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, ________ 、
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
