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1、BritishSurveyTestPartIGeography2. EnglandoccupiestheportionoftheU.K.A.northernB.easternC.southernD.western3. ThemostimportantpartoftheU.K.inwealthis.A.NorthernIrelandB.EnglandC.ScotlandD.Welsh12. LondonissituatedontheRiverof.A.ParretB.ThamesC.SpeyD.Severn43. includesLondon,thecentreofgovernmentforth

2、ewholenation.A.ScotlandB.NorthernIrelandC.WalesD.EnglandcapitalofAustraliais().D.MelbourneTheEnglishChannelseparatestheislandofGreatBritainfromA.DenmarkB.BelgiumC.TheNetherlands3.AustraliasNationalDayfallson(),thedateofthefirstEuropeansettlementinAustralia.26154116.()grantedCanadafulllegislativeauth

3、orityindomesticandexternalaffairs.TreatyAmericanActofUnionofWestminster8. Generalelectionsareheldaboutevery()yearsinNewZealandwithtwomainpartiescompetingwitheachother.9. MostofCanadasFrenchCanadiansliveintheProvinceof()Scotia).14. EducationinBritainisgenerallysupportedby(themselvessourcesfunds19. Ab

4、rahamLincolnbelongedto().FederalistPartyRepublicanPartyWhigPartyDemocraticParty20. Amongthefollowing,()doesnotbelongtoNewEngland,thebirthplaceofAmerica.HampshireIslandUnionJackreferstotheNationalFlagof.A.the.B.the.C.AustraliaD.CanadaCBBDDADAACBBA1. The.issituatedinEurope.2. Thefulltitleofthe.istheUn

5、itedKingdomofand.3. The.consistsofEngland,andNorthernIreland.4. Thelargestpartof.is.5. ThecapitalofEnglandandofGreatBritainis.6. iscomposedofsixIrishcountiesthatelectedtoremainintheunionwithGreatBritain.7. ThenameUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandIrelandwasreplacedbythepresentnameafterthe26countiesofIre

6、landobtainedautonomyin.8. ThehighestmountaininBritainis.9. The“BackboneofEngland”referstothe.10. NaturalgaswasdiscoveredinBritaininthe.11. ThemostimportantriveristheRiverof.12. ThepoliticalcentreoftheCommonwealthis.13. BelfastLoughandLoughNeaghliein.14. TheclimateofBritainismoderatedbytheandismuchmi

7、lderthanthatofmanyplacesinthesamelatitude.15. BritainsIndustrialRevolutiontookplacebetweenand.16. TheBankofEnglandwasfoundedin.17. Thepopulationofthe.ismorethanmillion.18. Britainisbasicallyanexporterof.19. Thepopulationofthe.consistsoftheEnglish,theWelsh,theScottishandthe.20. InWalesmanypeoplespeak

8、.21. Peoplesingthenationalanthemin.22. Theearliestinvasionisthatbythe-hairedMediterraneanracecalledtheIberians.23. ThemodernandarethedescendantsoftheGaelsoftheCeltictribes.24. TheBritonsoftheCeltictribesweretheforefathersofthemodern.25. GreaterLondonismadeupof12LondonboroughsandOuterLondonboroughs.2

9、6. TheInternationalfestivalofmusicandtheartsisheldeveryyearinthecityof.27. TheBritishnationalanthemis.28. The.liestotheofFrance.29. Westminster,theareaofcentralgovernmentadministrationissituatedintheEnd.30. RiverflowsthroughGlasgow.31. Mt.Seafellstandsin.32. ThesourceoftheRiverisintheCotswolds.33. T

10、hecapitalcityofWalesis.34. TheUnitedKingdomisrichin,iron,tin,copper,leadandsilver.35. DefinetheFollowingTerms36. “BackboneofEngland”37. GreaterLondon38. Celts39. The“IrishQuestion”I.AnswertheFollowingQuestions1. WhatarethemajorfactorsinfluencingtheBritishweathercharacterizedbyamoderatetemperatureand

