《英美概况》练习题.docx

1、英美概况练习题英美概况练习题I. Multiple Choices: Choose one right answer from the four choices:The highest mountain in Britain is _.A. Scafell B. Ben NevisC. the Cotswolds D. the Forth2. The longest river in Britain is _.A. the Clyde B. the MerseyC. the Severn D. the Thames3. The largest lake in Britain is _.A. t

2、he Lough Neage B. Windermere WaterC. Coniston Water D. the Lake District4. Which part of Britain is always fighting?A. England B. ScotlandC. Wales D. Northern Ireland5. The immigrants coming to Britain are mainly from _.A. Europe B. the United StatesC. Africa D. the West Indies, Indies and Pakistan6

3、. The first inhabitants in Britain were _.A. the Normans B. the CeltsC. the Iberians D. the Anglo-Saxons7. British Recorded history began with _.A. Roman invasion B. the Norman ConquestC. the Viking and Danish invasion D. the Anglo-Saxons invasion8. In 829, _ actually became the overlord of all the

4、English.A. John B. James I C. Elbert D. Henry I9. Christmas Day _, Duke William was crowned in Westminster Abbey.A. 1056 B. 1066C. 1006 D. 106010. Henry II was the first king of the _ dynasty.A. Windsor B. TudorC. Malcolm D. Plantagenet11. In 1265 _ summoned the Great Council, which has been seen as

5、 the earliest parliament.A. Henry III B. the PopeC. Barons D. Simon de Montfort12. The Hundred Years war stated in _ and was ended in _, in which the English had lost all the territories of France except the French port of _.A. 1337, 1453, Flanders B. 1337, 1453, CalaisC. 1346, 1453, Agincourt D. 13

6、46, 1453, Brest13. The Wars of Roses lasted for _ years and king _ was replaced by king _.A. 30, Richard III, Henry Tudor B. 50, Richard III, Henry TudorC. 30, Richard I, Henry Tudor D. 50, Richard I, Henry Tudor14. The Renaissance began in _ in the early _ century.A. England, 14 B. England, 15C. It

7、aly, 14 D. Italy, 1515. The English Civil War is also called _.A. the Glorious Revolution B. the Bloody RevolutionC. the Catholic Revolution D. the Puritan Revolution16. In _, a small group of Puritans sailed from _ in the Mayflower to be the first settlers in the New Land.A. 1620, London B. 1620, P

8、lymouthC. 1720, London D. 1720, Plymouth17. In the 18th century, there appeared _ in England, which owed a great deal to the invention of machines. A. the Industrial Revolution B. the Bourgeois RevolutionC. the Wars of the Roses D. the Religious Reformation18. English colonial expansion began with t

9、he colonization of _ in 1583.A. Canada B. AustraliaC. India D. Newfoundland19. _ was famous for his abdication because of his marriage with a divorced American:A. Edward VIII B. Edward VIIC. George VI D. George VII20. In January _ Britain became a member of the European Economic Community.A. 1957 B.

10、 1967C. 1973 D. 197921. Soon after _, Britain not only gave up its economic hegemony but also suffered a deep loss of its position of industrial leadership.A. 1900 B. the First World WarC. the Second World War D. 196022. In the 1970s among the developed countries, Britain maintained the lowest _ rat

11、e and the highest _ rate.A. inflation, growth B. growth, inflationC. growth, divorce D. growth, birth23. The following are all reasons of British decline of coal industry except _.A. the exhaustion of old mines B. costly extractionC. little money being invested D. the labor shortage24. Britains fore

12、ign trade is mainly with _.A. developing countries B. other Commonwealth countriesC. other developed countries D. EC25. The House of Lords is presided over by _.A. the Lord Chancellor B. the QueenC. the Archbishop of Canterbury D. the Prime Minister 26. A General Election is held every _ years and t

13、here are _ members of Parliaments are elected.A. five, 600 B. five, 650C. five, 651 D. four, 65127. The Prime Minister is appointed by _ and he or she always sits in _.A. the Archbishop of Canterbury, the House of CommonsB. the Archbishop of Canterbury, the House of LordsC. the Queen, the House of C

14、ommonsD. the Queen, the House of Lords28. The ultimate authority for law-making resides in _.A. the Queen B. the CabinetC. the House of Lords D. the House of Commons29. The sources of British law include _.A. statutes, common law, equity law and European Community law B. statutes, common law and equ

