英语国家概况复习

英语国家概况复习

一、填空(20*1=20)

二、单项选择(15*1=15)

三、判断对错(15*1=15)

四、名词解释(5*2=10)

五、简答(4*5=20)

六、论述(2*10=20)

说明：

以下是考试范围。

判断和单项选择就是书后面的内容。填空题也从这两个部分里面

出。

名词解释、简单题、论述题都是出自课文后的名词解释和问题。

TrueorFalse

1.TheUnitedKingdomandNorthernIslandislocatedin

northernEurope.

2.TheUnitedKingdomconsistsoffourpoliticaldivisions—

England,Scotland,WalesandIreland.

3.EnglandisoneofthetwolargeislandsintheBritishIsles.

4.TheBritishIslesaremadeupofthreelargeislandand

hundredsofsmallones.

5.WalesliesontheeastcoastoftheislandofGreatBritain.

7.InScotland,ruggedmountains,greenvalleys,anddeep,

bluelakesprovidesomeofthemostbeautifulsceneryinEurope.

8.Britain?slongestriveristheThames.

9.ThelargestlakeinBritainistheLoughNeaghinnorthwest

England.

11.TheEnglish,theScots,andtheWelshareAnglo-Saxons,

buttheIrishareCelts.

14.Comparedwiththerestoftheworld,theUKhasasmaller

percentageofolderpeopleandahigherpercentageofyounger

people.

16.ScottishGaelicistheofficiallanguageinScotland.

18.Englishpeopleallstrivetofreethemselvesofregionalor

localaccentsinordertosoundlikeeducatedEnglish-speaking

people.

19.SocialclassintheUKlaysmoreemphasisonmoneyand

property.

21.ThesuccessfulRomaninvasiontookplacein43AD,

headedbytheEmperorJuliusCaesar.23.TheMagnaCartaset

outtheruleswhichweretoformthebasisfortheParliament

whichoperatesinEnglandtoday.

24.TheBlackDeathravagedEngland,carryingoffthree

fourthsofthepopulation.

27.QueenMarywasafolloweroftheChurchofEnglandand

wasdeterminedtotakeEnglandonceagainaProtestantcountry.

34.Ageneralelectionmaybecalledbythegovernmentat

anytimebutmustbewithinfouryearsofthepreviousone.

35.TheHouseofLordsisthesecondchamberwhere

changesinlawcanbemade.

36.Thepartywhichwinsthesecondlargestmunberofseats

intheHouseofLordsbecomesthe

officialOpposition.

38.TheSpeakerisamemberwhoisacceptabletoallshades

ofopinionintheHouseofLords.

39.ThetwomajorpartiesinBritaintodayarethe

ConservativePartyandtheLiberalDemocraticParty.

40.MinistersinBritaincannotbeelectedMembersof

Parliamentatthesametime.

43.InScotland,allappealsareheardbythreeormorejudges

oftheHighCourtofJusticiary.45.LondonzsMetropolitanPolice

ForceisdirectlyunderthecontroloftheLordChancellor.

47.TheHouseofLordsisthecourtoflastresortformost

instancesofUKlaw.

48.TheLordchancelloristhehighestcourtofficerinBritain.

52.JohnMaynardKeyneswasaninfluentialAmerican

economist.

53.AstrongopponentofthepoliciesoftheLaborParty,

MargaretThatcherworkedtoincreasegovernmentcontrolover

theBritisheconomy.

55.TheareabetweenLondonandSouthWalesisoften

referredtoasBritain?s"SiliconGlen".

56.Britainimportschieflymanufacturedproductsand

exportsmostlyrawmaterials.

58.ThevalueofBritain?sexportsofgoodsusuallyexceeds

thevalueofitsimports.

59.Today,theCityofLondonisthecenterofLondonwhere

governmentdepartmentsarelocated.

60.ThetradeunionmovementinBritainhasbecome

strongertheseyearsbecauseofchangesinthestructureof

employment.

65.GeneralPractitionersreceivefeesbasedonthenumber

ofindividualswhoregisterwiththemaspatients.

