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1、Chapter 11. The two main islands of the British Isles are .A. Great Britain and IrelandB. Great Britain and ScotlandC. Great Britain and WalesD. Great Britain and England2. is the capital city of Scotland.A. BelfastB. EdinburghC. AberdeenD. Cardiff3. Among the four parts of the United Kingdom, is th

2、e smallest.A. EnglandB. ScotlandC. WalesD. Northern Ireland4. English belongs to the group of Indo-European family of languages.A. CelticB. Indo-IranianC. GermanicD. Roman5. The introduction of Christianity to Britain added the first element of words to English.A. Danish and FinnishB. Dutch and Germ

3、anC. French and ItalianD. Latin and Greek6. The evolution of Middle English was reinforced by the influence.A. NormanB. DutchC. GermanD. Danish7. Samuel Johnsons dictionary was influential in establishing a standard form of .A. grammarB. handwritingC. spellingD. pronunciation8. At present, nearly of

4、 the worlds population communicate in English.A. halfB. a quarterC. one thirdD. one fifthChapter 2 p291. The attack on Rome ended the Roman occupation in Britain in 410.A. NormanB. DanishC. CelticD. Germanic2. By the late 7th century, became the dominant religion in England.A. Celtic ChristianityB.

5、Anglo-Saxon ChristianityC. Germanic ChristianityD. Roman Christianity3. The marked the establishment of feudalism in England.A. Viking invasionB. signing of the Magna CartaC. Norman ConquestD. Adoption of common law4. The end of the Wars of the Roses led to the rule of .A. the House of ValoisB. the

6、House of YorkC. the House of Tudor D. the House of Lancaster5. The direct cause for the Religious Reformation was King Henry VIIIs effort to .A. divorce his wifeB. break with RomeC. support the ProtestantsD. declare his supreme power over the church6. The English Civil War broke out in 1642 between

7、.A. Protestants and PuritansB. Royalists and ParliamentariansC. nobles and peasantsD. aristocrats and Christians7. was passed after the Glorious Revolution.A. Bill of RightsB. Act of SupremacyC. Provisions of OxfordD. Magna Carta8. The Industrial Revolution was accomplished in Britain by the middle

8、of the century.A. 17thB. 18thC. 19thD. 20thChapter 3 p411. The British government is characterized by a division of powers between three of the following branches with the exception of the .A. judiciaryB. legislatureC. monarchyD. executive2. The importance of the British monarchy can be seen in its

9、effect on .A. passing the billsB. advising the governmentC. political partiesD. public attitude3. As a revising chamber, the House of Lords is expected to the House of Commons.A. rivalB. complementC. criticizeD. inspect4. is at the center of the British political system.A. The CabinetB. The House of

10、 LordsC. The House of Commons D. The Privy Council5. The main duty of the British Privy Council is to .A. make decisionsB. give adviceC. pass billsD. supervise the Cabinet6. Generally speaking, the British Parliament operates on a system.A. single-partyB. two-partyC. three-partyD. multi-party7. The

11、policies of the Conservative Party are characterized by pragmatism and .A. government interventionB. nationalization of enterprisesC. social reformD. a belief in individualism8. In Britain, the parliamentary general election is held every years.A. threeB. fourC. fiveD. sixChapter 4 p511. The in the

12、early 1970s worsened an already stagnant economy in Britain.A. oil crisisB. high inflation ratesC. large importsD. unemployment problem2. Of the following practices, does not belong to Thatchers social welfare reform.A. reducing child benefitsB. shortening the unemployment benefits periodC. reducing

13、 the unemploymentD. lowering old age pensions3. The Blair government has been successful in all the following aspects except .A. limiting government spendingB. keeping inflation under controlC. reducing unemploymentD. reducing inequality4. Britain has devoted of its land area to agriculture.A. 54%B.

14、 64%C. 74%D.84% 5. Britains important fishing areas include all the following except .A. the North SeaB. the English ChannelC. The sea area around IrelandD. The sea area between Britain and Ireland6. Coal mining industry in Britain provides of the energy consumed in the country.A. 1/3B. 1/4C. 1/5D.

