英美概况考试试题集1.docx

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英美概况考试试题集1

BritishSurvey

PartIGeography

2.Englandoccupiesthe_____portionoftheU.K.

A.northernB.easternC.southern

3.ThemostimportantpartoftheU.K.inwealthis_____.

A.NorthernIrelandB.EnglandC.Scotland

4._____isonthewesternprominencebetweentheBristolChannelandtheDeeestuary.

A.WalesB.ScotlandC.England

8.Mt.BenNevisstandsin_____.

A.theScottishHighlandsB.WalesC.England

9.ThemainriverspartinginBritainrunsfrom_____.

A.northtosouthB.southtonorthC.easttowest

10.Cheviothillsliealongtheborderbetween_____andEngland.

A.ScotlandB.WalesC.ValeofEden

11.ThelongestriverinBritainis_____.

A.SevernB.ClydeC.Bann

12.LondonissituatedontheRiverof_____.

A.ParretB.ThamesC.Spey

13.Edinburghisthecapitalof_____.

A.EnglandB.ScotlandC.Wales

14.Theriversflowingintothe_____aremainlyshort.

A.NorthSeaB.EnglishChannelC.Deeestuary

18.Gaelicismainlyspokenin_____.

A.ScotlandB.EnglandC.NorthernIreland

20.Britainisbasicallyanimporterof_____.

A.foodB.rawmaterials

C.manufacturesD.bothAandB

22.Britain’smaincerealcropis_____.

A.oatsB.cornC.barleyD.rye

23.ThecenteroftheBritainfinancialsystemis_____.

A.BankofEnglandB.BankofBritainC.BankofU.K.

24.ThethreeGermanictribesthatinvadedBritainincludethefollowingexcept_____.

A.theAnglesB.theSaxonsC.thePictsD.theJutes

26.ThesecondlargestportinBritainis_____.

A.LondonB.BelfastC.Liverpool

27.ThecapitalcityofNorthernIrelandis_____.

A.CardiffB.BelfastC.Leith

PartII.History

1.JuliusCaesarinvadedBritain_____.

A.onceB.twiceC.threetimes

2.KingArthurwasthekingof_____.

A.PictsB.CeltsC.ScotsD.Jutes

3.Thefirst“KingoftheEnglish”was_____.

A.AlfredB.EgbertC.BedeD.Ethelred

4.ChristianitywasintroducedintoEnglandinthelate_____century.

A.14thB.8thC.6th

5.In1653_____wasmadeLordProtectorforlife.

A.OliverCromwellB.CharlesIC.WilliamII

10.Edwardwasknownasthe“_____”becauseofhisreputationforsaintliness.]

A.ConfessorB.ConquerorC.Protector

11.NormanConquestbeganin_____.

A.1016B.1066C.1035

12.Inhistory_____wasnicknamed“KingofLackland”.

A.JohnB.HenryIC.HenryII

14.HenryPlantagenet,in1154,establishedtheHouseofAngevinas_____.

A.HenryIB.HenryIIC.HenryIII

15.HenryIIappointedin1162_____ArchbishopofCanterbury.

A.ThomasBecketB.StephenLangtonC.SimondeMortfort

16.CharlesIwasbeheadedin_____.

A.1649B.1648C.1653

17.Itwas_____whosummonedModelParliamentin1295.

A.EdwardIB.HenryIVC.SimondeMontfort

18.TheGreatChartercontained_____setsofprovisions.

A.twoB.fourC.three

19.ThePeasantsUprisingin1381wasledby_____.

A.HenryTurnerB.WattTylerC.Richard

20.TheEnglishChurchwasstrictly_____.

A.nationalB.internationalC.regional

21.TheGloriousRevolutionin1688wasinnaturea_____.

A.coupd’etatB.racialslaughterC.peasantrising

22.TheIndustrialRevolutionlaidagoodfoundationforthe_____.

A.factoryoftheworldB.expansionofmarkets

C.socialupheaval

23.TheAmericanRevolution（theAmericanWarofIndependence）brokeoutin_____andendedin_____.

A.1775,1783B.1774,1782C.1786,1784

24.TheBattleofHastingstookplacein_____.

A.1606B.1042C.1066

25.TheGreatCharterwassignedby_____in1215.

A.KingHenryIIB.KingRichardC.KingJohn

26.Intheearly14thcenturyfeudalismbeganto_____inEngland.

A.growB.flourishC.declineD.end

29.TheParliamentof1265whichisknownasthe“_____”isconsideredthe“beginningofparliament”.

A.AllEstatesParliamentB.ModelParliament

C.LongParliament

30.TheAnglo-Frenchhostilitywhichbeganin1337andendedin1453wasknownas_____.

A.theWarsofRosesB.theHundredYears’War

C.PeasantUprising

31.Inthefirsthalfof17thcentury_____growrapidlyinEngland.

A.feudalismB.capitalismC.Catholicism

36.BytheendoftheWarsoftheRosestheHouseof_____began.

A.TudorB.LancasterC.Plantagenet

37.Inthe“_____”of1388fivelordsaccusedtheKing’sfriendsoftreasonunderaveryexpansivedefinitionofcrime.

A.AllEstatesparliamentB.MercilessParliament

C.ModelParliament

38.IntheWarsoftheRosestheLancastrianswirebadgesof_____rose.

A.whiteB.redC.pinkD.yellow

39.ThefirstCivilWarinBritainlastedfrom_____to_____.

A.1600,1604B.1640,1644C.1642,1646

40.WilliamShakespeareismainlya_____.

A.novelistB.dramatistC.poet

41.In1689the“BillofRights”waspassed._____beganinEngland.

