冻死-不粘胶
2013
届《英语国家社会与文化》期末复习题
I. Explain the following
terms:
1. Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin was one of the
founding fathers of the United States of
America. He
participated in
writing the
Declaration of
Independence and making
the US
Constitution.
2.
King Arthur
It is said that he was the King of
England in the 15
th
century
and united the British
and drove the
Saxons back with his magical sword, Excalibur. His
real existence is in
doubt. He is the
central figure of many legends
II. Choose the best answer.
1. The first inhabitants in Britain
were _____.
A. the Normans
B.
the Celts
C. the Iberians
D. the Anglo-Saxons
2. The largest lake in Britain is
_____.
A. the Lough
Neage
B. Windermere Water
C.
Coniston Water
D. the Lake District
3. Which part of Britain is always
fighting?
A. England
B . Scotland
C.
Wales
D. Northem Ireland
4. The Tories were the
forerunners of _______ , which still bears the
nickname today.
A. the Labour
Party
B. the Liberal Party
C. the Social Democratic
Party
D. the Conservative Party
5. Martin
Luther King, Jr., a young black clergyman, became
a national leader of the
_______ Movement.
A. Boycott
B.
Civil Rights
C. Segregation
D. Integration
6. The Declaration of Independence was
drafted by _____.
A.
James Madison
B. Thomas Jefferson
C. Alexander Hamilton
D.
George Washington
7. The Renaissance
began in ______ in the early _______ century.
A. England, 14
C. Italy, 14
B. England, 15
D. Italy, 15
8. In the 18th
century, there appeared ____ in England, which
owed a great deal to the
invention of machines.
A. the Industrial Revolution
C. the Wars of the Roses
B. the
Bourgeois Revolution
D. the
Religious Reformation
7. British
Recorded history began with _____.
A.
Roman
invasion
B. the Norman Conquest
C. the Viking and Danish
invasion
D. the Anglo-Saxons
invasion
8. In Britain,
children from the age of 5 to 16 can _____ by law.
A. receive completely free
education
B. receive partly
free education
C. receive
no free education if their families are rich
D. receive no
free education at all
9.
With regard to its size, the USA is the _____
country in the world.
A.
largest
B. second
largest
C.
third largest
D. fourth largest
10. On July 4, 1776, _____
adopted the Declaration of Independence.
A. the First Continental
Congress
B. the Second
Continental Congress
C. the
Third Continental Congress
D. the Constitutional Convention
11. Where is the best agricultural land
in Britain?
A. In the
southeast of England.
C. In the southeast of
Scotland.
B. In the
northeast of England.
D. In the
northeast of Scotland.
12. In the
aerospace industry, which of the following
countries is ahead of Britain
？
A. Germany.
B. The U.S.
C. Russia.
D. France.
13. Which company became an important
aero-engine manufacturer after WWI?
A.
Boeing.
B. Rolls Royce.
14.
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
and
Roots
are two
novels which give a vivid description of
the miserable life of the _____.
A. early settlers
B. Puritans
D. black
slaves
C. native Indians
15. Which company became an important
aero-engine manufacturer after WWI?
A. Boeing.
B. Rolls
Royce.
C. McDonnel-Douglas.
D. Hawker-
Siddeley Aviation.
16. Three of the
following universities have large endowments from
wealthy benefactors.
Which is the
exception ?
A. Harvard University
B. the State University of
New York
C. Yale University
D.
Princeton University
17.
Both
public
and
private
universities
depend
on
the
following
sources
of
income
except ___________.
A. investment
C.
endowments
B. student
tuition
D. government funding
18. Which of the following countries is
the last to come out of recession?
A.
Germany.
B. Japan.
C. Britain.
D. France.
19.
Which of the following book is written by Geoffrey
Chaucer
？
A.
The
Canterbury Tales
B.
Beowulf
C.
King Lear
D.
Morte D’ Arthur
20. Which of the following did NOT
belong to Romanticism ?
A. Keats.
B. Shelley.
C. Wordsworth.
D.
Defoe.
21. Which of the
following is a tragedy written by Shakespeare ?
A.
Doctor Faustus.
B.
Macbeth.
C.
Frankenstein.
D.
The
Tempest.
22. The
following were the main Reformation leader except
___________.
A.
Martin Luther
B. Martin Luther King
C. John Calvin
D.
The English King Henry VIII
23. In Britain, the great majority of
parents send their children to
____________
A.
private school.
B.
independent schools.
C, state
school
.
D. public school.
24. Which of the following is privately
funded university in Britain ?
A.
The University of Cambridge.
B.
The University of Oxford.
C. The
University of Edinburgh.
D. The
University of Buckingham
.
25. In the
examination
called “ the 11 plus”, students with academic
potential go to
________
A. grammar
school
B. comprehensive schools
C.
public schools
D. technical
schools
26. In Britain most advertising
is carried ___________
A. in newspaper.
B. in magazines.
C.
on television
D. on radio.
27. Which of the following is the
British oldest daily newspaper ?
A.
The Telegraph
B.
The news of the World.
C.
The Guardian.
D.
The Times.
28.
Which of the following was NOT a
denomination of Protestantism ?
A.
Catholics.
B. Puritains.
C. Quakers.
D. Church of England.
29.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of
Open University ?
A. It’s open to
everyone.