11、plentyofrainfall?2. WhyisUnitedKingdomsaidtobeatradingnation?3. WhatarethegeneralcharacteristicsoftheBritisheconomy?英美概况一答案PartII.DCBAACAAABABBBBABABDACACBCBBCDBADAACBABACBDII.NorthwesternGreatBritain,NorthernIrelandScottish,WelshEnglandLondonNorthernIreland1921BenNevisPenninesNorthSeaThamesLondonNo

12、rthernIrelandAtlanticGulfStream1750,1850169457manufactureIrishWelshEnglishdarkScots,IrishWelshInner,20EdinburghGodSavetheQueenNorthWestClydeEnglandThamesCardiffcoal英美概况英国历史部分History1. JuliusCaesarinvadedBritain.A.onceB.twiceC.threetimesD.fourtimes2. KingArthurwasthekingof.A.PictsB.CeltsC.ScotsD.Jute

13、s3. Thefirst“KingoftheEnglish”was.A.AlfredB.EgbertC.BedeD.Ethelred4. ChristianitywasintroducedintoEnglandinthelatecentury.A.14thB.8thC.6th5. In1653wasmadeLordProtectorforlife.A.OliverCromwellB.CharlesIC.WilliamIID.JamesI6. ThethreegreatGermanictribes:theAnglos,theandtheJuteswhichinvadedBritainformth

14、ebasisofthemodernBritishpeople.A.SaxonsB.ScotsC.WelshD.Wessex7. TheheadofthechurchinAnglo-Saxontimeswas.A.theKingofDenmarkandNorwayB.thekingofEnglandC.JuliusCaesarD.theArchbishopofCanterbury8. TheinvadedEnglandintheearliesttime.A.DanesB.IberiansC.RomansD.Celts9. TheVikingswhoinvadedEnglandattheturno

15、fthe8thcenturycamefrom.A.NorwayB.DenmarkC.FranceD.bothAandB10. Edwardwasknownasthe“”becauseofhisreputationforsaintliness.A.ConfessorB.ConquerorC.Protector11. NormanConquestbeganin.A.1016B.1066C.1035D.110612. Inhistorywasnicknamed“KingofLackland”.A.JohnB.HenryIC.HenryII13. In1181HenryIIissuedthewhich

16、madeitcompulsoryforeveryfreemaninEnglandtobeprovidedwitharms.A.InquestofSheriffsB.AssizeofArmsC.DoomsdayBook14. HenryPlantagenet,in1154,establishedtheHouseofAngevinas.A.HenryIB.HenryIIC.HenryIII15. HenryIIappointedin1162ArchbishopofCanterbury.A.ThomasBecketB.StephenLangtonC.SimondeMortfort16. Charle

17、sIwasbeheadedin.A.1649B.1648C.165317. ItwaswhosummonedModelParliamentin1295.A.EdwardIB.HenryIVC.SimondeMontfort18. TheGreatChartercontainedsetsofprovisions.A.twoB.fourC.three19. ThePeasantsUprisingin1381wasledby.A.HenryTurnerB.WattTylerC.Richard20. TheEnglishChurchwasstrictly.A.nationalB.internation

18、alC.regional21. TheGloriousRevolutionin1688wasinnaturea.A.coupdetaBt.racialslaughterC.peasantrising22. TheIndustrialRevolutionlaidagoodfoundationforthe.A.factoryoftheworldB.expansionofmarketsC.socialupheaval23. TheAmericanRevolution(theAmericanWarofIndependence)brokeoutinandendedin.A.1775,1783B.1774

19、,1782C.1786,1784,178924. TheBattleofHastingstookplacein.A.1606B.1042C.106625. TheGreatCharterwassignedbyin1215.A.KingHenryIIB.KingRichardC.KingJohn26. Intheearly14thcenturyfeudalismbegantoinEngland.A.growB.flourishC.declineD.end27. Itwaswhopublishedthebook“TheRightsofMan”.A.ThomasMoreB.ThomasPaineC.

