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1、判斷題Chapter11. PeopleindifferentpartsofBritainliketousethenameEnglandtorefertotheircountry.(F)2. TheSevernRiveristhelongestriverofBritain,whichoriginatesinWalesandflowsthroughwesternEngland.(T)3. TodaymorethanhalfofthepeopleinWalesstillspeaktheancientWelshlanguage.(F)4. Intermsofpopulationandarea,Nor

2、thernIrelandisthesecondlargestpartofBritain.(F)5. AlthoughtheclimateinBritainisgenerallymild,thetemperatureinnorthernScotiandoftenfallsbelow-10°CinJanuary.(F)6. ThemajorityofthepeopleinBritainaredescendantsoftheAnglo-Saxons.(T)7. TheCelticpeopleweretheearliestknowninhabitantsofBritain.(T)8. Eng

3、lishevolvedintowhatisnowdescribedasModernEnglishfromthelate16thcentury.(F)Chapter21. Britishhistorybefore55BCisbasicallyundocumented.(T)2. TheAnglo-SaxonscametoBritaininthe5thcentury.(T)3. ThechieforkingoftheAnglo-Saxonstribesexercisedpowerattheirownwill.(F)4. TheVikingsbegantoattacktheEnglishcoasti

4、nthe8thcentury.(T)5. HenryIIbuiltupalargeempirewhichincludedEnglandandmostofFrance.(T)6. TheMagnaCartawasdesignedtoprotecttherightsofboththeprivilegedclassandthetownspeople.(F)7. TheHundredYears'War(1337-1453)wasaseriesofwarsfoughtbetweentheBritishandtheVikingsfortradeandterritory.(F)8. Inaneffo

5、rttomakeacompromisebetweendifferentreligiousfactions,QueenElizabethIactuallydefendedthefruitoftheReformation.(T)Chapter31. ConventionsareregardedlessimportantthanthestatutorylawintheworkingoftheBritishgovernment.(T)2. TheBritishmonarchyhasneverbeeninterruptedthroughoutthehistory.(F)3. Inreality,theB

6、ritishKingorQueenisthesourceofallgovernmentpowers.(F)4. TheBritishParliamentisthelaw-makingbodyoftheCommonwealthofNations.(F)5. ThemembersoftheHouseofCommonsareappointedratherthanelected.(F)6. TheBritishPrimeMinisteristheleaderofthemajoritypartyinParliament.(T)7. CabinetmembersarechosenbythePrimeMin

7、isterfromvariouspoliticalpartiesinParliament.(F)8. ThelegalsystemsinEngland,Wales,ScotlandandNorthernIrelandaremuchsimilarintermsoflaw,organizationandpractice.(T)Chapter41. Britishwasthefirstindustrializednationintheworld.(T)2. TheBritisheconomyexperiencedarelativedeclineduringthepost-warperiod.(T)3

8、. LimitedresourcesandhighunemploymentratewerepersistentproblemsthatpreventedrapideconomicdevelopmentinBritainafterWorldWarll.(F)4. Thatcher'srevolutionturnedouttobeagreatsuccessindealingwithalltheBritisheconomicandsocialproblems.(F)5. TheeconomicapproachadoptedbyTonyBlairwasdifferentfromthatofth

9、eoldLaborPartyandtheConservativeParty.(T)6. BlairmadetheBankofEnglandindependentinordertoseparatepoliticsfromeconomicpolicy.(T)7. Britainisanimportantoilexportersinceitsoilindustryhasalonghistory.(F)8. NuclearpowerisoneofthemajorenergysourceinBritain.(T)Chapter51. TheBritishgovernmenthasbeenresponsi

10、bleforeducationsincetheearly1800s.(F)2. EducationinBritainiscompulsoryforallchildrenbetweentheagesof6and15.(F)3. TheNationalCurriculumiscompulsoryinboththestatesystemandtheindependentsystem.(F)4. Whenchildrenfinishtheirschoolingat16,theyarerequiredtotakeanationalGCSEexamination.(T)5. Graduatesfromst

11、ateschoolsinBritainhavealessfavorablechancetoenterfamousuniversitiesthanthosefromindependentschools.(T)6. TheTimesistheworld'soldestSundaynewspapers.(F)7. TheBBCWorldServicebroadcastsonlyinEnglishthroughouttheworld.(F)8. SomeBritishholidaysarecelebratedtomarkimportanteventsintheChristiancalendar

12、,andsomeothersarerelatedtolocalcustomsandtraditions.(T)Chapter81. TheeasternhighlandsformedbytheAppalachiansholdonethirdofthecountry'scontinentalterritory.(F)2. TheclimateintheUnitedStatescanbeclassifiedastemperate,withsomemildsubtropicalandtropicalzones.(T)3. AlmostthroughthemiddleoftheUnitedSt

