《英美概况》试题(附答案)

1、?英美概况?I. Multiple Choices: Choose one right answer from the four choices: 1. The highest mountain in Britain is _. A. Scafell B. Ben Nevis C. the Cotswolds D. the Forth 2. The longest river in Britain is _. A. the Clyde B. the Mersey C. the Severn D. the Thames 3. The largest lake in Britain is _. A

2、. the Lough Neage B. Windermere Water C. Coniston Water D. the Lake District 4. Which part of Britain is always fighting? A. England B. Scotland C. Wales D. Northem Ireland 5. The immigrants coming to Britain are mainly from _. A. Europe B. the United States C. Africa D. the West Indies, 6. The firs

3、t inhabitants in Britain were _. A. the Normans B. the Celts C. the Iberians D. the Anglo-Saxons 7. British Recorded history began with _. A. Roman invasion B. the Norman Conquest C. the Viking and Danish invasion D. the Anglo-Saxons invasion 8. In 829, _ actually became the overlord of all the Engl

4、ish. A. John B. James I C. Egbert D. Henry I 9. Christmas Day _, Duke William was crowned in Westminster Abbey. A. 1056 B. 1066 C. 1006 D. 1060 10. Henry II was the first king of the _ dynasty. A. Windsor B. Tudor C. Malcolm D. Plantagenet 11. In 1265 _ summoned the Great Council, which has been see

5、n as the earliest parliament. A. Henry III B. the Pope C. Barons D. Simon de Montfort 12. The Hundred Years war started in _ and ended in _, in which the English had lost all the territories of France except the French port of _. A. 1337, 1453, Flanders B. 1337, 1453, Calais C. 1346, 1453, Argencour

6、t D. 1346, 1453, Brest 13. The Wars of Roses lasted for _ years and king _ was replaced by king _. A. 30, Richard III, Henry Tudor B. 50, Richard III, Henry Tudor B. C. 30, Richard I, Henry Tudor D. 50, Richard I, Henry Tudor 14. The Renaissance began in _ in the early _ century. A. England, 14 B. E

7、ngland, 15 C. Italy, 14 D. Italy, 15 15. The English Civil War is also called _. A. the Glorious Revolution B. the Bloody Revolution C. the Catholic Revolution D. the Puritan Revolution 16. In _, a small group of Puritans sailed from _ in the Mayflower to be the first settlers in the North America.A

8、. 1620, London B. 1620, Plymouth C. 1720, London D. 1720, Plymouth 17. In the 18th century, there appeared _ in England, which owed a great deal to the invention of machines. A. the Industrial Revolution B. the Bourgeois Revolution C. the Wars of the Roses D. the Religious Reformation 18. English co

9、lonial expansion began with the colonization of _ in 1583. A. Canada B. Australia C. India D. Newfoundland 19. _ was famous for his abdication because of his marriage with a divorced American: A. Edward VIII B. Edward VII C. George VI D. George VII 20. In January _ Britain became a member of the Eur

10、opean Economic Community. A. 1957 B. 1967 C. 1973 D. 197921. soon after _, Britain not only gave up its econmic hegemony but also suffered a deep loss of its position of industrial leadership. A. 1900 B. the First World War C. the Second World War D. 1960 22. In the 1970s among the developed countri

11、es, Britain maintained the lowest _ rate and the highest _ rate. A. inflation, growth B. growth, inflation C. growth, divorce D. growth, birth 23. The following are all reasons of British decline of coal industry except _. A. the exhaustion of old mines B. costly extraction B. C. little money being

12、invested D. the labour shortage 24. Britains foreign trade is mainly with _. A. developing countries B. other Commonwealth countries C. other developed countries D. EC 25. The House of Lords is presided over by _. A. the Lord Chancellor B. the Queen C. the Archbishop of Canterbury D. the Prime Minis

13、ter 26. A General Election is held every _ years and there are _ members of Parliaments are elected. A. five, 600 B. five, 650 C. five, 651 D. four, 651 27. The Prime Minister is appointed by _ and he or she always sits in _. A. the Archbishop of Canterbury, the House of Commons B. the Archbishop of