20、ThomasJefferson28. ThefirstPrimeMinisterwas.A.WilmintonB.GeorgeGrenvilleC.RobertWalpole29. TheParliamentof1265whichisknownasthe“”isconsideredthe“beginningofparliament”.A.AllEstatesParliamentB.ModelParliamentC.LongParliament30. TheAnglo-Frenchhostilitywhichbeganin1337andendedin1453wasknownas.A.theWar

21、sofRosesB.theHundredYearsWarC.PeasantUprising31. Inthefirsthalfof17thcenturygrowrapidlyinEngland.A.feudalismB.capitalismC.Catholicism32. PrimeMinisterresistedanyreformthatcouldberesisted.A.PalmerstonB.RobertPeelC.Gladstone33. BytheendoftheHundredYearsWaronlytheportofremainedunderEnglishrule.A.Troyes

22、B.GasconC.Calais34. Inthe14thcenturytookplacethe,theseverestofmanyplaguesinthemiddleages.A.EarthquakeB.BlackDeathC.Drought35. andhisfollowers,knownasLollards,providedideologicalpreparationforthelabourmovementofthe14thcentury.A.JohnWycliffeB.WattTylerC.Somerset36. BytheendoftheWarsoftheRosestheHouseo

23、fbegan.A.TudorB.LancasterC.Plantagenet37. Inthe“”of1388fivelordsaccusedtheKingsfriendsoftreasonunderaveryexpansivedefinitionofcrime.A.AllEstatesparliamentB.MercilessParliamentC.ModelParliament38. IntheWarsoftheRosestheLancastrianswirebadgesofrose.A.whiteB.redC.pinkD.yellow39. ThefirstCivilWarinBrita

24、inlastedfromto.A.1600,1604B.1640,1644C.1642,164640. WilliamShakespeareismainlya.A.novelistB.dramatistC.poetD.composer41. In1689the“BillofRights”waspassed.beganinEngland.A.TheConstitutionalMonarchyB.AllEstatesParliamentC.HouseofLancaster42. ThecarriedontraderelationswithRussiaandcentralAsiancountries

25、.A.MoscowCompanyB.EastlandCompanyC.EastIndiaCompany43. startedtheslavetradeinthesecondpartofthe16thcentury.A.JohnHawkinsB.FrancisDrakeC.Diaz44. In1534Parliamentpassedthe“”,accordingtowhichHenryVIIIwasdeclaredtheheadoftheEnglishChurch.A.theBillofRightsB.ActofSupremacyC.ActofSettlement45. UnderElizabe

26、thIwasrestored,andshewasdeclared“governor”ofthechurch.A.theRomanChurchB.theCatholicChurchC.theAnglicanChurch46. In1337thehostilitybetweenEnglandandresultedintheHundredYearsWar.A.FranceB.SpainC.Russia47. Thereligiouspersecutionmainlyexistedduringthereignof.A.CromwellB.CharlesIC.HenryVIII48. Englandfi

27、rstbecameaseapowerinthetimeof.A.HenryVIIB.ElizabethIC.Victoria49. TheIndustrialRevolutionfirststartedin.A.theironindustryB.thetextileindustryC.thecoalindustry50. From1688to1783EnglishParliamentwasmainlycontrolledbythepartyof.A.ToryB.WhigC.Labour51. TheEnglishPrimeMinisterduringtheSecondWorldWarwas.A

28、.ChurchillB.ChamberlainC.Baldwin52. AttheEndofcentury,theEastIndiaCompanywasformed.A.15thB.16thC.14th53. TheSevenYearsWarbetweenEnglandandFrancelastedfromto.A.1756,1763B.1713,1720C.1754,176154. In1689Parliamentpassed“”,ploimwietirnsgotfhtehecrown.A.HabeasCorpusActB.theBillofRightsC.NavigationAct55.

