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英美概况题目库英国

英美概况题目库英国

TheUnitedKingdom

I.MultipleChoice

1.Thewas“thegreatestprogressiverevolutionthatmankindhadsofarexperienced,atimewhichcalledforgiantsandproducedgiants—giantsinpowerofthought,passion,andcharacter,inuniversalityandlearning”（Engels）.

a.Renaissance

b.IndustrialRevolution

c.Reformation

d.BourgeoisRevolution

2.isregardedasthefirstEnglishPrimeMinster.

a.DukeofWillington

b.WilliamGladstone

c.BenjaminDisraeli

d.SirRobertWalpole

3.TheofficialheadofParliamentis.

a.thePrimeMinister

b.theMonarch

c.theSpeaker

d.theChancellor

4.ThepresentsovereignofBritainis.

a.ElizabethI

b.ElizabethII

c.ElizabethIII

d.EdwardII

5.isadaytocommemoratethecrucifixionofJesusChrist.

a.Christmas

b.GoodFriday

c.EasterMonday

d.BoxingDay

6.publishedhisbookOntheOriginofSpecieswhichcausedastirinVictoriantimes.

a.AdamSmith

b.CharlesDarwin

c.ThomasMore

d.FrancisBacon

7.ThelargestsectionofGreatBritainis.

a.Scotland

b.Wales

c.England

d.NorthernIreland

8.TheLakeDistrictiswellknownfor.

a.itswildandbeautifulscenery

b.itsvariedlakes

c.theLakePoets

d.allabove

9.ThehighestpeakinGreatBritainis.

a.BenNevis

b.CrossFell

c.Snowdon

d.CheviotHill

10.ThecapitalcityofWalesis.

a.Edinburgh

b.Belfast

c.Cardiff

d.Londonderry

11.Thepartthatreceivesthelargestamountofannualrainfallis.

a.theeastlowlands

b.thenorthernpartofEngland

c.thenorthwesternpartofScotland

d.Wales

12.ThelongestriverinBritainisthe.

a.ThamesRiver

b.SevernRiver

c.ClydeRiver

d.TyneRiver

13.ThelargestlakeoftheUnitedKingdomisin.

a.England

b.Wales

c.Scotland

d.NorthernIreland

14.ThevastmajorityofthepeopleoftheUKare.

a.RomanCatholics

b.Presbyterians

c.Anglicans

d.Methodists

15.TheEnglisharemainlydescendantsof.

a.Celts

b.Anglo-Saxons

c.Vikings

d.NormanConquerors

16.Acockneyisa.

a.typicalEnglishman

b.typicalLondoner

c.typicalBriton

d.nativeLondondialectspeaker

17.TheWelshcametoBritain.

a.earlierthantheEnglish

b.laterthantheEnglish

c.togetherwiththeEnglish

d.inthe13thcentury

18.WhichwordisnotexacttodescribetheWelsh?

a.Musical.

b.Emotional.

c.Cheerful.

d.Suspicious.

19.MostoftheScotsmennowspeak.

a.English

b.Celtic

c.Gaelic

d.bothEnglishandGaelic

20.AtypicalScotsmanisusuallydepictedinthefollowingwordexcept.

a.brave

b.hard-working

c.economical

d.extravagant

21.MostpeopleinNorthernIrelandare.

a.Catholics

b.Protestants

c.Presbyterians

d.Nonconformists

22.TheearliestknownsettlersontheBritishIsleswere.

a.Celts

b.Iberians

c.Gaels

d.Anglo-Saxons

23.TherealRomanconquestofBritainbeganin.

a.55BC

b.54BC

c.AD43

d.AD96

24.WhichpartofBritainwasradicallytransformedbytheRomans?

a.Scotland.

b.Wales.

c.England.

d.London.

25.ChristianitywasfirstbroughttoEnglandby.

a.Romans

b.Anglo-Saxons

c.Celts

d.Danes

26.WhichofthefollowingtribesfirstcametoBritain?

a.Anglos.

b.Saxons.

c.Jutes.

d.Teutons.

