英美国家概况1.doc

选择题1. The full and official name of Great Britain changed into its present-day form in the year of （1927）。2. The highest mountain peak in Britain is in （Scotland）。 3. The longest river in Britain is the（Severn）River.4. The largest lake in Britain is located in（Northern Ireland）5. The highest mountain peak in Britain is called（ Ben Nevis ）。6. The Lake District is well-known for its wild and beautiful scenery ， its varied lakes， the lake Poets。 7. Which of the following is NOT the feature of British climate?. coldness B. more rainy days C. changeability D. more fogsChapter 2 2. The English people are descendants of（ Anglo-Saxons）。3. Middle English took shape about a century after the （Norman） Conquest.6. The established church of Britain is（The Church of England ）。7. Which of the following religious sects does not belong to Free Churches?. the Roman Catholic Church B. QuakersC. Methodists D. Baptists8. Easter is kept, commemorating the （Resurrecting） of Jesus Christ.Chapter 5 1. The Conservative and the Labour parties have been in power by turns ever since the end of ( the end of Second World War). 3. The general election in Britain is held every years.American is held every years. 7. The party that has the majority of seats in （the House of Commons）will form the government in Britain。1. The earliest settlers on the British Isles were the （Iberians）。3. In 43 A.D., Roman under（Claudius） conquered Britain.4.Roman Britain lasted until the year of _ 410 A.D. _ when all Roman troops went back to the continent.5.Which of the following was NOT a thing of value left behind by Roman?. Welsh Christianity B. the Roman Roads C. cities （D. enormous wealth）6.In the middle of fifth century, Anglo-Saxons came from the region of _ Denmark_ and the low Countries and settled in Britain.8.Which of the follow kingdoms was NOT set up by Angle?A. Northumbria B. Mercia C. East Anglia （ D. Kent）15.The Great Charter was made in the interest of _ the feudal lords_.1. _Edward _ launched the Hundred Years War.2. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. The Hundred Years War was a feudal war.B. The Hundred Years War was a trade war. The Hundred Years War lasted for one hundred years.D. The Hundred Years War is one of the historical events that marked the decline of feudalism in Britain.3.From _ 1343_ onward, Parliament was divided into two chambers.4.Black Death to some extent brought _Higher wages and greater freedom_ to villains.7.War of Roses were fought _ intermittently_ between the Lacastrians and the Yorkists from 1455 to 1485.9.The House of Tudor was founded in _ 1485_.10.The British Bourgeois Revolution took place in the _ 17th_ century.11. Which of the following statements about the Renaissance is NOT true?. the Renaissance was a revival of interest in many things that the early Middle Ages had cared about.B. the Renaissance was a cultural movement by humanists.C. the Renaissance spread into England under the Tudor.D. During the Renaissance, the theatre attained great popularity under Elizabeth.12.The two centuries just before the outbreak of the Bourgeois revolution were a period of capital accumulation 13. Which of the following statements is NOT true of Puritans?A. Puritans were Christians.B. Puritans were opposed to Charles and his ideas.C. Puritans wished to purify the Church of England. Puritans chose William Laud as archbishop.14.Charles ruled without Parliament for （11） years。19.which of the following statements is not ture of the commonwealth period。A. Cromwell suppressed the diggers.B. Cromwell killed Levelers in the army.C. Cromwell conquered Ireland.（D. Cromwell restored the House of Stuart.）20.The “glorious revolution” of 1688 put _William of Orange_ on the throne.1. The British Industrial Revolution first began in the textile industry。2. James Hargreaves invented the “spinning Jenny.”3. As a result of the Industrial Revolution, which of the following statements is NOT true?（ D. Workers living and working conditions were improved.）6. The Peoples Charter was not .B. accepted by Parliament.9. The author of Wealth of Nations is .A. Adam Smith (C)10. The principle of population was formulated by C. Thomas Malthus 1. The first British colony was B. Newfoundland。3. The British colonists forced the Qing government to conclude the Treaty of Nanking in 1842.5. Which of the following is NOT the feature of imperialism ?C. free competition 6. Which is NOT the member country of the Triple Alliance ?A. Germany （B. France） C. Austria-Hungary D. Italy7. Which was NOT the member country of the Triple Entente ?A. Britain B. France C. Russia （D. Italy）8. Which of the following is NOT true of the depression in1930s ?D. Unemployment rate was low11. In which year did Japan attack Pearl Harbor ?C. 1941 15. Mrs. Thatcher failed to win the general election in1990 mainly because of .C. the high rate of unemployment16. China and Britain established the diplomatic relations at the ambassadorial rank in the year of . C. 1972 1. The continental Unite States is situated in the _ central_ part of North America.2. The United States is the _ forth_ largest country in the world in terms of area.3._ Alaska_ is the largest state of the United States in area。9. River Hudson flows through New York City.10. Of the five Great Lakes, Lake _ Michigan_ is wholly within the US。11. Niagara Falls is located on the US Canadian boundary between C. Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. 1. The dominant ethnic group in the United States today is _ WASPs_.2. The _ Hispanics_ constitute the largest ethnic-racial minority group in the United States.3. Race is different from ethnicity because its basis is skin color。4. The _ Blacks _are at the very bottom of the society in the United States.5. The state of _ California_ is the largest in population today.7. Hispanics in the US speak Spanish。9. _Protestants_ outnumber other religious groups in the United States.1. The Constitution of the United States was framed in _ Philadelphia_ in 1787.2. The President of the United States exercises the _ executive_ power.3. The Power of the US president has kept enlarging.4. _ President has the veto power in legislation in the United States.5. Congress can veto the Presidents veto by a _two-thirds_ vote of the full membership of both houses.6. Under the US Constitution, the President has the power to sign an executive agreement with other nation without the consent of the Senate.7. The Constitution of the United States says that only Congress can declare war upon other nations.8. The Department of _ advises the President on foreign relations.B. State 10. FBI and Federal Prisons are among the responsibilities of the Department of Justice。13. The number of Representatives from each state is fixed according to the size of the population the state has.14. Representatives in the United States are elected every two years。15. Impeachment of the President should be proposed by the House and decided on by the Senate。1. The legislature is the most important part of a state government3 The chief executive of a state is the Governor。8 Two political parties emerged in the middle of the 19th century United States over the issue of Slavery。13. The General Election Day is set on B. The first Tuesday after the first Monday in （November）。15 The newly elected President takes up office on January 20th of the next year。1. Christopher Columbus was a(n) Italian_ navigator .2. The New World discovered by Columbus was named after Amerigo Vespucci。3. The earliest British settlement