判断题第一单元1、Britainisnolongeranimperial(帝国)country(T)2、TheCommonwealth(英联邦)ofNationsincludesallEuropeancountries(F)3、1in10oftheBritishpopulationareofnon-Europeanethnicity(种族)(F)4、Thestereotype(刻板印象)oftheEnglishgentlemanneverappliedtothemajorityoftheBritishpeople(T)5、WhenpeopleoutsidetheUKtalkaboutEngland,theymistakeitasBritainsometimes(T)6、TheScotsandWelsh(苏格兰和威尔士)haveastrongsenseofbeingBritish(F)7、Scotland(苏格兰)wasneverconqueredbytheRomans(罗马人)(T)8、MostpeopleinScotlandspeaktheCeltic(凯尔特)language,called“Gaelic”(F)9、ScotlandwasunifiedwithEnglandthroughpeacefulmeans(T)10、Wales(威尔士)isrichincoal(煤炭)deposits(存款)(T)11、Cardiff(卡迪夫),thecapitalofWales,isalargecity(F)12、ThetitleofPrince(王子)ofWalesisheldbyaheldbyaWelshaccordingtotradition(F)第二单元1、IrelandispartofGreatBritain(F)2、“Ulster(阿尔斯特)”,referringtoNorthernIreland,wasonceanancientIrishKingdom(王国)(T)3、ThecapitalofBelfast(贝尔法斯特)isalargecitywithhalfamillionpeople(F)4、NorthernIrelandissignificant(重要的)becauseofitsmanufacturing(制造业)industry(F)5、ThemajorityofIrishpeopleweredescendants(后代)oftheoriginalCeltic(凯尔特)peoplewhoinhabitedBritishIsles(群岛)beforetheRomansarrived2000yearsago(T)6、MostBritishpeopleareProtestants(新教徒)whilemostIrishpeopleareCatholics(天主教徒)(T)7、TheBritishgovernmentdoesnothavedirectrulefromLondonoverNorthernIreland(T)8、SinnFein(新芬党)isalegalpoliticalpartyinNorthernIreland(T)9、TheAnglo-Irish(岗格鲁-爱尔兰)Agreementof1985guaranteedtheloyalist(政府军)Protestantcommunity(社区)theirtodecidetheirfutureinNorthernIreland(T)10、TheGoodFridayAgreement(协议)wasapprovedon10April1998(T)11、NorthernIrelandtodayisgovernedbyseparatejurisdictions(司法管辖区):thatfRepublic(共和国)ofIrelandthatofGreatBritain(F)第三单元1、ItisnodoubtthatBritainistheoldestrepresentativedemocracy(民主)intheworld(F)2、InBritain,theprocessofstate-building(国家建设)hasbeenoneofevolutionratherthanrevolution,contrasttoFranceandtheUS(与法国和美国相比)(T)3、Theoldestinstitution(机构)ofgovernmentinBritainistheMonarchy(君主政体)(T)4、Thedivine(神圣的)rightofthekingmeansthesovereign(主权)derived(派生的)hisauthority(权威)fromhissubjects(主题)(F)5、AsthekingintheoryhadGodonhisside,itwasthoughtthatheshouldexerciseabsolute(绝对)power(F)6、Theterm“parliament(议会)”wasfirstofficiallyusedin1066todescribethegatheringoffeudalbarons(封建贵族)andrepresentativesfromcountiesandtowns(F)7、Britainisbothaparliamentarydemocracy(议会民主制)andaconstitutionalmonarchy(君主立宪制)(T)8、Britain,likeIsrael,hasawrittenconstitutionofthesortwhichmostcountrieshave(F)9、Commonlawsarelawswhichhavebeenestablished(建立)throughcommonpractice(实践)inthecourts(法院)(T)第四单元1、IntheUK,agovernmentcannotstandforlongerthanfiveyearsexceptinexceptionalcircumstances(情况下)(T)2、Anyonewhoiseligible(符合条件的)tovotewith500poundsasdeposit(存款)canstandasanMP(国会议员)(F)3、EachmainpartyisgivensometimeonnationalTVto“sell”theirpolicies.Thetimeisnotgivenfreeandhastobepaidbytheparty(T)4、Theamountspentinnationalcampaign(运动)isnotlimitedotherthanthatonTV(F)5、Secrecy(保密)isnotanimportantpartofthevotingprocess(T)6、TherearetwomajornationalpartiesintheU.K.accordingtothetext(F)7、LiberalDemocratic(自由民主)partyisthenewestofthemajornationalparties(F)8、Childrenfromtheupper-middle-class(中上层阶级)usuallyhaveabettereducationthanthosefromtheworkingormiddle-class(T)9、Themajorityofmiddle-classpeopletodayhaveworkingclassparentsorgrandparents(T)10、Oneofthedistinctivefeatures(独特的特征)abouttheBritishclass-systemisthatithasalsoretained(保留)ahereditaryaristocracy(世袭的贵族)(T)11、ThemajorityofBritain’srecentimmigrantshavemainlycomefromNorthAsia(北亚)andCaribbean(加勒比)countries(F)12、Mostimmigrantsearnalivingbyopeningrestaurantsorbecomingmusicians(F)13、ThemajorityhaveproblemsofunemploymentpublisheditsHouseholdEnergyManagementStrategy(家庭能源管理策略)(T)14、OnMarch2,2010,theBritishgovernmentpublishitsHouseholdEnergyManagementStrategy(T)15、OnDecember27,2009theTNClimate(气候)ChangeConferencewasheldinCopenhagen(T)16、AccordingtotheKyotoProtocol(京都议定书),thegovernmenthasagreedthattheUKwillmeettoughtargets(艰难的目标)toreducecarbonemissionsincrementally(增量)betweennowand2020(F)第五单元1、Bythe1880’stheBritisheconomywasdominant(主导)intheworld(T)2、BoththeUSandCanadaovertookBritainineconomyby1900(F)3、BytheendofWorldWarII,Britainhadgoneheavilyintodebt(债务)inordertodevelopitsmanufacturingindustryandborrowedlargeamountsfromtheUSandFrance(F)4、AnotherreasonforBritishdeclineisthelossofitscolonies(殖民地),especiallyIndia,whichgaineditsindependencein1947(T)5、Inthe1970s,withthesoaring(飙升的)priceofoilandhighratesofinflation(通货膨胀),Britainwentthroughabadperiod.In1979,theLabourpartyhadtostepdown(下台)fromthegovernment(T)6、TheleaderoftheConservatives(保守派),MargaretThatcher(玛格丽特-撒切尔)startedaseriesofreforms.Anextensive(广泛的)programmeofprivatization(私有的)wascarriedout,andshewassuccessfulinanall-round(全面的)way(F)7、Tertiary(三级)industriesincludebanking,insurance(保险),tourism(旅游),agricultureandthesellingofgoods(F)8、Britainhasalargesector(部门)ofagricultureproducing11.6%ofitsnationalwealth(F)9、Accordingtothetext,thetertiary(三级)industryproducesapproximately(大约)two-thirdsofthenationalwealth(T)10、TheserviceindustryintheUKemploys70%ofthetotalworkforce(T)11、AsamemberoftheWorld