英语国家概况课后习题完整版

1、2018年最新版英语国家概况谢福之一、选择题（答案在所有选择题下面）1. Choosetheonethatbestcompleteseachofthefollowingstatements.2. ThetwomainislandsoftheBritishIslesare.A.GreatBritainandIrelandB.GreatBritainandScotlandC.GreatBritainandWalesD.GreatBritainandEngland3. isthecapitalcityofScotland.4. A.BelfastB.EdinburghC.AberdeenD.Card

2、iff5. Accordingtoa2005estimate,Britainnowhasapopulationofovermillion.A.160B.600C.60D.166. AmongthefourpartsoftheUnitedKingdom,isthesmallest.A.EnglandB.ScotlandC.WalesD.NorthernIreland7. AlmostaquarteroftheBritishpopulationlivesinEngland.A.northeasternB.southeasternC.northwesternD.southwestern8. Engl

3、ishbelongstothegroupofIndo-Europeanfamilyoflanguages.A.CelticB.Indo-IranianC.GermanicD.Roman9. TheintroductionofChristianitytoBritainaddedthefirstelementofwordstoEnglish.A.DanishandFinnishB.DutchandGermanC.FrenchandItalianD.LatinandGreek10. TheevolutionofMiddleEnglishwasreinforcedbytheinfluence.A.No

4、rmanB.DutchC.GermanD.Danish11. SamuelJohnsonsdictionarywasinfluentialinestablishingastandardformof.A.grammarB.handwritingC.spellingD.pronunciation12. Atpresent,nearlyoftheworldspopulationcommunicateinEnglish.A.halfB.aquarterC.onethirdD.onefifth13. TheattackonRomeendedtheRomanoccupationinBritainin410

5、.A.NormanB.DanishC.CelticD.Germanic14. Bythelate7thcentury,becamethedominantreligioninEngland.A.CelticChristianityB.Anglo-SaxonChristianityC.GermanicChristianityD.RomanChristianity15. WestminsterAbbeywasbuiltatthetimeof.A.St.AugustineB.EdwardtheConfessorC.WilliamtheConquerorD.AlfredtheGreat16. Thema

6、rkedtheestablishmentoffeudalisminEngland.A.VikinginvasionB.signingoftheMagnaCartaC.NormanConquestD.Adoptionofcommonlaw17. TheendoftheWarsoftheRosesledtotheruleof.A.theHouseofValoisB.theHouseofYorkC.theHouseofTudorD.theHouseofLancaster18. ThedirectcausefortheReligiousReformationwasKingHenryVIII's

7、effortto.A.divorcehiswifeB.breakwithRomeC.supporttheProtestantsD.declarehissupremepoweroverthechurch19. TheEnglishCivilWarbrokeoutin1642between.A.ProtestantsandPuritansB.RoyalistsandParliamentariansC.noblesandpeasantsD.aristocratsandChristians20. waspassedaftertheGloriousRevolution.A.BillofRightsB.A

8、ctofSupremacyC.ProvisionsofOxfordD.MagnaCarta21. TheIndustrialRevolutionwasaccomplishedinBritainbythemiddleofthecentury.A.17thB.18thC.19thD.20th22. Britainfacedstrongchallengesinitsglobalimperialdominancebythebeginningofthecentury.A.17thB.18thC.19thD.20th23. TheBritishgovernmentischaracterizedbyadiv

9、isionofpowersbetweenthreeofthefollowingbrancheswiththeexceptionofthe.A.judiciaryB.legislatureC.monarchyD.executive24. TheimportanceoftheBritishmonarchycanbeseeninitseffecton.A.passingthebillsB.advisingthegovernmentC.politicalpartiesD.publicattitude25. Asarevisingchamber,theHouseofLordsisexpectedtoth

10、eHouseofCommons.A.rivalB.complementC.criticizeD.inspect26. BritishCabinetworksontheprincipleof.A. collective responsibilityB. individual responsibilityC. defending the collectivismD. defending the individualsD. supervise the Cabinet years.D. sixD. Northern Ireland system.D. multi-party27. Themaindut

11、yoftheBritishPrivyCouncilisto.A.makedecisionsB.giveadviceC.passbills28. InBritain,theparliamentarygeneralelectionisheldeveryA.threeB.fourC.five29. hasadistinctlegalsystembasedonRomanlaw.A.WalesB.EnglandC.Scotland30. Generallyspeaking,theBritishParliamentoperatesonaA.single-partyB.two-partyC.three-pa