A.TheConstitutionalMonarchyB.AllEstatesParliament

C.HouseofLancaster

42.The_____carriedontraderelationswithRussiaandcentralAsiancountries.

A.MoscowCompanyB.EastlandCompany

C.EastIndiaCompany

44.In1534Parliamentpassedthe“_____”,accordingtowhichHenryVIIIwasdeclaredtheheadoftheEnglishChurch.

A.theBillofRightsB.ActofSupremacyC.ActofSettlement

45.UnderElizabethI_____wasrestored,andshewasdeclared“governor”ofthechurch.

A.theRomanChurchB.theCatholicChurch

C.theAnglicanChurch

46.In1337thehostilitybetweenEnglandand_____resultedintheHundredYears’War.

A.FranceB.SpainC.Russia

47.Thereligiouspersecutionmainlyexistedduringthereignof_____.

A.CromwellB.CharlesIC.HenryVIII

48.Englandfirstbecameaseapowerinthetimeof_____.

A.HenryVIIB.ElizabethIC.Victoria

PartIII.Culture

1.AllchildrenintheUKmust,bylaw,receiveafull-timeeducationfromtheageof_____to_____.

A.5,16B.6,17C.7,18

3.Publicschoolsbelongtothecategoryofthe_____schools.

A.stateB.independentC.local

4.Thepupilswhohadgotthehighestmarksinthe“elevenplus”examinationwouldgoto_____school.

A.grammarB.technicalC.secondarymodern

5.OxfordandCambridgearetheoldestuniversitiesdatingfrom_____and_____.

A.1167,1284B.1234,1325C.1335,1427

6.Thereareover_____universitiesinBritain.

A.thirtyB.fortyC.fifty

8.TheuniversitiesofSt.Andrews,Glasgow,AberdeenandEdinburgharecalledthefour_____universities.

A.oldB.newC.Scottish

9.The_____universityofferscoursesthroughoneofBBC’stelevisionchannelsandbyradio.

A.openB.newC.middleaged

10.BuckinghamUniversityisand_____universitywhichwasestablishedin1973.

A.independentB.openC.old

11.ThesecondcentreoftheBritishpressisin_____.

A.LondonB.theFleetStreetC.Manchester

12.InBritaingreatmajorityofchildrenattend_____schools.

A.stateB.independentC.religious

13.InBritaineducationattheagefrom5to16is_____.

A.optionalB.compulsoryC.self-taught

14.TheoldestuniversityinBritainis_____.

A.CambridgeB.EdinburghC.Oxford

16.TheearliestnewspaperinBritainis_____.

A.DailyMailB.DailyTelegraphsC.TheTimesD.Guardian

17._____istheoldestSundaynewspaperinBritain.

A.SundayTimesB.TheObserver

C.ThepeopleD.NewsoftheWorld

18.Themosthumorousmagazineis_____.

A.NewSocietyB.PrivateEyeC.PunchD.Spectator

19.IntheUKthereareabout_____dailiesandover_____weeklies.

A.130,1000B.200,800C.160,1200

20.Thereare_____nationaldailynewspaperswhichappeareverymorningexceptonSundays.

A.nineB.sevenC.eight

21.TheDailyTelegraphandSundayTelegraphsupportthe_____.

A.LiberalPartyB.LabourPartyC.ConservativeParty

22.TheEconomist,NewStatesman,Spectatorare_____.

A.journalsB.dailynewspapersC.localpapers

23.BBCwasfoundedin_____andcharteredin_____asanindependentpubliccorporation.

A.1922,1927B.1292,1297C.1822,1827

26.ThemostfamousbroadcastingcompanyinBritainis_____.

A.BritishBroadcastingCorporation

B.IndependentBroadcastingAuthority

C.Reuters

27.Reuterswasfoundedintheyearof_____.

A.1518B.1815C.1851

28.Thenewheadquarters’buildingof_____isat85FleetStreet,London.

A.BBCB.thePressAssociationLtd.

C.theExchangeTelegraphCo.Ltd.

29._____isregardedasthemostEnglishofgames.

A.CricketB.SoccerC.Rugger

30._____claimsthehighestpopularattendanceinBritain.

A.RugbyfootballB.Associationfootball

C.Baseball

31._____“pools”provideamusementformillionsofpeoplewhobetontheresultsofmatches.

A.AssociationfootballB.Baseball

C.Cricket

32.Theannual_____championshipsatWimbledon,inLondon,arethemostfamousintheworld.

A.hockeyB.tennisC.netball

33._____racingischieflyabettingsport.

A.HorseB.BoatC.Dog

39.JamesWattwasagreat_____engineerandinventor.

A.IrishB.ScottishC.English

40._____developedatomictheoryinthe18thcentury.

A.JohnDaltonB.FrancisGlissonC.RobertBoyle

41.Theminor’ssafetylampwasinventedby_____.

A.FrancisBaconB.WilliamHarveyC.HumphyDavy

42.CharlesRobertDarwinDevelopedthetheoryof_____.

A.evolutionB.immunologyC.virology

43._____isconsideredthefatherofEnglishpoetry.

A.GeoffreyChaucerB.JohnMiltonC.JohnDonne

44.BigBenisthenicknameof_____.

A.BenjaminFranklinB.SirBenjaminHallC.the315-footClockTower

45.TheBritishMuseumwasfoundedin_____.

A.1659B.1763C.1753

46.TheBritishMuseumisfinancedby_____fundsandismanagedbyaboardof25trustees.

A.GovernmentB.individualC.local

47.Youcouldfindtheworld-famousSpeakers’Cornerin_____.

A.GreatRussellB.HydeParkC.WestminsterAbbey

48._____isthebiggestandmostwell-knownchurchinLondon.

A.WhitehallB.St.Paul’sCathedral

C.WestminsterAbbey

49.