13、ates,northtosouth,runsawell-known50-centimeterrainfallline.(T)4. NewYorkisthecommercialandfinancialcenteroftheUnitedStates,anditiscomposedoffiveboroughsincludingManhattan,Brooklyn,theBronx,StatenIsland,andQueens.(T)5. SanFranciscoisthesecondlargestcityafterNewYorkandtheworldfamousHollywoodandDisneyl

14、andarelocatedhere.(F)6. Duringthe1830sand1840s,manynorthernEuropeansandIrishimmigrantscametoAmerica.(T)7. AlmosthalfoftheimmigrantscomingtotheUnitedStatesinthe1980swereAsians.(T)8. BasicAmericanculturalvaluesarefreedom,equalityanddesiretoworkhardforahigherstandardofliving.(T)Chapter91. Americawasnam

15、edafterAmerigoVespucci,whoarrivedonthenewcontinentafterColumbus.(T)2. ThesecondContinentalCongresswasheldinPhiladelphia,andtheContinentalArmyandNavywerefoundedunderthecommandofThomasJefferson.(F)3. TheCivilWarnotonlyputanendtoslavery,butalsodecidedthatAmericawasasingle,indivisiblenation.(T)4. MostAm

16、ericanpeopleapprovedoftheVietnamWar.(F)5. In1990,AmericantroopsandthetroopsfromalliednationslaunchedOperationDesertStorminordertodriveIraqitroopsoutofKuwait.(T)6. AccordingtotheAmericanadministration,SaddamHusseinandOsamabinLadenwereresponsiblefortheterroristeventonSeptember11,2001.(F)7. TheAmericag

17、overnmentregardedIraqanationamongthe"axisofevil".(T)8. OnMarch19,2003,AmericanandUnitedNation'stroops,supportedbyseveralothercountries,begananinvasionofIraq.(F)Chapter101. TheBillofRightswaswrittenintotheConstitutionin1787.(F)2. TheformofAmericangovernmentisbasedonthreemainprinciples:f

18、ederalism,theseparationofpowers,andrespectfortheConstitutionandtheruleoflaw.(T)3. TheU.S.Congressisthelegislativebranchofthefederalgovernmentanditconsistsoftwohouses:theHouseofCommonsandtheHouseofLords.(F)4. Thejudicialbranchofthefederalgovernmentconsistsofaseriesofcourts:theSupremeCourt,thecourtsof

19、appealsandthedistrictcourts.(T)5. TheDemocraticPartyisconservativeintermsofitsideology.(F)6. TheAmericanpresidentialcampaignadherestothe"winner-take-all"practice.(T)7. TheAmericanforeignpolicythroughouttheWorldWarIIwasneutrality.(F)8. TheAmericanforeignpolicyduringtheColdWarperiodwascontai

20、nmentandintervention.(T)Chapter111. Americaistheworld'slargestindustrialnation.(T)2. IntheU.S.Constitution,therecognitionoftheimportanceof"intellectualproperty"couldbeidentified.(T)3. AlthoughslaverywasabolishedasaresultoftheCivilWar,theownersofplantationintheSouthmademoreprofitsfromse

21、llingtheiragricultureproducts.(F)4. PresidentRoosevelt'sNewDealhadlittleeffectindealingwiththeeconomiccrisisintheearly1930s.(F)5. The1960swasaperiodofconsolidationfortheAmericanbusinesses.(F)6. Americanagriculturalexportsoutweighimports,leavingasurplusintheagriculturalbalanceoftrade.(T)7. Autopr

22、oductionisoneoftheimportantsectorsinAmericanmanufacturingindustry.(T)8. TheworldeconomyhaslittletodowiththegrowthanddeclineoftheAmericanforeigntrade.(F)Chapter121. EducationisgovernedbystateandlocalgovernmentsinsteadofthenationalgovernmentinAmerica.(T)2. AllAmericanchildrenareoffered12yearsofcompuls

23、orypubliceducation.(T)3. After12yearsofschooling,Americanstudentsreceiveabachelor'sdegreeatgraduation.(F)4. Whenselectingacollegeoruniversity,undergraduatestudentshaveagreatconcernforitssize,locationandacademicquality.(T)5. Usually,anundergraduatestudenthastoearn120creditstoreceiveadegree.(T)6.

