英语国家概况选择题(英国部分)

1、Exercise11. Readthefollowingunfinishedstatementsorquestionscarefully.ForeachunfinishedstatementorquestionfoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandDaregiven.Choosetheoneyouthinkbestcompletesthestatementsoranswersthequestion.2. TheUnitedKingdomislocatedinA.northernEuropeB.westernEuropeC.northwesternEuropeD.s

2、outheasternEurope3. ThetwolargeislandsthatmakeuptheBritishIslesareA. ScotlandandIrelandB. BritainandScotlandC. GreatBritainandNorthernIrelandD. GreatBritainandIreland4. TheBritishEmpirewasreplacedbytheBritishCommonwealthortheCommonwealthofNationsinA.1921B.1931C.1945D.19505. TheCommonwealthofNationsi

3、sanassociationofindependentcountriesA. thatwereoncecoloniesofBritainB. thathavealargenumberofBritishimmigrantsC. thathavecloserelationswithBritainD. thathavefoughtonthesideofBritaininthetwoworldwars6. TheEnglishChannelseparatestheislandofGreatBritainfromA.DenmarkB.BelgiumC.FranceD.theNetherlands7. E

4、nglandhasthreemainlandregions.TheyaretheSouthwesternPlateau,thePennines,and_.A.theEasternPlainB.theHighlandC. the Central LowlandsD. the Southern Uplands8. ScotlandoccupiesthethirdoftheislandofGreatBritainintheBritishIsles.A.southernB.northernC.easternD.western9. NorthernIreland,whichtakesupthenorth

5、ernfifthofIreland,isafourthpolitical division of .A. the United KingdomC. Scotland9. Britain longest rivers are A. the Severn and the ClydeC. the Clyde and the Humber10. The largest lake in the BritishB. IrelandD. WalesB. the Thames and the ClydeD. the Severn and the ThamesIsles is .A.LochLomondB.Lo

6、chNeaghC.WindermereD.Ullswater11. Britainclimatesisinfluencedby,awarmoceancurrentthatpassesthewesterncoastoftheBritishIslesandwarmsthem.A.theNorthAtlanticDriftB.theBrazilCurrentC.theLabradorCurrentD.theFalklandCurrent12. TheEnglishpeopleandtheEnglishlanguagewerebornfromtheunionof.A. theAnglesandtheS

7、axonsB. GermanicconquerorsandtheNormanFrenchC. DanesorVikingsandtheNormanFrenchD. NormanconquerorsandthedefeatedAnglo-Saxons13. GenerallyspeakingtheEnglishsouthernersspeakthetypeofEnglishcloserto.A.theCockneyB.theQueensEnglishC.theGaelicD.theBBCEnglish14. AlthoughWaleshasbeenunitedwithEnglandformore

8、than400years,theWelshhaskeptalive.A.theirownlanguageB.theirownliteratureC.theirowntraditionD.Alloftheabove15. TheEisteddfodisa(n)festivalofpoetry,musicandotherarts.A.EnglishB.ScottishC.WelshD.Irish16. NowadaystheGaeliclanguage,whichisanancient,isstillheardintheHighlands and the Western Isles.A. Scot

9、tish languageC. Irish language17. Many Scottish names begin withA. father ofC. son of18. In Northern Ireland makeA. Roman CatholicsC. non-religious people19. Northern Ireland is small, but itA. the economic problemsC. the immigration issuesB. English languageD. Celtic languageM , Mc or Mac, which me

10、ans_B. sun ofD. some ofup the dominant group.B. English ProtestantsD. Jewish peopleis significant because of the_B. the political troublesD. the national identity20. AboutthreemillionpeoplehavemigratedtoBritainsinceWorldWarll.TheyaremainlyfromtheWestIndies,Indiaand.A.IndonesiaB.SingaporeC.HongKongD.

11、Pakistankey1.C2.D3.B4.A5.C6.A7.B8.A9.D10.B1l.A12.D13.Dl4.D15.C16.D17.C18.B19.B20.DExercises2I.Readthefollowingunfinishedstatementsorquestionscarefully.ForeachunfinishedstatementorquestionfoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandDaregiven.Choosetheoneyouthinkbestcompletesthestatementsoranswersthequestion.1.

