学生-英语专业考研英美概况材料

1、学生-英语专业考研英美概况材 料英语专业考研英美概况自测题（一）British Survey TestPart I Geography1. The total area of the U.K. is _D.A. 211,440 B. 244,110 C. 241,410 D. 242,5342. England occupies the _C portion of the U.K.A. northern B. eastern C. southern3. The most important part of the U.K. in wealth is B_.A. Northern Ireland

2、 B. England C. Scotland4.A_ is on the western prominence between the Bristol Channel and the Dee estuary.A. Wales B. Scotland C. England5. Wales was effectively united with England in the A century.A. 14th B. 15th C. 16th6. By the Act of Union of _C Scotland and the kingdom of Englandand Wales were

3、constitutionally joined as the Kingdom of Britain.A. 1707 B.1921 C.18017. Psysiographically Britain may be divided into A provinces.A. 13 B. 12 C. 148. Mt. Ben Nevis stands in A .A. the Scottish HighlandsB. WalesC. England9. The main rivers parting in Britain runs from A .A. north to south B. south

4、to north C. east to west10. Cheviot hills lie along the border between B and England.A. Scotland B. Wales C. Vale of Eden11. The longest river in Britain is A .A. Seven B. Clyde C. Bann12. London is situated on the River of _B.A. Parret B. Thames C. Spey13. Edinburgh is the capital of _B.A. England

5、B. Scotland C. Wales14. The rivers flowing into the _B are mainly short.A. North Sea B. English Channel C. Dee estuary15. Mt. Snowdon stands in _B.A. Scotland B. Wales C. England16. The source of the important River Thames is in the A .A. Cotswolds B. Oxford Clay C. Pennines17. About _B of the water

6、 requirements are obtained from underground sources.A. 50% B. 38% C. 42%18. Gaelic is mainly spoken in A .A. Scotland B. England C. Northern Ireland19. The Bank of England was nationalized in _B.A. 1964 B. 1946 C. 169420. Britain is basically an importer of D_.A. foodB. raw materialsC. manufacturesD

7、. both A and B21. British farmers produce enough food to supply A of the needs of the population.A. 2/3 B. 4/5 C. 1/222. Britain ' s main cereal crop is _C.A. oats B. corn C. barley D. rye23. The center of the Britain financial system isA .A. Bank of England B. Bank of Britain C. Bank of U.K.24.

8、 The three Germanic tribes that invaded Britain include the following except C_.A. the Angles B. the Saxons C. the Picts D. the Jutes25. “ Black Country " refers to B .A. countryside in EnglandB. an area around BirminghamC. a country in Africa26. The second largest port in Britain is C_.A. Lond

9、on B. Belfast C. Liverpool27. The capital city of Northern Ireland is _B.A. Cardiff B. Belfast C. Leith28. Celtic tribes began to settle in Britain from about _B B.C.A. 410 B. 750 C. 30029. The U.K. is rich in the following except _C.A. coal B. iron C. gold D. tin30. The decrease of British populati

10、on is caused by the following except _D_.A. limitation of immigrationB. fall of the birth rateC. fall of death rateD. unemployment31. The proportion of the English in the whole population is B.A. 60% B. 80% C. 70%32. The Queen ' s University is in the city of A_.A. Belfast B. Edinburgh C. Manche

11、ster33. The contribution made by the Normans to Britain is the following except D.A. final unification of England B. foundation of aristocracyC. great administrative progress D. some peculiarities of dialect34. About A percent of the population live in cities or towns.A. 80 B. 85 C. 9035. The land a

12、vailable for farming in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland does not exceed A million acres.A. 30 B. 25 C. 4036. The highest mountain in England is _C.A. Mt. Mourne B. Mt. Snowdon C. Mt. Seafell37. The second largest city in England is _B.A. Glasgow B. Birmingham C. Manchester38. The moder

13、n Scots and Irish are the descendants of A .A. Gaels B. Britons C. Anglo-Saxons39. Scotland occupies the _B portion of Great Britain.A. southern B. northern C. westernGreatwhole40. By the Act of Union in A , the name United Kingdom of Britain and Ireland was adopted.41. _C has its own national churc

14、h and its own system of law.A. Wales B. Northern Ireland C. Scotland42. The _B End includes Westminster, St. James ' PalaceA. East B. West C. North43. D_ includes London, the centre of government for the nation.A. Scotland B. Northern Ireland C. Wales D. England英美概况一答案Part II. DCBAA / CAAAB / AB

15、BBB / ABABDII. ACACB / CBBCD / BADAA / CBABA / CBD英美概况英国历史部分History1. Julius Caesar invaded Britain B_.A. onceB. twiceC. three times2. King Arthur was the king of B_.A. PictsB. CeltsC. Scots D. Jutes3. The first “King of the English " was .A. Alfred B. Egbert C. Bede D. Ethelred4. Christianity

16、was introduced into England in the late _C century.A. 14th B. 8th C. 6th5. In 1653 A was made Lord Protector for life.A. Oliver Cromwell B. Charles I C. William II6. The three great Germanic tribes: the Anglos, the A and the Jutes which invaded Britain form the basis of the modern British people.A.

