考研英國概況

BritishSurveyTest

PartIGeography

1.ThetotalareaoftheU.K.is.

A.211,440B.244,110C.241,410D.242,534

2.EnglandoccupiestheportionoftheU.K.

A.northernB.easternC.southern

3.ThemostimportantpartoftheU.K.inwealthis.

A.NorthernIrelandB.EnglandC.Scotland

4.isonthewesternprominencebetweentheBristolChannelandtheDeeestuary.

A.WalesB.ScotlandC.England

5.WaleswaseffectivelyunitedwithEnglandinthecentury.

A.14thB.15thC.16th

6.BytheActofUnionofScotlandandthekingdomofEnglandandWaleswere

constitutionallyjoinedastheKingdomofBritain.

A.1707B.1921C.1801

7.PsysiographicallyBritainmaybedividedintoprovinces.

A.13B.12C.14

8.Mt.BenNevisstandsin.

A.theScottishHighlandsB.Wales

C.England

9.ThemainriverspartinginBritainrunsfrom.

A.northtosouthB.southtonorthC.easttowest

10.CheviothillsliealongtheborderbetweenandEngland.

A.ScotlandB.WalesC.ValeofEden

11.ThelongestriverinBritainis.

A.SevernB.ClydeC.Bann

12.LondonissituatedontheRiverof.

A.ParretB.ThamesC.Spey

13.Edinburghisthecapitalof.

A.EnglandB.ScotlandC.Wales

14.Theriversflowingintothearemainlyshort.

A.NorthSeaB.EnglishChannelC.Deeestuary

15.Mt.Snowdonstandsin.

A.ScotlandB.WalesC.England

16.ThesourceoftheimportantRiverThamesisinthe.

A.CotswoldsB.OxfordClayC.Pennines

17.Aboutofthewaterrequirementsareobtainedfromundergroundsources.

A.50%B.38%C.42%

18.Gaelicismainlyspokenin.

A.ScotlandB.EnglandC.NorthernIreland

19.TheBankofEnglandwasnationalizedin.

A.1964B.1946C.1694

20.Britainisbasicallyanimporterof.

A.foodB.rawmaterials

C.manufacturesD.bothAandB

21.Britishfarmersproduceenoughfoodtosupplyoftheneedsofthepopulation.

A.2/3B.4/5C.1/2

22.Britain'smaincerealcropis.

A.oatsB.cornC.barleyD.rye

23.ThecenteroftheBritainfinancialsystemis.

A.BankofEnglandB.BankofBritainC.BankofU.K.

24.ThethreeGermanictribesthatinvadedBritainincludethefollowingexcept.

A.theAnglesB.theSaxonsC.thePictsD.theJutes

25.“BlackCountry^^refersto.

A.countrysideinEnglandB.anareaaroundBirmingham

C.acountryinAfrica

26.ThesecondlargestportinBritainis.

A.LondonB.BelfastC.Liverpool

27.ThecapitalcityofNorthernIrelandis.

A.CardiffB.BelfastC.Leith

28.CeltictribesbegantosettleinBritainfromaboutB.C.

A.410B.750C.300

29.TheU.K.isrichinthefollowingexcept.

A.coalB.ironC.goldD.tin

30.ThedecreaseofBritishpopulationiscausedbythefollowingexcept.

A.limitationofimmigrationB.fallofthebirthrate

C.fallofdeathrateD.unemployment

31.TheproportionoftheEnglishinthewholepopulationis.

A.60%B.80%C.70%

32.TheQueen'sUniversityisinthecityof.

A.BelfastB.EdinburghC.Manchester

33.ThecontributionmadebytheNormanstoBritainisthefollowingexcept.

A.finalunificationofEnglandB.foundationofaristocracy

C.greatadministrativeprogressD.somepeculiaritiesofdialect

34.Aboutpercentofthepopulationliveincitiesortowns.

A.80B.85C.90

35.ThelandavailableforfarminginEngland,Wales,ScotlandandNorthernIrelanddoesnot

exceedmillionacres.

A.30B.25C.40

36.ThehighestmountaininEnglandis.

