英语国家概况冲刺模拟二

英语国家概况课程习题英语国家概况（1）模拟试题1I. Fill in the blanks:1.Britain consists of _____ nations, including England,_____, _______ and______.2.The Anglo-Saxons began to settle in Britain in ________ century.3.The capital of Britain is ______ which has great influence on the UK in all fieldsincluding_______, _______ and _______4.The capital of Scotland is ______, which is well-known for its natural5._______, the ancestor of the present Queen, Elizabeth 11, united England underhis rule in 829.6.In Britain, the official head of state is _______ while the real centre of politicallife is in ______7.The British Constitution consists of _______, _______, and _______.8.The most important function of the Parliament is to _______._______,9.Strictly speaking, the Parliament today consists of _______, _______and_______.10.Life peers should be nominated by _______ and appointed by _______.11.The UK is divided into _______ constituencies with each of them represented bya member in _________12.The party which wins the majority seats in parliament forms _______and its partyleader becomes _________13.Normally, a government can be in power for _______ years, and then it has toresign and hold a general election.14.There are three major parties in the UK: _______ _______ and _______.15.From 1979 to 1997, _______ won 4 consecutive elections and was in power forquite a long time.16.The two oldest universities in Britain are_______ and _______.17.Australia, as the World's _______ continent and . _______island, has a populationwhich is_______ in relation to its size.18.Geologically, Australia can be divided into three parts: _______ , which is alsoknow as the_______ , and which runs almost parallel to the eastern coast from northern Queens land to southern Tasmania; the _______, which extends from the Gulf of Carpentries in the north to _______ and the western Victorian coast;and the Great Western Plateau, which covers most of _______, much of the _______ and South Australia, and part of _______.19.New Zealand is in the _______ Ocean. _______ is its nearest neighbour. The_______ and the _______ are its two main land masses. They are separated by _______20.The Head of State of New Zealand is _______. She is represented in NewZealand by a _______ whose most important task is to call upon the leader of the _______ to form a government after an election.21.Columbus discovered the New World in the year of ________22.The first permanent settlement in North America was established in today's_______ in the year of _______23.A federal system is one in which _______ is shared between _______and_______with some rights reserved to each.24.The U.S. federal government consists of the following three branches: _______,_______ and _______25.The Congress is divided into _______ with _______ members who servetwo-year terms, _______and _______ with lawmakers who serve six-year terms.26.Groups who try to persuade Congressmen to vote for or against a bill are knownas _______27.The Supreme Court is composed of _______ chief justice and ~ associatejustices.28."WASP, stands for _______.29.In area, Canada is the ________ country on earth.30.Canada consists of __________ provinces and ________territories.II. Tick the correct answer in each of the following:1.Three of the following are characteristics of London. Which of the four is theexception?A.London is a political, economic and cultural centre of the country.B.London has a larger population than all other cities in England.C.London is not only the largest city in Britain, but also the largest in the world.D.London has played a significant role in the economic construction of thecountry.2.The Tower of London, a historical sight, located in the centre of London, wasbuilt byA. King HaroldB. Robin HoodC. Oliver CromwellD. William the Conqueror3.Who were the ancestors of the English and the founders of England?A. the Anglo-SaxonsB. the RomansC. the VikingsD. the Romans4.Which is the largest city in Scotland?A. CardiffB. EdinburghC. GlasgowD. Manchester5.Why did the Scottish Kings decide to form an independent singular Scottish statein the ninth century?A.They needed a unified independent nation to fight against Viking raids.B.They felt it necessary to develop their own industry.C.They were threatened by the Anglo-Saxons' invasion.D.They had to do it in order to resist the English.6.Where do the majority of people in Scotland live?A. in the HighlandsB. in the LowlandsC. in the UplandsD. in the west of Scotland7.Which of the following statements is NOT true?A.Wales was invaded by the Romans.B.Wales was occupied by the Anglo-Saxons.C.Wales was conquered by the Normans.D.Wales was threatened by the English.8.Which of the following parties-in Scotland still wants an independent Scotland?A. the Labor PartyB. the Liberal PartyC. the Scottish Nationalist PartyD. the Conservative Party9.When did Scotland join the Union by agreement of the English and Scottishparliaments?A. in 1715B. in 1688C. in 1745D. in 170710.Llywelgn ap Gruffudd is more than a simple historical figure for the Welsh. He isalmost considered the legendary hero of Welsh nationalism becauseA.he became the first Prince of Wales in 1267.B.he brought the English under his control.C.he led a historic uprising against the English.D.he unified Wales as an independent nation.11.Which of the following is NOT characteristic of British government?A.It offers the Queen high political status and supreme power.B.It is both a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy.C.It is the oldest representative democracy in the world.D.It has no written form of Constitution.12.Which of the following king was executed in the civil war?A. James IB. James IIC. Charles ID. Charles II13.What happened in 1215?A.It was the year of Norman Conquest in British history.B.Forced by barons, King John signed the Magna Cart&C.Henry IV granted the Commons the power to review money grants.D.King Egbert united England under his rule.14.Which of the following is NOT true about the Great Council?A.They included barons and representatives from counties and towns.B.They were sometimes summoned by the kings to contribute money.C.They later developed into what we now know as the Cabinet.D.They represented the aristocrats as well as the communities.15.Under whose reign was the Bill of Rights passed?A. James IIB. William of OrangeC. Oliver CromwellD. George I16.Which of the following is NOT true about the Constitution?A.It is a document which lists out the basic principles for government.B.It is the foundation of British governance today.C.Conventions and Laws passed by Parliament are part of the Constitution.D.The common laws are part of the Constitution.17.Which of the following about the Parliament is NOT true?A.There are no legal restraints upon Parliament.B.Strictly speaking, the Queen is part of the Parliament.C.Parliament has the supreme power of passing laws.D.Parliament has no power to change the terms of the Constitution.18.Which of the following about the Queen is NOT true?A.The Queen selects the Prime Minister and the Cabinet.B.The Queen symbolizes the tradition and unity of the British state.C.The Queen acts as a confidante to the Prime Minister.D.The Queen is the temporal head of the Church of England.19.Which, of the following about the House of Lords is NOT true?A.Lords do not receive salaries and many do not attend Parliament sittings.B.It consists of the Lords Spiritual and the Lords Temporal.C.The lords are expected to represent the interests of the public.D.Most of the lords in the House of Lords are males.20.Which of the following about the House of Commons is NOT true?A.Members of Parliament elect the Prime Minister and the Cabinet.B.MPs receive salaries and some other allowances.C.MPs are expected to represent the interests of the public.D.Most MPs belong to the major political parties.21.Which group of people can NOT vote in the general election?A. members in the House of CommonsB. Lords in the House of LordsC.the UK citizens aboyee the age of 18D. the UK resident citizens of the Irish Republic●By whom is a "vote of no confidence" decided?A. the House of CommonsB. the House of LordsC. the two major partiesD. the Prime Minister●Which of the following is NOT true about the electoral campaigns?Big parties can buy time to broadcast their policies on the television.There is a limit on the amount of money candidates can spend in their constituency✧campaign.Candidates and their supporters go door-to-door persuading voters to vote for them.Candidates criticize each other's policies to show how good their own policies are.●How many seats in the House of Commons should a party hold at least in order towin the election?✧A. 651 B. 326 C. 626 D. 351●Which of the following party adopts a "fatherly" sense of obligation to the poorerpeople✧in the society?✧A. the Conservative party B. the Liberal Democrats✧C. the Party of Wales D. the Labour party●Which of the following description about the Conservative party is NOT true?It has been in power for an unusually long period of time.It prefers policies that protect individual's rights.It receives a lot of the funding from big companies.It is known as a party of high taxation levels.●Which government lost a vote of no confidence and was forced to resign in 1979?✧A. the Conservative government B. the Liberal government✧C. the Labour government D. the radical government●Which period of time in British history was described as "private affluence andpublic squalor"?✧A. the 1940s B. the 1970s C. the 1980s D. the1990s●Which of the following about the "poll tax" is NOT true?It was introduced by the Conservative government.It was introduced by the Labour government.It was an attempt to change local government taxes.It was criticized by many citizens.●Which of the following phrases cannot be used to describe the continent ofAustralia?the smallest continentthe largest islandthe highest continentthe driest continent●The first European settlement on the continent began in1901178817701787●The two main land masses in New Zealand arethe White Island and the thermal region.the North Island and the South Island.the Southern/kips and the North Island.Auckland and the South Island.●The Maori word "Marae" meansMaori culturenon-Maori or Europeanprotocolmeeting house●Which of the following statements was correct around the time of the AmericanRevolution?The American had the mixed blood of Europeans or their descendants.The American had the mixed blood of Europeans with American Indians.The American had the mixed blood of Europeans with blacks.The American had the blood of the English and their descendants only.●Which of the following was NOT one of the three forces that led to the moderndevelopment of Europe?A. The growth of capitalism. ~The Renaissance.The Religious Reformation.The spiritual leadership of the Roman Catholic Church.●The following were the main Reformation leaders exceptMartin Luther.Martin Luther King.John Calvin.The English King Henry VIII.●The following were the founding fathers of the American Republic exceptGeorge Washington.Thomas Jefferson.William Penn.Benjamin Franklin.●The theory of American politics and the American Revolution originated mainlyfromGeorge Washington.Thomas Jefferson.John Adams.John Locke●Which of the following is NOT a power of the president?The president can veto any bill passed by Congress.The president has the authority to appoint federal judges when vacancies occur.The president can make laws.The president has broad powers, with the executive branch, to issue regulations and directives regarding the work of the federal departments.●The Bill of Rights consists of10 very short paragraphs in an amendment.10 amendments adopted in 1787.10 amendments added to the Constitution in 1791.the amendments concerning the freedom of speech, the freedom of the press and the freedom of religion.●Which of the following is NOT guaranteed in the Bill of Rights?The freedom of religion.The freedom of searching a person's home by police.The freedom of speech and of the press.The right to own weapons if one wishes.●The following were NOT written into the Constitution in 1787 exceptthe Bill of Rights.the judicial review.the political party systemthe powers of the president.●The New Deal was started byFranklin Roosevelt.J.F. Kennedy.George Washington.Thomas Jefferson.●Which of the following provinces was the last one to join Canada in 1949?Nova ScotiaNewfoundlandOntarioBritish Columbia●Who first came and settled Canada?British colonistsFrench colonistsAmerican colonistsSpanish colonists●Which of the following was NOT one of the provinces that joined a confederationin 1867?OntarioQuebecNew BrunswickBritish ColumbiaQuestions for Thought1. "British history has been a history of invasion". Please illustrate this point with: the examples from the text. How did each of the invasions influence English culture ?英语国家概况（1）模拟试题2I. There are 20 questions in this part. Each question is followed by four choices marked A, B, C, D. Choose the correct answer to each of the questions and write your answer at the corresponding place on the ANSWER SHEET. (20 points)1. What flourished in Elizabethan age more than any other form of literature?A. NovelB. DramaC. EssayD. Poetry2. Where is the best agricultural land in Britain?A. in the southeast of EnglandB. in the northeast of EnglandC. in the southeast of ScotlandD. in the northeast of Scotland3. Who is the leader of the Labour Party at present?A. John MajorB. Harold WilsonC. Tony BlairD. Margaret Thatcher4. Which period of time in British history was described as “private affluence and public squalor”?A. the 1940sB. the 1980sC. the 1990sD. the 1970s5. Which of the following is NOT true about the Constitution?A. It is a document which lists out the basic principles for government.B. It is the foundation of British government today.C. Conventions and Laws passed by Parliament are part of the Constitution.D. The common laws are part of the Constitution.6. Which of the following about the Queen is NOT true?A. The Queen selects the Prime Minister and the Cabinet.B. The Queen symbolises the tradition and unity of the British state.C. The Queen acts as a confidante to the Prime Minister.D. The Queen is the temporal head of the Church of England.7. How many countries do you know there are in Northern Ireland?A. 26B. 6C. 32D. 208. Llywelgn ap Gruffudd is more than a simple historical figure for the Welsh. He is almost considered the legendary hero of Welsh nationalism because_________.A. he became the first Prince of Wales in 1267.B. He bought the English under his control.C. he led a historic uprising against the EnglishD. he unified Wales as an independent nation9. Where do the majority of people in Scotland live?A. in the HighlandsB. in the LowlandsC. in the UplandsD. in the west of Scotland10. Which of the following is NOT true about the characteristics of Britain?A. Economic differences between north and south.B. Differences of social systems between Scotland and Wales.C. Class differences between a white-collar worker and a blue-collar worker.D. Cultural differences between immigrants and the British.11. On which day is Halloween celebrated?A. 5 NovemberB. 31 OctoberC. 17 MarchD. 