英语国家概况 --谢福之各章选择题

1、选择题Unit1 英国Chapter 1 地理、民族、语言1. 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 t

2、he United Kingdom,（） is the 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. Dan

3、ish and FinnishB. Dutch and GermanC. 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.

4、pronunciation8. At present, nearly （） of the worlds population communicate in English.A. halfB. a quarterC. one thirdD. one fifthChapter 2 历史1. 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 r

5、eligion in England.A. Celtic ChristianityB. 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 le

6、d to the rule of （）.A. the House of ValoisB. the House of YorkC. the House of TudorD. 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

7、. The English Civil War broke out in 1642 between （）.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

8、 Revolution was accomplished in Britain by the middle of the （） century.A. 17thB. 18thC. 19thD. 20 thChapter 3 政府和英联邦1. 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. executi

9、ve2. The importance of the British monarchy can be seen in its 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 th

10、e center of the British political system.A. The CabinetB. The House of 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

11、 a （） system.A. single-partyB. two-partyC. three-party D. multi-party7. The 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 electi

12、on is held every （） years.A. threeB. fourC. fiveD. sixChapter 4 经济1. The （） in the 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 refor

13、m.A. reducing child benefitsB. shortening the unemployment benefits periodC. reducing 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 unemployme

14、ntD. reducing inequality4. Britain has devoted （） of its land area to agriculture.A. 50%B. 60%C. 70%D.80%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 andIreland6. Coal minin

15、g industry in Britain provides （） of the energy consumed in the country.A. 1/3B. 1/4C. 1/5D. 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 Wor

16、d War II.A. agricultureB. energy industryC. service industry D. manufacturing industryChapter 5 教育、媒体和节日1. 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

17、children receive primary and secondary education through the independent system.A. 5%B. 6%C. 7%D. 8%3. 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 contri

18、butions4. To be admitted to the Open University, one needs （） .A. some educational qualificationsB. no educational qualificationsC. General Certificate of Education-Advanced D. General National Vocational Qualifications5. Among Britains quality press, the following newspapers are regarded as the “Bi

19、g Three” with the exception of （）.A. The TimesB. The GuardianC. The ObserverD. The Daily Telegraph6. Life on Earth 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.

20、A. BSBB. SkyTVC. BBCD. BSkyB8. The following Christmas traditions are particularly British except （）.A. Trooping the ColorB. Queens Christmas messageC. Boxing DayD. Christmas pantomimeChapter 6 文学1. The most significant achievement of the English Renaissance is.A. poetryB. dramaC. novel D. pamphlet2

21、. is viewed as Romantic poetrys “Declaration of independence”.A. “I Wonder Lonely as a Cloud” B. Don JuanC. The preface to Lyrical BalladsD. Prometheus Unbound3. Of Dickens novels, is considered most autobiographical.A. A Tale of Two Cities B. Davied CopperfiedC. Oliver TwistD. Great Expectations4.

22、is a representative of English Critical Realism in the turn of the 19 thcentury.A. Robert Louis Setevenson B. John MiltonC. Joseph Conard D.Thomas Hardy 5. Of the following books, is NOT written by Thomas Hardy.A.Jude the Obscure B.Tess of the dUrbervillesC.Adam BedeD.The Return of the Native6. is n

23、ot included in the modernist group.A.Oscar Wilde B.Virginia WoolfC.William Bulter Yeats D.T.S.Eliot7. Of the following writers, is NOT a Nobel Prize winner.A.Samuel Beckett B.James JoyceC.William Golding D.V.S.Naipual8. Waiting for Godot is written by.A.Samuel Beckett B.Geroge OrwellC. William Goldi

24、ng D.D.H.LawranceUnit2 爱尔兰Chapter 7 社会和文化1. - established a unified Irish culture and language in the 6 th century BC.A. Hunter-gatherers from Britain B. Celtic tribesC. British invaders D. The Vikings2. Divergent views about -resulted in the Irish Civil War.A. the Act of UnionB. the Unilateral Decl

25、aration of IndependenceC. the Anglo-Irish TreatyD. the Anglo-Irish Agreement3. -was the first Irish President to visit Queen Elizabeth .A. Eamon de Valera B. John A. CostelloC. Mary Robinson D. Albert Reynolds4. -brought Anglo-Irish relations to a new height.A. The British recognition of the Irish R

26、epublicB. The signing of the Downing Street DeclarationC. The signing of the Belfast AgreementD. The IRAs formal declaration of the disarmament in 20055. In Ireland, the head of state is-A. the Prime Minister B. the PresidentC. the British monarch D. the General Governor6. -has been the dominant par

27、ty in Ireland since 1930s and supportspeaceful reunification of the island of Ireland.A. Fine Gael B. The Labor PartyC. Fianna Fail D. The Progressive Democrats7. Emigration in Ireland started since the -A. medieval period B. 17 th centuryC. Great Potato Famine D. early 18 th century8. Ireland now h