14、 Canterbury, the House of Lords C. the Queen, the House of Commons D. the Queen, the House of Lords 28. The ultimate authority for law-making resides in _. A. the Queen B. the Cabinet C. the House of Lords D. the House of Commons 29. The sources of British law include _. A. statutes, common law, equ

15、ity law and European Community law B. statutes, common law and equity law C. statutes, common law and European Community law D. a complete code and statutes 30. In criminal trials by jury, _ passes sentenced and _ decide the issue of guilt or innocence. A. the judge, the jury B. the judge, the judge

16、 C. the jury, the jury D. the Lord Chancellor, the jury 31. _ tries the most serious offences such as murder and robbery. A. Magistrates courts B. Youth courts C. district courts D. The Crown Court 32. Londons Metropolitan Police Force is under the control of _. A. the England secretaries B. the Sco

17、ttish Secretaries C. Northern Ireland Secretaries D. the Home Secretary 33. The National Health Service was established in the UK in _ and based at first on _. A. 1948, Acts of Parliament B. 1958, Acts of Parliament C. 1948, the Bill of Rights D. 1958, the Bill of Rights 34. The non-contributory soc

18、ial security benefits include the following except _. A. war pension B. child benefit C. family credit D. unemployment benefit 35. Except that _ may not be a Roman Catholic, public offices are open without distinction to members of all churchs or of none. A. the lord Chancellor B. the Prime Minister

19、 C. the Speaker D. the ministers of all departments 36. About 90 per cent of the state secondary school population in the UK attend _. A. independent schools B. junior schools C. independent schools D. primary schools 37. There are some _ universities, including the Open University. A. 900 B. 290 C.

20、 90 D. 50 38. In Britain, children from the age of 5 to 16 can _ 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 39. With regard to its size, the USA is the _ country in the world

21、. A. largest B. second largest C. third largest D. fourth largest 40. In the following rivers, _ has been called the American Ruhr. A. the Mississippi B. the Missouri C. the Hudson D. the Ohio 41. Among the following rivers, _ forms a natural boundary between Mexico and the U.S. A. the Potomac B. th

22、e Columbia C. the Rio Grande River D. the Colorado 42. All the following universities and colleges are located in New England, except _. A. Yale B. Harvard C. Oxford D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 43. The nations capital city Washington D.C. and New York are located in _. A. the American W

23、est B. the Great Plains C. the Midwest D. the Middle Atlantic States 44. The Midwest in Americas most important _ area. A. agricultural B. industrial C. manufacturing D. mining in dustry 45. In the case of Brown versus Board of Education, the Supreme Court ruled that _. A. separate educational facil

24、ities had been illegal B. educational facilities had been separate but equal C. educational facilities had been equal D. separate educational facilities were inherently unequal 46. The Chinese Exclusion Act was passed in _. A. 1882 B. 1883 C. 1900 D. 1924 47. The first immigrants in American history

25、 came from _ and _. A. Ireland/France B. England/China C. Scotland/England D. England/Netherland 48. Uncle Toms Cabin and Roots are two novels which give a vivid description of the miserable life of the _. A. early settlers B. Puritans C. native Indians D. black slaves 49. According to American hist

26、orians and specialists in demography, there are _ great population movement in the history of the United States. A. two B. three C. four D. five 50. Many early Chinese immigrants worked in the mining industry, especially in the _. A. gold mines B. silver mines C. coal mines D. copper mines 51. The D

27、eclaration of Independence was drafted by _. A. James Madison B. Thomes Jefferson C. Alexander Hamilton D. George Washington 52. On July 4, 1776, _ adopted the Declaration of Independerce. A. the First Continental Congress B. the Second Continental Congress C. the Third Continental Congress D. the C

28、onstitutional Convention 53. The victory of _ was the turning point of the War of Independence. A. Saratoga B. Gettysburg C. Trenton D. Yorktown 54. Ten amendments introduced by James Madison in 1789 were added to the Constitution. They are knows as _. A. the Articles of Confederation B. the Bill of

29、 Right C. the Civil Rights D. Federalist Papers 55. President Jefferson bought _ from France and doubled the countrys territory. A. New Mexico B. the Louisiana Territory C. Kansas D. Ohio 56. The Declaration of Independence came from the theory of British philosopher _. A. Paul Revere B. John Locke

