英美国家概况练习题.docx

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英美国家概况练习题

英美国家概况练习题

BritishSurveyTest

PartIGeography

I.MultipleChoice

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.PsysiographicallyBritainmaybedividedinto_____provinces.

A.13B.12C.14

8.Mt.BenNevisstandsin_____.

A.theScottishHighlandsB.Wales

C.England

9.ThemainriverspartinginBritainrunsfrom_____.

10.

11.Britishfarmersproduceenoughfoodtosupply_____oftheneedsofthepopulation.

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

12.Britain’smaincerealcropis_____.

A.oatsB.cornC.barleyD.rye

13.ThecenteroftheBritainfinancialsystemis_____.

A.BankofEnglandB.BankofBritainC.BankofU.K.

14.ThethreeGermanictribesthatinvadedBritainincludethefollowingexcept_____.

A.theAnglesB.theSaxonsC.thePictsD.theJutes

15.“BlackCountry”refersto_____.

A.countrysideinEnglandB.anareaaroundBirmingham

C.acountryinAfrica

16.ThesecondlargestportinBritainis_____.

A.LondonB.BelfastC.Liverpool

17.ThecapitalcityofNorthernIrelandis_____.

A.CardiffB.BelfastC.Leith

18.CeltictribesbegantosettleinBritainfromabout_____B.C.

A.410B.750C.300

19.TheU.K.isrichinthefollowingexcept_____.

A.coalB.ironC.goldD.tin

20.ThedecreaseofBritishpopulationiscausedbythefollowingexcept_____.

A.limitationofimmigrationB.fallofthebirthrate

C.fallofdeathrateD.unemployment

21.TheproportionoftheEnglishinthewholepopulationis_____.

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

22.TheQueen’sUniversityisinthecityof_____.

A.BelfastB.EdinburghC.Manchester

23.ThecontributionmadebytheNormanstoBritainisthefollowingexcept_____.

A.finalunificationofEnglandB.foundationofaristocracy

C.greatadministrativeprogressD.somepeculiaritiesofdialect

24.About_____percentofthepopulationliveincitiesortowns.

A.80B.85C.90

25.ThelandavailableforfarminginEngland,Wales,ScotlandandNorthernIrelanddoesnotexceed_____millionacres.

A.30B.25C.40

26.ThehighestmountaininEnglandis_____.

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

27.ThesecondlargestcityinEnglandis_____.

A.GlasgowB.BirminghamC.Manchester

28.ThemodernScotsandIrisharethedescendantsof_____.

A.GaelsB.BritonsC.Anglo-Saxons

29.Scotlandoccupiesthe_____portionofGreatBritain.

A.southernB.northernC.western

30.BytheActofUnionin_____,thenameUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandIrelandwasadopted.

31._____hasitsownnationalchurchanditsownsystemoflaw.

A.WalesB.NorthernIrelandC.Scotland

32.The_____EndincludesWestminster,St.James’Palace

A.EastB.WestC.North

33._____includesLondon,thecentreofgovernmentforthewholenation.

A.ScotlandB.NorthernIrelandC.WalesD.England

II.FillintheBlanks

1.TheU.K.issituatedin_____Europe.

2.ThefulltitleoftheU.K.istheUnitedKingdomof__________and__________.

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

4.ThelargestpartofU.K.is_____.

5.ThecapitalofEnglandandofGreatBritainis_____.

6.__________iscomposedofsixIrishcountiesthatelectedtoremainintheunionwithGreatBritain.

7.ThenameUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandIrelandwasreplacedbythepresentnameafterthe26countiesofIrelandobtainedautonomyin_____.

8.ThehighestmountaininBritainis__________.

9.The“BackboneofEngland”referstothe_____.

10.NaturalgaswasdiscoveredinBritaininthe__________.

11.ThemostimportantriveristheRiverof_____.

12.ThepoliticalcentreoftheCommonwealthis_____.

13.BelfastLoughandLoughNeaghliein__________.

14.TheclimateofBritainismoderatedbythe_______________andismuchmilderthanthatofmanyplacesinthesamelatitude.

15.Britain’sIndustrialRevolutiontookplacebetween_____and_____.

16.TheBankofEnglandwasfoundedin_____.

17.ThepopulationoftheU.K.ismorethan_____million.

18.Britainisbasicallyanexporterof_____.

19.ThepopulationoftheU.K.consistsoftheEnglish,theWelsh,theScottishandthe_____.

20.InWalesmanypeoplespeak_____.

21.Peoplesingthenationalanthemin_____.

22.Theearliestinvasionisthatbythe_____-hairedMediterraneanracecalledtheIberians.

23.Themodern_____and_____arethedescendantsoftheGaelsoftheCeltictribes.

24.TheBritonsoftheCeltictribesweretheforefathersofthemodern_____.

25.GreaterLondonismadeupof12_____Londonboroughsand_____OuterLondonboroughs.

26.TheInternationalfestivalofmusicandtheartsisheldeveryyearinthecityof_____.

27.TheBritishnationalanthemis____________________.

28.TheU.K.liestothe_____ofFrance.

