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1、Bri t i sh Sur vey TestPart I Geography2. England occupies the portion of the .A. northern B. eastern C. southern D . western3. The most important part of the . in wealth is .A. Northern Ireland B. England C. Scotland D. Welsh12. London is situated on the River of .A. Parret B. Thames C. Spey D. Sev

2、ern43. includes London, the centre of government for the whole nation.A. Scotland B. Northern Ireland C. Wales D. England capital of Australia is().The English Channel separates the island of Great Britain from A. Denmark B. Belgium C. The Netherlands3. Australia s National Day falls on( ), the date

3、 of the first European settlement in Australia.26154116. ( )granted Canada full legislative authority in domestic and external affairs. Treaty American Actof Unionof Westminster8. General elections are held about every()years in New Zealand with two mainparties competing with each other.9. Most of C

4、anada s French Canadians live in the Province of().Scotia14. Education in Britain is generally supported by( themselvessources).funds19. Abraham Lincoln belonged to( Federalist PartyRepublican PartyWhig PartyDemocratic Party20. Among the following,( )does not belong to New England, the birthplace of

5、 America.HampshireIslandUnion Jack refers to the National Flag of .A. the . B. the . C. Australia D. CanadaCBBDDADAACBBA1. The . is situated in Europe.2. The full title of the . is the United Kingdom of and .3. The . consists of England, , and Northern Ireland.4. The largest part of . is .5. The cap

6、ital of England and of Great Britain is .6. is composedof six Irish counties that elected to remain in the unionwith Great Britain.7. The nameUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was replaced by the present name after the 26 counties of Ireland obtained autonomy in .8. The highest mountain in

7、 Britain is .9. The “ Backbone of England ” refers to the .10. Natural gas was discovered in Britain in the .11. The most important river is the River of .12. The political centre of the Commonwealth is .13. Belfast Lough and Lough Neagh lie in .14. The climate of Britain is moderated by the and is

8、much milderthan that of many places in the same latitude.15. Britain s Industrial Revolutio n took place between and .16. The Bank of England was founded in .17. The population of the . is more than million.18. Britain is basically an exporter of .19. The population of the . consists of the English,

9、 the Welsh, the Scottish andthe .20. In Wales many people speak .21. People sing the national anthem in .22. The earliest invasion is that by the -haired Mediterranean race called theIberians.23. The modern and are the descendants of the Gaels of the Celtic tribes.24. The Britons of the Celtic tribe

10、s were the forefathers of the modern .25. Greater London is made up of 12 London boroughs and Outer Londonboroughs.26. The International festival of music and the arts is held every year in the city of .27. The British national anthem is .28. The . lies to the of France.29. Westminster, the area of

11、central government administration is situated in theEnd.30. River flows through Glasgow.31. Mt. Seafell stands in .is in the Cotswolds.32. The source of the River33. The capital city of Wales is .34. The United Kingdom is rich in , iron, tin, copper, lead and silver.35. Define the Following Terms36.

12、 “ Backbone of England ”37. Greater London38. Celts39. The “ Irish Question ”I. Answer the Following Questions1. What are the major factors influencing the British weather characterized by a moderate temperature and plenty of rainfall?2. Why is United Kingdom said to be a trading nation?3. What are

13、the general characteristics of the British economy?英美概况一答案Part II.DCBAA CAAAB ABBBB ABABD ACACB CBBCDBADAA CBABA CBDII.EnglandWelshNorthwestern Great Britain, Northern Ireland Scottish, Welsh London Northern Ireland 1921 Ben Nevis Pennines North Sea Thames London Northern Ireland Atlantic Gulf Strea

14、m 1750, 1850 1694 57 manufacture Irish Welsh English dark Scots, Irish Inner, 20 Edinburgh God Save the Queen North West Clyde England Thames Cardiff coal 英美概况英国历史部分 History 1. Julius Caesar invaded Britain .A. once B. twice C. three times D. four times2. King Arthur was the king of .A. Picts B. Cel

15、ts C. Scots D. Jutes3. The first “ King of the English ” was .A. Alfred B. Egbert C. Bede D. Ethelred4. Christianity was introduced into England in the late century.A. 14th B. 8th C. 6th5. In 1653 was made Lord Protector for life.A. Oliver Cromwell B. Charles I C. William II D. James I6. The three g

16、reat Germanic tribes: the Anglos, the and the Jutes which invadedBritain form the basis of the modern British people.A. Saxons B. Scots C. Welsh D. Wessex7. The head of the church in Anglo-Saxon times was .A. the King of Denmark and Norway B. the king of EnglandC. Julius Caesar D. the Archbishop of

17、Canterbury8. The invaded England in the earliest time.A. Danes B. Iberians C. Romans D. 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 know n as the “” because of his reputation for saintliness.A. Confessor

18、B. Conqueror C. Protector11. Norman Conquest began in .A. 1016 B. 1066 C. 1035 D. 110612. In history was nicknamed “King of Lackland ”.A. John B. Henry I C. Henry II13. In 1181 Henry II issued the which made it compulsory for every freemanin England to be provided with arms.A. Inquest of Sheriffs B.

