《英语国家概况》期末复习题（含答案） (第1卷客观题共45分) 选择题（供30分：每意1分） U.K. 1.The importance of the British monarchy can be seen in its effect on D A.passing the bills B.advising the government D.public attitude 2.The policies of the Conservative Party in Great Britain arecharacterized by pragmatism and 0 A.government intervention B.nationalization of enterprises C social reform D.a belief in individualism 3.Oxford University is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. Cabinet mer mbers are choser n by in Brit A.the monarch B.the Prime Minister C.the Archbishop D.the Lord Chancellor 5.English belongs to the Germanic group of Indo-European family of languages. 6.The Sever River is the longest river in Britain. on are parti arly British except og A Trooping the C B.Queen's Christmas message C.Boxing Day D.Christmas pantomime 8.Among Britain'squality press,the following newspapers areregarded as the"Big Three"with the exception of The Observer. In 2012,Britain had a population of about 63 million .ThetwomainshndsoftheBrtshlsesareGreatBrtainandlrehnd 11.British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher once said that,"Britain and the United States wil stand side by side". 12.The Labor Partyaffected the British society greatly in that it_ A A.set up the National Health Services B.improved C.abolished the od tax system D e anced developmen Margaret Tha tcher's government introduced the biggest changes in British economic policy since World War ll. 14.Charles Dickens is a representative of English Critical Realism at the turn of the 19thcentury. 15,The three principle features of the climate of Britain are the following EXCEPT A.the frequent fog in winter B.the large number of rainy days extreme coldn ness even in summer .cha nge ility all the year round 16.Samuel Johnson's dictionary was influential in establishing a standard form of spelling in English. 17.The introduction of Christianity to Britain added the first element of Latin and Greek words to English. was not among the four self-governing dominions in the British Empire.C A.Australi B.Canada C.India D.the Union of South Africa 19.Of the following sectors in Britain,service industry has experienced spectacular growth since 《英语国家概况》期末复习题（含答案） （第 I 卷 客观题 共 45 分） I. 选择题 (共 30 分; 每题 1 分) U.K. 1. The importance of the British monarchy can be seen in its effect on ____ . D A. passing the bills B. advising the government C. political parties D. public attitude 2. The policies of the Conservative Party in Great Britain are characterized by pragmatism and ____ . D A. government intervention B. nationalization of enterprises C. social reform D. a belief in individualism 3. Oxford University is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. 4. Cabinet members are chosen by ____ in Britain. B A. the monarch B. the Prime Minister C. the Archbishop D. the Lord Chancellor 5. English belongs to the Germanic group of Indo-European family of languages. 6. The Severn River is the longest river in Britain. 7. The following Christmas traditions are particularly British except ____ . A A. Trooping the Color B. Queen’s Christmas message C. Boxing Day D. Christmas pantomime 8. Among Britain’s quality press, the following newspapers are regarded as the “Big Three” with the exception of The Observer. 9. In 2012, Britain had a population of about 63 million. 10. The two main islands of the British Isles are Great Britain and Ireland. 11. British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher once said that, “Britain and the United States will stand side by side”. 12. The Labor Party affected the British society greatly in that it ____ . A A. set up the National Health Services B. improved public transportation C. abolished the old tax system D. enhanced the economic development 13. Margaret Thatcher’s government introduced the biggest changes in British economic policy since World War II. 14. Charles Dickens is a representative of English Critical Realism at the turn of the 19th century. 15. The three principle features of the climate of Britain are the following EXCEPT ____ . C A. the frequent fog in winter B. the large number of rainy days C. extreme coldness even in summer D. changeability all the year round 16. Samuel Johnson’s dictionary was influential in establishing a standard form of spelling in English. 17. The introduction of Christianity to Britain added the first element of Latin and Greek words to English. 18. ____ was not among the four self-governing dominions in the British Empire. C A. Australia B. Canada C. India D. the Union of South Africa 19. Of the following sectors in Britain, service industry has experienced spectacular growth since