1、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 CotswoldsD. the Forth 2. The longest river in Britain is _. A. the Clyde B. the Mersey C. the SevernD. the Thames 3. The largest lake in Britain is _. A. the
2、 Lough Neage B. Windermere Water C. Coniston WaterD. the Lake District 4. Which part of Britain is always fighting? A. England B. Scotland C. WalesD. Northem Ireland 5. The immigrants coming to Britain are mainly from _. A. Europe B. the United States C. Africa D. the West Indies, Indies and Pakista
3、n6. The first inhabitants in Britain were _. A. the NormansB. the Celts C. the IberiansD. the Anglo-Saxons 7. British Recorded history began with _. A. Roman invasionB. the Norman Conquest C. the Viking and Danish invasionD. the Anglo-Saxons invasion 8. In 829, _ actually became the overlord of all
4、the English. A. JohnB. 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. MalcolmD. Plantagenet 11. In 1265 _ summoned the Great Council, which has be
5、en seen as the earliest parliament. A. Henry III B. the Pope C. Barons D. Simon de Montfort 12. The Hundred Years war stated in _ and wa ended in _, in which the English had lost all the territories of France except the French port of _. A. 1337, 1453, FlandersB. 1337, 1453, Calais C. 1346, 1453, Ar
6、gencourt D. 1346, 1453, Brest 13. The Wars of Roses lasted for _ years and king _ was replaced by king _. A. 30, Richard III, Henry TudorB. 50, Richard III, Henry Tudor C. 30, Richard I, Henry TudorD. 50, Richard I, Henry Tudor 14. The Renaissance began in _ in the early _ century. A. England, 14 B.
7、 England, 15 C. Italy, 14 D. Italy, 15 15. The English Civil War is also called _. A. the Glorious RevolutionB. the Bloody Revolution C. the Catholic RevolutionD. the Puritan Revolution 16. In _, a small group of Puritans sailed from _ in the Mayflower to be the first settlers in the New Land. A. 16
8、20, LondonB. 1620, Plymouth C. 1720, LondonD. 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 RosesD. the Religious Reformation 18. English colonial
9、expansion began with the colonization of _ in 1583. A. CanadaB. Australia C. IndiaD. Newfoundland 19. _ was famous for his abdication because of his marriage with a divorced American: A. Edward VIIIB. Edward VII C. George VI D. George VII 20. In January _ Britain became a member of the European Econ
10、omic 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 WarD. 1960 22. In the 1970s among the developed countries, Britai
11、n maintained the lowest _ rate and the highest _ rate. A. inflation, growth B. growth, inflation C. growth, divorceD. growth, birth 23. The following are all reasons of British decline of coal industry except _. A. the exhaustion of old mines B. costly extraction C. little money being investedD. the
12、 labour shortage 24. Britains foreign trade is mainly with _. A. developing countriesB. 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 Genera
13、l Election is held every _ years and there are _ members of Parliaments are elected. A. five, 600B. five, 650 C. five, 651D. 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 Ho
14、use 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 QueenB. the Cabinet C. the House of LordsD. the House of Commons 29. The sources of British law include _. A. statutes, common law, equity law and European
15、Community law B.statutes, common law and equity law C. statutes, common law and European Community law D. a complete code and statutes 30. In criminal trials by jury, _ passes sentenced and _ decide the issue of guilt or innocence. A. the judge, the juryB. the judge, the judge C. the jury, the jury
16、D. the Lord Chancellor, the jury 31. _ tries the most serious offences such as murder and robbery. A. Magistrates courts B. Youth courts C. district courts D. The Crown Court 32. Londons Metropolitan Police Force is under the control of _. A. the England secretaries B. the Scottish Secretaries C. No
17、rthern Ireland SecretariesD. the Home Secretary 33. The National Health Service was established in the UK in _ and based at first on _. A. 1948, Acts of ParliamentB. 1958, Acts of Parliament C. 1948, the Bill of Rights D. 1958, the Bill of Rights 34. The non-contributory social security benefits inc
18、lude the following except _. A. war pension B. child benefit C. family credit D. unemployment benefit 35. Except that _ may not be a Roman Catholic, public offices are open without distinction to members of all churchs or of none. A. the lord ChancellorB. the Prime Minister C. the SpeakerD. the mini
19、sters of all departments 36. About 90 per cent of the state secondary school population in the UK attend _. A. independent schools B. junior schools C. independent schools D. primary schools 37. There are some _ universities, including the Open University. A. 900 B. 290 C. 90 D. 50 38. In Britain, c
20、hildren from the age of 5 to 16 can _ by law. A.receive completely free education B.receive parly free education C.receive no free education if their families are rich D.receive no free education at all 39. With regard to its size, the USA is the _ country in the world. A. largestB. second largest C
21、 third largestD. fourth largest 40. In the following rivers, _ has been called the American Ruhr. A. the Mississippi B. the Missouri C. the HudsonD. the Ohio41. Among the following rivers, _ forms a natural boundary between Mexico and the U.S. A. the PotomacB. the Columbia C. the Rio Grande River D
22、 the Colorado 42. All the following universities and colleges are located in New England, except _. A. Yale B. Harvard C. OxfordD. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 43. The nations capital city Washington D.C. and New York are located in _. A. the American WestB. the Great Plains C. the Midwest
23、D. the Middle Atlantic States 44. The Midwest in Americas most important _ area. A. agriculturalB. industrial C. manufacturingD. mining in dustry 45. In the case of Brown versus Board of Education, the Supreme Court ruled that _. A. separate educational facilities had been illegal B.educational faci
24、lities had been separate but equal C. educational facilities had been equal D. separate educational facilities were inherently unequal 46. The Chinese Exclusion Act was passed in _. A. 1882B. 1883 C. 1900D. 1924 47. The first immigrants in American history came from _ and _. A. Ireland/FranceB. Engl
25、and/China C. Scotland/EnglandD. England/Netherland 48. Uncle Toms Cabin and Roots are two novels which give a vivid description of the miserable life of the _. A. early settlersB. Puritans C. native IndiansD. black slaves 49. According to American historians and specialists in demography, there are
26、 great population movement in the history of the United States. A. two B. three C. fourD. five 50. Many early Chinese immigrants worked in the mining industry, especially in the _. A. gold minesB. silver mines C. coal mines D. copper mines 51. The Declaration of Independence was drafted by _. A. Ja
27、mes Madison B. Thomes Jefferson C. Alexander Hamilton D. George Washington 52. On July 4, 1776, _ adopted the Declaration of Independerce. A. the First Continental Congress B.the Second Continental Congress C. the Third Continental Congress D. the Constitutional Convention 53. The victory of _ was t
28、he turning point of the War of Independence. A. Saratoga B. Gettysburg C. Trenton D. Yorktown 54. Ten amendments introduced by James Madison in 1789 were added to the Constitution. They are knows as _. A. the Articles of Confederation B. the Bill of Right C. the Civil Rights D. Federalist Papers 55.
29、 President Jefferson bought _ from France and doubled the countrys territory. A. New MexicoB. the Louisiana Territory C. KansasD. Ohio 56. The Declaration of Independence came from the theory of British philosopher _. A. Paul RevereB. John Locke C. CornwallisD. Frederick Douglass 57. During the WWII, the Axis powers were mainly made up by _.
