1、英语专业考研英美概况材料英语专业考研英美概况自测题(一)British Survey TestPart I Geography1. The total area of the U.K. is _.A. 211,440 B. 244,110 C. 241,410 D. 242,5342. England occupies the _ portion of the U.K.A. northern B. eastern C. southern3. The most important part of the U.K. in wealth is _.A. Northern Ireland B. Eng
2、land C. Scotland4. _ is on the western prominence between the Bristol Channel and the Dee estuary.A. Wales B. Scotland C. England5. Wales was effectively united with England in the _ century.A. 14th B. 15th C. 16th6. By the Act of Union of _ Scotland and the kingdom of England and Wales were constit
3、utionally joined as the Kingdom of Britain.A. 1707 B. 1921 C. 18017. Psysiographically Britain may be divided into _ provinces.A. 13 B. 12 C. 148. Mt. Ben Nevis stands in _.A. the Scottish Highlands B. WalesC. England9. The main rivers parting in Britain runs from _.A. north to south B. south to nor
4、th C. east to west10. Cheviot hills lie along the border between _ and England.A. Scotland B. Wales C. Vale of Eden11. The longest river in Britain is _.A. Severn B. Clyde C. Bann12. London is situated on the River of _.A. Parret B. Thames C. Spey13. Edinburgh is the capital of _.A. England B. Scotl
5、and C. Wales14. The rivers flowing into the _ are mainly short.A. North Sea B. English Channel C. Dee estuary15. Mt. Snowdon stands in _.A. Scotland B. Wales C. England16. The source of the important River Thames is in the _.A. Cotswolds B. Oxford Clay C. Pennines17. About _ of the water requirement
6、s are obtained from underground sources.A. 50% B. 38% C. 42%18. Gaelic is mainly spoken in _.A. Scotland B. England C. Northern Ireland19. The Bank of England was nationalized in _.A. 1964 B. 1946 C. 169420. Britain is basically an importer of _.A. food B. raw materialsC. manufactures D. both A and
7、B21. British farmers produce enough food to supply _ of the needs of the population.A. 2/3 B. 4/5 C. 1/222. Britains main cereal crop is _.A. oats B. corn C. barley D. rye23. The center of the Britain financial system is _.A. Bank of England B. Bank of Britain C. Bank of U.K.24. The three Germanic t
8、ribes that invaded Britain include the following except _.A. the Angles B. the Saxons C. the Picts D. the Jutes25. “Black Country” refers to _.A. countryside in England B. an area around BirminghamC. a country in Africa26. The second largest port in Britain is _.A. London B. Belfast C. Liverpool27.
9、The capital city of Northern Ireland is _.A. Cardiff B. Belfast C. Leith28. Celtic tribes began to settle in Britain from about _ B.C.A. 410 B. 750 C. 30029. The U.K. is rich in the following except _.A. coal B. iron C. gold D. tin30. The decrease of British population is caused by the following exc
10、ept _.A. limitation of immigration B. fall of the birth rateC. fall of death rate D. unemployment31. The proportion of the English in the whole population is _.A. 60% B. 80% C. 70%32. The Queens University is in the city of _.A. Belfast B. Edinburgh C. Manchester33. The contribution made by the Norm
11、ans to Britain is the following except _.A. final unification of England B. foundation of aristocracyC. great administrative progress D. some peculiarities of dialect34. About _ percent of the population live in cities or towns.A. 80 B. 85 C. 9035. The land available for farming in England, Wales, S
12、cotland and Northern Ireland does not exceed _ million acres.A. 30 B. 25 C. 4036. The highest mountain in England is _.A. Mt. Mourne B. Mt. Snowdon C. Mt. Seafell37. The second largest city in England is _.A. Glasgow B. Birmingham C. Manchester38. The modern Scots and Irish are the descendants of _.
13、A. Gaels B. Britons C. Anglo-Saxons39. Scotland occupies the _ portion of Great Britain.A. southern B. northern C. western40. By the Act of Union in _, the name United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was adopted.41. _ has its own national church and its own system of law.A. Wales B. Northern Ir
14、eland C. Scotland42. The _ End includes Westminster, St. James PalaceA. East B. West C. North43. _ includes London, the centre of government for the whole nation.A. Scotland B. Northern Ireland C. Wales D. England英美概况一答案Part IIDCBAA CAAAB ABBBB ABABD ACACB CBBCD BADAA CBABA CBD(二)英美概况英国历史部分History1.
