英语国家概况期末考试

英语国家概况期末考试

英语国家概况期末考试2016-07-20浏览：分享人：金琦舒手

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北京人文大学2016-2016学年第2学期期末考试

《英语国家概况》试卷

全部题目用英文作答，并将答案写在答题纸的相应位置

上，否则不计分。

考试时间共150分钟。

PartOne(40points)

I.Readthefollowingunfinishedstatementsor

questionscarefully.Foreachunfinished

statementorquestion,foursuggestedanswers

markedA,B,CandDaregiven.Choose

theonethatyouthinkbestcompletesthestatement

oranswersthequestion.Writethe

letteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthe

correspondingspaceontheanswersheet.(40

points,1pointforeach)

1.OntheislandofGreatBritain,thereare,

A.fourpoliticaldivisions---England,Scotland,

WalesandNorthernIreland

B.fourpoliticaldivisions--England,Scotland,

WalesandIreland

C.threepoliticaldivisions--England,Scotland,

andWales

D.threepoliticaldivisions--England,Scotland,

andNorthernIreland

2.WhoinvadedandconqueredBritainforthefirst

timein55BC?

A.EmperorClaudius

B.JuliusCaesar

C.KingAlfred

D.KingEthelred

3.WhoistheauthorofMurderintheCathedral?

A.ChristopherMarlowe

B.T.S.Eliot

C.BenJohnson

D.ThomasBecket

4.InEngland,themostfamousoftheCatholic

conspiracieswas.

A.theCobham'sPlot

B.theGunpowderPlot

C.themurderofThomasBecket

D.theexecutionofMaryQueenofScots

5.Englishcolonialexpansionbeganwiththe

colonizationof.

A.India

B.Australia

C.Canada

D.Newfoundland

6.TheeconomicpolicyBritainpursuedinthe1950s

and1960swasbasedonthetheoryof

A.KarlMarx

B.MargaretThatcher

C.JohnMaynardKeynes

D.AdamSmith

7.TheRoyalNationalEisteddfodisa(n)

festivalofpoetry,musicandotherarts.

A.English

B.Scottish

C.Welsh

D.Irish

8.TheBritishconstitutionismadeupofthe

followingexcept.

A.commonwealthlaw

B.conventions

C.commonlaw

D.statutelaw

9.InBritain,capitalpunishmentisthepenalty

of.

A.piracy

B.treasonandmurder

C.assassination

D.piracyandtreason

10.ismoreimportantthanChristmasto

Scots.

A.NewYear?sDay

B.WhitSunday

C.AprilFoolJsDay

D.Easter

11.TheHundredYears'WarwithFrancewasfought

A.from1327to1443

B.from1337to1453

C.from1347to1443

D.from1357to1453

12.From1649to1658Englandwascalleda

Commonwealth.ItwasruledfirstbyOliver

Cromwellas.

A.LordProtector

B.LieutenantGeneral

C.CommanderoftheNewModalArmy

D.President

13.Irelandisdividedintotwopoliticalparts：

A.NorthernIrelandandSouthernIreland

B.SouthernIrelandandtheRepublicofIreland

C.theRepublicofIrelandandNorthernIreland

D.NorthernIrelandandBritain

14.Irelandhasabipolarpoliticalsystemwithtwo

majorparties：.

A.FiannaFailandFineGael

B.SinnFeinandFineGael

C.FiannaFailandSinnFein

D.SinnFeinandIRA

15.hasbeencalledtheAmericanRuhr.

A.TheOhioRiver

B.TheMississippi

C.TheMissouri

D.TheColorado

16.TheConstitutionalConventioninAmericawas

attendedby.

A.allofthe13states

B.allofthestatesexceptMaryland

C.allofthestatesexceptRhodeIsland

D.allofthestates,butlaterRhodeIsland

withdrewfromtheconvention

17.Thelargestoftheracialandethnicminorities

intheisthe.

A.blacks

B.Hispanics

C.Asian-Americans

D.WASPs

18.ThegoalofRooseveltJsNewDealwas.

A.tochangetheAmericaneconomicsystem

B.tosavetheAmericandemocracyandthe

capitalistsystem

C.toweakenmonopolyinterestsinAmerica

D.tonationalizebanksandfinancialinstitutions

inAmerica

19.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.TheLouisianawastakenfromBritainasaresult

ofthewarof1812.