15、2/37. The car industry in Britain in mostly .A. foreign-ownedB. state-ownedC. joint-ventureD. privately-owned8. Of the following sectors in Britain, has experienced spectacular growth since the end of Word War II.A. agricultureB. the energy industryC.the service sectorD. manufacturing industryChapte

16、r 5 p631. In Britain, the division between grammar schools and vocational schools were ended by the introduction of comprehensive schools in the .A. 1930sB. 1940sC. 1950sD. 1960s2. About of British children receive primary and secondary education through the independent system.A. 5%B. 6%C. 7%D. 8%3.

17、 Partially funded by central government grants, the British universities receive their remaining funds from all the following sources except .A. tuition feesB. loansC. donationsD. corporate contributions4. To be admitted to the Open University, one need .A. some educational qualificationsB. no educa

18、tional qualificationsC. General Certificate of Education-AdvancedD. General National Vocational Qualifications5. Among Britains quality press, the following newspapers are regarded as the “Big Three” with the exception of .A. The TimesB. The GuardianC. The ObserverD. The Daily Telegraph6. Life on Ea

19、rth is a kind of program produced by the BBC and is popular among 500 million viewers worldwide.A. featureB. dramaC. documentaryD. soap opera7. is Britains top pay television provider.A. BSBB. SkyTVC. BBCD. BSkyB8. The following Christmas traditions are particularly British except .A. Trooping the C

20、olorB. Queens Christmas messageC. Boxing DayD. Christmas pantomimeChapter 6 p781. The most significant achievement of the English Renaissance is .A.poetryB. dramaC. novelD. pamphlet2. is viewed as Romantic poetrys “Declaration of Independence”.A.”I Wonder Lonely as a Cloud”B.Don JuanC.The preface to

21、 Lyrical BalladsD.Prometheus Unbound3.Of Dickens novels, _ is considered most autobiographical.A.A Tale of Two CitiesB.David CopperfieldC.Oliver TwistD.Great Expectations4._ is a representative of English critical realism in the 19th century.A.Robert Louis StevensonB.John MiltonC.Joseph ConradD.Thom

22、as Hardy5.Of the following books, is NOT written by Thomas Hardy.A.Jude the ObscureB.Tess of the dUebervillesC.Adam Bede D.the return of the native6. is NOT included in the modernist group.A.Wscar WildeB.Virginia WoolfC.William Butler YeatsD.T.S.Eliot7.Of the following writers, is NOT a Nobel Prize

23、winner.A.Samuel BeckettB.James JoyceC.William Golding D.V.S Naipaul8.Waiting for Godot is written by .A.Samuel BeckettB.George OrwellC.William GoldingD.D.H.LawrenceChapter 8 p1101. The U. S. lies in North America, with Canada to the north, Mexico to the south, the Atlantic to its and the Pacific to

24、its .A. northern, east, westB. central, east, westC. southern, west, eastD. western, east, west2. The continental United States has statesA. 50B. 49C. 48D. 353. The state of is the largest in area of all the states.A. AlaskaB. HawaiiC. TexasD. Florida4. The largest river in the U. S. is .A. the Miss

25、ouri RiverB. the Mississippi RiverC. the Ohio RiverD. the Colorado River5. Some of the world famous universities like Harvard, Yale and MIT are located in .A. the SouthB. the WestC. New EnglandD. the Midwest6. San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego all belong to .A. MontanaB. Utah C. MaineD.Califo

26、rnia7. The Immigrants Act of 1924 restricted the further immigration into the United States, particularly from .A. Europe B. Asia C. Africa D. South America 8. The characteristic of the dominant American culture is .A. English-speaking, northern European, Roman Catholic and middle-classB. English-sp

27、eaking, western European, Roman Catholic and upper-classC. English-speaking, northern European, Protestant and upper-classD. English-speaking, western European, Protestant and middle-classChapter 9 p1221. The first successful English colony in North America was founded at in .A. Jamestown, Louisiana

28、B. Boston, MassachusettsC. Jamestown, VirginiaD. Plymouth, Georgia2. The Seven Years War occurred between the .A. the French and the American IndiansB.the French and the SpanishC. the French and the BritishD. the British and the American Indians3. “No taxation without representation” was the rallyin

29、g slogan of .A. the settlers of VirginiaB. the people of PennsylvaniaC. the colonists in New EnglandD. the people of the 13 colonies4. In May 1775, was held in Philadelphia and began to assume the functions of a national government.A. the First Continental CongressB. the Second Continental CongressC