A.Mt.MoumeB.Mt.SnowdonC.Mt.Seafell

37.ThesecondlargestcityinEnglandis.

A.GlasgowB.BirminghamC.Manchester

38.ThemodernScotsandIrisharethedescendantsof.

A.GaelsB.BritonsC.Anglo-Saxons

39.ScotlandoccupiestheportionofGreatBritain.

A.southernB.northernC.western

40.BytheActofUnionin,thenameUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandIrelandwas

adopted.

41.hasitsownnationalchurchanditsownsystemoflaw.

A.WalesB.NorthernIrelandC.Scotland

42.TheEndincludesWestminster,St.James,Palace

A.EastB.WestC.North

43.includesLondon,thecentreofgovernmentforthewholenation.

A.ScotlandB.NorthernIrelandC.WalesD.England

1.TheU.K.issituatedinEurope.

2.ThefulltitleoftheU.K.istheUnitedKingdomofand.

3.TheU.K.consistsofEngland,,andNorthernIreland.

4.ThelargestpartofU.K.is.

5.ThecapitalofEnglandandofGreatBritainis.

6.iscomposedofsixIrishcountiesthatelectedtoremainintheunionwithGreat

Britain.

7.ThenameUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandIrelandwasreplacedbythepresentnameafter

the26countiesofIrelandobtainedautonomyin.

8.ThehighestmountaininBritainis.

9.The“BackboneofEngland^^referstothe.

10.NaturalgaswasdiscoveredinBritaininthe.

11.ThemostimportantriveristheRiverof.

12.ThepoliticalcentreoftheCommonwealthis.

13.BelfastLoughandLoughNeaghliein.

14.TheclimateofBritainismoderatedbytheandismuchmilderthanthatof

manyplacesinthesamelatitude.

15.Britain'sIndustrialRevolutiontookplacebetweenand.

16.TheBankofEnglandwasfoundedin.

17.ThepopulationoftheU.K.ismorethanmillion.

18.Britainisbasicallyanexporterof.

19.ThepopulationoftheU.K.consistsoftheEnglish,theWelsh,theScottishandthe.

20.InWalesmanypeoplespeak.

21.Peoplesingthenationalanthemin.

22.Theearliestinvasionisthatbythe-hairedMediterraneanracecalledtheIberians.

23.ThemodernandarethedescendantsoftheGaelsoftheCeltictribes.

24.TheBritonsoftheCeltictribesweretheforefathersofthemodem.

25.GreaterLondonismadeupof12LondonboroughsandOuterLondonboroughs.

26.TheInternationalfestivalofmusicandtheartsisheldeveryyearinthecityof.

27.TheBritishnationalanthemis.

28.TheU.K.liestotheofFrance.

29.Westminster,theareaofcentralgovernmentadministrationissituatedintheEnd.

30.RiverflowsthroughGlasgow.

31.Mt.Seafellstandsin.

32.ThesourceoftheRiverisintheCotswolds.

33.ThecapitalcityofWalesis.

34.TheUnitedKingdomisrichin,iron,tin,copper,leadandsilver.

35.DefinetheFollowingTerms

36.''BackboneofEngland^^

37.GreaterLondon

38.Celts

39.The“IrishQuestion^^

I.AnswertheFollowingQuestions

1.WhatarethemajorfactorsinfluencingtheBritishweathercharacterizedbyamoderate

temperatureandplentyofrainfall?

2.WhyisUnitedKingdomsaidtobeatradingnation?

3.WhatarethegeneralcharacteristicsoftheBritisheconomy?

英美概況一答案

PartI

I.

DCBAACAAABABBBBABABDACACB

CBBCDBADAACBABACBD

IL

NorthwesternGreatBritain,NorthernIrelandScottish,WelshEngland

LondonNorthernIreland1921BenNevisPenninesNorthSeaThames

LondonNorthernIrelandAtlanticGulfStream1750,1850169457

manufactureIrishWelshEnglishdarkScots,IrishWelshInner,20

EdinburghGodSavetheQueenNorthWestClydeEnglandThames

Cardiffcoal

英美概況英國歷史部分

History

1.JuliusCaesarinvadedBritain.

