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一、单选题（共40题，共0分）

1.Britainhas,forcenturies,beenslowlytiltingwith________.

A.theNorth-WestslowlyrisingandtheSouth-Eastslowlysinking

B.theNorth-EastslowlyrisingandtheSouth-Westslowlysinking

C.theSouth-EastslowlyrisingandtheSouth-Westslowlysinking

D.theSouth-WestslowlyrisingandtheNorth-Eastslowlysinking

2.WhichoftenfollowingstatementsisnottrueaboutBritishcoalmining?

A.Britionhasusedupalmostallcoaldeposits

B.ThedemandforBritishcoalhasdeclined.

C.Petroleum,waterpower,andelectricpowerreplacingcoalformanypurposes.

D.TheoldBritishminesarenarrowanddeep,makingitdifficulttousemachines

3.ForelectoralpurposesBritainisdividedinto659constituencies,eachofwhichreturns________totheHouseofCommons.

A.onemember

B.twomembers

C.threemembers

D.fourmembers

4.Inthe1970soilwasdiscoveredin________,buttherevenuefromoildidnotcreateaneconomicforBritain.

A.theEnglishChannel

B.theIrishSea

C.St.George'sChannel

D.theNorthSea

5.InBritain,ministersareappointedbytheQueenontherecommendationof________.

A.theLordChancellor

B.thePrimeMinister

C.theSpeaker

D.theParliamentaryCommissioner

6.ThankstothemilitantfeministmovementofthesuffragettesbeforetheFirstWorldWar,votesweregrantedtowomenovertheageof________in1918.

A.18

B.20

C.30

D.35

7.TheobjectiveoftheChartistMovementwasdemocraticrightsforallmen,andittookitsnamefrom“________”.

A.TheBillofRights

B.TheAgreementofthePeople

C.ThePeople'sCharter

D.TheGreatCharter

8.Inthe1960spopmusicunderwentarevolutionwhen________becameworldfamousandturnedtheirhometownofLiverpoolintoaplaceofpilgrimage.

A.tehBeachBoys

B.theRollingStone

C.theAnimals

D.theBeatles

9.TheToriesweretheforerunnersof________,whichstillbearsthisnicknametoday

A.theLabourParty

B.theConservativeParty

C.theLiberalParty

D.theSocialDemocraticParty

10.IntheUnitedKingdom,thepartywhichwinsthe________numberofseatsintheHouseofCommonsbecomestheofficialOpposition.

A.largest

B.secondlargest

C.thirdlargest

D.fourthlargest

11.IntheUnitedKingdom,policeofficersarenotallowedtojoin________ortogoonstrike.

A.atradeunion

B.achoir

C.apoliticalparty

D.aclub

12.Agriclturalchangesinthelate18thandearly19thcenturiesinEnglandweresogreatthattheywereworthyoftheterm“________”.

A.reform

B.evolution

C.revolution

D.reformation

13.TheMississippi,whichissometimescalled________,hasplayedavitalroleinthehistoryoftheUnitedStates.

A.“OldManRiver”

B.“MoonRiver”

C.“OldFatherRiver”

D.“MotheroftheUnitedStates”

14.ThelargestandsmalleststatesoftheUnitedStatesare________.

A.AlaskaandRhodeIsland

B.TexasandMaine

C.TexasandRhodeIsland

D.AlaskaandMaine

15.AtrendthatoccursatthesametimewiththemovementtotheSouthandtheWeastoftheUnitedStatesis________.

A.theflowofpeopletosunbeltarea

B.theflowofpeolefromsmallcitiestobigcities

C.thegrowthofsmalltowns

D.theoutflowofcityresidentsfromthecorecitiestothesuburbs

16.TheaveragelifeexpectancyoftheRedIndiansis________.

A.higherthanthenationalaverage

B.lowerthanthenationalaverage

C.aboutthesamewiththenationalaverage

D.noneoftheabove

17.ThethreePuritantraditionsare________.

A.religioustolerance,respectforachievementandrespectforlearning

B.religiousdissentaggressivenessandrespectforlearning

C.religiousintolerance,respectforachievementandrespectforlearning

D.religiousintolerance,aggressiveness,respectforachievement

18.In1900,theUnitedStatesrankedfirstintheworldintheproductionof________.

A.coal

B.electricity

C.oil

D.wheat

19.DuringtheSecondWorldWar,Roosevelt,StalinandChurchillmetat________.