24、YaleuniversityisthesecondeldestinstitutionofhigherlearningintheUnitedStates.(F)7. ItisTheNewYorkTimesthatfirstuncoveredtheWatergateScandalin1972throughtheeffortsoftworeporters.(F)8. ThanksgivingDayfallsonthefourthTuesdayinNovember.(F)選擇題Chapter1ABDCDACC1. ThetwomainislandsoftheBritishIslesare.A. Gre

25、atBritainandIrelandB.GreatBritainandScotlandC.GreatBritainandWalesD.GreatBritainandEngland2. isthecapitalcityofScotland.A. BelfastB.EdinburghC.AberdeenD.Cardiff3. AmongthefourpartsoftheUnitedKingdom,isthesmallest.A. EnglandB.ScotlandC.WalesD.NorthernIreland4. EnglishbelongstothegroupofIndo-Europeanf

26、amilyoflanguages.A. CelticB.Indo-IranianC.GermanicD.Roman5. TheintroductionofChristianitytoBritainaddedthefirstelementofwordstoEnglish.A. DanishandFinnishB.DutchandGermanC.FrenchandItalianD.LatinandGreek6. TheevolutionofMiddleEnglishwasreinforcedbytheinfluence.A. NormanB.DutchC.GermanD.Danish7. Samu

27、elJohnson'sdictionarywasinfluentialinestablishingastandardformof.A.grammarB.handwritingC.spellingD.pronunciation8. Atpresent,nearlyoftheworld'spopulationcommunicateinEnglish.A.halfB.aquarterC.onethirdD.onefifthChapter2DDCCABAC1. TheattackonRomeendedtheRomanoccupationinBritainin410.A.NormanB.

28、DanishC.CelticD.Germanic2. Bythelate7thcentury,becamethedominantreligioninEngland.A.CelticChristianityB.Anglo-SaxonChristianityC.GermanicChristianityD.RomanChristianity3. ThemarkedtheestablishmentoffeudalisminEngland.A.VikinginvasionB.signingoftheMagnaCartaC.NormanConquestD.Adoptionofcommonlaw4. The

29、endoftheWarsoftheRosesledtotheruleof.A. theHouseofValoisB.theHouseofYorkC.theHouseofTudorD.theHouseofLancaster5. ThedirectcausefortheReligiousReformationwasKingHenryVlll'seffortto.A. divorcehiswifeB.breakwithRomeC.supporttheProtestantsD.declarehissupremepoweroverthechurch6. TheEnglishCivilWarbro

30、keoutin1642between.A.ProtestantsandPuritansB.RoyalistsandParliamentariansC.noblesandpeasantsD.aristocratsandChristians7. waspassedaftertheGloriousRevolution.A.BillofRightsB.ActofSupremacyC.ProvisionsofOxfordD.MagnaCarta8. TheIndustrialRevolutionwasaccomplishedinBritainbythemiddleofthecentury.A.17thB

31、.18thC.19thD.20thChapter3CDBABBDC1. TheBritishgovernmentischaracterizedbyadivisionofpowersbetweenthreeofthefollowingbrancheswiththeexceptionofthe.A.judiciaryB.legislatureC.monarchyD.executiveA.passingthebillsC.politicalparties2. TheimportanceoftheBritishmonarchycanbeseeninitseffecton.B. advisingtheg

32、overnmentD.publicattitudetheHouseofCommons.D.inspectD.supervisetheCabinet3. Asarevisingchamber,theHouseofLordsisexpectedtoA.rivalB.complementC.criticize4. isatthecenteroftheBritishpoliticalsystem.A.TheCabinetB.TheHouseofLordsC. TheHouseofCommonsD.ThePrivyCouncil5. ThemaindutyoftheBritishPrivyCouncil

33、isto.A.makedecisionsB.giveadviceC.passbills6. Generallyspeaking,theBritishParliamentoperatesonasystem.A.single-partyB.two-partyC.three-partyD.multi-party7. ThepoliciesoftheConservativePartyarecharacterizedbypragmatismandA.governmentinterventionB.nationalizationofenterprisesC.socialreformD. abeliefin

34、individualism8. InBritain,theparliamentarygeneralelectionisheldeveryyears.A.threeB.fourC.fiveD.sixChapter4ACDCDBAC1. Theintheearly1970sworsenedanalreadystagnanteconomyinBritain.A.oilcrisisB.highinflationratesC.largeimportsD.unemploymentproblem2. Ofthefollowingpractices,doesnotbelongtoThatcher'ss

35、ocialwelfarereform.A.reducingchildbenefitsB.shorteningtheunemploymentbenefitsperiodC.reducingtheunemploymentD.loweringoldagepensions3. TheBlairgovernmenthasbeensuccessfulinallthefollowingaspectsexcept.A.limitinggovernmentspendingB.keepinginflationundercontrolC.reducingunemploymentD.reducinginequalit