A.onceB.twiceC.threetimes

2.KingArthurwasthekingof.

A.PictsB.CeltsC.ScotsD.Jutes

3.Thefirst44KingoftheEnglish"was.

A.AlfredB.EgbertC.BedeD.Ethelred

4.ChristianitywasintroducedintoEnglandinthelatecentury.

A.14thB.8thC.6th

5.In1653wasmadeLordProtectorforlife.

A.OliverCromwellB.CharlesIC.WilliamII

6.ThethreegreatGermanictribes:theAnglos,theandtheJuteswhichinvadedBritain

formthebasisofthemodernBritishpeople.

A.SaxonsB.ScotsC.WelshD.Wessex

7.TheheadofthechurchinAnglo-Saxontimeswas.

A.theKingofDenmarkandNorwayB.thekingofEngland

C.JuliusCaesarD.theArchbishopofCanterbury

8.TheinvadedEnglandintheearliesttime.

A.DanesB.IberiansC.RomansD.Celts

9.TheVikingswhoinvadedEnglandattheturnofthe8thcenturycamefrom.

A.NorwayB.Denmark

C.FranceD.bothAandB

10.Edwardwasknownasthe""becauseofhisreputationforsaintliness.]

A.ConfessorB.ConquerorC.Protector

11.NormanConquestbeganin.

A.1016B.1066C.1035

12.Inhistorywasnicknamed“KingofLackland^^.

A.JohnB.HenryIC.HenryII

13.In1181HenryIIissuedthewhichmadeitcompulsoryforeveryfreemaninEnglandto

beprovidedwitharms.

A.InquestofSheriffsB.AssizeofArmsC.DoomsdayBook

14.HenryPlantagenet,in1154,establishedtheHouseofAngevinas.

A.HenryIB.HenryIIC.HenryIII

15.HenryIIappointedin1162ArchbishopofCanterbury.

A.ThomasBecketB.StephenLangtonC.SimondeMortfort

16.CharlesIwasbeheadedin.

A.1649B.1648C.1653

17.ItwaswhosummonedModelParliamentin1295.

A.EdwardIB.HenryIVC.SimondeMontfort

18.TheGreatChartercontainedsetsofprovisions.

A.twoB.fourC.three

19.ThePeasantsUprisingin1381wasledby.

A.HenryTurnerB.WattTylerC.Richard

20.TheEnglishChurchwasstrictly.

A.nationalB.internationalC.regional

21.TheGloriousRevolutionin1688wasinnaturea.

A.coupd'etatB.racialslaughterC.peasantrising

22.TheIndustrialRevolutionlaidagoodfoundationforthe.

A.factoryoftheworldB.expansionofmarkets

C.socialupheaval

23.TheAmericanRevolution(theAmericanWarofIndependence)brokeoutinandended

in.

A.1775,1783B.1774,1782C.1786,1784

24.TheBattleofHastingstookplacein.

A.1606B.1042C.1066

25.TheGreatCharterwassignedbyin1215.

A.KingHenryIIB.KingRichardC.KingJohn

26.Intheearly14thcenturyfeudalismbegantoinEngland.

A.growB.flourishC.declineD.end

27.Ilwaswhopublishedthebook“TheRightsofMan”.

A.ThomasMoreB.ThomasPaineC.ThomasJefferson

28.ThefirstPrimeMinisterwas.

A.WilmintonB.GeorgeGrenvilleC.RobertWalpole

29.TheParliamentof1265whichisknownasthe""isconsideredthe"beginningof

parliament”.

A.AllEstatesParliamentB.ModelParliament

C.LongParliament

30.TheAnglo-Frenchhostilitywhichbeganin1337andendedin1453wasknownas.

A.theWarsofRosesB.theHundredYears?War

C.PeasantUprising

31.Inthefirsthalfof17thcenturygrowrapidlyinEngland.

A.feudalismB.capitalismC.Catholicism

32.PrimeMinisterresistedanyreformthatcouldberesisted.

A.PalmerstonB.RobertPeelC.Gladstone

33.BytheendoftheHundredYears'WaronlytheportofremainedunderEnglishrule.