17、Saxons B. Scots C. Welsh D. Wessex7. The head of the church in Anglo-Saxon times was _D.A. the King of Denmark and Norway B. the king of EnglandC. Julius CaesarD. the Archbishop of Canterbury8. The _B invaded England in the earliest time.A. Danes B. Iberians C. Romans D. Celts9. The Vikings who inva

18、ded England at the turn of the 8th century came from _D.A. NorwayB. DenmarkC. FranceD. both A and B10. Edward was known as the " A " because of his reputation for saintliness.A. Confessor B. Conqueror C. Protector11. Norman Conquest began in _B.A. 1016 B. 1066 C. 103512. In history _A was

19、nicknamed “King of Lackland ” .A. John B. Henry I C. Henry II13. In 1181 Henry II issued the B which made it compulsory for every freeman in England to be provided with arms.A. Inquest of Sheriffs B. Assize of Arms C. Doomsday Book14. Henry Plantagenet, in 1154, established the House of Angevin as B

20、A. Henry I B. Henry II C. Henry III15. Henry II appointed in 1162 A Archbishop of Canterbury.A. Thomas Becket B. Stephen Langton C. Simon de Mortfort16. Charles I was beheaded in A .A. 1649 B. 1648 C. 165317. It was A who summoned Model Parliament in 1295.A. Edward I B. Henry IV C. Simon de Montfort

21、18. The Great Charter contained C_ sets of provisions.A. two B. four C. three19. The Peasants Uprising in 1381 was led by _B.A. Henry Turner B. Watt Tyler C. Richard20. The English Church was strictly A .A. national B. international C. regional21. The Glorious Revolution in 1688 was in nature a.A. c

22、oup d ' etat B. racial slaughter C. peasant rising22. The Industrial Revolution laid a good foundation for the.A. factory of the worldB. expansion of marketsC. social upheaval23. The American Revolution (the American War of Independence) broke out in and ended in.A. 1775, 1783 B. 1774, 1782 C. 1

23、786, 178424. The Battle of Hastings took place in.A.1606 B.1042 C.106625. The Great Charter was signed by in 1215.A. King Henry II B. King Richard C. King John26. In the early 14th century feudalism began to in England.A. grow27. It wasB. flourishC. declineA. Thomas Morewho published the book B. Tho

24、mas PaineD. end“The Rights of Man C. Thomas Jefferson28. The first Prime Minister was.A. Wilminton B. George Grenville C. Robert Walpole“ is considered29. The Parliament of 1265 which is known as thethe " beginning of parliamentA. All Estates Parliament C. Long Parliament30. The Anglo-French wa

25、s known as. A. the Wars of Roses C. Peasant UprisingB. Model Parliamenthostility which began in 1337 and ended in 1453B. the Hundred Years ' War31. In the first half of 17th centuryA. feudalismB. capitalismgrow rapidly in England. C. Catholicism32. Prime Minister resisted any reform that could b

26、e resisted.A. Palmerston B. Robert Peel C. Gladstone' Way ohne port ofremained33. By the end of the Hundred Years under English rule.A. Troyes B. GasconC. Calais34. In the 14th century took plagues in the middle ages.A. Earthquake B. Black Deathplacethe,the severest of many35.and his followers,C

27、. Droughtknown as Lollards, provided ideologicalA. John Wycliffepreparation for the labour movement of the 14th century.B. Watt Tyler C. Somersetbegan.36. By the end of the Wars of the Roses the House ofA. Tudor37. In theB. LancasterC. Plantagenetof 1388 five lords accused the King's friends of

28、treasonunder a very expansive definition of crime.A. All Estates parliamentC. Model ParliamentB. Merciless Parliamentrose.A. whiteB. redC. pinkD. yellow38. In the Wars of the Roses the Lancastrians wire badges of39. The first Civil War in Britain lasted from toA. 1600, 1604 B. 1640, 1644 C. 1642, 16

