概况模拟题(三)英国文化.doc

英语考研英美概况模拟题（三）英国文化部分 Culture Multiple Choice 1. All children in the UK must, by law, receive a full-time education from the age of _____ to _____. A. 5, 16 B. 6, 17 C. 7, 18 2. In state schools the letters A, B and C are often used to describe “_____” or parallel classes. A. grade B. form C. streams 3. Public schools belong to the category of the _____ schools. A. state B. independent C. local 4. The pupils who had got the highest marks in the “eleven plus” examination would go to _____ school. A. grammar B. technical C. secondary modern 5. Oxford and Cambridge are the oldest universities dating from _____ and _____. A. 1167, 1284 B. 1234, 1325 C. 1335, 1427 6. There are over _____ universities in Britain. A. thirty B. forty C. fifty 7. The two features of Oxford and Cambridge are the college system and the _____. A. records of attendance B. governing council C. tutorial system 8. The universities of St. Andrews, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Edinburgh are called the four _____ universities. A. old B. new C. Scottish 9. The _____ university offers courses through one of BBC’s television channels and by radio. A. open B. new C. middle aged 10. Buckingham University is and _____ university which was established in 1973. A. independent B. open C. old 11. The second centre of the British press is in _____. A. London B. the Fleet Street C. Manchester 12. In Britain great majority of children attend _____ schools. A. state B. independent C. religious 13. In Britain education at the age from 5 to 16 is _____. A. optional B. compulsory C. self-taught 14. The oldest university in Britain is _____. A. Cambridge B. Edinburgh C. Oxford 15. British newspapers possess the following features except _____. A. freedom of speech B. fast delivery C. monoplied by one of the five large organization D. no difficulty for independent newspapers to survive 16. The earliest newspaper in Britain is _____. A. Daily Mail B. Daily Telegraphs C.