29.Westminster,theareaofcentralgovernmentadministrationissituatedinthe_____End.

30.River_____flowsthroughGlasgow.

31.Mt.Seafellstandsin_____.

32.ThesourceoftheRiver_____isintheCotswolds.

33.ThecapitalcityofWalesis_____.

34.TheUnitedKingdomisrichin_____,iron,tin,copper,leadandsilver.

III.DefinetheFollowingTerms

1.“BackboneofEngland”

2.GreaterLondon

3.Celts

4.The“IrishQuestion”

IV.AnswertheFollowingQuestions

1.WhatarethemajorfactorsinfluencingtheBritishweathercharacterizedbyamoderatetemperatureandplentyofrainfall?

2.WhyisUnitedKingdomsaidtobeatradingnation?

3.WhatarethegeneralcharacteristicsoftheBritisheconomy?

PartIIHistory

I.MultipleChoice

1.JuliusCaesarinvadedBritain_____.

A.onceB.twiceC.threetimes

2.KingArthurwasthekingof_____.

A.PictsB.CeltsC.ScotsD.Jutes

3.Thefirst“KingoftheEnglish”was_____.

A.AlfredB.EgbertC.BedeD.Ethelred

4.ChristianitywasintroducedintoEnglandinthelate_____century.

A.14thB.8thC.6th

5.In1653_____wasmadeLordProtectorforlife.

A.OliverCromwellB.CharlesIC.WilliamII

6.ThethreegreatGermanictribes:

theAnglos,the_____andtheJuteswhichinvadedBritainformthebasisofthemodernBritishpeople.

A.SaxonsB.ScotsC.WelshD.Wessex

7.TheheadofthechurchinAnglo-Saxontimeswas_____.

A.theKingofDenmarkandNorwayB.thekingofEngland

C.JuliusCaesarD.theArchbishopofCanterbury

8.The_____invadedEnglandintheearliesttime.

A.DanesB.IberiansC.RomansD.Celts

9.TheVikingswhoinvadedEnglandattheturnofthe8thcenturycamefrom_____.

A.NorwayB.Denmark

C.FranceD.bothAandB

10.Edwardwasknownasthe“_____”becauseofhisreputationforsaintliness.]

A.ConfessorB.ConquerorC.Protector

11.NormanConquestbeganin_____.

A.1016B.1066C.1035

12.Inhistory_____wasnicknamed“KingofLackland”.

A.JohnB.HenryIC.HenryII

13.In1181HenryIIissuedthe_____whichmadeitcompulsoryforeveryfreemaninEnglandtobeprovidedwitharms.

A.InquestofSheriffsB.AssizeofArmsC.DoomsdayBook

14.HenryPlantagenet,in1154,establishedtheHouseofAngevinas_____.

A.HenryIB.HenryIIC.HenryIII

15.HenryIIappointedin1162_____ArchbishopofCanterbury.

A.ThomasBecketB.StephenLangtonC.SimondeMortfort

16.CharlesIwasbeheadedin_____.

A.1649B.1648C.1653

17.Itwas_____whosummonedModelParliamentin1295.

A.EdwardIB.HenryIVC.SimondeMontfort

18.TheGreatChartercontained_____setsofprovisions.

A.twoB.fourC.three

19.ThePeasantsUprisingin1381wasledby_____.

A.HenryTurnerB.WattTylerC.Richard

20.TheEnglishChurchwasstrictly_____.

A.nationalB.internationalC.regional

21.TheGloriousRevolutionin1688wasinnaturea_____.

A.coupd’etatB.racialslaughterC.peasantrising

22.TheIndustrialRevolutionlaidagoodfoundationforthe_____.

A.factoryoftheworldB.expansionofmarkets

C.socialupheaval

23.TheAmericanRevolution（theAmericanWarofIndependence）brokeoutin_____andendedin_____.

A.1775,1783B.1774,1782C.1786,1784

24.TheBattleofHastingstookplacein_____.

A.1606B.1042C.1066

25.TheGreatCharterwassignedby_____in1215.

A.KingHenryIIB.KingRichardC.KingJohn

26.Intheearly14thcenturyfeudalismbeganto_____inEngland.

A.growB.flourishC.declineD.end

27.Itwas_____whopublishedthebook“TheRightsofMan”.

A.ThomasMoreB.ThomasPaineC.ThomasJefferson

28.ThefirstPrimeMinisterwas_____.

A.WilmintonB.GeorgeGrenvilleC.RobertWalpole

29.TheParliamentof1265whichisknownasthe“_____”isconsideredthe“beginningofparliament”.

A.AllEstatesParliamentB.ModelParliament

C.LongParliament

30.TheAnglo-Frenchhostilitywhichbeganin1337andendedin1453wasknownas_____.

A.theWarsofRosesB.theHundredYears’War

C.PeasantUprising

31.Inthefirsthalfof17thcentury_____growrapidlyinEngland.

A.feudalismB.capitalismC.Catholicism

32.PrimeMinister_____resistedanyreformthatcouldberesisted.

A.PalmerstonB.RobertPeelC.Gladstone

33.BytheendoftheHund