12、rty31. ThepoliciesoftheConservativePartyarecharacterizedbypragmatismandA.governmentinterventionB.nationalizationofenterprisesC.socialreformD.abeliefinindividualism32. TheLaborPartyaffectedtheBritishsocietygreatlyinthatit.A.setuptheNationalHealthServiceB.improvedpublictransportationC.abolishedtheoldt

13、axsystemD.enhancedtheeconomicdevelopment33. TheBritisheconomyachievedglobaldominancebythe.A.1860sB.1870sC.1880sD.1890s34. In,theBritishParliamentpassedtwoimportantactstoestablishawelfarestate.A.1945B.1946C.1947D.194835. Theintheearly1970sworsenedanalreadystagnanteconomyinBritain.A.oilcrisisB.highinf

14、lationratesC.largeimportsD.unemploymentproblem36. Ofthefollowingpractices,doesnotbelongtoThatcherssocialwelfarereform.A.reducingchildbenefitsB.shorteningtheunemploymentbenefitsperiodC.reducingtheunemploymentD.loweringoldagepensions37. TheBlairgovernmenthasbeensuccessfulinallthefollowingaspectsexcept

15、.A.limitinggovernmentspendingB.keepinginflationundercontrolC.reducingunemploymentD.reducinginequality38. Britainhasdevotedofitslandareatoagriculture.A.54%B.64%C.74%D.84%39. Britainsimportantfishingareasincludeallthefollowingexcept.A.theNorthSeaB.theEnglishChannelC.TheseaareaaroundIrelandD.Theseaarea

16、betweenBritainandIreland40. CoalminingindustryinBritainprovidesoftheenergyconsumedinthecountry.A.1/3B.1/4C.1/5D.2/341. ThecarindustryinBritaininmostly.A.foreign-ownedB.state-ownedC.joint-ventureD.privately-owned42. OfthefollowingsectorsinBritain,hasexperiencedspectaculargrowthsincetheendofWordWarII.

17、A.agricultureB.energyindustryC.serviceindustryD.manufacturingindustry43. InBritain,thedivisionbetweengrammarschoolsandvocationalschoolswereendedbytheintroductionofcomprehensiveschoolsinthe.A.1930sB.1940sC.1950sD.1960s44. AboutofBritishchildrenreceiveprimaryandsecondaryeducationthroughtheindependents

18、ystem.A.5%B.6%C.7%D.8%45. Partiallyfundedbycentralgovernmentgrants,theBritishuniversitiesreceivetheirremainingfundsfromallthefollowingsourcesexcept.A.tuitionfeesB.loansC.donationsD.corporatecontributions46. Ofthefollowing,isNOTabasisofadmissiontoBritainsuniversities.A.resultinnationalentrancetestB.A

19、-levelresultC.aninterviewD.schoolreferences47. TobeadmittedtotheOpenUniversity,oneneedA.someeducationalqualificationsB.noeducationalqualificationsC.GeneralCertificateofEducation-AdvancedD.GeneralNationalVocationalQualifications48. AmongBritain'squalitypress,thefollowingnewspapersareregardedasthe

20、BigThree”withtheexceptionofA.TheTimesB.TheGuardianC.TheObserverD.TheDailyTelegraph49. LifeonEarthisakindofprogramproducedbytheBBCandispopularamong500millionviewersworldwide.A.featureB.dramaC.documentaryD.soapopera50. isBritainStoppaytelevisionprovider.A.BSBB.SkyTVC.BBCD.BSkyB51. Ofthefollowing,isNOT

21、acommonfeatureofalltheBritishholidays.A.familiesgettingtogetherB.friendsexchanginggoodwishesC.friendsenjoyingeachotherscompanyD.familiestravelingoverseas51.ThefollowingChristmastraditionsareparticularlyBritishexcept.A.TroopingtheColorB.QueensChristmasmessageC.BoxingDayD.Christmaspantomime52. Themost

22、significantachievementoftheEnglishRenaissanceis.A.poetryB.dramaC.novelD.pamphlet53. isviewedasRomanticpoetrysDeclarationofIndependence."A.IWonderedLonelyasaCloud"B.DonJuanC.PrefacetoLyricalBallads"D.PrometheusUnbound54. OfDickens'novels,isconsideredautobiographical.A.ATaleofTwoCit

23、iesB.DavidCopperfieldC.OliverTwistD.GreatExpectations55. isarepresentativeofEnglishCriticalRealismattheturnofthe19thcentury.A.RobertLouisStevensonB.JohnMiltonC.JosephConradD.ThomasHardy56. Ofthefollowingstatements,isNOTcorrectintermsofNeo-Romanticism.A. Itprevailedattheendofthe19thcentury.B. Thewrit

