英语国家概况（0433）英语国家概况形考任务二_0001-四川电大-课程号：5110433-满分答案

英语国家概况（0433）英语国家概况形考任务二_0001四大形成性测评系统 课程代码：5110433 参考资料 、单项选择题（共 10 道试题，共 40 分。单项选择题）1. By whom is a “vote of no confidence” decided? A. The House of Commons. B. The House of Lords. C. The two major parties. D. The Prime Minister.参考答案：A2. Which of the following livestock has the biggest number in the UK? A. Beef cattle. B. Dairy cattle C. Chicken. D. Sheep参考答案：D3. 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.参考答案：B4. How many seats in the House of Commons should a party hold at least in order to win the election? A. 651 B. 326 C. 626 D. 351参考答案：B5. 6. Which of the following statements is NOT true about the UK economy? A. Britain remains one of the Group of Seven large industrial economies. B. Britain has experienced a relative economic decline since 1945. C. There has been a period of steady decreasing of living standards. D. Some smaller economies have overtaken the UK in terms of output per capita.参考答案：C6. Which of the following statements is NOT true about class system in the UK?A. B. A. People of different classes tend to read different kinds of newspapers. B. Class division is only decided by peoples income. C. Though social advancement is possible, class affects a persons life chances. D. The way people speak may identify them as belonging to a particular class.参考答案：B7. Which period of time in British History was described as “private affluence and public squalor”? A. The 1940s B. The 1970s. C. The 1980s. D. The 1990s.参考答案：C8. Which of the following used to be the last independent car company in the UK? A. Ford B. Peugeot C. Rover. D. BMW.参考答案：C9. Which of the following counties is the last to come out of recession? A. Germany. B. Japan. C. Britain. D. France.参考答案：D10. 8. Where is the best agricultural land in Britain? A. In the southeast of England. B. In the northeast of England. C. In the southeast of Scotland. D. In the northeast of Scotland.参考答案：A 、阅读理解（共 2 道试题，共 40 分。选择填空）1. The UK is divided into _1_ constituencies with each of them represented by a member in _2_.*There are three major parties in the UK: _3_, the Labor party and _4_.1). 1._ A. 436 B. 258 C. 650 D. 7202). 2._ A. the parliament B. the cabinet C. the congress D. the House of Lords3). 3._ A. the Liberal Party B. the Tea Party C. the Democratic D. the Conservative Party4). 4._ A. the Republic Party B. The Liberal Democratic party C. the Green Party D. the Communist Party参考答案：CADB2. “The Jewel in the Crown” of the British Empire _1_, which provided _2_ and a big market for British goods, gained independence in 1947. *Since 1945, the UK economy has experienced _3_ decline rather than _4_ decline.1). 1._ A. South Africa B. India C. Cuba D. Malyasia2). 2._ A. people B. raw material C. energy D. products3). 3._ A. sharp B. difficult C. active D. relative4). 4._ A. active B. absolute C. reasonable D. related参考答案：BBDB 、判断题（共 4 道试题，共 20 分。判断题）1. Children from the upper-middle-class usually have a better education than those from the working or middle-class. A. 错误 B. 正确参考答案：A2. The leader of the Conservatives, Margaret Thatcher started a series of reforms. An extensive program-me of privatization was carried out, and she was successful in an all-round way. A. 错误 B. 正确参考答案：A3. By the 1880s the British economy was dominant in the world. A. 错误 B. 正确参考答案：B4. In the UK, a government cannot stand for longer than five years except in exceptional circumstances. A. 错误 B. 正确参考答案：B