《英美概況》試題

《美況復(fù)卷I.onethefourB1.ThehighestmountaininBritainis____.A.ScafellB.BenNevisC.theCotswold’sD.theForthC2.ThelongestriverinBritainis_____.A.theClydeB.theMerseyC.theSevernD.theThamesA3.ThelargestlakeinBritainis_____.A.theLoughNeageB.WindermereWaterC.ConistonWaterD.theLakeDistrictD4.WhichpartofBritainisalwaysfightingA.EnglandB.ScotlandC.WalesD.NorthemIrelandC5.ThefirstinhabitantsinBritainwere_____.A.theNormansB.theCeltsC.theIberiansD.theAnglo-SaxonsB6.ChristmasDay____,DukeWilliamwascrownedinWestminsterAbbey.A.1056B.1066C.1006D.1060D7.1265summonedGreatCouncil,beenearliestparliament.A.HenryIIIB.thePopeC.BaronsD.SimondeMontfortB8.TheHundredYears’warstartedin____andendedin____,inwhichtheEnglishhadlostalltheterritoriesofFranceexcepttheFrenchportof____.A.1337,1453,FlandersB.1337,1453,CalaisC.1346,1453,ArgencourtD.1346,1453,BrestA9.TheWarsofRoseslastedfor_____yearsandking_____wasreplacedbyking_____.A.30,RichardIII,HenryTudorB.50,RichardIII,HenryTudorB.C.30,RichardI,HenryTudorD.50,RichardI,HenryTudorC10.TheRenaissancebeganin____intheearly____century.A.England,14B.England,15C.Italy,14D.Italy,15B11._____,Puritanssailedfrom_____thesettlersintheNorthAmerica.A.1620,LondonB.1620,PlymouthC.1720,LondonD.1720,PlymouthA12.Inthe18thcentury,thereappeared____inEngland,whichowedagreatdealtotheinventionofmachines.A.theIndustrialRevolutionB.theBourgeoisRevolutionC.theWarsoftheRosesD.theReligiousReformationC13.Soonafter_____,Britainnotonlygaveupitseconomichegemonybutalsosufferedadeeplossofitspositionofindustrialleadership.A.1900B.theFirstWorldWarC.theSecondWorldWarD.1960C14.Britain’sforeigntradeismainlywith_____.A.developingcountriesB.otherCommonwealthcountriesC.otherdevelopedcountriesD.ECA15.TheHouseofLordsispresidedoverby_____.A.LordChancellorB.QueenC.ofCanterburytheMinisterC16.GeneralElectionisheld_____there_____Parliamentsareelected.A.five,600B.five,650C.five,651D.four,6511

C17.ThePrimeMinisterisappointedby_____andheorshealwayssitsin_____.A.theArchbishopofCanterbury,theHouseofCommonsB.theArchbishopofCanterbury,theHouseofLordsC.theQueen,theHouseofCommonsD.theQueen,theHouseofLordsD18.Theultimateauthorityforlaw-makingresidesin_____.A.theQueenB.theCabinetC.theHouseofLordsD.theHouseofCommonsA19.ThesourcesofBritishlawinclude_____.A.statutes,commonlaw,equitylawandEuropeanCommunitylawB.statutes,commonlawandequitylawC.statutes,commonlawandEuropeanCommunitylawD.acompletecodeandstatutesD20.About90percentofthestatesecondaryschoolpopulationintheUKattend_____.A.independentschoolsB.juniorschoolsC.independentschoolsD.primaryschoolsA21.InBritain,childrenfromtheageof5to16can_____bylaw.A.receivecompletelyfreeeducationB.receivepartlyfreeeducationC.receivenofreeeducationiftheirfamiliesarerichD.receivenofreeeducationatallD22.Withregardtoitssize,theUSAisthe_____countryintheworld.A.largestB.secondlargestC.thirdlargestD.fourthlargestC23.A.YaleB.HarvardC.OxfordD.MassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyD24.Thenation’scapitalcityWashingtonD.C.andNewYorkarelocatedin_____.A.theAmericanWestB.theGreatPlainsC.theMidwestD.theMiddleAtlanticStatesA25.TheMidwestinAmerica’simportant_____area.A.agriculturalB.industrialC.manufacturingD.miningindustryD26.ThefirstimmigrantsinAmericanhistorycamefrom____and____.A.Ireland/FranceB.England/ChinaC.ScotlandEnglandD.Tom’sCabinRootsaretwonovelswhichgivevividdescriptionofthemiserablelifeofthe_____.A.earlysettlersB.PuritansC.nativeIndiansD.blackslavesA28.ManyinA.goldminesB.silverminesC.coalminesD.copperminesB29.TheDeclarationofIndependencewasdraftedby_____.A.JamesMadisonB.ThomasJeffersonC.AlexanderHamiltonD.GeorgeWashingtonB30.OnJuly4,1776,_____adoptedtheDeclarationofIndependence.A.theFirstContinentalCongressB.theSecondContinentalCongressC.theThirdContinentalCongressD.theConstitutionalConventionB31.TenamendmentsintroducedbyJamesMadisonin1789wereaddedtotheConstitution.Theyareknowsas_____.A.theArticlesofConfederationB.theBillofRightC.theCivilRightsD.FederalistPapersB32.PresidentJeffersonbought_____fromFranceanddoubledthecountry’sterritory.A.NewMexicoB.theLouisianaTerritoryC.KansasD.Ohio2