15、ity lawC. statutes, common law and European Community lawD. a complete code and statutes30. In criminal trials by jury, _ passes sentenced and _ decide the issue of guilt or innocence.A. the judge, the jury B. the judge, the judgeC. the jury, the jury D. the Lord Chancellor, the jury31. _ tries the

16、most serious offences such as murder and robbery.A. Magistrates courts B. Youth courtsC. District courts D. The Crown Court32. Londons Metropolitan Police Force is under the control of _.A. the England secretaries B. the Scottish SecretariesC. Northern Ireland Secretaries D. the Home Secretary33. Th

17、e National Health Service was established in the UK in _ and based at first on _.A. 1948, Acts of Parliament B. 1958, Acts of ParliamentC. 1948, the Bill of Rights D. 1958, the Bill of Rights34. The non-contributory social security benefits include the following except _.A. war pension B. child bene

18、fitC. family credit D. unemployment benefit35. Except that _ may not be a Roman Catholic, public offices are open without distinction to members of all churches or of none.A. the Lord Chancellor B. the Prime MinisterC. the Speaker D. the ministers of all departments36. About 90 per cent of the state

19、 secondary school population in the UK attend _.A. independent schools B. junior schoolsC. independent schools D. primary schools37. There are some _ universities, including the Open University.A. 900 B. 290C. 90 D. 5038. In Britain, children from the age of 5 to 16 can _ by law.A. receive completel

20、y free educationB. receive partly free educationC. receive no free education if their families are richD. receive no free education at all39. With regard to its size, the USA is the _ country in the world.A. largest B. second largestC. third largest D. fourth largest40. In the following rivers, _ ha

21、s been called the American Ruhr.A. the Mississippi B. the MissouriC. the Hudson D. the Ohio41. Among the following rivers, _ forms a natural boundary between Mexico and the U.S.A. the Potomac B. the ColumbiaC. the Rio Grande River D. the Colorado42. All the following universities and colleges are lo

22、cated in New England, except _.A. Yale B. HarvardC. Oxford D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology43. The nations capital city Washington D.C. and New York are located in _.A. the American West B. the Great PlainsC. the Midwest D. the Middle Atlantic States44. The Midwest in Americas most important

23、 _ area.A. agricultural B. industrialC. manufacturing D. mining industry45. In the case of Brown versus Board of Education, the Supreme Court ruled that _.A. separate educational facilities had been illegalB. educational facilities had been separate but equalC. educational facilities had been equalD

24、. separate educational facilities were inherently unequal46. The Chinese Exclusion Act was passed in _.A. 1882 B. 1883C. 1900 D. 192447. The first immigrants in American history came from _ and _.A. Ireland/France B. England/ChinaC. Scotland/England D. England / Netherland48. Uncle Toms Cabin and Ro

25、ots are two novels which give a vivid description of the miserable life of the _.A. early settlers B. PuritansC. native Indians D. black slaves49. According to American historians and specialists in demography, there are _ great population movement in the history of the United States.A. two B. three

26、C. four D. five50. Many early Chinese immigrants worked in the mining industry, especially in the _.A. gold mines B. silver minesC. coal mines D. copper mines51. The Declaration of Independence was drafted by _.A. James Madison B. Thomas JeffersonC. Alexander Hamilton D. George Washington52. On July

27、 4, 1776, _ adopted the Declaration of Independence.A. the First Continental CongressB. the Second Continental CongressC. the Third Continental CongressD. the Constitutional Convention53. The victory of _ was the turning point of the War of Independence.A. Saratoga B. GettysburgC. Trenton D. Yorktow

28、n54. Ten amendments introduced by James Madison in 1789 were added to the Constitution. They are knows as _.A. the Articles of Confederation B. the Bill of RightC. the Civil Rights D. Federalist Papers55. President Jefferson bought _ from France and doubled the countrys territory.A. New Mexico B. th

29、e Louisiana TerritoryC. Kansas D. Ohio56. The Declaration of Independence came from the theory of British philosopher _.A. Paul Revere B. John LockeC. Cornwallis D. Frederick Douglass57. During the WWII, the Axis powers were mainly made up by _.A. Germany, France and Japan B. France, Japan and Brita

30、inC. Germany, Italy and Britain D. German, Italy and Japan58. The Progressive Movement is a movement demanding government regulation of the _ and _ conditions.A. economy/political B. social/politicalC. economy/social D. political/cultural59. As a result of WWI, _ was not one of the defeated nations.A. Germany B. Austro-HungaryC. Ottoman D. Russia60. The aim of President Roosevelts New Deal was to “save American _.”A. economy B. politicsC. society D. democracy61. The longest war that the United States has fought is _