29、contrastedthefirstsuccessfulsteamlocomotive.A.GeorgeStephensonB.SamuelCromptonC.JamesHargreaves56. The“PeterlooMassacre”tookpla_c_e.in_A.BirminghamB.LiverpoolC.Manchester57. Between1911and1914tookplacethefollowingstrikesexcept.A.railwaystrikeB.strikeofthepostmenC.coalstrikeD.strikeofthetransport58.

30、TheVictorianAgewasoverthebegan.A.EdwardianAgeB.GeorgianAgeC.ElizabethanAge59. ThegovernmentsurrenderedtotheBritishinvadersandwasforcedtosignthefirstunequalTreatyofNanjingin1842.A.IndianB.QingC.IrishD.Spanish60. TheGreatCharterwasessentiallya.A.CultureMovementB.colonialdocumentC.feudaldocument61. bro

31、keouttwoyearsaftertheHundredYearsWarwithFrance.A.TheBoreWarB.TheWarsoftheRosesC.QueenAnnesWar62. TheReformationwasaproductof.A.theRenaissanceB.theChartistMovementC.theHundredYearsWar63. ThegreatestdramatistoftheEnglishRenaissancewas.A.ShakespeareB.MiltonC.ChaucerD.Bacon64. TheEnglishRevolutionmarkst

32、hebeginningoftheperiodofcapitalism.A.feudalB.modernC.colonialD.medieval65. Bythein1783,BritainrecognizedtheindependenceoftheUS.A.DeclaratoryActB.TreatyofParisC.TreatyofMontgomeryD.StatueofWestminster66. TheChartistMovementbeganinandreacheditsheightin.A.1845,1858B.1828,1835C.1839,184867. In1840Britai

33、nlaunchedanaggressivewaragainst.A.FranceB.IndiaC.ChinaD.America68. formedacoalitiongovernmentin1940.A.WinstonChurchillB.LloydGeorgeC.NevilleChamberlain69. BythetheBritishdominionsbecameindependentstatesinallbutname.A.StatueofWestminsterB.LocarnoTreatyC.DisputesAct70. TheFabiansSocietywasfoundedin188

34、3,includingintellectualssuchas.A. WilliamShakespeare&BenJonsonB. ChristopherMarlowe&JohnMiltonC. G.B.Shaw&H.G.Wells71. BeforeWWIIreliedonappeasementoftheEuropeandictatorstoreducetensionsthatmightleadtowar.A.NevilleChamberlainA.StanleyBaldwinC.WinstonChurchill72. DuringWWII,Britain,Americ

35、a,France,SovietUnionandotherantifascistcountriesformedaunitedinternationalalliancewhichwascalled.A.LocarnoTreatyB.GrandAllianceC.StatuteofWestminster73. ThefirstcoalitiongovernmentduringWWIwasorganizedwhenwasthePrimeMinister.A.LloydGeorgeB.HerbertAsquithC.StanleyBaldwin74. WhenGermanyinvadedwhichwas

36、neutral,BritaindeclaredwaronGermanyon4August,1914.A.AustriaB.RussiaC.BelgiumD.Polands Wal1. Atabout3000BC,someofthesettledinBritain.2. About122AD,inordertokeepbackthePictsandScots,thebuiltHadrian3. TherealRomanconquestbeganin.4. s“ParadiseLost”waspublishedin1667.5. Beowulf,consideredthegreatestOldEn

37、glishpoem,isassignedtoTimes.6. wasconsideredthefirstnationalhero.7. OnChristmasDay1066DukewascrownedinWestminsterAbbey.8. InhistoryJohnwasnicknamedKingof.9. Johnsignedthedocumentin1215,whichinhistorywascalledtheGreatCharteror10. In1086Williamhadhisofficialtomakeageneralsurveyoftheland,knownasBook.11

38、. ThemostfamousscholarduringAnglo-SaxonTimeswas.12. TheBattleofpavedthewayfortheNormanConquesttoEngland.13. TheNormanConquestincreasedtheprocessofwhichhadbegunduringtheAnglo-SaxonTimes.14. DukeWilliamwasknowninhistoryasWilliamthe.15. AlongwiththeNormanscamethelanguage.16. TheEnglishparliamentorigina