30、C. Cornwallis D. Frederick Douglass 57. During the WWII, the Axis powers were mainly made up by _. A. Germany, France and Japan B. France, Japan and Britain C. Germany, Italy and Britain D. German, Italy and Japan 58. The Progressive Movement is a movement demanding government regulation of the _ an

31、d _ conditions. A. economy/political B. social/political C. economy/social D. political/cultural 59. As a result of WWI, _ was not one of the defeated nations. A. Germany B. Austro-Hungary C. Ottoman D. Russia 60. The aim of President Roosevelts New Deal was to “save American _. A. economy B. politi

32、cs C. society D. democracy 答 案 I. Multiple Choices: Choose one right answer from the four choices. 1. B 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. D 6. C 7. A 8. C 9. B 10. D 11. D 12. B 13. A 14. C 15. D 16. B 17. A 18. D 19. A 20. C 21. C 22. B 23. D 24. C 25. A 26. C 27. C 28. D 29. A 30. A 31. D 32. D 33. A 34. D 35. A

33、36. D 37. C 38. A 39. D 40. D 41.C 42. C 43. D 44. A 45. D 46. A 47. D 48. D 49. C 50. A 51. B 52. B 53. A 54. B 55. B 56. B 57. D 58. C 59. D 60. D 61. C 62. B 63. D 64. C 65. D 66. D 67. B 68. C 69. C 70. D 71. B 72. B 73. B 74. D 75. D II. Fill in the blanks: 1. Ceographically speaking, the north

34、 and west of Britain are _, while the east and south-east are mostly_. 2. Welsh is located in the _ of Great Britain. 3. The ancestors of the English _, while the Scots, Welsh and Irish the _. 4. In the mid-5th century, three Teuronic tribes _, _, and _ invaded Britain. Among them, the _ gave their

35、name to English people. 5. The battle of _ witnessed the death of Harold in October, 1066. 6. Under William, the _ system in England was completely established. 7. The property record in Williams time is known as _, which was compiled in _. 8. _s grave became a place of pilgrimage in and beyond chau

36、cers time after he was murdered. 9. _ was the deadly bubonic plague, which reduced Englands population from four million to _ million by the end of the 14th century. 10. One of the consequences of the Uprising of 1381 was the emergence of a new class of _ farmers. 11. James I and his son Charles I b

37、oth believed firmly in _. 12. During the Civil War, the Cavaliers supported _, while the Roundheads supported _. 13. After the Civil War, Oliver Cromwell declared England a _, later, he became _. 14. In 1707, the Act of _ united England and _. 15. The two parties originated with the Glorious Revolut

38、ion were _ and _. The former were the forerunners of the _ Party, the latter were of the _ party. 16. In 1765, the Scottish inventor _ produced a very efficient _ that could be applied to textile and other machinery. 17. After the Industrial Revolution, Britain became the “_ of the world. 18. During

39、 the Second World War _ led Britain to final victory in 1945. 19. In 1974 and 1977, the two _ shock caused inflation to rise dramatically. 20. Natural gas was discovered in 1965 and oil in 1970 under _. 21. _ has Europes largest collection of foreign owned chip factories. 22. New industries in Brita

40、in include_, _ and other high-tech industries. 23. The party which wins the second largest number of seats becomes the official _, with its own leader and “_ cabinet. 24. The Prime Minister is appointed by _, and his/her official residence is _. 25. There are two tiers of local government throughout

41、 England and Wales: _ and _. 26. The criminal law in Britain presumes the _ of the accused until he has been proved guilty beyond reasonable doubt. 27. The jury usually consists of _ persons in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and _ persons in Scotland. 28. The ultimate court of appeal in civil

42、cases throughout the UK is _. 29. In Britain the welfare state applies mainly to _, national insurance and _. 30. The two established churches in Britain are _ and _. 31. Education in the UK is compulsory for all between the ages of (_ in Northen Ireland) and _. 32. In the past children in Britain w