25 December12. Which of the following schools would admit children without reference to their academic abilities?A. Comprehensive schoolsB. Secondary schoolsC. Independent schoolsD. Grammar schools13. Which of the following is NOT true about the British education system?A. It’s run by the state.B. It’s funded by the state.C. It’s supervised by the state.D. It’s dominated by the state.14. Which of the following is NOT an effect of the immigration on the British society?A. There are now a varied cuisine for people to choose.b. Class tension has been increased.C. New forms of popular music have emerged.D. Different religious beliefs have been practiced actively.15. Britain has its nuclear naval force since _________.A. it’s one of the developed countries in the worldB. it’s a traditional sea powerC. it has an advanced industry It’s able to produce submarines16. How many newspapers are there in Britain?A. 10B. 150C. 1400D. 27017. The Commonwealth of Australia, a federation of the six former colonies as states, came into being on _________.A. Jan. 18, 1788B. Jan.26, 1788C. Jan.1, 1901D. April 25, 191418. __________ is the oldest newspaper in Australia.A. The Sydney Morning HeraldB. The AustralianC. The MercuryD. The Australian Financial Review19. In 1769, ______ visited New Zealand and claimed it for Britain.A. Abel TasmanB. James CookC. Christian missionariesD.sealers and whalers20. The Head of State of New Zealand is __________ .A. the Prime MinisterB. the Governor-GeneralC. the British monarchD. the OmbudsmanII. There are altogether 15 blanks in the following sentences. Fill in the blanks and write your answer at the corresponding places on the ANSWER SHEET. (30 points)A.Britain is now a (21)_______ society which produces a population of which 1 in20 are of (22)______ ethnicity.B.Although Wales is the smallest of the three nations on the (23)______ mainland, itis good at getting (24)_________ from abroad, particularly Japan and(25)_________ .C.The most important function of the Parliament (UK) is to (26)________ .D.The party which wins the majority seats in parliament forms (27)_________ andits party leader becomes (28)______ .E.From 1979 to 1997, (29) _______ won 4 consecutive elections and was in powerfor quite a long time/F.Pupils (in UK) from the age of (30)_____ to (31)___ mainly attend state-run(32)_______ schools.G.Australia, as the World’s (33) ____ continent and (34)_________ island, has apopulation which is (35)________ in relation to its size.参考答案I．1—5 BACBA 6—10 ABDBB 11—15 BADBB 16—20 CCABCII.21. multiracial22. non-European23. British24. investment25. America26. pass laws27. the government28. the Prime Minister29. the Conservative Party30. five31. eleven32. primary33 smallest34. largest35. small模拟题1的答案后期发给大家。

英语国家概况（2）期末复习题一．Decide whether the following statements are true(T)or false(F):( ) 1. New Zealand is made up of a large group of islands.( ) 2. In size, New Zealand is similar to Japan plus the British Isles. ( ) 3. Most of New Zealanders live cities and towns with more people living is the South Island than the South Island.( ) 4. Maori people have given up their cultural tradition and have adopted many aspects of western life.( ) 5. New Zealanders are keen to get involved in environmental protection. ( ) 6. The question "What is an American?" was first asked by J. Hector St.John de Crevecoeur.( ) 7. Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492.( ) 8. The first English permanent settlement was founded in California. . ( ) 9. Massachusetts was established by English puritans who separated themselves from theRoman Catholic Church.( )10. The state of Pennsylvania used to be inhabited by the Quakers.( )20. According to the author, larger universities are always better, and more desirable universities are always more expensive.( )21. The two biggest political parties in Canada are the Reform Party andthe Liberal Party.( )22. The Constitution Act was introduced by Brian Mulroney to ensure Canadians' legalrights.( ) 23. The Meech Lake Accord was set to recognize Quebec as a "distinct society".( ) 24. It was Pierre Trudeau's government that signed the NAFTA.( )25. Jean Chretien introduced the Bilingualism Act to promote the respect, understandingand preservation of different cultures in Canada.( ) 26. The Progressive Conservative Party and the Reform Party merged into the ConservativeParty in 2003.( )27. The first computers were enormous in size and consumed great quantities of electricity.( )28. Radio was a place where lots of advertisements were placed for products to feed a growing consumerism in America merging after WorldWar l.( ) 29. The original idea was to connect computers was for educational and commercial uses.( ) 30. What motivated most scientists and engineers in America to develop an atomic bomb in the first place was to prevent Japan from using sucha device.( )31. The Internet is a global set of documents, images and other resources and refers to all of the publicly accessible websites in the world. ( )32. The Apollo 11 mission landed men on the moon for the first time in human history.二. Choose the answer that best completes the statement or answers thequestion:( ) 1. The Head of State of New Zealand is _______.A. the Prime MinisterB. the Governor-GeneralC. the British monarchD. the Ombudsman( ) 2. Which of the following is NOT a function of Parliament?A. Enacting laws .B. Supervising the government's administration.C. Receiving petitions from citizens.D. Forming a government.( ) 3. Public servants are officials working in government departmentsA. whose appointments are independent of political process.B. whose appointments are determined by government ministers.C. who will lose their positions when the government changes.D. who are members of the party in power.( ) 4. The three levels of local government are____________.A. regional councils, District Courts and community boardsB. the High Court, District Courts and Dispute TribunalsC. regional councils, territorial authorities and community boardsD. regional councils, city councils and community boards( ) 5 Which of the following is true about the private schools in New Zealand?A. They provide distance education.B. They mainly admit students with special educational anddevelopmental difficulties.C. They are often not co-educational.D. They mainly teach religious courses.( ) 6. Which of the following is NOT one of the major exports of New Zealand?A. Dairy products.B. Fish.C. Wool.D.Oil.( ) 7 . Which of the following is NOT one of the major imports of New Zealand?A. Fruit.B. Machinery.C. Vehicles.D. Mineralfuels.( )8. New Zealand's trade has______ of exports going to Pacific Rim members of theAPEC grouping.A. 90%B. 70%C. 50%D. 30%( )9. The first factory in the United States was a cotton textile mill in Pawtucket, in the stateof ____ .A. New YorkB. Rhode IslandC. ConnecticutD. Georgia( )10. The "American system" of mass production was first used inA. car industryB. textile industryC. firearms industryD. agriculture( )11. The United States had the first standard paper currency in _.A. 1839B. 1880C. 1863D. 1913( )12. In which year was the United States rated No.1 in terms of production capacity in the world?A. 1920.B. 1950.C. 1945.D. 1960.( )13. Which of the following is NOT considered as part of the service industry?A. Banking.B. Management consultation.C. Airline.D. Steelmaking.( )14. A historic moment of the civil rights movement was the March onWashington of August28,1 963 when _ delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech.A. John F. KennedyB. President JohnsonC. Martin Luther King, Jr.D. Mario Savio( )15. In January 1965, President Johnson declared "__" to eliminate poverty "by openingto everyone the opportunity to live in decency and dignity."A. war against VietnamB. war on povertyC. war against JapanD. New Frontierprogram( )16. Unlike Martin Luther King, __ the chief spokesperson of Black Muslims advocatedviolence in self defense and black pride.A. Malcolm XB. Stokely CarmichaelC. Ella BakerD. James Farmer( )17. During the early stages of the civil rights movement, the major integration strategy initiated by the Congress of Racial Equality wasknown as __ to integrate interstate buses and bus stations in theSouth.A. free speechB. sit-ins at lunchcountersC. teach-ins at interstate train stationsD. freedom rides( )18. Due to his firm belief in nonviolent peaceful protest in the spirit of India's leader Gandhi,____was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.A. John F. KennedyB. James FarmerC Ella BarkD Martin Luther King, Jr ( )19. Which of the following expressions represents the core value of the mainstream society in the USA?A. "Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."B. "Blood, sweat,and toil."C. "Freedom, equality, and spirituality."D. "Eat, drink, andbe merry."( )20. Which of the following was President Franklin D. Roosevelt's main concern?A. Health care.B. Personalfreedom.C. Material wealth.D. Socialjustice.( )21. According to the author, the mosaic metaphor for American image has one fatal flaw. What is it?A. America did not decay.B. America is highlydemocratic.C. America is not open to change.D. America is excessivelyindividualistic.( )22. The Internet has several characteristics that reflect life in the USA today. Which one is NOT?A. No one is reliably in charge.B. The WWW has no center.C. Each individual is responsible for what he or she takes seriously.D. People can freely download MP3 music.( )23. Which of the following institutions is responsible for the making of the Internet?A. The US military.B. The USentertainment industry.C. The US film industry.D. The US educationsector.( )24. Which of the following statements about Canada is true?A. Canada has the highest standard of living in the world.B. Canada is the second biggest economy among the G-7.C. Contrast to its physical size, Canada has a small population.D. Unlike the United States, Canada has scarce natural resources.( )25. Which of the following about the north region is NOT true?A. The north is a scarcely populated area of ice and oceans.B. Most of the inhabitants are Aboriginal people.C. The north has rich oil and gas deposits.D. People in this region depend only on arts and crafts for living. ( )26. Where is Lake Louise located?A. In the northern Arctic tundra.B. On the Canadian-Americanborder.C .On the east coast D. In the Rockies.( )27. What is the economic mainstay of British Columbia?A. The forestry industry.B. The hydroelectricindustry.C. Mining industry.D. Manufacturing industry. ( )28. Which of the following is NOT one of the prairie provinces?A. Alberta.B. Saskatchewan.C. New Brunswick.D. Manitoba.( )29. What is the other official language besides English in Canada?A. German.B. Japanese.C. French. .D. Finnish.( )30. In the late 19th century, Chinese labourers came to Canada to .A. work as farmers and minersB. build the railroadC. do fur tradeD. open shops( )31. Which of the following group would fit easily into Canada according to the Canadian policymakers?A. Britons.B. Japanese.C. Ukranians.D. Mexicans.( )32. According to the text, when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbour in 1941, who considered the Japanese population in the west coast of NorthAmerica a potential security threat?A. The federal government of Canada.B. The local governments in Canada.C. The United Nations.D. Amnesty International.( )33. In Vancouver schools, it is estimated that more than half of the students speak _ .A. EnglishB. FrenchC. Mandarin ChineseD. Cantonese三Fill in the blank:1. New Zealand is in the _______________ Ocean. _____________ is its nearestlarge neighbor.2. Seasons in New Zealand are opposite to the __________ hemisphere, with thehighesttemperature in the months of January and February and the lowesttemperature in themonth of______________.3. There had been no __________ except bats in New Zealand until about 1000 years ago.However, some remarkable species of flightless birds had occupied the land and some ofthem have survived to this day. Among them is _____________, the bird that has given NewZealanders their name since it is the national symbol of the country. 4. The official languages in New Zealand are__________________, _____________andNew Zealand Sign Language.5, New Zealand's long ___________ from other landmasses has made possible the evolutionof unique flora and fauna.6. "WASP" stands for _______________.7. The Great Awakening of the 1740s tried to breathe new feeling and strengthinto religion,and.cut across the lines of _______________.8. According to John Locke, the right to govern comes from an agreement or______________voluntarily entered into by free people.9．_____________believes that reason teaches that God exists but leaves man free to settle hisown affairs.10. The majority of the Catholics in the US are descendants of immigrants from____________,_____________________________ and Poland.11._________________and ____________are the two major writers of thepost-Revolutionary period.12. "The Masque of the Red Death" and "The Fall of the House of Usher" werestories writtenby __________________.13. In 1852, a New England woman named Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote a noveltitled_______________________ , which intensified the political debate on slavery.14. Mark Twain's ________________is considered the greatest novel in Americanliterature.15.Upton Sinclair's novel __________________exposed the horrible lives ofmeat-packing factory workers.16. Canada consists of _________________ provinces and ____________________territories. But mostCanadians live in the south of the country, along the 49th parallel.17. Canada is quite a new country, it first became a political entityin___________________ when fourprovinces -- Quebec, Ontario; ______________ and Nova Scotia joined together.18. Canada's motto is that the country stretches "from sea to sea", with the________________ Oceanon the west coast and the ________________ Ocean on the east coast. 19. Canada and the United States have good relations, and they share thelongest ____________________inthe world.20. In the north of Canada, during the height of summer the sun does not set,therefore it is sometimescalled __________________.21. Canada preferred to establish a nation based on________________,____________________ and good government .22. Canada's political system was greatly influenced by the two major foreign forces:___________________________And __________________________.23. Most of the Canadian population is concentrated in_______________________ and Quebec, which have the most seats and therefore have the most power in_________________________.24. Canada's system of government was based on the British system ofparliamentary democracy. The Canadian Parliament is divided into a lower house named _________________________and ,an upper house called_____________________.25 The official head of Canada is________________________. As she doesn't live in Canada, she is representedby an official called ____________.四．Tell what you know about the following in your own words:1. The North Island2. George Washington3. A federal system4. Mark Twain5. The civil rights movement6. The WWW7. The Cold War 8.Central Canada。

