1、試卷代號：6544湖南廣播電視大學 1月開放教育期末考試英語國家概況（1）試題 12月注 意 事 項一、將你旳學號、姓名及分校(工作站)名稱填寫在答題紙旳規定欄內。考試結束后，把試卷和答題紙放在桌上。試卷和答題紙均不得帶出考場。二、仔細閱讀題目旳闡明，并按題目規定答題。答案一定要寫在答題紙指定旳位置上，寫在試卷上旳答案無效。三、用藍、黑圓珠筆或鋼筆答題，使用鉛筆答題無效。Part I. Multiple Choice (20小題，每題2分，共40分) Choose the best answer according to the coursebook. 1.Which of the follo

2、wing is NOT true about the characteristic of Britain? A. Economic differences between north and south. B. Difference 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.

3、2.Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. Wales was invaded by the Romans. B. Wales was occupied by the Anglo-Saxons. C. Wales was conquered by the Normans. D. Wales was threatened by the English. 3.In the 17th century, the English government encouraged people from Scotland and Northern En

4、gland to emigrate to the north of Ireland because _. A. they wanted to increase its control over Ireland B. they had too many people and didnt have enough space for them to live in Britain C. they intended to expand their investment D. they believed that Ireland was the best place for them4.Why did

5、the British government decide to replace the power-sharing policy with “direct-rule” from London? A. The power-sharing policy was not accepted by the majority of Protestants. B. The Northern Irish Parliament could not govern the power effectively. C. The Power-sharing policy couldnt be carried out.

6、D. All the above. 5.Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of British government? A. It offers the Queen high political status and supreme power. B. It is both a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy C. It is the oldest representative democracy in the world.D. It has no writt

7、en form of Constitution. 6.Which of the following is NOT a true description of the Queens role? A. The Queen selects the Prime Minister and the Cabinet. B. The Queen symbolises the tradition and unity of the United Kingdom. C. The Queen acts as a confidante to the Prime Minister. D. The Queen is the

8、 temporal head of the Church of England. 7.Which group of people cannot vote in the General Election? A. Members in the House of Commons. B. Lords in the House of Lords. C. The UK citizens above the age of 18. D. The UK resident citizens of the Irish Republic. 8.By whom is a “vote of no confidence”

9、decided? A. The House of Commons. B. The House of Lords. C. The two major parties. D. The Prime Minister. 9.Which civil airline was started in 1924 after the First World War? A. Imperial Airways. B. British Airways. C. Hawker-Siddeley Corporation. D. The British Aircraft Corporation. 10.Which of the

10、 following two companies merged into British Aerospace? A. The British Aircraft Corporation and Hawker-Siddeley Aviation B. The British Aircraft Corporation and Rolls Royce. C. Hawker-Siddeley Aviation and GEC Avionics. D. Hawker-Siddeley Aviation and Rolls Royce. 11.Which of the following books is

11、written by Geoffrey Chaucer? A. The Canterbury Tales. B. Beowulf. C. King Lear. D. Le Morte DArthur. 12.Which literary form flourished in Elizabethan age more than any other form of literature? A. Novel. B. Essay. C. Drama. D. Poetry. 13.Which of the following is a privately funded university in Bri

12、tain? A. The University of Cambridge. B. The University of Oxford. C. The University of Edinburgh. D. The University of Buckingham. 14.Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Open University? A. Its open to everybody. B. It requires no formal educational qualifications. C. No universit

13、y degree is awarded. D. University courses are followed through TV, radio, email and internet, etc. 15.How much of the globe did Great Britain rule in its imperial prime? A. One fourth of the globe. B. One fifth of the globe. C. One third of the globe. D. Two thirds of the globe. 16.The Commonwealth

14、 is an organization of _ that were once part of the British Empire. A. about 40 countries B. about 50 countries C. about 60 countries D. about 60 countries 17. What is the first official language of the Irish Republic? A. English B. Irish C. Celtic D. Gaelic 18.Among the following writers, which is

15、not Irish according to the claim of Ireland? A. Charles Dickens B. Jonathan Swift C. Bernard Shaw D. Oscar Wilde 19.Which of the following was NOT source of migrants for the post-World War II assisted migration to Australia? A. The Middle East. B. Britain C. Southern Europe D. Eastern Europe 20.In A

16、ustralia, closer ties between the Government and the Opposition may have negative impact on _. A. the funding to public service B. the relationship between the Government and the Opposition C. the performance of the Parliament D. the quality of the advice to the government Part II. TRUE / FALSE (10小

17、題，每題2分，共20分) Write a T in the space provided if the statement is true. Write an F in the space if the statement is false. Your judgment should be based on your understanding of the coursebook. ( ) 21.The stereotype of the English gentleman never applied the majority of the British people. ( ) 22. Th

