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l 英语国家概况类1. Where is Edinburgh?A. In Wales B. In Scotland C. In Northern Ireland D. In Ireland2. Which of the following cities is NOT located in the Northeast, U.S. ?A. Huston B. Boston C. Baltimore D. Philadelphia3. The capital of Australia is?A. Sydney B.Melbourne C. Canada D. Perth4. _is the capital city of Canada?A. Vancouver B. Ottawa C. Montreal D. York5. The capital of New Zealand is ?A. Christchurch B. Auckland C. Wellington D. Hamilton6. Who were the natives of Australia before the arrival of British settlers?A. The Aborigines B. The Maori C. The Indians D. The Eskimos7. The President during the American Civil War was?A. Andrew Jackson B. Abraham Lincoln C. Thomas Jefferson D. George Washington8. Which of the following is NOT a U.S. news and cable network?A. ABC B. CNN C. CBS D. BBC9. Which degree is offered in community colleges in the United States?A. masters degree B. Doctors degree C. Bachelors degree D. Associates degree10. _is the state church in England?A. The Roman Catholic Church B. The Baptist Church C. The Protestant Church D. The Church of England11. U.S. President normally serves a(n) _term.A. two-year B. four-year C. six-year D. eight-year12.The Prime Minister in Britain is head of_?A. the Shadow Cabinet B. the Parliament C. the Opposition D. the Cabinet13.The majority of the current population in the UK are decedents of all the following tribes respectively EXCEPT_?A. the Anglos B. the Celts C. the Jutes D. the Saxons14.The Head of State of Canada is represented by?A. the Monarch B. the President C. the Prime Minister D. the Governor-general15.The Declaration of Independence was written by ?A. Thomas Jefferson B. George Washington C. Alexander Hamilton D. James Madison16.The original inhabitants of Australia were?A. the Red Indians B. the Eskimos C. the Aborigines D. the Maoris17.The largest city in Canada is ?A. Vancouver B. Montreal C. Tronto D. Ottawa18.According to the United States Consitution, the legislative power is invested in ?A. the Federal Government B. the Supreme Court C. the Cabinet D. the Congress19.Which of the following is the oldest sport in the United States?A. Baseball B. Tennis C. Basketball D. American football20.The head of the executive branch in New Zealand is ?A. the President B. the Governor-General the British monarch D. the Prime Minister21.The Head of State of New Zealand is?A. the governor-general B. the Prime Minister C. the high commissioner D. the monarch of the United Kingdom22.The capital of Sotland is ?A. Glasgow B. Edinburgh C. Manchester D. London23.Who wrote the Declaration of Independence and later became the U.S. President?A. Thomas Jefferson B. George Washington C. Thomas Paine D. John Adams24.Which of the following cities is located on the eastern coast of Australia?A. Perth B. Adelaide C. Sydney D. Melbourne1-5 BACBC 6-10 ABDDD 11-15 BDCDA 16-20 CCDAD 21-24 DBACl 英美文学类1. The novel Emma is written by?A. Mary Shelley B. Charlotte Bronte C. Elizabeth C. Gaskell D. Jane Austen2. The novel For Whom the Bell Tolls is written by ?A. Scot Fitzgerald B. William Faulkner C. Eugene ONeil D. Ernest Hemingway3. Which of the following is NOT a romantic poet?A. William Wordsworth B. George Elliot C.George G. Byron D. Percy B. Shelley 4. William Sidney Porter, known as O. Henry, is most famous for?A. his poems B. his plays C. his short stories D. his novels 5. George Bernard Shaw was a(n)_?A. playwright B. poet C. novelist D. essayist6. Which of the following writers is a poet of the 20th century?A. T.S. Eliot B. D.H. Lawrence C. Theodore Dreiser D. James joyce7. John Galsworthy was most famous for?A. Heart of Darkness B. Ulysses C. The Forsyte Saga D. A Passage to India8. The novel The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn was written by?A. Henry James B. O. Henry C. Harriet Beecher Stowe D. Mark Twain9. _is defined as an expression of human emotion which is condensed into fourteen lines.A. Free verse B. Sonnet C. Ode D. Epigram10. Which of the following novels was written bi Emily Bront?A. Oliver Twist B. Middlemarch