《英美概况》试题(附答案)

《英美概况》

I. Multiple Choices: Choose one right answer from the four choices:

1. The highest mountain in Britain is ____.

A. Scafell

B. Ben Nevis

C. the Cotswolds

D. the Forth

2. The longest river in Britain is _____.

A. the Clyde

B. the Mersey

C. the Severn

D. the Thames

3. The largest lake in Britain is _____.

A. the Lough Neage

B. Windermere Water

C. Coniston Water D. the Lake District

4. Which part of Britain is always fighting?

A. England

B. Scotland

C. Wales

D. Northem Ireland

5. The immigrants coming to Britain are mainly from _____.

A. Europe B. the United States

C. Africa

D. the West Indies

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6. The first inhabitants in Britain were _____.

A. the Normans B. the Celts

C. the Iberians

D. the Anglo-Saxons

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 829, _____ actually became the overlord of all the English.

A. John B. James I

C. Egbert

D. Henry I

9. Christmas Day ____, Duke William was crowned in Westminster Abbey.

A. 1056

B. 1066

C. 1006 D. 1060

10. Henry II was the first king of the _____ dynasty.

A. Windsor B. Tudor

C. Malcolm

D. Plantagenet

11. In 1265 ____ summoned the Great Council, which has been seen as the earliest parliament.

A. Henry III B. the Pope

C. Barons

D. Simon de Montfort

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12. The Hundred Years’ war sta

rted in ____ and

ended in ____, in which the English had lost all the

territories of France except the French port of ____.

A. 1337, 1453, Flanders

B. 1337, 1453, Calais

C. 1346, 1453, Argencourt D. 1346, 1453, Brest

13. The Wars of Roses lasted for _____ years and king _____ was replaced by king _____.

A.

30, Richard III, Henry Tudor

B. 50, Richard III, Henry Tudor

B.

C. 30, Richard I, Henry Tudor D. 50, Richard I, Henry Tudor

14. The Renaissance began in ____ in the early ____ century.

A. England, 14 B. England, 15

C. Italy, 14 D. Italy, 15

15. The English Civil War is also called _____.

A. the Glorious Revolution B. the Bloody Revolution

C. the Catholic Revolution D. the Puritan Revolution

16. In _____, a small group of Puritans sailed from _____ in the Mayflower to be the first settlers in the

North America.

A. 1620, London B. 1620, Plymouth

C. 1720, London D. 1720, Plymouth

17. In the 18th century, there appeared ____ in England, which owed a great deal to the invention of

machines.

A. the Industrial Revolution B. the Bourgeois Revolution

C. the Wars of the Roses

D. the Religious Reformation

18. English colonial expansion began with the colonization of _____ in 1583.

A. Canada B. Australia

C. India D. Newfoundland

19. _____ was famous for his abdication because of his marriage with a divorced American:

A. Edward VIII B. Edward VII

C. George VI D. George VII

20. In January _____ Britain became a member of the European Economic Community.

A. 1957 B. 1967

C. 1973 D. 1979

21. soon after _____, Britain not only gave up its econmic hegemony but also suffered a deep loss of

its position of industrial leadership.

A. 1900 B. the First World War

C. the Second World War D. 1960

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22. In the 1970s among the developed countries, Britain maintained the lowest _____ rate and the

highest _____ rate.

A. inflation, growth B. growth, inflation C. growth, divorce D. growth, birth

23. The following are all reasons of British decline of coal industry except _____.

A.

the exhaustion of old mines B. costly extraction

B.

C. little money being invested D. the labour shortage

24. Britain’s foreign trade is mainly with _____.

A. developing countries B. other Commonwealth countries

C. other developed countries D. EC

25. The House of Lords is presided over by _____.

A. the Lord Chancellor B. the Queen

C. the Archbishop of Canterbury D. the Prime Minister

26. A General Election is held every _____ years and there are _____ members of Parliaments are

elected.

A. five, 600 B. five, 650

C. five, 651 D. four, 651

27. The Prime Minister is appointed by _____ and he or she always sits in _____.

A. the Archbishop of Canterbury, the House of Commons

B. the Archbishop of Canterbury, the House of Lords

C. the Queen, the House of Commons

D. the Queen, the House of Lords

28. The ultimate authority for law-making resides in _____.

A. the Queen B. the Cabinet

C. the House of Lords D. the House of Commons

29. The sources of British law include _____.

A. statutes, common law, equity law and European Community law

B. statutes, common law and equity law

C. statutes, common law and European Community law

D. a complete code and statutes

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