过去与现在----英美历史与文化概览答案2023秋

第四章测试

1.Which of the following scientists is not British? ( ）。
A:Stephen Hawking
B:Isaac Newton
C:Albert Einstein
D:Charles Darwin

答案:C
2.The first major scientific society in the world, the Royal Society（英国皇家学会）, was founded in London in ______. （ ）。
A:1660
B:1690
C:1670
D:1680
3.______ was a member of the Royal Society, and served as president between 1703 and 1727? （ ）
A:Charles Darwin
B:Stephen Hawking
C:Isaac Newton
D:Albert Einstein
4.______discovered the phenomenon of electromagnetic induction and invented the disk generator in 1831..（ ）。
A:Faraday
B:Darwin
C:Maxwell
D:Dalton
5.Which of the following is not the prediction of Stephen Hawking? （ ）
A:The earth will explode into ashes within 100 years.
B:The popularity of artificial intelligence (A C:will eventually threaten humanity itself.
D:Humans will choose to emigrate to other planets in the future.
E:There are other life forms in the universe. Once our civilization is discovered, aliens may invade the earth.
6.The private schools for primary-school children in Britain are called The Pre-prep schools and Prep schools in UK refer to ______. ( ）。
A:public elementary schools
B:private elementary schools
C:private middle schools
D:public middle schools
7.Children who want to go to ______ have to take part in the 11-plus curriculum examination in UK. （ ）。
A:secondary modern school
B:grammar school
C:comprehensive school
D:public school
8.Similar to chivalry, the gentlemen of gentry, were also expected to be of good conduct, such as ______.（ ）
A:and a readiness to help the weak
B:the rules of etiquette
C:courage
D:gentle conduct towards women
9.There are other traits of the British, such as ______.（ ）
A:hating animals
B:class obsessed
C:gloomy
D:pessimistic
10.The history of the English language really started with the arrival of ______ who invaded Britain during the 5th century AD.（ ）。
A:the Romans
B:the Germanics
C:the Vikings
D:the Celts
11.Which of the following days of the week were named in honour of Anglo-Saxon gods.（ ）。
A:Monday
B:Friday
C:Thursday
D:Saturday
E:Tuesday
F:Sunday
G:Wednesday