英美概况考试试题集.doc

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英语专业考研英美概况自测题

（一）

BritishSurveyTest

PartIGeography

1.ThetotalareaoftheU.K.is_____.

A.211,440B.244,110C.241,410D.242,534

2.Englandoccupiesthe_____portionoftheU.K.

A.northernB.easternC.southern

3.ThemostimportantpartoftheU.K.inwealthis_____.

A.NorthernIrelandB.EnglandC.Scotland

4._____isonthewesternprominencebetweentheBristolChannelandtheDeeestuary.

A.WalesB.ScotlandC.England

5.WaleswaseffectivelyunitedwithEnglandinthe_____century.

A.14thB.15thC.16th

6.BytheActofUnionof_____ScotlandandthekingdomofEnglandandWaleswereconstitutionallyjoinedastheKingdomofBritain.

A.1707B.1921C.1801

7.PhysiographicallyBritainmaybedividedinto_____provinces.

A.13B.12C.14

8.Mt.BenNevisstandsin_____.

A.theScottishHighlandsB.Wales

C.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

15.Mt.Snowdonstandsin_____.

A.ScotlandB.WalesC.England

16.ThesourceoftheimportantRiverThamesisinthe_____.

A.CotswoldsB.OxfordClayC.Pennines

17.About_____ofthewaterrequirementsareobtainedfromundergroundsources.

A.50%B.38%C.42%

18.Gaelicismainlyspokenin_____.

A.ScotlandB.EnglandC.NorthernIreland

19.TheBankofEnglandwasnationalizedin_____.

A.1964B.1946C.1694

20.Britainisbasicallyanimporterof_____.

A.foodB.rawmaterials

C.manufacturesD.bothAandB

21.Britishfarmersproduceenoughfoodtosupply_____oftheneedsofthepopulation.

A.2/3B.4/5C.1/2

22.Britain’smaincerealcropis_____.

A.oatsB.cornC.barleyD.rye

23.ThecenteroftheBritainfinancialsystemis_____.

A.BankofEnglandB.BankofBritainC.BankofU.K.

24.ThethreeGermanictribesthatinvadedBritainincludethefollowingexcept_____.

A.theAnglesB.theSaxonsC.thePictsD.theJutes

25.“BlackCountry”refersto_____.

A.countrysideinEnglandB.anareaaroundBirmingham

C.acountryinAfrica

26.ThesecondlargestportinBritainis_____.

A.LondonB.BelfastC.Liverpool

27.ThecapitalcityofNorthernIrelandis_____.

A.CardiffB.BelfastC.Leith

28.CeltictribesbegantosettleinBritainfromabout_____B.C.

A.410B.750C.300

29.TheU.K.isrichinthefollowingexcept_____.

A.coalB.ironC.goldD.tin

30.ThedecreaseofBritishpopulationiscausedbythefollowingexcept_____.

A.limitationofimmigrationB.fallofthebirthrate

C.fallofdeathrateD.unemployment

31.TheproportionoftheEnglishinthewholepopulationis_____.

A.60%B.80%C.70%

32.TheQueen’sUniversityisinthecityof_____.

A.BelfastB.EdinburghC.Manchester

33.ThecontributionmadebytheNormanstoBritainisthefollowingexcept_____.

A.finalunificationofEnglandB.foundationofaristocracy

C.greatadministrativeprogressD.somepeculiaritiesofdialect

34.About_____percentofthepopulationliveincitiesortowns.

A.80B.85C.90

35.ThelandavailableforfarminginEngland,Wales,ScotlandandNorthernIrelanddoesnotexceed_____millionacres.

A.30B.25C.40

36.ThehighestmountaininEnglandis_____.

A.Mt.MourneB.Mt.SnowdonC.Mt.Seafell

37.ThesecondlargestcityinEnglandis_____.

A.GlasgowB.BirminghamC.Manchester

38.ThemodernScotsandIrisharethedescendantsof_____.

A.GaelsB.BritonsC.Anglo-Saxons

39.Scotlandoccupiesthe_____portionofGreatBritain.

A.southernB.northernC.western

40.BytheActofUnionin_____,thenameUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandIrelandwasadopted.

41._____hasitsownnationalchurchanditsownsystemoflaw.

A.WalesB.NorthernIrelandC.Scotland

42.The_____EndincludesWestminster,St.James’Palace

A.EastB.WestC.North

43._____includesLondon,thecentreofgovernmentforthewholenation.

A.ScotlandB.NorthernIrelandC.WalesD.England

1.TheU.K.issituatedin_Northwestern____Europe.

2.ThefulltitleoftheU.K.istheUnitedKingdomof__________and__________.

3.TheU.K.consistsofEngland,_____,_____andNorthernIreland.

4.ThelargestpartofU.K.is_____.

5.ThecapitalofEnglandandofGreatBritainis_____.

6.__________iscomposedof