12、ThefirstknownsettlersofBritainweretheA.CeltsB. IberiansC.Beaker FolkD. Romans2. TheCelts' religionwasA. BuddhismB. IslamC. DruidismD. Christianity3. Roman control wasonly effective inA. ScotlandB. WalesC. LondonD. The southeast of Britain4. Christianity was first brought to England by theA. Roma

13、nsB. CeltsC. Anglo-SaxonsD. Danes5. The Romans remained in control of Britain for nearly 400 years and they pulledout inA. 306 ADB.410 ADC. 446 ADD.1066 AD6. Which of the followingtribes came to Britainfirst?7.A. The Angles.B. The Saxons.C. The Gaels.D. The Jutes.became the first real king of Englan

14、d, though he did not assume that style.A. OffaB. EgbertC. VortigernD. Hengist8.became the first Archbishopof Canterbury.A.ColumbaB. EthelbertC.St.AugustineD.Egbert9. TheVikingsbegantoattackvariouspartsofEnglandfromtheendofthecentury.A.7thB.8thC.9thD.10th10. WhoweretheancestorsoftheEnglishandthefound

15、ersofEngland?A.TheAnglo-Saxons.C.TheVikings.B. The Normans.D. The Romans11. WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A. AlfredtheGreatstartedtheEnglishnavy.B. AlfredtheGreatreorganizedtheSaxonany,makingitmoreefficient.C. AlfredtheGreatestablishedschoolsandformulatedalegalSystem.D. AlfredtheGreatimpose

16、atax,calledtheDanegeld,ontheSaxons.12. WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A. CanutewaschosenbytheWitanaskingofEngland.B. CanutewasawarriorkingandfoughtmanybattlesagainsttheNormans.C. CanutedividedpowerbetweenDanesandSaxons.D. CanuteforcedMalcolmII,kingoftheScots,torecognizehimasoverlord.13. Whic

17、hofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A. EdwardtheConfessorwasmoreFrenchthanEnglish.B. EdwardtheConfessorfilledhiscourtwith'foreign'favorites.C. EdwardtheConfessorwasonverygoodtermswithhisfather-in-law,EarlGodwin.D. EdwardtheConfessorappointedaNormanpriestArchbishopofCanterbury.14. WhenEdwardtheConfessor

18、died,waschosenbytheWitanaskingOfEngland.A. thekingofNorwayB. HaroldGodwinson,EarlofWessexC.Edgar,Edward'snephewD.Tostig,thedeposedEarlofNorthumbria15. Tostig, Harold's brother, joinedand made an attempt to recover his lost earldomof Northumbria.A.Harold Hardrada, Kingof NorwayB.Edgar, Edward

19、's nephewC.Malcolm II, King of the ScotsD.Hardicanute16. William, Duke of Normandy, fought KingHarold of England at the Battle of HastingsinA. 1086B. 1066C. 1035D. 138117. William won the Battle of Hastings.Later, on, he was crownedking of England.A. Easter DayB. St. Andrew's DayC. Christmas

20、 DayD. Boxing Day18. William, Dukeof Normandy, is nowknown asA. William theConfessorB. William Lion-HeartC. the fatherofthe British navyD. William the Conqueror19. Most of theland belonging to the Saxons was confiscated by Williamand given to_A. the NormanC. the IrishbaronsB. the DanesD. the Scots20

21、. The Norman Conquest is perhaps event in English history. A. atrifling B. the best-known C. ahorrifying D. a sensational1. B2. C3. D4. A5. B6. C7. B8. C 9. B l0. A11. D12. B l3. C14. B15. A16. B17. Cl8.D 19. A20. BExercises3I.Readthefollowingunfinishedstatementsorquestionscarefully.Foreachunfinishe

22、dstat-ementorquestionfoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandDaregiven.Choosetheoneyouthinkbestcompletesthestatementsoranswersthequestion.1. InthereignofWilliamI,thewereatthebottomofthefeudalscale.A.knightsB.villeinsC.lessernoblesD.freemen2. TheDomesdayBookwascompletedin.A.1086B.1085C.1087D.10063. WhenWil

