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最新英美概况考试试题集
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.EnglandoccupiestheportionoftheU.K.
A.northernB.easternC.southern
3.ThemostimportantpartoftheU.K.inwealthis.
A.NorthernIrelandB.EnglandC.Scotland
4.isonthewesternprominencebetweentheBristolChannelandtheDeeestuary.
A.WalesB.ScotlandC.England
5.WaleswaseffectivelyunitedwithEnglandinthecentury.
A.14thB.15thC.16th
6.BytheActofUnionofScotlandandthekingdomofEnglandandWaleswere
constitutionallyjoinedastheKingdomofBritain.
A.1707B.1921C.1801
7.PhysiographicallyBritainmaybedividedintoprovinces.
A.13B.12C.14
8.Mt.BenNevisstandsin.
A.theScottishHighlandsB.Wales
C.England
9.ThemainriverspartinginBritainrunsfrom.
A.northtosouthB.southtonorthC.easttowest
10.CheviothillsliealongtheborderbetweenandEngland.
A.ScotlandB.WalesC.ValeofEden
11.TheIongestriverinBritainis.
A.SevernB.ClydeC.Bann
12.LondonissituatedontheRiverof.
A.ParretB.ThamesC.Spey
13.Edinburghisthecapitalof.
A.EnglandB.ScotlandC.Wales
14.Theriversflowingintothearemainlyshort.
A.NorthSeaB.EnglishChannelC.Deeestuary
15.Mt.Snowdonstandsin.
A.ScotlandB.WalesC.England
16.ThesourceoftheimportantRiverThamesisinthe.
A.CotswoldsB.OxfordClayC.Pennines
17.Aboutofthewaterrequirementsareobtainedfromundergroundsources.
A.50%B.38%C.42%
18.Gaelicismainlyspokenin.
A.ScotlandB.EnglandC.NorthernIreland
19.
TheBankofEnglandwasnationalizedin.
A.1964
20.Britainisbasicallyanimporterof.
A.foodB.rawmaterials
C.manufacturesD.bothAandB
21.Britishfarmersproduceenoughfoodtosupplyoftheneedsofthepopulation.
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.CeltictribesbegantosettleinBritainfromaboutB.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.Aboutpercentofthepopulationliveincitiesortowns.
A.80B.85C.90
35.ThelandavailableforfarminginEngland,Wales,ScotlandandNorthernIrelanddoesnot
exceedmillionacres.
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.ScotlandoccupiestheportionofGreatBritain.
A.southernB.northernC.western
40.BytheActofUnionin,thenameUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandIrelandwas
adopted.
41.hasitsownnationalchurchanditsownsystemoflaw.
A.WalesB.NorthernIrelandC.Scotland
42.TheEndincludesWestminster,St.James'Palace
A.EastB.WestC.North
43.includesLondon,thecentreofgovernmentforthewholenation.
A.ScotlandB.NorthernIrelandC.WalesD.England
1.TheU.K.issituatedin—NorthwesternEurope.
2.ThefulltitleoftheU.K.istheUnitedKingdomofand.
3.TheU.K.consistsofEngland,,andNorthernIreland.
4.ThelargestpartofU.K.is.
5.ThecapitalofEnglandandofGreatBritainis.
6.iscomposedofsixIrishcountiesthatelectedtoremainintheunionwithGreat
Britain.
7.ThenameUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandIrelandwasreplacedbythepresentnameafter
the26countiesofIrelandobtainedautonomyin.
8.ThehighestmountaininBritainis.
9.The“BackboneofEngland”referstothe.
10.NaturalgaswasdiscoveredinBritaininthe.
11.ThemostimportantriveristheRiverof.
12.ThepoliticalcentreoftheCommonwealthis.
13.BelfastLoughandLoughNeaghliein.
14.TheclimateofBritainismoderatedbytheandismuchmilderthanthatof
manyplacesinthesamelatitude.
15.Britain'sIndustrialRevolutiontookplacebetweeand.
16.TheBankofEnglandwasfoundedin.
17.ThepopulationoftheU.K.ismorethanmillion.
18.Britainisbasicallyanexporterof.
19.ThepopulationoftheU.K.consistsoftheEnglish,theWelsh,theScottishandthe.
20.InWalesmanypeoplespeak.
21.Peoplesingthenationalanthemin.
22.Theearliestinvasionisthatbythe-hairedMediterraneanracecalledtheIberians.
23.ThemodernandarethedescendantsoftheGaelsoftheCeltictribes.
24.TheBritonsoftheCeltictribesweretheforefathersofthemodern.
25.GreaterLondonismadeupof12LondonboroughsandOuterLondonboroughs.
26.TheInternationalfestivalofmusicandtheartsisheldeveryyearinthecityof.