D33.DuringtheWWII,theAxispowersweremainlymadeupby__.A.Germany,FranceandJapanB.France,JapanandBritainC.Germany,ItalyandBritainD.German,ItalyandJapanＢ34.BritainisseparatedfromtherestofEuropebytheEnglishChannelinthe_______andtheNorthSeaintheeast.A.eastB.southC.westD.northＣ35.Irelandisdividedintotwopoliticalparts:_______.A.NorthernIrelandandsouthernIrelandB.SouthernIrelandandtheRepublicofIrelandC.theRepublicofIrelandandNorthernIrelandD.NorthernIrelandandBritainＢ36.Ininofdepression,Americanpeople_______nextpresidentwhopromiseda"newdeal"togetAmericaoutofdepression.A.TheodoreB.FranklinD.RooseveltC.WoodrowWilsonD.HerbertHooverＢ37.MartinLutherKing,Jr.,ayoungblackclergyman,becameanationalleaderofthe_______Movement.A.BoycottB.CivilRightsC.SegregationD.IntegrationＡ38.ThecultivatedlandintheU.S.makesup_______ofthetotalland,andpeoplewhoareengagedinfarmingmakeuponly%ofthetotalpopulation.A.21%B.31%C.41%D.51%Ｄ39.TheConstitutionoftheUnitedStatesprovidesthat_______shallbePresidentoftheSenate.A.theSecretaryofStateB.theChiefJusticeC.thePresidentD.theVicePresidentＤ40.Ofallthesymbols,_______,whichareconsideredtorepresentfertilityandnewlife:arethosemostfrequentlyassociatedwithEaster.A.thepumpkinandtheturkeyB.thelambandthebeefC.thespringpeasandthepotatoesD.theeggandtherabbitＢ41.ThehistoryoftheU.S.isgenerallyagreedtohavebegunin_____.A.1620B.1607C.1776Ｄ42.Thefollowingstatesareamongthefirstthirteencoloniesexcept_____.A.MarylandB.SouthCarolinaC.DelawareD.ColoradoＢ43.Thecoloniallifecanbedescribedasthefollowingexcept_____.A.simpleB.easyC.roughD.hardＡ44.TheFirstContinentalCongresswasheldin_____inSeptember,1774.A.PhiladelphiaB.BostonC.NewYorkD.WashingtonD.C.Ｂ45.TheAmericanWarofIndependencestartedin_____andendedin_____.A.1776,1784B.1775,1783C.1706,1714D.1760,1784Ａ46.Thefirsttenamendments,knownas_____,wereaddedtotheConstitutionin1791.A.theBillofRightsB.theArticlesC.CivilRightsD.theGreatCharterB47.JuliusCaesarinvadedBritain_____.A.onceB.twiceC.threetimesD.fourtimesD48.TheVikingswhoinvadedEnglandattheturnofthe8thcenturycamefrom_____.A.NorwayB.DenmarkC.FranceD.bothAandB3

