1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 409（无答案）一、PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN)Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question.1 The Chartist Movement, though failed, was the first nationwide_and drew attention to serious problems.（A）working class movement（B） mi
2、ddle class movement（C） upper class movement（D）peasant movement2 In the late 18th century, Britain acquired vast, underpopulated territories EXCEPT（A）Canada.（B） Australia.（C） New Zealand.（D）Newfoundland.3 In _, the English fleet defeated the Spanish Armada and established its supremacy over the sea.（
3、A）1586.（B） 1587.（C） 1588.（D）1589.4 The majority of the current population in the UK are descendants of all the following tribes respectively EXCEPT（A）the Angles.（B） the Celts.（C） the Jutes.（D）the Saxons.5 The British Parliament has a maximum duration of（A）4 years.（B） 5 years.（C） 6 years.（D）7 years.6
4、 The House of Lords in Britain is made up of the Lords Spiritual and _, which is presided by the Lord Chancellor.（A）the Lords Temporal（B） the common people（C） professionals（D）law makers7 The Tories were the forerunners of（A）the Conservative Party.（B） the Labour Party.（C） the Social Democratic Party.
5、（D）the Liberal Party.8 Which is the primary opposition to the Conservatives in the United Kingdom?（A）The Liberal Party.（B） The Conservative Party.（C） The Labour Party.（D）The Liberal Democrat Party.9 The Commonwealth of Nations has_member countries now.（A）35（B） 40（C） 53（D）6010 For electoral purposes
6、Britain is divided into 651 constituencies, each of which returns_ member(s) to the House of Commons.（A）one（B） two（C） three（D）four11 There is no written constitution in UK. It is made up of the following EXCEPT（A）Statute Law.（B） the Common Laws.（C） Conventions.（D）Property Law.12 Which of the followi
7、ng does NOT belong to the British Parliament to the full sense?（A）Sovereign.（B） The House of Lords.（C） The House of Commons.（D）Senate.13 English local government expenditure accounts for about_of public spending.（A）20%（B） 25%（C） 30%（D）15%14 The British monarch is the Head of（A）Parliament.（B） State.（
8、C） Government.（D）Cabinet.15 Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?（A）The British constitution includes the Magna Carta of 1215.（B） The British constitution includes Parliamentary acts.（C） The British constitution includes decisions made by courts of law.（D）The British constitution includes
9、one single written constitution.16 The Prime Minister in Britain is head of（A）the Shadow Cabinet.（B） the Parliament.（C） the Opposition.（D）the Cabinet.17 “The three Rs“ that many people think school is just about teaching children include the following EXCEPT（A）reading.（B） writing.（C） arithmetic.（D）r
10、eligion.18 In Britain, the great majority of the parents would like to send their children to public schools due to their（A）high qualities.（B） equipment.（C） fame.（D）size.19 Students who pass the exam called “the 11-plus“ in Britain can go to（A）grammar schools.（B） comprehensive schools.（C） public sch
11、ools.（D）technical schools.20 The following universities are public funded EXCEPT（A）The University of Oxford.（B） The University of Cambridge.（C） The University of London.（D）The University of Buckingham.21 A child at the age of 4 is probably going to a_school in Britain.（A）nursery（B） infant（C） junior（
12、D）primary22 The_schools in Britain would admit children without reference to their academic abilities.（A）comprehensive（B） secondary（C） independent（D）grammar23 Children in Northern Ireland are legally obliged to attend school from the age of（A）5.（B） 4.（C） 3.（D）6.24 Private schools in Britain receive
13、their funding through the（A）private sectors and tuition rates.（B） government.（C） nations.（D）educational sector.25 In the UK, the amount of funding each university receives is based on the following EXCEPT（A）its size.（B） the number of students it teaches.（C） the researches it conducts.（D）its history.
14、26 The following are Scottish universities EXCEPT（A）The University of St Andrews.（B） The University of Glasgow.（C） The University of Edinburgh.（D）The University of Cambridge.27 Personal Social Services in the UK assist the following people EXCEPT（A）elderly people.（B） disabled people.（C） people with
15、learning disabilities or mental illness.（D）the common people.28 The Church of England was established in（A）1532.（B） 1534.（C） 1453.（D）1531.29 _is the established church in Scotland.（A）The Church of Scotland（B） The Anglican Churches（C） The Methodist Churches（D）The Roman Catholic Church30 The NHS is_employer of labor in the UK.（A）the second largest（B） the largest（C） the smallest（D）the third