23、liamIdiedinNormandyinheleftEnglandtohissecondsonWilliam.A.1100B.1153C.1087D.11354. WilliamIIwasknownasWilliamRufusbecauseofhisA.independenceB.efficiencyC.filialpietyD.redcomplexion5. wasthefounderofthePlantagenetdynastyandruledEnglandfor35years.A.HenryIB.KingStephenC.HenryIID.CountofAnjou6. WilliamR

24、ufus(WilliamII)waskilledbyanarrowwhenhewashuntingininAugustl100.A.theNewForestB.PevenseyC.WinchesterD.Gloucester7. HenryIItooksomemeasurestobringthedisordersofreigntoanend.A.HenryI'sB.KingStephen'sC. William II'sD. Edward the Confessor's8. WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A. He

25、nryIIdidsomerenovationsofcastlesbuiltinStephen'stime.B. HenryIIrecalledgrantsofRoyallandsmadebyStephen.C. HenryIIstrengthenedthepowersofhissheriffs.D. HenryIIreliedforarmedsupportuponamilitiamadeupofEnglish9. HenryIIdividedthecountryintocircuitsandappointedtravelingjudgestoeachofthem.A.threeB.fo

26、urC.fiveD.six10. WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A. TheBishop'scourtscouldpunishbymeansofcensure.B. TheBishop'scourtscouldinflictcorporalpunishment.C. TheBishop'scourtscouldpunishbymeansofexcommunication.D. TheBishop'scourtscouldpunishbymeanofpenance.11. AfterThomasBecketrejec

27、tedtheConstitutionsofClarendonHenryII.A. appointedhimChancellorofEnglandB. madehimArchbishopofCanterburyC. drovehimintoexileD. increasedtheJurisdictionofthechurchcourts12. ThomasBecketspentyearsonthecontinentandreturnedtoEnglandin1l70.A.fourB.fiveC.sixD.seven13. TheGreatCharter(orMagnaCarta)wassigne

28、dbyKingJohnatRunnymedeinA.1162B.1164C.1210D.121514. SimondeMontfortsummonedintheGreatCounciltomeetatWestminster,togetherwithtwoknightsfromeachcountyandtwocitizensfromeachtown.A.1242B.1258C.1265D.126615. WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A. Inthe13thcenturyaBlackRodwentbetweenthetwoHousesofParli

29、amentforliaisonandtodisciplinethemembers.B. Inthe13thcenturyParliamentonlymetbyroyalinvitation.C. Inthe13thcenturyParliament'srolewastoofferadvice,nottomakedecisions.D. Inthe13thcenturythemostimportantpartofParliamentwastheHouseofLords.16. Duringthereignof,WaleswasbroughtunderEnglishrule.A.Henry

30、IIIB.EdwardIC.EdwardIID.EdwardIII17. becamethefirstprincetoholdthetitleofPrinceofWales,whichcontinuestobebornebytheeldestsonofthereigningmonarch.A.RichardIB.HenryIIIC.EdwardIID.EdwardIII18. ThechiefdemandofthepeasantsduringthePeasantUprisingof1381wasA. theabolitionofvilleinageB. thepunishmentoftheKi

31、ng'sministersC. theincreaseofwagesD. thereformofthechurch19. WatTylerwaskilledbyWilliamWalworth,A. Archbishop of YorkB. Mayor of LondonC. Archbishop of CanterburyD. the Treasurer20. The Peasant Uprisingof1381 didnot direct againstA. therich clergyB. the lawyersC. thelandownersD. the town traders

32、1. B2. A3.C4. D5. C6. A7. B8. A9. D l0. B11. C12. C 13.14. C15. A16. B 17. C18.A l9. B 20. DExercises4I.Readthefollowingunfinishedstatementsorquestionscarefully.ForeachunfinishedstatementorquestionfoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,Candby the great 19thDaregiven.Choosetheoneyouthinkbestcompletesthestatem

33、entsoranswersthequestion.1 .ThenameofWarsoftheRoseswas,infact,coinedcenturynovelistA. Charles DickensC. Sir Walter ScottB. George ElliotD. Charlotte Bronte2. Although the Wars of the Roses were foughtintermittently foryears,ordinary people werelittle affected and wentabout their business as usual.A.