36、y4. Britainhasdevotedofitslandareatoagriculture.A.54%B.64%C.74%D.84%5. Britain'simportantfishingareasincludeallthefollowingexcept.A.theNorthSeaB.theEnglishChannelC.TheseaareaaroundIrelandD.TheseaareabetweenBritainandIreland6. CoalminingindustryinBritainprovidesoftheenergyconsumedinthecountry.A.1

37、/3B.1/4C.1/5D.2/37. ThecarindustryinBritaininmostly.A.foreign-ownedB.state-ownedC.joint-ventureD.privately-owned8. OfthefollowingsectorsinBritain,hasexperiencedspectaculargrowthsincetheendofWordWarII.A.agricultureB.energyindustryC.serviceindustryD.manufacturingindustryChapter5DCBBCCDA1. InBritain,th

38、edivisionbetweengrammarschoolsandvocationalschoolswereendedbytheintroductionofcomprehensiveschoolsinthe.A.1930sB.1940sC.1950sD.1960s2. AboutofBritishchildrenreceiveprimaryandsecondaryeducationthroughtheindependentsystem.A.5%B.6%C.7%D.8%3. Partiallyfundedbycentralgovernmentgrants,theBritishuniversiti

39、esreceivetheirremainingfundsfromallthefollowingsourcesexcept.A.tuitionfeesB.loansC.donationsD.corporatecontributions4. TobeadmittedtotheOpenUniversity,oneneed.A.someeducationalqualificationsB.noeducationalqualificationsC.GeneralCertificateofEducation-AdvancedD.GeneralNationalVocationalQualifications

40、5. AmongBritain'squalitypress,thefollowingnewspapersareregardedasthe“BigThree”withtheexceptionof.A.TheTimesB.TheGuardianC.TheObserverD.TheDailyTelegraph6. LifeonEarthisakindofprogramproducedbytheBBCandispopularamong500millionviewersworldwide.A.featureB.dramaC.documentaryD.soapopera7. isBritain&#

41、39;stoppaytelevisionprovider.A.BSBB.SkyTVC.BBCD.BSkyB8. ThefollowingChristmastraditionsareparticularlyBritishexcept.A.TroopingtheColorB.Queen'sChristmasmessageC.BoxingDayD.ChristmaspantomimeChapter8BCABCDAD1. TheU.S.liesinNorthAmerica,withCanadatothenorth,Mexicotothesouth,theAtlantictoitsandtheP

42、acifictoits.A.northern,east,westB.central,east,westC.southern,west,eastD.western,east,west2. ThecontinentalUnitedStateshasstatesA.50B.49C.48D.353. Thestateofisthelargestinareaofallthestates.A.AlaskaB.HawaiiC.TexasD.Florida4. ThelargestriverintheU.S.is.A.theMissouriRiverB.theMississippiRiverC.theOhio

43、RiverD.theColoradoRiver5. SomeoftheworldfamousuniversitieslikeHarvard,YaleandMITarelocatedin.A.theSouthB.theWestC.NewEnglandD.theMidwest6. SanFrancisco,LosAngelesandSanDiegoallbelongto.A.MontanaB.UtahC.MaineD.California7. TheImmigrantsActof1924restrictedthefurtherimmigrationintotheUnitedStates,parti

44、cularlyfrom.A.EuropeB.AsiaC.AfricaD.SouthAmerica8. ThecharacteristicofthedominantAmericancultureis.A. English-speaking,northernEuropean,RomanCatholicandmiddle-classB. English-speaking,westernEuropean,RomanCatholicandupper-classC. English-speaking,northernEuropean,Protestantandupper-classD. English-s

45、peaking,westernEuropean,Protestantandmiddle-classChapter9CCDBCACD1. ThefirstsuccessfulEnglishcolonyinNorthAmericawasfoundedatin.A.Jamestown,LouisianaB.Boston,MassachusettsC.Jamestown,VirginiaD.Plymouth,Georgia2. TheSevenYears'Waroccurredbetweenthe.A.FrenchandAmericanIndiansB.FrenchandSpaniardsC.

