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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