24、ersweredissatisfiedwiththesocialreality.C. ThewritersbelievedinArtforArt'sSakgD. TreasureIslandwasarepresentativework.57. isNOTincludedinthemodernistgroup.A.OscarWildB.VirginiaWoolfC.WilliamButlerYeatsD.T.S.日iot58. Ofthefollowingbooks,wasNOTwrittenbyThomasHardy.A.JudetheObscureB.TessoftheDUrberv

25、illesC.AdamBedeD.TheReturnoftheNative59. Ofthefollowingstatements,isNOTcorrectaboutVirginiaWoolf.A. ShewasacentralfigureoftheBloomsburyGroup:B. Sheexperimentedwithstreamofconsciousness.C. Shewasaninfluentialfeminist.D. HermasterpiecewasTheRainbow.60. Ofthefollowingwriters,isNOTaNobelPrizewinner.A.Sa

26、muelBeckettB.JamesJoyceC.WilliamGoldingD.V.S.Naipaul61.WaitingforGodotiswrittenby.A.SamuelBeckettB.GeorgeOrwellC.WilliamGoldingD.D.H.Lawrence62.TheUnitedStateshasstatesonthecontinent.A.50B.49C.48D.3563. Thestateofisthelargestinareaofallthestates.A.AlaskaB.HawaiiC.TexasD.Florida64. TheU.S.liesinNorth

27、America,withCanadatothenorth,Mexicotothesouth,theAtlantictoitsandthePacifictoits.A.northern,east,westB.central,east,westC.southern,west,eastD.western,east,west65. ThelargestriverintheU.S.is.A.theMissouriRiverB.theMississippiRiverC.theOhioRiverD.theColoradoRiver66. Someoftheworldfamousuniversitieslik

28、eHarvard,YaleandMITarelocatedA.intheSouthB.alongthePacificCoastC.inNewEnglandD.intheMidwest67. islocatedontheU.S.-CanadianborderbetweenLakeErieandLakeOntario.A.YellowstoneNationalParkB.TheGrandCanyonC.NiagaraFallsD.TheGreatSaltLake68. ThenativeAlaskanpopulationincludesthefollowingexceptthe.A.Indians

29、B.EskimosC.AleutsD.Blacks69. ThelargestminorityintheUnitedStatesistheA. Pacific IslandersB. BlacksC. Native AmericansD. Asians70. The Immigrants particularly fromAct of 1924 restricted the further immigration into the United States,A. EuropeB. AsiaC. AfricaD. South America71. Thecharacteristicofdomi

30、nantAmericancultureisA. English-speaking,northernEuropean,RomanCatholicandmiddle-classB. English-speaking,westernEuropean,RomanCatholicandupper-classC. English-speaking,northernEuropean,Protestantandupper-classD. English-speaking,westernEuropean,Protestantandmiddle-class72. ThefirstsuccessfulEnglish

31、colonyinNorthAmericawasfoundedatinA.Jamestown,LouisianaB.Boston,MassachusettsC.Jamestown,VirginiaD.Plymouth,Georgia73. PilgrimFathersareagroupofwhocametoAmericatoavoidpersecutioninEngland.A.ProtestantsB.PuritansC.CatholicsD.Christians74. TheSevenYearsWaroccurredbetweenthe.A.FrenchandAmericanIndiansB

32、.FrenchandSpaniardsC.FrenchandBritishD.BritishandAmericanIndians75. Notaxationwithoutrepresentation"wastherallyingsloganof.A.thesettlersofVirginiaB.thepeopleofPennsylvaniaC.thecolonistsinNewEnglandD.thepeopleofthe13colonies76. ThefirstshotsoftheAmericanWarofIndependencewerefiredin.A.ConcordB.Le

33、xingtonC.PhiladelphiaD.Boston77. InMay1775,washeldinPhiladelphiaandbegantoassumethefunctionsofanationalgovernment.A.theFirstContinentalCongressB.theSecondContinentalCongressC.theBostonTeaPartyD.theCongressofConfederation78. AbrahamLincolnissuedtograntfreedomtoallslaves.A.DeclarationofIndependenceB.C

34、onstitutionC.EmancipationProclamationD.BillofRights79. ThepolicyoftheUnitedStateswasatthebeginningofthetwoworldwars.A.neutralityB.fullinvolvementC.partialinvolvementD.appeasement80. PresidentappliedNewDealtodealwiththeproblemsoftheGreatDepression.A.WilsonB.TrumanC.RooseveltD.Kennedy81. TheVietnamWar