B.TheLouisianaTerritorywascededtotheUnited

StatesbyFrance.

C.TheLouisianaTerritorywaspurchasedfromSpain.

D.TheLouisianaTerritorywaspurchasedfrom

France.

20.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaboutthe

VietnamWar?

A.TheUnitedStateswasweakenedasaresultof

it.

B.Americansocietyhadneverbeensodividedsince

theCivilWar.

C.RichardNixonchangedthestrategyinto

“Vietnamization“ofthewar.

D.Thecease-fireagreementwassignedin1975.

21.Thefollowingarethefactorsthathave

contributedtothedevelopmentofthe

economyEXCEPT.

A.thevastspaceandresourcesoftheland

B.theidealsoffreedomandeconomicopportunity

C.Englishasitsnationallanguage

D.hardworkbythepeople

22.America'spost-warpolicytowardtheformer

SovietUnionwas.

A.isolationism

B.containment

C.appeasement

D.neutrality-

23.Thesecondhighestlevelofthefederal

judiciaryintheismadeupof.

A.theSupremeCourt

B.thecourtsofspecialjurisdiction

C.thecourtsofappeal

D.thedistrictcourts

24.Inthe,nearlyallthepracticesome

formofopenadmission.

A.researchuniversities

B.privatecolleges

C.publiccommunitycolleges

D.specializedinstitutions

25.AmongthoseAmericanwriters,wasawarded

theNobelPrizeforLiteraturein1954.

A.WaltWhitman

B.ErnestHemingway

C.MarkTwain

D.WashingtonIrving

26.InordertorememberGeorgeWashington,

A.amemorialhallwasbuiItinhisbirthplace

B.amemorialhallwasbuiltinWashington

C.atallwhiteWashingtonMonumentwasbuiltin

thecapital

D.anexpensivecarwasnamedafterhim

27.Thename“Canada“isbelievedtobederived

fromanIndianword“Kanata”,meaning

A.asettlement

B.acountry

C.ameetingplace

D.acolony

28.By,UpperCanadaandLowerCanadawere

created.

A.CanadaActof1791

B.QuebecActof1774

C.BritishNorthAmericanAct

D.ActofParisin1763

29.andaretwomainfederalparties

inCanada.

A.TheLiberalParty,theSocialCreditParty

B.TheLiberalParty,theProgressiveConservative

Party

C.TheNewDemocraticParty,theSocialCredit

Party

D.TheNewDemocraticParty,theProgressive

ConservativeParty

30.Since1971theCanadiangovernmenthasadopted

apolicyof,recognizingthat

culturalpluralismwithinabilingualframeworkis

theessenceoftheCanadianidentity.

A.assimilation

B.integration

C.multiculturalism

D.genderquality

31.ThemajorityofFrenchCanadianslivein

A.Quebec

B.Ontario

C.Newfoundland

D.NovaScotia

32.TheParliamentofCanadaismadeupofallthe

followingEXCEPT.

A.theCrown

B.theSenate

C.theHouseofCommons

D.theNationalAssembly

33.TheGreatBarrierReefisincludedontheWorld

Heritagelistbecauseithas.

A.themostbeautifulseascapeintheworld

B.thegreatestnumberofislandsintheworld

C.themostdiverseandcomplexmarinelifeinthe

world

D.thelongestcoastintheworld

34.Thefirstmajordiscoveries,madeinin

theearly1850s,resultedingoldrushesin

Australia.

A.Queensland

B.SouthAustralia

C.VictoriaandTasmania

D.VictoriaandNewSouthWales

35.ItisassumedthatthefirstEuropeanswho

reachedAustralia'sshoreswere.

A.theDutch

B.theEnglish

C.theGermans

D.theSpanishandthePortuguese

36.UndertheWhitlamgovernment“GodSavethe

Queen“wasreplacedbyas

Australia'snationalanthem.

A.WaltzingMatilda

B.ClickGotheShears

C.AdvanceAustraliaFair

D.MyCountry

37.Withregardtoitssize,Australiais

countryintheworld.