C. Jane Eyre D. Wuthering Heights11. William Bulter Yeats was a(n)_poet and playwright.A. American B. Canadian C. Irish D. Australian12. Death of a Salesman was written by ?A. Arthur Miller B. Ernest Hemingway C. Ralph Ellison D. James Baldwin13. The Canterbury Tales, a collection of stories told bu a group of pilgrims on their way to Canterbury, is an important poetic work by ?A. William Langland B. Geoffrey Chaucer C. William Shakespeare D. Alfred Tennyson14. Who wrote The American?A. Herman Melville B. Nathaniel Hawthorne C. Henry James D. Theodore Dreiser15. All of the following are well-known female writers in 20th-century Britain EXCEPT_?A. George Eliot B. Iris Jean Murdoch C. Doris Lessing D. Muriel Spark 16. Ode to the West Wind was written by?A. William Blake B. Willaim Wordsworth C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge D. Percy B. Shelley17. Who among the following is a poet of free verse?A. Ralph Waldo Emerson B. Walt Whitman C. Herman Melville D. Theodore Dreiser18. The novel Sons and Lovers was written by ?A. Thomas Hardy B. John Galsworthy C. D. H. Lawrence D. James Joyce1-6 DDBCAA 7-12 CDBDCA 13-18 BCADBCl 语言学类1. Syntax is the study of ?A. language function B. sentence structures C. textual organization D. word formation 2. Which of the following is NOT a distinctive feature of human language?A. Arbitrariness B. Productivity C. Cultural transmission D. Finiteness3. The speech act theory was first put forward by ?A. John Searle B. John Austin C. Noam Chomsky D. M.A.K Halliday4. The distinction between parole and langue was made by?A. Halliay B. Chomsky C. Bloomfield D. Saussure5. The study of how sounds are put together and used to convey meaning in communication is ?A. morphology B. general linguistics C. phonology D. semantics6.Which of the following is NOT a compound word?A. Landlady B. Greenhouse C. Uplift D. Unacceptable7.The word holiday originally meant holy day; but now the word signifies any day on which we dont have to work. This is an example of_?A. meaning shift B. widening of meaning C. narrowing of meaning D. loss of meaning 8.The words“kid, child, offspring” are examples of ?A. dialectal synonyms B. stylistic synonyms C. emotive synonyms D. collocational synonyms9. What essentially distinguishes semantics and pragmatics is the notion of_?A. reference B. meaning C. antonym D. context10. _refers to the study of the internal structure of words and the rules of word formation.A. Phonology B. Morphology C. Semantics D. Sociolinguistics11. The distinctive featuers of a speech variety may be all the following EXCEPTA. lexical B. syntactic C. phonological D. psycholinguistic12. The word tail once refered to the “tail of a horse”, but now it is used to mean”the tail of any animal”. This ia an example of ?A. widening of meaning B. narrowing of meaning C. meaning shift D. loss of meaning 13. Which of the following is NOT a design featuer of human language?A. Arbitrariness B. Displacement C. Duality D. Diachronicity14. What type of sentence is “Mark likes fiction, but Tom is interested in poetry”?A. A simple sentence B. A coordinate sentence C. A complex sentence D. None of the above15.The phenomenon that words having different meanings have the same form is called_A. hyponymy B. synonymy C. polysemy D. homonymy16. The study of the mental processes of language comprehension and production is _A. corpus linguistics B. sociolinguistics C. theoretical linguistics D. psycholinguistics17. A special language variety that mixes languages and is used by speakers of different languages for purposes of traiding is called_A. dialect B. idiolect C. pidgin D. register18. When a speaker expresses his intention of speaking, such as asking someone to open the window, he is performing_A. an illocutionary act B. a perlocutionary act C. a locutionary act D. none of the above1-6 BDBDCD 7-12 BBDBDA 13-18 DBDDCA英语国家概况只是练习150题:1. The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 4,_.A. 1774 B.1778 C. 1775 D. 17762.The largest lake in Britain is _.A. Loch Lomond B. the Lough NeaghC. Windermere D. U11swater3.The origin