B49.NormanConquestbeganin_____.A.1016B.1066C.1035D.1600B50.Anglo-Frenchhostilitybegan1337ended1453knownA.B.theYears’WarC.D.CivilWarC51.BytheendoftheWarsoftheRosestheHouseof_____began.A.TudorB.LancasterC.PlantagenetD.YorkB52.IntheWarsoftheRosestheLancastrianswirebadgesof_____rose.A.whiteB.redC.pinkD.yellowB53.WilliamShakespeareismainlya_____.A.novelistB.dramatistC.poetD.actorB54.Englandfirstbecameaseapowerinthetimeof_____.A.HenryVIIB.ElizabethIC.VictoriaD.HenryVIIIA55.ThegreatestdramatistoftheEnglishRenaissancewas_____.A.ShakespeareB.MiltonC.ChaucerD.BaconB56.Bythe_____in1783,BritainrecognizedtheindependenceoftheUS.A.DeclaratoryActB.TreatyofParisC.TreatyofMontgomeryD.theDeclarationofIndependentB57.mountainsbytheCordilleraRange.A.easternB.westernC.NortheasternD.SouthernC58.AmongthefiveGreatLakes,only_____iswhollywithintheUnitedStates.A.ErieB.SuperiorC.MichiganD.OntarioC59.Hawaiiisinthe_____Ocean.A.AtlanticB.IndianC.PacificD.ArcticC60._____isthelargeststateinareaintheU.S.A.A.FloridaB.LouisianaC.AlaskaD.HawaiiC61.TheUnitedStatestodayisthe_____largestcountryinsizeintheworld.A.thirdB.fifthC.fourthD.secondB62.The_____weretheoriginalinhabitantsinAmerica.A.blacksB.IndiansC.PuertoRicansD.BritishBisusedasaofwholenationasofthepeople.A.PrimeMinisterB.CrownC.ParliamentD.CabinetA64.consistsofmemberswhofromtheelectoraldistricts.A.651,651B.535,535C.635,635D.630,630A65.The__________isthesupremeadministrativeinstitution.A.BritishgovernmentB.BritishParliamentC.OppositionD.PrivyCouncilA66.The_____isthecoreofleadershipoftheBritishgovernment.A.CabinetB.PrivyCouncilC.CrownD.ParliamentA67.Itisthe_____whoorganizestheCabinetandpresidesoveritsmeetings.A.PrimeMinisterB.LordPresidentC.SpeakerD.QueenB68.TheJudicialBranchisheadedby_____.A.theSupremeCourtB.CongressC.President4

B69.ThegeneralelectioninAmericaisheldevery_____years.A.5B.4C.6D.3A70.ThesymboloftheUSDemocraticPartyis_____.A.donkeyB.elephantC.eagleD.HorseB71._____hasthesolerighttointerprettheConstitution.A.TheCabinetB.TheSupremeCourtC.PresidentD.CongressB72.ThesymboloftheUSRepublicPartyis_____.A.tigerB.elephantC.donkeyD.eagleB73.TheUSFederalGovernmentiscomposedofthefollowingexcept_____.A.thelegislativeB.thestandingcommitteeC.thejudicialD.theexecutiveB74.ThenumberofCongressmenfromeachstatevariesdependingon_____.A.thesizeoftheareaB.thesizeofthepopulationC.thetraditionD.thewealthB75.Thelaw-makingorthelegislativebodyinthegovernmentis_____.A.theSupremeCourtB.theCongressC.theCabinetD.thepresident’scommitteeC76.ThemembersintheSenatemustbeatleast_____yearsoldandthoseintheRepresentative_____yearsold.A.40,30B.30,26C.30,25D.25,30B77.Thestudentsoftheuniversitiesinthesecondyeararecalled________.A.juniorB.sophomoreC.freshmanD.seniorA78.Anundergraduatestudenthastoearnacertainnumberof______inordertoreceiveadegreeattheendoffouryearsstudy.A.creditsC.scoresD.classesC79.WhatisthenationalanthemoftheUnitedKingdomA.RuleBritanniaofHarlechC.GodSavetheKing(Queen)LowSweetChariotB80.WhichScottishlakeissupposedlyhometoamythicalmonsterA.LoughNeaghB.LochNessC.LakeWindermereD.LochLomondD81.WhatisthecapitalcityofNorthernIrelandA.EdinburghB.CardiffC.LondonD.BelfastA82.WhichlanguageissometimesusedinScotlandA.GaelicB.WelshC.CornishD.IrishB83.WhichRomanEmperorbuiltawalltoseparateBritainA.CaesarB.HadrianC.NeroD.AugustusA84.WhichAnglo-SaxonkingisconsideredBritain’sfirstnationalheroA.AlfredtheGreatB.HenrytheEighthC.WilliamtheConquerorD.CharlestheSecondD85.WhichofthefollowinghouseswontheWaroftheRoses(1455-1485)A.TheHouseofYorkB.TheHouseofSussexC.TheHouseofEssexD.TheHouseofLancasterA86.Whichofthefollowingcountriessentan‘Armada’toattackBritainin1588A.SpainB.PortugalC.ItalyD.Germany5

