英语国家概况试题

经典word整理文档，仅参考，转Word此处可删除页眉页脚。本资料属于网络整理，如有侵权，请联系删除，谢谢！英语国家概况试题I．thefollowingunfinishedquestionscarefuunfinishedquestion,fourCDgiventhethinkthethequestionWritethetheinthetheshe0points,1pointI.MultipleChoiceQuestions.(50points,1pointforeach)1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutBritain?A.GreatBritainandEnglandaregeographicalnames.B.TheofficialnameofBritainistheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.C.BritainhasfourpoliticaldivisionsontheislandofGreatBritain.D.BritishEmpirewasreplacedbytheBritishCommonwealthin1931.2.ThesuccessfulRomaninvasiontookplacein______,headedby______.A.43AD,theEmperorClaudiusB.43AD,JuliusCaesarC.55BC,JuliusCaesarD.55BC,theEmperorClaudius3.DuringthefifthcenturywhentheRomanEmpirefell,theGermanic______invadedandconqueredBritain.A.AnglesandCeltsB.AnglesandPictsC.AnglesandBritonsD.AnglesandSaxons4.Intheyear597,EnglandbegantobeChristianized.Itwasmainlyduetotheworkof______.A.St.AugustineB.ConstantineC.PopeGregoryD.Ethelbert,kingofKent5.______isregardedbymanyEnglishmenasthefoundationofEnglishliberties.A.ThebeginningofBritishParliamentB.ThePeople’sCharterC.ThePetitionofRightD.MagnaCartaof12156.______isknownas“thefatheroftheBritishnavy”ashefoundedastrongfleetwhichfirstbeattheDanesatsea.A.EthelredB.AlfredC.WilliamD.Edward7.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabout“DomesdayBook”?A.Itwascompiledtodiscoverhowmuchtobecalledupontopaybytaxes.B.ItwassocalledbecauseitseemedtotheEnglishliketheBookofDoomusedonJudgmentDay.C.ItwascompletedastheresultofageneralsurveyofEngland.D.itiskeptinthepubliclibraryinLondon.8.TheLollardswere______whohadplayedaveryimportantroleinthePeasantUprisingof1381.A.poorpriestsanditinerantpreachersB.poetsandwritersC.merchantsD.craftsmen9.ThewordRenaissanceisfrom______,meaning“rebirth”,andwasfirstappliedbythe______historianJakobBurckhardtin1860.A.English,SwissB.French,ItalianC.French,SwissD.English,Italian10.ThesignificanceoftheWarsoftheRoseswasallthefollowingEXCEPTthat______.A.feudalismreceiveditsdeathblowB.theking’spowernowbecamelimitedC.thegreatmedievalnobilitywasmuchweakenedD.nolessthan80noblesofroyalbloodwerekilledinthewars11.TheReligiousReformationinEnglandwasledbyKing______,andthedirectcausewashisdivorcecasewith______.A.HenryVIII,CatherineofAragonYorkB.HenryTudor,ElizabethofC.HenryII,EleanorofAquitaineD.HenryI,Matilda12.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutElizabethI?A.ElizabethIbrokeMary’stieswithRome.B.ElizabethIrestoredherfather’sindependentChurchofEngland.C.ElizabethI’sreligiousreformwasacompromiseofviews.D.ElizabethI’sreligioussettlementwasacceptabletobothextremeProtestantsandardentCatholics.13.AftertheRestoration,BritishParliamentpassedaseriesofseverelawscalled______againstthePuritans,nowknownasNonconformists.A.theActofSuccessionB.thePetitionofRightC.theClarendonCodeD.theActofSupremacy14.ThesparkoftheFirstWorldWarwasstruckatSarajevoonJune28______,whenthe______CrownPrinceFranzFerdinandwasassassinatedbyaSerbiannationalist.A.1913,GermanB.1914,AustrianC.1913,BulgarianD.1914,English15.TheleaderoftheHouseofLordsis______.A.theArchbishopsofCanterburyB.theMonarchC.thePrimeMinisterD.theLordChancellor16.WhichofthefollowingisNOTconsideredacharacteristicoffarminginEnglandinthelate18thandearly19thcenturies?A.Useofartificialfertilizer.B.Introductionofnewagriculturalmachinery.C.The“open-field”system.D.Asystemofcroprotation.17.IntheUnitedKingdom,policeofficersareNOTallowedtojoin______ortogoonstrike.A.atradeunionB.apoliticalpartyC.aclubD.asociety18.TheChurchofEnglandisNOTfreetochangeitsformofworship,aslaiddownin______,withouttheconsentofParliament.A.theBillofRightsB.theProvisionsofOxfordC.theConstitutionsofClarendonD.theBookofCommonPrayer19.TheBritishuniversitiesaregovernedby______orby______andenjoyacademicfreedom.A.royalcharters,ActofParliamentB.thePeople’sCharter,theReformActof1832C.theGreatCharter,theBillofRightsD.thePetitionofRight,theTestAct20.RupertMurdoch’sNewsInternational,oneofthelargestpublishingcorporations,ownsthefollowingnationalpapersEXCEPT______.A.theTimesB.theSunC.NewsoftheWorldD.theDailyTelegraph21.Americawasnamedafter（A.ItaliannavigatorColumbusB.navigatorAmerigoVespucciC.someIndianchieftain）.D.GeorgeWashington,foundingfatheroftheUnitedStates22.Nowabout80%to90%ofimmigrationtotheUnitedStatesisfrom______.A.AsianandHispaniccountriesB.AfricancountriesC.EuropeancountriesD.CentralandSouthAmericancountries23.TheDeclarationofIndependenceclearlyexplainedthepoliticaltheorybehindtheAmericanRevolutionwhichcamefrom______.A.theBritishphilosopherJohnLockeB.theItalianphilosopherJohnLockeC.theAmericanpresidentGeorgeWashingtonD.theAmericanstatesmanThomasJefferson24.In1787,allofthestatesexceptRhodeIslandwererepresentedtorevisetheArticlesofConfederationat______.A.theFirstContinentalCongressB.theSecondContinentalCongressC.theConstitutionalConventionD.theFirstUSCongress25.In1865,______,whichbannedslavery,wasaddedtotheAmericanConstitution.A.theTenthAmendmentB.theThirteenthAmendmentC.theDeclarationofIndependenceD.theBillofRights26.Asaresultof______,theterritoryownedbytheUnitedStatesalmostdoubled.A.theLouisianaPurchaseB.thepeacetreatywithMexicoC.theGadsdenPurchaseD.thearmeduprisingoftheAmericansinTexas27.AftertheWorldWarI,theresultofthe______wastheemergenceofthe______.A.PeaceConference,TreatyofParisB.ParisConference,VersaillesTreatySystemC.TeheranConference,VersaillesTreatySystemD.ParisConference,MunichAgreement28.______wasnotanidealist,notadreamer,sohepresentedtoCongresshisprogramknownas______.A.JohnF.Kennedy,theNewFrontierB.TheodoreRoosevelt,theNewDealC.WoodrowWilson,theprogramofNewFreedomD.FranklinD.Roosevelt,theNewDeal29.Thedecisionofthesetting-upofaworldorganization—theUnitedNationswasmadeatthe______.A.YaltaConferenceB.GenevaConferenceC.TeheranConferenceD.ParisConference30.TherealpurposeoftheMarshalPlanisto______.A.preventGreeceandTurkeyfromfallingintothehandsoftheSovietUnionB.supportanycountrywhichsaiditwasfightingagainstCommunismC.helpWesternEuroperecoverfromthedisruptedindustrialproductionD.preventWesternEuropefrompossibleSovietexpansion31.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutMcCarthyism?A.Itwasthereflectionofanti-CommunismontheAmericansociety.B.Itreferstotheanti-CommunisthysteriaintheUnitedStates.C.Thecourtplayedaroleinapprovingthelawfulnessofanti-Communistactivities.D.ItfrightenedalargenumberofAmericanswhofeltitwouldbemoredangeroustoconformthantodisagreewiththemajority.32.AftertheGenevaConference,theUnitedStatesreplaced______andbecamethemainforceinprovidingaidfor______.A.France,theNorthVietnamgovernmentB.France,theSouthVietnamgovernmentC.Britain,theNorthVietnamgovernmentD.Britain,theSouthVietnamgovernment33.AftertheWatergatescandalhappenedin1972,thePresident______hadtoresign.HeisthefirstpresidenttodosointheU.S.history.A.RonaldReaganB.HarryTrumanC.JohnF.KennedyD.RichardNixon34.______waselectedpresidentbecauseinthelate1970s,theAmericansocietyturnedconservative.A.RonaldReaganB.JimmyCarterC.RichardM.NixonD.GeorgeBush35.InBritain,theFirstCivilWarwasfoughtbetweentheRoundheadswhoweretheparliamentarysoldiersledby（）,andtheCavalierswhowereKingCharles’ssupporters.A.JohnLilburneC.PrinceRupertB.OliverCromwellD.WilliamJoyce36.TheobjectiveoftheChartistMovementwasdemocraticrightsforallmen,andittookitsnameform“（）”.A.TheBillofRightsB.TheAgreementofthePeopleD.theGreatCharterC.thePeople’sCharter37.By（）Britainhadbuiltupabigempire,“onwhichthesunneverset”.A.1900C.1920B.1910D.193038.InBritain,theSpeakerisamemberwhoisacceptabletoallshadesofopinionin（）.A.thePrivyCouncilB.theHouseofLordsC.theSupremeCourtD.theHouseofCommons39.TheBritishgovernmentdepartmentsarestaffedbymembersof（）,whosedutyistoassistincarryingoutlawspassedbyParliament.A.theCivilServiceC.theHouseofLordsB.thePrivyCouncilD.theHouseofCommons40.Themoderngamesoftennisoriginatedin（）inthelate19thcentury.A.ScotlandC.EnglandB.IrelandD.Wales41WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheresultoftheBlackDeath?A．