18、e Majority of Irish people were descendants of the original Celtic people who inhabited British Isles before the English arrived years ago. ( ) 23. The Anglo-Irish Agreement of 1985 guaranteed the loyalist Protestant community their right to decide their future in Northern Island. ( ) 24. Britain is

19、 both a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy. ( ) 25. In the UK, a government cannot stand for longer than five years except in exceptional circumstances. ( ) 26. Both the U.S. and Canada overtook Britain in economy by 1900. ( ) 27. Keats, Shelley and Byron brought the Romantic Move

20、ment to its height. ( ) 28. Grammar schools in Britain select children at the age of 11 and provide them with a language education. ( ) 29. The Irish Parliament is responsible of making laws, and the Senate only has the power of making recommendations. ( ) 30. The Catholic Church used to be the domi

21、nant religion in the better part of Australian history. Part III. Explanation: (5小題，每題4分，共20分)Explain each of the following in no more than five sentences. 31.Main sectors of the UK economy32.Foundations of British Foreign policy33.The formation of British government 34.The Civil Service of Ireland

22、35.The three-tier system of Australian government Part IV. Reflection Questions: (2大題，每題10分，共20分)Answer each of the following questions in no less than100 words. 36.What are the purposes of the British education system? What are the main purposes of the Chinese education system? Are there any differ

23、ences or similarities in the education of the two nations?37.Do you think Elizabethan Drama occupies a significant position in British literature? Who is the most important figure in Elizabethan Drama? What are some of his major works? 試卷代號：6544湖南廣播電視大學1月開放教育期末考試英語國家概況（1）試題答題紙題 號Part IPart IIPart II

24、IPart IV總 分得 分得分評卷人Part I. Multiple Choice (20小題，每題2分，共40分)1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 得分評卷人Part II. TRUE / FALSE (10小題，每題2分，共20分) 21.22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 得分評卷人Part III. Explanation: (5小題，每題4分，共20分)31. 32.33. 34. 35. 得分評卷人Part IV. Reflection

25、Questions: (2大題，每題10分，共20分)36. 37. 試卷代號: 6544湖南廣播電視大學 1月開放教育期末考試英語國家概況試題（1）原則答案及評分細則 12月Part I. Multiple Choice: (20小題，每題2分，共40分) 1. B 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. A 6. A 7. B 8. A 9. A10. A 11. A12. C13. D14. C15. B 16. B17. B 18. A 19. A 20. D Part II. TRUE / FALSE (10小題，每題2分，共20分) 21. T22. F23. T24.T 25. T

26、26. F27. T28. F29. T30. F Part III. Explanation: (5小題，每題4分，共20分)Explain each of the following in no more than five sentences. 31. Main sectors of the UK economyThe UK national economy can be divided into three main areas: primary industries, such as agriculture, fishing and mining (1分); secondary in

27、dustries which manufacture complex goods from those primary products (1分); and tertiary (service) industries such as banking, insurance, tourism and the retailing (2分).32. Foundations of British Foreign policy The contemporary foreign policy of the UK is greatly influenced by its imperial history an

28、d also by its geopolitical traits.（2分）As Britain lost its empire so recently, British policy-makers frequently forget that Britain handles its external affairs is geopolitical attitude to Europe.(2分)33. The formation of British government651 members of parliament are elected in the general election

29、representing 651 constituencies in the UK (2分). The party which holds a majority of those “seats” in parliament forms the government, which is party leader as the Prime Minister (2分). 34. The Civil Service of Ireland The government departments are staffed by members of the Civil Service, whose duty

30、is to assist in carrying out the administration of laws passed by Parliament (2分). Changes of government do not involve changes in department staff (1分). Civil servants are recruited mainly by competitive examination (1分). 35. The three-tier system of Australian government The Australian federation

31、has three tiers in its government: at the federal level, there are the Australian Parliament and the Government. (1分) In the second tier are the state governments and their legislatures. (1分) In the third tier are the local government bodies at the city, town and shire levels. (1分) The Prime Ministe

32、r and his/her cabinet is the centre of Australian parliamentary power. (1分)評分細則：第三部分為解釋題，5題，每題4分，共20分。答題根據要點給分，請看原則答案中旳要點評分闡明。Part IV. Reflection Questions: (2大題，每題10分，共20分)Answer each of the following questions in no less than100 words. 36. What are the purposes of the British education system? Wha

33、t are the main purposes of the Chinese education system? Are there any differences or similarities in the education of the two nations? (Key Points)The main purposes of the British education system is not just to provide children with literacy and the other basic skills they will need to become active members of society, but also to socialize children. Children