66.Thenuclearfamilyaccountsforamajorityofhouseholds

andhasincreasedinrecentyears.

67.InNorthernIreland,theneedsofthoseindifficultyare

metbylocalauthorities,whodrawuponfundsprovidedbythe

DepartmentforWorkandPensions(DWP).

68.EyetestsanddentaltreatmentsinNHShospitalsarefree

ofcharge.

69.Personalsocialservicesrefertotheprovisionoffinancial

supportforthepeopleindifficulty.

70.MostBritishpeoplenowliveindetachedhouses.

71.IntheUK,morethanhalfoftheChristiansattendworship

onregularbasis.

72.ChristianwasfirstintroducedintoBritainbySt.Augustine

inthe6thcenturyofthechurchofEngland.

74.ThesupremeGovernoroftheChurchofEnglandisthe

ArchbishopofCanterbury.

75.CanterburyCathedralisusedfortheCoronationofall

BritishMonarchs.

77.TheChurchofScotlandistheestablishedchurchin

Scotlandandissubjecttostatecontrol.

78.TheBaptistUnionofGreatBritainisthelargestofthefree

churchesinBritain.

80.SincetheUnitedKingdomguaranteesitscitizens

religiousfreedomwithoutinterferencefromthestatesorthe

community.religioninBritainisseparatedfrompolitics.

83.Thankstothe1988EducationReformAct,theUKhas

sinceprovideuniversalandfreestateprimaryandsecondary

education.

84.TheSecretaryofStateforEducationisresponsiblefor

publicspendingonschools.

85.TheDepartmentofEducationandScienceisprimarily

responsibleforpublicspendingonschools.

86.IntheUK,publicschoolsarepublic-funded.

87.UniversitiesandhighereducationcollegesintheUK

enjoyacademicfreedom,appointtheirowndegrees,decide

whichstudentstoadmitandarefinanciallyself-reliant.

91.PeopleintheUKspendaboutmostofthefreetimein

thepub.

92.TheRoyalNationalTheatreoftenperformsinStratford-

upon-Avon,Shakespeare'sbirthplace.

93.WiththeemergenceoftheBeatles,theRollingStones,

andtheWho,Britishpopular

musicJedtheworldfromtheearly1980s.

95.TheUK'sbiggest-sellingnewspaperisTheTimes.

97.ThenationalsportoftheUKisrugby.

98.Cricketispopularinallthefourhomenations.

101.TheUnitedStatesstretchesfromtheAtlanticOceanin

thewesttothePacificOceanIntheeast.

103.TheAppalachianregionisbothcomplicatedandvaried,

containingnotonlysomeofthehighestmountainsinNorth

America,butalsoavastexpanseofintermontanebasins,

plateaus,andisolatedranges.

104.WesternWashingtonandOregonreceiveplentyofrain

andCentralCaliforniaisnoticeablydrierinwinter.

106.WashingtonD.C.islocatedintheSouthernStates

Regionandisalsopartofastate.110.Hawaiihasthelargestland

areaofallthestates,andAlaskahasoneofthesmallestland

areas.

114.WhenmanythousandsofSouthernerssawthevictory

ofAbrahamLincolninthe1860electionasnotsimplyapolitical

defeatbutalsoathreattoallsoutherninstitutionsandthe

southernwayofflife,theydecidedtosecedefromthe

Confederacy.

115.TheProgressiveMovementwasawell—organized,

unifiedmovement,demandinggovernmentregulationof

economyandsocialcondition.

117.TheStockMarketcollapseoccurredin1928inthe

UnitedStates.

118.TheTrumanDoctrinereferredtomilitaryandeconomic

aidtoGreeceandTurkey.

119.NixonwasthesecondpresidentinAmericanhistory10

resignfromthehighestofficeofthenation.

120.Theblack-whiteracialchasminpost-Civil—Rights-

MovementAmericawashighlightedbythesavagebeatingof

MartinLutherKingbywhitepoliceofficersin1992.

