一、单项选择题（共 10 道试题，共 40 分。单项选择题）
1.
Which of the following schools would admit children without reference to their academic abilities?
A.
comprehensive schools.
B.
secondary schools.
C.
independent schools.
D.
grammar schools.
参考答案：A
2.
Which of the following books is written by Geoffrey Chaucer?
A.
The Canterbury Tales.
B.
Beowulf.
C.
King Lear.
D.
Morte D’Arthur.
参考答案：A
3.
Which of the following did NOT belong to Romanticism?
A.
Keats.
B.
Shelley.
C.
Wordsworth.
D.
Defoe.
参考答案：D
4.
Which of the following writers wrote the book 1984 that began “Postmodernism” in British literature?
A.
George Orwell.
B.
Robert L. Stevenson.
C.
D.H.Lawrence.
D.
Virginia Woolf.
参考答案：A
5.
Which of the following writers was NOT associated with Modernism?
A.
D.H.Lawrence.
B.
E.M. Forster.
C.
Charles Dickens.
D.
Virginia Woolf.
参考答案：A
6.
In Britain, the great majority of parents send their children to ________.
A.
private schools.
B.
independent schools.
C.
state schools.
D.
public schools.
参考答案：C
7.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Open University?
A.
It’s open to everybody.
B.
It requires no formal educational qualifications.
C.
No university degree awarded.
D.
University courses are followed through TV, radio, correspondence, etc.
参考答案：C
8.
In the examination called “the 11 plus”, students with academic potential go to _______.
A.
grammar schools.
B.
comprehensive schools.
C.
public schools.
D.
technical schools.
参考答案：A
9.
If a student wants to go to university in Britain, he will take the examination called ________.
A.
General Certificate of Education-Advanced.
B.
General Certificate of Secondary Education.
C.
The common entrance examination.
D.
General National Vocational Qualifications.
参考答案：A
10.
Which of the following writers was the most famous Scottish novelist?
A.
D.H.Lawrence.
B.
Charles Dickens.
C.
Jonathan Swift.
D.
Sir Walter Scott.
参考答案：D
二、阅读理解（共 2 道试题，共 40 分。选择填空）
1.
The two oldest universities in Britain are ____1_____ and _____2____.
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Pupils from the age of 5 to _____3____ mainly attend state-run ____4___ schools.
1). 1.______
A. Yale
B. Stanford
C. MIT
D. Oxford
2). 2.______
A. Cambirdge
B. Comlumbia
C. London University
D. Prinston
3). 3.______
A. 12
B. 13
C. 11
D. 10
4). 4.______
A. public
B. primary
C. middle
D.
boarding
参考答案：DACB
2.
Shakespeare’s plays fall into three categories. They are ___1_____,___2_____ and history plays.
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Charles Dickens and Elizabeth Gaskell are regarded not only as _____3_____ but also as social ___4_____ in the 19th century.
1). 1._______
A.
muscial plays
B. operas
C. tragedies
D. comics
2). 2.________
A. tragical plays
B. cosmetics
C. comedies
D. musical plays
3). 3.___________
A. poets
B.
reporters
C. novelists
D. musicans
4). 4.______
A. journalists
B. critics
C.
reformers
D. activitsts
参考答案：CCCB
三、判断题（共 4 道试题，共 20 分。判断题）
1.
Much early British literature was concerned with Christianity, and Anglo-Saxons produced many versions of the Bible.
A. 错误
B. 正确
参考答案：B
2.
There was a general flowering of culture and intellectual life in Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries which is known as “The Renaissance.”
A. 错误
B. 正确
参考答案：A
3.
The enduring feature of British education is the continuing debate over what should be taught in schools.
A. 错误
B. 正确
参考答案：A
4.
The purpose of British education is not only to provide children with literacy and the other basic skills but also to socialize children.
A. 错误
B. 正确
参考答案：B
