科目代号：7008 座号： 甘肃广播电视大学2013年7月期*考试 开放专科英语专业 英语国家瓶况(1)试卷（开卷）】 L.There are 10 sentences in this part.Decide whether cach statement in the following sentences is true (T)or false (F)accerding to what you have learned from the course and write your answer at the corresponding place on the ANSWER SHEET.(20%) 1.The first documented arrival of Buddhists in Australia was from India. 2.Much early British literature was concerned with Christianity.and Anglo-Saxons produced many versions of the Bible. 3.The Scots and Welsh have a strong sense of being British. 4.The Australian political system follows the Western democratic tradition,reflecting British and North American experience.. 5 Most of the people in Northern Ireland are Catholies while the majority of the poople in the Republic are Protestants. 6.Britain is both aparliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy. 7.Grammar schools select children at the age of 11 and provide them with a general education 8.Dreaming helps the indigenous people to survive in the harsh emvironment of the desert of Australia 9.Britain is not a number of the NATO due to its disagreement with some European countries on defence policy. 10.Traditionally.Ireland has been a rural and agricultural culture. IL.There are 10 questions in this part.Each question is followed by four cheices marked A.B. C and D.Cheose the correct aaswer to each of the questions and write your answer at the correspomding place on the ANSWER SHEET.(20%) 1.Which of the following is Not a native Australia animal? A.Sheep B.Wombat C.Koala D.Kangaroo 2.Which of the following is the world'soldest national newspaper? A.The Times B.The Observer C.The Guardiann. D.The Financial Times 3.The Tower of London.a historical sight.located in the centre of London,was built by A.King Arthur B.Robin Hood 美语国家概况《1)以卷第1页〔共3页)
英语国家概况（1）试卷 第1页（共 3 页） 科目代号：7008 座号： 甘肃广播电视大学 2013 年 7 月期末考试 开放专科 英语专业 英语国家概况（1）试卷（开卷） I. There are 10 sentences in this part. Decide whether each statement in the following sentences is true (T) or false (F) according to what you have learned from the course and write your answer at the corresponding place on the ANSWER SHEET. (20%) 1. The first documented arrival of Buddhists in Australia was from India. _______ 2. Much early British literature was concerned with Christianity, and Anglo-Saxons produced many versions of the Bible. _________ 3. The Scots and Welsh have a strong sense of being British. ________ 4. The Australian political system follows the Western democratic tradition, reflecting British and North American experience. ________ 5 Most of the people in Northern Ireland are Catholics while the majority of the people in the Republic are Protestants. ________ 6. Britain is both a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy. ________ 7. Grammar schools select children at the age of 11 and provide them with a general education. ________ 8. Dreaming helps the indigenous people to survive in the harsh environment of the desert of Australia. _______ 9. Britain is not a number of the NATO due to its disagreement with some European countries on defence policy. ________ 10. Traditionally, Ireland has been a rural and agricultural culture.__________ II. There are 10 questions in this part. Each question is followed by four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the correct answer to each of the questions and write your answer at the corresponding place on the ANSWER SHEET. (20%) 1. Which of the following is Not a native Australia animal? A. Sheep B. Wombat C. Koala D. Kangaroo 2. Which of the following is the world’s oldest national newspaper? A. The Times. B. The Observer. C. The Guardian. D. The Financial Times. 3. The Tower of London, a historical sight, located in the centre of London, was built by _______. A. King Arthur B. Robin Hood
C.Oliver Cromwell D.William the Conqueror 4 Which of the following was established as free colony? A.Wester Australia B.New South Wales C.Tasmania. D.Queensland. 5.Which group of people can NOT vote in the generall election of the UK? A.Members in the House of Commons B.Lords in House Lords C.The UK citizens abowe the age of 18. D.The UK resident citizens of the Irish Republic 6 The death blow to the Irish language was A.the British colonial B.the independence of Ireland C.the Great Famine D.Ireland's accession to the EU 7.Which civil airline was started in 1924 after the First World War? A Imperial Airways B.British Airwarys. C.Hawker-Siddeley Aviation D.the British Aircraft Corporation 8.Which of the following has the biggest decline in its share of Australia's export? A.Higher education. B.The manufacturing industry. C.The mineral indurstry. D.The rural sector. 9.Why does Britain have its nuckear naval foroe? A.Because it's one of the developed courtries in the world. B.Because it's a traditional sea power C.Because it has an advanced industry. D.Because it's able to produce submarines 10.In 1916 the Irish Volunteers and the Irish Citizen Army staged a rebellion against British rule. recorded in history as A.the Fenian movement B.the House Rule campaign C.the Easter Rising of 1916 D.the national agrarian movemert IIL.There are altegether 15 blanks in the following sentemces Fill in the blanks and write your answer at the corresponding places on the ANSWER SHEET.(30%) a)Shakespeare's pliy fall into three categories They are12 and 3 b)Life peers should be nominated by_4一，nd appoimted by5】 c)According to the Elite Theory.the elite can be a politicall.6or7elite or some combination of all three. d)Ireland is on the 8 of Europe e)Currently there are9 universities in the Republic of Ireland. 英语国家概况《1)试垂第2寅（共3真）
