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英语专业考研英美概况自测题〔一〕

BritishSurveyTest

PartIGeography

1.ThetotalareaoftheU.K.is__D___.

A.211,440B.244,110C.241,410D.242,534

2.Englandoccupiesthe_C____portionoftheU.K.

A.northernB.easternC.southern

3.ThemostimportantpartoftheU.K.inwealthis___B__.

A.NorthernIrelandB.EnglandC.Scotland

4.___A__isonthewesternprominencebetweentheBristolChannelandtheDeeestuary.

A.WalesB.ScotlandC.England

5.WaleswaseffectivelyunitedwithEnglandinthe___A__century.

A.14thB.15thC.16th

6.BytheActofUnionof__C___ScotlandandthekingdomofEnglandandWaleswereconstitutionallyjoinedastheKingdomofBritain.

A.1707B.1921C.1801

7.PsysiographicallyBritainmaybedividedinto__A___provinces.

A.13B.12C.14

8.Mt.BenNevisstandsin__A___.

A.theScottishHighlandsB.Wales

C.England

9.ThemainriverspartinginBritainrunsfrom__A___.

A.northtosouthB.southtonorthC.easttowest

10.Cheviothillsliealongtheborderbetween___B__andEngland.

A.ScotlandB.WalesC.ValeofEden

11.ThelongestriverinBritainis__A___.

A.SevenB.ClydeC.Bann

12.LondonissituatedontheRiverof__B___.

A.ParretB.ThamesC.Spey

13.Edinburghisthecapitalof__B___.

A.EnglandB.ScotlandC.Wales

14.Theriversflowingintothe_B____aremainlyshort.

A.NorthSeaB.EnglishChannelC.Deeestuary

15.Mt.Snowdonstandsin_B____.

A.ScotlandB.WalesC.England

16.ThesourceoftheimportantRiverThamesisinthe__A___.

A.CotswoldsB.OxfordClayC.Pennines

17.About__B___ofthewaterrequirementsareobtainedfromundergroundsources.

A.50%B.38%C.42%

18.Gaelicismainlyspokenin___A__.

A.ScotlandB.EnglandC.NorthernIreland

19.TheBankofEnglandwasnationalizedin__B___.

A.1964B.1946C.1694

20.Britainisbasicallyanimporterof___D__.

A.foodB.rawmaterials

C.manufacturesD.bothAandB

21.Britishfarmersproduceenoughfoodtosupply___A__oftheneedsofthepopulation.

A.2/3B.4/5C.1/2

22.Britain’smaincerealcropis__C___.

A.oatsB.cornC.barleyD.rye

23.ThecenteroftheBritainfinancialsystemis__A__.

A.BankofEnglandB.BankofBritainC.BankofU.K.

24.ThethreeGermanictribesthatinvadedBritainincludethefollowingexcept___C__.

A.theAnglesB.theSaxonsC.thePictsD.theJutes

25.“BlackCountry”refersto___B__.

A.countrysideinEnglandB.anareaaroundBirmingham

C.acountryinAfrica

26.ThesecondlargestportinBritainis___C__.

A.LondonB.BelfastC.Liverpool

27.ThecapitalcityofNorthernIrelandis__B___.

A.CardiffB.BelfastC.Leith

28.CeltictribesbegantosettleinBritainfromabout__B___B.C.

A.410B.750C.300

29.TheU.K.isrichinthefollowingexcept__C___.

A.coalB.ironC.goldD.tin

30.ThedecreaseofBritishpopulationiscausedbythefollowingexcept__D___.

A.limitationofimmigrationB.fallofthebirthrate

C.fallofdeathrateD.unemployment

31.TheproportionoftheEnglishinthewholepopulationis__B___.

A.60%B.80%C.70%

32.TheQueen’sUniversityisinthecityof___A__.

A.BelfastB.EdinburghC.Manchester

33.ThecontributionmadebytheNormanstoBritainisthefollowingexcept__D___.

