英美概况习题及答案

1、英国概况练习题:1 Which of the following is the British oldest daily newspaper?A The TelegraphB The GuardianC The News of the WorldD The Times2 The river Thames is in _.A WalesB ScotlandC EnglandD Northern Ireland3 The Industrial Revolution started in _.A the Great BritainB the United StatesC CanadaD Austra

2、lia4 Which of the following is true under Thatchers administration?A The proportion of owner-occupation decreased.B Public housing became more important.C Many public houses were sold to people.D The UK became more European-like in its housing arrangement.5 Britain has its nuclear naval force since

3、_.A its one of the developed countries in the worldB its a traditional sea powerC it has an advanced industryD its able to produce submarines6 Which of the following is the oldest national Sunday newspaper in Britain?A The TimesB The GuardianC The ObserverD The Financial Times7 Big Ben was named aft

4、er _.A Christopher WrenB Benjamin HallC Ben JohnD G. Stephenson8 The Capital of Wales is _.A SwanseaB CardiffC RhondaD Belfast9 _ is Englands biggest naval base.A PortsmouthB SouthamptonC PlymouthD Dover10 There are two major national parties in Britain: the Conservative party and _.A the Liberal Pa

5、rtyB the Democratic PartyC the Labour PartyD the Republican Party练习题答案及题解:1 D, 英国历史上最悠久的日报是泰晤士报。2 C, 泰晤士河位于英格兰。3 A, 工业革命最早从英国开始。4 C, 1979年撒切尔夫人成为英国第一任女首相。她提出的政策称被为撒切尔主义。其内容包括国有企业私有化,采用货币主义政策以控制通货膨胀,削弱工会的影响,加强市场因素在经济中的作用,将公有住房卖给公众,强调法律和秩序。在一定程度上讲,她的计划是成功的。她领导英国经济度过了一段最繁华的时期。5 B, 英国拥有其海军核力量与其一贯的霸主地位是密

6、切相关的。6 C, 观察家报创刊于1791年,是英国创刊最早的星期日报纸。7 B, 据说Big Ben 得名于它在1859年修建时候的建造者Benjamin Hall。8 B, 威尔士位于大不列颠的西部。首府:加的夫。9 A, 英国最大的海军基地是普茨茅斯。10 C, 英国奉行的是两党制。其两大主要政党是保守党和工党。1. Julius Caesar invaded Britain _.A. onceB. twiceC. three times2. King Arthur was the king of _.A. PictsB. CeltsC. ScotsD. Jutes3. The firs

7、t King of the English was _.A. AlfredB. EgbertC. BedeD. Ethelred4. Christianity was introduced into England in the late _ century.A. 14thB. 8thC. 6th5. In 1653 _ was made Lord Protector for life.A. Oliver CromwellB. Charles IC. William II6. The three great Germanic tribes: the Anglos, the _ and the

8、Jutes which invaded Britain form the basis of the modern British people.A. SaxonsB. ScotsC. WelshD. Wessex7. The head of the church in Anglo-Saxon times was _.A. the King of Denmark and NorwayB. the king of EnglandC. Julius CaesarD. the Archbishop of Canterbury8. The _ invaded England in the earlies

9、t time.A. DanesB. IberiansC. RomansD. Celts9. The Vikings who invaded England at the turn of the 8th century came from _.A. NorwayB. DenmarkC. FranceD. both A and B10. Edward was known as the _ because of his reputation for saintliness.A. ConfessorB. ConquerorC. Protector11. Norman Conquest began in

10、 _.A. 1016B. 1066C. 103512. In history _ was nicknamed King of Lackland.A. JohnB. Henry IC. Henry II13. In 1181 Henry II issued the _ which made it compulsory for every freeman in England to be provided with arms.A. Inquest of SheriffsB. Assize of ArmsC. Doomsday Book14. Henry Plantagenet, in 1154,

11、established the House of Angevin as _.A. Henry IB. Henry IIC. Henry III15. Henry II appointed in 1162 _ Archbishop of Canterbury.A. Thomas BecketB. Stephen LangtonC. Simon de Mortfort16. Charles I was beheaded in _.A. 1649B. 1648C. 165317. It was _ who summoned Model Parliament in 1295.A. Edward IB.

