplegotochurchmainlyforthefollowingreasonsexcept________.A.forfindingajobinsociety.B.forhavingaplaceinacommunity.C.foridentifyingthemselveswithdominantvalues.D.forgettingtogetherwi

7、thfriends.(C)9.The“Americansystem”ofmassproductionwasfirstusedin.A.carindustryB.textileindustryC.firearmsindustryD.agriculture(D)10.WhichofthefollowingisNOTapowerofAmericanpresident?A.ThepresidentcanvetoanybillpassedbyCongress.B.Thepresidenthastheauthoritytoappointf