英美概况题库40英国41.docx

1、英美概况题库40英国41The United KingdomI. Multiple Choice1. The was “the greatest progressive revolution that mankind power of thought, passion, and character, in universality and learning” (Engels).a. Renaissanceb. Industrial Revolutionc. Reformationd. Bourgeois Revolution2. is regarded as the first English

2、 Prime Minster.a. Duke of Willingtonb. William Gladstonec. Benjamin Disraelid. Sir Robert Walpole3. The official of Britain is .a. Elizabeth I b. Elizabeth IIc. Elizabeth III d. Edward II5. is a day to commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.a. Christmas b. Good Fridayc. Easter Monday d. Boxing

3、Day6. published the Origin of Species which caused a stir in Victorian times.a. Adam Smith b. Charles Darwinc. Thomas More d. Francis Bacon7. The largest section of Great Britain is .a. Scotlandb. Walesc. Englandd. Northern Ireland8. The Lake District is well known for .a. its wild and beautiful sce

4、neryb. its varied lakesc. the Lake Poetsd. all above9. The Great Britain is .a. Ben Nevisb. Cross Fellc. Snowdond. Cheviot Hill10. The capital city of Wales is .a. Edinburghb. Belfastc. Cardiffd. Londonderry11. The part that receives the largest amount of annual rainfall is .a. the east lowlandsb. t

5、he northern part of Englandc. the northwestern part of Scotlandd. Wales12. The longest river in Britain is the .a. Thames Riverb. Severn Riverc. Clyde Riverd. Tyne River13. The largest lake of the United Kingdom is in .a. Englandb. Walesc. Scotlandd. Northern Ireland14. The vast majority of the peop

6、le of the UK are .a. Roman Catholicsb. Presbyteriansc. Anglicansd. Methodists15. The English are mainly descendants of .a. Celtsb. Anglo-Saxonsc. Vikingsd. Norman Conquerors16. A cockney is a .a. typical Englishmanb. typical Londonerc. typical Britond. native London dialect speaker17. The Welsh came

7、 to Britain .a. earlier than the Englishb. later than the English c. together with the Englishd. in the 13th century18. Which word is not exact to describe the Welsh?a. Musical.b. Emotional.c. Cheerful.d. Suspicious.19. Most of the Scotsmen now speak .a. Englishb. Celticc. Gaelicd. both English and

8、Gaelic20. A typical Scotsman is usually depicted in the following word except .a. braveb. Northern Ireland are .a. Catholicsb. Protestantsc. Presbyteriansd. Nonconformists22. The earliest known settlers on the British Isles were .a. Celtsb. Iberiansc. Gaelsd. Anglo-Saxons23. The real Roman conquest

9、of Britain began in .a. 55 BCb. 54 BCc. AD 43d. AD 9624. Which part of Britain was radically transformed by the Romans?a. Scotland.b. Wales.c. England.d. London.25. Christianity was first brought to England by .a. Romansb. Anglo-Saxonsc. Celtsd. Danes26. Which of the following tribes first came to B

10、ritain?a. Anglos.b. Saxons.c. Jutes.d. Teutons.27. King Ethelred was called Ethelred the Unready because .a. of the feudalismc. the spreading of Norman-Frenchd. the compiling of the Domesday Book29. The Domesday Book included all the following points except .a. all land and property of then Englandb

11、. the rights of landownersc. the duty of every courtd. the power of the king30. The last of the true Norman Kings was .a. William Rufusb. Henry Ic. Henry IId. Robert31. The founder of the English legal system and the Common Law was .a. Henry Ib. Henry IIc. Stephend. Matilda32. The Great Charter incl

12、udes all the following points except that .a. no tax should be made without the approval of the councilb. no freemen should be arrested except by the law of the landc. if the king attempted to free people33. The first “Prince of Wales” in English as “model parliament”.a. Henry IIIb. Simon de Monfort

13、c. Edward Id. Edward II35. Wales was conquered by .a. Edward Ib. Edward IIc. Henry IIId. Richard I36. The chief demand of the peasants during Tylers Rising of 1381 was .a. to punish the lawyersb. to raise wagesc. to free villeinsd. to reform the church37. The War of the Roses ended in 1485 with the

14、accession of , the first king of the House of Tudor.a. Henry VIIb. Henry VIIIc. John of Gauntd. Edward IV38. Under Henry VII, the justices of the Peace Cabot was sent to discover new way to the East by .a. the Popeb. the King of Spainc. Henry VIId. Henry VIII40. Which is not proper to describe the C

15、hurch of Middle Ages?a. It was a religious body that upper-state organization that was very powerful.41. The external pretext for the Reformation in England was s divorce case.a. Henry VIIb. Henry VIIIc. Clement IId. Charles V42. Elizabeth I was excommunicated by the Pope in .a. 1558b. 1571c. 1586d. 160343. Who was a Catholic among the following kings and queens?a. Henry VIIIb. Edward V