121.IntheUnitedStates,themajorsourceofpopulation

growthistherisingbirthrate.

122.IntheUnitedStates,AfricanAmericansremainthe

largestminoritygroup.

124.Hispanicshavealowschooldropoutrate.

125.ManyoftheChicanosarefarmers.

128.ThefirstAsianstoarriveintheUnitedStatesin

significantnumbersweretheJapanese.129.Today,American

Indiansareonlyallowedtoliveonreservations.

131.TheConstitutionoftheUnitedStates,afterits

ratification,hasneverbeenrevised.

132.AccordingtotheConstitution,thefederalgovernment

isresponsible,foraddressingquestionsthataffectthenationas

awholeaswellasindividualstares.

134.Thegovernmentisdividedintofourbranches:the

legislative,thepresidency,thebureaucracyandthejudiciary.

136.Candidatesforthepresidencycanonlybechosenby

politicalparties.

137.Thepresidenthasgreatexecutivebutnolegislative

power

138.Congressmenserveatermofsixyearswhilesenators

serveatermoftwoyears.

139.TheDemocratsarethoughtofasassociatedwith

business,Anglo-Americans,andtherich.140.Thenumberof

Senatorsfromeachstateisbaseduponitspopulation.

MultipleChoices

1.TheBritishIslesaremadeupof.

A.threelargeislandsandhundredsofsmallones

B.threelargeislandsanddozensofsmallones

C.twolargeislandsandhundredsofsmallones

D.twolargeislandsanddozensofsmallones

2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTapoliticaldivisiononthe

islandofGreatBritain?

A.England

B.Scotland

C.NorthernIreland

D.Wales

3.BritainisseparatedfromtherestofEuropebytheEnglish

ChannelintheandtheNorthSeaintheeast.

A.east

B.south

C.west

D.north

4.TheRepublicofIrelandbecameindependentintheyear.

A.1920

B.1945

C.1918

D.1949

5.ThehighestmountaininBritain,BenNevis,liesin.

A.theHighlands

B.theSouthernUplands

C.theCentralLowlands

D.theLakeDistrict

6.TheBritishEmpirewasreplacedbytheBritish

CommonwealthortheCommonwealthofNationsin.

A.1921

B.1931

C.1945

D.1950

7.AllthefollowingarenaturalzonesinScotland,except.

A.Highlandsinthenorth

B.theCentrallowlands

C.theEasternlowlands

D.theSouthernuplands

8.ThemountainsystemthePenninesisoftencalledthe

backboneof.

A.England

B.Scotland

C.GreatBritain

D.Ireland

9.TheregionalcapitalofNorthernIrelandis.

A.Glasgow

B.Edinburgh

C.Cardiff

D.Belfast

10.Whichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheclimatein

BritainisNOTtrue?

A.Britain?sclimateisofthemaritimetype

B.WintersinBritainareextremelycold

C.SummersinBritainarecool

D.BritainiswarmerthanHarbininwinter

11.TheEnglishpeopleandtheEnglishlanguagewereborn

fromtheunionof.

A.theAnglesandtheSaxons

B.GermanicconquerorsandtheNormanFrench

C.DanesorVikingsandtheNormanFrench

D.NormanconquerorsandthedefeatedAnglo-Saxons

12.ThefirstknownsettlersofBritainwere.

A.theIberians

B.theBeakerFolk

C.theCelts

D.theRomans

13.About80,000ScotsspeakGaelicwhichisanancient.

A.Scottishlanguage

B.Englishlanguage

C.Irishlanguage

D.Celticlanguage

14.AboutthreemillionpeoplehavemigratedtoBritainsince

WorldWarII.TheyaremainlyfromtheWestIndies,Indiaand.

A.Indonesia

B.Singapore

C.HongKong,China

D.Pakistan

15.InBritainofthepopulationisurbanandisrural.

A.90%;10%

B.80%;20%

C.70%;30%

D.60%;40%

16.TheancestorsoftheWelshweretheancient.

