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中南财经政法大学

2010

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2011

学年第一学期

期末考试试卷

课程名称：

《英语国家概况》

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课程代号：辅

修

考试形式：闭卷、笔试

使用对象：商 务英语辅修

2008

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Please write down all your answers on the Answer Sheets.

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I. Multiple cho ice

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Directions

: Read the following unfinished statements or questions carefully. For each unfinished

statement or question four suggested answers A, B, C and D are given. Choose the one you think best

completes the statement or answers the question.

1. The Commonwealth of Nations is an association of independent countries and other political units ____________.

A. that have lived under British law and government

B. that have a large number of British immigrants

C. that have close relations with Britain.

D. that have fought on the side of Britain in the two world wars.

2. Today

, the City of London is the business center of London where you can find ____________.

A. big supermarkets

B. Theatres and cinemas

C. large financial organizations.

D. Restaurants and cafes

3. The British Isles are made up of ___________.

A. three large islands and hundreds of small ones.

B. three large islands and dozens of small ones.

C. two large islands and hundreds of small ones.

D. two large islands and dozens of small ones.

4. From 1649 to 1658, England was called a Commonwealth. It was ruled first by Oliver Cromwell as _______.

A. Lord Protector

B. Lieutenant General

C. Commander of the New Model Amy

D. President

5. The United States is _____.

A. the most populous country in the world.

B. the second most populous country in the world.

C. the third most populous country in the world.

D. the fourth most populous country in the world.

6. which branch of the American government has the power to interpret the Constitution?

A. The supreme Court

B. President

C. The House

D. The Senate

7. The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by _____ during the Civil W

ar.

A. George Washington

B. Abraham Lincoln.

C. Thomas Jefferson

D Franklin Roosevelt.

8. The British established 13 colonies along____.

A. the west coast of North America

B. the west coast of South America

C. the east coast of North America.

D. the east coast of South America.

9. There are ______ political divisions on the island of Great Britain.

A. one

B. two

C. three

D. four

10. England occupies the largest, _______ part of Great Britain.

A. eastern

B. western

C. southern

D. northern

11. The name of the Hundred Y

ears

’ War is given to the intermittent war between France and England that lasted

______.

A. from 1137 to 1253

B. from 1237 to 1353

C. from 1337 to 1453

D. from 1437 to 1553

12. Ministers are appointed by the queen on the recommendation of ______.

A. the House Speaker

B. The Party Chairman

C. The Prime Mister

D. The Lord Chancellor

13. Compulsory education begins at ______ in Great Britain.

A. four

B. five

C. six

D. seven

14. ______ of Virginia drafted the Declaration of Independence.

A. Paul Revere

B. George W

ashington

C. George Cornwallis

D. Thomas Jefferson

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15. In the United States, ______ is a leading commercial crop in the South.

A. cotton

B. tobacco

C. peanut

D. apple

16. In the United States, the President shares certain lawmaking powers with

______.

A. Ministers

B. Congress

C. the Chief Justice

D. Vice President

17. In the United States, the Senate is composed of ______ members from each state as provided by the Constitution.

A. two

B. three

C. four

D. five

18. All the states have laws that require children to go to school, generally until the age of

______, unless they are

severely handicapped.

A. 15

B. 16

C. 17

D. 18

19. The first National Thanksgiving Day was set on November 26, 1789 by ______ in his inauguration.

A. George Washington

B. Abraham Lincoln

C. Thomas Jefferson

D. Andrew Jackson

20. Britain does not share land border with any other countries except _____.

A. France

B. Holland

C. Italy

D. the Republic of Ireland

21. The Capitol Hill is often used to stand for _____ in news report.

A. the U.S. Department of Defense

B. the U.S. Senate

C. the U.S. treasure department

D. the U.S. congress

22. The continuation of the British monarch was broken only during _____.

A. the Bourgeois Revolution

B. the Chartist Movement

C. the War of Roses

D. World W

ar II

23. Washington D.C. is located on the _____, a demarcation line between the North and the South.

A. the Mississippi River

B. The Potomac River

C. the Colorado River

D. the Missouri River

24. Who were the ancestors of the English and the founders of England?

A. the Anglo-Saxons

B. the Normans

C. the Vikings

D. the Romans

25. Britain has a favorable _____ climate.

A. maritime

B. continental

C. dry

D. cold

26. The English jury system is based on the doctrine that no one should be punished by the law without a jury trial by

______.

A. the judge

B. state prosecutors

C. his fellow countrymen

D. the government

27. Cockneyism is a dialect preferred by residents of _____.

A. Scotland

B. W

ales

C. Ireland

D. East London

28. About ____ of the British people go in for agriculture today.

A. 2%

B. 10%

C. 30%

D. 5%

29. The term Heptarchy refers to a historical period of England during which ____ kingdoms fought each other.

A. six

B. four

C. five

D. seven

30. The head of the Church of England is the _____.

A. Pope

B. Bishop

C. Parliament

D. King/queen

31. The _____ Revolution of 1688 marked the real beginning of the English constitutional monarchy

.

A. Puritan

B. Glorious

C. Industrial

D. Agricultural

32. The first two political parties in Britain were the _____ and _____.

A. Liberals; Conservatives

B. Lollards; Puritans

C. Roundheads; Protestants

D. Whigs; Tories

33. The doctrine advocated by Martin Luther reflected the growth of _____.

A. Puritanism

B. Protestantism

C. Industrial Revolution

D. capitalism

34. As a result of the Industrial Revolution, Britain became the

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______

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by the mid- nineteenth century

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A. colonists

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country

B. imperialist country

C. workshop of the world

D. leader of the world

35. Demands of the Chartist Movement were included in a document known as the _____.

A. Great Charter

B. People

’

s Charter

C. Parliament Act

D. Combination Act

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Directions

: Read each of the following statements carefully and see if it is true or false.

Put T if you think it is true or F if you think it is false.

(

) 1. The federal government influences education and contributes financially to its development and it has control

over educational policy and practice across the states.

(

) 2. The North Atlantic Drift passes the western coast of the British Isles and warms them.

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