Muchlandwasleftuntended.B．Therewasaterribleshortageoflabour.．Thesurvivingpeasantshadlosttheirpowerofbargaining.．Landownerstendedtochangefromarabletosheep-farming42．TheEnglishRenaissancewaslargelyliterary,anditachieveditsfinestexpressionintheso-called______.A．RomanticpoetryB．Romanticfiction．Elizabethanpoetry．Elizabethandrama43．ThenewpoliciesadoptedbyMrs．ThatcherandConservativeGovernmentafterthe1979electionwasknownas______.A．ThatcherismB．theNewDeal．NewFrontier．Keynesianism44．WhohasthepowertoappointthePrimeMinisterinBritain?A．TheQueenB．TheParliament．TheHouseofLords．TheChurchofEngland45．BankholidaysinBritainreferto______.A．officialpublicholidaysB．holidaysforthebanksonly．publicholidaysexceptforthebanks．holidaysforthefinancialinstitutionsonly46．WhichstatementabouttheBritishuniversitiesisNOTtrue?A．Theyenjoyacademicfreedom.B．Theycannotappointtheirownstaff.．Theyaregovernedbyroyalcharters.．Theyprovidetheirowncoursesandawardtheirowndegrees.47．______,themostpopularsportinEnglandaswellasinEurope,hasitstraditionalhomeinEnglandwhereitwasdevelopedinthe19thcentury.A．BasketballB．Tennis．Football．Baseball48．WhenAbrahamLincolnwaselectedpresident,thesouthernstatesbrokeawayandformedanewnationcalled______.A．theSouthernStatesofAmericaB．theFederalistStatesofAmerica．theConfederateStatesofAmerica．theAnti-confederateStatesofAmerica49．Intheearly19thcentury,______activelyusedtheShermanAntitrustActtostopmonopolisticbusinessmergersintheUnitedStates.A．J.P．MorganB．WoodrowWilson．HenryRockefeller．TheodoreRoosevelt50．TheRedScarein1919and1920wasatypicalexampleofAmerican______.AreligiousintoleranceB．intolerantnationalism．ProgressiveMovement．deregulationofbigtrustsII.AnswertheQuestions.(30points,3pointsforeach)Giveatothefollowingquestions.Writeyourinthethe51．WhatarethemainfunctionsoftheBritishParliament?52．WhatwerethetwocountriesElizabethIsuccessfullyplayedoffagainsteachotherfornearly30years?53.Whatisaconstitutionalmonarchy?WhendiditbegininBritain?54.WhatdosetheBritishParliamentconsistof?55.WhydidtheAmericanCivilWarbreakout?56.WhathappenedtotheFrenchcolonyaftertheSevenYears’WarbetweenBritainandFrance?57.WhatarethemaincontentsofThatcherism?58.Howdidthe“GloriousRevolution”breakout?Whatwasthesignificanceofit?59.Whataretheimplicationsof“ManifestDestiny”?60.HowoftendoesageneralelectiontakeplaceinBritain?III.TermExplanation.(20points,5pointsforeach)ExplainthefollowinginWriteyourinthetheinaround4061.OpenUniversity62.TheRenaissance63.NHS64.TheIndustrialRevolutionKEYS:1.C2.C3.D4.A5.D6.B7.A8.A9.C10.B11.A12.D13.C14.B15.A16.B17.A18.D19.A20.D21.B22.A23.A24.C25.B26.A27.B28.B29.A30.D31.D32.B33.D34.B35.B36.C37.A38.D39.A40.C41.C42.D43.A44.A45.A46.B47.C48.C49.D50.B51.①topasslaw②toprovide,byvotingfortaxtation,themeansofcarryingontheworkofgov③toexaminegovpolicyandadministration④todebatethemajorissuesofday52.FranceandSpain53.theheadofStateisaKingorQueen.Themonarchyistheoldestinstitutionofgov,datingbacktoatleastthe9C.th54.Sovereign,theHouseofLordsandtheHouseofCommon55.whenAbrahamLincolnwaselectedpresident,thesouthernstatesbrokeawayandformedanewnation(theConfederateStatesofAmerica).However,LincolnwasdeterminedtomaintaintheUnion,sothewarbrokeoutonApril12,1986.56.C