19、 Assize of Arms C. Doomsday Book14. Henry Plantagenet, in 1154, established the House of Angevin as .A. Henry I B. Henry II C. Henry III15. Henry II appointed in 1162 Archbishop of Canterbury.A. Thomas Becket B. Stephen Langton C. Simon de Mortfort16. Charles I was beheaded in .A. 1649 B. 1648 C. 16

20、5317. It was who summoned Model Parliament in 1295.A. Edward I B. Henry IV C. Simon de Montfort18. The Great Charter contained sets of provisions.A. two B. four C. three19. The Peasants Uprising in 1381 was led by .A. Henry Turner B. Watt Tyler C. Richard20. The English Church was strictly .A. natio

21、nal B. international C. regional21. The Glorious Revolution in 1688 was in nature a .A. coup d etat B. racial slaughter C. peasant rising22. The Industrial Revolution laid a good foundation for the .A. factory of the world B. expansion of marketsC. social upheaval23. The American Revolution (the Ame

22、rican War of Independence) broke out in and ended in .A. 1775, 1783 B. 1774, 1782 C. 1786, 1784 , 178924. 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 bega

23、n to in England.A. grow B. flourish C. decline D. end27. It was who published the book “The Rights of Man ”.A. Thomas More B. Thomas Paine C. Thomas Jefferson28. The first Prime Minister was .A. Wilminton B. George Grenville C. Robert Walpole29. The Parliament of 1265 which is known as the “” is con

24、sidered the“ beginning of parliament”.A. All Estates Parliament B. Model ParliamentC. Long Parliament30. The Anglo-French hostility which began in 1337 and ended in 1453 was known asA. the Wars of RosesB. the Hundred Years WarC. Peasant Uprising31. In the first half of 17th century grow rapidly in E

25、ngland.A. feudalism B. capitalism C. Catholicism32. Prime Minister resisted any reform that could be resisted.A. Palmerston B. Robert Peel C. Gladstone33. By the end of the Hundred Years Waronly the port of remained under Englishrule.A. Troyes B. Gascon C. Calais34. In the 14th century took place th

26、e , the severest of many plagues in themiddle ages.A. Earthquake B. Black Death C. Drought35. and his followers, known as Lollards, provided ideological preparationfor the labour movement of the 14th century.A. John Wycliffe B. Watt Tyler C. Somerset36. By the end of the Wars of the Roses the House

27、of began.A. Tudor B. Lancaster C. Plantagenet37. In the “” of 1388 five lords accused the King s friends of treason undera very expansive definition of crime.A. All Estates parliament B. Merciless ParliamentC. Model Parliament38. In the Wars of the Roses the Lancastrians wire badges of rose.A. white

28、 B. red C. pink D. yellow39. The first Civil War in Britain lasted from to .A. 1600, 1604 B. 1640, 1644 C. 1642, 164640. William Shakespeare is mainly a .A. novelist B. dramatist C. poet D. composer41. In 1689 the “Bill of Rights ” was passed. began in England.A. The Constitutional Monarchy B. All E

29、states ParliamentC. House of Lancaster42. The carried on trade relations with Russia and central Asian countries.A. Moscow Company B. Eastland CompanyC. East India Company43. started the slave trade in the second part of the 16th century.A. John Hawkins B. Francis Drake C. Diaz44. In 1534 Parliament

30、 passed the “” , a ccording to which Henry VIII wasdeclared the head of the English Church.A. the Bill of Rights B. Act of Supremacy C. Act of Settlement45. Under Elizabeth I was restored, and she was declared“governor ” of thechurch.A. the Roman Church B. the Catholic ChurchC. the Anglican Church46

31、. In 1337 the hostility between England and resulted in the Hundred YearsWar.A. France B. Spain C. Russia47. The religious persecution 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. Victori

32、a49. The Industrial Revolution first started in .A. the iron industry B. the textile industry C. the coal industry50. From 1688 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. C

33、hamberlain C. Baldwin52. At the End of century, the East India Company was formed.A. 15th B. 16th C. 14th53. The Seven Years War 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 Ac

34、t B. the Bill of RightsC. Navigation Act55. contrasted the first successful steam locomotive.A. George Stephenson B. Samuel CromptonC. James Hargreaves56. The“ Peterloo Massacre ” took place in .A. Birmingham B. Liverpool C. Manchester57. Between 1911 and 1914 took place the following strikes except

35、 .A. railway strike B. strike of the postmenC. coal strike D. strike of the transport58. The Victorian Age was over the began.A. Edwardian Age B. Georgian Age C. Elizabethan Age59. The government surrendered to the British invaders and was forced to signthe first unequal Treaty of Nanjing in 1842.A.