20春《英语国家概况（II）》作业2试卷总分:100 得分:100一、单选题 (共 10 道试题,共 50 分)1.Do you happen to know of the name of George Washington? Is he_________?A.the first Governor of the State of New YorkB.the author of the Declaration of IndependenceC.one of the founding fathers of the United States该题正确选项为:C2.Prime Minister _______ once said that the U.S.-Canada relationship was was like "a relationship between two farmers".A.Wilfred LaurierB.Louis urentC.Lester PearsonD.John A. Macdonald该题正确选项为:B3.Which Canadian prime minister referred to the two world wars as " the vortex of European militarism"?A.Wilfred LaurierB.Pierre TrudeauC.Lester PearsonD.Brian Mulroney该题正确选项为:A4.The author of the novel The Scarlet Letter is_________.A.HemingwayB.HawthorneC.Emerson该题正确选项为:B5.The first inhabitants of the American continent were_________.A.the SpanishB.the ItaliansC.the Indians该题正确选项为:C6.Who first introduced the "moving assembly" line?A.Samuel SlaterB.Henry FordC.Eli WhitneyD.Adam Smith该题正确选项为:B。

1．第1题Which of the following is NOT true about life peers?A.They are not from the Aristocratic families.B.They cannot sit in the House of Lords.C.They earned their titles through their outstanding Achievement.D.The titles cannot be inherited by their children.您的答案：B2．第2题Which period of time in British history was described as “private affluence and public squalor”?A.the 1940sB.the 1970sC.the 1980sD.the 1990s您的答案：C3．第3题The three-tier system of the government in the Australian federation stands forA.the Australian Parliament and Government, the six state governments and their leB.the Australian Parliament, the federal government and the Executive Council.C.the Governor-General as the representative of the Queen, the Prime Minister headD.the Australian government, the six states governments and the territories govern您的答案：A4．第4题Since the early 1960s, ______has grown to be Australia’s largest trading partner.A.BritainB.the European CommunityD.China您的答案：C5．第5题Which of the following statements is NOT correct according to the author?A.American mainstream culture is based on Protestantism.B.Protestant Church is an established church by law in the U. S.C.The Catholic Church is the largest single religious group in the U. S.D.The largest church is of the Protestant faith in the U. S.您的答案：B6．第6题Three of the following are characteristics of London. Which of the four is the exception?A.London is A political, economic And cultural centre of the country.B.London has A larger population than All other cities in England.C.London is not only the largest city in Britain, but Also the largest in the worlD.London has played A significant role in the economic construction of the country您的答案：C7．第7题In the 1920’s, a new, distinctive style of piano playing called ‘stride’ piano emerged in __.A.Harlem in New YorkB.San Francisco in CaliforniaC.Chicago in IllinoisD.Nashville, Tennessee您的答案：AInstitutional factors that contributed to the success of American business and industry include __.issez-faireB.bountiful resourcesC.vast dimensionsD.entrepreneurial spirit您的答案：A9．第9题Which of the following statements was NOT correct? When the War of Independence was over,A.each new state had its own government.B.each new state made its own laws and handled all of its internal affairs.C.the national government was called the Congress with little power.D.the relationships between the states and the national government were clearly de您的答案：D10．第10题Black Americans sang the anthem of the civil rights movements,“_________” affirming their commitment to fight racial prejudice.A.“Let it all hang out.”B.“Hell, no, we won’t go.”C.“We Shall Overcome.”D.“Speak your heart without interruption”您的答案：C11．第11题The Commonwealth of Australia, a federation of the six former colonies as states, came into being onA.Jan. 18, 1788B.Jan. 26, 1788C.Jan. 1, 1901D.April 25, 1914您的答案：C12．第12题Which invention marked the beginning of “The Age of Visual Information”?A.newspaper.B.telegraph.undry machine.D.television.您的答案：D13．第13题Which of the following writers was NOT associated with Modernism?A.D. H. LawrenceB.E. M. ForsterC.Charles DickensD.Virginia Woolf您的答案：C14．第14题Australia’s three most important field crops areA.Cotton, barley, And sugar-caneB.Grain legume, wheat And cottonC.wheat, barley And sugar-caneD.wheat, sugar-cane And cotton您的答案：D15．第15题In Australia, TAFE is a form ofA.primary education.B.secondary education.C.post-secondary education.D.private education.您的答案：C16．第16题Which of the following was NOT the reason for the relative economic decline since 1945?A.Britain did not invest in modern equipment And new products.B.Britain spent A high proportion of its national wealth on the military.C.Britain had been heavily in debt to finance the war.D.Britain had carried out the nationalization of the businesses.您的答案：D17．第17题The theory of American politics and the American Revolution originated mainly from ___A.George Washington.B.Thomas Jefferson.C.John Adams.D.John Locke.您的答案：D18．第18题Northern Ireland is the smallest of the four nations, but is quite well-known in the world forA.its most famous landmark, the “Giant’s Causeway”.B.its rich cultural life.C.its low living standards.D.its endless political problems.您的答案：D19．第19题The following were the main Reformation leaders except_____.A.Martin LutherB.Martin Luther KingC.John CalvinD.The English King Henry VIII您的答案：B20．第20题Cultural survival is shown in the following ways except:A.the attempt to maintain a Canadian identity.B.persistence of native Canadian people to maintain their distinctive cultures.C.dealing with the harsh natural environment.D.the survival of a French-Canadian identity in Quebec after the English had conqu您的答案：C21．第21题Since the north is mainly unpopulated, the Canadian government, at one point, asked the ____to patrol the area.A.the AmericansB.the local Inuit hunters with skidoosC.the NATO alliesD.the ANZUS您的答案：B22．第22题Along which parallel do most Canadians live, according to the author?A.the 39thB.the 49thC.the 59thD.the 69th您的答案：B23．第23题Which of the following is NOT one of the prairie provinces?A.AlbertaB.SaskatchewanC.New BrunswickD.Manitoba您的答案：C24．第24题In 1917, the Canadian government introduced conscription, which resulted in bitter resentment in the French-speaking province. Which of the following is the correct name?A.British ColumbiaB.Nova ScotiaC.OntarioD.Quebec您的答案：D25．第25题Staff in a typical Irish office arrive in the morning ___.A.earlyteC.strictly on timeD.sometimes on time, and sometimes not您的答案：D26．第26题The Celts stressed on the importance of ___.A.fine, or the family unitB.menC.womenD.individuals您的答案：A27．第27题By 1985, how many per cent of immigrants were non-European?A.30 per centB.80 per centC.60 per centD.50 per cent您的答案：CWhich of the following is true about the Dreaming?A.It is performed to communicate the aboriginal ancestors.B.It has little significance for people today.C.It is a superstition about the power of the land.D.It contains knowledge about the land.您的答案：D29．第29题What is the first official language of the Irish Republic?A.EnglishB.IrishC.CelticD.Gaelic您的答案：B30．第49题The first Irish national state was set up in _____.A.1919B.1920C.1922D.1949您的答案：C31．第30题Rabbits have nothing to do with Easter.您的答案：错误32．第31题Drama flourished the Elizabethan age more than any other form of literature.您的答案：正确33．第32题Sinn Fein is the legal political Party in Northern Ireland.您的答案：正确In Britain, the great majority of parents send their children to public schools.您的答案：错误35．第34题Baseball can be watched in a more relaxed and lazy way.您的答案：正确36．第35题According to the author, jazz music gains acceptance in all classes in American society because it initially appealed to the young and rebellious.您的答案：错误37．第36题Telephone led to the end of the Pony Express System.您的答案：错误38．第37题Blacks felt more and more confident after the 1960s that they would be fully integrated into the mainstream of American life.您的答案：错误39．第38题By containment, the U. S would use whatever means to prevent the Soviet Union from breaking out of its sphere of influence.您的答案：正确40．第39题The rise of the unemployment rate in Australia in 1970s was caused by fierce competition between Australian manufacturers.您的答案：错误41．第40题According to the Pacific Island Laborers Act 1901, Pacific Islanders should be kept within the plantation.您的答案：错误42．第41题It is a critique of Multiculturalism from the left that it has caused increasing division in Australian society with policies favoring the migrants.您的答案：错误43．第42题It was believed before 1980s that the private business in Australia should play the central role in the promotion and maintenance of the social prosperity.您的答案：错误44．第43题Neutralization of the bureaucracy in Australia describes the changes in ministerial bureaucratic relationships after 1980s.您的答案：错误45．第44题Racial segregation existed throughout the U. S. after theCivil War.您的答案：错误46．第45题The United States was rated third in the world in terms of land area and the size of population.您的答案：错误47．第46题Lord Baltimore’s feudal plan failed because there were more Protestants than Catholics in Maryland.您的答案：错误48．第47题The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was founded in 1945.您的答案：错误49．第48题The “Currency children” were less criminal than their peers in England.您的答案：正确50．第50题The British media have an important function of making huge profit by publishing Advertisements.您的答案：错误作业总得分：98.0。

人物与历史文献USTea Act 茶税法The Treaty of Paris 巴黎公约1783年美英两国于巴黎签订的条约同样成为《巴黎条约》，该条约的签订代表着英国承认美国独立，停止敌对行为，但仅承认美国占领密西西比河以东的土地。

第二次大陆会议(The Second Continental Congress) 费城(Philadelphia)召开George Washington 乔治·华盛顿: commander in Continental Army«美利坚合众国宪法»（The Constitution of the United States），通称«美国联邦宪法»或«美国宪法»（U.S. Constitution）1787年宪法Thomas Jefferson托马斯·杰斐逊:The Declaration of Independence «独立宣言»Abraham Lincoln亚伯拉罕·林肯:the Emancipation Proclamation «解放黑人奴隶宣言»Homestead Act «宅地法»Franklin D. Roosevelt富兰克林·德拉诺·罗斯福: The New Deal罗斯福新政1933年富兰克林·罗斯福就任美国总统后所实行的一系列经济政策，其核心是三个R：救济（Relief）、复兴（Recovery）和改革（Reform），因此有时也被称为三R新政。

Agricultural Adjustment Act «农业调整法»National Industrial Recovery Act «全国工业复兴法»«社会保障法»马丁．路德．金恩(Martin Luther King)Civil Rights Movement 民权运动我有一个梦想(I Have a Dream)Harry Truman哈瑞．杜鲁门:杜鲁门主义The Truman Doctrine马歇尔计划（The Marshall Plan），也称为欧洲复兴计划European Recovery ProgramReagan里根: Star Wars Program 星球大战计划Irangate Scandal 伊朗门事件Nixon尼克松: Watergate Scandals 水门事件Bill Clinton 克林顿: Zippergate ScandalUK«大宪章»：Magna Carta / The Great Charter 1215年King John 国王约翰to impose legal limits on the King's personal power in raising money from his subjects «权力请愿书»: The Petition of Right 1628年Charles 查理一世第29页«权利法案» :Bill of Rights 第32页The treaty of Paris 1763年第32页概念搭配UK1、ConstitutionA constitution is a set of rules and conventions that lays down the powers and functions of state institutions and their relationship with each other.2、The cabinetThe major decision-making body in the government, is often associated with the office of the Prime Minister.3、Tribunal (法院，仲裁机构)A more informal and less expensive alternative to civil and criminal courts, which handles minor cases outside of the official court system.4、The Lord Chancellor（英国上议院的）大法官The Lord Chancellor is head of the judiciary (司法部，法院)in England and Wales.5、The social security systemIt is designed to secure a basic standard of living for people in financial need from the cradle to the grave.US1、Congress (国会)The legislative branch of the federal government ,is made up of the Senate and the House of Representative.2、The Supreme CourtConsists of a chief justice and eight associate justices.问答题英国部分Unit 3 P411. Who were the main foreign invaders of Britain at different times in British history? What contributions have they respectively made to the British culture, or what impacts have they had? 英国历史上不同时期主要的外国侵略者？及对英国的文化贡献或影响？P13(1)Julius Caesar 凯撒大帝(55BC) Hadrian’s Wall Words of Latin origins, Roman numbers, the solar calendar, Roman laws, and the census人口普查 ['sensəs] took root locally. Christianity spread(2)Germanic tribesmen 日耳曼人developed the Heptarchy, ['heptɑːkɪ]七王国；七头统治；七国连盟established Old English(3)Anglo-Saxon盎格鲁-撒克逊Christianity gained hold in Britain(4)Normans 诺曼人made Norman feudalism封建主义；封建制度['fjuːdəlɪz(ə)m]2. What was the social background for the Reformation to take place in England? What major achievements did the Elizabethan [i,lizə'bi:θən] 伊丽莎白一世时代的era ['ɪərə] witness?英格兰革新的社会背景？伊丽莎白一世见证的成就？P28In the Middle Ages, the Church had gained not only material importance, but also extensive power in politics and law. ﹙P28﹚Elizabeth: Putting to rest the religious issues;Reducing the power of the old nobility;Reaching farther than before through trade and adventure;Defeating Armada at sea Cultural and artistic movements (the English Renaissance) 3. How did the English Civil War break out? What were the consequences of the war?英国内战如何爆发？结果如何？P29The absolute rule of Charles I aroused the resistance of the people and the bourgeoisies. Charles took conteraction. He wanted to arrest Pym, Hampden and three other leaders of the Commons, but he failed to do so. So, he departed for the north, hoping to find supporters in the west and north districts. Thus the Civil War began. Consequences: The King Charles’s arm was defeated. Charles I was beheaded. In 1649, the House of Lords and the office of King were abolished and a Council of State was set to carry the executive work of the government, and England was declared a Commonwealth.Unit 4 P504. What are the characteristics of the British Constitution ?英国宪法的特点？P43(1)Constitutional monarchy ['mɒnəkɪ] 君主立宪制(2)Parliamentary sovereignty ['sɒvrɪntɪ] 议会至上(3)Representative democracy 代议民主(4)The rule of law ﹝P43﹞5. What are the functions of Parliament? How does the law-making process work?议会的功能是什么？法律制定工作是如何运行的？P44(1)To legislate立法(2)To vote the taxation 征税and expenditures [ɪk'spɛndɪtʃɚ] 支出of thegovernment(3)To examine government policies and administration 行政(4)To debate major political issues of the day （P45）6. What is meant by the “two-party system” in the UK today? How effective is such a system ?英国两党制在今天有何意义？这种制度如何起作用？P48The British party politics of government in the UK Parliament with power being held by either Conservative Party or Labour Party. The party which wins most MP seats in the House of Common becomes the goverment. The largest minority party becomes the official Opposition,with its own leader and "shadow cabinet".美国部分Unit 1 P1231.What are the characteristics of "Middle America", geographically, culturally, andpolitically?美国中部的地理、文化、政治特点？P115Geographically, the Middle America refers to the territory between the East Coast of the United States (particularly the northeast) and the West Coast. It has yielded some of America's greatest agricultural and mineral wealth,is the heart of America.Culturally, America is contrasted with the more culturally progressive urban areas of the country, particularly, those of the East and West Coasts. The conservative values considered typical of Middle America (often called "family values" in American politics) are often called "Middle American values".The idea of Middle America may exclude locations such as Chicago (the third largest city in the United States and one of the world's ten alpha cities) and very wealthy cities like Aspen, Colorado. The coastal regions of the southern United States are implicitly included.Politically, The phrase Middle American values is a political cliché; like family values, it refers to more traditional or conservative politics, although larger cities such as St. Louis, Missouri and Minneapolis, Minnesota, and major university towns such as Madison, Wisconsin, Columbia, Missouri and Lawrence, Kansas provide exceptions. Many of the political battleground states are situated in "Middle America".2.What makes the Northeast stand out as a unique cultural region?