《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 most serious offences such as murder and robbery.A. Magistrates courts B. Youth courtsC. Dist