英语国家概况（ 1 ）平时作业（一）答案及评分标准

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I. Choose the correct answers (20%)

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

6.     C                    7.     A                    8.     D                      9.        C                    10.    B

II. Fill in the blanks (30%)

11. multiracial

12. non-European

13. British

14. investment

15. America

16. pass laws

17. the government

18. the Prime Minister

19. the Conservative Party

20. Beowulf

III.   Answer each of the questions. (20%)

21. The four constituent countries of the UK are England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

22. Parliament has the power to change the terms of the Constitution.

23. The two broad stylistic periods are Modernism and Postmodernism.

24. The United Kingdom became a member of the European Union in 1973.

25. William the Conqueror built the Tower of London.

26. Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland.

27. 6.

28. The Bill of Rights.

29. 326.

30. Drama.

IV    Explain each of the following in no more than five sentences. (30%)

31. Margaret Thatcher came into power as British first Prime Minister in 1979 when the Conservative Party won the general election. She advocated the idea of small government and free-market economics. During her term as the Prime Minister, she carried out policies to privatize the nationalized industry and cut tax rates. As a result, many businesses boomed but unemployment rate increased. She was later replaced by John Major in 1990.

32. In 1688, King James II's daughter Mary and her husband William were invited by the politicians and church authorities to take the throne, on condition that they would respect the rights of Parliament. After this Glorious Revolution, the Bill of Right was passed in 1689 to ensure that the King would never be able to ignore Parliament.

33. The Labour Party is one of the two biggest parties in the UK. It is also the newest party, created by the trade union movement at the end of the 19 th century. It is a socialist party, believing that a society should redistribute the wealth between the rich and the poor. It also thinks that the government should provide a range of public services for all the people.

34. The Bronte sisters are the daughters of the vicar of a village church in Yorkshire of England. Though they were poor, they were educated and respectable. They all died young, but were remembered long after their death for their contribution to English literature. Charlotte was well-known for Jane Eyre and Emily was noted for her Wuthering Heights . They had to use male pseudonyms in order to get their books published.

35. “The City” refers to the historic area at the center of London. It is one of the biggest financial centers with the greatest concentration of banks, insurance companies and businesses dealing in commodities. At the heart of the City is London Stock Exchange.