15、 Julius Caesar invaded Britain _.A. once B. twice C. three times2. King Arthur was the king of _.A. Picts B. Celts C. Scots D. Jutes3. The first “King of the English” was _.A. Alfred B. Egbert C. Bede D. Ethelred4. Christianity was introduced into England in the late _ century.A. 14th B. 8th C. 6th5
16、. In 1653 _ was made Lord Protector for life.A. Oliver Cromwell B. Charles I C. William II6. The three great Germanic tribes: the Anglos, the _ and the Jutes which invaded Britain form the basis of the modern British people.A. Saxons B. Scots C. Welsh D. Wessex7. The head of the church in Anglo-Saxo
17、n times was _.A. the King of Denmark and Norway B. the king of EnglandC. Julius Caesar D. the Archbishop of Canterbury8. The _ invaded England in the earliest time.A. Danes B. Iberians C. Romans D. Celts9. The Vikings who invaded England at the turn of the 8th century came from _.A. Norway B. Denmar
18、kC. France D. both A and B10. Edward was known as the “_” because of his reputation for saintliness.A. Confessor B. Conqueror C. Protector11. Norman Conquest began in _.A. 1016 B. 1066 C. 103512. In history _ was nicknamed “King of Lackland”.A. John B. Henry I C. Henry II13. In 1181 Henry II issued
19、the _ which made it compulsory for every freeman in England to be provided with arms.A. Inquest of Sheriffs B. Assize of Arms C. Doomsday Book14. Henry Plantagenet, in 1154, established the House of Angevin as _.A. Henry I B. Henry II C. Henry III15. Henry II appointed in 1162 _ Archbishop of Canter
20、bury.A. Thomas Becket B. Stephen Langton C. Simon de Mortfort16. Charles I was beheaded in _.A. 1649 B. 1648 C. 165317. It was _ who summoned Model Parliament in 1295.A. Edward I B. Henry IV C. Simon de Montfort18. The Great Charter contained _ sets of provisions.A. two B. four C. three19. The Peasa
21、nts Uprising in 1381 was led by _.A. Henry Turner B. Watt Tyler C. Richard20. The English Church was strictly _.A. national B. international C. regional21. The Glorious Revolution in 1688 was in nature a _.A. coup detat B. racial slaughter C. peasant rising22. The Industrial Revolution laid a good f
22、oundation for the _.A. factory of the world B. expansion of marketsC. social upheaval23. The American Revolution (the American War of Independence) broke out in _ and ended in _.A. 1775, 1783 B. 1774, 1782 C. 1786, 178424. The Battle of Hastings took place in _.A. 1606 B. 1042 C. 106625. The Great C
23、harter was signed by _ in 1215.A. King Henry II B. King Richard C. King John26. In the early 14th century feudalism began to _ in England.A. grow B. flourish C. decline D. end27. It was _ who published the book “The Rights of Man”.A. Thomas More B. Thomas Paine C. Thomas Jefferson28. The first Prime
24、 Minister was _.A. Wilminton B. George Grenville C. Robert Walpole29. The Parliament of 1265 which is known as the “_” is considered the “beginning of parliament”.A. All Estates Parliament B. Model ParliamentC. Long Parliament30. The Anglo-French hostility which began in 1337 and ended in 1453 was k
25、nown as _.A. the Wars of Roses B. the Hundred Years WarC. Peasant Uprising31. In the first half of 17th century _ grow rapidly in England.A. feudalism B. capitalism C. Catholicism32. Prime Minister _ resisted any reform that could be resisted.A. Palmerston B. Robert Peel C. Gladstone33. By the end o
26、f the Hundred Years War only the port of _ remained under English rule.A. Troyes B. Gascon C. Calais34. In the 14th century took place the _, the severest of many plagues in the middle ages.A. Earthquake B. Black Death C. Drought35. _ and his followers, known as Lollards, provided ideological prepar
27、ation for the labour movement of the 14th century.A. John Wycliffe B. Watt Tyler C. Somerset36. By the end of the Wars of the Roses the House of _ began.A. Tudor B. Lancaster C. Plantagenet37. In the “_” of 1388 five lords accused the Kings friends of treason under a very expansive definition of cri
28、me.A. All Estates parliament B. Merciless ParliamentC. Model Parliament38. In the Wars of the Roses the Lancastrians wire badges of _ rose.A. white B. red C. pink D. yellow39. The first Civil War in Britain lasted from _ to _.A. 1600, 1604 B. 1640, 1644 C. 1642, 164640. William Shakespeare is mainly
29、 a _.A. novelist B. dramatist C. poet41. In 1689 the “Bill of Rights” was passed. _ began in England.A. The Constitutional Monarchy B. All Estates ParliamentC. House of Lancaster42. The _ carried on trade relations with Russia and central Asian countries.A. Moscow Company B. Eastland CompanyC. East
30、India Company43. _ started the slave trade in the second part of the 16th century.A. John Hawkins B. Francis Drake C. Diaz44. In 1534 Parliament passed the “_”, according to which Henry VIII was declared the head of the English Church.A. the Bill of Rights B. Act of Supremacy C. Act of Settlement45. Under Elizabeth I _ was restored, and she was declared “governor” of the church.A. the Roman Church B. the Catholic ChurchC. the Anglican Church46. In 1337 the hostility between England and _ resulted in the Hundred Years War.
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