12、 Henry IVC. Simon de Montfort18. The Great Charter contained _ sets of provisions.A. twoB. fourC. three19. The Peasants Uprising in 1381 was led by _.A. Henry TurnerB. Watt TylerC. Richard20. The English Church was strictly _.A. nationalB. internationalC. regional21. The Glorious Revolution in 1688

13、was in nature a _.A. coup détatB. racial slaughterC. 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,

14、1783B. 1774, 1782C. 1786, 178424. The Battle of Hastings took place in _.A. 1606B. 1042C. 106625. The Great Charter was signed by _ in 1215.A. King Henry IIB. King RichardC. King John26. In the early 14th century feudalism began to _ in England.A. growB. flourishC. declineD. end27. It was _ who publ

15、ished the book The Rights of Man.A. Thomas MoreB. Thomas PaineC. Thomas Jefferson28. The first Prime Minister was _.A. WilmingtonB. George GrenvilleC. Robert Walpole29. The Parliament of 1265 which is known as the _ is considered the beginning of parliament.A. All Estates ParliamentB. Model Parliame

16、ntC. Long Parliament30. The Anglo-French hostility which began in 1337 and ended in 1453 was known as _. A. the Wars of RosesB. the Hundred Y ears WarC. Peasant Uprising31. In the first half of 17th century _ grow rapidly in England.A. feudalismB. capitalismC. Catholicism32. Prime Minister _ resiste

17、d any reform that could be resisted.A. PalmerstoneB. Robert PeelC. Gladstone33. By the end of the Hundred Y ears War only the port of _ remained under English rule. A. Troyes B. GasconC. Calais34. In the 14th century took place the _, the severest of many plagues in the middle ages.A. EarthquakeB. B

18、lack DeathC. Drought35. _ and his followers, known as Lollards, provided ideological preparation for the labour movement of the 14th century.A. John WycliffeB. Watt TylerC. Somerset36. By the end of the Wars of the Roses the House of _ began.A. TudorB. LancasterC. Plantagenet37. In the _ of 1388 fiv

19、e lords accused the Kings friends of treason under a very expansive definition of crime.A. All Estates parliamentB. Merciless ParliamentC. Model Parliament38. In the Wars of the Roses the Lancastrians wire badges of _ rose.A. whiteB. redC. pinkD. yellow39. The first Civil War in Britain lasted from

20、_ to _.A. 1600, 1604B. 1640, 1644C. 1642, 164640. William Shakespeare is mainly a _.A. novelistB. dramatistC. poet41. In 1689 the Bill of Rights was passed. _ began in England.A. The Constitutional MonarchyB. All Estates ParliamentC. House of Lancaster42. The _ carried on trade relations with Russia

21、 and central Asian countries.A. Moscow CompanyB. Eastland CompanyC. East India Company43. _ started the slave trade in the second part of the 16th century.A. John HawkinsB. Francis DrakeC. Diaz44. In 1534 Parliament passed the _, according to which Henry VIII was declared the head of the English Chu

22、rch.A. the Bill of RightsB. Act of SupremacyC. Act of Settlement45. Under Elizabeth I _ was restored, and she was declared governor of the church. A. the Roman Church B. the Catholic Church C. the Anglican Church46. In 1337 the hostility between England and _ resulted in the Hundred Y ears War. A. F

23、rance B. Spain C. Russia47. The religious persecution mainly existed during the reign of _.A. CromwellB. Charles IC. Henry VIII48. England first became a sea power in the time of _.A. Henry VIIB. Elizabeth IC. Victoria49. The Industrial Revolution first started in _.A. the iron industryB. the textil

24、e industryC. the coal industry50. From 1688 to 1783 English Parliament was mainly controlled by the party of _.A. ToryB. WhigC. Labour51. The English Prime Minister during the Second World War was _.A. ChurchillB. ChamberlainC. Baldwin52. At the End of _ century, the East India Company was formed.A.

