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吉林农业大学发展学院阶段考试试题吉林农业大学发展学院阶段考试试题 学年学期：学年学期：命题人：命题人：课程名称课程名称 ： 教学秘书签字 ：专业班级：姓名：学号： Multiple Choice 1.Britain does not share land border with any other countries except _. A. FranceB. HollandC. ItalyD. The Republic of Ireland 2.The island of Great Britain is divided into _ parts. A. 3B. 4C. 5D. 2 3.The second longest river in the United Kingdom is the _. A. Thames RiverB. Clyde RiverC. Severn RiverD. Seine River 4.The largest river in the United Kingdom, which runs 356 kilometers and empties into the Bristol Strait, is _. A. the Seven RiverB. the Clyde River C. the Thames RiverD. the Potomac River 5._ oil and gas have made Britain largely self-sufficient in these vital fuels. A. The AtlanticB. The PacificC. The Red SeaD. The North Sea 6.The climate of Britain is _ one. A. ContinentalB. tropicalC. temperateD. subtropical 7.Britains major minerals are coal, iron ore, tin ore, lead ore, oil and gas, among which _ and _ are the most important. A. coallead oreB. coal iron oreC. iron oretin oreD. coaloil 8.In the Highlands of Scotland stands _, Britains highest mountain towering 1300 meters. A. the PenninesB. Ben NevisC. The Southern UplandsD. Cumbria 9.The largest lake in the U.K. is _. A. Lough ErneB. Lake NessC. Lough NeaghD. Lake Lomond 10. The main rivers parting in Great Britain runs from _ to _. A. northeastB. southwestC. centraleastD. northsouth 11. The weather in Great Britain conditions vary rapidly because of _. A. the much rainfallB. a little sunshine C.the edge of European continental anticyclone D. a series of cyclonic depressions from Ireland or Greenland 12. Of the three parts of Great Britain, _ is the smallest both in area and population. A. ScotlandB. EnglandC. WalesD. Irland 13. The most important river in the United Kingdom is _. A. the Clyde River B. the Seven River C. the Thames RiverD. the Forth River 14. Among the four administrative units the most populous and developed is _. A. ScotlandB. EnglandC. WalesD. Northern Ireland 15. In Scotland there is the Clyde River, on which is situated a ship-building center -_. A. BelfastB. LondonC. GlasgowD. Manchester 16. The Towns in Scotland are called _. A. CountriesB. shiresC. communitiesD. burghs 分分数数 17. Big Ben is a famous _ in London. A. StatueB. bridgeC. hotelD. clock 18. The Port of London is Britains most important _. A. SeaportB. airportC. railway stationD. military base 19. The famous Speakers Corner is an area inside _, London, where speakers address the public, especially on Sundays. A. the West EndB. Hyde ParkC. WhitehallD. WestminsterAbbey 20. The WestminsterAbbey is the place where _. A. the British royal residence in London is located. B.Almost all English kings and queens have been crowned C.The British Prime Minister lives D. The British Parliament is located 21. Buckingham Palace is the London residence for _. A. the King or QueenB. the Prime Minister C. the Speaker of the CommonsD. the Lord Chancellor of the Upper House 22. The London residence for the King or Queen is _. A. Hyde ParkB.Buckingham PalaceC. No. 10 Down StreetD.The East End 23. The famous street where offices of the most important ministries of the United Kingdom are located, is _. A. Downing StreetB. Wall StreetC. WhitehallD. Broadway 24. London, the capital of the United Kingdom, is situated on _ near its mouth. A. the Thames RiverB. the Severn RiverC. the Clyde RiverD. the Tees River 25. Britains largest manufacturing industry is _. A. textile industryB. iron and steel industry C.oil-producing industryD. aircraft industry 26. Britain once reigned supreme in the world of _ industry. A. PaperB. electronicC. mineralD. textile 27. One of the main characteristics of British economy is _. A. the purchase of raw materials and the sale of manufactured goods abroad. B.To import oil from abroad C.To sell coal abroad D. To exchange goods with foreign nations so as to get vital foodstuffs and manufactured goods 28. The main agricultural products in Britain are _, barley, potatoes, sugar-beets and oats. A. RiceB. wheatC. tobaccoD. peanuts 29. It was the _ who brought the English language into England. A. Anglo-saxonsB. CeltsC. NormansD. Danes 30. _ as a nation took shape as a result of the unification of the seven warring kingdoms in 827. A. ScotlandB. WalesC. IrelandD. England 31. The English language belongs to _. A. the Indo-EuropeanB. the Hamito-SemiticC. the Sino-TibetanD. the Altaic 32. The two major political parties in Britain are the Conservative Party and the _. A. Republican PartyB. Democratic PartyC. Labour PartyD. Liberal Party 33. The Liberal Party, the third largest party of the United Kingdom, developed from the _ in 1839. A. Whig PartyB. Tory PartyC. Conservative PartyD. Labour Party 34. Of all the English universities _ and _ are the most well-known. A. Oxford University Eton UniversityB. Oxford UniversityCambridge University C.Eton College Winchests CollegeD. HarvardYale 35. The grammar school in modern Britain_. A. offers only grammar lessons to pupils B.emphasizes academic studies and offers more subjects than any other secondary schools C.make a point of giving practical instructions which are considered to be of help in the pupilsfuture work D. only takes in the pupils who are interested in grammar 36. The _ is an examination taken at about the age of eleven, to decide which type of secondary school a British child will attend. A. Eleven-plusB. “Eleven Tests”C. Eleven-minusD. Eleventh Test 37. The Redbrick universities are those including all the provincial universities of the period 1850-1930, with _ as a representative. A. OxfordB. CambridgeC. London UniversityD. Polytechnics 38. _ are the foundation-layers of the English education. A. Grammar schoolsB. Secondary modern schoolsC. Public schools D. Nursery schools 39. _ is the nickname of Britain. A.Uncle SamB. JohnArbuthnotC. Robin HoodD. John Bull 40. Most British couples have their wedding ceremony _ with the bride dressed in _. A.at home a long pink dressB. in a park a short skirt C.in the churcha long white dressD. in the opena short blue skirt 41. The best-known quality of the British people is exclusiveness. One of the important reasons is the special geographical location of Britain. The other is _. A. its Industrial RevolutionB. its separate nationality C. the cutting-off of BritainD. the distinct development of its history. 42. _ is the English sense of humor. A. Self-importanceB. Self-confidenceC. Self-deprecatingD. Self-knowing 43. Which of the following holidays is Not celebrated in Britain? A. EasterB. ChristmasC. Thanksgiving DayD.April Fools Day 44. On _ the British people hold dances, games, etc. to welcome spring. A. Christmas DayB. New Years DayC. May DayD.April Fools Day 45. April Fools Day is on _. A. 1stofAprilB. 2ndofAprilC. 20thofAprilD. 30thofApril 46. When you are invited to a dinner, you must _. A. be punctualB. be a little lateC. be sure to attendD. be a little early 47. Children reach their adolescence when they are _ years of age. A. eight or nineB. ten or elevenC. thirteen or fourteenD. seventeen or eighteen 48. In Britain the “_” emergency dialing service is free of charge, by which people are quite convenient to be connected rapidly to police, ambulance or fire service. A. 999B. 109C. 119D. 303 49. In Britain only taxi drivers and waiters are permitted to accept a tip, which is usually an extra _ of the price of the fare or meal. A. tenth or eighthB. twentiethC. halfD. 80% 50.The British people are great lovers of betting. The most money they bet mainly on _. A. horse racing B. Bingo C. football pools D. dog racing Fill in the blanks. 1.The full name of the United Kingdom is _ and _. 2.The island of Great Britain is made up of _, _ and _. 3.The United Kingdom has been a member of _ since 1973. 4.London plays a significant role in _ economic and cultural life. Its not only the financial _ of the nation, but also one of _ major international financial centers in _. 5.Britain consists of _ nations, including England, _, _ and