美国东北部独特的文化区域？P119the Northeast of America is densely populated and high urban, and it's the nation's economic and cultural center. Since this area was one of the two earliest settlements by British colonists, Americans tend to trace many of the nation's core values to theregion. One of the region's greatest strengths in its economic competition with other regions is its long tradition of support for education. Additionally, the region has also enjoyed a long history of booming tourism industry, both for its beautiful landscape and for its significant role in shaping the early part of American history.Unit 2 P1433.What do you think of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America?Were they great ?你怎么看待美国的开国元勋？他们获得哪些伟大的成就？America has produced such great men as George Washington,Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln. Undoubtedly, the Founding Fathers of the United States of America made great contributions to the US. All served in important positions in the early government of the United States. They also put forth a set of political ideas that became so deeply embedded in the national consciousness that they are often referred to as the "American Credo".4.What were the main reasons that made the United States the world's leadingindustrial power in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?19到20世纪美国位于世界工业霸权的地位的主要原因？P128A Yankee tradition of trade and commerce that provided both the skill and the capital required for industrial expansion; a commitment to private property and the profit system that gave the Rockefellers , the Morgans , and the Carnegies the incentive to build corporate empires ; an abundant and skilled labour supply ; political institutions ......P130第一段全部5. What were the chief causes of the Great Depression? Did the New Deal solve the problems brought about by the Depression? Why and why not?大萧条的主要原因？新政解决大萧条问题了吗？P132The chief causes can be found in the unbalanced economy both domestic and international of the twenties.The New Deal didn't solve the problem itself. The New Deal was a series economic programs to help alleviate the disastrous impact of the Great Depression. The programs focused on three aspects, including relief for the unemployed and poor, recovery of the economy to normal levels and reform the financial system to prevent a repeated depression.小测Part 1: True or False1. The United Kingdom consists of four political divisions —England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. F Northern Ireland英国由四个政治区组成：英格兰、苏格兰、威尔士和北爱尔兰P32. The longest river in Britain is the Thames. F the Severn英国最长的河流是赛文河P73. In the UK, most undergraduate (bachelor’s) degrees take three years to complete. T在英国，大多数本科（学士）学位需要三年才能完成P964. The English, the Scots, and the Welsh are Anglo-Saxons, but the Irish are Celts. F只有英格兰人才能可盎格鲁—萨克逊人only The English is Anglo-Saxons P135. Social class in the UK lays more emphasis on money and property. F英国的社会阶层更注重金钱和财产6. The name “England” derived from the Angles, one of the Germanic tribes who came to England in the 5th and 6th centuries. T“英国”的名字来自于盎格鲁，在第五和第六世纪中来到英国的日耳曼部落中的一个P137. The Bank of England is a commercial bank. F英国银行是一家国家中央银行the country’s central bank P678. The members of House of Lord are non-elected. T上议院的成员是非选举产生的P459. More than half of the full-time farms in the UK are devoted to livestock. T超过一半的英国全日制农场从事畜牧业P6510. The UK’s biggest-selling newspaper is The Times. F英国销量最大的报纸是太阳报The Sun P10411. The UK Parliament comprises two elements: the House of Lord and the House of Commons. F英国议会由三个部分组成：王权、上议院和下议院The Crown、the non-elected House of Lord and the elected House of Commons P4512. Social Security in U.K. is mainly supported by the government.F英国的社会保障主要是由纳税机构支持的。

英语国家概况（2）期末模拟试卷A ⅠThere are 20 questions in this part. Each question is followed by four choices marked A,B,C and and D. D. D. Choose Choose Choose the the the correct correct correct answer answer answer to to to each each each of of of the the the questions questions questions and and and write write write your your your answer answer answer at at at the the corresponding place on the ANSWER SHEET.(20 points) 1.The following were the founding fathers of the American Republic except _____. A Thomas Jefferson B George Washington C William Penn D Benjamin Franklin n 2.Which of the following statement was NOT correct? When the War of Independence was over, _____. A each new state had its own government B each new state made its own laws and handled all of its internal affairs C the national government was called the Congress with little power D the relationships between the states and the national government were clearly defined 3.Service industry does not include ____. A banking B management consultation C airline D steelmaking 4.Three of the following authors were Nobel Prize winner except _____. A Ernest Hemingway B Eugene O’Neill C William Faulkner D F. Scott Fitzgerald 5. ____ invented the telephone. A Samuel R.B. Morse B Alexander Graham Bell C Thomas Alva Edison D Reginald Fessenden 6.The main mountain range in the west of US stretching from the Canadian border to New Mexico is ____. A The Appalachian Mountains B The Rocky Mountains C The Green Mountains D The Blue Ridge Mountains 7.Both 7.Both public public public and and and private private private universities universities universities in in in the the the U.S. U.S. U.S. depend depend depend on on on the the the following following following sources sources sources of of of income income except____. A investment B student tuition C endowments D government funding 8.____ was NOT written by Hemingway? A Light in August B The Sun Also Rises C A farewell to Arms D For Whom the Bell Tolls 9.In the United States school system, which of the following divisions is true? A Elementary school, grammar school B Elementary school, junior high school C Elementary school, secondary school D junior high school, senior high school 10.Which of the following does NOT belong to the white-collar crime? A bribery B tax evasion C false advertising D robbery 11.Which of the following was written by Thoreau? A Nature B Walden C The Scarlet Letter D The Fall of the House Usher 12.Which of the following provinces is the manufacturing heartland of Canada? A Alberta B Ontario C British Columbia D Quebec 13.Due to his firm belief in nonviolent peaceful protest in the spirit of India's leader Gandhi, ____ was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. A John F.Kennedy B James Farmer C Ella Baker D Martin Luther King, Jr. 14.Which of the following is considered an American master piece? A The Last of the Mohicans B The Legend of the Sleepy Hollow C The Masque of the Red Death D Moby Dick 15.By 1985, how many per cent of immigrants were non-European? A 30 per cent B 80 per cent C 60 per cent D 50 per cent 16.In Vancouver schools, it is estimated that more than half of the students speak ____. A English B French C Mandarin Chinese D Cantonese 17.Which of the following novels was made into an extremely successful film in 1997? A Lost in the Barrens B The Two Solitudes C The Handmaid's Tale D The English Patient 18.Which of of the the the following following invention facilitated the the out-migration-movement out-migration-movement into into suburban suburban location? A automobile B electric lawn mower C mechanical reaper D telephone 19.The tradition of the vocal ballad which contributed to the blues form was usually accompanied by ___. A a guitar B a piano C a banjo D a trombone and a cymbal 20. Who is the most influential person in the Canadian government? A the Queen B a Cabinet Minister C the Prime Minister D the Government General ⅡThere There are are are altogether altogether altogether 15 15 15 blanks blanks blanks in in in the the the following following following sentences. sentences. sentences. Fill Fill Fill in in in the the the blanks blanks blanks and and and write write write your your answer at the corresponding place on the ANSWER SHEET.(30 points) 21. The Constitution set up a federal system with ____. 22. 22. T.S. T.S. T.S. Eliot's Eliot's Eliot's long long long poem poem poem ____ ____ ____ revealed revealed revealed a a a pessimistic pessimistic pessimistic view view view of of of post-World post-World post-World War War War 1 1 1 society. society. society. He He dominated the so-called "Modern" movement in poetry. 23. Mark Twain ’s ____ is considered the greatest novel in American literature. 24.The two conferences for American football are AFC, which stands for ____ and NFC, which stands for ____. 25.As a member of the Commonwealth, Canada used to unquestioningly assist ___ in its foreign policy. 26.Canada preferred to establish a nation based on _____,_____ and good government. 27.The first Catholic president in the U.S.was ____. 28.The 28.The civil civil civil rights rights rights movement, movement, movement, together together together with with with ____ ____ ____ and and and ____ ____ ____ during during during the the the 1960s 1960s 1960s had had had been been been deeply deeply rooted in U.S.history. 29.____ is the most successful and internationally recognized of current Canadian novelists. 30.Public and private colleges depend on three sources of income in the U.S.:_____, endowment and _____. 31. Jazz music, as a musical form, initially performed and appreciated by ____. ⅢThere are 10 questions. Answer each of the questions in one full sentence and write your answer at the corresponding place on the ANSWER SHEET.(20 points) 32.Where did the English first settlers land in North America? 33.Who was the main author of Declaration of Independence? 34.What is the symbol of the Republican Party? 35.Which church do the majority of Americans belong to? 36.Who was the author of Leaves of Grass? 37.Which invention marked the beginning of "The Age of Visual Information"? 38.Who were assinated in 1968 which was known as a violent and tragic year in U.S. history? 39.Who suggests that the idea of survival can be seen as the central symbol of Canadian literature? 40.Who made the first desktop PC? 41.What is the other official language besides English in Canada? ⅣExplain each of the following 6 out of 8 in no more than five sentences. Write your answer at the appropriate place on the ANSWER SHEET.(30 points) 42.Mark Twain 43.Henry Ford 44.Niagara Falls 45.American Indians 46.Disneyland 47. a federal system 48. NBA 49.Blues 英语国家概况（2）期末模拟试卷BⅠThere are 20 questions in this part. Each question is followed by four choices marked A,B,C and and D. D. D. Choose Choose Choose the the the correct correct correct answer answer answer to to to each each each of of of the the the questions questions questions and and and write write write your your your answer answer answer at at at the the corresponding place on the ANSWER SHEET.(20 points) 1.Which of the following statements refused to participate in the Constitutional Convention? A Virginia B Rhode Island C New York D Maryland 2.Which of the following was NOT guaranteed in the Bill of Rights? A The freedom of religion B The freedom of searching a person's home by police C The freedom of speech and of the press D The right to own weapons if one wishes 3.Mark Twain' works are characterized by the following except ____. A sense of humor B egotism C jokes D tall tales 4.The United States was rated ____ in the world in terms of land area and the size of population. A second B third C fourth D fifth 5.Which of the following is NOT regarded as one of the three basic religious beliefs? A Protestant B Catholic C Islamic D Judaism 6.The main mountain range in the west of US stretching from the Canadian border to New Mexico is ____. A The Appalachian Mountains B The Rocky Mountains C The Green Mountains D The Blue Ridge Mountains 7.The following were NOT written into the Constitution in 1787 except ____. A the Bill of Rights B the judicial review C the political party system D the powers of the president 8.When was voice and music first transmitted over the radio? A 1901 B end of 19th century C New Year's Eve 1905 D Christmas Eve 1905 9.____ led to the end of Pony Express System? A Telephone B Telegraph C Railroad D Steamboat 10 One of the oldest towns(landed in 1513) in the U.S. is ____. A New Y ork B Boston C Philadelphia D St Augustine 11.Which of the following is NOT a team game? A volleyball B bowling C soccer D field hockey 12.Which of the following provinces is the manufacturing heartland of Canada? A Alberta B Ontario C British Columbia D Quebec 13.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in American higher education? A universities and colleges B research institutions C technical institutions D undergraduate institutions 14.In the United States school system, which of the following divisions is true? A Elementary school, grammar school B Elementary school, secondary school C Elementary school, junior high school D junior high school, senior high school 15. Which of the following provinces is the home of most French-speaking people in Canada? A Manitoba B Saskatchewan C Ontario D Quebec 16.Which of the following parties represents the most interests of Quebec? A the Bloc Quebecois B the Progressive Party C the Liberal Party D the Reform Party 17.Who wrote the book The Scalpel, The Sword? A F.R Scott B Norman Bethune C Ted Allan D Mordecai Richer 18.Around the beginning of 20th century, Chinese laborers came to Canada to ____. A work as farmers and miners B build the railroad C do fur trade D open shops 19.In Vancouver schools, it is estimated that more than half of the students speak ____. A English B French C Mandarin Chinese D Cantonese 20.Who suggests the idea of survival can be seen as the central symbol of Canadian literature? A Margaret Laurence B Michael Ondaatje C Margaret Atwood D Ted Allan ⅡThere There are are are altogether altogether altogether 15 15 15 blanks blanks blanks in in in the the the following following following sentences. sentences. sentences. Fill Fill Fill in in in the the the blanks blanks blanks and and and write write write your your answer at the corresponding place on the ANSWER SHEET.(30 points) 21.The city where the Declaration of Independence was signed and where the U.S. Constitution was made is ____. 22.'WASP' stands for ____. 23. ___ won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1993, the first Afro- American writer to receive this honor. 24.F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel ____ was about youth's golden dream turning to disappointment. 25.When either team calls for a stop, this is called ____. 26.The capital of Canada is ____and the second largest city is _____. 27.Americans movies were mostly made in ____, near the city of _____ in South California. 28.There are two divisions in National Basketball Association, _____ and _____. 29.In 29.In the the the summer summer summer of of of 1963, 1963, 1963, hundreds hundreds hundreds of of of thousands thousands thousands of of of peaceful peaceful peaceful demonstrators, demonstrators, demonstrators, marched marched marched to to Washington, D.C., where _____ gave the famous _____ speech. 30.The Canadian parliament is divided into a lower house named ____ and an upper house called _____. ⅢThere are 10 questions. Answer each of the questions in one full sentence and write your answer at the corresponding place on the ANSWER SHEET.(20 points) 31.Who started the New Deal? 32.When did the United States have the first standard paper currency? 33.Who was the first to use assembly line for manufacturing cars? 34.Where was the first continental Congress held? 35.What is the main duty of the U.S. congress? 36.Who heads the judicial branch? 37.What does "K" stand for in the term of "K to 12 education"? 38.Who is the official head of Canada? 39.What is the other official language besides English in Canada? 40.What is the symbol of the Democratic Party? ⅣExplain each of the following 6 out of 8 in no more than five sentences. Write your answer at the appropriate place on the ANSWER SHEET.(30 points) 41.Disneyland 42.the "Beat Generation" 43.elementary school 44 The Scarlet Letter 45. Niagara Falls 46.The Stevens 47.Margaret Atwood 48.the Bill of Rights 。

