朱永涛英语国家社会与文化入门考研真题

此内容节选自智读学习网，是朱永涛《英语国家社会与文化入门》（第3版）教材的配套题库，严格按照该教材的章目编排，共分42章（第一部分为英国、爱尔兰、澳大利亚，共20章；第二部分为新西兰、美国、加拿大，共22章），精选与各章内容配套的考研真题和典型题进行详解，所选试题基本涵盖了每章的考点和难点。

Ⅰ. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F):

1. Britain is no longer an imperial country. _____

【答案】T查看答案

【解析】现在的英国已经成为资本主义国家，不再是帝国主义国家。

2. The Commonwealth of Nations includes all European countries. _____

【答案】F查看答案

【解析】英联邦的成员国遍布世界各大洲，但并非所有欧洲国家都是英联邦成员。

3. 1 in 10 of the British population are of non-European ethnicity. _____

【答案】F查看答案

【解析】由于二十世纪五、六十年代鼓励英联邦国家向英国移民，现在英国人口的二十分之一是非欧洲血统。

4. The stereotype of the English gentleman never applied the majority of the British people. _____

【答案】T查看答案

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【解析】事实证明，大多数对于英国绅士的刻板印象都不适用于英国人民。

5. When people outside the UK talk about England, they mistake it as Britain sometimes. _____

【答案】T查看答案

【解析】英国人以外的民众在说英格兰的时候，会误认为是在讨论英国，但它们实际上并不能等同。

6. The Scots and Welsh have a strong sense of being British. _____

【答案】F查看答案

【解析】苏格兰和威尔士人民仍然怀有强烈的民族意识，对作为一个英国人的身份认识并不强烈。

7. Scotland was never conquered by the Romans. _____

【答案】T查看答案

【解析】根据苏格兰的历史，他们没有被罗马人侵略过。

8. Most people in Scotland speak the old Celtic language, called “Gaelic”. _____

【答案】F查看答案

【解析】部分苏格兰人民说凯尔特语，但大部分苏格兰人以说英语为主。

9. Scotland was unified with England through peaceful means. _____

【答案】T查看答案

【解析】1603年，苏格兰国王詹姆斯六世成为英格兰国王，即詹姆斯一世，两国达成形式上的统一，但苏格兰仍保有政治独立。两国没有交战而达到了统一。

10. Wales is rich in coal deposits. _____

【答案】T查看答案

【解析】威尔士富含煤矿资源。

11. Cardiff, the capital of Wales, is a large city. _____

【答案】F查看答案

【解析】卡迪夫是威尔士的**，虽然它是威尔士**的城市，但总体上来说，它是一座小城市。

12. The title of Prince of Wales is held by a Welsh according to tradition. _____

【答案】F查看答案

【解析】根据传统，威尔士王子的称号是英国皇室的长子的称号，并不一定由威尔士人获得。

Ⅱ. Choose the answer that best completes the statement or answers the question:

1. Which of the following is NOT considered a characteristic of London?

A. The cultural centre.

B. The business centre.

C. The financial centre.

D. The sports centre.

【答案】D查看答案

【解析】伦敦是英国的文化和商业中心，也是世界金融中心。

2. Which of the following is NOT true about the characteristics of Britain?

A. Economic differences between north and south.

B. Differences of social systems between Scotland and Wales.

C. Class differences between a white-collar worker and a blue-collar worker.

D. Cultural differences between immigrants and the British.

【答案】B查看答案

【解析】根据英美文化知识，英国具有南北之间的地区差异、白领雇员和蓝领工人之间的阶级差异以及移民与本土居民之间的文化差异。但苏格兰和威尔士之间并没有社会体制的差异。因此B项错误。

3. Which of the following is NOT true about Britain?

A. It used to be a powerful imperial country in the world.

B. It plays an active role as a member of the European Union.

C. It is a relatively wealthy and developed country.

D. It used to be one of the superpowers in the world.

【答案】D查看答案

【解析】直到现在，英国仍然是世界上最强大的国家之一。因此D项错误，当选。

4. Three of the following are characteristics of London. Which of the four is the EXCEPTION?

A. London is a political, economic and cultural centre of the country.

B. London has a larger population than all other cities in England.

C. London is not only the largest city in Britain, but also the largest in the world.