英语国家概况（1）试卷 第2页（共 3 页） C. Oliver Cromwell D. William the Conqueror 4 Which of the following was established as free colony? A. Western Australia. B. New South Wales. C. Tasmania. D. Queensland. 5. Which group of people can NOT vote in the general election of the UK? A. Members in the House of Commons B. Lords in House Lords C. The UK citizens above the age of 18. D. The UK resident citizens of the Irish Republic 6 The death blow to the Irish language was _______. A. the British colonial B. the independence of Ireland C. the Great Famine D. Ireland’s accession to the EU 7. Which civil airline was started in 1924 after the First World War? A. Imperial Airways. B. British Airways. C. Hawker-Siddeley Aviation D. the British Aircraft Corporation 8. Which of the following has the biggest decline in its share of Australia’s export? A. Higher education. B. The manufacturing industry. C. The mineral industry. D. The rural sector. 9. Why does Britain have its nuclear naval force? A. Because it’s one of the developed countries in the world. B. Because it’s a traditional sea power. C. Because it has an advanced industry. D. Because it’s able to produce submarines. 10. In 1916 the Irish Volunteers and the Irish Citizen Army staged a rebellion against British rule, recorded in history as _______. A. the Fenian movement B. the House Rule campaign C. the Easter Rising of 1916 D. the national agrarian movement III. There are altogether 15 blanks in the following sentences. Fill in the blanks and write your answer at the corresponding places on the ANSWER SHEET. (30%) a) Shakespeare’s play fall into three categories. They are ______1______, ____2____ and ____3____. b) Life peers should be nominated by ______4_______, and appointed by _______5________ . c) According to the Elite Theory, the elite can be a political, _____6_____ or _____7____ elite or some combination of all three. d) Ireland is on the _______8________ of Europe. e) Currently there are ______9____ universities in the Republic of Ireland
f)The Dreaming privileges the10over the11of the land. g)Name two of the four Soottish University dating from the 14and 1 centuries12 13 h)14 is a rough,fast game which was invented in Britain while15 is a more gentle sport which owes its origins to the Church. IV.There are 5 questions in this part.Amswer each of the questions in ome full sentence and write your answer at the corresponding places on the ANSWER SHEET.(10%) 1.What does the British Coestitution consist of? 2.How mamy winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature are there in the Republic of Ireland in modern times alone？ 3.What did Parliament pass to ensure that the King would never be able to ignore Parliament in 1689? 4.Where are the international ternis championships held? 5.What is the largest state in term of area in Australia? V.Explaim each of the following four questions further in no more than five sentences.Write your answer at the corresponding places on the ANSWER SHEET(20%) 1.What is the Dreaming? 2.What are the major differences between the English people and the Irish people in culture? 3.What is class system in British society? 4.What is the foreign relationship between Britain and United Staes? 英语国家概况《1)试垂第3项〔共3真)
英语国家概况（1）试卷 第3页（共 3 页） f) The Dreaming privileges the _____10____ over the _____11______ of the land. g) Name two of the four Scottish University dating from the 14th and 15th centuries: ___12___, _____13_____ h) _____14____ is a rough, fast game which was invented in Britain while ______15_____ is a more gentle sport which owes its origins to the Church. IV. There are 5 questions in this part. Answer each of the questions in one full sentence and write your answer at the corresponding places on the ANSWER SHEET. (10%) 1. What does the British Constitution consist of ? 2. How many winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature are there in the Republic of Ireland in modern times alone? 3. What did Parliament pass to ensure that the King would never be able to ignore Parliament in 1689? 4. Where are the international tennis championships held? 5. What is the largest state in term of area in Australia? V. Explain each of the following four questions further in no more than five sentences. Write your answer at the corresponding places on the ANSWER SHEET.(20%) 1. What is the Dreaming? 2. What are the major differences between the English people and the Irish people in culture? 3. What is class system in British society? 4. What is the foreign relationship between Britain and United States?