《英语国家概况》模拟试卷（二）(考试时间150分钟) (英语专业)I. Direction: Read the following unfinished statements of questions carefully. For each unfinished statement of question four suggested answers A; B, C and D are given. Choose the one you think best completes the statement or answers the question. Write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space on your answer sheet (25%)1. There are ______ political divisions on the island of Great Britain.A. oneB. twoC. threeD. four2. Magna Carta had altogether 63 clauses of which the most important matters could be seen in three of the following except _______.A. no tax should be made without the approval of the Grand Council;B. no serf should be arrested, imprisoned or deprived of his property except by the law of the landC. London and other towns should retain their ancient rights and privilegesD. There should be the same weights and measures through - out the country.3. The first steam engine was devised by Thomas Newcomer at the end of the 17th century, and the Scottish inventor ________ modified and improved the design in 1765.A. Abraham DarbyB. James WattC. John KayD. Richard Arkwright4. In some areas factory farming methods are used, particularly for ________.A. growing cropB. producing milkC. catching fishD. rearing poultry5. By tradition, the leader of the majority party is appointed ______ by the Sovereign in the United Kingdom.A. Prime MinisterB. Member of ParliamentC. Lord of AppealD. Speaker of the House6. Under the Anglo - Irish Treaty, Britain established _______ with dominion status in Ireland in 1921.A. the Anglican Church of IrelandB. the Irish Free StateC. the Irish Republican ArmyD. the Anglo - Irish Intergovernmental Council7. Irish broadcasting began in ______ in a small studio called Dublin Broadcasting Station.A. 1906B. 1916C. 1926D. 19368. _______ realized that he could win support for the Union at home and abroad by making the war a just war against slavery.A. Frederick DouglassB. George WashingtonC. John AdamsD. Abraham Lincoln9. But even after the abolition of slavery, organized or individual discrimination was practiced against ______.A. Chinese - AmericansB. American IndiansC. Japanese - AmericansD. black Americans10. From 1948 to 1966 average yearly growth in real spendable earnings was ______ percent in the United States.A. 1.1B. 2.1C. 3.1D. 4.111. After a period of prosperity (1920 ~ 1929), government involvement in the economy increased _________.A. during the Great DepressionB. after the WW IC. after the WW IID. during the Cold War12. The United States grows nearly _____ of the world’s grain and s upplies a half of all the exports of grain in the world.A. one thirdB. one fourthC. one sixthD. one seventh13. Through the Department of _____, the President is responsible for the protection of Americans abroad and of foreign nationals in the United States.A. StateB. JusticeC. LaborD. Defense14. The community college embodies ________ belief that an education should be practical as well as liberal.A. George Washington’sB. Thomas Jefferson’sC. Abraham Lincoln’sD. Franklin Roosevelt’s15. The exploratory voyage made by ______ brought to a close to an era of European discovery of Australia that had lasted nearly two hundred years.A. Arthur PhilipB. Mathew FlindersC. Port JacksonD. Peter Lalor16. After the outbreak of the First World War, Australia followed Britain’s lead and declared war on ________.A. JapanB. TurkeyC. ItalyD. Germany17. The European discovery of Canada can be traced back to the end of the ______ century.A. 14thB. 15thC. 16thD. 17th18. Northern provinces and territories tale up _____ of Canada.A. halfB. two thirdsC. one thirdD. four fifths19. In New Zealand, hydroelectricity from rivers and dams supplies ________ of total energy.A. 15%B. 16%C. 17%D. 18%20. In the United States, Halloween is night - time ______ holiday.A. children’sB. men’sC. women’sD. old men’s21. Australia is generally divided into the following three topographical regions except _____.A. the Great Western PlateauB. the OutbackC. the Eastern HighlandsD. the Central Eastern Lowlands22. In Britain the succession order of the Crown can be altered only by common consent of _____.A. all members of the royal familyB. the House of Lords and the House of CommonsC. cabinet and ministryD. the countries of the Commonwealth23. New Zealand is the world’s largest exporters of ________.A. lambB. expertiseC. honeyD. potatoes24. Today _____ is Ireland’s most influential daily.A. the Irish PressB. the Irish IndependenceC. the Irish TimesD. the Irish Daily25. In the United States, _____ is a leading commercial crop in the South.A. cottonB. tobaccoC. peanutD. appleII. Directions Read each of the following statements carefully and see if it is true of false. Put T if you think it is true of F if you think it is false in the corresponding space on you answer sheet. (15%)1. ______ William Walworth launched the Peasant Revolt of 1381 in England.2. ______ In the English Civil War, the Puritans were not the King’s opponents.3. ______ The Chartists could be roughly divided into two groups: the Moral Force Chartists andthe Physical Force Chartists.4. ______ In Britain, changes of Government do not involve changes in departmental staff, who continue to carry out their duties whichever party is in power.5. ______ The British criminal law presumes the innocence of the accused until he has been proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt.6. ______ As committed to the goal of a united Ireland, Dublin refuses to negotiate a settlement of the problem of Northern Ireland with London.7. ______ After the abolition of slavery, organized or individual discrimination was never practiced against black Americans.8. ______ When the Korean War broke out in June, 1950, Truman sent the 7th Fleet to the Taiwan Straits to prevent the PLA from liberating Taiwan.9. ______ Canada possesses rich and vast natural resources which are significant in the Canadian economy.10. ______ The rich green mountains and valleys make New Brunswick Nova Scotia, Prince Edward island, and Newfoundland the most beautiful in Canada.11. ______ The minerals and energy industry is supplementary to the Australian economy.12. ______ Captain Matthew Flinder’s exploratory voyage to Australia between 1802 and 1803 brought a close to an era of European discovery.13. ______ In 1995, about 14% of the US population lived under the poverty line.14. ______ In 1948, Ireland voted itself out of the British Common wealth.15. ______ Formal education in the United States consists of elementary, secondary and higher education.III. Directions: For each of the following blanks, only one word is suitable. Write the word in the corresponding space on your answer sheet. (25%)1. The England Civil War not only overthrew _____ in England, but also undermined the feudal rule in Europe.2. Two of the most important literary writers of the late 17th Century England were _____ and _____. Both were Puritans.3. During the WW II, the leaders of the United States, the Soviet Union and Britain met at ______, _______ and _______ conferences.4. The American War of Independence show that a ______ nation can defeat a _______ one.5. Canada’s early economic development was founded on a number of resource - based ______: fishing, forestry, _______ and mining.6. Britain is a welfare state which is funded out of ______ and ______.7. The government education departments _____ education policies and are also responsible for the ________ and training of teachers.8. The South’s lending industries are those that make use of the _______ supply of natural resources and _____ materials.9. The Senate serves a term of _____ years, and every two years, _______ of the Senators stands for re - election.10. Fianna Fail continues to demand that the British be withdrawn from ______ but it opposes the use of violence to achieve this goal.11. Australia’s two territories ar e Australian Capital Territory and ________.12. Australia’s rural children can learn their lessons through a radio educational system called _____.13. According to the Treaty of Waitangi, if Maori owners wanted to sell _______, only the Crown had the right to ______.14. Mrs. Thatcher’s government used both _____ and _______ policies to improve the efficiency of the British economy in the 1980’s.15. In 1885 ________ was completed and the country was linked from coast to coast.16. Ireland is a ______ republic and a unitary state under the 1937 Constitution.17. The highest peak of Britain is ______. It is about ________ meters high, located in the Highlands of Scotland.18. ________ is the largest and most populous of the three political divisions on the island of Great Britain.19. In the 1770s _______ visited New Zealand and claimed it for England.20. The New York Stock Market crash of 1929 marked the beginning of ________.21. By 1918 car _______ had reached 2.5 million, which showed the United States was on the way to becoming a nation on ______.22. The Paris Conference ending the First World War was dominated by the Big Four: the United States, _______, France, and _______.23. Many of Canada’s earliest settlements were founde d by fur traders and _______.24. Besides the Great Lakes, Canada is also endowed with three “inland seas”, known as _______, Lake Winnipeg and ________.25. In the UK, the party which wins the second largest number of seats in the House becomes _______, with is one leader, and forms a ________.26. The Governor - General of a Commonwealth state is appointed by the Queen on the advice of ______ of the country concerned and completely independent of the British Government.27. In 1453 England was at last defeated in the ______ Years War. At that time power in England was in the hands of a number of rich and ______ nobles.28. During the First Civil War of the England Bourgeois Revolution, those who stood on the side of the king were called ________ and those who supported the Parliament were called ______ because of their short haircuts.29. The legislative body in the province of Quebec is called the “National Assembly” while in Newfoundland it is called ________.30. Canadian law has its source in ______ and judicial _____, and also in British “common law”.31. During World War II, Australian women took over the _______ left vacant by men who were engaged in the _______ effort.IV. Directions: Explain the following terms in English. Write your answer in the corresponding space on your answer sheet. (15%)1. Thatcherism2. diversity of American education3. the Canadian Shield4. Australia’s service industries5. the New DealV. Directions: Give a brief answer to each of the following questions. Write your answer in the corresponding space on your answer sheet. (12%)1. Look at a physical map of the United States and find out and name the main monition ranges, rivers and lakes in the United States.2. How many constituencies are there in Britain today?How many members are there in the House of Commons?3. What were the effects of European settlement on the Aborigines?4. Sinn FeinVI. Directions: Write between 100 ~ 150 words on the following topic in the corresponding space on your answer sheet. (8%)1. Tell briefly the history of the two - party system in the United States. What are the characteristics of the two major parties in the United States today?全国高等教育自学考试模拟试卷(二)英语国家概况参考答案I.1. C2. B3. B4. D5. A6. B7. C8. D9. D 10. B11. A 12. B 13. A 14. B 15. B 16. D 17. B 18. D 19. C 20. A21. B 22. D 23. A24. C 25. AII.1. F2. F3. T4. T5. T6. F7. F8. T9. T10. T 11. F 12. T 13. T 14. F 15. TIII.1. the feudal system2. John Bunyon, John Milton3. Teheran; Yalta; Potsdam4. strong5. industry; agriculture6. contributions national insurance, taxation7. formulate; supply8. abundant; raw9. one, one third10. Northern Ireland11. Northern Territory12. School of the air13. land; buy14. macreconomic, microeconomic15. the Canadian Pacific Railway16. Parliamentary17. Ben Nevis; 1,300018. England19. Captain James Cook20. the Great Depression21. registration; wheels22. Britain; Italy23. trappers24. Great Bear Lake; Great Slave Lake25. the Opposition, Shadow cabinet26. the ministers27. Hundred, ambitious28. Cavaliers, Roundheads29. House of Assembly30. Acts; decisions31. jobs, warsIV.1. ThatcherismThe election of 1979 returned the Conservative Party to power and Margaret Thatcher became the first woman prime minister in Britain. Her policies are popularly referred to as Thatcherism. It included the return to private ownership of state - owned industries, the use of monetarist policies to control inflation, the weakening of trade unions, the strengthening of the role of market forces in the economy, and an emphasis on law and order.2. diversity of American educationDiversity is considered to be an outstanding characteristic of American education. This can be seen not only in type, size and control of the institutions, but educational policies and practices. As is stated by the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, education is a function of the state, not the federal govemment. As each state has the freedom to develop its own school system and delegates its power over education to local districts, many variations can be found in the education system of the 50 states.3. the Canadian ShieldThe Canadian Shield is a semicircular band of rocky highlands and plateaus around Hudson Bay from the northern shores of Quebec to the Arctic shores of the Northwest Territories. It is a region of rounded hills, and tens of thousands of lakes and swamps.4. Australia’s service industriesService industries are also called “tertiary industy”. This sector now includes an additional “quaternary” level, which covers the research, processing and storage of information. Australia’s service sector is the fastestgrowing one. It has been growing in importance, due to higher living standards and greater demand for more and better transport and housing, and the expansion by government of educational, health and welfare services.5. the New DealIn order to deal