英语国家概况期末试卷样本

PAGEPAGE4科目：《英语国家概况》（A卷）FinalExaminationonAGuidetoEnglish-SpeakingCountries一Multiplechoice(30’)(D)1AsaresultoftheBlackDeath,muchlandwasleftuntendedandtherewasaterribleshortageof___inEngland.AgrainBfarmtoolsChousesDlabor(D)2Inthelate17thcentury,twoofmostfamousliteraryworkswerePilgrim’sProgressand_________.AtheJewofMaltaBtheSchoolofArcheryCNovumOrganumDParadiseLost(C)3.In1836,agroupofskilledworkersand_____formedtheLondonWorkingMen’sAssociation.AhouseholdersBtenantsCsmallshopkeepersDofficeworkers(C)4.IntheIndustrialRevolution,changesoccurredearliestandquickestintheindustryof______.A.potteryBhardwareCtextilesDchemicals(C)5.InBritainpoliceofficersarenotallowedtojoin________ortogoonstrike.AachoirBapoliticalpartyCatradeunionDaclub(B)6TheGreatCarterof1215isalsoknownas_________.APeople’sCharterBMagnaCartaCKing’sCharterDtheDeclarationofhumanrights(B)7HenryⅡwasthefirstkingofthe________dynasty.AMalcolmBPlantagenetCWindsorDTudor(A)8.__________isthemosttypicallyEnglishofsportsACricketBGolfCTennisDHorse-racing(A)9.BytheTreatyof______of1842,Chinaceded_______toBritain.ANanjing,HongKongBTianjing,HongKongCNanjing,MacauDTianjing,Macau(D)10.In_______,thenameGreatBritaincameintobeing.A1689B1702C1701D1707(C)11.Theseriouseconomiccrisisinthelate1920sandthebeginningof1930swasfirstbroughtaboutby___.AthefarmfailureBthebankfailuresCthestockmarketcrashDthehighunemployment(D)12．WhataretheproblemsthattheU.S.economyhasfacedfromtimetotime?AInflationBDepressionsCRecessionsDalloftheabove(A)13．TherealAmericanliteraturebegan________.AafterthewarofIndependenceBaftertheWestwardMovementCaftertheCivilWarDaftertheCivilRightsMovement(A)14.In1900,theUnitedStatesrankedfirstintheproductionof____.AcoalBelectricityCoilDwheat(D)15.IntheUnitedStates,iftheparentsdon’tsendtheirchildrentoschoolatcertainage,________.AthestategovernmentwillberesponsibleforitBtheywilleducatethechildrenthemselvesCtheycansavealotofmoneyDtheyarebreakingthelaw(D)16.TheU.S.andChinaestablishedtheirdiplomaticrelationsin_____.A1974B1972C1978D1979(C)17Inhisinauguralspeech,______saidthat“theonlythingwehavetofearisfearitself.”AWoodrowWilsonBTheodoreRooseveltCFranklinD.RooseveltDGeorgeWashington(C)18.OneofthecharacteristicsoftheAmericanpeopleis_______anditissaidtheyarealways______.Aliberty,debatingBaggressiveness,startingwarsCmobility,onthemoveDgreediness,makingmoney(D)19.Hemingway’smostfamousmasterpiecewas______.ATheSunAlsoRisesBAFarewelltoArmsCForWhomtheBellTollsDOldManandtheSea(D)20.ThesystemofhighereducationintheU.S.hasthreeprinciplefunctionsexcept____-.AteachingBresearchCpublicserviceDindividualservicefollowingstatementsareT(true)orF(false)accordingtowhatyouhavelearned.(10’)(T)1TherearethreepoliticaldivisionsontheislandofGreatBritain:Scotland,WalesandEngland.(F)2UnderWilliam’srule,thefreemanwereatthebottomofthefeudalsystem.(F)3TheEnglishCivilWarisalsocalledtheGloriousRevolution.(F)4InU.K,aParliamenthasamaximumdurationof4years.(T)5ChristmasDay,December25th,celebratesthebirthofChrist,andisthegreatestofChristianfestivals.(F)6Chicagoisknownastheautomobilecapitaloftheworld.(T)7Between1850and1880,manyearlyChineseimmigrantstotheUnitedStatesworkedintheminingindustry,especiallyinthegoldmines.(T)8ThePilgrimsbuiltacolonynamedPlymouthaftertheyarrivedinAmerica.(F)9.ThelongestwarthattheUnitedStateshasfoughtistheCivilWar.(T)10.HighereducationintheU.Sconsistsofsixtypesofinstitutions.三Fillinthefollowingblanks:(10’)1In1066,Englandwasconqueredbythe__Norman___________whowereledbyWilliamtheConqueror.2ThegreatestwriterintheEnglishlanguageis___Shakespeare_________________.3IncriminaltrialsinBritain,theissueofguiltorinnocenceistobedecidedbytheIreland.2TthemaincausesoftheHundredYears’Warwerepartlyterritorialandpartlyeconomic.3TheprimarysourcesofBritishlaware:(1)StatutesofParliament;(2)commonlaw;(3)equitylaw;(4)EuropeanCommunitylaw.4The1920sintheUnitedStateshasbeendescribedbymanyhistoriansasaperiodofmaterialsuccessandspiritualfrustrationorconfusionandpurposelessness.5The“LostGenerationreferstothosewhoarebothphysicallyandspirituallyimpotent.6Thefirstwastowinthewar;thesecondwastoestablishapostwarpoliticalstructureinaccordwithAmericaninterestsandtopreventtheSovietUnionfromover-expansion.7(1)Steadydevelopmentinthe50sand60s;(2)Economicrecessioninthe70s;(3)Economicrecoveryinthe80s.8TheUnitedstatehasafree-marketeconomywithadominantprivatesector.9.Becauseitcontributestodevelopingthenationalstrengthandpersonalsuccess.10TheBritishParliamentconsistsoftheSovereign,theHouseofLordsandtheHouseofCommons.五1 ThanksgivingDayisatypicalAmericanholiday.Itisanannualdayofthanksfortheblessingspeoplehaveenjoyedduringtheyear.Thethemeofthanksgivinghasbeenpeaceandplenty,healthandhappiness.2TheCivilRightsActof1964ItwassignedintolawbyPresidentJonsonin1964.Itoutlaweddiscriminationnotonlyinpublichousing,butalsoinemploymentonthebasisofrace,color,religion,sex,ornationalorigin.六1：Theelectionof1979returnedtheConservativePartytopowerandMargaretThatcherbecamethefirstwomanprimeministerinBritain.HerpoliciesarepopularlyreferredtoasThatcherism.Itincluded:(1)thereturntoprivateownershipofstate-ownedindustries;(2)theuseofmonetaristpolicestocon