36、 Indian B. Qing C. Irish D. Spanish60. The Great Charter was essentially a .A. Culture Movement B. colonial documentC. feudal document61. broke out two years after the Hundred Years War with France.A. The Bore War B. The Wars of the RosesC. Queen Annes War62. The Reformation was a product of .A. the

37、 Renaissance B. the Chartist MovementC. the Hundred Years War63. The greatest dramatist of the English Renaissance was .A. Shakespeare B. Milton C. Chaucer D. Bacon64. The English Revolution marks the beginning of the period of capitalism.A. feudal B. modern C. colonial D. medieval65. By the in 1783

38、, Britain recognized the independence of the US.A. Declaratory Act B. Treaty of Paris C. Treaty of MontgomeryD. Statue of Westminster66. The Chartist Movement began in and reached its height in .A. 1845, 1858 B. 1828, 1835 C. 1839, 184867. In 1840 Britain launched an aggressive war against .A. Franc

39、e B. India C. China D. America68. formed a coalition government in 1940.A. Winston Churchill B. Lloyd George C. Neville Chamberlain69. By the the British dominions became independent states in all but name.A. Statue of Westminster B. Locarno TreatyC. Disputes Act70. The Fabians Society was founded i

40、n 1883, including intellectuals such as .A. William Shakespeare & Ben JonsonB. Christopher Marlowe & John MiltonC. G. B. Shaw & H. G. Wells71. Before WWII relied on appeasement of the European dictators to reducetensions that might lead to war.A. Neville Chamberlain A. Stanley BaldwinC.

41、Winston Churchill72. During WWII, Britain, America, France, Soviet Union and other antifascist countries formed a united international alliance which was called .A. Locarno Treaty B. Grand Alliance C. Statute of Westminster73. The first coalition government during WWIwas organized when was the Prime

42、Minister.A. Lloyd George B. Herbert Asquith C. Stanley Baldwin74. When Germany invaded which was neutral, Britain declared war on Germanyon 4 August, 1914.A. Austria B. Russia C. Belgium D. Poland1. At about 3000 BC, some of the settled in Britain.2. About 122 AD, in order to keep back the Picts and

43、 Scots, the built Hadrian sWall.3. The real Roman conquest began in .4. s “ Paradise Lost ” was published 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

44、history John was nicknamed King of .9. John signed the document in 1215, which in history was called the Great Charteror .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

45、 for the Norman Conquest to England.13. The Norman Conquest increased the process of which had begun during theAnglo-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 Ar

46、chbishop of .18. The in 1688 was in nature a coup d etat.19. The People s Charter included points such as universal male suffrage.20. The corrupt Qing government surrendered to Britain and was forced to sign thefirst unequal Treaty of in 1842.21. After the Crimean War was forced not to fortify Sebas

47、topol.22. The third collection of the poll tax in the early part of 1381 became the fuseof 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 launch

48、ed the Opium War against China.27. The East India Company formed at the end of the 16th century was one of companies.28. After the Reformation the Roman Catholic Church was , the English Churchwas strictly .29. Mary I re-established Catholicism and burnt three hundred Protestants, for which she was

49、called “” Mary.30. “ Renaissance ” means “” , . Europe rediscovering its origins in thecultures of ancient Greek and Rome.31. During the Renaissance, 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 Tud

50、or reign the manor system was replaced by the system.34. In the summerof 1588 the Spanish ships, the was defeated by Englishships.35. The greatest English humanist was Sir whose work became ahumanistic classic in the world literature.36. English Renaissance began in century.37. The House of was noto

51、rious for its absolutist rule.38. During the Civil Wars (1642- 1648) the supporters of Parliament were calledwhile the supporters of the King Charles I were called .39. In 1653 Cromwell was made for life and started his militarydictatorship openly.40. The Seven Years War was ended by the Treaty of .

52、41. The first two parties appeared in England were the and the .42. The basic point of the People s 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 Ja

53、mes Catholic sonfrom 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 waron Germany.48. The Industrial Revolution started during the last part of the century.49. The steam engine was invented by i

54、n 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 ofthe world.53. In 1868 the first Trade Union Congress met in .54. In 1534 Parliament passed the “ ”.55. On the eve of WWIthe Triple Alliance

55、between Germany, Austria-Hungary and was formed.56. The First World War was an imperialist war as well as a war because itwas not confined only to Europe. It lasted years.57. At the , the League of Nations was established and the Treatyof Versailles was signed.58. The of 1926 was Austen chamberlain

56、s chief claim to fame as foreignsecretary.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 wasestablished.Explain the Following Terms1. The Norman Conquest2. The Glorious R

57、evolution3. The Chartist Movement4. The Opium War5. The Hundred Years War6. Black DeathAnswer the Following Questions1. What, in your opinion, are themain causes for the slow growth of Britain seconomy since the Second World War?2. What is the importance Simon de Mortfort hold in British history (with special reference to his role in the creation of the Parliament system)?What importance did King Alfred hold in British histo