with the Depression, President Franklin Roosevelt put forward the New Deal program. It passed a lot of New Deal laws and set up many efficient social security systems. TheNew Deal helped to save American democracy and the development of American economy.V.1. Look at a physical map of the United States and find out and name the main monition ranges, rivers and lakes in the United States.There are two main mountain ranges in the United States. They are the Appalachian Mountains and the Rocky Mountains. There are many important rivers in the United States. The Mississippi River and its two branches, the Missouri River and the Ohio River, flow south to the Gulf of Mexico. On the Pacific side there are two great rivers: the Colorado River and the Columbia River. The Rio Grande River forms a natural boundary between Mexico and the United States. Other well known rivers include the Hudson River which meets the Atlantic Ocean at New Yurk and the Potomac boarding the national capital of Washington. The most important lakes in the United States are the Great Lakes. They are Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. They are all located between Canada and the United States except Lade Michigan.2. How many constituencies are there in Britain today?How many members are there in the House of Commons?To hold general elections, Britain is divided into 651 constituencies, each of which returns one member to the House of Commons. There are 651 members in the House of Commnos.3. What were the effects of European settlement on the Aborigines?White settlement in 1788 proved disastrous for the Aborigines. (1) Aboriginal culture and society were totally disrupted because of a total conflict of cultures. (2) The loss o land to white people led to the breakdown of their tribal life because Aboriginal culture was based on the land. (3) After losing their land, Aborigines became dependent on white handouts. They copied the European habit of drinking alcohol, which destroyed large numbers of Aborigines. (4) The whites also brought many diseases which the Aborigines had no resistance to. (5) All these, combined with the violence between Europeans and Aborigines resulted in the drastically reduction in Aboriginal population. The Aborigines have always been in unfavorable position ever since 1788. The Aborigines still face legal, political, economic and social discrimination today.4. Sinn FeinSinn Fein was the Irish guerrilla movement that wrested independence from the British in 1921. It spit in 1921 over the Anglo - Irish Treaty and became two parties, Fianna Fail and Fine Gael, which remains to be the two major political parties in Ireland today.VI.1. Tell briefly the history of the two - party system in the United States. What are the characteristics of the two major parties in the United States today?There nave been four periods in the history of the two - party system in the United States.(1) During the Ratification period, the first two major parties appeared. They were the Federalists and the Anti - Federalists. After the adoption of the Bill of Rights, the Anti - Federalists began to call themselves Democratic - Republicans. The Federalists gradually disintegrated. (2) After the 1828 election of Andrew Jackson, the Democratic - Republican Party split. The main faction led by Jackson was called the Whig Party which formed in 1834. As the struggle over slavery intensified, the majority of the Whig Party, part of the democrats, and other anti - slavery elements formed the Republican Party in 1854. (3) From 1860s to 1920s, the Republican Party dominated the political scene. (4) From the time of President Franklin Roosevelt to the 1980s, the DemocraticParty was dominant, with short interruptions.Traditionally, the Democrats support government intervention in the economy and a strong social security system. While the Republicans stress the role of the market more and oppose large government social security programs. But the two parties are not really very different. They both believe in individualism, defend capitalism and uphold private ownership of means of production. Their organizations are both very loose. But they are both very significant in political life.。

英语国家概况模拟题2第一篇：英语国家概况模拟题2英语国家概况（下）模拟题2Ⅰ.There are 20 questions in this part.Each question is followed by four choices marked A, B,C and D.Choose the correct answer to each of the questions and write your answer at the corresponding place on the ANSWER SHEET.(20 points)1.Which of the following was NOT a denomination of Protestantism?A.CatholicsB.PuritansC.QuakersD.Church of England2.“No taxation without representation” was the rallying cry of __________.A.The settlers of VirginiaB.The people of PennsylvaniaC.The colonists in New EnglandD.The people of the 13 colonies on the eve of the American Revolution3.The New Deal was started by _________.A.J.F.KennedyB.Franklin RooseveltC.George WashingtonD.Thomas Jefferson4.The United States produces as much as half of the world’s _______.A.Soybeans and cornB.CottonC.Tobacco and vegetable oilD.Wheat and rice5.Three of the following are characteristics of EmilyDickinson’s poem.Which one is not?A.Her poems mix gaiety and gloom.B.Her verses are filled with the names of faraway, exotic places.C.Her poems are very long and powerful.D.Her poems show that she was fascinated by both life and death.6.___________ was NOT written by Hemingway.A.Light in AugustB.The Sun Also RisesC.A farewell to armsD.For Whom the Bell Tolls7.In the United States school systems, which of the following divisions is true?A.Elementary school, grammar school.B.Elementary school, junior high schoolC.Elementary school, secondary schoolD.Junior high school, senior high school8.A historic moment of the civil rights movement was the March on Washington of August 28,1963 when ____________ delivered his “I am a Dream” speech.A.John F.KennedyB.President JohnsonC.Marin Luther King, Jr.D.Mario Savio9.The one group within the counter culture best known for their pursuit of happiness as their only goal in life was called___________.A.the “Me Generation”B.the “Lost Generation”C.the “Hippies”D.the “Beat Generation”10.Which of the following does NOT belong to the White-collar crime?A.tax evasionB.briberyC.robberyD.false advertising11.___________ led to the end of the Pony Express System.A.telephoneB.telegraphC.railroadD.steamboat12.___________ made the first desktop PC.A.Bill GatesB.IBMC.Two young amateur inventorsD.Apple Computers13.The main mountain range in the west of US stretching from the Canadian to New Mexico is _______________.A.the Appalachian MountainsB.the Rocky MountainsC.the Green MountainsD.the Blue Ridge Mountains14.Ronald Reagan used to be a _____________.A.basketball playerB.sports radio announcerC.conservative political columnistD.sports writer15.Which of the following invention facilitated the out-migration-movement into suburban locations?A.AutomobileB.Electric lawn mowerC.Mechanical reaperD.telephone16.In January 1965, President Johnson declared “___________” to eliminate poverty “by opening to everyone the opportunityto live in decency and dignity.”A.War against VietnamB.War against povertyC.War against JapanD.New Frontier program17.Black Americans sang the anthem of the civil rights movement, “____________” affirming their commitment to fight racial prejudice.A.“Let it all hang out.”B.“Hell, no, we won’t go.”C.“We Shall Overcome”D.“Speak your heart without interruption”18.The three influential Canadian Prime Ministers have lot of things in common.Which of the following is the exception?A.They came from Quebec and could speak French as fluently as English.B.They were educated as lawyers.C.They shard the vision of a strong, united Canada and worked hard to overcome theregionalism of the country.D.They belong to the same political party.19.Around the beginning of 20th century, Chinese laborers came to Canada to ____________？A.do fur tradeB.open shopsC.build the railroadD.work as farmers and miners20.In which period have Canada’s most famous and successful writes appeared?A.post-war periodB.period of nation-buildingC.early colonial periodD.pre-European periodⅡ.There are altogether 15blanks in the following sentences.Fill in the blanks and writer your answer at the corresponding places on the ANSWER SHEET.(30 points)A.___21_____ officially proclaimed the birth of a new American nation.B.The Three Faiths in the U.S.refer to ____22_____, ____23_____ and ____24_____.C.Public and private colleges depend on three sources of income: ____25_____, endowments and _____26_______.D.Former President Nixon said that ____27______ is America’s “number one enemy.”E.Many people use the notion that American society is a _____28______while Canada is described as a ______29________.F.Canada’s preferred to establish a nation based on___30___, __31____ and ___32_____.G.______33______ may still be the great American game, even though it is also popular inother countries.H.Two major political parties of the United States are ___ 34______and _____35______.III.Directions:(20%) There are 10 questions in this part.Answer each of the questions in one full sentence and write you answer on the answer sheet.(20%)36.What church do the majority of Americans belong to?37.Who is the first Secretary of Treasury of the United States?38.What is the best-known stock exchange in the United States?39.Is The Waste Land written by Hemingway?40.What is the symbol of the Republican Party?41.Is research institutions mentioned in American higher education?42.What are two basic characteristics of all social movements according to a professor of history?43.When was voice and music first transmitted over the radio?44.Did the counter culture exert a great influence upon people’s attitudes towards social mores, marriage, career and success?45.Which province is the manufacturing heartland of Canada?Ⅳ.Explain each of the following 6 out of 8.Write your answer at the appropriate place on the ANSWER SHEET(30%, 5 points for each)46.Benjamin Franklin47.the Scarlet Letter48.Boards of education:49.Migrant workers50.Pony Express System51.The National Monument52.Richard Nixon53.The Canadian Mosaic第二篇：英语国家概况名词解释Terms1.A-level: General Certificate of Education Advanced Level referred to as A-level, It is a British general secondary education certificate examination’ advanced courses, is the British national curriculum system, and the students of the university entrance exam courses.2.bible: The Bible is the holy book of Christianity.It consists of two testaments.The Old T estament contains the Jewish writings before the coming of Christ.The much shorter New Testament contains four accounts(“gospel”)of the life of Christ, followed by the writings of the early Christians, of whom St Paul was the greatest.3.WASP:White Anglo-Saxon Protestant of the original meaning is to point to the United States in power elite group andits culture, customs and moral behavior standard, can now be referring to the European American Protestant people.This group has a huge economic and political power, American society and for the most part of the upper middle class.Despite the increasingly diverse American society, but their cultural, moral and value orientation is to a great extent, affects the development of the United States.4.Independence Day: commonly known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States celebrating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain.5.wall street:Wall Street is the financial district of New York City, named after and centered on the eight-block-long, 0.7 miles(1.1 km)long street running from Broadway to South Street on the East River in Lower Manhattan.Over time, the term has become a metonym for the financial markets of the United States as a whole, the American financial sector(even if financial firms are not physically located there), or signifying New York-based financial interests.Wall Street is the home of the New York Stock Exchange, the world's largest stock exchange by market capitalization of its listed companies.Several other major exchanges have or had headquarters in the Wall Street area, including NASDAQ, the New York Mercantile Exchange, the New York Board of Trade, and the former American Stock Exchange.Anchored by Wall Street, New York City has been called the world's principal financial center.6.Hollywood:is a district in the central region of Los Angeles, California, in the United States.It is notable for its place as the home of the entertainment industry, including several of its historic studios.Its name has come to represent the motion picture industry of the United States.Hollywood is also a highly ethnically diverse, denselypopulated, economically diverse neighborhood and retail business district.Hollywood was a small community in 1870 and was incorporated as a municipality in 1903.It merged with the City of Los Angeles in 1910, and soon thereafter a film industry began to emerge, eventually becoming dominant in the world.7.Pilgrim Fathers: is a name commonly applied to early settlers of the Plymouth Colony inpresent-day Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.Their leadership came from the religious congregations of Brownist English Dissenters who had fled the volatile political environment in England for the relative calm and tolerance of 16th–17th century Holland in the Netherlands.Concerned with losing their cultural identity, the group later arranged with English investors to establish a new colony in North America.8.Great Charter:Magna Carta(Latin for Great Charter), also called Magna Carta Libertatum or The Great Charter of the Liberties of England, is an Angevin charter originally issued in Latin in June 1215.It was sealed under oath by King John at Runnymede, on the bank of the River Thames near Windsor, England at June 15, 1215.Magna Carta was the first document forced onto a King of England by a group of his subjects, the feudal barons, in an attempt to limit his powers by law and protect their rights.Question:Melting pot: is a metaphor for a heterogeneous society becoming more homogeneous, the different elements “melting together” into a harmonious whole with a com mon culture.It is particularly used to describe the assimilation of immigrants to the United States.The melting-together metaphor was in use by the 1780s.The exact term “melting pot” came into general usage in the United States after it was used as a metaphor describing a fusion of nationalities, cultures and ethnicities in the1908 play of the same name.Separation of powers: Separation of Powers(三权分立)is the basic of thewestern capitalist countries.The origin of the principle of separation of powers can be traced back to(追溯到)the period of Aristotle(亚里士多德时期).It is proposed to avoid the abuse of power(滥用权力).The US Government is divided into three branches so that no one branch has all the power.Each branch has its own purpose:Legislative Branch(立法机构)— to make laws;Executive Branch(行政机构)—to executive laws;Judicial Branch(司法)—interpret the laws;Civil war(U.S.): was a civil war fought from 1861 to 1865, after seven Southern slave states declared their secession and formed the Confederate States of America(the “Confederacy” or the “South”, which grew to include eleven states).The states that remained