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英语专业考研英美概况材料
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.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_____.
A.northtosouthB.southtonorthC.easttowest
10.Cheviothillsliealongtheborderbetween_____andEngland.
A.ScotlandB.WalesC.ValeofEden
11.ThelongestriverinBritainis_____.
A.SevernB.ClydeC.Bann
12.LondonissituatedontheRiverof_____.
A.ParretB.ThamesC.Spey
13.Edinburghisthecapitalof_____.
A.EnglandB.ScotlandC.Wales
14.Theriversflowingintothe_____aremainlyshort.
A.NorthSeaB.EnglishChannelC.Deeestuary
15.Mt.Snowdonstandsin_____.
A.ScotlandB.WalesC.England
16.ThesourceoftheimportantRiverThamesisinthe_____.
A.CotswoldsB.OxfordClayC.Pennines
17.About_____ofthewaterrequirementsareobtainedfromundergroundsources.
A.50%B.38%C.42%
18.Gaelicismainlyspokenin_____.
A.ScotlandB.EnglandC.NorthernIreland
19.TheBankofEnglandwasnationalizedin_____.
A.1964B.1946C.1694
20.Britainisbasicallyanimporterof_____.
A.foodB.rawmaterials
C.manufacturesD.bothAandB
21.Britishfarmersproduceenoughfoodtosupply_____oftheneedsofthepopulation.
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.CeltictribesbegantosettleinBritainfromabout_____B.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.About_____percentofthepopulationliveincitiesortowns.
A.80B.85C.90
35.ThelandavailableforfarminginEngland,Wales,ScotlandandNorthernIrelanddoesnotexceed_____millionacres.
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.Scotlandoccupiesthe_____portionofGreatBritain.
A.southernB.northernC.western
40.BytheActofUnionin_____,thenameUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandIrelandwasadopted.
41._____hasitsownnationalchurchanditsownsystemoflaw.
A.WalesB.NorthernIrelandC.Scotland
42.The_____EndincludesWestminster,St.James’Palace
A.EastB.WestC.North
43._____includesLondon,thecentreofgovernmentforthewholenation.
A.ScotlandB.NorthernIrelandC.WalesD.England
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(二)
英美概况英国历史部分
History
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.BytheendoftheHundredYears’Waronlytheportof_____remainedunderEnglishrule.
A.TroyesB.GasconC.Calais
34.Inthe14thcenturytookplacethe_____,theseverestofmanyplaguesinthemiddleages.
A.EarthquakeB.BlackDeathC.Drought
35._____andhisfollowers,knownasLollards,providedideologicalpreparationforthelabourmovementofthe14thcentury.
A.JohnWycliffeB.WattTylerC.Somerset
36.BytheendoftheWarsoftheRosestheHouseof_____began.
A.TudorB.LancasterC.Plantagenet
37.Inthe“_____”of1388fivelordsaccusedtheKing’sfriendsoftreasonunderaveryexpansivedefinitionofcrime.
A.AllEstatesparliamentB.MercilessParliament
C.ModelParliament
38.IntheWarsoftheRosestheLancastrianswirebadgesof_____rose.
A.whiteB.redC.pinkD.yellow
39.ThefirstCivilWarinBritainlastedfrom_____to_____.
A.1600,1604B.1640,1644C.1642,1646
40.WilliamShakespeareismainlya_____.
A.novelistB.dramatistC.poet
41.In1689the“BillofRights”waspassed._____beganinEngland.
A.TheConstitutionalMonarchyB.AllEstatesParliament
C.HouseofLancaster
42.The_____carriedontraderelationswithRussiaandcentralAsiancountries.
A.MoscowCompanyB.EastlandCompany
C.EastIndiaCompany
43._____startedtheslavetradeinthesecondpartofthe16thcentury.
A.JohnHawkinsB.FrancisDrakeC.Diaz
44.In1534Parliamentpassedthe“_____”,accordingtowhichHenryVIIIwasdeclaredtheheadoftheEnglishChurch.
A.theBillofRightsB.ActofSupremacyC.ActofSettlement
45.UnderElizabethI_____wasrestored,andshewasdeclared“governor”ofthechurch.
A.theRomanChurchB.theCatholicChurch
C.theAnglicanChurch
46.In1337thehostilitybetweenEnglandand_____resultedintheHundredYears’War.