35、wasalong-timesufferingforAmericans,anditcontinuedthroughoutthetermsofPresidents.A.Johnson,NixonandFordB.Truman,EisenhowerandKennedyC.Kennedy,JohnsonandNixonD.Eisenhower,KennedyandJohnson82. TheU.S.Constitutioncameintoeffectin.A.1787B.1789C.1791D.179383. TheConstitutionoftheUnitedStates.A. givesthemo

36、stpowertoCongressB. givesthemostpowertothePresidentC. triestogiveeachbranchenoughpowertobalancetheothersD. givesthemostpowertotheSupremeCourt84. TheBillofRights.A. definestherightsofCongressandtherightsofthePresidentB. guaranteescitizensoftheUnitedStatesspecificindividualrightsandfreedomsC. ispartof

37、theDeclarationofIndependenceD. hasnorelationshipwiththeConstitution85. ThefollowingexceptareguaranteedintheBillofRights.A. freedomofreligionB. therighttogetintopeopleshousebypoliceC. freedomofspeechandofpressD. therighttoownonesweaponifonewishes86. Allthefollowingexceptcannotmakelegislativeproposal.

38、A.theSenatorB.theRepresentativeC.theSecretaryofStateD.thePresident87. ThefollowingexceptareallpowersofthePresident.A. vetoinganybillspassedbyCongressB. appointingfederaljudgeswhenvacanciesoccurC. makinglawsD. issuingexecutiveorders88. AccordingtotheConstitution,acandidateforPresidentmustbe.A. atleas

39、t35yearsoldB. atleasta14years'residentoftheUnitedStatesC. borninAmericaD. alloftheabove89. ThetermsforaSenatorandRepresentativeareandyearsrespectively.A.two,fourB.two,threeC.two,sixD.six,two90. TheSupremeCourtiscomposedofjustices.A.sixB.sevenC.eightD.nine91. ThePresidentisdirectlyvotedintooffice

40、by.A.allcitizensofAmericaB.thecitizensover18yearsoldC.electorselectedbythevotersD.thesenatorsandrepresentatives92. Americaproducesamajorportionoftheworldsproductsinthefollowingfieldsexcept.A.machineryB.automobilesC.oreD.chemicals93. ThemodernAmericaneconomyprogressedfromto,andeventually,to.A. coloni

41、aleconomy,handcrafteconomy,industrialeconomyB. farmingeconomy,handcrafteconomy,industrialeconomyC. colonialeconomy,farmingeconomy,industrialeconomyD. handcrafteconomy,farmingeconomy,industrialeconomy94. CharteredcompanieswereNOTgrantedthebytheBritishKingorQueen.A.politicalauthorityB.economicrightsC.

42、judicialauthorityD.diplomaticauthority95. ThefirstNationalBankoftheUnitedStateswasestablishedwiththeurgeofA. George WashingtonC. Andrew Jackson96. The following except .A. typewriterB. Thomas Jeffersoninventions tookB. telephone97. President Johnson tried to build afollowing exceptA. MedicareC. Educ

43、ation Initiatives98. AboutA. halfD. Alexander Hamiltonplace during the second industrial revolution ”C. electric lightD. refrigeratorGreat Society" by introducing various programs like theB. Food Stamps,D. Unemployment Pensionof American crops are for export.B. one thirdC. one fourthD. one fift

44、h99. Thefollowingstatementsarealltrueexcept.A. Agribusinessesreflectthebig,corporatenatureofmanyfarmenterprises.B. Agribusinessesmaintainabalancedtradepatternbetweenagriculturalimportsandexports.C. Agribusinessesrangefromone-familycorporationstomultinationalfirms.D. Agribusinessesincludeavarietyoffa

45、rmbusinessesandstructures.100. isnotoneofthethreegiantsinAmericanautomobileindustry.A.FordB.GeneralMotorsC.ChryslerD.AmericanMotors101. Atpresent,U.S.exportsaccountforoftheworldstotal.A.10%B.15%C.20%D.25%102. FormaleducationintheUnitedStatesconsistsof,secondaryandhighereducation.A.kindergartenB.publ

46、icC.elementaryD.private103. Ofthefollowingsubjects,areNOTofferedtoelementaryschoolstudents.A.mathematicsandlanguagesB.politicsandbusinesseducationC.scienceandsocialstudiesD.musicandphysicaleducation104. HighereducationintheUnitedStatesbeganwiththefoundingof.A.YaleUniversityB.HarvardUniversityC.Princ

47、etonUniversityD.NewYorkUniversity105. Ofthefollowing,areNOTamongthecategoriesofAmericanhighereducation.A.universitiesandcollegesB.researchinstitutionsC.technicalinstitutionsD.communitycolleges106. Ofthefollowing,isNOTtheresponsibilityoftheboardoftrusteesinU.S.institutions.A. choosingthepresidentB. e

