wangdapeng

北京外国语大学

2000 年研究生入学考试

英国社会文化专业试卷





I．Explain the following terms: (30%)


1.
A theme park
2.
The Presbyterian church
3.
Mortgage
4.
National Insurance
5.
Battle of Hastings6.
The Edinburgh Festival7.
Queen’s Speech
8.
The Armada
9.
The British Empire10.
The Authorized Version






II. Answer the following questions:


1.
what are the main function of Parliament?
(10 %)

2.
what does the Education Reform Act 1988 provide for?
(10 %)






III. Essay-writing:



1. The British economy under Mrs. Thatcher’s government
(25%)

2. The House of Lords and the recent House of Lords Reform
(25%)

(Write approximately 350 words for each essay)

wangdapeng

北京外国语大学

2001 年研究生入学考试

英国社会文化专业试卷





I．Explain the following terms: (30%)


1.       Puritanism
2.       the Suez Crisis3.       The North Sea oil4.       inbisible earning
5.       fringe benefits
6.       the Lord Chancellor
7.       the Dominions
8.       the Ulster Unionists9.       collective cabinet responsibility
10.   the ‘three circles’






II. Answer the following questions:
1.       What are the advantages and disadvantages of Britain’s ‘first-past-the-post’ system (as compared with proportional representation)?
(10% )2.       What are the responsibilities of the Prime Minister and the Cabinet?
(10%)






III. Essay-writing:



1. Account for Britain’s decline from a world power to a regional power.
(25%)
2.There is no censorship for British press. Comment on the freedom of press in Britain.
(25%)

(Write approximately 350 words for each essay)

wangdapeng

北京外国语大学

2002 年研究生入学考试

英国社会文化专业试卷





I．Explain the following terms: (30 points)
   
1.       William the Conqueror
2.       Common Law
3.       The Principle of Precedence
4.       Front Benchers
5.       The Education Act (1944)
6.       The National Health Service
7.       Tabloids
8.       The City (of London)9.       The Stranger’s Gallery
10.   The Provisional IRA






II. Answer the following questions:


1.       Explain the atmosphere of Victorianism. (10 points)
2.       What is the Commonwealth and what is Britain’s role in it?
(10 points)





III. Essay-writing:


1.       Explain and assess Britain’s mixed economy after the Second World War. (25 points)2.       Explain and assess Britain’s special relationship with the United States.
(25 points)

(Write approximately 350 words for each essay)

wangdapeng

北京外国语大学

2003 年研究生入学考试

英国社会文化专业试卷





I．Explain the following terms: (each 5 points, total 50 points)
   
1.       Henry VIII
2.       Battle of Britain3.       Nationalization
4.       Sinn Fein
5.       Orange March
6.       Eisteddfod
7.       Comprehensive Schools
8.       Open University
9.       Tabloid
10.   Life Peers






II. Answer the following questions (each 10 points, total 40 points):


1.       What are the characteristics and contents of the British constitution?
2.       What are the functions of the British parliament?
3.       What caused the relative decline of the UK economy after 1945?4.       What are the major components of the British welfare state?






III. Essay-writing(each 30 points, total 60 points)


1.       What role did Britain play in the Second World War?2.       Comment on Britain’s Relations with the European Union since 1970s.





(Write approximately 350 words for each essay)

wangdapeng

北京外国语大学

2004 年研究生入学考试

英国社会文化专业试卷





I．Explain the following terms: (50 points, 5 points each)


1.       the Vikings
2.       King James the 1st of England3.       the Church of England
4.       Bloody Sunday
5.       the Downing-Street Declaration
6.       property-owning democracy
7.       the speaker
8.       GCE A Level
9.       the Official Secrets Act
10.   local government and devolution






II. Answer the following questions (40 points, 10 points each):


1.       Why and how did the English Parliament come into being?
2.       What are the main features of British electoral system?
3.       What are the major arguments of Euro-sceptics and pro-Europeans in Britain towards European integration?4.       What are the major changes in British educational system after the Second World War ?






III. Essay-writing (write approximately 350 words for each essay; 60 points, 30 points each)


1.       Analyze and assess how the end of British imperialism influenced the making of Britain’s foreign policy.2.       Comment on Labour’s social and economic policies after the Second World War.