英语国家概况1.WhichofthefollowingisNOTconsideredacharacteristicofBritain?A.Economicdifferencesbetweennorthandsouth.B.DifferencesofsocialsystemsbetweenScotlandandWales.C.Classdifferencesbetweenawhite-collarworkeranda

　　英语国家概况

　　1.WhichofthefollowingisNOTconsideredacharacteristicofBritain?

　　A.Economicdifferencesbetweennorthandsouth.

　　B.DifferencesofsocialsystemsbetweenScotlandandWales.

　　C.Classdifferencesbetweenawhite-collarworkerandablue-collarworker

　　D.CulturedifferencesbetweenimmigrantsandtheBritish.

　　4.Intheseventeenthcentury,theEnglishgovernmentencouragedpeoplefromScotlandandNorthernEnglandtoemigratetothenorthofIreland,because

　　A.theywantedtoincreaseitscontroloverIreland.

　　B.Theyhadtoomanypeopleanddidn’thaveenoughspaceforthemtolivein.

　　C.Theyintendedtoexpandtheirinvestment.

　　D.TheybelievedthatIrelandwasthebestplaceforthem.

　　5.NorthernIrelandisthesmallestofthefournations,butiswell-knownintheworldfor________

　　A.itsmostfamouslandmarkB.itsrichculturallife

　　C.itslowlivingstandardsD.itsendlesspoliticalproblems

　　6.WhichofthefollowingisNOTcharacteristicofBritishgovernment?

　　A.ItofferstheQueenhighpoliticalstatusandsupremepower.

　　B.Itisbothaparliamentarydemocracyandaconstitutionalmonarchy.

　　C.Itistheoldestrepresentativedemocracyintheworld.

　　D.IthasnowrittenformofConstitution.

　　7.UnderwhosereignwastheBillofRightspassed?

　　A.JamesⅡ

　　B.WilliamofOrange

　　C.OliverCromwell

　　D.GeorgeⅠ

　　8.WhichofthefollowingabouttheQueenisNOTtrue?

　　A.TheQueenselectsthePrimeMinisterandtheCabinet.

　　B.TheQueensymbolizesthetraditionandunityoftheBritishstate.

　　C.TheQueenactsasaconfidantetothePrimeMinister.

　　D.TheQueenisthetemporalheadoftheChurchofEngland.

　　9.WhichgroupofpeoplecanNOTvoteinthegeneralelection?

　　A.membersintheHouseofCommonsB.LordsintheHouseofLords

　　C.theUKcitizensabovetheage18D.theUKresidentcitizensoftheIrishRepublic

　　10.WhichofthefollowingisNOTcharacteristicofthehereditaryaristocracyintheUK?

　　A.Thenobletitlecanbeinheritedbythechildren.