A.Celts

B.Romans

C.Normans

D.Britons

17.TheaveragepopulationdensityinBritainispeopleper

squarekilometer.

A.205

B.370

C.800

D.500

18.DuringthefifthcenturywhentheRomanEmpirefell,the

GermanicinvadedandconqueredBritain.

A.AnglesandCelts

B.AnglesandPicts

C.AnglesandBrythons

D.AnglesandSaxons

19.TheupperclassinBritainconsistsofallthefollowing

except.

A.peerage

B.gentry

C.landowners

D.professionals

20."Britishness"canbereflectedinallthefollowingexcept.

A.UnionJack

B.Conservativeness

C.theBeatles

D.football

21.In1066HaroldandhistroopsfoughtagainstWilliam?s

armyonSenlacfieldnear.

A.London

B.Normandy

C.Standford

D.Hastings

22.ThePlantagenetdynastywasfoundedby

A.Henry

B.HenryII

C.KingJoseph

D.CountofAnjor

23.EnglishReformationwascarriedoutbytochangethe

religioninEnglandfromCatholicismtoProtestantism.

A.EdwardVI

B.HenryVIII

C.MaryI

D.ElizabethI

24.KingJohnwasforcedbythebaronstosignthewhich

restrictedking?spower.

A.BillofRights

B.PetitionofRight

C.ProvisionsofOxford

D.GreatCharter

25.SimondeMontfort?sreformisconsideredtobethe

beginningofEnglish.

A.parliament

B.cabinet

C.constitution

D.Liberty

26.From1649to1658EnglandwascalledaCommonwealth.

ItwasruledfirstbyOliverCromwellas.

A.LordProtector

B.LieutenantGeneral

C.CommanderoftheNewModelArmy

D.President

27.WilliamofOrangestartedConstitutionalMonarchyby

acceptingin1689.

A.BillofRights

B.PetitionofRight

C.ProvisionsofOxford

D.GreatCharter

28.ItwasduringthereignofthatthenameGreatBritain

cameintobeingin1707.

A.Elizabeth

B.HenryVIII

C.Charles

D.Anne

29.The1851LondonGreatExpositionwasheldintheCrystal

PalacewhichwasdesignedbyQueen...shusbandAlbert.

A.Mary

B.ElizabethI

C.Victoria

D.Anne

30.TheBritishPrimeMinisterwholedtheBritishtodefeat

NaziGermanyis.

A.Churchill

B.Chamberlain

C.Macdonald

D.Macmillan

31.TheBritishconstitutionismadeupofthefollowing

EXCEPT.

A.Commonwealthlaw

B.statutelaw

C.commonlaw

D.EuropeanCommunityLaw

32.TheHouseofCommonsiselectedbyuniversalsuffrage

andhasMembersofParliament.

A.650

B.651

C.659

D.660

33.BritishConservativePartywasformerlycalledPartyinthe

18thcentury.

A.Whig

B.Tory

C.Liberal

D.Nationalist

34.TheUnitedKingdomisgovernedinthenameof,by.

A.theKing;HisMajesty?sGovernment

B.theQueen;HerMajesty?sGovernment

C.theSovereign;PrimeMinister

D.theSovereign;HisorHerMajesty?sGovernment

35.isthe"supremegovernor,,oftheChurchofEngland.

A.Themonarch

B.TheArchbishopofYork

C.TheArchbishopofCanterbury

D.TheRomanPope

36.InBritainthecitizensagedoroverhavetherighttovote.

A.16

B.18

C.21

D.30

37.TheHouseofCommonisheadedby.

A.thePrimeMinister

B.theSpeaker

C.theLordChencellor

D.theMonarch

38.Bytradition,theleaderofthemajoritypartyisappointed

bytheSovereignintheUnitedKingdom.

A.PrimeMinister

B.MemberofParliament

C.LordofAppeal

D.SpeakeroftheHouse

39.TheLiveralDemocraticPartyisthecombinationofthe

SocialDemocraticPartyand.

