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Chapter 1

1.People in different parts of Britain like to use the name England to refer to their

country. "*"

2.The Severn River is the longest river of Britain, which originates in Wales and

flows through western England."*"

3.Today more than half of the people in Wales still speak the ancient Welsh

language. "*"

4.In terms of population and area, Northern Ireland is the second largest part of

Britain."*"

5.Although the climate in Britain is generally mild, the temperature in northern

Scotland often falls below -10℃ in January . "*"

6.The majority of the people in Britain are descendants of the Anglo-Saxons."*"

7.The Celtic people were the earliest known inhabitants of Britain."*"

8.English evolved into what is now described as Modern English from the late 16th

century."*"

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1.British history before 55BC is basically undocumented."*"

2.The Anglo-Saxons came to Britain in the 5th century."*"

3.The chief or king of the Anglo-Saxons tribes exercised power at their own will. "*"

4.The Vikings began to attack the English coast in the 8th century."*"

5.HenryⅡ built up a large empire which included England and most of France."*"

6.The Magna Carta was designed to protect the rights of both the privileged class

and the townspeople."*"

7.The Hundred Years’War (1337-1453) was a series of wars fought between the

British and the Vikings for trade and territory."*"

8.In an effort to make a compromise between different religious factions, Queen

ElizabethⅠactually defended the fruit of the Reformation."*"

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1.Conventions are regarded less important than the statutory law in the working of

the British government."*"

2.The British monarchy has never been interrupted throughout the history."*"

3.In reality, the British King or Queen is the source of all government powers."*"

4.The British Parliament is the law-making body of the Commonwealth of

Nations."*"

5.The members of the House of Commons are appointed rather than elected."*"

6.The British Prime Minister is the leader of the majority party in Parliament."*"

7.Cabinet members are chosen by the Prime Minister from various political parties

in Parliament."*"

8.The legal systems in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are much

similar in terms of law, organization and practice."*"

1.British was the first industrialized nation in the world."*"

2.The British economy experienced a relative decline during the post-war

period."*"

3.Limited resources and high unemployment rate were persistent problems that

prevented rapid economic development in Britain after World WarⅡ."*"

4.Thatcher’s revolu tion turned out to be a great success in dealing with all the

British economic and social problems."*"

5.The economic approach adopted by Tony Blair was different from that of the old

Labor Party and the Conservative Party."*"

6.Blair made the Bank of England independent in order to separate politics from

economic policy."*"

7.Britain is an important oil exporter since its oil industry has a long history."*"

8.Nuclear power is one of the major energy source in Britain."*"

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1.The British government has been responsible for education since the early

1800s."*"

https://www.360docs.net/doc/e55195604.html,cation in Britain is compulsory for all children between the ages of 6 and

15."*"

3.The National Curriculum is compulsory in both the state system and the

independent system."*"

4.When children finish their schooling at 16, they are required to take a national

GCSE examination."*"

5.Graduates from state schools in Britain have a less favorable chance to enter

famous universities than those from independent schools."*"

6.The Times is the world’s oldest Sunda y newspapers."*"

7.The BBC World Service broadcasts only in English throughout the world."*"

8.Some British holidays are celebrated to mark important events in the Christian

calendar, and some others are related to local customs and traditions."*" Chapter 6 p78

1.The Canterbury Tales is a representive work of the Old English period.”*”

2.The renaissance is characterized by admiration of the Greek and Latin classic

works.”*”

3.As a great English poet,Alexander Pope also tanslated Homer’s Iliad.”*”

4.Jonathan Swift is probably the foremost prose satirist in the English language,

and Robinson Crusoe is his masterpiece. “*”

5.William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge brought the Romantic

Movement to its height.”*”

6.Lord Byron distinguished himself by the musical quality of his short poems, such

as "Ode to the West Wind".”*”

7.Jane Austen is a well-known novelist of the stream of consciousness school. “*”

8.Joseph Conrad is classified as a forerunner of Modernism, which prevailed before

World War II. “*”

1.The eastern highlands formed by the Appalachians hold one third of the country's

continental territory."*"

2.The climate in the United States can be classified as temperate,with some mild su

btropical and tropical zones."*"

3.Almost through the middle of the United States, north to south,runs a well--know

n 50-centimeter rainfall line."*"

