判断题及答案Chapter11.TheislandofGreatBritainisgeographicallydividedintothreeparts:England,ScotlandandWales.(T)2.PeopleindifferentpartsofBritainliketousethenameEnglandtorefertotheircountry.(F)3.TodaymorethanhalfofthepeopleinWalesstillspeaktheancientWelshlanguage.(F)4.Intermsofpopulationandarea,NorthernIrelandisthesecondlargestpartoftheUnitedKingdom.(F)5.ThelongestriverofBritainoriginatesinWales.(T)6.Becauseofpoliticaltroubles,NorthernIrelandhasbeenquitesignificantamongthefourconstituentpartsoftheUnitedKingdom.(T)7.ThoughtheclimateinBritainisgenerallymild,thetemperatureinnorthernScotlandoftenfallsbelow-10CinJanuary.(F)8.ThemajorityofthepeopleinBritainaredescendantsoftheAnglo-Saxons.(T)9.TheCelticpeoplearetheearliestknowninhabitantsofBritain.(T)10.EnglishchangedintowhatisdescribedasModernEnglishfromthelate16thcentury.(F)Chapter21.TheBritishhistorybefore55BCisbasicallyundocumented.(T)2.TheCeltsbecamethedominantgroupinBritainbetweenthe8thand5thcenturiesBC.(T)3.ThenameofBritaincamefromaCeltictribe-theBritons.(T)4.TheAnglo-SaxonscametoBritaininthemid-5thcentury.(T)5.ThechieforkingoftheAnglo-Saxontribesexercisedpowerattheirownwill.(F)6.TheVikingsbegantoattacktheEnglishcoastinthe8thcentury.(T)7.HenryIIbuiltupalargeempirewhichincludedEnglandandmostofFrance.(T)8.TheMagnaCartawasdesignedtoprotecttherightsofboththeprivilegedclassandthetownspeople.(F)9.TheHundredYearsWarwasaseriesofwarsfoughtbetweenEnglandandNormansfoetradeandterritory.(F)10.Inanefforttomakeacompromisebetweendifferentreligiousfactions,QueenElizabethIactuallydefendedthefruitoftheReligiousReformation.(T)Chapter31.ConventionsareregardedlessimportantthancommonlawintheworkingoftheBritishgovernment.(F)2.TheBritishmonarchyhasneverbeeninterruptedthroughoutthehistory.(F)3.Inreality,theBritishKingorQueenisthesourceofallgovernmentpowers.(F)4.BritishParliamentisthelaw-makingbodyoftheCommonwealthofNations.(F)5.LordsSpiritualandLordsTemporalareallmembersintheBritishUpperHouse.(T)6.ThemembersintheHouseofCommonsareappointedratherthanelected.(F)7.TheBritishPrimeMinisteristheleaderofthemajoritypartyinParliament.(T)8.CabinetmembersarechosenbythePrimeMinisterfromvariouspoliticalpartiesinParliament.(F)9.Britishlawconsistsoftwoparts,thecivillawandthecriminallaw.(T)10.ThelegalsystemsinEngland,Wales,ScotlandandNorthernIrelandaremuchsimilarintermsoflaw,organizationandpractice.(F)Chapter41.Britainwasthefirstindustrializednationintheworld.(T)2.TheBritisheconomyexperiencedarelativedeclineduringthepostwarperiod.(T)3.LimitedresourcesandhighunemploymentratewerepersistentproblemsthatpreventedrapideconomicdevelopmentinBritain.(F)4.ThatchersrevolutionturnedouttobeagreatsuccessindealingwithalltheBritisheconimicandsocialproblems.(F)5.TheeconomicapproachadoptedbyTonyBlairisdifferentfromthatoftheLaborpartyandtheConservativeParty.(T)6.BlairmadetheBankofEnglandindependentinordertoseparatepoliticsandeconomicpolicy.(T)7.Britainistheworldsleadingexporterofpoultryanddairyproducts.(F)8.Thefishingindustryprovidesmorethan50%ofBritainsdemandforfish.(T)9.Britainisanimportantoilexportersinceitsoilindustryhasalonghistory.(F)10.NuclearpowerisoneofthemajorenergysourcesinBritain.(T)Chapter51. TheBritishgovernmenthasbeenresponsibleforeducationsincetheearly1800s.(F2.EducationinBritainiscompulsoryforallchildrenbetweentheagesof6and15.(F)3.TheNationalCurriculumiscompulsoryinboththestatesystemandtheindependentsystem.(F)4.Whenchildrenfinishtheirschoolingat16,theyarerequiredtotakeanationalGCSEexamination.(T)5.GraduatesfromstateschoolsinBritainhavealessfavorablechancetoenterfamousuniversitiesthanthosefromindependentschools.(T)6.Inthe1960s,alargenumberofnewuniversitieswerefoundedinBritain.(T)7.MostBritishpeoplebegintheirdaywithreadingthemorningnewspaperandenditwatchingtelevisionintheevening.(T)8.TheTimesistheworldsoldestnationalnewspaper(F)9.TheBBCWorldServicebroadcastsonlyinEnglishthroughouttheworld.(F)10.SomeBritishholidaysarecelebratedtomarktheimportanteventsoftheChristiancalendar,andothersarerelatedtolocalcustomsandtraditions.(T)Chapter61.TheCanterburyTalesisarepresentativeworkoftheOldEnglishPeriod.(F)2.RenaissanceischaracterizedbyadmirationoftheGreekandLatinclassics.(T)3.Hamletdep