英美概况考试题及答案.docx

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英美概况考试题及答案

英美概况考试题及答案

考试

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MultipleChoice

1.Britaindoesnotsharelandborderwithanyothercountriesexcept______.

A.FranceB.HollandC.ItalyD.TheRepublicofIreland

2.TheislandofGreatBritainisdividedinto_____parts.

A.3B.4C.5D.2

3.ThesecondlongestriverintheUnitedKingdomisthe_____.

A.ThamesRiverB.ClydeRiverC.SevernRiverD.SeineRiver

4.ThelargestriverintheUnitedKingdom,whichruns356kilometersandemptiesintotheBristolStrait,is_____.

A.theSevenRiverB.theClydeRiver

C.theThamesRiverD.thePotomacRiver

5._____oilandgashavemadeBritainlargelyself-sufficientinthesevitalfuels.

A.TheAtlanticB.ThePacificC.TheRedSeaD.TheNorthSea

6.TheclimateofBritainis____one.

A.ContinentalB.tropicalC.temperateD.subtropical

7.Britain’smajormineralsarecoal,ironore,tinore,leadore,oilandgas,amongwhich____and____arethemostimportant.

A.coal。

leadoreB.coal。

ironoreC.ironore。

tinoreD.coal。

oil

8.IntheHighlandsofScotlandstands____,Britain’shighestmountaintowering1300meters.

A.thePenninesB.BenNevisC.TheSouthernUplandsD.Cumbria

9.ThelargestlakeintheU.K.is_____.

A.LoughErneB.LakeNessC.LoughNeaghD.LakeLomond

10.ThemainriverspartinginGreatBritainrunsfrom____to____.

A.north。

eastB.south。

westC.central。

eastD.north。

south

11.TheweatherinGreatBritainconditionsvaryrapidlybecauseof______.

A.themuchrainfallB.alittlesunshine

C.theedgeofEuropeancontinentalanticyclone

D.aseriesofcyclonicdepressionsfromIrelandorGreenland

12.OfthethreepartsofGreatBritain,_____isthesmallestbothinareaandpopulation.

A.ScotlandB.EnglandC.WalesD.Irland

13.ThemostimportantriverintheUnitedKingdomis____.

A.theClydeRiverB.theSevenRiverC.theThamesRiverD.theForthRiver

14.Amongthefouradministrativeunitsthemostpopulousanddevelopedis____.

A.ScotlandB.EnglandC.WalesD.NorthernIreland

15.InScotlandthereistheClydeRiver,onwhichissituatedaship-buildingcenter---_______.

A.BelfastB.LondonC.GlasgowD.Manchester

16.TheTownsinScotlandarecalled____.

A.CountriesB.shiresC.communitiesD.burghs

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17.BigBenisafamous_____inLondon.

A.StatueB.bridgeC.hotelD.clock

18.ThePortofLondonisBritain’smostimportant_____.

A.SeaportB.airportC.railwaystationD.militarybase

19.ThefamousSpeaker’sCornerisanareainside___,London,wherespeakersaddressthe

public,especiallyonSundays.

A.theWestEndB.HydeParkC.WhitehallD.WestminsterAbbey

20.TheWestminsterAbbeyistheplacewhere______.

A.theBritishroyalresidenceinLondonislocated.

B.AlmostallEnglishkingsandqueenshavebeencrowned

C.TheBritishPrimeMinisterlives

D.TheBritishParliamentislocated

21.BuckinghamPalaceistheLondonresidencefor____.

A.theKingorQueenB.thePrimeMinister

C.theSpeakeroftheCommonsD.theLordChancelloroftheUpperHouse

22.TheLondonresidencefortheKingorQueenis____.

A.HydeParkB.BuckinghamPalaceC.No.10DownStreetD.TheEastEnd

23.ThefamousstreetwhereofficesofthemostimportantministriesoftheUnitedKingdomare

located,is______.

A.DowningStreetB.WallStreetC.WhitehallD.Broadway

24.London,thecapitaloftheUnitedKingdom,issituatedon____nearitsmouth.

A.theThamesRiverB.theSevernRiverC.theClydeRiverD.theTeesRiver

25.Britain’slargestmanufacturingindustryis____.

A.textileindustryB.ironandsteelindustry

C.oil-producingindustryD.aircraftindustry

26.Britainoncereignedsupremeintheworldof_____industry.

A.PaperB.electronicC.mineralD.textile

27.OneofthemaincharacteristicsofBritisheconomyis_____.

A.thepurchaseofrawmaterialsandthesaleofmanufacturedgoodsabroad.

B.Toimportoilfromabroad

C.Tosellcoalabroad

D.Toexchangegoodswithforeignnationssoastogetvitalfoodstuffsandmanufactured

goods

28.ThemainagriculturalproductsinBritainare_____,barley,potatoes,sugar-beetsandoats.

A.RiceB.wheatC.tobaccoD.peanuts

29.Itwasthe____whobroughttheEnglishlanguageintoEngland.

A.Anglo-saxonsB.CeltsC.NormansD.Danes

30.____asanationtookshapeasaresultoftheunificationofthesevenwarringkingdomsin

827.

A.ScotlandB.WalesC.IrelandD.England

31.TheEnglishlanguagebelongsto____.