in the Union were known as the “Union” or the “North”.The war had its origin in the fractious issue of slavery, especially the extension of slavery into the western territories.Foreign powers did not intervene.After four years of bloody combat that left over 600,000 soldiers dead and destroyed much of the South's infrastructure, the Confederacy collapsed, slavery was abolished, and the difficult Reconstruction process of restoring national unity and guaranteeing civil rights to the freed slaves began.Presidential Election: is an indirect vote in which citizens cast ballots for a slate of members of the U.S.Electoral College;these electors in turn directly elect the President and Vice President.Presidential elections occur quadrennially(the count beginning with the year 1792)on Election Day, the Tuesday between November 2 and 8, coinciding with the general elections of variousother federal, states and local races.The most recent was the2012 election, held on November 6.The next election will be the 2016 election, which will be held on November 8, 2016.British Newspaper culture: Traditionally, UK newspapers could be split into more serious-minded newspapers, usually referred to as the broadsheets due to their large size, and sometimes known collectively as “the quality press ”, and less serious newspapers, generally known as tabloids , and collectively as “the popular press”, which have tended to focus more on celebrity coverage and human interest stories rather than political reporting or overseas news.Democracy with a constitutional monarchy : Initially after the American and French revolutions, the question was open whether a democracy, in order to restrain unchecked m ajority rule, should have an élite upper chamber, the members perhaps appointed meritorious experts or having lifetime tenures, or should have a constitutional monarch with limited but real powers.Some countries(as The United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Belgium, Scandinavian countries, Thailand, Japan and Bhutan)turned powerful monarchs into constitutional monarchs with limited or, often gradually, merely symbolic roles.Often the monarchy was abolished along with the aristocratic system(as in France, China, Russia, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Italy, Greece and Egypt).Many nations had élite upper houses of legislatures which often had lifetime tenure, but eventually these lost power(as in Britain)or else became elective and remained powerful.Industrial Revolution: was the transition to new manufacturing processes in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840.This transition included going from hand production methods to machines, new chemical manufacturing and iron production processes, improved efficiency of water power, the increasing use of steam power, andthe development of machine tools.It also included the change from wood and other bio-fuels to coal.第三篇：2014英语国家概况判断题In the early 20th century, those dominating American life were mostly WASPs.正确In the US, scientific and economic advance and rising material progress have been accompanied by a decline in religious observance.错误The title of Prince of Wales is held by a Welsh according to tradition.错误In Britain, class and educational differences are reflected in the newspaper people read.正确The world' s oldest daily newspaper is The Observer.错误Horse racing is the true royal sport.正确Under a Constitutional Amendament passed in 1951, a president can be elected to only one term.错误The state of Hawaii is a big island in the central Pacific Ocean 错误.Most British people are Protestants while most Irish people are Catholics.正确There is more violence in the US than in other industrialized countries.正确According to the textbook, larger American universities are always better, and more desirable universities are always more expensive错误.Harvard College was originally founded to train government officials.错误“ We Shall Overcome!” is a very famous song during the 1960s.错误The largest of the racial and ethnic minorities in the US now is the blacks, or Afro-Americans.错误Drug abuse in the US has come to be regarded as one of themost challenging social problems facing the nation.错误Yellowstone National Park is the oldest national park in the US正确.John F.Kennedy was the first Catholic elected as the US president正确.The theory of poltiics of the American Revolution came from John Locke, a French philosopher in the 17th century.错误Britain has a written constitution like most countries.错误Queen Elizabeth II is both the head of the state and the head of government in the UK.错误Secrecy is an important part of the voting process.正确 The Labour Party is the oldest party in the UK.错误By the early 1760s, the 13 English colonies in North America were ready to separate themselves from Europe.正确The British state actively interferes with the decision of when,where, how and what children are taught.错误The tradition of having Sunday off derived from the Christian Church.正确It takes at least four years to get a bachelor' s degree from an institution of higher education in the US.正确You must have the A-level qualification to enter British university.错误Britain is no longer an imperial country.正确Scotland was never conquered by the Romans.正确A great moment for the civil rights movement was the March on Washington on August, 1963 when President Kennedy gave the famous “ I Have a Dream” speech.错误It is not very difficult to generalize about the American way of life.错误The most exciting moment in baseball game is a homerun.正确 Most people in Scotland speak the old Celtic language, called“ Gaelic”.错误The British media play an important role in shaping a national culture.正确To advertise in a British newspaper, the only thing you have to worry about is the cost.错误Easter is the biggest and best loved British holiday.错误When the War of Independence was over, the US was on unified nation as it is today.错误The 10 very short paragraphs which guarantee freedom and individual rights and forbid interference with lives of individuals by the government are called the Bill of Rights.正确Super Bowl will decide the champion baseball team of the year in the US.错误Ireland is part of Great Britain错误The Good Friday Agreement was approved on 10 April 1998.正确 Critics of the affirmative action programs are of the opinion that this results in reverse discrimination.正确The anti-war teach-in by white students in Berkeley began the civil rights movement in the 1960s.错误When the civil rights movement began, non-violent, direct action tactics like “ sit-ins” and boycotts were he chief vehicle for social protest.正确George Washington, Banjamin Franklin, and Abraham Lincoln were regarded as the founing fathers of the USA.错误Hollywood films give the wrong impressions that all Americans are rich.正确Thre are more than 100 Protestants sects in the US today.正确Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492.正确It is commonly believed that Boxing Day involved the sport of boxing.错误It is no doubt that Britain is the oldest representative democracy in the world.正确The British Prime Minister is directly elected by the people.错误According to the textbook, there are two major political parties in the UK.错误The Conservative Party is the party that spent most time in power正确.The purpose of British education is not only to provide children with literacy and the other basic skills but also to socialize children.正确All secondary schools in Britain are run and supervised by the government.错误The Open Univeristy uses many non-traditional ways to teach students, such as TV and radio broadcasts, correspondence, videos, and a network of study centers.正确The stereotype of the English gentleman never applied to the majority of the British people.正确Scotland was unified with England through violent means.错误 Segregating blacks into separate schools was unconstitutional after the decision of the Supreme Court in 1954.正确The US was founded on the principle of human equality, and in reality the nation has lived up to that ideal.错误第四篇：英语国家概况选择题Chapter1 1.The two main islands of the British Isles are A.不列颠群岛的两个主要岛屿是A.Great Britain and Ireland C.Great Britain and WalesB.Great Britain and ScotlandD.Great Britain and England 2.B is the capital city of Scotland.是苏格兰的首府A.BelfastB.EdinburghC.AberdeenD.Cardiff 3.Among the four parts of the United Kingdom, D is the smallest.在英国的四个部分中，是最小的A.England IrelandB.ScotlandC.WalesD.Northern 4.English belongs to the C group of Indo-European family of languages.英语属于印欧语系语系A.CelticB.Indo-IranianC.GermanicD.Roman 5.The introduction of Christianity to Britain added the first element of D words to English.基督教传入英国，增加了英语的第一个元素。

I. Read the following unfinished statements or questions carefully. For each unfinished statement or question, four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D are given. Choose the one that you think best completes the statement or answer to the question. Write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space on the answer sheet. (50 points, I point for each)1.The average rainfall in Britain is over _B__ mm.A. 7000B. 1000C. 500D.8002.The British Isles are made up of _A_A. two large islands and hundreds of small onesB. two large islands and Northern IrelandC. three large islands and hundreds of small onesD. three large islands and Northern Ireland3.The word Heptarchy is used to describe the situation in England in the 6th century when _B_A. the country was divided into severn kingdomsB. the country was was fighting against invadersC.troops of invaders arrived in large numbersD.many warlords were fighting each other4.The feudal system was completely estabished under _A__ after the ____ in 1066.A.William, Norman ConquestB.Alfred the Great , Anglo-Saxon ConquestC.the Dane, arrival of the DaneD.the Celts, arrival of Pane5.Alfred the Great was the King of_B/C__A. SussexB.EssexC.EssexD.Mercia6.The _D_ established kingdom in Essex, Sussex and Wessex.A. NormansB.JutesC.VikingsD.Saxons7.Magna Carta has long been regarded as the foundation of English B___A.legal systemB.libertiesC.political systemD.culture and value8.In Britain, the First Civil War was fought between the Roundheads who were the parliamentary soldiers led by __B_, and the Cavaliers who were King Charles's supporters.A.John LilburneB.Oliver CromwellC.Prince RupertD.William Joyee9.The religious reform in England in the 16th century was to _A__ and to make ___Church of England.A.cut connections with the Pope, an independentB. establish connection with the Pope, a CatholicC.establish new relations with the Pope, a RoyalD.alter theology in every way, revolutionary10.Simon de Montfort asked each country to send __B_ and each town to send __ to the Great Council.A. two representatives, two knightsB.two knights, two representativesC.two lords, two bishopsD.two barons, two merchants11.Britain joined the European Economic Community in _D_A. 1957B.1960C.1985D.197312.The English Renaissance was largly _D__A.religiousB.ideologicalC.philosophicalD.Literary13.The Hundred Year's War with France was fought _BA.from 1327 to 1453B. from 1337 to 1453C.from 1347 to 1453D.from 1357 to 145314.The Treaty of Nanjing gave _C__ to Britain in 1842.A. NanjingB.ZhejiangC.HongKongD.Guangzhou15.Queen Elizabeth's religious reform was based on B___ views.A.radicalB. a compromise ofC.popularD.traditional16.In the Untied Kingdom, the party which wins the _B__ number of seats in the House of Commons becomes the official Opposition.rgestB.second largestC.third largestD.fourth largest17.The British media have many important functions. Which of the following is an exception？BA.They supply people with news,keeping them informed about what is happending in the world.B.They make huge profit by publishing advertisementsC.They promote culture and educationD.They provide entertainment.18.In Britain, the First Civil War was fought between the Roundheads who were the parliamentary soldiers led by _B__ , and the Cavaliers who were King Charles's supporters.A. John LilburneB.Oliver CromwellC.Prince RupertD.William Joyce19.In Britain, children from the age of 5 to 16 can _A__ by law.A. receive completely free educationB. receive parly free educationC . receive no free education if their families are richD. receive no free education at all20.One of the characteristics of the American people is__B_A. silenceB.mobilityC.discriminationD.selfishness21.The "first Americans" were the _C_A. white immigrantsnsC.IndiansD.English colonists22.In September 1774, __B__was held in Philadelphia, which encouraged Americans to refuse to buy British goods.A. the First US CongressB.the First Contiental CongressC.the Second Continental CongressD.the Constitution Convention23.By the year of 2050, American population is expected to climb to _D__A.256 millionB. 275 millionC. 300 millionD.383 million24.The United States is by far the __A_ indutrial country in the world.A. biggestB.second biggestC.third biggestD.fourth biggest25.The United States joined in the Second World War after the _D__ incident in __.A. Lugouchiao, 1937B.German invasion, 1939C.Nazi, 1942D.Pearl Harbour,194126.The __B_ refers to the higher birth rate in American between 1946 and 1961.A.population growthB.baby boomC.Beat GenerationD.population explosion27.In America, the New Right did not opposed D___A.abortionB.affirmative actionC.tax risingcation28.In 1972, President B___visited China and the two countries issued the ___A. Nixon, Shanghai StatementB.Nixon, Shanghai CommuniqueC.Carter, Shanghai CommuniqueD.Reagan, Shanghai Declaration29.After World War II, the official policy of the United States towards the Soviet Union was _D_A. peaceful coexistenceB.peaceful competitionC. fight and struggleD.the containment policy30.In the early 1930s, the Ameican foreign policy was _D_A. expansionistB.involvementC.appeasementD.isolationist31.The Puritans believed that high position and achievements were signs of __A_ From God.A. eternal graceB. original sinC.people's final goalD.a happy soul32.The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution are known as the _D__A.First TenB.Great AmendmentsC.Ten ChangesD.Bill of Rights33.Before the American Civil War, public feeling agaisnt slavery was increased by Harriet Stowe's novel__BA.RootsB.Uncle Tom's CabinC.American TragedyD.Shame of America34.The largest producer of steel in the United States in the early years of the 20th century was _C__A. Ford CorporationB.the Steel MillC.the United States Steel CorporationD.the West Union Corporation35.Only __D_ has the power to interpret the U. S. Constitution.A．CongressB．The SenateC．The House of RepresentativesD．The Supreme Court36.The lowest level of the U.S.federal judiciary is made up of _B_now.A. 50 state courtsB.91 district courtsC.89 district courtsD.11 circuit courts37.There have been _A_ periods in the development of American political parties in the United States.A.fourB.threeC.fiveD.two38.The biggest and best-loved holiday in the United States is __DA. New Year's DayB.Independence DayC.Thanksgiving DayD.Christmas Day39.