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英语知识50题

Thereare__C____politicaldivisionsontheislandofGreatBritain.

A.one

B.two

C.three

D.four

2.MagnaCartahadaltogether63clausesofwhichthemostimportantmatterscouldbeseeninthreeofthefollowingexcept___B____.

A.notaxshouldbemadewithouttheapprovaloftheGrandCouncil;

B.noserfshouldbearrested,imprisonedordeprivedofhispropertyexceptbythelawoftheland

C.Londonandothertownsshouldretaintheirancientrightsandprivileges

D.Thereshouldbethesameweightsandmeasuresthrough-outthecountry.

3.ThefirststeamenginewasdevisedbyThomasNewcomerattheendofthe17thcentury,andtheScottishinventor____B____modifiedandimprovedthedesignin1765.

A.AbrahamDarby

B.JamesWatt

C.JohnKay

D.RichardArkwright

4.Insomeareasfactoryfarmingmethodsareused,particularlyfor___D_____.

A.growingcrop

B.producingmilk

C.catchingfish

D.rearingpoultry

5.Bytradition,theleaderofthemajoritypartyisappointed___A___bytheSovereignintheUnitedKingdom.

A.PrimeMinister

B.MemberofParliament

C.LordofAppeal

D.SpeakeroftheHouse

6.UndertheAnglo-IrishTreaty,Britainestablished___B____withdominionstatusinIrelandin1921.

A.theAnglicanChurchofIreland

B.theIrishFreeState

C.theIrishRepublicanArmy

D.theAnglo-IrishIntergovernmentalCouncil

7.Irishbroadcastingbeganin___C___inasmallstudiocalledDublinBroadcastingStation.

A.1906

B.1916

C.1926

D.1936

8.___D____realizedthathecouldwinsupportfortheUnionathomeandabroadbymakingthewarajustwaragainstslavery.

A.FrederickDouglass

B.GeorgeWashington

C.JohnAdams

D.AbrahamLincoln

9.Butevenaftertheabolitionofslavery,organizedorindividualdiscriminationwaspracticedagainst___D___.

A.Chinese-Americans

B.AmericanIndians

C.Japanese-Americans

D.blackAmericans

10.From1948to1966averageyearlygrowthinrealspendableearningswas___B___percentintheUnitedStates.

A.1.1

B.2.1

C.3.1

D.4.1

11.Afteraperiodofprosperity(1920~1929),governmentinvolvementintheeconomyincreased____A_____.

A.duringtheGreatDepression

B.aftertheWWI

C.aftertheWWII

D.duringtheColdWar

12.TheUnitedStatesgrowsnearly___B__oftheworld'sgrainandsuppliesahalfofalltheexportsofgrainintheworld.

A.onethird

B.onefourth

C.onesixth

D.oneseventh

13.ThroughtheDepartmentof__A___,thePresidentisresponsiblefortheprotectionofAmericansabroadandofforeignnationalsintheUnitedStates.

C.west

D.north

27.ThefirstknownsettlersofBritainwere___D____.

A.theJutes

B.theCelts

C.theSaxons

D.theIberians

28.TheEnglishCivilWarisalsocalled___A___.

A.thePuritanRevolution

B.thesecondMagnaCarta

C.theLongParliament

D.theAnglicanWar

29.TheToriesweretheforerunners0f____D___,whichstillbearsthenicknametoday.

A.theLabourParty

B.theLiberalParty

C.theSocialDemocraticParty

D.theConservativeParty

30.InBritainonly___B____ofthepopulationarefarmersbuttheymanage7O%ofthelandarea.

A.2%

B.3%

C.4%

D.5%

31.WhichofthefollowingStatementsisNOTtrueaboutthePrimeMinisterinBritain?D

A.HeisappointedbytheQueen.

B.HeisMinisterfortheCivilService.

C.HesitsintheHouseofCommons.

D.Hereceives￡88,292ayear.

32.London'sMetropolitanPoliceForceisdirectlyunderthecontrolof____B___.

A.theLordChancellor

B.theHomeSecretary

C.theAttorneyGeneral

D.thePrimeMinister

33.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueabouttheNationalHealthService?B

A.ItProvidesforeveryresidentafullrangeofmedicalservices.

B.Itisadministeredbythecentralgovernment.

C.Itsemergencyambulancesareavailablefordoctors'urgentcalls.

D.Ithassufferedfromunderfundinginrecentdecades.

34.Therearesome___D____universitiesintheUnitedKingdom,includingtheOpenUniversity.

A.75

B.80

C.85

D.9O

35.Irelandisdividedintotwopoliticalparts:___C____.

A.NorthernIrelandandsouthernIreland

B.SouthernIrelandandtheRepublicofIreland

C.theRepublicofIrelandandNorthernIreland

D.NorthernIrelandandBritain

36.TheGrandCanyoninnorth-western___B____isoneofnature'smostimpeessivesights.

A.Utah

B.Arizona

C.Nevada

D.Idaho

37.ThefirstimmigrantsinAmericanhistorycamefrom___C____.

A.EnglandandGermany

B.EnglandandIreland

C.EnglandandtheNetherlands

D.EnglandandSpain

38.TheUnitedStateswenttowarwith___A____in1812,thelastwarfoughtbetweenthesetwocountries.

A.Britain

B.France

C.Spain

D.Mexico

39.In1932,inthedepthofthedepression,theAmericanpeoplechose___B____astheir

nextpresidentwhopromiseda"newdeal"togetAmericaoutofdepression.

A.Theodore

B.FranklinD.Roosevelt

C.WoodrowWilson

D.HerbertHoover

40.MartinLutherKing,Jr.,ayoungblackclergyman,becameanationalleaderofthe___B____Movement.

A.Boycott

B.CivilRights

C.Segregation

D.Integration

41.ThecultivatedlandintheU.S.makesup___A____ofthetotalland,andpeoplewhoareengagedinfarmingmakeuponly2.7%ofthetotalpopulation.

A.21%

B.31%

C.41%

D.51%

42.TheConstitutionoftheUnitedStatesprovidesthat___D____shallbePresidentoftheSenate.

A.theSecretaryofState

B.theChiefJustice

C.thePresident

D.theVicePresident

43.ThetypicalorganizationalpatternforelementaryandsecondaryschoolsintheUnitedStatesisthatof____C___.

A.classifiedschools

B.vocationalschools

C.gradedschools

D.publicschools

44.Inthe1920s,BlackLiteraturedevelopedintoanupsurgewhichhascometobeknownas____B___.

A.theManhattanRenaissance

B.theHarlemRenaissance

C.theBlackRevival

D.theAfrican-AmericanRebirth

45.Ofallthesymbols,____D___,whichareconsideredtorepresentfertilityandnewlife:arethosemostfrequentlyassociatedwithEaster.

A.thepumpkinandtheturkey

B.thelambandthebeef

C.thespringpeasandthepotatoes

D.theeggandtherabbit

46.CanadawasdividedIntoUpperCanada(Englishspeaking)andLowerCanada(Frenchspeaking)in____A___andtheywereunitedagainin___A____.

A.1791/1840

B.1775/1791

C.1840/1867

D.1775/1867

47.Canada'searlyeconomicdevelopmentwasfoundedon___A____.

A.resourceindustries

B.heavy