39、tedinthe.17. TheheadofthewasArchbishopof.18. Thein1688wasinnatureacoupdetat.19. ThePeoplesCharterincludedpointssuchasuniversalmalesuffrage.20. ThecorruptQinggovernmentsurrenderedtoBritainandwasforcedtosignthefirstunequalTreatyofin1842.21. AftertheCrimeanWarwasforcednottofortifySebastopol.22. Thethir

40、dcollectionofthepolltaxintheearlypartof1381becamethefuseofrising.23. TheWarsoftheRosesbrokeoutbetweentheandthe.24. TheEnclosureMovementbeganinthecentury.25. Bythetreatyofin1783,BritainrecognizedtheindependenceoftheUS.26. InBritainlaunchedtheOpiumWaragainstChina.27. TheEastIndiaCompanyformedattheendo

41、fthe16thcenturywasoneofcompanies.28. AftertheReformationtheRomanCatholicChurchwas,theEnglishChurchwasstrictly29. MaryIre-establishedCatholicismandburntthreehundredProtestants,forwhichshewascalled“”Mary.30. “Renaissancem”eans“”E,u.roperediscoveringitsoriginsintheculturesofancientGreekandRome.31. Duri

42、ngtheRenaissance,thethinkerswhoworkedforfreedomandenlightenmentwerecalled32. ThenatureoftheWarsoftheRoseswasawar.33. BythebeginningoftheTudorreignthemanorsystemwasreplacedbythesystem.34. Inthesummerof1588theSpanishships,thewasdefeatedbyEnglishships.35. ThegreatestEnglishhumanistwasSirwhoseworkbecame

43、ahumanisticclassicintheworldliterature.36. EnglishRenaissancebeganincentury.37. TheHouseofwasnotoriousforitsabsolutistrule.38. DuringtheCivilWars(1642-1648)thesupportersofParliamentwerecalledwhilethesupportersoftheKingCharlesIwerecalled.39. In1653Cromwellwasmadeforlifeandstartedhismilitarydictatorsh

44、ipopenly.40. TheSevenYearsWarwasendedbytheTreatyof.41. ThefirsttwopartiesappearedinEnglandweretheandthe.42. ThebasicpointofthePeoplesCharteris.43. In1764JamesHargreavesinventedthe.44. From1863totheendofthecenturyBritainhadbeencarryingaforeignpolicyof45. TheParliamentpassedtheActofin1701,excludingJam

45、esCatholicsonfromthesuccession.46. AfterCharlesIwasbeheadedin1649Englandwasdeclareda.47. InSeptember1939Germanyinvaded,thusBritainandFrancedeclaredwaronGermany.48. TheIndustrialRevolutionstartedduringthelastpartofthecentury.49. Thesteamenginewasinventedbyin1769.50. SamuelCromptoninventedthein1779.51

46、. EdmundCartwrightinventedthein1785.52. Uponthecompletionoftheby1850Englandbecametheworkshopoftheworld.53. In1868thefirstTradeUnionCongressmetin.54. In1534Parliamentpassedthe“”.55. OntheeveofWWItheTripleAlliancebetweenGermany,Austria-Hungaryandwasformed.56. TheFirstWorldWarwasanimperialistwaraswella

47、sawarbecauseitwasnotconfinedonlytoEurope.Itlastedyears.57. Atthe,theLeagueofNationswasestablishedandtheTreatyofVersailleswassigned.58. Theof1926wasAustenchamberlainschiefclaimtofameasforeignsecretary.59. OnMay7,1945,surrenderedunconditionally.60. Itwaswholedthecountryduringthe“miracleofDunkirk”.61.