A.TroyesB.GasconC.Calais

34.Inthe14thcenturytookplacethe,theseverestofmanyplaguesinthemiddleages.

A.EarthquakeB.BlackDeathC.Drought

35.andhisfollowers,knownasLollards,providedideologicalpreparationforthelabour

movementofthe14thcentury.

A.JohnWycliffeB.WattTylerC.Somerset

36.BytheendoftheWarsoftheRosestheHouseofbegan.

A.TudorB.LancasterC.Plantagenet

37.Inthe""of1388fivelordsaccusedtheKing'sfriendsoftreasonunderaveryexpansive

definitionofcrime.

A.AllEstatesparliamentB.MercilessParliament

C.ModelParliament

38.IntheWarsoftheRosestheLancastrianswirebadgesofrose.

A.whiteB.redC.pinkD.yellow

39.ThefirstCivilWarinBritainlastedfromto.

A.1600,1604B.1640,1644C.1642,1646

40.WilliamShakespeareismainlya.

A.novelistB.dramatistC.poet

41.In1689the“BillofRights“waspassed.beganinEngland.

A.TheConstitutionalMonarchyB.AllEstatesParliament

C.HouseofLancaster

42.ThecarriedontraderelationswithRussiaandcentralAsiancountries.

A.MoscowCompanyB.EastlandCompany

C.EastIndiaCompany

43.startedtheslavetradeinthesecondpartofthe16thcentury.

A.JohnHawkinsB.FrancisDrakeC.Diaz

44.In1534Parliamentpassedthe“",accordingtowhichHenryVIIIwasdeclaredthehead

oftheEnglishChurch.

A.theBillofRightsB.ActofSupremacyC.ActofSettlement

45.UnderElizabethIwasrestored,andshewasdeclared“governor“ofthechurch.

A.theRomanChurchB.theCatholicChurch

C.theAnglicanChurch

46.In1337thehostilitybetweenEnglandandresultedintheHundredYears,War.

A.FranceB.SpainC.Russia

47.Thereligiouspersecutionmainlyexistedduringthereignof.

A.CromwellB.CharlesIC.HenryVIII

48.Englandfirstbecameaseapowerinthetimeof.

A.HenryVIIB.ElizabethIC.Victoria

49.TheIndustrialRevolutionfirststartedin.

A.theironindustryB.thetextileindustryC.thecoalindustry

50.From1688to1783EnglishParliamentwasmainlycontrolledbythepartyof.

A.ToryB.WhigC.Labour

51.TheEnglishPrimeMinisterduringtheSecondWorldWarwas.

A.ChurchillB.ChamberlainC.Baldwin

52.AttheEndofcentury,theEastIndiaCompanywasformed.

A.15thB.16thC.14th

53.TheSevenYearsWarbetweenEnglandandFrancelastedfromto.

A.1756,1763B.1713,1720C.1754,1761

54.In1689Parliamentpassed"limitingthepowersofthecrown.

A.HabeasCorpusActB.theBillofRights

C.NavigationAct

55.contrastedthefirstsuccessfulsteamlocomotive.

A.GeorgeStephensonB.SamuelCrompton

C.JamesHargreaves

56.The44PeterlooMassacre”tookplacein.

A.BirminghamB.LiverpoolC.Manchester

57.Between1911and1914tookplacethefollowingstrikesexcept.

A.railwaystrikeB.strikeofthepostmen

C.coalstrikeD.strikeofthetransport

58.TheVictorianAgewasoverthebegan.

A.EdwardianAgeB.GeorgianAgeC.ElizabethanAge

59.ThegovernmentsurrenderedtotheBritishinvadersandwasforcedtosignthefirst

unequalTreatyofNanjingin1842.

A.IndianB.QingC.IrishD.Spanish

60.TheGreatCharterwasessentiallya.

A.CultureMovementB.colonialdocument

C.feudaldocument

61.brokeouttwoyearsaftertheHundredYears'WarwithFrance.

A.TheBoreWarB.TheWarsoftheRoses

C.QueenAnnes,War

62.TheReformationwasaproductof.