43、ere allocated to different secondary schools on the basis of selection tests known as _, which was replaced by _. 33. Education after 16 in the UK is divided into _ and _. 34. The most-known universities in Britain are _ and _ which date from the _ and _ centuries. 35. In _, Alaska and Havaii became

44、 the 49th and 50th states. 36. In the Great Lakes, only _ belongs to U.S. completely while the other four are shared with Ganada. 37. _ is separated from the main land by Canada. 38. The Rockies, the backbone of the North American Continent, is also known as _. 39. _ is the largest continental state

45、 in area in the U.S. 40. The West can be divided into three parts: the Great Plains, the Rocky Mountains and _. 41. The South is the headquarters of a large segment of the _ and _ industry. 42. New England is sometimes called the _ of America. 43. _ is considered to be one of the characteristics of

46、the American people since one in five moves to a new home every year. 44. The first blacks were brought to north America as slaves in _. 45. The largest group of Asian-Americans are the _. II. Fill in the blanks: 1. highlands, lowlands 2. west 3. Anglo-Saxons, Celts 4. Jutes, Saxons, Angles, Angles

47、5. Hastings 6. feudal 7. Domesday Book, 1086 8. Thomas Becket 9. Black Death, two 10. yeomen 11. the Divine Right of Kings 12. the king, the Parliament 13. Commonwealth, Lord Protector 14. Union, Scotland 15. Whigs Tories Liberal Conservative 16. James Watt steam engine 17. workship 18. Winston Chur

48、chill19. oil 20. the North Sea 21. Scotland 22. microprocessors and computer, biotechnology 23. Opposition, shadow 24. the Queen, No. 10 Downing 25. country councils, district councils 26. innocence 27. 12, 15 28. the House of Lords 29. the National Health Service, social security 30. the Church of

49、England, the Church of Scotland 31. 5, 4, 16 32. eleven-plus, comprehensive schools 33. further education, high education 34. Oxford, Cambridge, 12th, 13th 35. 1959 36. Lake Michigan 37. Alaska 38. the Continental Divide 39. Texas 40. the Intermountain Basin and Plateau 41. rocket/missile 42. birthp

50、lace 43. Mobility 44. 1619 45. Chinese-AmericansIII. Explain the following terms. 1. the Hardians Wall: 2. Alfred the Great 3. William the Conqueror 4. the battle of Hastings 5. Domesday Book 6. the Great Charter 7. the Hundred Years War 8. Joan of Arc 9. the Black Death 10. the Wars of Roses 11. Bl

51、oody Mary 12. Elizabeth I 13. Oliver Cromwell 14. the Bill of Rights 15. Whigs and Tories 16. James Watt 17. Winston Churchill 18. Agribusiness 19. the British Constitution 20. Queen Elizabeth II 21. the Opposition 22. the Privy Council 23. common law 24. the jury 25. the NHS 26. comprehensive schoo

52、ls 27. public schools 28. the Great Lakes 29. New England 30. baby boom 31. the Chinese Exclusion Act 32. the Bill of Rights 33. the Emancipation Proclamation 34. the Constitutional Convention 35. the Progressive Movement 36. the Peace Conference 37. the Truman Doctrine: 38. the Marshall Plan 39. th

53、e New Frontier 40. checks and balances: IV. Answer briefly the following questions: 1. What do you know about the Roman invasion of Britain? 2. Why did the William the Conqueror invade England after Edwards death? 3. What were the consequences of the Norman Conquest? 4. What were the contents and th

54、e significance of the Great Charter? 5. What do you know about the English Renaissance? 6. Why did the Restoration take place? 7. How did the “Glorious Revolution break out? What was the significance of it? 8. What is your comment on land enclosures in England? 9. How did the English Industrial Revo

55、lution proceed? 10. What do you know about the Chartist Movement and the Peoples Charter? Whats your comment on them? 11. How did the Labour Party come into being? 12. What is a constitutional monarchy? When did it begin in Britain? 13. What is the role of the Monarchy in the British government? 14.

56、 What are the main functions of Parliament? 15. Why do the criminal convicts like to be tried first before the magistrates courts? 16. What does the civil courts system do? 17. What is meant by the term “welfare state in Britain? 18. What is the most important established Church in Britain? How is it related to the Crown and linked with