25、 15thB. 16thC. 14th53. The Seven Y ears War between England and France lasted from _ to _.A. 1756, 1763B. 1713, 1720C. 1754, 176154. In 1689 Parliament passed _, limiting the powers of the crown.A. Habeas Corpus ActB. the Bill of RightsC. Navigation Act55. _ contrasted the first successful steam loc

26、omotive.A. George StephensonB. Samuel CromptonC. James Hargreaves56. The Peterloo Massacre took place in _.A. BirminghamB. LiverpoolC. Manchester57. Between 1911 and 1914 took place the following strikes except _.A. railway strikeB. strike of the postmenC. coal strikeD. strike of the transport58. Th

27、e Victorian Age was over the _ began.A. Edwardian AgeB. Georgian AgeC. Elizabethan Age59. The _ government surrendered to the British invaders and was forced to sign the first unequal Treaty of Nanjing in 1842.A. IndianB. QingC. IrishD. Spanish60. The Great Charter was essentially a _.A. Culture Mov

28、ementB. colonial documentC. feudal document61. _ broke out two years after the Hundred Y ears War with France.A. The Bore WarB. The Wars of the RosesC. Queen Annes War62. The Reformation was a product of _.A. the Rena issanceB. the Chartist MovementC. the Hundred Y ears War63. The greatest dramatist

29、 of the English Renaissance was _.A. ShakespeareB. MiltonC. ChaucerD. Bacon64. The English Revolution marks the beginning of the _ period of capitalism.A. feudalB. modernC. colonialD. medieval65. By the _ in 1783, Britain recognized the independence of the US.A. Declaratory ActB. Treaty of ParisC. T

30、reaty of Montgomery66. The Chartist Movement began in _ and reached its height in _.A. 1845, 1858B. 1828, 1835C. 1839, 184867. In 1840 Britain launched an aggressive war against _.A. FranceB. IndiaC. ChinaD. America68. _ formed a coalition government in 1940.A. Winston ChurchillB. Lloyd GeorgeC. Nev

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

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

33、 a united international alliance which was called _.A. Locarno TreatyB. Grand AllianceC. Statute of Westminster73. The first coalition government during WWI was organized when _ was the Prime Minister. A. Lloyd GeorgeB. Herbert AsquithC. Stanley Baldwin74. When Germany invaded _ which was neutral, B

34、ritain declared war on Germany on 4 August, 1914.A. AustriaB. RussiaC. BelgiumD. Poland填空1. At about 3000 BC, some of the _ settled in Britain.2. About 122 AD, in order to keep back the Picts and Scots, the _ built Hadrians Wall.3. The real Roman conquest began in _.4. _ _s Paradise Lost was publish

35、ed in 1667.5. Beowulf, considered the greatest Old English poem, is assigned to _ Times.6. _ was considered the first national hero.7. On Christmas Day 1066 Duke _ was crowned in Westminster Abbey.8. In history John was nicknamed King of _.9. John signed the document in 1215, which in history was ca

36、lled the Great Charter or _ _.10. In 1086 William had his official to make a general survey of the land, known as _ Book.11. The most famous scholar during Anglo-Saxon Times was _.12. The Battle of _ paved the way for the Norman Conquest to England.13. The Norman Conquest increased the process of _

37、which had begun during the Anglo-Saxon Times.14. Duke William was known in history as William the _.15. Along with the Normans came the _ language.16. The English parliament originated in the _ _.17. The head of the _ was Archbishop of _.18. The _ _ in 1688 was in nature a coup detat.19. The Peoples

38、 Charter included _ points such as universal m ale suffrage.20. The corrupt Qing government surrendered to Britain and was forced to sign the first unequal Treaty of _ in 1842.21. After the Crimean War _ was forced not to fortify Sebastopol.22. The third collection of the poll tax in the early part

39、of 1381 became the fuse of _ _ rising.23. The Wars of the Roses broke out between the _ and the _.24. The Enclosure Movement began in the _ century.25. By the treaty of _ in 1783, Britain recognized the independence of the US.26. In _ Britain launched the Opium War against China.27. The East India C

40、ompany formed at the end of the 16th century was one of _ companies.28. After the Reformation the Roman Catholic Church was _, the English Church was strictly _.29. Mary I re-established Catholicism and burnt three hundred Protestants, for which she was called _ Mary.30. Renaissance means _, i.e. Eu

41、rope rediscovering its origins in the cultures of ancient Greek and Rome.31. During the Renaissan ce, the thinkers who worked for freedom and enlightenment were called _.32. The nature of the Wars of the Roses was a _ _ war.33. By the beginning of the Tudor reign the manor system was replaced by the