___D is considered as Earnest Hemingway's masterpiece.A. The Sun Also RisesB. A Farewell to ArmaC.For Whom the Bell TollsD.Old Man and the Sea40.Public education in the United States covers _D__ years.A. sixB.sixteenC.tenD.twelve41.The population of Ireland in 1990 was estimated at _A__ million, and was expected to reach ___ million by 2000.A. 3,4B.5,6C. 7,8D.9,1042.In _B_ the Parliament Act was passed, severely limiting the powers of the lords and establishing the Commons as the supreme legislative body.A. 1910B. 1911C. 1912D.191343.Nearly _C_ of the land in Canada has no permanent population.A. 68%B.79%C.89%D.98%44.The law which granted the people of Quebec rights as French Canadians was known as _B_A. the Canada Act of 1791B. the Quebec Act of 1774C. the 1763 Treaty of ParisD.the Hudson Bay Treaty45.The bare, thinly -populated region of Northern Canada takes up C___ of the country.A. halfB.one thirdC.four fifthsD.25%46.In Australia _B_ has the country's richest farmland and best graing land.A.the Great Western PlateauB.the Central Eastern LowlandsC.the Eastern HighlandsD.the Outback47.New South Wales is __A of Australia.A. the oldest stateB.the second largest cityC.the capitalD.the biggest territory48.New Zealand is __A_ and its capital is ___A. in the Southern Pacific Ocean, WellingtonB.in the Indian Ocean, WellingtonC.in the Atlantic Ocean, AucklandD.in the southern Pacific Ocean, Auckland49.A fault line runs the length of New Zealand, which means that it often has_C__A. floodsB.volcanic eruptionsC.earthquakesD.droughts50.New Zealand was the world's first country to _B__in 1893.A. establish trade unionsB.give women the voteC. start compulsory educationD.provide free medical serviceII. Give a one-sentence answer to each of the following question. Write your answer in the corresponding space on the answer sheet (30 points, 3 points for each)51.What did Henry VIII do in his religious reform?He got rid of the English Church's connection with the Pope. He made an independent Church of England. He dissolved all of England's monasteries and numeries. He made himself Supreme Head of the church of England.52.What is the big event that happened in England in 1066?In 1066, England was conquered by the Norman who were led by William.53.What is the difference between an academic high school and a technical high school? An academic high school only aims at preparing students for college while a technical school provides students for a varity of occupations and vocation.54.What agreement did Amercia and Britain sign in 1783 by which Britain recognized the Independence of the United States?Treaty of Paris55.What is the most typical American holiday that was started by the Pilgrims? Thanksgiving Day56.What are America's three cornerstones of the postwar economic boom from 1945 to 1960?Automobile, housing , and defence industries57.What are the two layers of rule in the U.S.system of government？Federal , state58.What are the official languages in Ireland?There are two official languages in Ireland, They are English and Irish.59.How many provinces and territories in Canada made up of?It is made up of ten provinces and two territories.60.Why in New Zealand considered to be the first country to get the new day?Because it lies just west of the International Date Line and it has one time zone.Ш Explain each of the following terms in English. Write yore- answer in the corresponding space on the answer sheet in around 40 words. (20 points, 5 points for each)61.Bloody MaryDuring Queen Mary's reign, at least 300 Protestants were burnt as heretics. People call her "Bloody Mary".62.Checks and BalancesIt is a system used by the U.S. Constitution . According to the checks and balances system powers are diveded among government branches and these branches check each other.63.The three waves fo immigration to AmericaThe first big wave of immigration to Amerian was between 1810-1854, the second between 1860-1890, and the third between 1890-1914.64.Black Thursday of 1929Black Thursday refered to October 24, 1929, the day when the stock market in the United States collapsed. Tens of millions of shares were dumped on the market and billions of dollars of paper profit were wipe out within a few hours.。

英语国家概况英语国家概况 (2) 期末复习资料(2007.5.)一.填空题1. In 1782, the Frenchman who settled in Pennsylvania first asked the question “what is an American” in his book .2.The first permanent settlement in North America was established in today?s in the year of .3. In 1964, signed into law the Civil Rights Act passed by Congress to improve theracial relations.4. After the War of Independence was won, the national government was called , and the agreement that guided the government was .5. The city where the Declaration of Independence was signed and where the U.S Constitutionwas made is .6. When starting a business or launching new ventures, money was needed. That money wasknown as .7. John SteinBeck?s The Grapes of Wrath was a portrait of a poor family during the periodof .8.American society is a stratified one in which power, and are unequally distributedamong the population.9.In the post World WarⅠage, commercial radio served many functions. In the countryside,radio provided and .10.Jazz music, as a musical form, initially performed and appreciatedby .11. The Servicemen?s Readjustment Act promised to give financial aid to after theend of World War II.12. The first Catholic president in the U.S. was .13. American slavery was finally abolished by , and .14.Canada and the United States have good relations, and they share thelongest n the world.15.The great difference between Canada and Britain is that Canada consistsof and territories.16.The life-style of the people who inhabited Canada?s coa sts depended onand .17. In 1964, signed into law the Civil Rights Act passed by Congress to improve theracial relations.18. The Constitution set up a federal system with .19. Canada is quite a new country, it first became a political entity in when fourprovinces joined together.20. The inventor of the telegraph codes was .21. Name three novels written by Earnest Hemingway: , and .22. The goal of education in the United States is to achieve universal and provideindividuals with and necessary to promote the welfare for individuals and the general public.23. One characteristic of present research and development in technology is that .24. Canada?s first Prime Minister, , launched a national economic plan to developAnd a industry.25. The are Canada?s breadbasket while Ontario and Quebec are actually theof the country.26.The reasons why jazz music becomes generally accepted by people from all walks of life are 1) , 2) .二. 简答题1.What are the two major political parties in the United States?2. What does “FBI” stand for?3.What was the famous speech delivered by Martin Luther King, Jr. in August 28, 1963?4. What are the three sources of income that public and private colleges depend on in America?5. What are the two most well-known computer companies in the United States?6.Where is New York Stock Exchange located?7.Who were the two famous leaders assassinated in 1968 in America?8 Who was the first Catholic president in the U.S.?9. Where are America?s movies mostly made?10. What led to the end of the Pony Express System?11. Where was the first Continental Congress held?12. What is the symbol of the Republican Party?.13. Which church do the majority of Americans belong to?14.Who was the author of Leaves of Grass15.How many states were there when the United States ofAmerica was founded?16.What was Ku Klux Klan?17.Which novel is considered the greatest novel in American literature?三. 多选题1. Which of the following American values did not come from Puritanism?A.separation of state and church.B.respect of education.C.intolerant moralism.D. A sense of mission.2. The following were the founding fathers of the American Republic expectA.George Washington.B.Thomas Jefferson.C.William Penn.D.Benjamin Franklin.3.Which of the following states refused to participate in the Constitutional Convention?A.Virginia.B.Rhode Island.C.New YorkD.Maryland4. Which of the following is the only branch that can make federal laws, and levy federal taxes?A.The executive.B.The legislative.C.The Judicial.D.The president.5. The Unit ed States produces as much as the world?s .A.wheat and riceB.cottonB.tobacco and vegetable oilD. soybeans and corn6. Which of the following is considered an American masterpiece?A.The Last of the MohicansB.The Legend of the Sleep HollowC.“The Masque of the Red Death”D.Moby Dick7. does NOT belong to the “Lost Generation”.A.John Dos PassosB.Ernest HemingwayC. F. Scott FitzgeraldD.John Steinbec8. In the United States school systems, which of the following divisions is true?A.Elementary school, grammar school.B.Elementary school, junior high school.C.Elementary school, secondary school.D.Junior high school, senior high school.9. Three of the following universities have large endowments from wealthy benefactors. Which is the exception?A.Harvard UniversityB.the State University of New YorkC.Yale UniversityD.Princeton University10. The theory of American politics and the American Revolution originated mainly from .A.George WashingtonB.Thomas JeffersonC.John AdamsD.John Locke.11. According to the author, the Articles of Confederation failed because of the following reasons.Which is not true?A.The new statesdid not cooperate with the Congress or with each other.B.Some new states wanted to be free from the Union.C.The Congress could not raise money to pay the national army and to pay debts to France andother nations.D.The Congress had no power to tax any citizen.12. The first factory in the United States was a cotton mill in Pawtucket, in the state of .A.New YorkB.Ghode IslandC.ConnecticutD.Georgia13. Which of the following was NOT a Protestant denomination?A.The Baptists.B.The Catholics.C.The Methodists.D. The Presbyterians.14. Three of the following factors have contributed to the flouring of large universities in America, which is the exception?/doc/d6*******.html,rge universities offer the best libraries and facilities for scientific research./doc/d6*******.html,rge universitiesprovide students with “mainframe” computers./doc/d6*******.html,rge universities offer scholarships to all students./doc/d6*******.html,rge universities attract students with modern laboratories.15.The reason why many young American people were involved in the social movements of the 1960s was that .A.they resented traditional white male values in U. S. societyB.they love America so muchC.they thought they knew better than their teachersD.they viewed the adult world with grave doubt16. In January 1965, President Jo hnson declared “” to eliminate poverty “by opening to everyone the opportunity to live in decency and dignity”.A.war against VietnamB.war against povertyC.war against JapanD.New Frontier program17. Which of the following is NOT true ?A.Slavery was mainly in the South.B.Racial discrimination existed throughout the United States in American history.C.Racial segregation after the Civil War existed only in the South.D.Racial segregation existed throughout the U.S. after Civil War.18. If white-collar crimes were included in the Crime Index and if authorities were more vigorous in their enforcement of law, the profile of a typical criminal in the United States would be .A.olderB. wealthierC.whiteD.living near city centers19. When was voice and music first transmitted over the radio?A.1901B.end of 19th centuryC.New Year?s Eve 1905D.Christmas Eve 190520. invented the telephone.A.Samuel F.B. MorseB.Alexander Graham BellC.Thomas Alva EdisonD.Reginald Fessenden21. What is the economic mainstay of British Columbia?A.the forestry industryB.the hydroelectric industryC.mining industryD.manufacturing industry22. Which of the following was NOT one of the provinces that joined a confederation in 1867?(p.125)A.OntarioB.QuebecC.New BrunswickD.British Columbia23. In Vancouver schools, it is estimated that more than half of the students speakA.EnglishB.FrenchC.Mandarin ChineseD.Cantonese24. The first popular ragtime tune was .A. A. “Maple Leaf Rag” by Scott Joplin in 1896.B.“Handful of Keys” by Fats Waller in 1929.C.“A Monday Date” by Earl Hines in 1928.D. “The Sheik of Araby” by Albert Ammons in the 193025. Which of the following is not a team game?A.volleyballB.bowlingC.soccerD. field hockey26. Which of the following is NOT a dysfunction caused by drug abuse ?A.There is a strong association between drug and crime.B.Drug dependence takes a significant toll in terms of personal health and safety.C.Drug abuse is a major cause of unemployment.D.There are great economic losses because of drug abuse.27. Mark twain?s works are characterized by the following except .A.Sense of humorB.EgotismC.JokesD.Tall tales27. Which of the following provinces are densely populated in Canada?(p.244)A.Saskatchewan and OntarioB.Ontario and QuebecC.Manitoba and SaskatchewanD.Quebec and Manitoba28. Which of the following provinces is the home of most French throughout Canada?A.ManitobaB.OntarioC.SaskatchewanE.Quebec29. What is the other official language besides English in Canada?A.GermanB.JapaneseC.FrenchD.Finnish30. When did Canada begin to develop a stronger service and manufacturing sector?A.at the beginning of the 20th centuryB.in the1930sC.at the end of World War ⅡD.in the 1960s31. Canada began negotiating with the US on dismantling tariff barriers under the government ofA.Brian MulroneyB.John MacdonaldC.Pierre Elliott TrudeauD.the incumbent government32. At present, which of the following areas has the largest farms in Canada?A.the western provincesB.the eastern provincesC.British ColumbiaD.the prairie provinces33. To promote peace and cooperation among nations, Canada played an active role in the following international organizations. Which is the exception? (C)A.the United NationsB.the CommonwealthC.the National Organization of Women/doc/d6*******.html, Francophonie34. In 1988, Canada established with the North American Free Trade Agreement to help facilitate economic integration, and later joined the group.A.the United States, MexicoB.Australia, New ZealandC.Great Britain, FranceD.Norway, Mexico35. . Which of the following statements was correct around the time of the American Revolution?A.The American had the mixed blood of Europeans or their descendants.B.The American had the mixed blood of European with American Indians.C.American had the mixed blood of European with blacks.D. American had the mixed blood of the English and their descendants only.36. Cyrus H McCormick invented .A.the electric bulbB.the revolverC.the mechanical reaperD.the railroad37. The state of California is on .A.the Atlantic CoastB.the Gulf of MexicoC.the Pacific CoastD.Carribean Sea38. In playing basketball, misbehavior or unsportsmanlike actions may result in .A. time outB. OvertimeC. Technical foul\A.foul39. In the 1920?s, a new , distinctive style of piano playing called …stride?piano emerged in .A.in Harlem in New YorkB.in San Francisco in California.C.in Chicago in IllinoisD.in Nashville, Tennessee.四. 名词解释1. American Indians2. Columbus?s “discovery” of America3.Puritanism4. A federal system5. The Declaration of Independence6. George Washington7. Affirmative Action Program8. NBA9. the Bill of Rights10. The Bill of Rights11. Migrant workers12. The legislative branch13. Industrial Revolution in America14. Mark Twain15. Disneyland16. Martin Luther King, Jr.17. Yellowstone National Park18. “W ASP” culture19. Religious Liberty in the U.S.20. Mark Twain。