A.theIndo-EuropeanB.theHamito-SemiticC.theSino-TibetanD.theAltaic

32.ThetwomajorpoliticalpartiesinBritainaretheConservativePartyandthe______.

A.RepublicanPartyB.DemocraticPartyC.LabourPartyD.LiberalParty

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33.TheLiberalParty,thethirdlargestpartyoftheUnitedKingdom,developedfromthe____in

1839.

A.WhigPartyB.ToryPartyC.ConservativePartyD.LabourParty

34.OfalltheEnglishuniversities_____and____arethemostwell-known.

A.OxfordUniversity。

EtonUniversityB.OxfordUniversity。

CambridgeUniversity

C.EtonCollege。

WinchestsCollegeD.Harvard。

Yale

35.ThegrammarschoolinmodernBritain____.

A.offersonlygrammarlessonstopupils

B.emphasizesacademicstudiesandoffersmoresubjectsthananyothersecondaryschools

C.makeapointofgivingpracticalinstructionswhichareconsideredtobeofhelpinthe

pupils’futurework

D.onlytakesinthepupilswhoareinterestedingrammar

36.The_____isanexaminationtakenatabouttheageofeleven,todecidewhichtypeof

secondaryschoolaBritishchildwillattend.

A.Eleven-plusB.“ElevenTests”C.Eleven-minusD.EleventhTest

37.TheRedbrickuniversitiesarethoseincludingalltheprovincialuniversitiesoftheperiod

1850-1930,with____asarepresentative.

A.OxfordB.CambridgeC.LondonUniversityD.Polytechnics

38.____arethefoundation-layersoftheEnglisheducation.

A.GrammarschoolsB.SecondarymodernschoolsC.PublicschoolsD.Nurseryschools

39.____isthenicknameofBritain.

A.UncleSamB.JohnArbuthnotC.RobinHoodD.JohnBull

40.MostBritishcoupleshavetheirweddingceremony____withthebridedressedin____.

A.athome。

alongpinkdressB.inapark。

ashortskirt

C.inthechurch。

alongwhitedressD.intheopen。

ashortblueskirt

41.Thebest-knownqualityoftheBritishpeopleisexclusiveness.Oneoftheimportantreasonsis

thespecialgeographicallocationofBritain.Theotheris_____.

A.itsIndustrialRevolutionB.itsseparatenationality

C.thecutting-offofBritainD.thedistinctdevelopmentofitshistory.

42.____istheEnglishsenseofhumor.

A.Self-importanceB.Self-confidenceC.Self-deprecatingD.Self-knowing

43.WhichofthefollowingholidaysisNotcelebratedinBritain?

A.EasterB.ChristmasC.ThanksgivingDayD.AprilFool’sDay

44.On_____theBritishpeopleholddances,games,etc.towelcomespring.

A.ChristmasDayB.NewYear’sDayC.MayDayD.AprilFool’sDay

45.AprilFool’sDayison____.

A.1stofAprilB.2ndofAprilC.20thofAprilD.30thofApril

46.Whenyouareinvitedtoadinner,youmust____.

A.bepunctualB.bealittlelateC.besuretoattendD.bealittleearly

47.Childrenreachtheiradolescencewhentheyare____yearsofage.

A.eightornineB.tenorelevenC.thirteenorfourteenD.seventeenoreighteen

48.InBritainthe“_____”emergencydialingserviceisfreeofcharge,bywhichpeoplearequite

convenienttobeconnectedrapidlytopolice,ambulanceorfireservice.

A.999B.109C.119D.303

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49.InBritainonlytaxidriversandwaitersarepermittedtoacceptatip,whichisusuallyanextra

____ofthepriceofthefareormeal.

A.tenthoreighthB.twentiethC.halfD.80%

50.TheBritishpeoplearegreatloversofbetting.Themostmoneytheybetmainlyon_____.

A.horseracingB.BingoC.footballpoolsD.dogracing

Fillintheblanks.

1.ThefullnameoftheUnitedKingdomis___and_____.

2.TheislandofGreatBritainismadeupof_____,____and____.

3.TheUnitedKingdomhasbeenamemberof____since1973.

4.Londonplaysasignificantrolein____economicandculturallife.It’snotonlythefinancial

____ofthenation,butalsooneof____majorinternationalfinancialcentersin____.

5.Britainconsistsof________nations,includingEngland,________,_________and

_________.

6.ThecapitalofBritainis______,whichhasgreatinfluenceontheUKinallfieldsincluding

____,____and___.

7.NametwoScottishcitieswhichhaveancientandinternationallyrespecteduniversities:

_____

and_____.

8.BoththeScottishandWelshpeopleelecttheirmembersofparliamentstotheLondon

Parliamentandeachholds___and___seatsrespectively.

9.ThecapitalofScotlandis____,whichiswell-knownforitsnatural____.

10.AlthoughWalesisthesmallestofthethreenationsonthe___mainland,it’sgoodatgetting

___fromabroad,particularlyJapanand____.

考试

DAAADCDBCDDCcBCDDABBABCABDABADACABBACCDCDCCBAACAAA

theUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland

England;Scotland;Wales

EuropeanUnion

Britain’s;center;thethree;theworld

four,Scotland,Wales,NorthernIreland

London,government,economy,culture