英语国家概况冲刺模拟二

I Read the following unfinished statements or questions carefully For each unfinished statement or question four suggested answers marked A B C and D are given Choose the one that you think best completes the statement or answer to the question Write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space on the answer sheet 50 points I point for each 1 The average rainfall in Britain is over B mm A 7000 B 1000 C 500 D 800 2 The British Isles are made up of A A two large islands and hundreds of small ones B two large islands and Northern Ireland C three large islands and hundreds of small ones D three large islands and Northern Ireland 3 The word Heptarchy is used to describe the situation in England in the 6th century when B A the country was divided into severn kingdoms B the country was was fighting against invaders C troops of invaders arrived in large numbers D many warlords were fighting each other 4 The feudal system was completely estabished under A after the in 1066 A William Norman Conquest B Alfred the Great Anglo Saxon Conquest C the Dane arrival of the Dane D the Celts arrival of Pane 5 Alfred the Great was the King of B C A Sussex B Essex C Essex D Mercia 6 The D established kingdom in Essex Sussex and Wessex A Normans B Jutes C Vikings D Saxons 7 Magna Carta has long been regarded as the foundation of English B A legal system B liberties C political system D culture and value 8 In Britain the First Civil War was fought between the Roundheads who were the parliamentary soldiers led by B and the Cavaliers who were King Charles s supporters A John Lilburne B Oliver Cromwell C Prince Rupert D William Joyee 9 The religious reform in England in the 16th century was to A and to make Church of England A cut connections with the Pope an independent B establish connection with the Pope a Catholic C establish new relations with the Pope a Royal D alter theology in every way revolutionary 10 Simon de Montfort asked each country to send B and each town to send to the Great Council A two representatives two knights B two knights two representatives C two lords two bishops D two barons two merchants 11 Britain joined the European Economic Community in D A 1957 B 1960 C 1985 D 1973 12 The English Renaissance was largly D A religious B ideological C philosophical D Literary 13 The Hundred Year s War with France was fought B A from 1327 to 1453 B from 1337 to 1453 C from 1347 to 1453 D from 1357 to 1453 14 The Treaty of Nanjing gave C to Britain in 1842 A Nanjing B Zhejiang C HongKong D Guangzhou 15 Queen Elizabeth s religious reform was based on B views A radical B a compromise of C popular D traditional 16 In the Untied Kingdom the party which wins the B number of seats in the House of Commons becomes the official Opposition A largest B second largest C third largest D fourth largest 17 The British media have many important functions Which of the following is an exception B A They supply people with news keeping them informed about what is happending in the world B They make huge profit by publishing advertisements C They promote culture and education D They provide entertainment 18 In Britain the First Civil War was fought between the Roundheads who were the parliamentary soldiers led by B and the Cavaliers who were King Charles s supporters A John Lilburne B Oliver Cromwell C Prince Rupert D William Joyce 19 In Britain children from the age of 5 to 16 can A 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 20 One of the characteristics of the American people is B A silence B mobility C discrimination D selfishness 21 The first Americans were the C A white immigrants B Asians C Indians D English colonists 22 In September 1774 B was held in Philadelphia which encouraged Americans to refuse to buy British goods A the First US Congress B the First Contiental Congress C the Second Continental Congress D the Constitution Convention 23 By the year of 2050 American population is expected to climb to D A 256 million B 275 million C 300 million D 383 million 24 The United States is by far the A indutrial country in the world A biggest B second biggest C third biggest D fourth biggest 25 The United States joined in the Second World War after the D incident in A Lugouchiao 1937 B German invasion 1939 C Nazi 1942 D Pearl Harbour 1941 26 The B refers to the higher birth rate in American between 1946 and 1961 A population growth B baby boom C Beat Generation D population explosion 27 In America the New Right did not opposed D A abortion B affirmative action C tax rising D education 28 In 1972 President B visited China and the two countries issued the A Nixon Shanghai Statement B Nixon Shanghai Communique C Carter