A.theConservativeParty

B.theLaborParty

C.theLiveralParty

D.theGreenParty

40.ParliamenthasthefollowingfunctionsEXCETP

A.makelaw

B.authorizingtaxationandpublicexpenditure

C.declarewarandmakingpeace

D.examiningtheactionsofthegovernment

41.Allcriminaltrialsareheldinopencourtbecausethe

criminallawpresumestheoftheaccuseduntilhehasbeen

provenguiltybeyonbdreasonabledoubt.

A.guilt

B.impartiality

C.innocence

D.honesty

42.InEngland,Wales,andNorthernIsland,peoplebetween

theage

ofand70whosenamesappearontheelectoralregisterare

liableforjuryserviceandtheirnamesarechosenatrandom.

A.18

B.19

C.20

D.21

43.Thejuryconsistsofordinary,independentcitizens

summonedbythecourt:12inEngland,WalesandNorthern

Island,andinScotland.

A.12

B.13

C.14

D.15

44.Whethertheaccusedisguiltyorinnocentisdecidedby

A.thepolicemen

B.thejury

C.thejudge

D.thesheriff

45.Theultimatecourtofappealincivilcasesthroughoutthe

Scotlandis

A.theSupremeCourtoftheUnitedKingdom

B.theCourtofAppeal

C.theHighCourtofJusticiary

D.theHouseofLords

46.InEnglandandWalesthehighestjudicialappointnents

arenadebytheQueenontheadviceof.

A.theLordChancellor

B.theHomeSecretary

C.thePrimeMinister

D.theAttorneyGeneral

47.CriminalcasesinEnglandandWalesmayNOTbetried

in.

A.theMagistrates?Court

B.theCourtofAppeal

C.theHighCourt

D.theCrownCourt

48.InScotland,areprimarilycivillawcourts.

A.Magistrates?Courts

B.CountyCourts

C.CrownCourts

D.DistrictCourts

49.Thethree"lay"magistratesthatmakeupaMagistrates?

CourtinBritainareknownas.

A.justicesofthepeace

B.stipendiarymagistrates

C.justicesoflaw

D.part-timemagistrates

50.ThemostseriouscriminaloffencesinScotlandaretried

in.

A.theDistrictCourt

B.theSheriffCourt

C.theHighCourtofJusticiary

D.theCrownCourt

51.TheeconomicpolicyBritainpursuedinthe1950sand

1960swasbasedonthetheoryof.

A.AdamSmith

B.JohnMaynardKeynes

C.MargaretThatcher

D.KarlMarx

52.UnderMargaretThatcherBritainexperienced

A.economicrecession

B.economicexpansion

C.economicdecline

D.economicdepression

53.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofBritain?sagriculture?

A.Britishfarmingishighlymechanized.

B.AgricultureinBritainisintensive.

C.Britishfarmingisveryefficient.

D.Britain?sagriculturecanproduceenoughfoodforits

people.

54.InBritainlessthanofthepopulationarefarmers.

A.2%

B.4%

C.6%

D.10%

55.IntheBritainbecameanetexporterofoil.

A.1960s

B.1970s

C.1980s

D.1990s

56.Thefollowingfinancialinstitutionshavetheir

headquartersinLondon

EXCEPT.

A.LloydsTSB

B.Barclays

C.RoyalBankofScotland

D.HSBC

57.Tostimulateeconomicrecovery,theThatcher

Governmentcarriedoutallthefollowingpoliciesbut

A.privatization

B.interventionism

C.deregulation

D.marketliberalization

58.Britainisthelargesttradingnationintheworld.

A.third

B.fourth

C.fifth

D.sixth

59.Britishoilfieldswerediscoveredonthe

A.EnglishChannel

B.IrishSea

C.NorwegianSea

D.NorthSea

60.WhichofthefollowingisNOTincludedinthenew

industriesinBritain?

A.microprocessors

B.computers

C.biotechnology

D.motorvehicles

61.TheNationalHealthServicewasestablishedintheUnited

Kingdomin.

