英语国家概况选择题 .doc

Chapter11. The two main islands of the British Isles are A .不列颠群岛的两个主要岛屿是 A. Great Britain and IrelandB. Great Britain and ScotlandC. Great Britain and WalesD. Great Britain and England2. B is the capital city of Scotland.是苏格兰的首府A. BelfastB. EdinburghC. AberdeenD. Cardiff3. Among the four parts of the United Kingdom, D is the smallest.在英国的四个部分中， 是最小的A. EnglandB. ScotlandC. WalesD. Northern Ireland4. English belongs to the C group of Indo-European family of languages.英语属于 印欧语系语系A. CelticB. Indo-IranianC. GermanicD. Roman5. The introduction of Christianity to Britain added the first element of D words to English.基督教传入英国，增加了英语的第一个 元素。A. Danish and FinnishB. Dutch and GermanC. French and ItalianD. Latin and Greek6. The evolution of Middle English was reinforced by the A influence.中间英语的演变因 影响而增强A. NormanB. DutchC. GermanD. Danish7. Samuel Johnsons dictionary was influential in establishing a standard form of C .塞缪尔约翰逊的字典对建立 标准形式有很大影响A. grammarB. handwritingC. spellingD. pronunciation8. At present, nearly C of the worlds population communicate in English.世界上几乎 人都用英语交流。A. halfB. a quarterC. one thirdD. one fifthChapter29. The D attack on Rome ended the Roman occupation in Britain in 410.对罗马的进攻在410年结束了罗马在英国的占领A. NormanB. DanishC. CelticD. Germanic10. By the late 7th century, D became the dominant religion in England.到了7世纪晚期， 成为英格兰的主流宗教A. Celtic ChristianityB. Anglo-Saxon ChristianityC. Germanic ChristianityD. Roman Christianity11. The C marked the establishment of feudalism in England.标志着英国封建制度的建立A. Viking invasionB. signing of the Magna CartaC. Norman ConquestD. Adoption of common law12. The end of the Wars of the Roses led to the rule of C .玫瑰战争的结束导致了 统治的结束A. the House of ValoisB. the House of YorkC. the House of Tudor D. the House of Lancaster13. The direct cause for the Religious Reformation was King Henry VIIIs effort to A .宗教改革的直接原因是国王亨利八世 的努力A. divorce his wifeB. break with RomeC. support the ProtestantsD. declare his supreme power over the church14. The English Civil War broke out in 1642 between B .英国 之间的内战于1642年爆发A. Protestants and PuritansB. Royalists and ParliamentariansC. nobles and peasantsD. aristocrats and Christians15. A was passed after the Glorious Revolution.在光荣革命之后颁布A. Bill of RightsB. Act of SupremacyC. Provisions of OxfordD. Magna Carta16. The Industrial Revolution was accomplished in Britain by the middle of the C century.工业革命是在英国在 世纪中叶完成的。A. 17thB. 18thC. 19thD. 20thChapter317. The British government is characterized by a division of powers between three of the following branches with the exception of the C .英国政府的特点是，在除了以下 的三个分支机构。A. judiciaryB. legislatureC. monarchyD. executive18. The importance of the British monarchy can be seen in its effect on D .英国君主制的重要性体现在它对 的影响上A. passing the billsB. advising the governmentC. political partiesD. public attitude19. As a revising chamber, the House of Lords is expected to B the House of Commons.作为一个修订，上议院将会作为下议院的 A. rivalB. complementC. criticizeD. inspect20. A is at the center of the British political system.英国政治体系的中心A. The CabinetB. The House of LordsC. The house of CommonsD. The privy Council21. The main duty of the British Privy Council is to B .英国秘密委员会的主要职责是 A. make decisionsB. give adviceC. pass billsD. supervise the Cabinet22. Generally speaking, the British Parliament operates on a B system.般来说，英国议会在 系统上运行A. single-partyB. two-partyC. three-partyD. multi-party23. The policies of the Conservative Party are characterized by pragmatism and D .保守党的政策以实用主义和 为特征A. government interventionB. nationalization of enterprisesC. social reformD. a belief in individualism24. In Britain,