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英语国家概况

英语国家概况》期末复习题（含答案）

（第I卷客观题共45分）

1.选择题（共30分;每题1分）

U.K.

1.TheimportanceoftheBritishmonarchycanbeseeninitseffecton.D

A.passingthebillsB.advisingthegovernment

C.politicalpartiesD.publicattitude

2.ThepoliciesoftheConservativePartyinGreatBritainarecharacterizedbypragmatismand.D

A.governmentinterventionB.nationalizationofenterprises

C.socialreformD.abeliefinindividualism

3.OxfordUniversityistheoldestuniversityintheEnglish-speakingworld.

4.CabinetmembersarechosenbyinBritain.B

A.themonarchB.thePrimeMinister

C.theArchbishopD.theLordChancellor

5.EnglishbelongstotheGermanicgroupofIndo-Europeanfamilyoflanguages.

6.TheSevernRiveristhelongestriverinBritain.

7.ThefollowingChristmastraditionsareparticularlyBritishexcept.A

A.TroopingtheColorB.Queen'sChristmasmessage

C.BoxingDayD.Christmaspantomime

8.AmongBritainq'uaslitypress,thefollowingnewspapersareregardedasthe“BigThreewiththeexceptionofTheObserver.

9.In2012,Britainhadapopulationofabout63million.

10.ThetwomainislandsoftheBritishIslesareGreatBritainandIreland.

11.BritishPrimeMinisterMargaretThatcheroncesaidthat,“BritainandthtedUSntiateswill

standsidebyside”.

12.TheLaborPartyaffectedtheBritishsocietygreatlyinthatit.A

A.setuptheNationalHealthServicesB.improvedpublictransportation

C.abolishedtheoldtaxsystemD.enhancedtheeconomicdevelopment

13.MargaretThatchergo'vsernmentintroducedthebiggestchangesinBritisheconomicpolicysinceWorldWarII.

14.CharlesDickensisarepresentativeofEnglishCriticalRealismattheturnofthe19thcentury.

15.ThethreeprinciplefeaturesoftheclimateofBritainarethefollowingEXCEPT.C

A.thefrequentfoginwinterB.thelargenumberofrainydays

C.extremecoldnesseveninsummerD.changeabilityalltheyearround

16.SamuelJohnson'dsictionarywasinfluentialinestablishingastandardformofspellinginEnglish.

17.TheintroductionofChristianitytoBritainaddedthefirstelementofLatinandGreekwordstoEnglish.

18.wasnotamongthefourself-governingdominionsintheBritishEmpire.C

A.AustraliaB.Canada

C.IndiaD.theUnionofSouthAfrica

19.OfthefollowingsectorsinBritain,serviceindustryhasexperiencedspectaculargrowth

sineetheendofWorldWarII.

20.CambridgehasmoreNobelPrizewinnersthananyotherinstitutioninBritain.

21.Writersofliteraturearemoreconcernedwithimaginationandfeelingthanwithreason

andintellect.C

A.RenaissaneeB.Neo-ClassicalC.RomanticD.Victorian

22.TheendoftheWarsoftheRosesledtotheruleof.C

A.theHouseofValoisB.theHouseofYork

C.theHouseofTudorD.theHouseofLancaster

23.TouristsfromallovertheworldcometoenjoythebeautyofScottishseenery,todrinkScotchwhiskyandtoseeScotsmenwearingkilts.

24.ThemarkedtheestablishmentoffeudalisminEngland.C

A.VikinginvasionB.signingoftheMagnaCarta

C.NormanConquestD.adoptionofcommonlaw

25.CommonwealthDayisanannualeventcelebratedonthesecondMondayinMarcheachyear.

26.SuchbigcitiesasGlasgow,Manchester,SheffieldandNewcastlearefamousforthe.

D

A.oilindustryB.carindustry

C.shippingcompaniesD.coalfields

27.Duringthe15thand16thcenturiesanintellectualmovementknownassweptEurope.

wasthegreatestplaywrightoftheworldproducedinthisperiodinEngland.D

A.Romanee,GeoffreyChaucerB.Christianity,GeorgeBernardShaw

C.Italianliteraryinfluenee,SonnetD.Renaissanee,Shakespeare

28.Aestheticismisthebeliefthatartistshavenoobligationotherthantostriveforbeauty---“ar

forart'ssake”.ThemostimportantrepresentativeofAestheticismis.B

A.ThomasHardyB.OscarWilde

C.VirginiaWoolfD.WilliamButlerYeats

29.ThedirectcausefortheReligiousReformationwasKingHenryVIII'fforttodivorcehiswife.

30.isviewedasRomanticpoetry's“DeclarationofIndependence”.

A."IWonderedLonelyasaCloud”B.DonJuan

C.“PrefacetoLyricalBallads”D.PrometheusUnbound

U.S.

31.TheU.S.liesincentralNorthAmerica,withCanadatothenorth,Mexicotothesouth,the

AtlantictoitseastandthePacifictoitswest.

32.“NotaxationwithoutrepresentationWastherallyingsloganbeforetheWarof

Independence.

33.TheConstitutionoftheUnitedStatestriestogiveeachbranchenoughpowertobalancetheothers.

34.Thefollowingexcepttherighttogetintopeople'shouseabyguedreeteedintheBill

ofRights.

35.Ofthefollowingpersons,thecanNOTmakelegislativeproposalintheU.S.A

A.SecretaryofStateB.President

C.RepresentativeD.Senator

36.Ofthefollowingsubjects,politicsandbusinesseducationareNOTofferedtoelementaryschoolstudentsintheU.S.

