第十章 cultural affairs（练习题二）

选择题

1 there are over ________nursery and primary schools and nearly _______secondary schools with a total student population of over 9 million in britain.

a. 25.000 5000. b. 5000 25.000. c. 5000. 2500 d 5000. 2500.

答案：a

2 in britain there are some _______universities including the open university.

a 90. b 100. c. 110. d.120.

答案：a

3 about_______ of the secondary school population in great britain attend comprehensive schools.

a. 70% b 80% c. 90% d. 100%

答案：c

4 first degree courses are mainly full time and usually last

________years in england， wales and northern ireland.

a.3 b. 4 c. 5 d 6

答案：a

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_______ in england， wales and northern ireland.

a.14. b.13. c.12. c.11.

答案：d

6 about _______daily and sunday newspapers are published nationwide in britain.

a. 100 b. 110. c. 120. d. 130.

答案：d

7. which of the following is not the important regional morning paper in england？

a .the daily record. b. the northern echo.

c. the sunday mercury. d. the eastern daily press.

答案：a

8.of monthly magazines，________ has the highest circulation.

a. economist b. reader’s digest c. spectator d. scotsman.

答案：b

9.of the following four sports， _______ has the longest history.

a. cricket b. golf c. football d. rugby.

答案： a

10 the edinburgh international festival of music and drama takes place for a period of _____.

a. 2 to 3 weeks b. 3 to 4 weeks c. 4 to 5 weeks d. 5 to 6 weeks 答案： b

11. david hare’s trilogy does not include _________.

a .racing demon b. the phantom of opera

c. murmuring judges d. the absence of war

答案：b

12.______ is the home of golf.

a. england b. scotland. c. wales d. ireland.

13. copyright libraries are those which ________.

a. are the libraries of universities and learned institutions.

b. are public libraries.

c. are entitled to receive a free copy of every book published in the united kingdom.

d. are of other universities and learned institutions.

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14.each year ______ hosts the london film festival.

a. the national film theatre.

b. the national film archive.

c. the national opera theatre.

d. the national ballet theatre. 答案：a

15.the state-run bbc is financed from ______.

a. the government

b. the sale of television license.

c. commercial activities.

d. both b and c. 答案：b

16 the most famous arts festival in great britain is held in ______.

a. london b. llangollen c. edinburgh d. stratford.

答案：c

17. _______ does not belong to popular dailies.

a. ness of the world b. daily mirror c. daily star d. the sun 答案：a

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一句话解释

1.when was reuters founded？

答：reuters was founded in 1851 by the german julius reuter.

2. where did bulk of expenditure on education come from？

答：the bulk of expenditure on education comes from public funds.

3. what is the most typically english of sports？

答：cricket is the most typically english of sports.

4. what is the oldest golf club in the world？

答：the oldest golf club in the world is the honorable company of edinburgh golfers.

名次解释

1 reuters

答：the principal news agency in britain is reuters， based in london.

it was founded in 1851 by the german， julius reuter. it is now a publicly owned company， employing over 11，000 staff in 80 countries. it has more than 1，300 staff journalists and photographers. the company serves subscribers in 150 countries， including financial institutions； commodities houses； traders in currencies， equities and bonds； major corporations； government agencies； news agencies； newspapers； and radio and television stations.

2. open university

答：higher education in britain is not compulsory and students would have to pay fees， but the government would give students financial help if they need the help. there are about 90 universities in britain and the most famous ones are oxford and cambridge. there is also the open to all to become students， mainly adult students.

3. the beatles

答：in the early 1960s a new cultures-the liverpool， or merseyside， “beat”， emerged in britain. the people responsible for this new pop culture were four liverpool boys who joined together in a group and called themselves the beatles. unlike the famous solo stars that had their songs written for them， the beatles wrote their own words and music. they wrote not only of love， but of death and old age， poverty and daily life. the beatles had a close personal relationship with their audiences， and they expected them to join in. as they developed， their song became more serious. they finally won the affection and admiration of people of all ages and social backgrounds.

第十四章 population，race and ethnic groups

选择题：

1 the united states has a population of _______million in july 1992， china， india and the unites states have the largest populations in the world.

a. 150. b. 255.5 c. 320. d. 450.

答案：b

2.most of the americans live in the _______.

a. city area. b. town c. village

答案：a

3.the first immigrants in american history came from ________ and the netherlands.

a. germany b. france c. china. d. england

答案：d

4 by the year of 2050， american population is expected to climb to

_______.

a. 256 million b. 275 million c. 300 million d. 383 million

答案：d

5 the largest of the racial and ethnic minorities in the us is _______.

a. the indians b. the japanese c. the chinese d. the blacks.

答案：d.