英语国家概况冲刺模拟三

1、1. 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 i

2、n the corresponding space on the answer sheet. (50 points, i point for each)great britain is divided into three _b division.a. economic b.political c.geographical d.racial2. england takes up nearly _a_ of the total area of great britain.a. 60% b.30% c.50% d.40%3. at the bottom of the english feudal

3、scale were c_a. slaves b.free peasants c.v川eins d.freemen4. those who began to in vade britai n about 700bc and kept comi ng until the arrival of the roma ns have bee n known as the _d_i n history.a. normans b.italians c.anglo-saxons d.celts5n the mid-5th century a new wave of teutonic invaders came

4、 to britain. the three tribes were d, and .a. gaels, scots, belgae b.picts, beaker folk, gaels c.celts, scots, welsh d.jutes, saxons, angles6. jeremy bentham's radical ideals were known as _ca. radicalism b.idealism c.utilitarianism d.benthamism7. _b_ of the late 18th and early 19th centuries en

5、abled wealthier landowners to seize land and divide it into enclosed fields.a.the crop rotation law b.the enclosure acts c.enclosed fieldsact d.landownership acts8. christopher marlowe gave new vigor to _c_ with his mighty lines.a.the petrarchan sonnet b.sastina c.blank verse d.terzarims9. after the

6、 glorious revolution came the age ofc, a monarchy with powerslimited by parliament.a. the commonwealth b. the federal republicc. the constitutional monarchy d the special monarchy10. queen elizabeth r s reign was a time of confident english _a_and of greatachievements ina. nationalism, literatureb.

7、capitalism, industrial revolutionc. reformation, economic developmentd. political system, democratic reforms"the religious reform in england ended in the founding of a state church and freedom from the _d_a. king's control b.bishop's control c persecution d.papacy12. there are some _c_

8、universities in the united kingdom including the open university.a. 70b. 80c. 90d.10013. britain fought a war with _c_ over possession ofin 1982a. peru, vigins bargentina, the gilbert islands c.argentina, the falklandislands d.brazil , the virgin islands14. which of the following is not true about t

9、he british monarchy? ca. it is the oldest institution of government.b. it goes back to at least the 9th century.c. it has maintained the continuity over the past thousand years.d. it seems that it enjoys no real power tod a y.15. the british policy of _b_ of germa n aggressi on was no ion ger tenabl

10、e after germany invaded poland.a.norninterference b.appeasement c.mutual friendship d.containment16. the _b_ caused a terrible shortage of labour in england at the end of the 14the century.andustrial revolution b.black death c.hundred year's war d.peasant uprising17. the tudor monarchy was found

11、ed by _b_a.henry iii b.henry vii c.elizabeth i d.william18. elizabeth i was succeeded by king james vi of scotland who was also known as _b_ a. king of britain b. james i of england c.head of the church d.stuard i19n britain, the speaker is a member who is acceptable to all shades of opinion in d_ a

12、.the privy council b.the house of lords c.the supreme court d.the house of commons2o._b_is more important than christmas to scots.a. whit sunday b.new year's day c.april fools'day d.easter day.21 .the biggest city in america is _a_ with a population ofmillion.(in 1990)a. new york, 18 b.new y

13、ork,11 c.los angeles, 14.5 d.chicago, 1222. after the first world war the united states changed to a _c_a. debtor b super power c.creditor d.world leader23. higher education in the united states began with the founding of _a_ in 1636.a.harvard college b.stanford university c. yale university d.massa

14、chusetts institute of tech no logy24. the chief reason for early setters to come to the new continent was _d_a. to seek better opport unity b.to escape religious persecuti on c.to satisfy the urge for adventure d.a and b25. according to american historians, there are bgreat population movement in th

15、ehistory of the united states.a.2 b. 4c.3 d.526. whitman praised the idea of equality and democracy in his masterpiece _d_ a丄ife on the mississippi b. innocents abroad c.the titan d.leaves of grass27n may, 1775, delegates from the colonies met again in philadelphia and held the_c_ which foun ded an

16、army and adopted the declaratio n of in dependence drafted bya. first continental congress, washingtonb. colonial meeting, madisonc. sec ond conti nental con gress, jeffers ondndependence meeting, washington28.the federalist papers were written to support the _a_a. constitution b.articles of confede

17、ration c.bill of rights d.federalists29.0n april 30th of 1789, george washington took the oath of office in _awhichhoused the first american government.a. new yorkb. washingtonc. philadelphiad. boston30n 1947 the truman administration decided to provide aid for d_to prevent these two countries from