A.1946

B.1947

C.1948

D.1949

61.isdirectlyresponsiblefortheNHS.

A.Localgovernment

B.Centralgovernment

C.Voluntaryorganizations

D.Certainsocialboards

62.InBritain,childrenuptotheageofcanreceivefamily

allowancesforchildren.

A.11

B.12

C.15

D.16

63.InBritain,pensionsfortheelderly,orretirementbenefits,

beginforwomenattheageof.

A.50

B.55

C.60

D.65

64.InEnglandtheNHSismanagedbythe.

A.DepartmentforWorkandPensions

B.DepartmentofHealth

C.SocialSecurityAgency

D.SocialServicesDepartment

65.TheNationalHealthServiceinBritainprovidesafull

rangeofmedicalservices

for.

A.employees

B.residentsagedbetween18—60

C.everyresident

D.residentsagedover60

66.SocialSecurityintheUKisthegovernment?smost

expensiveprogram,costingapproximatelyofpublicfunding.

A.20%

B.25%

C.30%

D.35%

67.AfamilydoctorinBritainisalsoknownasa.

A.generaldoctor

B.generalpharmacist

C.generalpractitioner

D.familypractitioner

68.In2001peopleinmarriageaccountedforoftheadult

populationinBritain.

A.60%

B.55%

C.50%

D.45%

69.HousesinBritainhavetraditionallybeendividedintothe

followingtypesEXCEPT.

A.detachedhouse

B.semi-detachedhouse

C.terracedhouse

D.attachedhouse

70isNOTamongtheAnglicanChurch.

A.TheChurchofEngland

B.TheEpiscopalChurchScotland

C.TheBaptistsD.TheChurchofScotland

71isthelargestoftheFreeChurches.

A.TheBaptistsUnionB.TheMethodistChurch

B.TheRomanCatholicChurchD.TheChurchinWales

72EstablishedChurchesinBritainare.

A.theChurchofEnglandandtheChurchofWales

B.theChurchofWalesandtheChurchofScotland

C.theAnglicanChurches

D.theChurchofEnglandandtheChurchofScotland

73TheFreeChurchesdoNOTinclude

A.theChurchofEngland

B.theMethodistChurch

CtheBaptists

D.theUnitedReformedChurch

74Theprincipalnon-ChristiancommunitiesinBritainare

A.theMoslems

B.theMethodistChurch

C.theHindusD.theJews

75TheChurchofScotlandisachurch.

A.Methodist

B.Baptist

C.Presbyterian

D.Catholic

76InGreatBritain,theisuniquelyrelatedtotheCrown.

A.theChurchofEnglandB.theChurchofScotland

C.theChurchofIreland

D.theChurchofWales

77ThemembersofinuniquelytotheCrown.

A.theAnglicanChurchB.theChurchofScotland

C.theRomanCatholicChurchD.theFreeChurchofWales

80TheChurchofEnglandhastwoprovinces.Theyare.

A.CanterburyandYorkB.LondonandYork

c.DurhamandCanterburyD.LondonandWinchester

81Thereareuniversities,includingtheOpenUniversityin

Britain.

A.70B.80C.90D.100

82TheUniversitiesofOxfordandCambridgedatefromthe

centuries.

A.12thand13th

B.13thand14th

C.14thand15th

D.15thand16th

83Theusualagefortransferfromprimaryschoolsisin

England,WalesandNorthernIreland.

A.14

B.13

C.12D.ll

84areindependentschoolsinBritain.

A.Comprehensiveschools

B.Grammarschools

C.SecondarymodernschoolsD.Publicschools

85Secondaryeducationinisbasicallyselective.

A.England

B.Scotland

C.Wales

D.NorthernIreland

86HarrowSchoolis.

A.grammarschool

B.secondarymodernschool

C.publicschool

D.comprehensiveschool

87.InBritain,highereducationisusuallydefinedas

advancedcoursesofastandardhigherthan.

A.GCEO-Level

B.GCEA-Level

C.GCE?AS?Lever

D.GCSF

88InBritain,educationatprimarylevelsemphasizesallthe

followingEXCEPT.