27.TheBritishnationalanthemis.
28.TheU.K.liestotheofFrance.
29.Westminster,theareaofcentralgovernmentadministrationissituatedintheEnd.
30.RiverflowsthroughGlasgow.
31.Mt.Seafellstandsin.
32.ThesourceoftheRiverisintheCotswolds.
33.ThecapitalcityofWalesis.
34.TheUnitedKingdomisrichin,iron,tin,copper,leadandsilver.
35.DefinetheFollowingTerms
36.“BackboneEhgland:
Pennines
37.GreaterLondon
38.Celts
39.The"IrishQuestion”
I.AnswertheFollowingQuestions
英美概况一答案
PartIDCBAACAAABABBBBABABD
ACACB
CBBCDBADAA
CBABA
CBD
II.NorthwesternGreatBritain,Northern
Ireland
Scottish,Welsh
England
LondonNorthernIreland1921Ben
Nevis
Pennines
NorthSea
Thames
London
NorthernIrelandAtlantic
Gulf
Stream
1750,
1850
169457
manufacture
IrishWelshEnglish
dark
Scots,
Irish
Welsh
Inner,20
Edinburgh
GodSavetheQueenNorth
WestClyde
England
Thames
Cardiffcoal
英美概况英国历史部分
History
1.JuliusCaesarinvadedBritain__B.
A.onceB.twiceC.threetimes
2.KingArthurwasthekingof__B.
A.PictsB.CeltsC.ScotsD.Jutes
3.Thefirst“KingoftheEnglishBwas_
A.AlfredB.EgbertC.BedeD.Ethelred
4.ChristianitywasintroducedintoEnglandinthelate__C__century.
A.14thB.8thC.6th
5.In1653AwasmadeLordProtectorforlife.
A.OliverCromwellB.CharlesIC.WilliamII
6.ThethreegreatGermanictribes:
theAnglos,theAandtheJuteswhichinvadedBritainformthebasisofthemodernBritishpeople.
A.SaxonsB.ScotsC.WelshD.Wessex
7.TheheadofthechurchinAnglo-Saxontimeswas_D.
A.theKingofDenmarkandNorwayB.thekingofEngland
C.JuliusCaesarD.theArchbishopofCanterbury
8.TheB__invadedEnglandintheearliesttime.
A.DanesB.IberiansC.RomansD.Celts
9.TheVikingswhoinvadedEnglandattheturnofthe8thcenturycamefrom__D.
A.NorwayB.Denmark
C.FranceD.bothAandB
10.Edwardwasknownasthe“”becauseofhisreputationforsaintliness.]
A.ConfessorB.ConquerorC.Protector
11.NormanConquestbeganin__B.
A.1016B.1066C.1035
12.InhistoryA__wasnicknamed“KingofLackland”.
A.JohnB.HenryIC.HenryII
13.In1181HenryIIissuedtheB__whichmadeitcompulsoryforeveryfreemaninEngland
tobeprovidedwitharms.
A.InquestofSheriffsB.AssizeofArmsC.DoomsdayBook
14.HenryPlantagenet,in1154,establishedtheHouseofAngevinas_B.
A.HenryIB.HenryIIC.HenryIII
15.HenryIIappointedin1162AArchbishopofCanterbury.
A.ThomasBecketB.StephenLangtonC.SimondeMortfort
16.CharlesIwasbeheadedinA.
A.1649B.1648C.1653
17.ItwasAwhosummonedModelParliamentin1295.
A.EdwardIB.HenryIVC.SimondeMontfort
18.TheGreatChartercontained__Csetsofprovisions.
A.twoB.fourC.three
19.ThePeasantsUprisingin1381wasledby_B.
A.HenryTurnerB.WattTylerC.Richard
20.TheEnglishChurchwasstrictlyA.
A.nationalB.internationalC.regional
21.TheGloriousRevolutionin1688wasinnatureaA.
A.coupd'etBtracialslaughterC.peasantrising
22.TheIndustrialRevolutionlaidagoodfoundationfortheA.
A.factoryoftheworldB.expansionofmarkets
C.socialupheaval
23.TheAmericanRevolution(theAmericanWarofIndependence)brokeoutinAand
endedin.
A.1775,1783B.1774,1782C.1786,1784
24.TheBattleofHastingstookplaceinC.
A.1606B.1042C.1066
25.TheGreatCharterwassignedbyC__in1215.
A.KingHenryIIB.KingRichardC.KingJohn
26.Intheearly14thcenturyfeudalismbegantoC__inEngland.
A.growB.flourishC.declineD.end
27.ItwasB__whopublishedthebook“TheRightsofMan”.
A.ThomasMoreB.ThomasPaineC.Th