北交英美⽂化Mid-term_Exam带答案试卷09级⼆级起点英美⽂化期中考试
Mid-term Exam for British and American Culture
2011.4.27
班级______ 姓名________ 任课教师________ 成绩______
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I.Choo the best answer from A, B, C and D. (72%)
1.Human culture is __________多看书的好处
A)partly inherited genetically
B)partly biologically inherited
C)entirely learned
D)limited to relatively rich societies with sophisticated technologies
2.Societies are ______________.
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A)groups of interacting organisms
B)only found among humans
C)created only by technologically sophisticated peoples
D)groups of the industrialized nations of the world
3.Which of the following things would be cultural universals?
A)the language that you speak
B)the kinds of clothes that you wear
C)the specific knowledge that you acquired in school
D)none of the above
4.It is said that in the fifth century AD a great leader _______ appeared, and with
his magic sword united the British and drove the Saxons back.
A)King Harold
B)King Arthur
C)William Wallace
D)King Lear
5.Early invasions and ttlement of England were easy becau ________.
A)the land was low-lying and well-watered
B)the land was mountainous and well-forested
C)the land was populated by peaceful people
D)the land was populated by very few people
6.The British government considers that the possibility of a United Ireland is
________.
A)the business of all the people of Britain
B)the concern only of the Northern Irish
C)to be decided only by the Republic of Ireland315投诉
D)for the people of both parts of Ireland to decide
7.________ limited royal power and reprented the first step on the path to democracy in Britain.
A)Bill of Rights
B)Magna Carta
C)Acts of Union
D)The Constitution
8.Scotland began to unify early becau of threats from ________.
A)the Irish
B)the Romans
C)the Vikings
D)the Anglo-Saxons
9.We can deduce that Ireland has ________.
A)the largest Protestant population in Britain
B)the most Celtic blood of the four nations
C)been a tragedy for most of a millennium
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D)never been invaded or ttled from outside
10.We know from the text that Henry II was ________.
A)an Irish king
B) a Viking king
C) a Norman King
D) a Roman King
11.The Mid-Atlantic states that are economically strong centers of heavy industry are _______.
A)New Y ork and Pennsylvania
B)Delaware and Maryland
C)Connecticut and Maine
D)Massachutts and New Hampshire
12.The Southern states have the most people that are currently _______ .
A)engaged in fishing and hunting for their livelihood
B)working in factories that process iron, glass and steel
C)living in prosperous financial districts
D)living below the national poverty level
13.The American Midwest is famous for its production of ________.
A)iron
B)bread
C)corn
D)coal
14.Texas is famous becau _________.
A)America?s largest Indian tribe is located in the Grand Canyon.
B)of the Grand Canyon which is the location for western movies.
C)of its many Indian rervations and oil wells.
D)it is the largest state in the US with many oil wells.
15.Which of the following states of the US is a Mid-Atlantic state?
A)New Jery
B)Connecticut
C)Massachutts
D)V ermont
16.The largest geographic region of continental America is __________.
A)The South
B)The Midwest
C)The West
D)The Southwest
17.The northern states of the American Northeast are called the ___________ states.
A)Newfoundland
B)New England
C)New Orleans
D)New Y ork
18.The government in the UK has to prent all policy decisions to Parliament where they will be ________.
A)accepted and pasd by the members
B)oppod and rejected by the members
C)debated and scrutinized by the members
D)changed and obstructed by the members
19.The system of voting which determines the government in Britain is called
________.
A)proportional reprentation
B)last in first out
C)first past the post
D)constitutional democracy
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20.Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland __________.
A)now have complete control over their own affairs
B)have a dual system of government, unlike England
C)have the same system of government as England
D)no longer have the right to vote in Parliament
21.A ssion of Parliament in the UK normally lasts for about ________.
A)six months
B) a year
C)two years
D)five years
22.In order to stand as a candidate for Parliament you have to be a(n) ________ in the UK.
A)eligible voter
B)passport-holder
C)taxpayer
D)party member
23.The Divine Right of Kings _______.
A)claims that Kings are equal to Gods.
B)is accepted by the Church of England.
C)has always been accepted by the people of Britain.
D)was a medieval argument ud to justify monarchy.
24.A member of the Hou of Lords who title “lord” cannot be handed down to the children is called ___________.
A)Lords Temporal
B)Lords Spiritual
C)Life Peer
D)Hereditary Peer
25.In cooperation with the …advice and connt? of the __________, the President of the US has the power to make treaties.
A)Hou of Reprentatives
B)Senate
C)Congress
D)Supreme Court
26.The head of the executive in each American state is the ________ who is directly
elected.
A)Councilor
B)Chancellor
C)Governor
D)President
27.Since the mid 19th century, the __________ has been the dominant chamber in
the US and today it is perhaps the most powerful upper hou of any legislative body in the world.
A)Cabinet
B)Hou of Reprentatives
C)Supreme Court
D)Senate
28.The American political system is defined by basic documents, such as the
__________, which defines the basic structure of the United States federal government.
A)Amendment
B)Bill of Legislation
C)Constitution
D)Declaration of Independence
29.The President has authority to do all of the following, with the exception of
__________.牟宗三
A)appointing Supreme Court justices and federal judges
B)calling special elections
C)making treaties (with the 'advice and connt' of the Senate)
D)pardoning criminals convicted of offences against the federal government
车名字30.If convicted of "treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanours", the
President may be removed from office by __________.
A) a two-thirds majority in the Senate
B)connt from all members of the Hou
C)permission of the Vice-President
D)majority vote of members of Cabinet and the Security Council
31.The day-to-day enforcement and administration of federal laws is handled by
various federal executive departments, the heads of which form a council of advisors generally known as the "__________".
A)Cabinet
B)Hou
C)Security Council
