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英语国家概况试题
英语国家概况试题
I.Readthefollowingunfinishedstatementsorquestionscarefully.Foreachunfinishedstatementorquestion,foursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandDaregiven.Choosetheonethatyouthinkbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.Writetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceontheanswersheet.(50points,1pointforeach)
I.MultipleChoiceQuestions.(50points,1pointforeach)
1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutBritain?
A.GreatBritainandEnglandaregeographicalnames.
B.TheofficialnameofBritainistheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.
C.BritainhasfourpoliticaldivisionsontheislandofGreatBritain.
D.BritishEmpirewasreplacedbytheBritishCommonwealthin1931.
2.ThesuccessfulRomaninvasiontookplacein______,headedby______.
A.43AD,theEmperorClaudiusB.43AD,JuliusCaesar
C.55BC,JuliusCaesarD.55BC,theEmperorClaudius
3.DuringthefifthcenturywhentheRomanEmpirefell,theGermanic______invadedandconqueredBritain.
A.AnglesandCeltsB.AnglesandPicts
C.AnglesandBritonsD.AnglesandSaxons
4.Intheyear597,EnglandbegantobeChristianized.Itwasmainlyduetotheworkof______.
A.St.AugustineB.Constantine
C.PopeGregoryD.Ethelbert,kingofKent
5.______isregardedbymanyEnglishmenasthefoundationofEnglishliberties.
A.ThebeginningofBritishParliament
B.ThePeople’sCharter
C.ThePetitionofRight
D.MagnaCartaof1215
6.______isknownas“thefatheroftheBritishnavy”ashefoundedastrongfleetwhichfirstbeattheDanesatsea.
A.EthelredB.Alfred
C.WilliamD.Edward
7.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabout“DomesdayBook”?
A.Itwascompiledtodiscoverhowmuchtobecalledupontopaybytaxes.
B.ItwassocalledbecauseitseemedtotheEnglishliketheBookofDoomusedonJudgmentDay.
C.ItwascompletedastheresultofageneralsurveyofEngland.
D.itiskeptinthepubliclibraryinLondon.
8.TheLollardswere______whohadplayedaveryimportantroleinthePeasantUprisingof1381.
A.poorpriestsanditinerantpreachersB.poetsandwriters
C.merchantsD.craftsmen
9.ThewordRenaissanceisfrom______,meaning“rebirth”,andwasfirstappliedbythe______historianJakobBurckhardtin1860.
A.English,SwissB.French,Italian
C.French,SwissD.English,Italian
10.ThesignificanceoftheWarsoftheRoseswasallthefollowingEXCEPTthat______.
A.feudalismreceiveditsdeathblow
B.theking’spowernowbecamelimited
C.thegreatmedievalnobilitywasmuchweakened
D.nolessthan80noblesofroyalbloodwerekilledinthewars
11.TheReligiousReformationinEnglandwasledbyKing______,andthedirectcausewashisdivorcecasewith______.
A.HenryVIII,CatherineofAragonB.HenryTudor,ElizabethofYork
C.HenryII,EleanorofAquitaineD.HenryI,Matilda
12.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutElizabethI?
A.ElizabethIbrokeMary’stieswithRome.
B.ElizabethIrestoredherfather’sindependentChurchofEngland.
C.ElizabethI’sreligiousreformwasacompromiseofviews.
D.ElizabethI’sreligioussettlementwasacceptabletobothextremeProtestantsandardentCatholics.
13.AftertheRestoration,BritishParliamentpassedaseriesofseverelawscalled______againstthePuritans,nowknownasNonconformists.
A.theActofSuccessionB.thePetitionofRight
C.theClarendonCodeD.theActofSupremacy
14.ThesparkoftheFirstWorldWarwasstruckatSarajevoonJune28______,whenthe______CrownPrinceFranzFerdinandwasassassinatedbyaSerbiannationalist.
A.1913,GermanB.1914,Austrian
C.1913,BulgarianD.1914,English
15.TheleaderoftheHouseofLordsis______.
A.theArchbishopsofCanterburyB.theMonarch
C.thePrimeMinisterD.theLordChancellor
16.WhichofthefollowingisNOTconsideredacharacteristicoffarminginEnglandinthelate18thandearly19thcenturies?
A.Useofartificialfertilizer.
B.Introductionofnewagriculturalmachinery.
C.The“open-field”system.
D.Asystemofcroprotation.
17.IntheUnitedKingdom,policeofficersareNOTallowedtojoin______ortogoonstrike.
A.atradeunionB.apoliticalparty
C.aclubD.asociety
18.TheChurchofEnglandisNOTfreetochangeitsformofworship,aslaiddownin______,withouttheconsentofParliament.
A.theBillofRightsB.theProvisionsofOxford
C.theConstitutionsofClarendonD.theBookofCommonPrayer
19.TheBritishuniversitiesaregovernedby______orby______andenjoyacademicfreedom.
A.royalcharters,ActofParliament
B.thePeople’sCharter,theReformActof1832
C.theGreatCharter,theBillofRights
D.thePetitionofRight,theTestAct
20.RupertMurdoch’sNewsInternational,oneofthelargestpublishingcorporations,ownsthefollowingnationalpapersEXCEPT______.
