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14春《英语国家概况》(Ⅰ)作业1
      
单选题 判断题


一、单选题（共 10 道试题，共 50 分。）
1.  British colonial expansion began with ______.
A. the establishment of the British East India Company in 1600
B. the settlement of the Dutch East India Company at Cape Town in 1652
C. the occupation of Chinese Hong Kong in 1841
D. the colonization of Newfoundland in 1583
-----------------选择：D      
2.  Two of the most famous literary works of the late 17th century were _ .
A. Hamlet and Paradise Lost
B. Pilgrim s Progress and Paradise Lost
C. Paradise Lost and Shepherd's Calendar
D. Romeo and Juliet and Shepherd's Calendar
-----------------选择：B      
3.  The English Civil War is also called _ .
A. the Puritan Revolution
B. the Chartist Movement
C. the Wars of the Roses
D. the Hundred Years' War
-----------------选择：A      
4.  Which of the following is NOT true about the British monarchy?
A. It is the oldest institution of government.
B. It goes back to at least the 9th century.
C. It has maintained the continuity over the past thousand years.
D. It seems that it enjoys no real power today.
-----------------选择：C      
5.  Which of the following did not belong to Romanticism ?
A. Keats
B. Shelley
C. Wordsworth
D. Defoe
-----------------选择：D      
6.  Which of the following is not true about Britain?
A. It used to be an imperial country in the world
B. It plays an active role as a member of European Union
C. It is a relatively wealthy and developed country
D. It used to be one of the superpowers in the world.
-----------------选择：D      
7.  Which of the following about the Queen is not true?
A. The Queen selects the Prime Minister and the Cabinet
B. The Queen symbolises the tradition and unity of the British state
C. The Queen acts as a confidante to the Prime Minister
D. The Queen is the temporal head of the Church of England
-----------------选择：A      
8.  In Britain,( )formally appoints important government ministers, judges,etc.
A. the Queen
B. the Prime Minister
C. the Lord President of the Council
D. the Speaker of the House of Commons
-----------------选择：A      
9.  The Norman Conquest in English history happened in _ .
A. 1035
B. 1042
C. 1066
D. 1606
-----------------选择：C      
10.  In Britain, a parliament has a maximum duration of years.
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
-----------------选择：C      


   
14春《英语国家概况》(Ⅰ)作业1
      
单选题 判断题


二、判断题（共 10 道试题，共 50 分。）
1.  Oliver Cromwell was the leader of the parliamentary army during the English Civil War in the revolutionary period of the 17th century.
A. 错误
B. 正确
-----------------选择：
2.  The Anglo-Saxons were the ancestors of the English and the founders of England.
A. 错误
B. 正确
-----------------选择：  
3.  Britain consists of three nations: England, Scotland and Wales.
A. 错误
B. 正确
-----------------选择：
4.  The House of Commons is the real centre of British political life because it is the place where elected representatives make and debate policy.
A. 错误
B. 正确
-----------------选择：
5.  The capital of Scotland is Glasgow, which is well-known for its natural beauty.
A. 错误
B. 正确A      
6.  Strictly speaking, the Parliament today consists of two parts: the House of Lords and the House of Commons.
A. 错误
B. 正确
-----------------选择：   
7.  In the UK, class divisions are not only economic but also cultural.
A. 错误
B. 正确
-----------------选择：      
8.  Sinn Fein is the illegal political party in Northern Ireland which supports the IRA (Irish Republic Army) to fight for the union of Ireland.
A. 错误
B. 正确
-----------------选择：      
9.  The Tower of London, a historical sight, located in the center of London, was built by William the Conqueror.
A. 错误
B. 正确
-----------------选择：      
10.  Northern Ireland is the smallest of the four nations, but is well-known in the world for its most famous landmark.
A. 错误
B. 正确
-----------------选择：