专八辅导人文知识冲刺7_TEM8指导
练习题:
1 how many members are there in the house of commons?
a 650 b 524 c 72 d 651
2 which of the following people didn’t use to be the british prime minister?
a margaret thatcher b winston churchill c horatio nelson d john major
3 by tradition, the leader of the majority party is appointed _____ by the sovereign in the united kingdom.
a prime minister b member of parliament
c lord of appeal d speaker of the house
4 the tories were the forerunners of _____, which still bears this nickname today.
a the labour party b the conservative party
c the liberal party d the social democratic party
5 in the united kingdom, the party which wins the ____ number of seats in the house of commons becomes the official opposition.
a largest b second largest c third largest d fourth largest
6 the term “british disease” is now often used to characterize britain’s _____ decline.
a political b educational c military d economic
7 the 1980s was remembered as the decade of _____.
a globalization b nationalization c privatization d competition
8 today, in britain, ______ is called a “sick” industry.
a coal mining b iron and steel c textiles d shipbuilding
9 the first steam engine was devised by thomas newcomer at the end of the 17th century, and the scottish inventor ____ modified and improved the design in 1765.
a abraham darby b james watt c john kay d richard arkwrightthe
10 _____ created the industrial working class, the proletariat, and it later led to trade unionism.
a the chartist movement b the industrial revolution
c the french revolution d the glorious revolution
练习题答案及题解:
1 d, 下议院共有651名议员。
2 c, 撒切尔夫人,丘吉尔和梅杰都曾经做过英国首相;而纳尔逊(1758-1805),英国海军统帅,因作战负伤,右眼失明,失去右臂。后任地中海舰队司令,在特法尔加角海战中大败西班牙联合舰队,本人受重伤阵亡,号称 viscount nelson。
3 a, 在英国,按照传统,多数党的领导人由君主任命为首相,首相从本党内部挑选一些领导人担任各部部长职位。
4 b, 托利党是英国保守党的前身。
5 b, 在英国,在下议院中赢得第二席位的政党为反对党,它也有它自己的领导和影子内阁(shadow cabinet)。
6 d, 现在“英国病”这一术语经常用来指英国经济上的衰退。
7 c, 正如20世纪40年代被看作是国有化的时代一样,20世纪80年代被看作是私有化的时代。包括英国石油、航空、钢铁、电讯在内的几乎40% 的国有公司实现了私有化。
8 a, 英国煤矿业被称为生病工业。英国的煤产量在一战前达到顶点,如今的英国的煤矿业衰退,从而导致矿工的数量、煤矿的总产量大大下降。
9 b, 第一台蒸汽机是 thomas newcomer 在17世纪末设计的,后来苏格兰发明家瓦特在1765年对原有的设计进行了改进提高,生产出了第一台高效的蒸汽机并应用到纺织和其他机械业中。
10 b, 工业革命产生了工人阶级,即无产阶级。后来形成了工会制度。
1 how many members are there in the house of commons?
a 650 b 524 c 72 d 651
2 which of the following people didn’t use to be the british prime minister?
a margaret thatcher b winston churchill c horatio nelson d john major
3 by tradition, the leader of the majority party is appointed _____ by the sovereign in the united kingdom.
a prime minister b member of parliament
c lord of appeal d speaker of the house
4 the tories were the forerunners of _____, which still bears this nickname today.
a the labour party b the conservative party
c the liberal party d the social democratic party
5 in the united kingdom, the party which wins the ____ number of seats in the house of commons becomes the official opposition.
a largest b second largest c third largest d fourth largest
6 the term “british disease” is now often used to characterize britain’s _____ decline.
a political b educational c military d economic
7 the 1980s was remembered as the decade of _____.
a globalization b nationalization c privatization d competition
8 today, in britain, ______ is called a “sick” industry.
a coal mining b iron and steel c textiles d shipbuilding
9 the first steam engine was devised by thomas newcomer at the end of the 17th century, and the scottish inventor ____ modified and improved the design in 1765.
a abraham darby b james watt c john kay d richard arkwrightthe
10 _____ created the industrial working class, the proletariat, and it later led to trade unionism.
a the chartist movement b the industrial revolution
c the french revolution d the glorious revolution
练习题答案及题解:
1 d, 下议院共有651名议员。
2 c, 撒切尔夫人,丘吉尔和梅杰都曾经做过英国首相;而纳尔逊(1758-1805),英国海军统帅,因作战负伤,右眼失明,失去右臂。后任地中海舰队司令,在特法尔加角海战中大败西班牙联合舰队,本人受重伤阵亡,号称 viscount nelson。
3 a, 在英国,按照传统,多数党的领导人由君主任命为首相,首相从本党内部挑选一些领导人担任各部部长职位。
4 b, 托利党是英国保守党的前身。
5 b, 在英国,在下议院中赢得第二席位的政党为反对党,它也有它自己的领导和影子内阁(shadow cabinet)。
6 d, 现在“英国病”这一术语经常用来指英国经济上的衰退。
7 c, 正如20世纪40年代被看作是国有化的时代一样,20世纪80年代被看作是私有化的时代。包括英国石油、航空、钢铁、电讯在内的几乎40% 的国有公司实现了私有化。
8 a, 英国煤矿业被称为生病工业。英国的煤产量在一战前达到顶点,如今的英国的煤矿业衰退,从而导致矿工的数量、煤矿的总产量大大下降。
9 b, 第一台蒸汽机是 thomas newcomer 在17世纪末设计的,后来苏格兰发明家瓦特在1765年对原有的设计进行了改进提高,生产出了第一台高效的蒸汽机并应用到纺织和其他机械业中。
10 b, 工业革命产生了工人阶级,即无产阶级。后来形成了工会制度。