(完整word版)英语国家概况-谢福之-课后答案-判断题

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Chapter 1

1.People in different parts of Britain like to use the name England to refer to

their country. (F)

2.The Severn River is the longest river of Britain, which originates in Wales

and flows through western England.(T)

3.Today more than half of the people in Wales still speak the ancient Welsh

language. (F)

4.In terms of population and area, Northern Ireland is the second largest part

of Britain.(F)

5.Although the climate in Britain is generally mild, the temperature in

northern Scotland often falls below -10℃ in January . (F)

6.The majority of the people in Britain are descendants of the

Anglo-Saxons.(T)

7.The Celtic people were the earliest known inhabitants of Britain.(T)

8.English evolved into what is now described as Modern English from the late

16th century.(F)

Chapter 2

1.British history before 55BC is basically undocumented.(T)

2.The Anglo-Saxons came to Britain in the 5th century.(T)

3.The chief or king of the Anglo-Saxons tribes exercised power at their own

will. (F)

4.The Vikings began to attack the English coast in the 8th century.(T)

5.HenryⅡ built up a large empire which included England and most of

France.(T)

6.The Magna Carta was designed to protect the rights of both the privileged

class and the townspeople.(F)

7.The Hundred Years’War (1337-1453) was a series of wars fought between

the British and the Vikings for trade and territory.(F)

8.In an effort to make a compromise between different religious factions,

Queen ElizabethⅠactually defended the fruit of the Reformation.(T) Chapter 3

1.Conventions are regarded less important than the statutory law in the

working of the British government.(T)

2.The British monarchy has never been interrupted throughout the

history.(F)

3.In reality, the British King or Queen is the source of all government

powers.(F)

4.The British Parliament is the law-making body of the Commonwealth of

Nations.(F)

5.The members of the House of Commons are appointed rather than

elected.(F)

6.The British Prime Minister is the leader of the majority party in

Parliament.(T)

7.Cabinet members are chosen by the Prime Minister from various political

parties in Parliament.(F)

8.The legal systems in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are

much similar in terms of law, organization and practice.(T)

Chapter 4

1.British was the first industrialized nation in the world.(T)

2.The British economy experienced a relative decline during the post-war

period.(T)

3.Limited resources and high unemployment rate were persistent problems

that prevented rapid economic development in Britain after World

WarⅡ.(F)

4.Thatcher’s revolution turned out to be a great success in dealing with all

the British economic and social problems.(F)

5.The economic approach adopted by Tony Blair was different from that of

the old Labor Party and the Conservative Party.(T)

6.Blair made the Bank of England independent in order to separate politics

from economic policy.(T)

7.Britain is an important oil exporter since its oil industry has a long

history.(F)

8.Nuclear power is one of the major energy source in Britain.(T)

Chapter 5

1.The British government has been responsible for education since the early

1800s.(F)

https://www.wendangku.net/doc/a912176441.html,cation in Britain is compulsory for all children between the ages of 6

and 15.(F)

3.The National Curriculum is compulsory in both the state system and the

independent system.(F)

4.When children finish their schooling at 16, they are required to take a

national GCSE examination.(T)

5.Graduates from state schools in Britain have a less favorable chance to

enter famous universities than those from independent schools.(T)

6.The Times is the world’s oldest Sunday newspapers.(F)

7.The BBC World Service broadcasts only in English throughout the world.(F)

8.Some British holidays are celebrated to mark important events in the

Christian calendar, and some others are related to local customs and traditions.(T)

Chapter 8

1.The eastern highlands formed by the Appalachians hold one third of the co

untry's continental territory.(F)

2.The climate in the United States can be classified as temperate,with some

mild subtropical and tropical zones.(T)

3.Almost through the middle of the United States, north to south,runs a well-

-known 50-centimeter rainfall line.(T)

4.New York is the commercial and financial center of the United States , and i

t is composed of five boroughs including Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, S taten Island, and Queens.(T)

5.San Francisco is the second largest city after New York and the world famo

us Hollywood and Disneyland are located here.(F)

6.During the 1830s and 1840s, many northern Europeans and Irish immigrant

s came to America.(T)

7.Almost half of the immigrants coming to the United States in the 1980s wer

e Asians.(T)

8.Basic American cultural values are freedom, equality and desire to work ha

rd for a higher standard of living.(T)

Chapter 9

1.America was named after Amerigo Vespucci, who arrived on the new conti

nent after Columbus.(T)

2.The second Continental Congress was held in Philadelphia, and the Contine

ntal Army and Navy were founded under the command of Thomas Jefferso n.(F)

3.The Civil War not only put an end to slavery, but also decided that America

was a single, indivisible nation.(T)

4.Most American people approved of the Vietnam War.(F)

5.In 1990, American troops and the troops from allied nations launched Oper

ation Desert Storm in order to drive Iraqi troops out of Kuwait.(T)

6.According to the American administration, Saddam Hussein and Osama bin

Laden were responsible for the terrorist event on September11,2001.(F) 7.The America government regarded Iraq a nation among the "axis of evil".(T

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8.On March 19,2003,American and United Nation's troops, supported by sev

eral other countries, began an invasion of Iraq.(F)

Chapter 10

1.The Bill of Rights was written into the Constitution in 1787.(F)

2.The form of American government is based on three main principles: feder

alism, the separation of powers, and respect for the Constitution and the r ule of law.(T)

3.The U.S. Congress is the legislative branch of the federal government and it

consists of two houses: the House of Commons and the House of Lords.(F) 4.The judicial branch of the federal government consists of a series of courts:

the Supreme Court, the courts of appeals and the district courts.(T)

5.The Democratic Party is conservative in terms of its ideology.(F)

6.The American presidential campaign adheres to the "winner-take-all" practi

ce.(T)

7.The American foreign policy throughout the World War II was neutrality.(F)

8.The American foreign policy during the Cold War period was containment a

nd intervention.(T)

Chapter 11

1.America is the world's largest industrial nation.(T)

2.In the U.S. Constitution, the recognition of the importance of "intellectual

property" could be identified.(T)

3.Although slavery was abolished as a result of the Civil War, the owners of pl

antation in the South made more profits from selling their agriculture prod ucts.(F)

4.President Roosevelt's New Deal had little effect in dealing with the econom

ic crisis in the early 1930s.(F)

5.The 1960s was a period of consolidation for the American businesses.(F)

6.American agricultural exports outweigh imports, leaving a surplus in the ag

ricultural balance of trade.(T)

7.Auto production is one of the important sectors in American manufacturin

g industry.(T)

8.The world economy has little to do with the growth and decline of the Ame

rican foreign trade.(F)

Chapter 12

https://www.wendangku.net/doc/a912176441.html,cation is governed by state and local governments instead of the nation

al government in America.(T)

2.All American children are offered 12 years of compulsory public education.(

T)

3. After 12 years of schooling, American students receive a bachelor's degree

at graduation.(F)

4.When selecting a college or university, undergraduate students have a grea

t concern for its size, location and academic quality.(T)

https://www.wendangku.net/doc/a912176441.html,ually, an undergraduate student has to earn 120 credits to receive a degr

ee.(T)

6.Yale university is the second eldest institution of higher learning in the Unit

ed States.(F)

7.It is The New York Times that first uncovered the Watergate Scandal in 197

2 through the efforts of two reporters.(F)

8.Thanksgiving Day falls on the fourth Tuesday in November.(F)

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