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I.Readthefollowingunfinishedstatementsorquestionscarefully.Foreachunfinishedstatementorquestion，foursuggestedanswersmarkedA，B，CandDaregiven.Choosetheonethatyouthinkbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.Writetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceontheanswersheet.（50points，1pointforeach）

1.___________of1066isperhapsthebest-knowneventinEnglishhistory,inwhichWilliam，

theConquerorconfiscatedalmostallthelandandgaveittohisfollowers.

A.TheRomanConquestB.TheAnglo-SaxonConquest

C.TheNormanConquestD.TheCeltConquest

2.AsaresultoftheBlackDeath，___________.

A.alllandwasleftuntendedB.nolaborwasrequiredanylonger

C.1andownerstendedtochangefromarabletosheep-farming

D.survivingpeasantswerenotabletobargainabouttheirwages

3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutElizabethI（1558-1603）istrue?

A.Elizabethwas35whenshecametothethrone.

B.Elizabethremainedsingle.

C.ElizabethwasnotabletoworkwithParliament.

D.HerreignwasatimeofdiminishingEnglishnationalism.

4.___________wasnotinthe“Allies”intheFirstWorldWar.

A.BritainB.France

C.RussiaD.Turkey

5.TheEnglishCivilWarisalsocalled___________.

A.theRevolutionaryWarB.thePuritanRevolution

C.theReformationD.theRenaissance

6.TheUnitedKingdomisaconstitutionalmonarchy.TheheadofStateisakingoraqueen.Inpractice，___________.

A.Parliamentrulesthecountry

B.theSovereignreignsbutdoesnotrule

C.theSovereignrulesbutdoesnotreign

D.thePrimeMinisterrulesandreigns

7.InJanuary,1973，Britainfinallybecameafullmemberofthe___________，whichwasestablishedbytheTreatyofRomein1957.

A.OrganizationofEconomicCooperationandDevelopment

B.OrganizationofEuropeanDevelopment

C.EuropeanEconomicCommunity

D.EuropeanUnion

8.The___________referstothemechanizationofindustryandtheconsequentchangesinsocialeconomicorganizationinBritaininthelate18thandearly19thcenturies.

A.UrbanizationB.EconomicBoom

C.GloriousRevolutionD.IndustrialRevolution

9.ThemajorChristianfestivalsinBritainare___________.

A.Christmas,EasterandMother’sDay

B.Christmas,EasterandWhitSunday

C.Christmas，GuyFawkesDayandSt.Patrick’sDay

D.Christmas，WhitSundayandSt.George’sDay

10.TheCommonwealthofNationsisafreeassociationofindependentcountriesthatwereoncecoloniesofBritain.Atpresentthereare___________countrieswithintheCommonwealth（1991）.

A.30B.40

C.50D.60

11.AmongthethreetribesoftheCeltscomingtoBritain,themostindustriousandvigorousoftheCeltictribeswasthe___________.

A.GaelsB.Brythons

C.BelgaeD.Vikings

12.PoliticalchangeinEnglandcamemainlythrough___________.

A.gradualreformB.revolution

C.people’suprisingsD.workingclassmovement

13.ThetwopartiesthathaveheldpowerinBritainsince1945are___________.

A.theDemocraticPartyandtheRepublicanParty

B.theConservativePartyandtheLaborParty

C.theLaborPartyandtheSocialDemocraticParty

D.theLaborPartyandtheDemocraticParty

14.___________’sreignwasatimeofconfidentEnglishnationalismandofgreatachievementsinliteratureandotherarts.inexplorationandinbattle.

A.MaryB.HenryVIII

C.E1izabethID.CharlesII

15.AftertheRestoration，Parliamentpassedaseriesofseverelawscalled____________againstthePuritans，nowknownasNonconformists.

A.AgreementofthePeopleB.thePetitionoftheRight

C.theClarendonCodeD.theActofSupremacy

16.Whichstatementaboutthe“WarsofRoses”isNOTtrue?

A.Theking’spowernowbecamesupreme.

B.Ordinarypeoplewereseriouslyaffected.

C.Thewarswerewagedintermittentlyfor30years.

D.Fromthesewarsfeudalismreceiveditsdeathblow.

17.ThefinestexponentsofElizabethandramaintheEnglishRenaissancewere___________.

A.BenJohnson，ChristopherMarloweandCharlesDickens

B.EdmundSpenser,CharlesDickensandWilliamShakespeare

C.WilliamShakespeare,BenJohnsonandCharlesDickens

D.WilliamShakespeare,ChristopherMarloweandBenJohnson

18.TheChartistmovementwasthefirstnationwide___________movement.

A.workingclassB.lowermiddleclass

C.uppermiddleclassD.upperclass

19.______________ledtheU.K.tofinalvictoryintheSecondWorldWar.

A.WinstonChurchillB.NevilleChamberlain

C.TonyBlairD.WilliamGladstone

20.WhichstatementaboutthereligioninBritainistrue?

A.EverypersoninBritainmaychangehisreligion，butwithdifficulty.

B.Everypersonmaynotmanifesthisfaithinteaching，worshipandobservance.

C.EverypersonhastherighttoreligiousfreedomwithoutinterferencefromthecommunityortheState.

D.Churchesandreligioussocietiesofanykindcannotownpropertyandpropagatetheirbeliefsinspeechesandwriting.

