英语国家社会与文化入门试题.doc

院系：_____________ 专业：_______________ 班级：_________ 学号：___________ 姓名：_____________ 山 西 师 范 大 学 2008——2009 学 年 第 二 学 期 期 末 考 试 试 题 （卷） 密 封 线 密 封 线 以 内 不 准 作 任 何 标 记 密 封 线 山西师范大学期末考试试题（卷） 2008—2009学年第二学期院系：外国语学院 专业：英语 考试科目：英语国家社会与文化入门 试卷号： A(1) 卷 题 号 一 二 三 四 五 六 七 八 总分 分 数 评卷人 复查人 I. In each of the following questions there are four choices. Choose the correct one (25%) 1. Which is the largest city in Scotland? A. Cardiff B. Edinburgh C. Glasgow D. Manchester 2. Who were the ancestors of the English and the founders of England? A. The Anglo-Saxons B. The Normans C. The Vikings D. The Romans 3. Under the William of Normandy (known as “William the Conqueror”) the Normans crossed the English Channel in_____, and the Battle of Hastings, defeated an English army under king Harold. A. 1066 B. 1707 C.1536 D. 1801 4. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. Sinn Fein is a legal political party in Northern Ireland. B. Those who want to unite Northern Ireland with Britain are called Unionists. C. The Social Democratic and Labor Party is a very important political party in Britain. D. Those who show their loyalty to the British Crown are called Loyalists. 5. Which of the following about the Queen is NOT true? A. The Queen selects the Prime Minister and the Cabinet. B. The Queen symbolizes the tradition and unity of the British state. C. The Queen acts as a confidante to the Prime Minister. D. The Queen is the temporal head of the Church of England. 6. Which of the following about the House of Lords is NOT true? A. Lords do not receive salaries and many do not attend Parliament sittings. B. It consists of the Lords Spiritual and the Lords Temporal. C. The lords are expected to represent the interests of the public. D. Most of the Lords in the House of Lords are males. 7. There are three major parti