34、20B.30C.40D.503. NolessthannoblesofroyalbloodwerekilledintheWarsoftheRoses.A.80B.90C.100D.1104. WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A. HenryVIIrefilledtheroyaltreasurythroughloans,subsidies,propertyleviesandfines.B. HenryVIIforbadethenoblestokeepexcessivepower.C. HenryVIIbuiltupEngland'snavya

35、ndforeigntrade.of the Church of England in D. HenryVIIcompletelyneglectedparliamentasthoughitneverexisted.B. 1534D. 15475. HenryVIIIdeclaredhimselfSupremeHeadA.1529C.15356. QueenMaryburntatstakesomemenandwomenwhorefusedtochangebacktotheCatholicfaith.A.300B.350C.400D.4507. Marydiedchildlessandherhalf

36、-sisterElizabethcametothethroneasElizabethIinA. 1547B.1558C. 1588D.16038. Which of thefollowing statements isNOT true?A.ElizabethI broke Mary's ties with Rome.B.ElizabethI restored her father's independent Church of England.C.ElizabethI's religious reform was a compromise of views.D.Eliz

37、abethI's religious settlement was acceptable to both extreme Protestants andardentCatholics.9. TheRenaissancebeganinnorthernItalyintheearlycentury,andwastypifiedbytheuniversalgeniusofLeonardoDaVinci.A.11thB.12thC.13thD.14th10.TheEnglishRenaissanceissaidtohavebeguninA.1422B.1478C.1485D.149511. Ja

38、mes VI ofScotlandsucceededElizabethIandbecameJamesIofEnglandinA.1601B.1603C.1615D.162512.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.ThePuritansbelievedthattheReformationhadgonetoofar.B.ThePuritansbecameverypowerfulinParliament.C.ThePuritanswereveryhappywhentheyheardthatJameshadbecomekingofEngland.D.Th

39、ePuritanscalledforapurerformofworship.13.ThePuritanssuspectedJamesIofEnglandbeingasecretbecauseofhispro-Spanishforeignpolicyandhisson'sSpanishmarriagealliance.A.BuddhistB.CatholicC.ProtestantD.Muslim14.InasmallgroupofPuritanssailedfromPlymouthintheMayflower,andfoundNewPlymouthinAmerica,Britain&#

40、39;sfirstsettlementintheNewWorld.A.1614B.1615C.1620D.162115.TheGreatCivilWar,asitbecameknown,lastedfromuntil1646.A.1639B.1640C.1641D.164216.WhentheFirstCivilWarbrokeoutmenwereatCharlesI'scommand.A. 1,000C. 3,000B.2,000D.4,00017.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.OliverCromwellbecameLordPro

41、tectoroftheCommonwealthofEnglandin1653bythePetitionofRight.B.OliverCromwellcrushedwithoutmercyarebellioninIreland.C.OliverCromwellsuppressedtheLevellers,agroupwithinhisownarmywhoadvocated totalreligiousandsocialequality.18.19.D.OliverCromwellreplacedtheRumpwithanassemblylargelyIn1660themonarchywasre

42、storedandCharlesI'ssonwasbroughtbackfrom,wherehehadfledforsafety.A.FlandersC.HollandB.FranceD.GermanyAftertheRestoration,ParliamentpassedaseriesofseverelawscalledagainstthePuritans,nowknownasConformists.A.AgreementofPeopleB.ThePetitionofRightC.TheClarendonCodeD.TheActofSupremacy20.Whichofthefoll

43、owingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.TheBillofRightsexcludedanyRomanCatholicsfromthesuccession.chosenbyhimself.1.CB.TheBillofRightsconfirmedtheprincipleofparliamentaryC.TheBillofRightsguaranteedfreespeechwithinHouseofCommons.D.TheBillofParliament.2.B11.B12.ARights3.A13.Bsupremacy.boththeHouseofLordsandtherequ

44、estedthatnotaxesshouldberaisedwithoutconsentof4.D5.C6.A7.B8.D14.C15.D16.A17.A18.B19.C9.D10.C20.DExercises51. Readthefollowingunfinishedstatementsorquestionscarefully.ForeachunfinishedstatementorquestionfoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandDaregiven.Choosetheoneyouthinkbestcompletesthestatementsoranswer