48、WhenGeorgeIbegantheHousesofHanoverin1714,thesystemwasestablished.ExplaintheFollowingTerms1. TheNormanConquest2. TheGloriousRevolution3. TheChartistMovement4. TheOpiumWar5. TheHundredYearsWar6. BlackDeathAnswertheFollowingQuestions1. What,inyouropinion,arethemaincausesfortheslowgrowthofBritainseconom

49、ysincetheSecondWorldWar?2. WhatistheimportanceSimondeMortfortholdinBritishhistory(withspecialreferencetohisroleinthecreationoftheParliamentsystem)?WhatimportancedidKingAlfredholdinBritishhistory?BBBABDBACBBABBCC英美概况自测题（二）英国历史部分答案I. BBBCAADBDACBAAB BACBAABBCBBABBAAACBAAAABCABBBBAAACCABABACBABC BAABBC

50、CAACABBCAnglo-Saxon AlfredWilliamLacklandMagnaCartaDomesdayBedeConquerorFrenchGreatCouncilChurchNanjingRussiaWattTylers1.II.IberiansRomans43A.DJohnMiltonHastingsfeudalismGloriousRevolution62.Lancasterians,Yorkists15thParis1840Charteredinternational,nationalBloodyrebirthhumanistsfeudalcivilmoneyInvin

51、cibleArmadaThomasMore,Utopia16thStuartRoundheads,CavaliersLordProtectorParisTory,WhiguniversalsuffrageSpinningJennysplendidisolationSettlementCommonwealthPoland18thJamesWattSpinningMulePowerLoomIndustrialRevolutionManchesterActofSupremacyItalyworld,4ParisPeaceConferenceLocarnoTreatyGermanyWinstonChu

52、rchillcabinet英语考研英美概况模拟题（三）英国文化部分CultureMultipleChoice1. AllchildrenintheUKmust,bylaw,receiveafull-timeeducationfromtheageoftoA.5,16B.6,17C.7,18D8,192. InstateschoolsthelettersA,BandCareoftenusedtodescribe“”orparallelclaA.gradeB.formC.streams3. Publicschoolsbelongtothecategoryoftheschools.A.stateB.i

53、ndependentC.local4. Thepupilswhohadgotthehighestmarksinthe“elevenplus”examinationwouldgotoschool.A.grammarB.technicalC.secondarymodern5. OxfordandCambridgearetheoldestuniversitiesdatingfromand.A.1167,1284B.1234,1325C.1335,14276. ThereareoveruniversitiesinBritain.A.thirtyB.fortyC.fifty7. Thetwofeatur

54、esofOxfordandCambridgearethecollegesystemandthe.A.recordsofattendanceB.governingcouncilC.tutorialsystem8. TheuniversitiesofSt.Andrews,Glasgow,AberdeenandEdinburgharecalledthefouruniversities.chann elss taenledvbisyiornadio.A.oldB.newC.Scottish9. TheuniversityofferscoursesthroughoneofBBCA.openB.newC.

55、middleaged10. BuckinghamUniversityisanduniversitywhichwasestablishedin1973.A.independentB.openC.old11. ThesecondcentreoftheBritishpressisinA.LondonB.theFleetStreetC.Manchester12. InBritaingreatmajorityofchildrenattendschools.A.stateB.independentC.religious13. InBritaineducationattheagefrom5to16is.A.

56、optionalB.compulsoryC.self-taught14. TheoldestuniversityinBritainis.A.CambridgeB.EdinburghC.Oxford15. BritishnewspaperspossessthefollowingfeaturesexceptA. freedomofspeechB. fastdeliveryC. monopliedbyoneofthefivelargeorganizationD. nodifficultyforindependentnewspaperstosurvive16. TheearliestnewspaperinBritainis.A.DailyMailB.DailyTelegraphsC.TheTimesD.Guardian17. istheoldestSundaynewspaperinBritain.A.SundayTimesB.TheObserverC.ThepeopleD.NewsoftheWorld18. Themosthumorousmagazineis.A.NewSocietyB.PrivateEyeC.PunchD.Spectator19. IntheUKthereareaboutdailiesandoverweeklies.A.1