湖北中医学院《英语国家概况》期末考试试卷
(07-08学年第1学期 2008.01)
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I: Choose the best answer from A ，B ，C ，and D for each item. (20%, 1×20)
1. Which of the fowllowing is NOT considered a characteristic of London?
A. The cultural center.
B. The business center.
C. The financial center.
D. The sports center.
2. The British Isles are made up of _____ large islands and hundreds of small ones.
A. five
B. four
C. two
D. three
3. The highest authority of the Church of Scotland is _____.
A. the monarchy
B. the General Assembly
C. the Prime Minister
D. the archbishops.
4. The Lake District is well known for _____.
A. its wild and beautiful scenery
B. its varied lakes
C. the lake poets
D. all above
5. According to the Act of Settlement of 1701, only _____ are eligible to succeed to the throne.
A. Catholics
B. Protestants
C. Methodists
D. Baptists
6. Compared to the others, _____ of the Queen is the weakest candidate for the succession to the throne in the UK.
A. the first son
B. the eldest daughter
C. the youngest son
D. the eldest brother
7. Which is NOT correct to describe the Prime Minister?
A. The head of the country.
B. The head of civil servants
C. The leader of the Ruling Party.
D. The head of the Cabinet.
8. The Labour Party became one of the two major parties after _____.
A. 1912
B. 1922
C. 1932
D. 1945
9. The United Kingdom is not a member country of _____.
A. the United Nations
B. Asian Pacific Economic Community
C. the Western European Union
D. the International Monetary Fund
10. Which of the following was NOT the reason for the relative economic decline since 1945 for the UK?
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 its businesses.
11. Thomas Becket disputed with Henry II on the _____ matters.
A. economic
B. religious
C. educational
D. administrative
12. The Industrial Revolution in Britain first began in _____.
A. the clothing industry
B. the cotton textile industry
C. the steam engine industry
D. the railway industry
13. The chief reason for early settlers to come to the New Continent was _____.
A. to seek better opportunities
B. to escape religious persecution
C. to find riches
D. Both A and B
14. The national flag of the United States is known as _____.
A. the Star-Spangled Banner
B. Uncle Sam
C. Hot Dog
D. Union Jack
15. The terms of the senator and representative are _____ and _____ years respectively.
A. two… four
B. two…three
C. two… six
D. six… two
16. _____ has the power to impeach the President of the US when he abuses his power.
A. The Senate
B. The Supreme Court
C. The Congress
D. The Justice of the Supreme Court
17. The Bretton Woods Conference set up the following systems or policies EXCEPT _____.
A. Open Door policy
B. IMF
C. the World Bank
D. GA TT world trading system
18. Which of the following is NOT accurate about the Emancipation Proclamation?
A. It immediately freed all slaves living in the US.
B. It freed slaves only in the Confederacy.
C. It brought many blacks to serve in the Union Army.
D. It gave the North a high moral reason for continuing the war.
19. The principal author of The Declaration of Independence was _____.
A. George Washington
B. John Adams
C. Thomas Jefferson
D. Thomas Pain
20. Which of the following did George W. Bush advocate?
A. Protecting the environment and improving education.
B. A tax cut and conservative social policies.
C. Economic growth, a balanced budget and health-care reform.
D. Tax cut, economic growth and government revenues.