4.New York is the commercial and financial center of the United States , and it is co

mposed of five boroughs including Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Staten Island , and Queens."*"

5.San Francisco is the second largest city after New York and the world famous Holl

ywood and Disneyland are located here."*"

6.During the 1830s and 1840s, many northern Europeans and Irish immigrants cam

e to America."*"

7.Almost half of the immigrants coming to the United States in the 1980s were Asia

ns."*"

8.Basic American cultural values are freedom, equality and desire to work hard for

a higher standard of living."*"

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1.America was named after Amerigo Vespucci, who arrived on the new continent af

ter Columbus."*"

2.The second Continental Congress was held in Philadelphia, and the Continental A

rmy and Navy were founded under the command of Thomas Jefferson."*"

3.The American Civil War not only put an end to slavery, but also decided that Ame

Rica was a single, indivisible nation."*"

4.Most American people approved of the Vietnam War."*"

5.In 1990, American troops and the troops from allied nations launched Operation

Desert Storm in order to drive Iraqi troops out of Kuwait."*"

6.According to the American administration, Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden

were responsible for the terrorist event on September11,2001."*"

7.The Bush administration regarded Iraq a nation among the “axis of the evil.””*"

8.On March 20,2003,American and United Nation's troops, supported by several ot

her countries, began an invasion of Iraq."*"

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1.The Bill of Rights was written into the Constitution in 1787."*"

2.The form of American government is based on three main principles: federalism,

the separation of powers, and respect for the Constitution and the rule of law."*"

3.The U.S. Congress is the legislative branch of the federal government and it consis

ts of two houses: the House of Commons and the House of Lords."*"

4.The judicial branch of the federal government consists of a series of courts: the S

upreme Court, the courts of appeals and the district courts."*"

5.The Democratic Party is conservative in terms of its ideology."*"

6.The American presidential campaign adheres to the "winner-take-all" practice."*"

7.The American foreign policy throughout the World War II was neutrality."*"

8.The American foreign policy during the Cold War period was containment and int

ervention."*"

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1.America is the world's largest industrial nation."*"

2.In the U.S. Constitution, the recognition of the importance of "intellectual proper

ty" could be identified."*"

3.Although slavery was abolished as a result of the Civil War, the owners of plantati

on in the South made more profits from selling their agriculture products."*" 4.President Roosevelt's New Deal had little effect in dealing with the economic crisi

s in the early 1930s."*"

5.The 1960s was a period of consolidation for the American businesses."*"

6.American agricultural exports outweigh imports, leaving a surplus in the agricultu

ral balance of trade."*"

7.Auto production is one of the important sectors in American manufacturing indus

try."*"

8.The world economy has little to do with the growth and decline of the American f

oreign trade."*"

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https://www.360docs.net/doc/e55195604.html,cation is governed by state and local governments instead of the national gov

ernment in America."*"

2.All American children are offered 12 years of compulsory public education."*"

3. After 12 years of schooling, American students receive a bachelor's degree at gra

duation."*"

4.When selecting a college or university, undergraduate students have a great conc

ern for its size, location and academic quality."*"

https://www.360docs.net/doc/e55195604.html,ually, an undergraduate student has to earn 120 credits to receive a degree."*"

6.Yale university is the second eldest institution of higher learning in the United Sta

tes."*"

7.It is The New York Times that first uncovered the Watergate Scandal in 1972 thro

ugh the efforts of two reporters."*"

8.Thanksgiving Day falls on the fourth Tuesday in November."*"

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1.Walt Whitman introduced great innovations to American literature,and devised a poetic style,free verse."*"

2.Emily Dickinson’s poems are usually long,exploring the inner life of the individual."*"

3.Stephen Crane is famous for his writing about the meeting of America and Europe."*"

4.Ezra Pound leads the School of Imagnism,which advocates a clear,highly visual presentation."*"

5.Jack Kerouac’s On the Road is a representative work of the Beat Writers."*"

6.Alice Walker was passionate about the civil rights movement and the women’s movement of the 1960s,and The color Purple is her masterpiece."*"

7.America’s most renowned playwright is Tennessee Williams,and his plays are highly experimental in form and style."*"

8.Arthur Miller is concerned with the conflicts of the individual within society,and Death of a Salesman is his masterpiece."*"