21.Inthelate15thcentury,ChristopherColumbus，a（n）___________navigator,ledhismentosailacrossthevastoceanandreachedsomesmallislandsinthenowWestIndies.

A.FrenchB.Spanish

C.ItalianD.English

22.AmericantroopsdefeatedtheBritishat___________inNorthernNewYork.ThiswasagreatturningpointoftheAmericanWarofIndependence，leadingdirectlytoanalliancebetweentheU.S.andFrance.

A.SaratogaB.Trenton

C.LexingtonD.Yorktown

23.In1787，delegatesfromthestatesheldameetinginPhiladelphiatomaketheArticlesofConfederationadequate.Themeetingcametobecalledthe___________.

A.FirstContinentalCongressB.SecondContinentalCongress

C.ConstitutionalConventionD.IndependentConvention

24.WhichofthefollowingisNOTamongPresidentTheodoreRoosevelt’scontributions?

A.TheimplementationoftheShermanAnti-trustAct.

B.Theinitiationoflarge-scaleirrigationprojects.

C.TheadoptionoftheHepburnActof1906.

D.ThepassageoftheFederalReserveAct.

25.___________WasthebeginningofalongeconomicdepressionintheU.S.in1929.

A.BusinessbankruptcyB.Seriousunemployment

C.ThestockmarketcrashD.Foreclosures

26.DuringtheSecondWorldWar,Americanwartimeobjectiveswerethetotaldestructionof___________powersandtheestablishmentofaworldorder.

A.AxisB.Asian

C.AlliedD.European

27.In1932，inthedepthofthedepression，theAmericanpeoplechose___________astheirnextpresidentwhopromisedtogettheU.S.outofthedepression.

A.TheodoreRooseveltB.FranklinD.Roosevelt

C.WoodrowWilsonD.HerbertC.Hoover

28.Educationwasmadeafunctionofthestateunderthe___________AmendmenttotheUSConstitution.

A.TenthB.Eleventh

C.TwelfthD.Thirteenth

29.McCarthyismwasafull-scale___________hysteriaintheUnitedStatesinthe1950s.

A.pro-NaziB.anti-Fascist

C.pro-CommunistD.anti-Communist

30.OnJune5，1947，___________suggestedthattheUSshouldoffereconomicaidtoWesternEuropesoastoprotecttheregionfromSovietexpansion.

A.GeorgeKennanB.GeorgeMarshall

C.DwightEisenhowerD.JamesF.Byrnes

31.Adecisiontosetupaworldorganization，theUnitedNations，wasmadeat___________.

A.YaltaConferenceB.PotsdamConference

C.TeheranConferenceD.ParisConference

32.ThesafeguardsagainstabuseofpowersintheUnitedStatescomeintheformof___________.

A.separationofpowersB.executiveorders

C.presidentialelectionsD.judicialreviews

33.___________Wasmeanttoguaranteetheblacksandotherstherighttovote.

A.EmancipationProclamationin1863

B.TheThirteenthAmendmenttotheConstitutionin1865

C.TheCivilRightsActof1964

D.TheVotingRightsActof1965

34.Womanobtainedvotingrightfromthe___________AmendmenttotheConstitution.

A.17thB.18th

C.19thD.20th

35.Ofthefourkindsofhighschools，___________onesonlyaimtopreparestudentsforcollege.

A.comprehensiveB.academic

C.vocationalD.technical

36.Therehavebeen__________periodsinthedevelopmentofAmericanpoliticalpartiesin

theUnitedStates.

A.twoB.three

C.fourD.five

37.The1920sintheUnitedStateshasbeendescribedbymanyhistoriansasaperiodof

___________.

A.materialfailureB.spiritualfrustration

C.politicalsetbacksD.welfarereform

38.___________isthelargestsinglesourceofgoodsimportedbytheU.S.，accountingfornearly

30％ofthetotal.

A.CanadaB.Mexico

C.JapanD.EuropeanUnion

39.MarkTwain’smasterworkwas___________.

A.TheScarletLetterB.LeavesofGrass

C.TheSketchBookD.TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn

40.Intheearlypartofthe19thcentury，___________wasthecenterofAmericanwriting.

A.BostonB.Philadelphia

C.ChicagoD.NewYorkCity

41.Touristtradeisimportantineconomyin___________withrichgreenmountainsandvalleys.

A.BritishColumbiaB.Atlanticprovinces

C.theCanadian-ShieldD.St.Lawrence-GreatLakesprovinces

42.WhichofthefollowingaboutCanadainWorldWarIisNOTtrue?

A.ItfoundeditsnavytoenterWorldWarI.

B.IttookaseatasamemberoftheLeagueofNations.

C.ItwontherighttosignthePeaceTreatyof1919initsownname.

D.IthasfounditsplaceamongthenationsoftheworldsinceWorldWarI.

43.Generallyspeaking，Canadacanbedividedinto___________geographicalregions.

A.threeB.four

C.fiveD.six

44.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutAustraliaistrue?

A.Itistheworld’sfifthlargestcountryandissurroundedbysea.

B.Itisthesmallestandtheonlycontinentthatcontainsonlyonecountry.

C.ItisacontinentthatcontainsonlyAustraliaandNewZealand.

D.Itistheworld’ssmallestcontinentandtheworld’sfourthlargestcountry.

45.ThefirstAustraliancolony,establishedbyBri