A.reading

B.writing

C.arithmetic

D.science

89Thefollowinguniversitiesbelongto"red-brick"

universitiesEXCEPT.

A.UniversityofLeeds

B.UniversityofLiverpool

C.UniversityofManchester

D.UniversityofGlasgow

90TheleadingscientificsocietyinBritainis.

A.theBritishAssociationfortheAdvancementofScience

B.theRoyalInstitution

C.theBritishAcademy

D.theRoyalSociety

91ThelargestandthemostimportantmuseuminBritainis.

A.theBritishMuseumB.theVictoriaandAlbertMuseum

C.theImperialWarMuseum

D.theNationalGallery

92Britain?smostpopularpastimeis.

A.readingnewspaperB.watchingTV

C.playingfootballD.horseracing

94TheTimesisanewspaperinBritain.

A.qualitydailyB.populardaily

C.qualitySundayD.mid.marketdaily

95TheDailyMirrorisanewspaperinBritain

AqualitydailyB.populardaily

C.popularSundayD.mid.marketdaily

96isthemostreadSundaynewspaperinBritain.

A.TheMailonSundayB.SundayMirror

C.TheNewsoftheWorldD.TheObserver

97Footballhasitstraditionalhomein.

A.EnglandB.Scotland

C.FranceD.Italy

98isthemosttypicalEnglishsport.

A.FootballB.Rugby

C.CricketD.Horseracing

99Ofthefollowingfoursports,hasthelongesthistory

A.cricket

B.golf

C.football

D.rugby

100TheBeatleswasabandformedbyfourboysfrom.

A.ManchesterB.Liverpool

C.LondonD.Edinburgh

101TheBBCisfinancedprincipallyby.

A.theGovernment

B.anannualtelevisionlicensefee

C.advertising/commercials

D.bothBandC

102TheUnitedStatesofAmericaisthecountryintheworld.

A.largestB.second-largestC.third-largestD.fourth-

largest

103extendfromthenortherntipofMainesouthwestwards

toAlabama.

A.TheRockyMountainsB.TheAppalachianHighlands

C.TheCoastMountainsD.TheBlueMountains

104TheclimateoftheUnitedStatesisinfluencedby.

A.theAtlanticandPacificOceansB.theGulfofMexico

C.theGreatLakesD.Alloftheabove

105WhatistheleadingcommercialcropoftheSouth?

A.Cotton.B.Tobacco.C.Sugarcane.D.Rice

106WhichMidwesterncityistheautomobilecapitalofthe

world?

A.Chicago.B.Detroit.C.Milwaukee.D.Cleveland

107OneofthemostimportantlakesintheUnitedStatesis,

whichisthelargestfreshwaterlakeintheworld.

A.LakeSuperiorB.LakeMichiganC.LakeHuronD.Lake

Ontario

108NewEnglandliesinoftheUnitedStates.

A.thenorthernpartB.thesouthernpart

C.thenortheasternpartD.thesoutheasternpart

109ThesouthernpartofthePacificcoastinCaliforniahasa

climate.

A.subtropicalB.continentaldesertC.maritime

D.Mediterranean

110ThesmalleststateintheUnitedStatesis.

A.WashingtonB.RhodeIslandC.HawaiiD.Maryland

111IntheUnitedStates,thelargestcityalongthePacific

coastis.

A.LosAngelesB.SanFranciscoC.SeattleD.Portland

112TheBritishestablished13coloniesalong.

A.thewestcoastofNorthAmericaB.thewestcoastof

SouthAmerica

C.theeastcoastofNorthAmericaD.theeastcoastof

SouthAmerica

113Intheearly18S0s,withthewestwardmovement,the

slaverybecameaseriouspoliticalissueendangeringtheunityof

thecountrybecause.

A.whetherthefuturestatesformedasaresultofthe

westwardmovementshouldbefreefromslaverywouldaffect

thebalanceofpowerintheSenate

B.thesouthinsistedthatslaver