30、. the Boston Tea PartyD. the Congress of Confederation5. Abraham Lincoln issued to grant freedom to all slaves.A. Declaration of IndependenceB. ConstitutionC. Emancipation ProclamationD. Bill of Rights6. The policy of the United States was at the beginning of the two world wars.A. neutralityB. full

31、involvementC. partial involvementD. appeasement7. President applied New Deal to deal with the problems of the Great Depression.A. WilsonB. TrumanC. RooseveltD. Kennedy8. The Vietnam War was a long-time suffering for Americans, and it continued throughout the terms of Presidents .A. Johnson, Nixon an

32、d Ford B. Truman, Eisenhower and KennedyC. Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon D. Eisenhower, Kennedy and JohnsonChapter 10 p1361. The U. S. Constitution came into effect in .A. 1787B. 1789C. 1791D. 17932. The Constitution of the United States .A. gives the most power to CongressB. gives the most power to th

33、e PresidentC. tries to give each branch enough power to balance the othersD. gives the most power to the Supreme Court3. The Bill of Rights .A. defines the rights of Congress and the rights of the PresidentB. guarantees citizens of the United States specific individual rights and freedomsC. is part

34、of the Declaration of IndependenceD. has no relationship with the Constitution4. The terms for a Senator and Representative are and years respectively.A. two, four B. two, threeC. two, sixD. six, two5. All the following except cannot make legislative proposal.A. the SenatorB. the RepresentativeC. th

35、e Secretary of StateD. the President6. The following except are all powers of the President.A. vetoing any bills passed by CongressB. appointing federal judges when vacancies occurC. making lawsD. issuing executive orders7. The Supreme Court is composed of justices.A. sixB. sevenC. eightD. nine8. Th

36、e President is directly voted into office by .A. all citizens of AmericaB. the citizens over 18 years oldC. electors elected by the votersD. the senators and representativesChapter 11 p1471. America produces a major portion of the worlds products in the following fields except .A. machineryB. automo

37、bilesC. oreD. chemicals2. The modern American economy progressed from to , and eventually, to .A. colonial economy, handcraft economy, industrial economyB. farming economy, handcraft economy, industrial economyC. colonial economy, farming economy, industrial economyD. handcraft economy, farming econ

38、omy, industrial economy3. Chartered companies were NOT granted the by the British King or Queen.A. political authorityB. economic rightsC. judicial authorityD. diplomatic authority4. urged the federal government to establish a national bank.A. George WashingtonB. President RooseveltC. Abraham Lincol

39、nD. Alexander Hamilton5. The following inventions took place during the “second industrial revolution” except .A. typewriterB. telephoneC. electric lightD. refrigerator6. President Johnson tried to build a “Great Society” by introducing various programs like the following except .A. MedicareB. Food

40、StampsC. Education Initiatives D. Unemployment Pension7. The following statements are all true except .A. Agribusinesses reflect the big, corporate nature of many farm enterprises.B. Agribusinesses maintain a balanced trade pattern between agricultural imports and exports.C. Agribusinesses range fro

41、m one-family corporations to multinational firms.D. Agribusinesses include a variety of farm businesses and structures.8. Employment in the sector has been increasing in the U.S. since the 1970s.A. serviceB. agriculture C. manufacturingD. high-tectChapter 12 p1601. Formal education in the United Sta

42、tes consists of , secondary and higher education.A. kindergartenB. publicC. elementaryD. private2. Of the following subjects, are NOT offered to elementary school students.A. mathematics and languagesB. politics and business educationC. science and social studiesD. music and physical education3. Hig

43、her education in the United States began with the founding of .A. Yale University B. Harvard UniversityC. Princeton UniversityD. New York University4. Of the following, are NOT among the categories of American higher education.A. universities and collegesB. research institutionsC. technical institut

44、ionsD. community colleges5. To get a bachelors degree, all undergraduate students are required to do the following except .A. attending lectures and completing assignmentsB. passing examinationsC. working for communitiesD. earning a certain number of credits6. is sold especially to the upper or upper-middle class and it has a reputation for its serious attitude and great bulk.A. The Washington PostB. The New York TimesC. Los Angeles TimesD. New York Daily News7. Of the following, is NOT among the three major radio and TV networks in America.A. the National Broadcasting System (NBS)B. the