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英美概况模拟试题
英美概况模拟试题(三)
I.Direction:
Readthefollowingunfinishedstatementsofquestionscarefully.ForeachunfinishedstatementofquestionfoursuggestedanswersA;B,CandDaregiven.Choosetheoneyouthinkbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.Writetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceonyouranswersheet(25%)
1.Thereare__D__C_political党派的divisionsontheislandofGreatBritain.
A.one
B.two
C.three
D.four
2.MagnaCartahadaltogether63clauses条款ofwhichthemostimportantmatterscouldbeseeninthreeofthefollowingexcept__B__A___.
A.notaxshouldbemadewithouttheapprovaloftheGrandCouncil;
B.noserfshouldbearrested,imprisonedordeprivedofhispropertyexceptbythelawoftheland
C.Londonandothertownsshouldretaintheirancientrightsandprivileges
D.Thereshouldbethesameweightsandmeasuresthrough-outthecountry.
3.ThefirststeamenginewasdevisedbyThomasNewcomerattheendofthe17thcentury,andtheScottishinventor____B____modifiedandimprovedthedesignin1765.
A.AbrahamDarby
B.JamesWatt
C.JohnKay
D.RichardArkwright
4.Insomeareasfactoryfarmingmethodsareused,particularlyfor____D____.
A.growingcrop
B.producingmilk
C.catchingfish
D.rearingpoultry饲养家禽
5.Bytradition,theleaderofthemajoritypartyisappointed___A__bytheSovereignintheUnitedKingdom.
A.PrimeMinister
B.MemberofParliament
C.LordofAppeal
D.SpeakeroftheHouse
6.UndertheAnglo英国人-Irish爱尔兰Treaty,条约Britainestablished__D__B__withdominionstatusinIrelandin1921.
A.theAnglicanChurchofIreland
B.theIrishFreeState
C.theIrishRepublicanArmy
D.theAnglo-IrishIntergovernmentalCouncil
7.Irishbroadcastingbeganin__B__C__inasmallstudiocalledDublin.都柏林(爱尔兰共和国的首都)BroadcastingStation.
A.1906
B.1916
C.1926
D.1936
8.___B_D___realizedthathecouldwinsupportfortheUnionathomeandabroadbymakingthewarajustwaragainstslavery.
A.FrederickDouglass
B.GeorgeWashington
C.JohnAdams
D.AbrahamLincoln林肯
9.Butevenaftertheabolitionofslavery,organizedorindividualdiscriminationwaspracticedagainst__D__.
A.Chinese-Americans
B.AmericanIndians
C.Japanese-Americans
D.blackAmericans
10.From1948to1966averageyearlygrowthinrealspendableearningswas___C_B__percentintheUnitedStates.
A.1.1
B.2.1
C.3.1
D.4.1
11.Afteraperiodofprosperity(1920~1929),governmentinvolvementintheeconomyincreased_________.
A.duringtheGreatDepression
B.aftertheWWI
C.aftertheWWII
D.duringtheColdWar
12.TheUnitedStatesgrowsnearly_____oftheworld'sgrainandsuppliesahalfofalltheexportsofgrainintheworld.
A.onethird
B.onefourth
C.onesixth
D.oneseventh
13.ThroughtheDepartmentof_____,thePresidentisresponsiblefortheprotectionofAmericansabroadandofforeignnationalsintheUnitedStates.
A.State
B.Justice
C.Labor
D.Defense
14.Thecommunitycollegeembodies________beliefthataneducationshouldbepracticalaswellasliberal.
A.GeorgeWashington's
B.ThomasJefferson's
C.AbrahamLincoln's
D.FranklinRoosevelt's
15.Theexploratoryvoyagemadeby______broughttoaclosetoaneraofEuropeandiscoveryofAustraliathathadlastednearlytwohundredyears.
A.ArthurPhilip
B.MathewFlinders
C.PortJackson
D.PeterLalor
16.AftertheoutbreakoftheFirstWorldWar,AustraliafollowedBritain'sleadanddeclaredwaron________.
A.Japan
B.Turkey
C.Italy
D.Germany
17.TheEuropeandiscoveryofCanadacanbetracedbacktotheendofthe______century.
A.14th
B.15th
C.16th
D.17th
18.Northernprovincesandterritoriestaleup_____ofCanada.
A.half
B.twothirds
C.onethird
D.fourfifths
19.InNewZealand,hydroelectricityfromriversanddamssupplies________oftotalenergy.
A.15%
B.16%
C.17%
D.18%
20.IntheUnitedStates,Halloweenisnight-time______holiday.
A.children's
B.men's
C.women's
D.oldmen's
21.Australiaisgenerallydividedintothefollowingthreetopographicalregionsexcept_____.
A.theGreatWesternPlateau
B.theOutback
C.theEasternHighlands
D.theCentralEasternLowlands
22.InBritainthesuccessionorderoftheCrowncanbealteredonlybycommonconsentof_____.
A.allmembersoftheroyalfamily
B.theHouseofLordsandtheHouseofCommons
C.cabinetandministry
D.thecountriesoftheCommonwealth
23.NewZealandistheworld'slargestexportersof________.
A.lamb
B.expertise
C.honey
D.potatoes
24.Today_____isIreland'smostinfluentialdaily.
