科目：《英语国家概况》（A卷）
Final Examination on A Guide to English-Speaking Countries
一 Multiple choice ( 30’)
(D ) 1 As a result of the Black Death, much land was left untended and there was a
terrible shortage of ___ in England.
A grain B farm tools C houses D labor
( D ) 2 In the late 17th century, two of most famous literary works were Pilgrim’s
Progress and _________ .
A the Jew of Malta B the School of Archery
C Novum Organum D Paradise Lost
(C ) 3. In 1836, a group of skilled workers and _____ formed the London Working
Men’s Association.
A householders B tenants C small shopkeepers D office workers
( C ) 4. In the Industrial Revolution, changes occurred earliest and quickest in the
industry of ______.
A. pottery B hardware C textiles D chemicals
( C ) 5. In Britain police officers are not allowed to join ________ or to go on strike.
A a choir B a political party C a trade union D a club
(B ) 6 The Great Carter of 1215 is also known as _________.
A People’s Charter B Magna Carta
C King’s Charter D the Declaration of human rights (B ) 7 Henry Ⅱ was the first king of the ________ dynasty.
A Malcolm B Plantagenet C Windsor D Tudor
( A) 8. __________ is the most typically English of sports
A Cricket B Golf C Tennis D Horse-racing
( A ) 9. By the Treaty of ______ of 1842, China ceded _______ to Britain.
A Nanjing, Hong Kong B Tianjing, Hong Kong
C Nanjing, Macau D Tianjing, Macau
( D ) 10. In _______, the name Great Britain came into being.
A 1689 B 1702 C 1701 D 1707
( C ) 11. The serious economic crisis in the late 1920s and the beginning of 1930s was
first brought about by ___.
A the farm failure B the bank failures
C the stock market crash D the high unemployment
( D ) 12． What are the problems that the U.S. economy has faced from time to time
A Inflation B Depressions C Recessions D all of the above
( A ) 13．The real American literature began________.
A after the war of Independence B after the Westward Movement
C after the Civil War D after the Civil Rights Movement
( A ) 14. In 1900, the United States ranked first in the production of ____ .
A coal B electricity C oil D wheat
( D ) 15. In the United States, if the parents don’t send their children to school at
certain age, ________ . A the state government will be responsible for it
B they will educate the children themselves
C they can save a lot of money D they are breaking the law
( D ) 16. The U.S. and China established their diplomatic relations in _____.
A 1974 B 1972 C 1978 D 1979
( C ) 17 In his inaugural speech, ______ said that “the only thing we have to fear is
fear itself.”
A Woodrow Wilson B Theodore Roosevelt
C Franklin D. Roosevelt D George Washington
(C ) 18. One of the characteristics of the American people is _______ and it is said
they are always ______.
A liberty, debating B aggressiveness, starting wars
C mobility, on the move D greediness, making money
( D ) 19. Hemingway’s most famous masterpiece was ______.
A The Sun Also Rises B A Farewell to Arms
C For Whom the Bell Tolls D Old Man and the Sea
(D ) 20. The system of higher education in the U. S. has three principle functions
except ____-.
A teaching B research C public service D individual service
following statements are T (true) or F (false) according to what you have learned. (10’)
(T ) 1 There are three political divisions on the island of Great Britain: Scotland,
Wales and England. ( F ) 2 Under William’s rule, the freeman were at the bottom of the feudal system.
(F ) 3 The English Civil War is also called the Glorious Revolution.
( F ) 4 In U.K, a Parliament has a maximum duration of 4 years.
( T ) 5 Christmas Day, December 25th, celebrates the birth of Christ, and is the greatest
of Christian festivals.
(F ) 6 Chicago is known as the automobile capital of the world.
( T ) 7 Between 1850 and1880, many early Chinese immigrants to the United States
worked in the mining industry, especially in the gold mines.
( T ) 8 The Pilgrims built a colony named Plymouth after they arrived in America.
(F ) 9. The longest war that the United States has fought is the Civil War.
(T ) 10. Higher education in the U.S consists of six types of institutions.
三 Fill in the following blanks: (10’)
1 In 1066, England was conquered by the __ Norman___________ who were led by
William the Conqueror.
2 The greatest writer in the English language is ___Shakespeare_________________ .
3 In criminal trials in Britain, the issue of guilt or innocence is to be decided by the ___
jury __ while sentence is to be passed by the __ judge_____________ .
4 The dominant broadcasting corporation in Britain is __ BBC__________, which is
controlled by the state.
5 The most famous leader of the American Civil Rights movement in the 1960s was
___Martin Luther King___________________.
6 The U.S. system of government has two layers of rule. They are the
