英美国家概况期末试题2

1、Test Paper of An Introduction to English-speaking CountriesTest B I. Multiple Choice (20%1. The highest mountain peak in Britain is in _.A England B ScotlandC Wales D Northern Ireland2. The longest river in Britain is the _ River.A Severn B ThamesC Mersey D Humber3. The largest lake in Britain is lo

2、cated in _.A England B ScotlandC Wales D Northern Ireland4. The English people are descendants of _.A Celts B RomansC Anglo-Saxons D Danes5. Middle English took shape about a century after the _ Conquest.A Roman B Anglo-SaxonC Norman D Danish6. “The City” in this lesson refers to _.A Greater London

3、B Inner LondonC Outer London D The City of London7. The central bank in Britain is _.A Lloyd B BarclayC Midland D the Bank of England6. All the government ministers of Britain must be members of _.A the House of Lords B the House of CommonsC the Privy Council D Parliament.9. Which group of people ca

4、n NOT be voters in the general election?A the UK citizens above the age of 18. B the UK resident citizens of the Irish Republic.C lords in the House of Lords. D members in the House of Commons.10. The party that has the majority of seats in _ will form the government.A the House of Commons B the Hou

5、se of LordsC the Privy Council D the Cabinet11. In the middle of fifth century, Anglo-Saxons came from the region of _ and the LowCountries and settled in Britain.A Denmark B NorwayC Germany D Holland12. Doomsday Book was in fact a record of each mans _.A experience B behaviorC property D reputation

6、13. The Statutes of Laborers issued by the government of Edward III introduced cruel punishmentsfor those_.A who demanded higher wages. B who worked.C who hated the ministers, lawyers and landlords. D who refused to work14. Wars of Roses were fought _ between the Lacastrians and the Yorkists from 14

7、55 to1465.A constantly B irregularlyC continuously D intermittently15. The principle of population was formulated by _.A Adam Smith B David RicardoC Thomas Malthus D Robert Owen16. The first British colony was _.A New England B NewfoundlandC West Indies D India17. The British colonists forced the Qi

8、ng government to conclude the Treaty of _ in 1842.A Peking B NankingC Tientsin D Canton18. The British Empire reached the peak of its colonial expansion after the _ .A Anglo- Boer War B the First Opium WarC World War I D World War II19. Which of the following is NOT the feature of imperialism?A fore

9、ign territorial expansion. B export of capital.C free competition. D monopoly.20. The author of Wealth of Nations is _.A Adam Smith B David RicardoC Thomas Malthus D Robert OwenII. Blank filling (10%1. Britain is separated from the European continent by the North Sea, the Strait of _ andthe English

10、_.2. In 1965, big oil fields were discovered under the _.3. The British government is established on the basis of constitutional _.4. The Conservative party developed out of the _ party, while the Liberal partydeveloped out of the _ party.5. The party in power in the UK is the _ party, which was fou

11、nded in 1900.6. For the election purpose, Britain is divided into hundreds of constituencies, each of whichelects _ member of the House of Commons.7. The party that wins the _ seats in the House of Commons will be in office.8. In Britain the highest civil court of appeal is the _.III. True or false

12、statement (10%1. After the 2007 election, the Labor Party led by the Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has been inpower in Australia.2. Melbourne is the biggest city in Australia.3. Sydney is the capital city of Australia.4. New Zealand is nicknamed as a country “riding the sheeps back.”5. The Great Barrier

13、 Reef, the worlds largest coral reef, lies a short distance off the north-eastcoast of Australia and extends for over 2,000 km.6. Auckland is the biggest city in New Zealand.7. Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand.8. Both Auckland and Wellington are on the South Island.9. Mount Cook is the

14、highest mountain in Australia.10. The indigenous Mori named Australia “Aotearoa”, which is usually translated into English as“The Land of the Long White Cloud”.IV. Matching (10%Column A Column B1. Liverpool a. the steel manufacturing center of Britain2. Hull b. the former center of textile industry

15、of Britain3. Sheffield c. the fishing port in Humberside4. Manchester d. the largest city in Britain5. Glasgow e. the second largest city in Britain6. London f. the district of Merseyside7. Birmingham g. the largest city in Scotland8. Belfast h. the capital of Wales9. Edinburgh i. The capital of Nor

16、thern Ireland10. Cardiff j. the capital of ScotlandV. Translation (10%1. All Estates Parliament2. APEC3. ASEAN4. Crown Court5. High Court of Justice6. Model Parliament7. NATO 8. stagflation9. tertiary industries 10. the Great CharterVI. Term explanation (10%1. The British Isles2. Black DeathVII. Que

17、stions for discussion (30%1. What were the significances of the Bourgeois Revolution in the 17th century?2. Whats your idea about the necessity for the UK to keep the monarchy (the queen or the king?Answer Sheet (答题纸班级_ 学号_ 姓名_I. Multiple choice1. _2. _3. _4. _5. _6. _7. _8. _9. _ 10. _11. _ 12. _ 13. _ 14. _ 15. _16. _ 17. _ 18. _ 19. _ 20. _II. Blanking filling1. _2. _3. _4. _5. _6. _7. _8. _III. True or false statements1. _2. _3. _4. _5. _6. _7. _8. _9. _ 10. _IV. Matching1. _2. _3. _4. _5. _6. _7. _8. _9. _ 10. _V. Translation1. _2. _3. _4. _5.