A.theIrishPress
B.theIrishIndependence
C.theIrishTimes
D.theIrishDaily
25.IntheUnitedStates,_____isaleadingcommercialcropintheSouth.
A.cotton
B.tobacco
C.peanut
D.apple
II.DirectionsReadeachofthefollowingstatementscarefullyandseeifitistrueoffalse.PutTifyouthinkitistrueofFifyouthinkitisfalseinthecorrespondingspaceonyouanswersheet.(15%)
1.______WilliamWalworthlaunchedthePeasantRevoltof1381inEngland.
2.______IntheEnglishCivilWar,thePuritanswerenottheKing'sopponents.
3.______TheChartistscouldberoughlydividedintotwogroups:
theMoralForceChartistsandthePhysicalForceChartists.
4.______InBritain,changesofGovernmentdonotinvolvechangesindepartmentalstaff,whocontinuetocarryouttheirdutieswhicheverpartyisinpower.
5.______TheBritishcriminallawpresumestheinnocenceoftheaccuseduntilhehasbeenprovenguiltybeyondreasonabledoubt.
6.______AscommittedtothegoalofaunitedIreland,DublinrefusestonegotiateasettlementoftheproblemofNorthernIrelandwithLondon.
7.______Aftertheabolitionofslavery,organizedorindividualdiscriminationwasneverpracticedagainstblackAmericans.
8.______WhentheKoreanWarbrokeoutinJune,1950,Trumansentthe7thFleettotheTaiwanStraitstopreventthePLAfromliberatingTaiwan.
9.______CanadapossessesrichandvastnaturalresourceswhicharesignificantintheCanadianeconomy.
10.______TherichgreenmountainsandvalleysmakeNewBrunswickNovaScotia,PrinceEdwardisland,andNewfoundlandthemostbeautifulinCanada.
11.______ThemineralsandenergyindustryissupplementarytotheAustralianeconomy.
12.______CaptainMatthewFlinder'sexploratoryvoyagetoAustraliabetween1802and1803broughtaclosetoaneraofEuropeandiscovery.
13.______In1995,about14%oftheUSpopulationlivedunderthepovertyline.
14.______In1948,IrelandvoteditselfoutoftheBritishCommonwealth.
15.______FormaleducationintheUnitedStatesconsistsofelementary,secondaryandhighereducation.
III.Directions:
Foreachofthefollowingblanks,onlyonewordissuitable.Writethewordinthecorrespondingspaceonyouranswersheet.(25%)
1.TheEnglandCivilWarnotonlyoverthrew_____inEngland,butalsounderminedthefeudalruleinEurope.
2.Twoofthemostimportantliterarywritersofthelate17thCenturyEnglandwere_____and_____.BothwerePuritans.
3.DuringtheWWII,theleadersoftheUnitedStates,theSovietUnionandBritainmetat______,_______and_______conferences.
4.TheAmericanWarofIndependenceshowthata______nationcandefeata_______one.
5.Canada'searlyeconomicdevelopmentwasfoundedonanumberofresource-based______:
fishing,forestry,_______andmining.
6.Britainisawelfarestatewhichisfundedoutof______and______.
7.Thegovernmenteducationdepartments_____educationpoliciesandarealsoresponsibleforthe________andtrainingofteachers.
8.TheSouth'slendingindustriesarethosethatmakeuseofthe_______supplyofnaturalresourcesand_____materials.
9.TheSenateservesatermof_____years,andeverytwoyears,_______oftheSenatorsstandsforre-election.
10.FiannaFailcontinuestodemandthattheBritishbewithdrawnfrom______butitopposestheuseofviolencetoachievethisgoal.
11.Australia'stwoterritoriesareAustralianCapitalTerritoryand________.
12.Australia'sruralchildrencanlearntheirlessonsthrougharadioeducationalsystemcalled_____.
13.AccordingtotheTreatyofWaitangi,ifMaoriownerswantedtosell_______,onlytheCrownhadtherightto______.
14.Mrs.Thatcher'sgovernmentusedboth_____and_______policiestoimprovetheefficiencyoftheBritisheconomyinthe1980's.
15.In1885________wascompletedandthecountrywaslinkedfromcoasttocoast.
16.Irelandisa______republicandaunitarystateunderthe1937Constitution.
17.ThehighestpeakofBritainis______.Itisabout________metershigh,locatedintheHighlandsofScotland.
18.________isthelargestandmostpopulousofthethreepoliticaldivisionsontheislandofGreatBritain.
19.Inthe1770s_______visitedNewZealandandclaimeditforEngland.
20.TheNewYorkStockMarketcrashof1929markedthebeginningof________.
21.By1918car_______hadreached2.5million,whichshowedtheUnitedStateswasonthewaytobecominganationon______.
22.TheParisConferenceendingtheFirstWorldWarwasdominatedbytheBigFour:
theUnitedStates,_______,France,and_______.
23.ManyofCanada'searliestsettlementswerefoundedbyfurtradersand_______.
24.BesidestheGreatLakes,Canadaisalsoendowedwiththree"inlandseas",knownas_______,LakeWinnipegand________.
25.IntheUK,thepartywhichwinsthesecondlargestnumberofseatsin