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自考英语《英语国家概况》冲刺练习
2010年自考英语英语国家概况冲刺练习及答案
PartofBritain1
I.Readthefollowingunfinishedstatementsorquestionscarefully.ForeachunfinishedstatementorquestionfoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,Cand
Daregiven.Choosetheoneyouthinkbestcompletesthestatementsoranswersthequestion.
1.TheUnitedKingdomislocatedin____.
A.northernEurope
B.westernEurope
C.northwesternEurope
D.southeasternEurope
2.ThetwolargeislandsthatmakeuptheBritishIslesare____.
A.ScotlandandIreland
B.BritainandScotland
C.GreatBritainandNorthernIreland
D.GreatBritainandIreland
3.TheBritishEmpirewasreplacedbytheBritishCommonwealthortheCommonwealthofNationsin____.
A.1921
B.1931
C.1945
D.1950
4.TheCommonwealthofNationsisanassociationofindependentcountries____.
A.thatwereoncecoloniesofBritain
B.thathavealargenumberofBritishimmigrants
C.thathavecloserelationswithBritain
D.thathavefoughtonthesideofBritaininthetwoworldwars
5.TheEnglishChannelseparatestheislandofGreatBritainfrom____.
A.Denmark
B.Belgium
C.France
D.theNetherlands
6.Englandhasthreemainlandregions.TheyaretheSouthwesternPlateau,thePennines,and___.
A.theEasternPlain
B.theHighland
C.theCentralLowlands
D.theSouthernUplands
7.Scotlandoccupiesthe____thirdoftheislandofGreatBritaininthe
BritishIsles.
A.southern
B.northern
C.eastern
D.western
8.NorthernIreland,whichtakesupthenorthernfifthofIreland,isa
fourthpoliticaldivisionof____.
A.theUnitedKingdom
B.Ireland
C.Scotland
D.Wales
9.Britain’slongestriversare____.
A.theSevernandtheClyde
B.theThamesandtheClyde
C.theClydeandtheHumber
D.theSevernandtheThames
10.ThelargestlakeintheBritishIslesis____.
A.LochLomond
B.LochNeagh
C.Windermere
D.Ullswater
11.Britain’sclimateisinfluencedby____,awarmoceancurrentthatpassesthewesterncoastoftheBritishIslesandwarmsthem.
A.theNorthAtlanticDrift
B.theBrazilCurrent
C.theLabradorCurrent
D.theFalklandCurrent
12.TheEnglishpeopleandtheEnglishlanguagewerebornfromtheunionof____.
A.theAnglesandtheSaxons
B.GermanicconquerorsandtheNormanFrench
C.DanesorVikingsandtheNormanFrench
D.NormanconquerorsandthedefeatedAnglo-Saxons
13.GenerallyspeakingtheEnglishsouthernersspeakthetypeofEnglishcloserto____.
A.theCockney
B.theQueen’sEnglish
C.theGaelic
D.theBBCEnglish
14.AlthoughWaleshasbeenunitedwithEnglandformorethan400years,theWelshhaskeptalive____.
A.theirownlanguage
B.theirownliterature
C.theirowntradition
D.Alloftheabove
15.TheEisteddfodisa（n）____festivalofpoetry,musicandotherarts.
A.English
B.Scottish
C.Welsh
D.Irish
16.NowadaystheGaeliclanguage,whichisanancient____,isstillheardintheHighlandsandtheWesternIsles.
A.Scottishlanguage
B.Englishlanguage
C.Irishlanguage
D.Celticlanguage
17.ManyScottishnamesbeginwithM’,McorMac,whichmeans__
A.fatherof
B.sunof
C.sonof
D.someof
18.InNorthernIreland____makeupthedominantgroup.
A.RomanCatholics
B.EnglishProtestants
C.non-religiouspeople
D.Jewishpeople
19.NorthernIrelandissmall,butitissignificantbecauseofthe__
A.theeconomicproblems
B.thepoliticaltroubles
C.theimmigrationissues
D.thenationalidentity
20.AboutthreemillionpeoplehavemigratedtoBritainsinceWorldWarll.TheyaremainlyfromtheWestIndies,Indiaand____.
A.Indonesia
B.Singapore
C.HongKong
D.Pakistan
key1答案1.C 2.D 3.B 4.A 5.C 6.A 7.B 8.A 9.D 10.B 11.A 12.D 13.D 14.D 15.C 16.D 17.C 18.B 19.B 20.D
PartofBritain2
I.Readthefollowingunfinishedstatementsorquestionscarefully.Foreach
unfinishedstatementorquestionfoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,Cand
Daregiven.Choosetheoneyouthinkbestcompletesthestatementsor
answersthequestion.
1.ThefirstknownsettlersofBritainwerethe____.
A.Celts B.Iberians
C.BeakerFolk D.Romans
2.TheCelts'religionwas____.
A.Buddhism B.Islam
C.Druidism D.Christianity
3.Romancontrolwasonlyeffectivein____.
A.Scotland B.Wales
C.London D.ThesoutheastofBritain
4.ChristianitywasfirstbroughttoEnglandbythe____.
A.Romans B.Celts
C.Anglo-Saxons D.Danes
5.TheRomansremainedincontrolofBritainfornearly400yearsandthey
pulledoutin____.