48、stablishingpoliciesforadministratorsandfacultyC. approvingbudgetandotherfinancialprojectD. decidewhichstudenttoenroll107. Togetabachelorsdegree,allundergraduatestudentsarerequiredtodothefollowingexcept.A. attendinglecturesandcompletingassignmentsB. passingexaminationsC. workingforcommunitiesD. earni

49、ngacertainnumberofcredits108. Ofthefollowinguniversities,hasNOTcultivatedanyAmericanPresidentyet.A.HarvardUniversityB.MassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyC.PrincetonUniversityD.YaleUniversity109. issoldespeciallytotheupperorupper-middleclassandithasareputationforitsseriousattitudeandgreatbulk.A.TheWas

50、hingtonPostB.TheNewYorkTimesC.LosAngelesTimesD.NewYorkDailyNews110. Ofthefollowing,isNOTamongthethreemajorradioandTVnetworksinAmerica.A.theNationalBroadcastingSystem(NBS)B.thePublicBroadcastingService(PBS)C.theColumbiaBroadcastingSystem(CBS)D.theAmericanBroadcastingSystem(ABS)111. TheNationalDayofth

51、eUnitedStatesfallson.A.June4thB.July4thC.June14thD.July14th112. Ofthefollowingwriters,arefromtheColonialandRevolutionaryPeriods.A.BenjaminFranklin&EdgarEllenPoeB.EdgarEllenPoe&JonathanEdwardsC.BenjaminFranklin&JonathanEdwardsD.EdgarEllenPoe&WashingtonIrving113. isregardedasthefathero

52、fAmericanliterature".A.JamesFennimoreCooperB.RalphWaldoEmersonC.ThomasJeffersonD.WashingtonIrving114. Ofthefollowing,isNOTNathanielHawthorneswork.A.TheScarletLetterB.TheHouseoftheSevenGablesC.TheMarbleFaunD.Nature115. Ofthefollowing,isconsideredHermanMelvillesmasterpiece.A.TheLastoftheMohicansB

53、.TheLegendofSleepyHollowC.MobyDickD.DaisyMiller116. Ofthefollowing,isNOTcharacteristicofMarkTwainsworks.A.colloquialspeechB.asenseofhumorC.arealisticviewD.anidealisticview117. Ofthefollowingwriters,isNOTincludedinthegroupofnaturalists.A.StephenCraneB.FrankNorrisC.TheodoreDreiserD.HermanMelville118.F

54、.ScottFitzgeraldsfinestnovelis,anditsthemeisabout.A. TheGreatGatsby,theAmericanDreamB. TenderistheNight,loveC. TalesoftheJazzAge,thelossofoneselfD. TheBeautifulandtheDamned,theevilofhumannature119. Ofthefollowingbooks,isNOTwrittenbyErnestHemingway.A.TheSunAlsoRisesB.TheSoundandtheFuryC.AFarewelltoAr

55、msD.ForWhomtheBellTolls120. Ofthefollowingwriters,isNotaNobelPrizewinner.A.AliceWalkerB.ErnestHemingwayC.WilliamFaulknerD.EugeneO'Neil121. isthefirstAfrican-AmericanwinneroftheNobelPrizeforLiterature.A. Ralph EllisonB. Tony MorrisonC. Richard WrightD. James Baldwin选择题参考答案:四 五 六 八 九 十A B C D D D

56、B C C D B A C B A C D B B A B C B D C A B B C B C DB C B BCCDBCD CABB C C D C DB C C C A C CCD BBC CCDD D DA C B A C DB D A B A C D D A DBA BADA C D D D CB B D ACBBBDCBBBBBAB二、判断题及答案Chapter11 .TheislandofGreatBritainisgeographicallydividedintothreeparts:England,ScotlandandWales.(T)2 .Peopleindiffere

57、ntpartsofBritainliketousethenameEnglandtorefertotheircountry.(F)3 .TodaymorethanhalfofthepeopleinWalesstillspeaktheancientWelshlanguage.(F)1.1 ntermsofpopulationandarea,NorthernIrelandisthesecondlargestpartoftheUnitedKingdom.(F)5 .ThelongestriverofBritainoriginatesinWales.(T)6 .Becauseofpoliticaltroubles,NorthernIrelandhasbeenquitesignificantamongthefourconstituentpartsoftheUnitedKingdom.(T)7 .ThoughtheclimateinBritainisgenerallymild,thetemperatureinnorthern