46、FrenchandBritishD.BritishandAmericanIndians3. "Notaxationwithoutrepresentation”wastherallyingsloganof.A.thesettlersofVirginiaB.thepeopleofPennsylvaniaC.thecolonistsinNewEnglandD.thepeopleofthe13colonies4. InMay1775,washeldinPhiladelphiaandbegantoassumethefunctionsofanationalgovernment.A.theFirs

47、tContinentalCongressB.theSecondContinentalCongressC.theBostonTeaPartyD.theCongressofConfederation5. AbrahamLincolnissuedtograntfreedomtoallslaves.A.DeclarationofIndependenceB.ConstitutionC.EmancipationProclamationD.BillofRights6. ThepolicyoftheUnitedStateswasatthebeginningofthetwoworldwars.A.neutral

48、ityB.fullinvolvementC.partialinvolvementD.appeasement7. PresidentappliedNewDealtodealwiththeproblemsoftheGreatDepression.A.WilsonB.TrumanC.RooseveltD.Kennedy8. TheVietnamWarwasalong-timesufferingforAmericans,anditcontinuedthroughoutthetermsofPresidents.A.Johnson,NixonandFordB.Truman,EisenhowerandKen

49、nedyC.Kennedy,JohnsonandNixonD.Eisenhower,KennedyandJohnsonChapter10BCBDCCDC1. TheU.S.Constitutioncameintoeffectin.A.1787B.1789C.1791D.17932. TheConstitutionoftheUnitedStates.A. givesthemostpowertoCongressB. givesthemostpowertothePresidentC. triestogiveeachbranchenoughpowertobalancetheothersD. gives

50、themostpowertotheSupremeCourt3. TheBillofRights.A. definestherightsofCongressandtherightsofthePresidentB. guaranteescitizensoftheUnitedStatesspecificindividualrightsandfreedomsC. ispartoftheDeclarationofIndependenceD. hasnorelationshipwiththeConstitution4. ThetermsforaSenatorandRepresentativeareandy

51、earsrespectively.A.two,fourB.two,threeC.two,sixD.six,two5. Allthefollowingexceptcannotmakelegislativeproposal.A.theSenatorB.theRepresentativeC.theSecretaryofStateD.thePresident6. ThefollowingexceptareallpowersofthePresident.A. vetoinganybillspassedbyCongressB. appointingfederaljudgeswhenvacanciesocc

52、urC. makinglawsD. issuingexecutiveorders7. TheSupremeCourtiscomposedofjustices.A.sixB.sevenC.eightD.nine8. ThePresidentisdirectlyvotedintoofficeby.A.allcitizensofAmericaB.thecitizensover18yearsoldC.electorselectedbythevotersD.thesenatorsandrepresentativesChapter11BCBDCCDC1. Americaproducesamajorport

53、ionoftheworld'sproductsinthefollowingfieldsexceptA.machineryB.automobilesC.oreD.chemicals2. ThemodernAmericaneconomyprogressedfromto,andeventually,toA. colonialeconomy,handcrafteconomy,industrialeconomyB. farmingeconomy,handcrafteconomy,industrialeconomyC. colonialeconomy,farmingeconomy,industri

54、aleconomyD. handcrafteconomy,farmingeconomy,industrialeconomy3. CharteredcompanieswereNOTgrantedthebytheBritishKingorQueen.A.politicalauthorityB.economicrightsC.judicialauthorityD.diplomaticauthority4. urgedthefederalgovernmenttoestablishanationalbank.A.GeorgeWashingtonB.PresidentRooseveltC.AbrahamL

55、incolnD.AlexanderHamilton5. Thefollowinginventionstookplaceduringthe"secondindustrialrevolution”except.A.typewriterB.telephoneC.electriclightD.refrigerator6. PresidentJohnsontriedtobuilda“GreatSociety”byintroducingvariousprogramslikethefollowingexcept.A.MedicareB.FoodStampsC.EducationInitiative

56、sD.UnemploymentPension7. Thefollowingstatementsarealltrueexcept.A. Agribusinessesreflectthebig,corporatenatureofmanyfarmenterprises.B. Agribusinessesmaintainabalancedtradepatternbetweenagriculturalimportsandexports.C. Agribusinessesrangefromone-familycorporationstomultinationalfirms.D. Agribusinesse

57、sincludeavarietyoffarmbusinessesandstructures.8. EmploymentinthesectorhasbeenincreasingintheU.S.sincethe1970s.A.serviceB.agricultureC.manufacturingD.high-tectChapter12CBBBCBBB1. FormaleducationintheUnitedStatesconsistsof,secondaryandhighereducation.A.kindergartenB.publicC.elementaryD.private2. Ofthe

58、followingsubjects,areNOTofferedtoelementaryschoolstudents.A.mathematicsandlanguagesB.politicsandbusinesseducationC.scienceandsocialstudiesD.musicandphysicaleducation3. HighereducationintheUnitedStatesbeganwiththefoundingof.A.YaleUniversityB.HarvardUniversityC.PrincetonUniversityD.NewYorkUniversity4. Ofthefollowing,areNOTamongthecategoriesofAmericanhighereducation.A.univ