29、46 40. William Shakespeare is mainly a.A. novelist41. In 1689 theB. dramatistC. poet“Bill of Rightswas passed.began in England.B. All Estates ParliamentA. The Constitutional MonarchyC. House of Lancaster42. The . countries.carried on traderelations with Russia and central AsianA. Moscow CompanyB. Ea

30、stland CompanyC. East India Company1. .started the slave trade in the second part of the 16th century.A. John Hawkins B. Francis Drake C. Diaz44. In 1534 Parliament passed the“” , according to which Henry VIIIwas declared the head of the English Church.A. the Bill of Rights B. Act of Supremacy C. Ac

31、t of Settlement45. Under Elizabeth I was restored, and she was declared “governor " of the church.A. the Roman Church B. the Catholic ChurchC. the Anglican Church46. In 1337 the hostility between England and resulted in the Hundred Years ' War.A. France B. Spain C. Russia47. The religious p

32、ersecution mainly existed during the reign of.A. Cromwell B. Charles I C. Henry VIII48. England first became a sea power in the time of.A. Henry VII B. Elizabeth I C. Victoria49. The Industrial Revolution first started in.A. the iron industry B. the textile industry C. the coal industry50. From 1688

33、 to 1783 English Parliament was mainly controlled by the party of.A. Tory B. Whig C. Labour51. The English Prime Minister during the Second World War was.A. Churchill B. Chamberlain C. Baldwin52. At the End of century, the East India Company was formed.A. 15th B. 16th C. 14th53. The Seven Years War

34、between England and France lasted from to.A. 1756, 1763 B. 1713, 1720 C. 1754, 176154. In 1689 Parliament passed “” , limiting the powers of the crown.A. Habeas Corpus Act B. the Bill of RightsC. Navigation Act55.contrasted the first successful steam locomotive.A. George Stephenson B. Samuel Crompto

35、nC. James Hargreaves56. The “ Peterloo Massacre " took place in.A. Birmingham B. Liverpool C. Manchester57. Between 1911 and 1914 took place the following strikes except.A. railway strikeB. strike of the postmenC. coal strikeD. strike of the transport58. The Victorian Age was over the began.A.

36、Edwardian Age B. Georgian Age C. Elizabethan Age59. The government surrendered to the British invaders and was forced to sign the first unequal Treaty of Nanjing in 1842.A. Indian B. Qing C. Irish D. Spanish60. The Great Charter was essentially a.A. Culture Movement B. colonial documentC. feudal doc

37、ument61.B_ bro ke out two years after the Hundred Years' War with France.A. The Bore WarB. The Wars of the RosesC. Queen Annes ' War62. The Reformation was a product of A .A. the RenaissanceB. the Chartist MovementC. the Hundred Years ' War63. The greatest dramatist of the English Renais

38、sance was A .A. Shakespeare B. Milton C. Chaucer D. Bacon64. The English Revolution marks the beginning of the _B period ofcapitalism.A. feudal B. modern C. colonial D. medieval65. By the B_ in 1783, Britain recognized the independence of the US.A. Declaratory Act B. Treaty of Paris C. Treaty of Mon

39、tgomery66. The Chartist Movement began in and reached its height in C_.A. 1845, 1858 B. 1828, 1835 C. 1839, 184867. In 1840 Britain launched an aggressive war against _C.A. France B. India C. China D. America68. _Aformed a coalition government in 1940.A. Winston Churchill B. Lloyd George C. Neville

40、Chamberlain69. By the A the British dominions became independent states in all but name.A. Statue of Westminster B. Locarno TreatyC. Disputes Act70. The Fabians Society was founded in 1883, including intellectuals such as _C.A. William Shakespeare & Ben JonsonB. Christopher Marlowe & John Mi

41、ltonC. G. B. Shaw & H. G. Wells71. Before WWII A relied on appeasement of the European dictators to reduce tensions that might lead to war.A. Neville Chamberlain A. Stanley BaldwinC. Winston Churchill72. During WWII, Britain, America, France, Soviet Union and other antifascist countries formed a

42、 united international alliance which was called _B .A. Locarno Treaty B. Grand Alliance C. Statute of Westminster73. The first coalition government during WWI was organized when B_ was the Prime Minister.A. Lloyd George B. Herbert Asquith C. Stanley Baldwin74. When Germany invaded _C which was neutr

43、al, Britain declaredwar on Germany on 4 August, 1914.A. Austria B. Russia C. Belgium D. Poland英美概况自测题（二）英国历史部分答案I.II.III.IV.V./ AACBA/ ABBCB/ CBABCBAABB / CCAACABBCBBBCA / ADBDA / BABBA AAACC / CBAAB / BACBA AAABC / ABBBB / ABABA（六）英语考研英美概况模拟题（六）美国部分地理American Survey Test地理1. The part of America con