A.306AD B.410AD
C.446AD D.1066AD
6.WhichofthefollowingtribescametoBritainfirst?
A.TheAngles. B.TheSaxons.
C.TheGaels. D.TheJutes.
7.____becamethefirstrealkingofEngland,thoughhedidnotassumethat
style.
A.Offa B.Egbert
C.Vortigern D.Hengist
8.____becamethefirstArchbishopofCanterbury.
A.Columba B.Ethelbert
C.St.Augustine D.Egbert
9.TheVikingsbegantoattackvariouspartsofEnglandfromtheendofthe
____century.
A.7th B.8th
C.9th D.10th
10.WhoweretheancestorsoftheEnglishandthefoundersofEngland?
A.TheAnglo-Saxons. B.TheNormans.
C.TheVikings. D.TheRomans
11.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?
A.AlfredtheGreatstartedtheEnglishnavy.
B.AlfredtheGreatreorganizedtheSaxonany,makingitmore
efficient.
C.AlfredtheGreatestablishedschoolsandformulatedalegalSystem.
D.AlfredtheGreatimposeatax,calledtheDanegeld,ontheSaxons.
12.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?
A.CanutewaschosenbytheWitanaskingofEngland.
B.Canutewasawarriorkingandfoughtmanybattlesagainstthe
Normans.
C.CanutedividedpowerbetweenDanesandSaxons.
D.CanuteforcedMalcolmII,kingoftheScots,torecognizehimas
overlord.
13.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
A.EdwardtheConfessorwasmoreFrenchthanEnglish.
B.EdwardtheConfessorfilledhiscourtwith'foreign'favorites.
C.EdwardtheConfessorwasonverygoodtermswithhisfather-in-law,
EarlGodwin.
D.EdwardtheConfessorappointedaNormanpriestArchbishopof
Canterbury.
14.WhenEdwardtheConfessordied,____waschosenbytheWitanaskingOf
England.
A.thekingofNorway
B.HaroldGodwinson,EarlofWessex
C.Edgar,Edward'snephew
D.Tostig,thedeposedEarlofNorthumbria
15.Tostig,Harold'sbrother,joined____,andmadeanattempttorecoverhis
lostearldomofNorthumbria.
A.HaroldHardrada,KingofNorway
B.Edgar,Edward'snephew
C.MalcolmII,KingoftheScots
D.Hardicanute
16.William,DukeofNormandy,foughtKingHaroldofEnglandattheBattleof
Hastingsin____.
A.1086 B.1066
C.1035 D.1381
17.WilliamwontheBattleofHastings.Later,on____,hewascrownedkingof
England.
A.EasterDay B.St.Andrew'sDay
C.ChristmasDay D.BoxingDay
18.William,DukeofNormandy,isnowknownas____.
A.WilliamtheConfessor B.WilliamLion-Heart
C.thefatheroftheBritishnavy D.WilliamtheConqueror
19.MostofthelandbelongingtotheSaxonswasconfiscatedbyWilliamand
givento____.
A.theNormanbarons B.theDanes
C.theIrish D.theScots
20.TheNormanConquestisperhaps____eventinEnglishhistory.
A.atrifling B.thebest-known
C.ahorrifying D.asensational
KEY2答案
1.B 2.C 3.D 4.A 5.B 6.C 7.B 8.C9.Bl0.A 11.D 12.B l3.C l4.B l5.A 16.B 17.C l8.D19.A 20.B
PartofBritain3
I.Readthefollowingunfinishedstatementsorquestionscarefully.ForeachunfinishedstatementorquestionfoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,Cand
Daregiven.Choosetheoneyouthinkbestcompletesthestatementsoranswersthequestion.
1.Traditionalfarminginvolvedtheopenfieldvillage,asystemthatdatedbacktothe____century.
A.4th
B.5th
C.6th
D.7th
2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?
A.Theopenfieldsystemprovidedagoodopportunitytoexperiment.
B.Theopenfieldsystemwastedland.
C.Theopenfieldsystemwaswastefuloflaborandtime.
D.Theopenfieldsystemmadelivestockfarmingdifficult.
3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTconsideredacharacteristicoffarminginthelate18thandearly19thcenturies?
A.Useofartificialfertilizer.
B.Introductionofnewagriculturalmachinery.
C.The'Open-field'system.
D.Asystemofcroprotation.
4.Landenclosurewasadisasterforthe____evictedfromtheirlandbytheenclosures.
A.landlords
B.tenants
C.farmers
D.wagelaborers
5.InIrelandandScottishHighlandslandenclosureledtomassemigration,particularlyto____.
A.Africa
B.EasternEurope
C.Asia
D.TheNewWorld
6.Bytheearly19thcentury,Britainhadaroadnetworkofsome____miles.
A.115,000
B.120,000
C.125,000
D.130,000
7.InEnglandnofemaleswereallowedtovoteinnationalelectionsbefore____.
A.1918
B.1920
C.1928
D.1945
8.In1836agroupof____andsmallshopkeepersformedtheLondonWorkingMen'sAssociation.
A.householders
B.tenants
C.skilledworkers
D.officeworkers
9.ThesixpointsofthePeople'sCharterwereachievedgrad
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