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本资料首发于 整理者：shuishouChapter 12. The two large islands that make up the British Isles are _. A. Scotland and Ireland B. Britain and Scotland C. Great Britain and Northern Ireland D. Great Britain and Ireland3. The British Empire was replaced by the British Commonwealth or the Commonwealth of Nations in _. A. 1921 B. 1931 C. 1945 D. 19504. The Commonwealth of Nations is an association of independent countries _. A. that were once colonies of Britain B. that have a large number of British immigrants C. that have close relations with Britain D. that have fought on the side of Britain in the two world wars2.D3.B4.AChapter 25. The Celts religion was _. A. Buddhism B. Islam C. Druidism D. Christianity6. Which of the following tribes came to Britain first? A. The Angles. B. The Saxons. C. The Gaels. D. The Jutes.7. _ became the first real king of England, though he did not assume that style. A. Offa B. Egbert C. Vortigern D. Hengist8. _ became the first Archbishop of Canterbury. A. Columba B. Ethelbert C. St. Augustine D. Egbert9. The Vikings began to attack various parts of England from the end of the_century. A. 7th B. 8th C. 9th D.10th10. Who were the ancestors of the English and the founders of England? A. The Anglo-Saxons. B. The Normans. C. The Vikings. D. The Romans11. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. Alfred the Great started the English navy. B. Alfred the Great reorganized the Saxon any, making it more efficient. C. Alfred the Great established schools and formulated a legal System. D. Alfred the Great impose a tax, called the Danegeld, on the Saxons.12. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. Canute was chosen by the Witan as king of England. B. Canute was a warrior king and fought many battles against the Normans. C. Canute divided power between Danes and Saxons. D. Canute forced Malcolm II, king of the Scots, to recognize him as overlord.13. Which of the following is NOT true? A. Edward the Confessor was more French than English. B. Edward the Confessor filled his court with foreign favorites. C. Edward the Confessor was on very good terms with his father-in-law, Earl Godwin. D. Edward the Confessor appointed a Norman priest Archbishop of Canterbury.14. When Edward the Confessor died, _was chosen by the Witan as king OfEngland. A. the king of Norway B. Harold Godwinson, Earl of Wessex C. Edgar, Edwards nephew D. Tostig, the deposed Earl of Northumbria15. Tostig, Harolds brother, joined_, and made an attempt to recover hislost earldom of Northumbria. A. Harold Hardrada, King of Norway B. Edgar, Edwards nephew C. Malcolm II, King of the Scots D. Hardicanute16. William, Duke of Normandy, fought King Harold of England at the Battle ofHastings in_. A. 1086 B. 1066 C. 1035 D. 138117. William won the Battle of Hastings. Later, on_, he was crowned king ofEngland. A. Easter Day B. St. Andrews Day C. Christmas Day D. Boxing Day18. William, Duke of Normandy, is now known as_. A. William the Confessor B. William Lion-Heart C. the father of the British navy D. William the Conqueror19. Most of the land belonging to the Saxons was confiscated by William andgiven to_. A. the Norman barons B. the Danes C. the Irish D. the Scots20. The Norman Conquest is perhaps _event in English history. A. a trifling B. the best-known C. a horrifying D. a sensational 5. c6. C 7. B 8. C 9. B l0. A 11. D 12. B l3. C l4. B l5. A 16. B 17. C l8. D 19. A 20. Bchapter1. In the reign of William I, the _were at the bottom of the feudal scale. A. knights B. villeins C. lesser nobles D. freemen2. The Domesday Book was completed in_. A. 1086 B. 1085 C. 1087 D. 10063. When William I died in Normandy in _he left England to his second son William. A. 1100 B. 1153 C. 1087 D. 11354. William II was known as William Rufus because of his_ A. independence B. efficiency C. filial piety D. red complexion5. _ was the founder of the Plantagenet dynasty and ruled England for 35 years. A. Henry I B. King Stephen C. Henry II D. Count of Anjou6. William Rufus (William II) was killed by an arrow when he was hunting in_ in August l100. A. the New Forest B. Pevensey C. Winchester D. Gloucester13. The Great Charter (or Magna Carta) was signed by King John at Runnymedein_. A. 1162 B. 1164 C. 1210 D. 121514. Simon de Montfort summoned in_ the Great Council to meet atWestminster, together with two knights from each county and two citizensfrom each town. A. 1242 B. 1258 C. 1265 D. 126615. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. In the 13th century a Black Rod went between the two Houses of Parliament for liaison and to discipline the members. B. In the 13th century Parliament only met by royal invitation. C. In the 13th century Parliaments role was to offer advice, not to make decisions. D. In the 13th century the most important part of Parliament was the House of Lords.16. During the reign of _, Wales was brought under English rule. A. Henry III B. Edward I C. Edward II D. Edward III17. _ became the first prince to hold the title of Prince of Wales, whichcontinues to be borne by the eldest son of the reigning monarch. A. Richard I B. Henry III C. Edward II D. Edward III 1. B 2. A 3.C 4. D 5. C 6. A 13. D l4. C 15. A 16. B 17. C Chapter41.The name of Wars of the Roses was, in fact, coined by the great 19thcentury novelist _. A. Charles Dickens B. George Elliot C. Sir Walter Scott D. Charlotte Bronte2. Although the Wars of the Roses were fought intermittently for _ years, ordinary people were little affected and went about their business as usual. A. 20 B. 30 C. 40 D. 503. No less than_ nobles of royal blood were killed in the Wars of the Roses. A. 80 B. 90 C. 100 D. 1104. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. Henry VII refilled the royal treasury through loans, subsidies, property levies and fines. B. Henry VII forbade the nobles to keep excessive power. C. Henry VII built up Englands navy and foreign trade. D. Henry VII completely neglected parliament as though it never existed.5. Henry VIII declared himself Supreme Head of the Church of England in _. A. 1529 B. 1534 C. 1535 D. 15476. Queen Mary burnt at stake some _men and women who refused to change back to the Catholic faith. A. 300 B. 350 C. 400 D. 4507. Mary died childless and her half-sister Elizabeth came to the throne as Elizabeth I in _. A. 1547 B. 1558 C. 1588 D. 16038. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. Elizabeth I broke Marys ties with Rome. B. Elizabeth I restored her fathers independent Church of England. C. Elizabeth Is religious reform was a compromise of views. D. Elizabeth Is religious settlement was acceptable to both extreme Protestants and ardent Catholics.9. The Renaissance began in northern Italy in the early _century, and was typified by the universal genius of Leonardo Da Vinci. A. 11th B. 12th C. 13th D. 14th10. The English Renaissance is said to have begun in _. A. 1422 B. 1478 C. 1485 D. 149515. The Great Civil War, as it became known, lasted from _ until 1646. A. 1639 B. 1640 C. 1641 D. 164216. When the First Civil War broke out _men were at Charles Is command. A. 1,000 B. 2,000 C. 3,000 D. 4,00017. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. Oliver Cromwell became Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England in 1653 by the Petition of Right. B. Oliver Cromwell crushed without mercy a rebellion in Ireland. C. Oliver Cromwell suppressed the Levellers, a group within his own army who advocated total religious and social equality. D. Oliver Cromwell replaced the Rump with an assembly largely chosen by himself.18. In 1660 the monarchy was restored and Charles Is son was brought back from _, where he had fled for safety. A. Flanders B. France C. Holland D. Germany19. After the Restoration, Parliament passed a series of severe laws called_against the Puritans, now known as Conformists. A. Agreement of People B. The Petition of Right C. The Clarendon Code D. The Act of Supremacy20. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. The Bill of Rights excluded any Roman Catholics from the succession. B. The Bill of Rights confirmed the principle of parliamentary supremacy. C. The Bill of Rights guaranteed free speech within both the House of Lords and the House of Commons. D. The Bill of Rights requested that no taxes should be raised without consent of Parliament. 1.C 2. B 3.A 4.D 5.C 6.A 7.B 8.D 9.D 10.C 15.D 16.A 17.A 18.B 19.C 20.DChapter51. Traditional farming involved the open field village, a system that dated back to the _century. A. 4th B. 5th C. 6th D. 7th2. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. The open field system provided a good opportunity to experiment. B. The open field system wasted land. C. The open field system was wasteful of labor and time. D. The open field system made livestock farming difficult.3. Which of the following statements is NOT considered a characteristic of farming in the late 18th and early 19th centuries? A. Use of artificial fertilizer. B. Introduction of new agricultural machinery. C. The Open-field system. D. A system of crop rotation.4. Land enclosure was a disaster for the _evicted from their land by the enclosures. A. landlords B. tenants C. farmers D. wage laborers5. In Ireland and Scottish Highlands land enclosure led to mass emigration, particularly to _. A. Africa B. Eastern Europe C. Asia D. The New World6. By the early 19th century, Britain had a road network of some _miles. A. 115,000 B. 120,000 C. 125,000 D. 130,0007. In England no females were allowed to vote in national elections before _. A. 1918 B. 1920 C. 1928 D. 19458. In 1836 a group of _and small shopkeepers formed the London Working Mens Association. A. householders B. tenants C. skilled workers D. office workers9. The six points of the Peoples Charter were achieved gradually over the period of _, although the sixth has never been practical. A. 1836-1848 B. 1842-1848 C. 1848-1908 D. 1858-191812. Thanks to the militant feminist movement of the _led by Mrs. Pankhurst before the First World War, votes were granted to women over 30 in 1918. A. Luddites B. Suffragettes C. Chartists D. Levellers13. The spark of the