44、sists of high plateaus and mountains formed by the Great Cordillera Range.A. eastern B. western C. northeastern2. In eastern lies Death Valley, 85 metres below sea level.A. California B. Utah C. Arizona3. In the west of the lie the Colorado Plateaus and the ColumbiaPlateaus.A. Rocky Mountain B. Coas

45、t Range C. Cascades Mountains4. The lies between the Colorado Plateaus and Columbia PlateausA. Great Basin B. Colorado Valley C. Great Plains5. The famous Yellowstone National Park is situated in northwestern part of.A. California B. Arizona C. Wyoming6. The world-known Colorado Valley lies in north

46、ern, which is cutby the Colorado River.A. Arizona B. Utah C. Montana7. Among the five Great Lakes, only is wholly within the United States.A. Erie B. Superior C. Michigan8. Only the climate in the southern part of is tropical.A. Florida B. Georgia C. Virginia9. Washington, the capital of the US, is

47、on the river.A. Potomac B. Delaware C. St. Laurence10. The width of the Niagara Fall is about metres and the drop average metres.A. 1650, 50B. 1240, 49 C. 1540, 4911 .part is the most densely populated region in America.A. The southern B. The northeastern C. The western12 . The Great Salt Lake lies

48、in northernA. Idaho B. Arizona C. Nevada D. Utahcradle of American Liberty .C. Bostons annual agricultural products come from13 .has been called theA. Philadelphia B. Plymouth 14. About of the worldthe United States.A. half B. one third C. two thirds15. The highest mountain in the U.S. is Mount _B.A

49、. Appalachian B. Mekinley C. Rocky16. Mount Mekinley lies in the _C Range.A. Sierra Nevada B. Cascades C. Alaska17. The two largest Chinatowns are located in the following cities except C.A. New York B. San Francisco C. Miami18. The world ' s largest freshwater lake is Lake _ A.A. Superior B. On

50、tario C. Victoria19. The world-famous Niagara Falls lie between lakes of _B.A. Erie and Michigan B. Erie and Ontario C. Superior and Haron 20. _A of the America ' s territory is covered with forests.A. 1/4 B. 1/5 C. 1/321. Texas, having belonged to _C, was annexed by the U.S. in 1845.A. France B

51、. Russia C. Mexico22. Hawaii is in the C Ocean.A. Atlantic B. Indian C. Pacific23. The American black population consists of A of the total population.A. 1/10 B. 1/5 C. 1/924. C is the largest state in area in the U.S.A.A. Florida B. Louisiana C. Alaska25. The United States today is the C_ largest c

52、ountry in size in theworld.A. third B. fifth C. fourth26. About half of the total populationis concentratedin the followingA. Atlantic Coast B. Pacific Coast C. NorthwestD. around the Great LakesE. Gulf of Mexico27. There are river systems in the U.S.A.A. 8 B. 3 C. 628. Detroit is famous for the pro

53、duction of.A. automobile B. timber C. bamboo29. The City St. Louis in America is called the gateway towards the.A. East B. West C. Northeast D. Southwest30. The city is given the nickname“ Space City of U.S.A. ”A. Boston B. Houston C. San Francisco31. The were the original inhabitants in America.A.

54、blacks B. Indians C. Puerto Ricans32. The steel and iron industries are mainly distributed around the city of , providing percent of the total output each year.A. Pittsburgh, 60 B. Chicago, 50 C. New York, 6033. The largest industrial city in America is.A. Chicago B. Boston C. Houston34. Only the cl

55、imate in the southwestern part of Florida belongs to.A. subtropical B. continental C. tropical35. ?is famous for many stores and shops.A. Wall Street B. Broadway C. Fifth Avenue36. In people can find the historical spot, the Independence National Historical Park.A. Philadelphia B. St. Louis C. San F

56、rancisco37. Boston is situated in Boston Bay,.A. Maine B. Massachusetts C. Connecticut38. The Columbia River and the Colorado River belong to the system ofA. the Gulf B. the Atlantic C. the Pacific英语考研英美概况模拟题（六）美国地理部分答案：Part II. BAAACACAABBDAABCCABACCACCCBABBBAACC ABC（七）英语考研英美概况模拟题（七）美国历史Part II His

57、tory1. Multiple Choice2. The history of the U.S. is generally agreed to have begun in.A. 1620 B. 1607 C. 17763. The following states are among the first thirteen colonies except .A. Maryland B. South Carolina C. Delaware D. Colorado4. was the first man who sailed around the earth.A. John Cabot B. Magellan C. B