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Remembrance Sunday also called Armistice Day. It‘s the important patriotic festival and on the Sunday nearest to November 11. On this Sunday, the dead of both world wars are remembered in special church services and civic ceremonies. The royal members and many important statesmen would lay wreathes to them. 7 Boxing Day

December 26th is called Boxing Day because it was formerly the custom to give ―Christmas boxes‖, or gifts of money, to servants and tradesmen on this day.

第十章 英国文化（练习题一）

1. Compulsory education begins at 5 in Great Britain and four in Northern Ireland, when children go to---- A. infant schools B. junior schools

C. independent schools D. primary schools

2. About 90 per cent of the state secondary school population in the UK attend----

A. independent schools B. public schools

C. grammar schools D. comprehensive schools .

3. There are some --- universities, including the Open University. A.900 B.290 C.90 D.50

4. In Britain, children from the age of 5 to 16 can --- by law. A. receive completely free education B. receive parly free education

C . receive no free education if their families are rich D. receive no free education at all

5. Which of the following is a feature of British education as a whole? A. Education is chaotic.

B. Education is highly centralized.

C . Education is rather independent and enjoys a great deal of freedom .

D. Education is very expensive.

6. There are about ---- daily and Sunday newspapers published in Britain.

A.180 B.150 C.130 D.100

7. Which of the following is not quality newspapers? A. Fincacial Times B. The Sun C. The Guardian D. The Times

8. Which of the following is not the important weekly reviews? A. The Economist

B. The New Statesman and society C.The Spectato D. Reader's Digest

9. --- is the most typically English of sports.

A. Cricket B. Golf

C. Tennis D. Horse-racing

10. The most famous art festival in Britain is---- A. the Royal National Eisteddford of Wales B. the Llangollen Internationl Eisteddford

C. the Edinburgh International Festival of Music and Drama. D. the Bath Festival of Musis II

1. Education in the UK is compulsory for all between the ages of---- (---- in Northen Ireland) and----.

2. In the past children in Britain were allocated to different secondary schools on the basis of selection tests known as---- , which was replaced by----

3. The most famous public schools for boys are -----.--- ,

Westminster and Winchester. The Leading girls' public schools are and Cheltenham Ladies' College.

4. Education after 16 in the UK is divided into----- and----

5. The most-known universities in Britain are---- and---- which date from the --- and --- centuries.

6. The national newspapers in Britain can be divided into national and national----.

7. National newpapers are also popularly divide into---.---- and ---papers on the basis of differences in style and content. 8.---- dominates the arwaves of Britain, using English and other languages.

9. The principal new agencies in Britain are---- , the Press Association and Extel Financial Ltd.

10. The most popular sport in England is--- , while---- is the most typically English. The home of golf is----

11. London has over 100 theatres, half of which are in----

12. There are several thousand libraries in Britain which include the \ institutions, and the---- libraries.

III Explain the terms

1. comprehensive school 2. public school 3. BBC 4.the Beatles 5. pantomime Questions

1.What do you know about state schools and \ 2.What distinguishes the Open University from all other British Universities?

3.What are the differences between quality papers and popular papers? 4.Which sport is regarded as typically English? 5.what's The BBC and its programs

answers I

1.A 2.D 3.C 4.A 5.C 6.C 7.B 8.D 9.A 10.C II

1.5, 4, 16

2. eleven-plus, comprehensive schools 3. Eton, Harrow, Roedean

4. further education, high education 5. Oxford, Cambridge, 12th, 13th 6. dailies, Sundays

7. quality, popular mid-market

8. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), 38 9. Reuters

10. football cricket, Scotaland 11. the West End 12. copyright, public

1.What do you know about state schools and \ About 90 percent of the state secondary school population in Great Britain attend comprehensive schools. These take pupils without reference to ability or aptitude and provide a wide-ranging secondary education for all or most of the children in a district.

Many of Britain's public schools are private-run and long-established and have gained a reputation for their high academic standards ,as well as their exclusiveness and snobbery.

2.What distinguishes the Open University from all other British Universities?

The Open University is a non-residential university. It offers degree and other courses for adult students of all ages. It uses a combination of

specially produced printed texts,correspondence tuition,television and radio broad casts and audio/video cassettes. There is a network of study centres for contact with part-time and counsellors,and with fellow students.

3.What are the differences between quality papers and popular papers? Quality papers and directed at readers who want full information on a wide range of public matters,while popular papers appeal to

people wanting news of a more entertaining character ,presented more concisely.

4.Which sport is regarded as typically English? Cricket is the most typically English of sports. 英国部分 第十章 Cultural Affairs（练习 …… 此处隐藏：6792字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……