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一、单选题(共 10 道试题,共 50 分。)V 1. Which of the following is true about the British Commonwealth?
A. Members of nations are joined together politically.
B. The Commonwealth has special powers.
C. The decision to become a member of the Commonwealth is made by Britain.
D. It is a free association of independent countries that were once colonies of Britain.
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2. _____ were the ancestors of the English and the founders of England.
A. the Anglo-Saxons
B. the Normans
C. the Vikings
D. the Romans
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3. 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
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4. The cause of the Hundred Years' War was_ .
A. territorial
B. economic
C. partly territorial and partly economic
D. partly territorial and partly religious
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5. If a student wants to go to university in Britain, he will take the examination called_______.
A. General Certificate of Education--Advanced
B. General Certificate of Secondary Education
C. the common entrance examination
D. General National Vocational Qualifications
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6. 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
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7. _______is not true about the characteristics of Britain.
A. Economic differences between north and south
B. Differences of social systems between Scotland and Wales
C. Class differences between a white-collar worker and a blue-collar worker
D. Cultural differences between immigrants and the British
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8. 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
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9. In Britain, a parliament has a maximum duration of years.
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
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10. ______is not considered a characteristic of London.
A. The cultural centre
B. The business centre
C. The financial centre
D. The sports centre
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二、判断题(共 10 道试题,共 50 分。)V 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
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2. The Bill of Rights ensured that the King would never be able to ignore Parliament.
A. 错误
B. 正确
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3. 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
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4. Britain consists of three nations: England, Scotland and Wales.
A. 错误
B. 正确
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5. The Queen also acts as a confidante to the Prime Minister.
A. 错误
B. 正确
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6. King Alfred the Great united England under his rule in 829.
A. 错误
B. 正确
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7. In Britain the general election is normally held every four years.
A. 错误
B. 正确
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8. The battle of Bannockburn led by Robert the Bruce succeeded in winning the full independence of Wales.
A. 错误
B. 正确
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9. In 1689, the Bill of Rights was passed under the reign of George I.
A. 错误
B. 正确
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10. The Conservative party, the Labour party and the Liberal Democrats are the three major national parties in the UK.
A. 错误
B. 正确
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