A.theRenaissanceB.theChartistMovement

C.theHundredYears,War

63.ThegreatestdramatistoftheEnglishRenaissancewas.

A.ShakespeareB.MiltonC.ChaucerD.Bacon

64.TheEnglishRevolutionmarksthebeginningoftheperiodofcapitalism.

A.feudalB.modemC.colonialD.medieval

65.Bythein1783,BritainrecognizedtheindependenceoftheUS.

A.DeclaratoryActB.TreatyofParisC.TreatyofMontgomery

66.TheChartistMovementbeganinandreacheditsheightin.

A.1845,1858B.1828,1835C.1839,1848

67.In1840Britainlaunchedanaggressivewaragainst.

A.FranceB.IndiaC.ChinaD.America

68.formedacoalitiongovernmentin1940.

A.WinstonChurchillB.LloydGeorgeC.NevilleChamberlain

69.BythetheBritishdominionsbecameindependentstatesinallbutname.

A.StatueofWestminsterB.Lx)camoTreaty

C.DisputesAct

70.TheFabiansSocietywasfoundedin1883,includingintellectualssuchas.

A.WilliamShakespeare&BenJonson

B.ChristopherMarlowe&JohnMilton

C.G.B.Shaw&H.G.Wells

71.BeforeWWIIreliedonappeasementoftheEuropeandictatorstoreducetensionsthat

mightleadtowar.

A.NevilleChamberlainA.StanleyBaldwin

C.WinstonChurchill

72.DuringWWII,Britain,America,France,SovietUnionandotherantifascistcountriesformeda

unitedinternationalalliancewhichwascalled.

A.LocarnoTreatyB.GrandAllianceC.StatuteofWestminster

73.ThefirstcoalitiongovernmentduringWWIwasorganizedwhenwasthePrime

Minister.

A.LloydGeorgeB.HerbertAsquithC.StanleyBaldwin

74.WhenGermanyinvadedwhichwasneutral,BritaindeclaredwaronGermanyon4

August,1914.

A.AustriaB.RussiaC.BelgiumD.Poland

1.Atabout3000BC,someofthesettledinBritain.

2.About122AD,inordertokeepbackthePictsandScots,thebuiltHadrian'sWall.

3.TherealRomanconquestbeganin.

4.'s“ParadiseLost"waspublishedin1667.

5.Beowulf,consideredthegreatestOldEnglishpoem,isassignedtoTimes.

6.wasconsideredthefirstnationalhero.

7.OnChristmasDay1066DukewascrownedinWestminsterAbbey.

8.InhistoryJohnwasnicknamedKingof.

9.Johnsignedthedocumentin1215,whichinhistorywascalledtheGreatCharteror

10.In1086Williamhadhisofficialtomakeageneralsurveyoftheland,knownasBook.

11.ThemostfamousscholarduringAnglo-SaxonTimeswas.

12.TheBattleofpavedthewayfortheNormanConquesttoEngland.

13.TheNormanConquestincreasedtheprocessofwhichhadbegunduringthe

Anglo-SaxonTimes.

14.DukeWilliamwasknowninhistoryasWilliamthe.

15.AlongwiththeNormanscamethelanguage.

16.TheEnglishparliamentoriginatedinthe.

17.TheheadofthewasArchbishopof.

18.Thein1688wasinnatureacoupd'etat.

19.ThePeople'sCharterincludedpointssuchasuniversalmalesuffrage.

20.ThecorruptQinggovernmentsurrenderedtoBritainandwasforcedtosignthefirstunequal

Treatyofin1842.

21.AftertheCrimeanWarwasforcednottofortifySebastopol.

22.Thethirdcollectionofthepolltaxintheearlypartof1381becamethefuseof

rising.

23.TheWarsoftheRosesbrokeoutbetweentheandthe.

24.TheEnclosureMovementbeganinthecentury.

25.Bythetreatyofin1783,BritainrecognizedtheindependenceoftheUS.

26.InBritainlaunchedtheOpiumWaragainstChina.

27.TheEastIndiaCompanyformedattheendofthe16thcenturywasoneofcompanies.