A.Teheran,YaltaandPotsdam

B.TeheranandYalta

C.Yalta,PotsdamandBerlin

D.TeheranandPotsdam

20.TheNewFrontierandWaronPovertywereputforwardrespectivelyby________.

A.EisenhowerandKennedy

B.JohnsonandNixon

C.JohnsonandKennedy

D.KennedyandJohnson

21.TheoriginoftheAmericanpartysystemcanbetracedto________.

A.thestrugglebetweentheRoyalistsandrevolutionariesintheWarofIndependence

B.theconstitutionaldebatebetweentheFederalistsandtheanti--Federalists

C.thestrugglebetweenthosewhoupheldslaveryandthosewhoopposedslavery

D.noneoftheabove

22.ThefunctionsofinstitutionsofhighereducationintheU.S.are________.

A.researchandteaching

B.teachinganddegreeawarding

C.professionaltraining,teachingandpublicservice

D.teaching,researchandpublicservice

23.In“SongofMyself”,Whitmanwritesthat________.

A.womanisnotworthmentioning

B.womanisnotasgreatasman

C.womanasthemotherofhumanbeingsisthegreatest

D.noneoftheabove

24.ThethemeofThanksgivinghasalwaysbeen________.

A.friendshipandhappiness

B.peaceandplenty

C.cooperationandrichreward

D.loveandhappiness

25.Australiaislocatedbetween________andtheIndianOcean.

A.theSouthPacificOcean

B.theAtlanticOcean

C.theNorthSea

D.theArctic

26.Australia,whichisoneoftheworld'sdevelopedcountries,hasbecomerichthrough________.

A.manufacturingindustries

B.farmingandmining

C.serviceindustries

D.forestryandfishing

27.AustralianAboriginesbelievedinacreativeperiod,usuallyreferredtoinEnglishas________.

A.tehDreamland

B.theDreaming

C.theBeginningoftheWorld

D.theBeginningoftheUniverse

28.AsfarasAustraliancultureisconcerned,thehistoryofAustraliacanbedividedintothefollowingphaseswiththeexceptionof________.

A.theperiodoftheoriginalcultureofAboriginalpeople

B.theperiodofthedominantBritishculture

C.tehperiodofAsianculture

D.theperiodofamulticulturalsociety

29.TheMaboJudgementpassedbyAustralia'sHighCourtinJune1992overturnedtheconceptofterranullius,whichmeans________.

A.“landbelongingtonoone”

B.“landunknowntoeveryone”

C.“Wonderland”

D.“Dreamtime”

30.Duringthe1990smanyAustralianscalledfortheirnationtobecomearepublicwith________.

A.apresidentreplacingtheBritishmonarchasheadofstate

B.aprimeministerreplacingthegovernor--generalasheadofgovernment

C.agovernor-generalreplacingtheBritishmonarchasheadofstate

D.apresidentreplacingthegovernor-generalasheadofgovernment

31.ThelongestriverinCanadais________.

A.theMackenzie

B.theSt.Lawrence

C.tehSevern

D.theYukon

32.WhyweretheFrenchtroopsinCanadadefeatedbytheBritishduringtheSevenYears'War?

A.BecausetheywerenotusedtotheweatherinCananda.

B.Becausetheydidnotgetsupportfromthelocalpeople.

C.Becausetheydidnotreceivethesuppliestheyneededsobadly.

D.BecausetheBritishhadlargerandbettersettlementsinCanada.

33.WhichofthefollowingisnottrueaboutCanada'smanufacturingtoday?

A.ManufacturingisthemostimportanteconomicactivityinCanada.

B.Transportationequipmentranksasthenation'sleadingmanufacturedproduct.

C.FoodprocessingisstillimportantbutitisnolongerCanada'schiefmanufacturingindustry

D.TheproductionofpaperandpaperrelatedproductsisnolongerimportantinCanada'smanufacturing.

34.WhenwasthereferendumonQuebec'sfuturestatusheldinCanada?

A.1994

B.1995

C.1996

D.1997

35.Since1971theCanadiangovernmenthasadoptedapolicyof________,recognizingthatculturalpluralismwithinabilingualframeworkistheessenceoftheCanadianidentity.

A.assimilation

B.integration

C.multiculturalism

D.genderequality

36.InCanadathefederalgovernmentshavealwaysbeenformedby________.

A.theLiberalParty

B.theProgressiveConservativeParty

C.eithertheLib