37.AbrahamLincolnissuedEmancipationProclamationtograntfreedomtoalltheslavesintheU.S.

38.ThetermsforaSenatorandaRepresentativeintheU.S.aresixandtwoyearsrespectively.

39.TheNationalDayoftheUnitedStatesfallsonJuly4h.

40.WashingtonIrvingisregardedas“thefatherofAmericanliterature”.

41.HighereducationintheUnitedStatesbeganwiththefoundingofHarvardUniversity.

42.ThefirstshotsoftheAmericanWarofIndependencewerefiredinLexington

43.ThesymboloftheDemocraticPartyisa/andonkey,anda/anelephantrepresentsthe

RepublicanParty.

44.TheeasternpartoftheUnitedStatesconsistsofthehighlandsformedbytheAppalachianRangeandthewesternpartconsistsofhighplateausandtheRockyMountains.

45.AlaskaisthelargeststateinthewholeUnitedStatesandTexasisthelargeststateinthepartoftheU.S.thatisonthemainland.

46.IntheUnitedStates,theBillofRightsguaranteescitizensoftheUnitedStatesspecificindividualrightsandfreedoms

47.ThemodernAmericaneconomyprogressedfromto,andeventually,to.B

A.colonialeconomy,handcrafteconomy,industrialeconomy

B.colonialeconomy,farmingeconomy,industrialeconomy

C.farmingeconomy,handcrafteconomy,industrialeconomy

D.handcrafteconomy,farmingeconomy,industrialeconomy

48.TheSupremeCourtintheUnitedStatesiscomposedofninejustices.

49.ThecharacteristicofdominantAmericancultureis.B

A.English-speaking,northernEuropean,Protestantandupper-class

B.English-speaking,westernEuropean,Protestantandmiddle-class

C.English-speaking,northernEuropean,RomanCatholicandmiddle-class

D.English-speaking,westernEuropean,RomanCatholicandupper-class

50.Thefollowinginventionstookplaceduringthe“secondindustrialrevolutionexceptrefrigerator.

51.Ofthefollowing,isNOTacharacteristicofMarkTwainC'sworks.

A.arealisticviewB.asenseofhumor

C.anidealisticviewD.colloquialspeech

52.ThefirstsuccessfulEnglishcolonyinNorthAmericawasfoundedatJamestowninVirginia.

53.Americaproducesamajorportionoftheworld'sproductsinthefollowjntgoiteJdsexce

54.F.ScottFitzgerald'sfinestnovelis,anditsthemeisaboutD.

A.TalesoftheJazzAgethelossofoneself

B.TenderistheNight,love

C.TheBeautifulandtheDamned,theevilofhumannature

D.TheGreatGatsby,theAmericanDream

55.Ofthefollowingbooks,isNOTwrittenbyErnestHemingway.C

A.AFarewelltoArmsB.ForWhomtheBellTolls

C.TheSoundandtheFuryD.TheSunAlsoRises

56.ThepolicyoftheUnitedStateswasatthebeginningofthetwoworldwars.C

A.appeasementB.fullinvolvement

C.neutralityD.partialinvolvement

57.ThefirstpeopleontheAmericancontinentcamefromasearlyasthousandyears

ago.C

A.Asia,2B.Europe,2C.Asia,20D.Europe,20

58.ThefirstNationalBankoftheUnitedStateswasestablishedwiththeurgeof.A

A.AlexanderHamiltonB.AndrewJackson

C.GeorgeWashingtonD.ThomasJefferson

59.Ofthefollowinguniversities,MassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyhasNOTcultivatedany

AmericanPresidentsyet.

60.Ofthefollowingwriters,isNOTaNobelPrizewinner.A

A.AliceWalkerB.ErnestHemingway

C.EugeneO'NeilD.WilliamFaulkner

61.ThefollowingexceptareallpowersoftheU.S.President.B

A.appointingfederaljudgeswhenvacanciesoccur

B.makinglaws

C.issuingexecutiveorders

D.vetoinganybillspassedbyCongress

62.Since1959,theUnitedStateshasbeenacountryof50states.

63.ChicagoisthethirdlargestcityintheUnitedStates.ItservesasthemainconnectionbetweentheeasterncoastcitiesandtheWest.

64.ThedistributionofthepopulationintheU.S.isratheruneven.Themostdenselypopulated

regionisthepartofthecountry.A

69.ThefirsttimethatAustraliadevelopedaforeignpolicyindependentofBritainwas.D

A.aftertheestablishmentoftheCommonwealthofAustralia

B.afterWorldWarII

C.duringtheGreatDepressionofthe1930s

D.duringthePacificWarinWorldWarII

70.Australia'seconomydependslargelyon.C

A.agricultureB.manufacturing

C.foreigntradeD.tourism

71.TheHowardgovernment'foreignpolicywasbasedonrelationswithfourkeycountries,namelyinAustralia.B

A.theU.S.,Japan,Britain,China

C.theU.S.,Japan,Britain,Indonesia

B.theU.S.,Japan,China,Indonesia

D.theU.S.,Britain,China,Indonesia

72.Australiansystemofteachingandschooldisciplineputemphasisonthefollowingexcept.C

A.learningbydiscoveryandquestioning

B.self-discipline

C.outwarddiscipline

D.encouragingstudent'sinterestinlearning

73.CanberraisAustralia'scapital.

74.In2013