一、单项选择题（共 10 道试题，共 40 分。单项选择题）
1.
By whom is a “vote of no confidence” decided?
A.
The House of Commons.
B. The House of Lords.
C. The two major parties.
D. The Prime Minister.
参考答案：A
2.
Which of the following livestock has the biggest number in the UK?
A.
Beef cattle.
B.
Dairy cattle
C.
Chicken.
.
D. Sheep
参考答案：D
3. Which group of people cannot vote in the general election?
A.
Members in the House of Commons.
B. Lords in the House of Lords
C. The UK citizens above the age of 18
D. The UK resident citizens of the Irish Republic.
参考答案：B
4.
How many seats in the House of Commons should a party hold at least in order to win the election?
A. 651
B.
326
C. 626
D. 351
参考答案：B
5.
6. Which of the following statements is NOT true about the UK economy?
A.
Britain remains one of the Group of Seven large industrial economies.
B.
Britain has experienced a relative economic decline since 1945.
C.
There has been a period of steady decreasing of living standards.
D.
Some smaller economies have overtaken the UK in terms of output per capita.
参考答案：C
6.
Which of the following statements is NOT true about class system in the UK?
A.
B.
A. People of different classes tend to read different kinds of newspapers.
B. Class division is only decided by people’s income.
C. Though social advancement is possible, class affects a person’s life chances.
D. The way people speak may identify them as belonging to a particular class.
参考答案：B
7.
Which period of time in British History was described as “private affluence and public squalor”?
A. The 1940s
B. The 1970s.
C. The 1980s.
D.
The 1990s.
参考答案：C
8.
Which of the following used to be the last independent car company in the UK?
A.
Ford
B.
Peugeot
C.
Rover.
D.
BMW.
参考答案：C
9.
Which of the following counties is the last to come out of recession?
A.
Germany.
B.
Japan.
C.
Britain.
D.
France.
参考答案：D
10.
8. Where is the best agricultural land in Britain?
A.
In the southeast of England.
B.
In the northeast of England.
C.
In the southeast of Scotland.
D.
In the northeast of Scotland.
参考答案：A
二、阅读理解（共 2 道试题，共 40 分。选择填空）
1.
The UK is divided into ____1___ constituencies with each of them represented by a member in _____2____.
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There are three major parties in the UK: _____3____, the Labor party and _____4_____.
1). 1.______
A. 436
B. 258
C. 650
D. 720
2). 2.______
A. the parliament
B. the cabinet
C. the congress
D.
the House of Lords
3). 3.______
A. the Liberal Party
B. the Tea Party
C. the Democratic
D. the Conservative Party
4). 4._________
A. the Republic Party
B. The Liberal Democratic party
C.
the Green Party
D. the Communist Party
参考答案：CADB
2.
“The Jewel in the Crown” of the British Empire ____1_____, which provided ____2____ and a big market for British goods, gained independence in 1947.
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Since 1945, the UK economy has experienced _____3______ decline rather than ____4___ decline.
1). 1._________
A. South Africa
B.
India
C.
Cuba
D. Malyasia
2). 2.________
A. people
B. raw material
C. energy
D. products
3). 3.________
A. sharp
B. difficult
C.
active
D.
relative
4). 4.______
A. active
B. absolute
C. reasonable
D. related
参考答案：BBDB
三、判断题（共 4 道试题，共 20 分。判断题）
1.
Children from the upper-middle-class usually have a better education than those from the working or middle-class.
A. 错误
B. 正确
参考答案：A
2.
The leader of the Conservatives, Margaret Thatcher started a series of reforms. An extensive program-me of privatization was carried out, and she was successful in an all-round way.
A. 错误
B. 正确
参考答案：A
3.
By the 1880’s the British economy was dominant in the world.
A. 错误
B. 正确
参考答案：B
4.
In the UK, a government cannot stand for longer than five years except in exceptional circumstances.
A. 错误
B. 正确
参考答案：B