of the American party system can be traced to _.A. the struggle between the Royalists and revolutionaries in the War of Independence.B. the constitutional debate between the Federalists and the anti-FederalistsC. the struggle between those who upheld slavery and those who opposed slaveryD. the struggle between the elections of President4. The Hundred Years War between Britain and France was fought_.A. from 1327 to 1453 B.from 1337 to 1453C. from 1347 to 1453 D. from 1357 to 14535. The second largest state of the United States is _.A. Texas B. Alaska C.California D.Hawaii6. American Presidents are elected_.A. every 2 years B. every 4 yearsC. every 5 years D. every 6 years7. Australia is the worlds largest exporter of_.A. wheat B. dairy products C. meat D. wool8. Britain is separated from the rest of Europe by the English Channel in the _ and the North Sea in the east.A. east B. south C.west D. north9. Which of the following statements is NOT true about the Prime Minister in Britain ?A. He is appointed by the Queen.B. He is Minister for the Civil Service.C. He sits in the House of Commons.D. He is elected every four years.10.In 1608, French explorer, Samuel de Champlain established his habitation in _.A. Montreal B. Ottawa C. Quebec D. Toronto11. In America the judicial is headed by _.A. the President B. Congress C. the Supreme CourtD. the Secretary General12. The English Parliament is originated from_/A. Model Parliament B. All Estates ParliamentC. Great Council D. Long Parliament13. The worlds largest freshwater lake is Lake_.A. Superior B. Ontario C.Victoria D.Michigam14. The British people hold_as the festival to remember the people who died in the two World War.A.Easter Monday B.Aristice Day C.Guy Fawkes Day D.Boxing Day15. The 1920s in the United States has been described as a period of_?A. culture revival B.loss of purposeC. development of science and technlogy D. material success and spiritual frustration16. Oxford is on_/A, the Thames River B. River ClydeC. the Severn River D. the Great Lakes17. What is NOT true for Britains temperature?A. It is generally mild and temperature.B. It has frequent changes.C. It is of the maritime type.D. It often has extreme of temperature.18. The third largest political party in Australia is_.A. the Australian Labor PartyB. the Liberal Labor Party of AustraliaC. the National Party of AustraliaD. the Democretic Party of Australia19. Which of the following languages is NOT spoken in Scotland?A. English B. Scotish C. Gaelic D. Denish 20. Among the most typical English sports,_has been in existence since the 16th century.A. rugby B.soccer C.cricket D.boxing21. The earliest institution of higher learning set up in America was _ .A. California University B. Yale UniversityC.Harvard College D.Chicago University22. Which of the following tribes first came to Britain?A. Angles B. Saxons C. Jutes D. Celts23. On the island of Great Britain , there are_.A. four political divisions, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern IrelandB. four political divisions, England, Scotland, Wales and IrelandC. three divisions, England, Scotland, Wales D. three divisions, England, Scotland, Northern Ireland24. The theme of Thanksgiving has always been_/A. friendship and happinessB. peace and plenty, health and happinessC. cooperation and rich rewardD. love and happiness25. In Britain only about _ of the population are farmers but they manage 70% of the land area.A. 2% B. 3% C. 4% D. 5%26. _ brought the new religion, Christianity to Britain.A. The Celts B. The Anglo-Saxons C. Jutes D. The Romans27. The Great Canyon in north-western _ is one of natures most impressive sights.A. Utah B. Arizona C. Nevada D. Idaho28. The “Bill of Rights” is the term used for_to the Constitution of the United States.A. the first ten amendments B. the last five amendments C. the tenth amendment D. the most important amendment29. The “basics”taught in the American elementary schools are_.A. social studies, arithmetic and readingB. science, reading, writing and arithmeticC. reading, writing and arithmeticD. physical education, reading