45、sthequestion.B. 5thD. 7th2. Traditionalfarminginvolvedtheopenfieldvillage,asystemthatdatedbacktothecentury.A.4thC.6th3. WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A. Theopenfieldsystemprovidedagoodopportunitytoexperiment.B. Theopenfieldsystemwastedland.C. Theopenfieldsystemwaswastefuloflaborandtime.D. T

46、heopenfieldsystemmadelivestockfarmingdifficult.4. WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTconsideredacharacteristicoffarminginthelate18thandearly19thcenturies?A. Useofartificialfertilizer.B. Introductionofnewagriculturalmachinery.C. The'Open-field'system.D. Asystemofcroprotation.5. Landenclosurewa

47、sadisasterfortheevictedfromtheirlandbytheenclosures.A.landlordsB.tenantsC.farmersD.wagelaborers6. InIrelandandScottishHighlandslandenclosureledtomassemigration,particularlytoC. AsiaA.AfricaB.EasternEuropeD.TheNewWorld7. Bytheearly19thcentury,Britainhadaroadnetworkofsomemiles.A.115,000B.120,000C.125,

48、000D.130,0008. InEnglandnofemaleswereallowedtovoteinnationalelectionsbeforeA.1918B.1920C.1928D.19459. In1836agroupofandsmallshopkeepersformedtheLondonWorkingMen'sAssociation.A.householdersB.tenantsC.skilledworkersD.officeworkers10. ThesixpointsofthePeople'sCharterwereachievedgraduallyoverthe

49、periodof,althoughthesixthhasneverbeenpractical.A.1836-1848B.1842-1848C.1848-1908D.1858-191811. ParliamentpassedtheCombinationActsof1799-1800toforbidtheformationofA.anewgovernmentB.societiesC.communesD.unions12. TheLaborPartyhaditsoriginsinthe,whichwasformedinJanuary,1893.A. IndependentLaborPartyB. G

50、randNationalConsolidatedTradeUnionC. AmalgamatedSocietyofEngineersD. TradeUnionCongress13. ThankstothemilitantfeministmovementoftheledbyMrs.PankhurstbeforetheFirstWorldWar,votesweregrantedtowomenover30in1918.C. ChartistsA.LudditesB.SuffragettesD.Levellers14. ThesparkoftheFirstWorldWarwasstruckatSara

51、jevoonJune28,whentheAustrianCrownPrinceFranzFerdinandwasassassinatedbyaSerbiannationalist.A.1913B.1914C.1915D.191615. AsaresultoftheFirstWorldWarsettlementthewasestablishedin1920.A.LeagueofNationsB.BritishCommonwealthC.BritishEastIndiaCompanyD.UnitedNations16. AfterWorldWarIpoliticalunrestinBritainl

52、edtogeneralelectionsinjustover5years.A.2B.3C.4D.517. TheBlitzradicallychangedthefaceofLondonforthefirsttimesincenearly3centuriesearlier.A.theBlackDeathB.theGreatFireC.theCivilWarD.theGreatPlague18. Thefoundationsofwaslaidinthelate1940s,providingfreemedicalcareforeveryoneandfinancialhelpfortheold,the

53、sickandtheunemployed.A. thewelfarestateB. theNationalHealthServiceC. thecompulsoryeducationD. theWomen'sLiberationMovement19. Inthe1960sPopmusicunderwentarevolutionwhentheBeatlesbecameworldfamousandturnedtheirhometownofintoaplaceofpilgrimage.A.ManchesterB.BlackpoolC.LiverpoolD.Sheffield20. The19

54、70ssawthegrowthof_inWalesandScotland.B. MarxismA.liberalismD. nationalism11.AC.chauvinism21. MargaretThatcherbelievedinthefollowingexcept.A. self-relianceB. thestrengtheningoftradeunionsC. privatizationD. theuseofmonetarypoliciestocontrolinflation1.B2.A3.C4.B5.D6.C7.A8.C9.D10.D12.B13.B14.A15.C16.B17.A18.C19.D20.BExercises7I.Readthefollowingunfinishedstatementsorquestionscarefully.ForeachunfinishedstatementorquestionfoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandDaregiven.Choosetheoneyouthinkbestcompletesthestatementsoranswersthequestion.1. Theeconomi