27.KingEthelredwascalledEthelredtheUnreadybecause.

a.hewasalwaysunreadyforfighting

b.helackedmilitarypreparedness

c.hefailedtomakepreparedness

d.hefailedtofollowgoodadvice

28.ThegreatestachievementofWilliamtheConquerorwas.

a.theestablishmentofthelegalsystem

b.theintroductionofthefeudalism

c.thespreadingofNorman-French

d.thecompilingoftheDomesdayBook

29.TheDomesdayBookincludedallthefollowingpointsexcept.

a.alllandandpropertyofthenEngland

b.therightsoflandowners

c.thedutyofeverycourt

d.thepoweroftheking

30.ThelastofthetrueNormanKingswas.

a.WilliamRufus

b.HenryI

c.HenryII

d.Robert

31.ThefounderoftheEnglishlegalsystemandtheCommonLawwas.

a.HenryI

b.HenryII

c.Stephen

d.Matilda

32.TheGreatCharterincludesallthefollowingpointsexceptthat.

a.notaxshouldbemadewithouttheapprovalofthecouncil

b.nofreemenshouldbearrestedexceptbythelawoftheland

c.ifthekingattemptedtofreehimselffromlawthevassalshadtherighttoforcethekingtoobey

d.thevassalshadthesolepowertolevyataxonpeople

33.Thefirst“PrinceofWales”inEnglishhistorywas.

a.HenryIII

b.EdwardI

c.EdwardII

d.EdwardIII

34.TheParliamentofwasknownas“modelparliament”.

a.HenryIII

b.SimondeMonfort

c.EdwardI

d.EdwardII

35.Waleswasconqueredby.

a.EdwardI

b.EdwardII

c.HenryIII

d.RichardI

36.ThechiefdemandofthepeasantsduringTyler’sRisingof1381was.

a.topunishthelawyers

b.toraisewages

c.tofreevilleins

d.toreformthechurch

37.TheWaroftheRosesendedin1485withtheaccessionof,thefirstkingoftheHouseofTudor.

a.HenryVII

b.HenryVIII

c.JohnofGaunt

d.EdwardIV

38.UnderHenryVII,thejusticesofthePeacehadallthefollowingpowersexcept.

a.tryingcases

b.thecareofroadsandbridges

c.traininglawyers

d.thecontrolofguilds

39.JohnCabotwassenttodiscovernewwaytotheEastby.

a.thePope

b.theKingofSpain

c.HenryVII

d.HenryVIII

40.WhichisnotpropertodescribetheChurchofMiddleAges?

a.Itwasareligiousbodythathadapoliticalpower.

b.Itwasabodythathadalegalpower.

c.Itwasabranchofnationalgovernmentcontrolledbyking.

d.Itwaslikeanupper-stateorganizationthatwasverypowerful.

41.TheexternalpretextfortheReformationinEnglandwas‘sdivorcecase.

a.HenryVII

b.HenryVIII

c.ClementII

d.CharlesV

42.ElizabethIwasexcommunicatedbythePopein.

a.1558

b.1571

c.1586

d.1603

43.WhowasaCatholicamongthefollowingkingsandqueens?

a.HenryVIII

b.EdwardVI

c.“BloodyMary”

d.ElizabethI

44.SpanishArmadawasdefeatedin.

a.1558

b.1588

c.1600

d.1603

45.IndramathemostshiningrepresentativesoftheElizabethanAgewerethefollowingonesexcept.

a.ChristopherMarlowe

b.EdmundSpenser

c.WilliamShakespeare

d.BenJonson

46.GuyFawkeswas.

a.aProtestant

b.aPresbyterian

c.anAnglican

d.aCatholic

47.WhichisincorrecttodescribeKingJamesI?

a.Hebelievedthatkingswereresponsibletoparliament.

b.HebelievedthatkingderivedhisauthorityfromGod.

c.HetriedtomaketheChurchofEnglandsubservienttohiswill.

d.HewasquitelearnedandwasrememberedbytheEnglishforthecompilingoftheAuthorizedVersionoftheBible.