and writing30. The largest lake situated entirely in Canada is _.A. the Great Lakes B. Great Bear Lake C. Great Slave Lake D. Lake Winnipeg31. The Norman Conquest of _ is perhaps the best-known event in English history.A. 1063 B. 1064 C. 1065 D. 106632. The “New Deal” was advanced President_.A. Franklin D. Roosevelt B. Theodore RooseveltC. William Mckinley D. Thomas Woodrow Wilson33. The smallest state of the United States is _.A. Rhode Island B. Maine C. Texas D. Alaska34. Which of the following statements is TRUE about The Commonwealth of Nations?A. It is a voluntary, free association of 50 independent sovereign states.B. There are a large number of British immigrants in each of the Nations.C. All the countries lived under the British law and government.D. All the countries fought on the side of Britain in the two world wars.35. Each of the fifty states of th USA elects_ senators/A. 10 B. 4 C. 3 D. 236. The last war between the United States and Britain began in_.A. 1879 B. 1945 C. 1812 D. 194137. The Republic of Ireland became independent in the year_.A. 1918 B. 1920 C. 1945 D. 194938. The English Civil War is also called_.A. the Puritan Revolution B. the second Magna CartaC. the Long Parliament D. the Anglican War39. Australia has always been a continent with few people mainly because_.A. Australia is too far away from Europe.B. Ausrtalia is the least mountainous and most level of the worlds continents.C. Australia is separated from the rest of the world by seas.D. Most of the continent is hot and dry.40. _ came into the throne at the age of 25 and reined the country for years while remaining single.A. Elizabeth I B.Elizabeth II C. Mary D. Victoria41. When was the referendum on Quebecs future status held in Canada?A. 1994 B. 1995 C. 1996 D. 199742. The goal of Roosevelts New Deal was to_.A. save the American economic and political systemB. get American out of the depressionC. weaken monopoly interests in AmericaD. strengthen the power of the president43. Londons Metropolitan Police Force is directly under the control of _.A. the Lord Chancellor B. the Home SecretaryC. the Attorney General D. the Prime Minister44. In area, the United States is the _ largest country in the world.A. 2nd B. 3rd C. 4th D. 5th45. The Black Death, which ravaged England in 1348-1349, carried off _ of the population.A. three fourths B. one fourth C. one fifth D. one half/46. What is the most important economic activity in Canada?A. Manufacturing B. Farming C. Mining D. Forestry47. The Backbone of North America refers to the_.A. Appalachian Mountains B. Rocky MountainsC. Cascade Mountains D. Sierra Nevada Mountains48. Apart from a break during the Second World War, the BBC has been providing regular television broadcasts since_.A. 1935 B. 1936 C. 1937 D. 193849. In the 1960s pop misic underwent a revolution when _ became world famous and turned their hometown of Liverpool into a place of pilgrimage.A. the Beach Boys B. the Rolling StoneC. the Animals D. the Beatles50. The principal author of The Declaration of Independence was_.A. Benjamin Franklin B. George WashingtonC. Thomas Jefferson D. John Adams51Who is chiefly responsible for education in the US?A.The federal government B.The state governmentC.The county government D.The Ministry of Education52. Which of the following is NOT a national daily newspaper?A.Financial Times B.The Guardian C.The Times D.The Observer53. The longest river in Britain is the_A.Severn B.Thames C.Clyde D.Tees54. Christopher Columbus who first discovered the New Continent came from_.A.England B.Ireland C.Spain D.Italy55. Which day is Lincolns Birthday?A.February 12 B.February 22 C.July 4 D.October 1256. In the United Kingdom, the party, which wins the _ number of seats in the House of Commons, becomes the official opposition.A.largest B.second largest C.third largest D.fourth largest57. At first, Australia was settled by the British as a colony to_A.receive free settlers B.supply Britain with wool and foodC.receive convicts from Britain D. expand the British imperial power58. The emblem of the Democratic Party is _A.elephant B.d