A.thethirdlargest

B.thefourthlargest

C.thefifthlargest

D.thesixthlargest

38.InAustralia,theHouseofRepresentativesand

theSenatehaveequalpowersEXCEPT

that

A.theHouseofRepresentativescannotintroduce

moneybills

B.theSenatecannotintroducemoneybills

C.theHouseofRepresentativescanpasslaws

D.theSenatecanpasslaws

39.ThecapitalofNewZealandis.

A.Nelson

B.Wellington

C.Melbourne

D.Dunedin

40.WhichofthefollowingaboutNewZealandisTRUE?

A.NewZealandisarepublic.

B.NewZealandhasthreemajorpoliticalparties.

C.NewZealandhasabicameralparliament.

D.QueenElizabethIIisrepresentedinNewZealand

bytheGovernor-General.

PartTwo(60points)

II.Giveaone-sentenceanswertoeachofthe

followingquestions.Writeyouranswerin

thecorrespondingspaceontheanswersheet.(30

points,3pointsforeach)

41.WhyisAlfredknownas“thefatherofthe

Britishnavy”?

42.WhatdidthedestructionoftheSpainAmadashow?

北京人文大学2016-2016学年第2学期期末考试

《英语国家概况》试卷

专业班级姓名分数

全部题目用英文作答，并将答案写在答题纸的相应位置

上，否则不计分。

考试时间共150分钟。

PartOne(40points)

I.Readthefollowingunfinishedstatementsor

questionscarefully.Foreachunfinished

statementorquestion,foursuggestedanswers

markedA,B,CandDaregiven.Choose

theonethatyouthinkbestcompletesthestatement

oranswersthequestion.Writethe

letteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthe

correspondingspaceontheanswersheet.(40

points,1pointforeach)

1.OntheislandofGreatBritain,thereare.

A.fourpoliticaldivisions--England,Scotland,

WalesandNorthernIreland

B.fourpoliticaldivisions--England,Scotland,

WalesandIreland

C.threepoliticaldivisions--England,Scotland,

andWales

D.threepoliticaldivisions--England,Scotland,

andNorthernIreland

2.WhoinvadedandconqueredBritainforthefirst

timein55BC?

A.EmperorClaudius

B.JuliusCaesar

C.KingAlfred

D.KingEthelred

3.WhoistheauthorofMurderintheCathedral?

A.ChristopherMarlowe

B.T.S.Eliot

C.BenJohnson

D.ThomasBecket

4.InEngland,themostfamousoftheCatholic

conspiracieswas.

A.theCobhamJsPlot

B.theGunpowderPlot

C.themurderofThomasBecket

D.theexecutionofMaryQueenofScots

5.Englishcolonialexpansionbeganwiththe

colonizationof.

A.India

B.Australia

C.Canada

D.Newfoundland

6.TheeconomicpolicyBritainpursuedinthe1950s

and1960swasbasedonthetheoryof

A.KarlMarx

B.MargaretThatcher

C.JohnMaynardKeynes

D.AdamSmith

7.TheRoyalNationalEisteddfodisa(n)

festivalofpoetry,musicandotherarts.

A.English

B.Scottish

C.Welsh

D.Irish

8.TheBritishconstitutionismadeupofthe

followingexcept.

A.commonwealthlaw

B.conventions

C.commonlaw

D.statutelaw

9.InBritain,capitalpunishmentisthepenalty

of.

A.piracy

B.treasonandmurder

C.assassination

D.piracyandtreason

10.ismoreimportantthanChristmasto

Scots.

A.NewYearJsDay

B.WhitSunday

C.AprilFoolJsDay

D.Easter

11.TheHundredYears'WarwithFrancewasfought

A.from1327to1443

B.from1337to1453

C.from1347to1443

D.from1357to1453

12.From1649to1658Englandwascalleda

Commonwealth.ItwasruledfirstbyOliver

Cromwellas.

A.LordProtector

B.LieutenantGeneral

C.CommanderoftheNewModalArmy

D.President

13.Irelandisdividedintotwopoliticalparts：

A.NorthernIrelandandSouthernIreland

B.SouthernIrelandandtheRepublicofIreland

C.theRepublicofIrelandandNorthernIreland

D.NorthernIrelandandBritain

14.Irelandhasabipolarpoliticalsystemwithtwo

majorparties：.

A.FiannaFailandFineGael

B.SinnFeinandFineGael

C.FiannaFailandSinnFein

D.SinnFeinandIRA

15.hasbeencalledtheAmericanRuhr.