48.ThetroubleofCharlesI,whichledtothefirstCivilWar,cameatfirstwhenhe.

a.dissolvedParliament

b.persecutedProtestant

c.askedpeoplefor“loans”

d.wantedtoreformthePresbyterianChurchinScotland

49.WhichgroupinthefollowingwereinclinedtosupporttheKingduringtheCivilWar?

a.Merchants.

b.Yeomenandartisans.

c.Catholics.

d.ExtremeProtestants.

50.CharlesIwastriedbytheHighCourtmainlybecause.

a.hewasanabsoluteking

b.hewanedtoreformtheChurchofScotland

c.hestartedtheSecondCivilWar

d.hewantedtoestablishPresbyterianisminEngland

51.TheRumpParliamentwasdispersedbyCromwellin.

a.1649

b.1651

c.1653

d.1658

52.TheGreatFireofLondonbrokeoutin.

a.1660

b.1665

c.1666

d1667

53.TheGloriousRevolutionmarkedthe.

a.beginningofthecrownsupremacyoverparliament

b.endoftheCivilWar

c.failureoftheParliament

d.beginningoftheconstitutionalmonarchy

54.EnglandandScotlandwereconstitutionallyunitedin.

a.1603

b.1688

c.1702

d.1707

55.AftertheFrenchandIndianWar,Britaingotcontrolof.

a.Canada

b.India

c.theOhioValley

d.allabove

56.WhenAmericancolonieswerefightingforindependence,theKingofGreatBritainwas.

a.GeorgeI

b.GeorgeII

c.GeorgeIII

d.GeorgeIV

57.Britaincompletedherrailwaysystemby.

a.1800

b.1820

c.1850

d.1870

58.AccordingtotheReformBill1832,whogottherighttovote?

a.Themaleworkersincities.

b..Themiddleclass.

c.Thewomen.

d.Tefarmhands.

59.ThePeople’sCharterincludesallthefollowingpointsexcept.

a.theuniversalmanhoodsuffrage

b.theabolitionofpropertyqualificationforMPs

c.theabolitionofpaymentofMPs

d.votingbysecretballot

60.The19thcenturyeconomicthinkingstemschieflyform.

a.ThomasMalthus

b.DavidRicardo

c.RobertOwen

d.AdamSmith

61.The“principleofpopulation”wasformulatedby.

a.ThomasMalthus

b.DavidRicardo

c.RobertOwen

d.AdamSmith

62.Whowasprobablyreluctanttoabolishthecornlaws?

a.TheTories.

b.TheWhigs.

c.Theworkers.

d.Theurbanmiddleclass.

63.TheincorrectcommentonGladstoneis.

a.Hestoodforlaissezfaireineconomics.

b.Hefavoredeconomyinpublicexpenditure.

c.headoptedanaggressiveforeignpolicy.

d.Headoptedgradualparliamentaryreform.

64.TheincorrectcommentonDisraeliis.

a.HewasthefounderoftheLiberalParty.

b.HispolicywastoexpandtheBritishEmpire.

c.HemadeQueenVictoriaEmpressofIndia.

d.UnderhimthesecondReformbillwaspassed.

65.Whichreformbillgrantedwomensuffrage?

a.TheReformBillof1832.

b.TheReformBillof1867.

c.TheReformBillof1884.

d.Noneabove.

66.ThelabourPartywasfoundedin.

a.1893

b.1899

c.1900

d.1906

67.QueenVictoriawasproclaimedEmpressofIndiain.

a.1837

b.1876

c.1898

d.1901

68.ThefirstdominionofGreatBritainwas.

a.Canada

b.NewZealand

c.Australia

d.theUnionofSouthAfrica

69.TheBoersinSouthAfricawerefrom.

a.theOrangeF