C87.WhichQueenruledBritainfrom1837to1901A.MaryB.ElizabethIC.Victoria

D88.WhichofthefollowingBritishcitiesisoneofthemajorfinancialcentresoftheworldA.ManchesterB.EdinburghC.CardiffD.LondonD89.Whoisthecommander-in-chiefoftheUnitedStatesarmedforcesA.ASenatorB.TheVicePresidentC.ASupremeCourtJusticeD.ThePresidentC90.WhichexaminationsdoBritishstudentstakeatage16A.SATsB.ACTsC.GCSEsD.A-LevelsB91.WhatistheupperhouseoftheBritishParliamentcalledHouseofRepresentativesB.TheHouseofLordsC.TheSenateD.CongressD92.WhichofthefollowingfoodsisatraditionalBritishmealA.NoodlesB.SnailsC.TapasD.FishandChipsC93.DuringwhichfestivalisittraditionaltogiveandreceivechocolateeggsA.ChristmasB.RemembranceDayC.EasterD.NewYear’sDayB94.WhichofthefollowingsportsistraditionallyplayedbyBritishpeopleA.IceHockeyB.CricketC.LacrosseD.BaseballC95.WhowrotetheoriginaldraftoftheDeclarationofIndependenceA.GeorgeWashingtonB.GeorgeBushC.ThomasJeffersonD.AbrahamLincolnA96.DuringtheAmericanCivilWar,whatweretheelevensouthernslavestatescalledA.TheConfederateStatesofAmericaB.TheUnitedStatesofAmericaC.TheUnionD.TheTeaPartyB97.WhichAmericanPresidentcreatedeconomicplancalledthe‘NewDeal’A.HerbertHooverB.FranklinD.RooseveltC.RonaldReagan

D98.WhatistheoldestuniversityintheUnitedStatesA.ColumbiaUniversityB.StanfordUniversityC.BrownUniversityD.HarvardUniversityB99.WhichofthefollowinginstitutionsispartoftheJudicialBranchofthefederalgovernmentA.TheHouseofRepresentativesB.TheSupremeCourtC.TheSenateD.CongressB100.HowoftenarePresidentialelectionsheldA.Every3yearsB.Every4yearsC.Every5years

6II.Fillinthe1.Geographicallyspeaking,thenorthandwestofBritainarehighlands,whiletheeastandsouth-eastaremostlylowlands.2.WelshislocatedinthewestofGreatBritain.3.ancestorsAnglo-Saxons,theandtheCelts_.6

4.Inthecentury,threeTeutonictribesJutes_,Saxons_,andAngles_invadedBritain.Amongthem,theAngles_gavetheirnametoEnglishpeople.5.ThebattleofHastings__witnessedthedeathofHaroldinOctober,1066.6.UnderWilliam,thefeudal___systeminEnglandwascompletelyestablished.7.in’stimeDomesday,in1086_.8.TheoutstandingleaderoftheCivilRightsMovementwas_Martin_____Luther_____King____.9.deadlywhichEnglandpopulationfourmilliontotwo___millionbytheendofthe14

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century.10.AmericaparticipatedintheSecondWorldWarintheyear_1941____.11.JamesIandhissonCharlesIbothbelievedfirmlyin_theDivineRightofKings_.12.DuringtheCivilWar,theCavalierssupportedtheking,whiletheRoundheadssupportedtheparliament.13.AftertheCivilWar,OliverCromwelldeclaredEnglanda_Commonwealth_____,later,hebecameLordprotector________.14.In1707,theActofUnionunitedEnglandandScotland.15.ThetwopartiesoriginatedwiththeGloriousRevolutionwere_Whigs____and_Tories______.forerunners_liberal_____Party,theofthe_conservative_____party.16.ThedroppingofthetwoatombombsbyAmericaforced_Japan____tosurrenderunconditionally.17.AfterIndustrialBritainbecamethe“_workshop_____world.18.DuringtheSecondWorldWar_WinstonChurchill_______ledBritaintofinalvictoryin1945.19.thattheU.S.enteredwasJapanesesuddenraidthe’snavalbaseat_PearlHarbour____.20.Naturalgaswasdiscoveredin1965andoilin1970under_theNorthSea______.21.Thepartywhichwinsthesecondlargestnumberofseatsbecomestheofficial_opposition_____,withitsownleaderand“_shadow_____cabinet”.22.ThePrimeMinisterisappointedby_theQueen_____,andhis/herofficialresidenceis_No.10DowningStreet____.23.TherearetwotiersoflocalgovernmentthroughoutEnglandandWales:_countrycouncils____and_districtcouncils_____.24.TheultimatecourtofappealincivilcasesthroughouttheUKis_theHouseofLords______.25.areofEngland____theofScotland____.26.EducationintheUKcompulsoryforalltheagesof５(__inNorthenIreland)and__１６___.27.InthepastchildreninBritainwereallocatedtodifferentsecondaryschoolsonthebasisofselectiontestsknownas_elevenplus____,whichwasreplacedbycomprehensive28.Educationafter16intheUKisdividedinto_ｆ7