42、 _ system.34. In the summer of 1588 the Spanish ships, the _ _ was defeated by English ships.35. The greatest English humanist was Sir _ _ whose work _ became a humanistic classic in the world literature.36. English Renaissance began in _ century.37. The House of _ was notorious for its absolutist r

43、ule.38. During the Civil Wars (1642 1648 the supporters of Parliament were called _ while the supporters of the King Charles I were called _.39. In 1653 Cromwell was made _ _ for life and started his military dictatorship openly.40. The Seven Y ears War was ended by the Treaty of _.41. The first two

44、 parties appeared in England were the _ and the _.42. The basic point of the Peoples Charter is _ _.43. In 1764 James Hargreaves invented the _ _.44. From 1863 to the end of the century Britain had been carrying a foreign policy of _ _45. The Parliament passed the Act of _ in 1701, excluding James C

45、atholic son from the succession.46. After Charles I was beheaded in 1649 England was declared a _.47. In September 1939 Germany invaded _, thus Britain and France declared war on Germany.48. The Industrial Revolution started during the last part of the _ century.49. The steam engine was invented by

46、_ _ in 1769.50. Samuel Crompton invented the _ _ in 1779.51. Edmund Cartwright invented the _ _ in 1785.52. Upon the completion of the _ _ by 1850 England became the workshop of the world.53. In 1868 the first Trade Union Congress met in _.54. In 1534 Parliament passed the _ _ _.55. On the eve of WW

47、I the Triple Alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary and _ was formed.56. The First World War was an imperialist war as well as a _ war because it was not confined only to Europe. It lasted _ years.57. At the _ _ _, the League of Nations was established and the Treaty of V ersailles was signed.58.

48、 The _ _ of 1926 was Austen chamberlains chief claim to fame as foreign secreta ry.59. On May 7, 1945, _ surrendered unconditionally.60. It was _ _ who led the country during the miracle of Dunkirk.61. When George I began the Houses of Hanover in 1714, the _ system was established.I. 1-5 BBBCA 6-10

49、ADBDA 11-15 BABBA 16-20 AACBA 21-25 AAACC 26-30CBAAB 31-35 BACBA 36-40 ABBCB 41-45 AAABC 46-50 ABBBB 51-55 ABABA56-60 CBABC 61-65 BAABB 66-70 CCAAC 71-74 ABBC1. II. Iberians Romans 43 A.D John Milton Anglo-Saxon Alfred William Lackland Magna Carta Domesday Bede Hastings feudalism Conqueror French Gr

50、eat Council Church Glorious Revolution 6 Nanjing Russia Watt Tylers2. Lancasterians, Y orkists 15th Paris 1840 Chartered international, national Bloody rebirth humanists feudal civil money Invincible Armada Thomas More, Utopia 16th Stuart Roundheads, Cavaliers Lord Protector Paris Tory, Whig univers

51、al suffrage Spinning Jenny splendid isolation Settlement Commonwealth Poland 18th James Watt Spinning Mule Power Loom Industrial Revolution Manchester Act of Supremacy Italy world, 4 Paris Peace Conference Locarno Treaty Germany Winston Churchill cabinetSocial Life1. Most British couples go to _ to

52、have their wedding ceremony.A. churchB. concertC. registry office2. House prices are _ in Britain. A. low B. affordable C. high3. British food is _. A. unlimited B. abundant C. limited D. changeable4. Newly wedded couples are _ to have a baby.A. eagerB. unwillingC. not eager5. The British people usu

53、ally have a small quantity of _ as a first course.A. soupB. sweetC. vegetable6. The best-known quality of the British people is their _.A. conservativenessB. exclusivenessC. phlegm7. The English sense of humor is _.A. self-madeB. self-deprecatingC. self-respect8. English people do not laugh at the f

54、ollowing except _.A. a misfortuneB. a failureC. a crippleD. own faults9. The right to privacy and personal freedom is _ by the British.A. disturbedB. unquestionedC. not allowedD. questionable10. Three Donts include the following except _.A. jumping up the queueB. asking a woman her ageC. bargaining while shoppingD. laughing at ones own faults11. What the Englishmen usual