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 Ⅱwas 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, ________ .