A.theTimesB.theSun
C.NewsoftheWorldD.theDailyTelegraph
21.Americawasnamedafter( ).
A.ItaliannavigatorColumbus
B.navigatorAmerigoVespucci
C.someIndianchieftain
D.GeorgeWashington,foundingfatheroftheUnitedStates
22.Nowabout80%to90%ofimmigrationtotheUnitedStatesisfrom______.
A.AsianandHispaniccountries
B.Africancountries
C.Europeancountries
D.CentralandSouthAmericancountries
23.TheDeclarationofIndependenceclearlyexplainedthepoliticaltheorybehindtheAmericanRevolutionwhichcamefrom______.
A.theBritishphilosopherJohnLocke
B.theItalianphilosopherJohnLocke
C.theAmericanpresidentGeorgeWashington
D.theAmericanstatesmanThomasJefferson
24.In1787,allofthestatesexceptRhodeIslandwererepresentedtorevisetheArticlesofConfederationat______.
A.theFirstContinentalCongressB.theSecondContinentalCongress
C.theConstitutionalConventionD.theFirstUSCongress
25.In1865,______,whichbannedslavery,wasaddedtotheAmericanConstitution.
A.theTenthAmendmentB.theThirteenthAmendment
C.theDeclarationofIndependenceD.theBillofRights
26.Asaresultof______,theterritoryownedbytheUnitedStatesalmostdoubled.
A.theLouisianaPurchase
B.thepeacetreatywithMexico
C.theGadsdenPurchase
D.thearmeduprisingoftheAmericansinTexas
27.AftertheWorldWarI,theresultofthe______wastheemergenceofthe______.
A.PeaceConference,TreatyofParis
B.ParisConference,VersaillesTreatySystem
C.TeheranConference,VersaillesTreatySystem
D.ParisConference,MunichAgreement
28.______wasnotanidealist,notadreamer,sohepresentedtoCongresshisprogramknownas______.
A.JohnF.Kennedy,theNewFrontier
B.TheodoreRoosevelt,theNewDeal
C.WoodrowWilson,theprogramofNewFreedom
D.FranklinD.Roosevelt,theNewDeal
29.Thedecisionofthesetting-upofaworldorganization—theUnitedNationswasmadeatthe______.
A.YaltaConferenceB.GenevaConference
C.TeheranConferenceD.ParisConference
30.TherealpurposeoftheMarshalPlanisto______.
A.preventGreeceandTurkeyfromfallingintothehandsoftheSovietUnion
B.supportanycountrywhichsaiditwasfightingagainstCommunism
C.helpWesternEuroperecoverfromthedisruptedindustrialproduction
D.preventWesternEuropefrompossibleSovietexpansion
31.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutMcCarthyism?
A.Itwasthereflectionofanti-CommunismontheAmericansociety.
B.Itreferstotheanti-CommunisthysteriaintheUnitedStates.
C.Thecourtplayedaroleinapprovingthelawfulnessofanti-Communistactivities.
D.ItfrightenedalargenumberofAmericanswhofeltitwouldbemoredangeroustoconformthantodisagreewiththemajority.
32.AftertheGenevaConference,theUnitedStatesreplaced______andbecamethemainforceinprovidingaidfor______.
A.France,theNorthVietnamgovernment
B.France,theSouthVietnamgovernment
C.Britain,theNorthVietnamgovernment
D.Britain,theSouthVietnamgovernment
33.AftertheWatergatescandalhappenedin1972,thePresident______hadtoresign.HeisthefirstpresidenttodosointheU.S.history.
A.RonaldReaganB.HarryTruman
C.JohnF.KennedyD.RichardNixon
34.______waselectedpresidentbecauseinthelate1970s,theAmericansocietyturnedconservative.
A.RonaldReaganB.JimmyCarter
C.RichardM.NixonD.GeorgeBush
35.InBritain,theFirstCivilWarwasfoughtbetweentheRoundheadswhoweretheparliamentarysoldiersledby( ),andtheCavalierswhowereKingCharles’ssupporters.
A.JohnLilburneB.OliverCromwell
C.PrinceRupertD.WilliamJoyce
36.TheobjectiveoftheChartistMovementwasdemocraticrightsforallmen,andittookitsnameform“( )”.
A.TheBillofRightsB.TheAgreementofthePeople
C.thePeople’sCharterD.theGreatCharter
37.By( )Britainhadbuiltupabigempire,“onwhichthesunneverset”.
A.1900B.1910
C.1920D.1930
38.InBritain,theSpeakerisamemberwhoisacceptabletoallshadesofopinionin( ).
A.thePrivyCouncilB.theHouseofLords
C.theSupremeCourtD.theHouseofCommons
39.TheBritishgovernmentdepartmentsarestaffedbymembersof( ),whosedutyistoassistincarryingoutlawspassedbyParliament.
A.theCivilServiceB.thePrivyCouncil
C.theHouseofLordsD.theHouseofCommons
40.Themoderngamesoftennisoriginatedin( )inthelate19thcentury.
A.ScotlandB.Ireland
C.EnglandD.Wales
41.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheresultoftheBlackDeath?
A.Muchlandwasleftuntended.
B.Th