Shanghai Communique D Reagan Shanghai Declaration 29 After World War II the official policy of the United States towards the Soviet Union was D A peaceful coexistence B peaceful competition C fight and struggle D the containment policy 30 In the early 1930s the Ameican foreign policy was D A expansionist B involvement C appeasement D isolationist 31 The Puritans believed that high position and achievements were signs of A From God A eternal grace B original sin C people s final goal D a happy soul 32 The first ten amendments to the U S Constitution are known as the D A First Ten B Great Amendments C Ten Changes D Bill of Rights 33 Before the American Civil War public feeling agaisnt slavery was increased by Harriet Stowe s novel B A Roots B Uncle Tom s Cabin C American Tragedy D Shame of America 34 The largest producer of steel in the United States in the early years of the 20th century was C A Ford Corporation B the Steel Mill C the United States Steel Corporation D the West Union Corporation 35 Only D has the power to interpret the U S Constitution A Congress B The Senate C The House of Representatives D The Supreme Court 36 The lowest level of the U S federal judiciary is made up of B now A 50 state courts B 91 district courts C 89 district courts D 11 circuit courts 37 There have been A periods in the development of American political parties in the United States A four B three C five D two 38 The biggest and best loved holiday in the United States is D A New Year s Day B Independence Day C Thanksgiving Day D Christmas Day 39 D is considered as Earnest Hemingway s masterpiece A The Sun Also Rises B A Farewell to Arma C For Whom the Bell Tolls D Old Man and the Sea 40 Public education in the United States covers D years A six B sixteen C ten D twelve 41 The population of Ireland in 1990 was estimated at A million and was expected to reach million by 2000 A 3 4 B 5 6 C 7 8 D 9 10 42 In B the Parliament Act was passed severely limiting the powers of the lords and establishing the Commons as the supreme legislative body A 1910 B 1911 C 1912 D 1913 43 Nearly C of the land in Canada has no permanent population A 68 B 79 C 89 D 98 44 The law which granted the people of Quebec rights as French Canadians was known as B A the Canada Act of 1791 B the Quebec Act of 1774 C the 1763 Treaty of Paris D the Hudson Bay Treaty 45 The bare thinly populated region of Northern Canada takes up C of the country A half B one third C four fifths D 25 46 In Australia B has the country s richest farmland and best graing land A the Great Western Plateau B the Central Eastern Lowlands C the Eastern Highlands D the Outback 47 New South Wales is A of Australia A the oldest state B the second largest city C the capital D the biggest territory 48 New Zealand is A and its capital is A in the Southern Pacific Ocean Wellington B in the Indian Ocean Wellington C in the Atlantic Ocean Auckland D in the southern Pacific Ocean Auckland 49 A fault line runs the length of New Zealand which means that it often has C A floods B volcanic eruptions C earthquakes D droughts 50 New Zealand was the world s first country to B in 1893 A establish trade unions B give women the vote C start compulsory education D provide free medical service II Give a one sentence answer to each of the following question Write your answer in the corresponding space on the answer sheet 30 points 3 points for each 51 What did Henry VIII do in his religious reform He got rid of the English Church s connection with the Pope He made an independent Church of England He dissolved all of England s monasteries and numeries He made himself Supreme Head of the church of England 52 What is the big event that happened in England in 1066 In 1066 England was conquered by the Norman who were led by William 53 What is the difference between an academic high school and a technical high school An academic high school only aims at preparing students for college while a technical school provides students for a varity of occupations and vocation 54 What agreement did Amercia and Britain sign in 1783 by which Britain recognized the Independence of the United States Treaty of Paris 55 What is the most typical American holiday that was started by the Pilgrims Thanksgiving Day 56 What are America s three cornerstones of the postwar economic boom from 1945 to 1960 Automobile housing and defence industries 57 What are the two layers of rule in the U S system of government Federal state 58 What are the official languages in Ireland There are two official languages in Ireland They are English and Irish 59 How many provinces and territories in Canada made up of It is made up of ten provinces and two territor