一、单项选择题（共 10 道试题，共 40 分。单项选择题）
1.
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
参考答案：D
2. Northern Ireland is the smallest of the four nations, but is quite well-known in the world for _________.
A. its most famous landmark, the “Giant’s Causeway”
B.
its rich cultural life
C. its low living standards
D.
its endless political problem
参考答案：D
3.
Why did the British government decide to replace the power-sharing policy with “direct-rule” from London?
A. The power-sharing policy was not accepted by the majority of Protestants
B. The Northern Irish Parliament could not govern the power effectively
C. The Power-sharing policy couldn’t be carried out
D. All the above
参考答案：D
4. Which of the following is NOT a feature of the House of Lords?
A.
Lords do not receive salaries and many do not attend Parliament sittings.
B. It consists of the Lords Spiritual and the Lords Temporal.
C. The lords are expected to represent the interests of the public
D.
Most of the lords in the House of Lords are males.
参考答案：C
5. Which of the following parties in Scotland still wants an independent Scotland?
A. The Labor Party
B. The Liberal Party
C. The Scottish Nationalist Party
D. The Conservative Party
参考答案：C
6.
Who was the ancestors of the English and the founders of England?
A. the Anglo-Saxons
B. the Normans
C. the Vikings
D. the Romans
参考答案：A
7.
Which of the following is NOT related to the Constitution?
A. It is a written document which lists out the basic principles for government
B. It is the foundation of British governance today.
C. Conventions and Laws passed by Parliament are part of the Constitution.
D. The common laws are part of the Constitution.
参考答案：A
8. Under whose reign was the Bill of Rights passed?
A. James II.
B. Oliver Cromwell
C. William of Orange
D. George I
参考答案：C
9.
Which British king was executed in the civil war?
A. James I
B.
Charles I
C. James II
D. Charles II
参考答案：B
10. How many counties are there in Northern Ireland?
A. 26
B. 6
C. 32
D. 20
参考答案：B
二、阅读理解（共 2 道试题，共 40 分。选择填空）
1.
The Home Rule Bill was finally passed in ____1___, but the process was overtaken by _____2_____ and was suspended for the duration of the war.
The doctrine of the “divine right of kings” held that the sovereign derived his authority from ____3_____, not from ___4_____.
1). 1.______
A. 1874
B. 1914
C. 1918
D. 1945
2). 2.______________
A. the Second World War
B. the Civil War
C.
the First World War
D. the War of the Roses
3). 3._________
A. his people
B. his army
C. his ministers
D. God
4). 4.__________
A.
his subjects
B. himself
C. God
D. his army
参考答案：BCDA
2.
The full name of the United Kingdom is the _____1____ and _____2_____.
The capital of Scotland is _3 , which is well-known for its natural 4 .
1). 1._________
A. beauty
B. United Kingdom of Great Britain
C. Northern Ireland
D. Edinburgh
2). 2._________
A. Edinburgh
B.
Great Britain
C. Northern Ireland
D. beauty
3). 3._________
A. London
B.
Paris
C. Liverpool
D.
Edinburgh
4). 4._________
A. beauty
B. resources
C. reserves
D. gas
参考答案：BCDA
三、判断题（共 4 道试题，共 20 分。判断题）
1. Britain is both a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy.
A. 错误
B. 正确
参考答案：B
2. The Commonwealth of Nations includes all European countries.
A. 错误
B. 正确
参考答案：A
3. “Ulster”, referring to Northern Ireland, was once an ancient Irish Kingdom.
A. 错误
B. 正确
参考答案：B
4. It is no doubt that Britain is the oldest representative democracy in the world.
A. 错误
B. 正确
参考答案：A
