英语国家社会与文化入门B参评标准.doc

英语国家社会与文化入门B卷评分标准及参考答案 Ⅰ.Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). （本大题共5小题，每小题2分，共10分） 评分标准：此部分要求考生准确判断句子的对错，判断错误不得分。 T T F F T 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.C 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.D 6.A 7.B 8.A 9.B 10.C 11.D 12.B 13.D 14.C 15.C 16.C 17.A 18.D 19.C 20.C 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. The class system does exist in British society. Most of the British population would claim themselves to be either of middle-class or working-class, though some people would actually belong to the upper middle-class or lower middle-class. Class divisions are not simply economic, they are cultural as well. People of different classes may differ in the kind of newspapers they read, in the way they speak and in the kind of education they receive. One of the distinctive features about the British class system is that aristocratic titles can still be inherited. 2. The UK has experienced an economic decline since 1945. But this is a relative decline rather than an absolute one. Britain is wealthier and more productive than it was in 1945, but since other countries developed more rapidly, it has slid from being the second largest economy to being the sixth. 3. 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. 4. It is a type of secondary schools in Britain. Grammar schools select children at the age 11, through an examination called “the 11-plus”. Those children with the highest marks go to grammar schools. These schools lay emphasis on advanced subjects rather than the more general curri