28.AftertheReformationtheRomanCatholicChurchwas,theEnglishChurchwasstrictly

29.MaryIre-establishedCatholicismandburntthreehundredProtestants,forwhichshewas

called""Mary.

30.“Renaissance“means"”,i.e.Europerediscoveringitsoriginsintheculturesofancient

GreekandRome.

31.DuringtheRenaissance,thethinkerswhoworkedforfreedomandenlightenmentwerecalled

32.ThenatureoftheWarsoftheRoseswasawar.

33.BythebeginningoftheTudorreignthemanorsystemwasreplacedbythesystem.

34.Inthesummerof1588theSpanishships,thewasdefeatedbyEnglishships.

35.ThegreatestEnglishhumanistwasSirwhoseworkbecameahumanistic

classicintheworldliterature.

36.EnglishRenaissancebeganincentury.

37.TheHouseofwasnotoriousforitsabsolutistrule.

38.DuringtheCivilWars(1642-1648)thesupportersofParliamentwerecalledwhilethe

supportersoftheKingCharlesIwerecalled.

39.In1653Cromwellwasmadeforlifeandstartedhismilitarydictatorshipopenly.

40.TheSevenYearsWarwasendedbytheTreatyof.

41.ThefirsttwopartiesappearedinEnglandweretheandthe.

42.ThebasicpointofthePeople'sCharteris.

43.In1764JamesHargreavesinventedthe.

44.From1863totheendofthecenturyBritainhadbeencarryingaforeignpolicyof

45.TheParliamentpassedtheActofin1701,excludingJamesCatholicsonfromthe

succession.

46.AfterCharlesIwasbeheadedin1649Englandwasdeclareda.

47.InSeptember1939Germanyinvaded,thusBritainandFrancedeclaredwaron

Germany.

48.TheIndustrialRevolutionstartedduringthelastpartofthecentury.

49.Thesteamenginewasinventedbyin1769.

50.SamuelCromptoninventedthein1779.

51.EdmundCartwrightinventedthein1785.

52.Uponthecompletionoftheby1850Englandbecametheworkshopoftheworld.

53.In1868thefirstTradeUnionCongressmetin.

54.In1534Parliamentpassedthe"

55.OntheeveofWWItheTripleAlliancebetweenGermany,Austria-Hungaryandwas

formed.

56.TheFirstWorldWarwasanimperialistwaraswellasawarbecauseitwasnot

confinedonlytoEurope.Itlastedyears.

57.Atthe,theLeagueofNationswasestablishedandtheTreatyofVersailles

wassigned.

58.Theof1926wasAustenchamberlain^chiefclaimtofameasforeignsecretary.

59.OnMay7,1945,surrenderedunconditionally.

60.Itwaswholedthecountryduringthe“miracleofDunkirk”.

61.WhenGeorgeIbegantheHousesofHanoverin1714,thesystemwasestablished.

ExplaintheFollowingTerms

1.TheNormanConquest

2.TheGloriousRevolution

3.TheChartistMovement

4.TheOpiumWar

5.TheHundredYears'War

6.BlackDeath

AnswertheFollowingQuestions

1.What,inyouropinion,arethemaincausesfortheslowgrowthofBritain'seconomysincethe

SecondWorldWar?

2.WhatistheimportanceSimondeMortfortholdinBritishhistory(withspecialreferencetohis

roleinthecreationoftheParliamentsystem)?

WhatimportancedidKingAlfredholdinBritishhistory?

