科目：《英语国家概况》（A卷）
Final Examination on A Guide to English-Speaking Countries 一Multiple choice ( 30’)
(D ) 1As a result of the Black Death, much land was left untended and there was a
terrible shortage of ___ in England.
A grain
B farm tools
C houses
D labor
( D ) 2In the late 17th century, two of most famous literary works were Pilgrim’s
Progressand _________ .
A the Jew of Malta
B the School of Archery
C Novum Organum
D Paradise Lost
(C ) 3.In 1836, a group of skilled workers and _____ formed the London Working
Men’s Association.
A householders
B tenants
C small shopkeepers
D office workers
( C ) 4. In the Industrial Revolution, changesoccurred earliest and quickest in the
industry of ______.
A. pottery B hardware C textiles D chemicals
( C ) 5. In Britain police officers are not allowed to join ________ or to go on strike.
A a choir
B a political party
C a trade union
D a club
(B ) 6The Great Carter of 1215 is also known as _________.
A People’s Charter
B Magna Carta
C King’ s Charter
D the Declaration of human rights
(B ) 7 Henry Ⅱ was the first king of the ________ dynasty.
A Malcolm
B Plantagenet
C Windsor
D Tudor
( A) 8. __________ is the most typically English of sports
A Cricket
B Golf
C Tennis
D Horse-racing ( A ) 9.By the Treaty of ______ of 1842, China ceded _______ to Britain.
A Nanjing, Hong Kong
B Tianjing, Hong Kong
C Nanjing, Macau
D Tianjing, Macau
( D ) 10.In _______, the name Great Britain came into being.
A 1689
B 1702
C 1701D1707
( C ) 11. The serious economic crisis in the late 1920s and the beginning of 1930s was first brought about by ___.
A the farm failure
B the bank failures
C the stock market crash
D the high unemployment
( D ) 12． What are the problems that the . economy has faced from time to time
A Inflation
B Depressions
C Recessions
D all of the above ( A ) 13．The real American literature began________.
A after the war of Independence
B after the Westward Movement
C after the Civil War
D after the Civil Rights Movement ( A ) 14.In 1900, the United States ranked first in the production of ____ .
A coal
B electricity
C oil
D wheat
( D ) 15.In the United States, if the parents don’ t send their children to school at certain age, ________ .
