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1、如有侵权,请联系网站删除,仅供学习与交流英美概况试题(附答案)79859【精品文档】第 45 页英美概况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
2、 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 St
3、ates C. Africa D. the West Indies, 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,
4、_ 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 _
5、summoned the Great Council, which has been seen as the earliest parliament. A. Henry III B. the Pope C. Barons D. Simon de Montfort 12. The Hundred Years war started in _ and ended in _, in which the English had lost all the territories of France except the French port of _. A. 1337, 1453, Flanders
6、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
7、 _ 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 t
8、o 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 Ros
9、es 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. I
10、n January _ Britain became a member of the European Economic Community. A. 1957 B. 1967 C. 1973 D. 197921. 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. 196
11、0 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
12、B. costly extraction B. C. little money being invested D. the labour shortage 24. Britains 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. t
13、he 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 Canterb
14、ury, 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 Briti
15、sh 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 30. In criminal trials by jury, _ passes sentenced and _ decide the issue of guilt or innocence.
16、A. the judge, the jury B. the judge, the judge C. the jury, the jury 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 contr
17、ol of _. A. the England secretaries B. the Scottish Secretaries C. Northern Ireland Secretaries D. the Home Secretary 33. The National Health Service was established in the UK in _ and based at first on _. A. 1948, Acts of Parliament B. 1958, Acts of Parliament C. 1948, the Bill of Rights D. 1958, t
18、he Bill of Rights 34. The non-contributory social security benefits include 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
19、. A. the lord Chancellor B. the Prime Minister C. the Speaker D. the ministers 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, i
20、ncluding the Open University. A. 900 B. 290 C. 90 D. 50 38. In Britain, children 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 i
21、ts size, the USA is the _ country in the world. A. largest B. second largest C. third largest D. fourth largest 40. In the following rivers, _ has been called the American Ruhr. A. the Mississippi B. the Missouri C. the Hudson D. the Ohio 41. Among the following rivers, _ forms a natural boundary be
22、tween Mexico and the U.S. A. the Potomac B. the Columbia C. the Rio Grande River D. the Colorado 42. All the following universities and colleges are located in New England, except _. A. Yale B. Harvard C. Oxford D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 43. The nations capital city Washington D.C. an
23、d New York are located in _. A. the American West B. the Great Plains C. the Midwest D. the Middle Atlantic States 44. The Midwest in Americas most important _ area. A. agricultural B. industrial C. manufacturing D. mining in dustry 45. In the case of Brown versus Board of Education, the Supreme Cou
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