A.TheOhioRiver

B.TheMississippi

C.TheMissouri

D.TheColorado

16.TheConstitutionalConventioninAmericawas

attendedby.

A.allofthe13states

B.allofthestatesexceptMaryland

C.allofthestatesexceptRhodeIsland

D.allofthestates,butlaterRhodeIsland

withdrewfromtheconvention

17.Thelargestoftheracialandethnicminorities

intheisthe.

A.blacks

B.Hispanics

C.Asian-Americans

D.WASPs

18.ThegoalofRoosevelt?sNewDealwas.

A.tochangetheAmericaneconomicsystem

B.tosavetheAmericandemocracyandthe

capitalistsystem

C.toweakenmonopolyinterestsinAmerica

D.tonationalizebanksandfinancialinstitutions

inAmerica

19.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.TheLouisianawastakenfromBritainasaresult

ofthewarof1812.

B.TheLouisianaTerritorywascededtotheUnited

StatesbyFrance.

C.TheLouisianaTerritorywaspurchasedfromSpain.

D.TheLouisianaTerritorywaspurchasedfrom

France.

20.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaboutthe

VietnamWar?

A.TheUnitedStateswasweakenedasaresultof

it.

B.Americansocietyhadneverbeensodividedsince

theCivilWar.

C.RichardNixonchangedthestrategyinto

“Vietnamization“ofthewar.

D.Thecease-fireagreementwassignedin1975.

21.Thefollowingarethefactorsthathave

contributedtothedevelopmentofthe

economyEXCEPT.

A.thevastspaceandresourcesoftheland

B.theidealsoffreedomandeconomicopportunity

C.Englishasitsnationallanguage

D.hardworkbythepeople

22.America'spost-warpolicytowardtheformer

SovietUnionwas.

A.isolationism

B.containment

C.appeasement

D.neutrality-

23.Thesecondhighestlevelofthefederal

judiciaryintheismadeupof.

A.theSupremeCourt

B.thecourtsofspecialjurisdiction

C.thecourtsofappeal

D.thedistrictcourts

24.Inthe,nearlyallthepracticesome

formofopenadmission.

A.researchuniversities

B.privatecolleges

C.publiccommunitycolleges

D.specializedinstitutions

25.AmongthoseAmericanwriters,wasawarded

theNobelPrizeforLiteraturein1954.

A.WaltWhitman

B.ErnestHemingway

C.MarkTwain

D.WashingtonIrving

26.InordertorememberGeorgeWashington,

A.amemorialhallwasbuiltinhisbirthplace

B.amemorialhallwasbuiltinWashington

C.atallwhiteWashingtonMonumentwasbuiltin

thecapital

D.anexpensivecarwasnamedafterhim

27.Thename“Canada“isbelievedtobederived

fromanIndianword“Kanata”,meaning

A.asettlement

B.acountry

C.ameetingplace

D.acolony

28.By,lipperCanadaandLowerCanadawere

created.

A.CanadaActof1791

B.QuebecActof1774

C.BritishNorthAmericanAct

D.ActofParisin1763

29.andaretwomainfederalparties

inCanada.

A.TheLiberalParty,theSocialCreditParty

B.TheLiberalParty,theProgressiveConservative

Party

C.TheNewDemocraticParty,theSocialCredit

Party

D.TheNewDemocraticParty,theProgressive

ConservativeParty

30.Since1971theCanadiangovernmenthasadopted

apolicyof,recognizingthat

culturalpluralismwithinabilingualframeworkis

theessenceoftheCanadianidentity.

A.assimilation

B.integration

C.multiculturalism

D.genderquality

31.ThemajorityofFrenchCanadianslivein

A.Quebec

B.Ontario

C.Newfoundland

D.NovaScotia

32.TheParliamentofCanadaismadeupofallthe

followingEXCEPT.

A.theCrown

B.theSenate

C.theHouseofCommons

D.theNationalAssembly

33.TheGreatBarrierReefisincludedontheWorld

Heritagelistbecauseithas.

A.themostbeautifulseascapeintheworld

B.thegreatestnumberofislandsintheworld

C.themostdiverseandcomplexmarinelifeinthe

world

D.thelongestcoastintheworld

34.Thefirstmajordiscoveries,