A.finalunificationofEnglandB.foundationofaristocracy

C.greatadministrativeprogressD.somepeculiaritiesofdialect

34.About__A__percentofthepopulationliveincitiesortowns.

A.80B.85C.90

35.ThelandavailableforfarminginEngland,Wales,ScotlandandNorthernIrelanddoesnotexceed___A__millionacres.

A.30B.25C.40

36.ThehighestmountaininEnglandis__C___.

A.Mt.MourneB.Mt.SnowdonC.Mt.Seafell

37.ThesecondlargestcityinEnglandis__B___.

A.GlasgowB.BirminghamC.Manchester

38.ThemodernScotsandIrisharethedescendantsof___A__.

A.GaelsB.BritonsC.Anglo-Saxons

39.Scotlandoccupiesthe__B___portionofGreatBritain.

A.southernB.northernC.western

40.BytheActofUnionin__A___,thenameUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandIrelandwasadopted.

41.__C___hasitsownnationalchurchanditsownsystemoflaw.

A.WalesB.NorthernIrelandC.Scotland

42.The__B___EndincludesWestminster,St.James’Palace

A.EastB.WestC.North

43.___D__includesLondon,thecentreofgovernmentforthewholenation.

A.ScotlandB.NorthernIrelandC.WalesD.England

英美概况一答案

PartI

I．DCBAA///CAAAB///ABBBB///ABABD

II．ACACB///CBBCD///BADAA///CBABA///CBD

〔二〕

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“KingoftheEnglish”was___B__.

A.AlfredB.EgbertC.BedeD.Ethelred

4.ChristianitywasintroducedintoEnglandinthelate_C____century.

A.14thB.8thC.6th

5.In1653___A__wasmadeLordProtectorforlife.

A.OliverCromwellB.CharlesIC.WilliamII

6.ThethreegreatGermanictribes:

theAnglos,the_A____andtheJuteswhichinvadedBritainformthebasisofthemodernBritishpeople.

A.SaxonsB.ScotsC.WelshD.Wessex

7.TheheadofthechurchinAnglo-Saxontimeswas__D___.

A.theKingofDenmarkandNorwayB.thekingofEngland

C.JuliusCaesarD.theArchbishopofCanterbury

8.The_B____invadedEnglandintheearliesttime.

A.DanesB.IberiansC.RomansD.Celts

9.TheVikingswhoinvadedEnglandattheturnofthe8thcenturycamefrom__D___.

A.NorwayB.Denmark

C.FranceD.bothAandB

10.Edwardwasknownasthe“__A___”becauseofhisreputationforsaintliness.]

A.ConfessorB.ConquerorC.Protector

11.NormanConquestbeganin__B___.

A.1016B.1066C.1035

12.Inhistory__A___wasnicknamed“KingofLackland”.

A.JohnB.HenryIC.HenryII

13.In1181HenryIIissuedthe___B__whichmadeitcompulsoryforeveryfreemaninEnglandtobeprovidedwitharms.

A.InquestofSheriffsB.AssizeofArmsC.DoomsdayBook

14.HenryPlantagenet,in1154,establishedtheHouseofAngevinas__B___.

A.HenryIB.HenryIIC.HenryIII

15.HenryIIappointedin1162__A___ArchbishopofCanterbury.

A.ThomasBecketB.StephenLangtonC.SimondeMortfort

16.CharlesIwasbeheadedin___A__.

A.1649B.1648C.1653

17.Itwas___A__whosummonedModelParliamentin1295.

A.EdwardIB.HenryIVC.SimondeMontfort

18.TheGreatChartercontained___C__setsofprovisions.

A.twoB.fourC.three

19.ThePeasantsUprisingin1381wasledby__B___.

A.HenryTurnerB.WattTylerC.Richard

20.TheEnglishChurchwasstrictly___A__.

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.theAnglica