28、as a - economy.A. agriculture-based B. knowledge-basedC. industry-based D. foreign investment-basedUnit3 美国Chapter 8 地理和民族1. The U. S. lies in North America, with Canada to the north, Mexico to the south, the Atlantic to its and the Pacific to its （）.A. northern, east, westB. central, east, westC. s

29、outhern, 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 Missouri RiverB. the Mississippi RiverC. the Ohio R

30、iverD. 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. Montana B. Utah C. Maine D.California7. The Immigrants Act of 1924 restric

31、ted the further immigration into the United States, particularly from （）.A. Europe B. Asia C. Africa D. South America8. The characteristic of the dominant American culture are （） .A. English-speaking, northern European, Roman Catholic and middle-classB. English-speaking, western European, Roman Cath

32、olic and upper-classC. English-speaking, northern European, Protestant and upper-classD. English-speaking, western European, Protestant and middle-classChapter 9 历史1. The first successful English colony in North America was founded at（）in（）.A. Jamestown, LouisianaB. Boston, MassachusettsC. Jamestown

33、, VirginiaD. Plymouth, Georgia2. The Seven Years War occurred between the （）.A. French and American IndiansB. French and SpaniardsC. French and BritishD. British and American Indians3. “No taxation without representation” was the rallying slogan of （）.A. the settlers of VirginiaB. the people of Penn

34、sylvaniaC. 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. the Boston Tea PartyD. the Congress of Confederation5. Ab

35、raham 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 involvement C. partial involvement D. appeasement7. Pr

36、esident （） 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 and Ford B. Truman, Eisenhower and KennedyC. Kenn

37、edy, Johnson and Nixon D. Eisenhower, Kennedy and JohnsonChapter 10 政府1. 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 the PresidentC. tries to give each branch enoug

38、h 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 of the Declaration of IndependenceD. has no

39、 relationship with the Constitution4. The terms for a Senator and Representative are （） and （） years respectively.A. two, fourB. two, threeC. two, sixD. six, two5. All the following except （）can make legislative proposal.A. the SenatorB. the RepresentativeC. the Secretary of StateD. the President6.

40、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. The President is directly voted into

41、 office by （）.A. all citizens of AmericaB. the citizens over 18 years oldC. electors elected by the votersD. the senators and representativesChapter 11 经济1. America produces a major portion of the worlds products in the following fields except （）.A. machineryB. automobilesC. oreD. chemicals2. The mo

42、dern 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 economy, industrial economy3. C

43、hartered 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 LincolnD. Alexander Hamilton

44、5. 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 StampsC. Education

45、 InitiativesD. 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 andexports.C. Agribusinesses range from one-family corpo

46、rations 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 教育、媒体和节日1. Formal education in the United States consist

47、s 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. Higher edu

48、cation in the United States began with the founding of （）.A. Yale UniversityB. 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 institutions

49、D. 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 uppe

50、r-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 Pub

51、lic Broadcasting Service (PBS)C. the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)D. the American Broadcasting System (ABS)8. The National Day of the United States falls on （）.A. June 4thB. July 4thC. June 14thD. July 14thChapter 13 文学1.Of the following writer, -are from the Colonial and Revolutionary Periods

52、.A. Benjamin Franklin and Edgar Allan PoeB. Edgar Allan Poe and Jonathan EdwardsC. Benjamin Franklin and Jonathan EdwardsD. Edgar Allan Poe and Washington Irving2. - is regarded as the “father of American literature”A. James Fenimore CooperB. Ralph Waldo EmersonC. Thomas JeffersonD. Washington Irvin

53、g3. Of the following , - is considered Herman Melvilles masterpieceA. The Last of the MohicansB. The Legend of Sleepy HollowC. Mody DickD. Daisy Miller4. Of the following ,-is NOT characteristic of Mark Twains worksA. colloquial speech B. a sense of humorC. a realistic view D. an idealistic view5. O

54、f the following writer, - is NOT included in the group pf naturalistsA. Stephen Crane B. Frank NorrisC. Theodore Dreiser D. Herman Melville6. F. Scott Fitzgeralds finest novel is - ,and its theme is about -A. The Great Gatsby , the American DreamB. Tender Is the Night , loveC. Tales of the Jazz Age

55、, the loss of oneselfD. The Beautiful and Damned , the evil of human nature7. Of the following writer, - is NOT a Nobel Prize winnerA. Alice Walker B. Ernest HemingwayC. William Faulkner D. Eugene ONeill8. -is the first African American winner of the Noble Prize for LiteratureA. Ralph Ellison B. Ernest HemingwayC. William Faulkner D. James BaldwinUnit4 加拿大Chapter 14 地理和历史1. Canadas fur trade , later fur monopoly , gradually began to take shape in the -centuryA. 15 th B. 16 thC. 17 th D.18 th2. The Liberal government led by Mackenzie King did the following to lay the fou