18、falling into the hands of the soviet union.a. poland and romaniab germany and italyc the uk and fra need. greece and turkey31 the higher birth rate in american between 1946 and 1964 has been known as _c_ a.fast growth in population b population explosion c. baby boom d.birth boom32. christopher colu

19、mbus was _b_ navigator who was supportd by thea. a spanish, spanish queen b.an italian spanish queen c an english, english queen d.a portuguese, portugese king33. the pilgrims came to america in search of _c_a. more land b gold c. religious freedom d.wealth34. the united states has aeconomy with a d

20、ominant _a_sector.a. free-market, private b.public, public c.planned, nationalized d.collective, collective35n old man and the sea,hemingway praises the old man's attitude towards_aa. defeat and failureb. the seac. his workd. nature36. the teheran conference proposed a large-scale attack on the

21、south of france, the second front.the attack was codenamed d_a. normandy b.d-day c.invasion d.overlord37. the key problem in u.s.-china relations has been the d_ problema.economic b.miliatry c territory d.taiwan38. the only americn writer in the colonial period whose works are still read today is aa

22、. benjamin franklin b. washington irving c.john milton d.emerson39. every year philadelphia holds mummers parade to celebrate_da. independence day b.memorial day c.thanksgiving day d.new year's day40. the u.s. supreme court now con sits of _a_a. a chief justice and eight associate justicesb. a h

23、igh judge and eight other judgesc. seven judges and their chairmand. a number of district courts41.lreland is also called the _b_ because of its richa. green land, green countryside b.emerald isle, green countryside c.forest country, forests d.argicultural country, agriculture42. today 93% of the ir

24、ish population are b_a. puritansb roman catholicsc. anglicansd. christians43. canada is the worldfs _a_ largest country, with a land area of aboutmillionsquare kilometres.a.second, 10 b.second ,12 c. third ,14 d.second,1444. the most two important provinces in canada are aa.ontario and quebec b. que

25、bec and newfoundland c. newfoundland and britishcolumbia d.british columbia and ontario45. canadafs chief city of the wheat region is _d_ which is called the chicago of canada. a.quebec city b.toronto c.vancouver d.winnipeg46. canada's largest city is _b_a.montreal b.toronto c.ottawa d.vancouver

26、47. the highest peak in australia is _d_ which is 2,255 meters above sea level.a.the outback b.the plateau c.the eastern highlands d.mount kosciusko48. which of the following statements is not true about the composition of australian population?ca. the aboriginal and torres strait islander people ac

27、count for only 1.5% of the total.b. the australia population is mainly of british descent.c. the australia population is made up of the aboriginal people and the british immigrants and their descendants.d. the majority of the australian people are immigrants from many countries and their desce ndant

28、s.49. the size of new zealand is similar to _d_a. australia b.canada c.franee d.britain50. the first european to visit new zealand was a / an _b_, abel tasman.a.englishman b.dutchman c frenchman d.germanii. give a one-sentenee answer to each of the following question. write your answer in the corres

29、p on ding space on the answer sheet (30 points, 3 points for each)51. what is the rainfall in britain?britain has a steady reliable rainfall throughout the whole year. the average annual rainfall in britain is over 1,000mm. there is a water surplus in the north and west, and a water deficit in the s

30、outh and east.52. what did the in dustrial revoluti on in britai n mean?the industrial revolution refers to the mechanisation of industry and the consequent changes in social and economic organization in britain in the late 18th and early 19th cen turies 53. please write any three of the 13 colonies

31、 the british established along the east coast of north america between 1607 and 1733.virginia, manies, new hampshire, massachusetts, connecticut, new york , rhode island, maryland, north carolina, south carolina, new jersey, pennsylvania and georgia. (any three names of the above are acceptable)54.

32、how did the black people come to the united states?the first blacks were brought to north america as slaves in 1619. then slave trade brought more blacks to north america55. what are the reasons for the rapid growth of the community college in amercia?the reasons are their open admission policies, c

33、heap tuition and fees, convenient location and flexible curriculum structures.56. when and where was the first english colony in the american founded?the first english colony in america was founded at jamestown, virginia, in 160757. what is the weather like in ireland?the weather of ireland is described as "mild ,moist and changeablet58. how many provinces and territories is canada made up of?canada is made up ten provinces and two territories59. what is the climate of australia like?a large p