29.Themost-knownuniversitiesinBritainareｏｒandｒｉｄｇｅ____whichdatefromthe_and_１３ｔｈ____centuries.30.GreatａｋｅＭｉｃｈｉbelongstocompletelywhiletheotherfouraresharedwithCanada.31._Ａｌａｓｋａ______isseparatedfromthemainlandbyCanada.32.TheRockies,thebackboneoftheNorthAmericanContinent,isalsoknownas_ｅ33._Ｔｅｘａｓ____isthelargestcontinentalstateinareainthe.34.NewEnglandissometimescalledthe_ｒｔｈｐｌａｃｅ_____ofAmerica.35.ThelargestgroupofAsian-Americansarethe_36.Itwas_ＣｏｌｕｍｂｕwhofirstdiscoveredtheAmericain1492.37.TheWarof_Ｉｎｄｅｐｅｎｄｅｎbrokeoutin1775andendedin1783.38.TheFirstWorldWarbrokeoutonJuly28thin_９１４____.39.In1620someEnglishPuritanssailedtoPlymouthonashipcalled_40.OnJulyacceptedbytheAmericanCongress.41.LexingtonFirewasthe_ｒｅｌｕｄｅ____oftheWarofIndependence.42.In1803theUnitedStatespurchasedLouisianafrom_ｒａｎｃｅ____.43.TheGreatDepressionof1929-shooktheUnitedStatesandthewholecapitalistworldtoitsfoundation.44._ｃｏｌｄ____wentintoeffectbyspringDoctrinecameforth.45.Bytheendof９ｔｈ____century,the.hadbecomethemostpowerfulcountryintheworld.46.Thefirstgreattidefrom1840to1860inAmericawasthe_westward____movement.47.ThefamousvelTom’s____”byMrs.Stowearousedagreatanduniversalhatredforslavery.48.In_1607____thefirstgroupofEnglishcolonistscametoAmerica.49.The_second____WorldWarwasadestructivewarandananti-fascistwar.50.AlongwiththeNormanscamethe_French____language.51.TheWarsoftheRosesbrokeoutbetweenthe_theHouseofYork__andthe__HouseofLancaster__.52.Inthesummerof1588theSpanishships,theSpanishArmadawasdefeatedbyEnglishships.53.DuringtheCivilWars(1642–1648)thesupportersofParliamentwerecalledParliamentarianswhilethesupportersoftheKingCharlesIwerecalled__Royalists.54.AfterCharlesIwasbeheadedin1649EnglandwasdeclaredaCommonwealth.55.TheU.K.issituatedinthenorth-westcoastofEurope.56.ThefulltitleoftheU.K.istheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.57.TheU.K.consistsofEngland,Welsh,ScotlandandNorthernIreland.58.ThecapitalofEnglandandofGreatBritainisLondon.59.ThemostimportantriveristheRiverofThames.60.TheInternationalfestivalofmusicandtheartsisheldeveryyearinthecityofEdinburgh.8

61.ThecapitalcityofWalesisCardiff.62.TheU.S.isboundedbyCanadaonthenorthandbyMexicoandtheGulfofMexicoonthesouth.63.TothewestofAmericaliesthePacificOcean.64.TotheeastofAmericaliestheAtlanticOcean.65.TheWesternpartismadeupofthehighlandsformedbytheAppalachianRange.66.TheUnitedStatesincludes50statesanda1district,theDistrictofColumbia.67.ThefiveGreatLakesliebetweentheboundaryofCanadaandtheUnitedSta