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英语国家社会与文化入门上册A卷TTFFT Ⅱ. Choose the answer that best completes the statement or answers the question.（本大题共20小题，每小题2分，共40分） 评分标准：此部分要求考生选出最佳答案，多选或不选不得分 1.D 2.D 3.D 4.D 5.B 6.A 7.B 8.D 9.C 10.B 11.A 12.B 13.A. 14.C 15.D 16.A 17.A 18 C 19 B 20 A Ⅲ. Tell what you know about the following in your own words.（本大题共4小题，每小题5分，共20分） 评分标准：此部分要求考生综合评述所给主题，概括主题5分，简要介绍4分，其他酌情给分 1. London is the largest city located in the south of the country. It is dominant in Britain in all sorts of ways. It is the cultural and business centre and the headquarters of the vast majority of Britain’s big companies. It is not only the financial centre of the nation, but also one of the three major international financial centers in the world. 2. The functions of the Parliament are: to pass laws, to vote for taxation, to scrutinize government policy, administration and expenditure and to debate the major issues of the day. 3. General elections are very important in western democracy. They provide opportunities for people to influence future government policies and to replace those incompetent political leaders. 4. There are three Christmas traditions which are particularly British: one is the Christmas Pantomime, a comical musical play. The main male character is played by a young woman while the main female character, often an ugly woman called “the Dame”, is played by a man. Another British Christmas tradition is to hear the Queen give her Christmas message to her realm over the television and radio. A third British tradition is Boxing Day, which falls on the day after Christmas. Traditionally, it was on Boxing Day that people gave Christmas gifts or money to their staff or servants. Ⅳ. Answer the following two questions.（本大题共2小题，每小题15分，共30分） 评分标准：此部分要求考生写出所给主题的概念及评述，在此基础上加入自己对该主题的主观评述和理解，完整表述，句子准确，用词得当，要点突出，得10-15；表述完整，句子出现语法错误，要点缺失，得5-10分；不能答出要点，酌情给分。 1. Many people think that the purpose of school is to provide children with literacy and the other basic skills they will need to b