First World War was struck at Sarajevo on June 28, _,when the Austrian Crown Prince Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist. A. 1913 B. 1914 C. 1915 D. 191614. As a result of the First World War settlement the _was established in1920. A. League of Nations B. British Commonwealth C. British East India Company D. United Nations16. The Blitz radically changed the face of London for the first time since_nearly 3 centuries earlier. A. the Black Death B. the Great Fire C. the Civil War D. the Great Plague17. The foundations of _was laid in the late 1940s, providing free medicalcare for everyone and financial help for the old, the sick and theunemployed. A. the welfare state B. the National Health Service C. the compulsory education D. the Womens Liberation Movement18. In the 1960s Pop music underwent a revolution when the Beatles becameworld famous and turned their hometown of _into a place of pilgrimage. A. Manchester B. Blackpool C. Liverpool D. Sheffield 19. The 1970s saw the growth of _in Wales and Scotland. A. liberalism B. Marxism C. chauvinism D. nationalism20. Margaret Thatcher believed in the following except_. A. self-reliance B. the strengthening of trade unions C. privatization D. the use of monetary policies to control inflation 1.B 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.D 6.C 7. A 8.C 9. D 12.B 13.B 14.A 16.B 17.A 18.C 19.D 20.BChapter96. The Church of England is not free to change its form of worship, as laid down in _ without the consent of Parliament. A. the Bill of Rights B. the Provisions of Oxford C. the Constitutions of Clarendon D. the Book of Common Prayer7. The position of the Church of Scotland was defined in the Treaty of Union, 1707, and further safeguarded by the Church of Scotland Act, _. A. 1921 B. 1922 C. 1923 D. 19248. The Salvation Army is served by 1,800 officers (ordained ministers) and runs more than _ worship centers. A. 500 B. 1,000 C. 1,500 D. 2,0009. At Christmas, the home is decorated with the following except _. A. colorful paper chains B. leaves of holly and mistletoe C. a young fir-tree D. firecrackers10. Easter is traditionally associated with the following except _. A. the resurrection of Christ B. the eating of Easter eggs C. the custom of giving presents D. the coming of spring 6. D 7. A 8. B 9. D 10. CChapter101. There are some _ universities, including the Open University in Britain. A. 70 B. 80 C. 90 D. 1002. Some _ per cent of secondary schools in England are grant-maintained (GM) self-governing schools. A. 10 B. 15 C. 20 D. 253. The universities of Oxford and Cambridge date from the _ centuries. A. 12th and 13th B. 13th and 14th C. 14th and 15th D. 15th and 16th4. Over _ science parks have been set up by higher education institutions in conjunction with industrial scientists and technologists. A. 10 B. 20 C. 30 D. 405. With about _ daily and Sunday newspapers published nationwide, the British public reads more newspapers than virtually any other country in the world. A. 110 B. 120 C. 130 D. 1406. The BBC World Service broadcasts international news worldwide, using English and _ other languages. A. 37 B. 38 C. 39 D. 407. In summer there are open-air theatres, including one in Londons Regents Park, where _ are performed, and the Minack Theatre, which is an open cliffside near Lands End in Cornwall. A. William Shakespeares plays B. Christopher Marlowes plays C. Ben Johnsons plays D. George Bernard Shaws plays8. Pantomime is a kind of play based on a traditional fairy tale and per- formed _. A. at Easter B. on New Years Day C. on St. Patricks Day D. at Christmas time9. Edinburgh International Festival of Music and Drama takes place for a period of 3 to 4 weeks between _ when Edinburgh becomes a center of cultural activity. A. July and August B. August and September C. September and October D. October and November10. In _ each year the National Film Theatre hosts the London Film Festival, at which some 250 new films from all over the world are screened. A. September B. October C. November D. December 1. C 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. C 6. B 7. A 8. D 9. B 10. CChapter111. Ireland is called the Emerald Isle because of _. A. its shape B. its connection with Britain C. its abundant natural resources D. its rich green countryside2. Ireland is divided into two political parts: _. A. Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland B. Southern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland C. The Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland D. Northern Ireland and Britain3. The largest river in Ireland is _. A. the Liffey River B. the Dodder River C. the Shannon River D. the Lough Derg4. The most significant feature of Irish landscape is _, which provide peat used for fuel. A. bogs B. streams C. islands D. cliffs5. Which of the following is not true of Irelands climate? A. It is dry. B. It is moist. C. It is mild. D. It is changeable.6. Ireland has the following demographic features except _. A. it has a low birthrate B. it has a late marriage age C. it has an excess of females in the