0433+英语国家概况.docx

《英语国家概况》

单选题

1.Severalgiftedwomenwritersplayedapartin19thcenturyEnglishliterature.Whichofthefollowingisanexception?

A.JaneAustin

B.EmilyBronte

C.VirginiaWoolf

D.CharlotteBronte

2.Whichgroupofpeoplecannotvoteinthegeneralelection?

A.MembersintheHouseofCommons.

B.LordsintheHouseofLords.

C.TheUKcitizensabovetheageof18.

D.TheUKresidentcitizensoftheIrishRepublic.

3.WhichcelebrationparticularlyhappensontheQueen’sBirthday?

A.Bonfires

B.theOrangeMarch

C.Masquerades

D.Troopingthecolor

4. InBritain,thegreatmajorityofparentssendtheirchildrento____.

A.privateschools

B.independentschools

C.stateschools

D.publicschool

5. WhichofthefollowingisNOTacharacteristicofthehereditaryaristocracyintheUK?

A.Thenobletitlescanbeinheritedbytheirchildren.

B.Theyusuallyownhistorichousesinthecountry.

C.TheyaretherichestgroupofpeopleintheUK.

D.TheseniormemberscanbelordsintheHouseofLords.

6. NowadaystheBritishforeignpolicyislargelyshapedbyitsparticipationin___.

A. theCommonwealth

B. theEuropeanEconomicCommunity

C. theUnitedNations,theEuropeanUnion,NATO,etc.

D. anEuropeanfederalgovernment

7. WhichofthefollowingistheBritisholdestdailynewspaper?

A. TheTelegraph

B. TheNewsoftheWorld

C. TheGuardian

D. TheTimes

8. WhichofthefollowingaboutclasssystemintheUKisNOTtrue?

A. Peopleofdifferentclassestendtoreaddifferentkindsofnewspaper.

B. Class-divisionisonlydecidedbypeople’sincome.

C. Thoughsocialadvancementispossible,classaffectsaperson’slifechances.

D. Thewaypeoplespeakidentifiesthemselvestoparticularclass.

9.ThefollowingweresomeofthecharacteristicsofProtestantismexcept.

A.challengingtheauthorityofthePope

B.salvationthroughfaith

C.salvationthroughthechurch

D.establishingadirectcontact