英美概況自測(cè)題(二)英國歷史部分答案

I.BBBCAADBDABABBAAACBAAAACC

CBAABBACBAABBCBAAABCABBBBABABA

CBABCBAABBCCAACABBC

1.II.IberiansRomans43A.DJohnMiltonAnglo-SaxonAlfred

WilliamLacklandMagnaCartaDomesdayBedeHastingsfeudalism

ConquerorFrenchGreatCouncilChurchGloriousRevolution6

NanjingRussiaWattTyler,s

2.Lancasterians,Yorkists15thParis1840Charteredinternational,

nationalBloodyrebirthhumanistsfeudalcivilmoneyInvincibleArmada

ThomasMore,Utopia16thStuartRoundheads,CavaliersLordProtectorParis

Tory,WhiguniversalsuffrageSpinningJennysplendidisolationSettlement

CommonwealthPoland18thJamesWattSpinningMulePowerLoom

IndustrialRevolutionManchesterActofSupremacyItalyworld,4ParisPeace

ConferenceLocarnoTreatyGermanyWinstonChurchillcabinet

英語考研英美概況模擬題（三）英國文化部分

Culture

MultipleChoice

1.AllchildrenintheUKmust,bylaw,receiveafull-timeeducationfromtheageofto

A.5,16B.6,17C.7,18

2.InstateschoolsthelettersA,BandCareoftenusedtodescribe""orparallelclasses.

A.gradeB.formC.streams

3.Publicschoolsbelongtothecategoryoftheschools.

A.stateB.independentC.local

4.Thepupilswhohadgotthehighestmarksinthe“elevenplus“examinationwouldgoto

school.

A.grammarB.technicalC.secondarymodern

5.OxfordandCambridgearetheoldestuniversitiesdatingfromand.

A.1167,1284B.1234,1325C.1335,1427

6.ThereareoveruniversitiesinBritain.

A.thirtyB.fortyC.fifty

7.ThetwofeaturesofOxfordandCambridgearethecollegesystemandthe.

A.recordsofattendanceB.governingcouncil

C.tutorialsystem

8.TheuniversitiesofSt.Andrews,Glasgow,AberdeenandEdinburgharecalledthefour

universities.

A.oldB.newC.Scottish

9.TheuniversityofferscoursesthroughoneofBBC'stelevisionchannelsandbyradio.

A.openB.newC.middleaged

10.BuckinghamUniversityisanduniversitywhichwasestablishedin1973.

A.independentB.openC.old

11.ThesecondcentreoftheBritishpressisin.

A.LondonB.theFleetStreetC.Manchester

12.InBritaingreatmajorityofchildrenattendschools.

A.stateB.independentC.religious

13.InBritaineducationattheagefrom5to16is.

A.optionalB.compulsoryC.self-taught

14.TheoldestuniversityinBritainis.

A.CambridgeB.EdinburghC.Oxford

15.Britishnewspaperspossessthefollowingfeaturesexcept.

A.freedomofspeech

B.fastdelivery

C.monopliedbyoneofthefivelargeorganization

D.nodifficultyforindependentnewspaperstosurvive

16.TheearliestnewspaperinBritainis.

A.DailyMailB.DailyTelegraphsC.TheTimesD.Guardian

17.istheoldestSundaynewspaperinBritain.

A.SundayTimesB.TheObserver

C.ThepeopleD.NewsoftheWorld

18.Themosthumorousmagazineis.

A.NewSocietyB.PrivateEyeC.PunchD.Spectator

19.IntheUKthereareaboutdailiesandoverweeklies.

A.130,1000B.200,800C.160,1200

20.TherearenationaldailynewspaperswhichappeareverymorningexceptonSundays.

A.nineB.sevenC.eight

21.TheDailyTelegraphandSundayTelegraphsupportthe.

A.LiberalPartyB.LabourPartyC.ConservativeParty

22.TheEconomist,NewStatesman,Spectatorare.

A.journalsB.dailynewspapersC.localpapers

23.BBCwasfoundedinandcharteredinasanindependentpubliccorporation.

A.1922,1927B.1292,1297C.1822,1827

24.TheExchangeTelegraphCo.Ltd.isanewsagency.

A.publicB.governmentalC.localD.private

25.TheBBCismainlyfinancedby.

A.paymentfromallpeoplewhopossessTVsets

B.theincomefromadvertisements

C.somelargecorporations

D.Britishgovernment

26.ThemostfamousbroadcastingcompanyinBritainis.

A.BritishBroadcastingCorporation

B.IndependentBroadcastingAuthority

C.Reuters

27.Reuterswasfoundedintheyearof.

A.1518B.1815C.1851

28.Thenewheadquarters?buildingofisat85FleetStreet,London.

A.BBCB.thePressAssociationLtd.

C.theExchangeTelegraphCo.Ltd.

29.isregardedasthemostEnglishofgames.

A.CricketB