英美社会文化方向考研朱永涛《英美文化基础教程》考研真题

英美社会文化方向考研朱永涛《英美文化基础教程》

考研真题

一、英国文化 第1章 谁是英国人

I. Multiple Choices.

1. Which of the following peoples were the ancestors of the Welsh? （首都师范大学2009研） A. The Celts. B. The Romans. C. The Danes. D. The Anglo-Saxons.

【答案】A @@@

【解析】英国威尔士人的祖先为凯尔特人；盎格鲁-撒克逊人是英格兰人

的祖先。

2. Who were the ancestors of the English and the founders of England? A. The Anglo-Saxons. B. The Normans. C. The Vikings. D. The Romans.

【答案】A @@@

【解析】盎格鲁-撒克逊人西元5世纪起移居不列颠群岛，并建立起一个

的王国，10世纪时发展成英格兰王国。故选A。B项诺曼人曾于1066年入侵英国。C项维京人就是北欧海盗，从公元8世纪到11世纪一直侵扰欧洲沿海和英国岛屿。D项罗马人曾在公元前43年至公元410年统治英国。 3. In the seventeenth century, the English government encouraged people from Scotland and Northern England to emigrate to the north of Ireland, because _____.

A. they wanted to increase its control over Ireland

B. they had too many people and didn’t have enough space for them to live in

C. they intended to expand their investment

D. they believed that Ireland was the best place for them

【答案】A @@@

【解析】英国政府鼓励国民从苏格兰和英格兰北部移居到爱尔兰北部是

为了通过混居同化爱尔兰民族特点和文化，从而加强对其的控制。 4. The “land of song” refers to _____. A. Ireland B. Wales C. Scotland D. England

【答案】B @@@

【解析】威尔士素有“歌曲之乡”（Land of Song）的美誉，造就出许

许多多的音乐人才和优良的音乐传统。每年威尔士都会举行国际音乐和诗歌艺术节，吸引着来自全世界各地的诗人和艺人。故选B。 5. The English are mainly descendants of _____. A. Celts

B. Anglo-Saxons C. Vikings

D. Norman Conquerors

【答案】B @@@

【解析】B项盎格鲁-撒克逊人西元5世纪起移居不列颠群岛，并在十世

纪建立起英格兰王国，被认定为英国人的祖先。A项凯尔特人被认为是不列颠岛的原始居民，但现在人数很少。C项维京人就是北欧海盗，从公元8世纪到11世纪一直侵扰欧洲沿海和英国岛屿。D项诺曼人曾于1066年入侵英国。 6. Which of the following is NOT true about the characteristics of Britain? A. Economic differences between north and south.

B. Differences of social systems between Scotland and Wales. C. Class differences between a white-collar worker and a blue-collar worker.

D. Cultural differences between immigrants and the British.

【答案】B @@@

【解析】根据英美文化知识，英国具有南北之间的地区差异、白领雇员

和蓝领工人之间的阶级差异以及移民与本土居民之间的文化差异。但苏格兰和威尔士之间并没有社会体制的差异。因此B项错误。 7. Which of the following is NOT true about Britain? A. It used to be a powerful imperial country in the world. B. It plays an active role as a member of European Union. C. It is a relatively wealthy and developed country. D. It used to be one of the superpowers in the world.

【答案】D @@@

【解析】直到现在，英国仍然是世界上最强大的国家之一。因此D项错

误，当选。

8. As King Alfred was not able to drive the Danes out of England, he made a treaty with them, allowing them to keep the northern and eastern parts of England, which later became known as _____. A. the Danelaw B. Wessex C. Sussex D. Normandy

【答案】A @@@

【解析】阿尔弗雷德同丹麦人签订协议，允许丹麦人治理英格兰东北地

区，这部分地区后来被称为“丹麦区”，选A、B、C项盎格鲁-撒克逊七国时期的两个国家。D项为法国诺曼底。

9. Which of the following is not one of the 3 largest cities of the U.K.? A. London B. Edinburgh C. Glasgow D. Birmingham

【答案】B @@@

【解析】伦敦（London）是英国第一大城市及第一大港，欧洲最大的

都会区之一兼世界三大金融中心之一。人口751.24万，面积1,577.3平方公里，是世界十大都市之一。伯明翰（Birmingham）是英国的第二大城市，面积266平方公里，人口103万，是英国的煤铁主要产地。格拉斯哥是英国第三大城市。爱丁堡（Edinburgh）是苏格兰首府，不在三大城市之列。故选B。 10. Cardiff is the capital of _____. A. England B. Scotland C. Wales

D. Northern Ireland

【答案】C @@@

【解析】加的夫（Cardiff），英国威尔士地区首府，是威尔士的最大城

市，英国西南部的重要港口和工业、服务业中心。英格兰首府是伦敦。苏格兰首府为爱丁堡（Edinburg）。北爱尔兰首府是贝尔法斯特（Belfast）。故选C。 11. The two large islands that make up the British Isles are ______. A. Scotland and Ireland