英语国家文化(山东大学(威海))智慧树知到答案章节测试2023年

第一章测试1.The name of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland beganto be used in ________.A:1914B:1927C:1920D:1945答案:B2.________ is/are the most important mineral resources in Great Britain.A:CoalB:Oil and natural gasC:LimestoneD:Iron ore答案:B3.The English people are descendants of ________.A:CeltsB:Anglo-SaxonsC:RomansD:Danes答案:B4.The established church of England and Wales is ________.A:the United Reformed ChurchB:the Free ChurchesC:the Church of EnglandD:the Church of Scotland答案:C5.Scotland has had a separate ________ system in the UK.A:healthB:monetaryC:postalD:legal答案:D6.God Save the Queen/the King, the national anthem of the United Kingdom, isalso used as the national anthem in other countries.A:对B:错答案:A7.The prime meridian of 0° crosses the old Royal Observatory at Greenwich inthe UK.A:错B:对答案:B8.Thanks to ________, Great Britain is rich in water resources.A:many interweaving riversB:water pollutionC:much rainfallD:water tourism答案:AC9.Which of the following is the largest ethnic group in the United Kingdom?A:British WhiteB:British mixedC:African BritishD:Asian British答案:A10.It is established by the law that English is the official language of the UnitedKingdom.A:对B:错答案:B11.Great Britain is on its way to withdraw from ________.A:the United Nations Security CouncilB:the European UnionC:the Group of SevenD:the North Atlantic Treaty Organization答案:B第二章测试1.The earliest settlers on the British Isles were the ____________.A:GaelsB:IberiansC:CeltsD:Brythons答案:B2.From 700 B.C., the Celts came from the ________ and began to inhabit BritishIsles.A:Lower RhinelandB:Upper RhinelandC:Scandinavian countriesD:Iberian Peninsula答案:B3.In A.D. 43, Romans under ________ conquered Britain.A:Julius CaesarB:the PopeC:ClaudiusD:Augustine答案:C4.Which of the following was NOT a thing of value left behind by Romans？A:the Roman RoadsB:Welsh ChristianityC:enormous wealthD:cities答案:C5.Roman Britain lasted until the year of ________ when all Roman troops wentback to the Continent.A: A.D. 400B: A.D. 410C: A.D. 449D: A.D. 445答案:B6.In the middle of the fifth century, Anglo-Saxons came from the region of________ and the Low Countries and settled in Britain.A:DenmarkB:NorwayC:GermanyD:the Netherlands答案:A7.The earliest settlers on the British Islands were Anglo-Saxons.A:对B:错答案:B8.The Romans under Claudius conquered the south of Britain in A.D. 43.A:对B:错答案:A9.From 1017 to 1042, England was ruled by Danish kings.A:对B:错答案:A10.In the late 9th century, the Danes or Scandinavians began to attack theEnglish coast.A:对B:错答案:B第三章测试1.The Doomsday Book was in fact a record of each man’s ______.A:reputationB:behaviorC:experienceD:property答案:D2.The war between Matilda and Stephen resulted in the establishment of theHouse of ________.A:PlantagenetB:TudorC:NormandyD:Lancaster答案:A3.Feudalism was established in England after ________.A:the House of LancasterB:the House of PlantagenetC:the House of YorkD:the House of Normandy答案:D4.After his conquest of England, William I began to organize the government ofEngland on the system based on the ownership of land.A:错B:对答案:B5.After his conquest of England, William I took the land away from its Englishowners and divided it among his Norman lords, including his bishops and abbey leaders.A:对B:错答案:A6.In the Medieval England, the common people belonged to the knight onwhose manor they lived. They had to serve him as farm-workers and assoldiers.A:错B:对答案:A7.In the House of Normandy, the Church interfered with the county courtsruled by sheriff.A:对B:错答案:B8.After his conquest of England, William I controlled the country only bybuilding castles all over the country.A:错B:对答案:A9.When William I died, he left Normandy to his eldest son, Robert.A:错B:对答案:B10.Henry I gave charters to towns and he let London elect its own sheriff.A:错B:对答案:B第四章测试1.The first British Parliament was summoned in the year of ________.A:1215B:1265C:1295D:1343答案:B2.The Great Charter aimed at restricting the power of the ________.A:lordsB:common peopleC:priestsD:King答案:D3.“Lackland” is the nickname of ________.A:King Edward IIB:King Henry IIC:King StephenD:King John答案:D4._______ launched the Hundred Years’ War.A:King Edward ⅠB:King Edward ⅡC:King Edward ⅢD:King Henry Ⅲ答案:C5.The Hundred Years’ War was a war against _______.A:FranceB:RomeC:SpainD:Germany答案:A6.In 1381, peasants in _______ in England first rebelled.A:EssexB:SussexC:WessexD:Kent答案:A7.Simon de Montfort called the “All Estates Parliament” in 1295.A:对B:错答案:B8.Wars of the Roses were fought constantly between the Lancastrians and theYorkists from 1455 to 1485.A:对B:错答案:B9.“The Model Parliament” were summoned in 1295.A:错B:对答案:B10.Henry Ⅱ is best remembered for his reform of ________.A:lawsB:religionC:courtsD:land答案:AC第五章测试1.During the Civil War, ________ was executed by Oliver Cromwell on January30th, 1649.A:King Charles IIB:King James IC:King James IID:King Charles I答案:D2.The two centuries just before the outbreak of the Bourgeois revolution werea period of ________.A:enlightenmentB:colonization abroadC:foreign territorial expansionD:capital accumulation答案:D3.Charles I ruled without Parliament for ________ years.A:12B:13C:11D:10答案:C4.The “Glorious Revolution” of 1688 put ________ on the throne.A:Charles IB:William of OrangeC:James IID:Charles II答案:B5.The restoration of Charles II took place in the year of 1688.A:对B:错答案:B6.The 15th and 16th centuries were marked by the decline of feudalism andthe rise of capitalism in the English history.A:错B:对答案:B7.The Enclosure of land turned a large number of slaves into peasants.A:对B:错答案:B8.England was cruelly ruled by Oliver Cromwell in the period ofCommonwealth.A:对B:错答案:A9.The Commoners drew up The Grand Remonstrance in 1642.A:错B:对答案:A10.The First Civil War in Britain lasted for ________ years.A: 4B: 5C: 3D: 6答案:A第六章测试1.The British Industrial Revolution first began in the ________ industry.A:iron and steelB:textileC:coal miningD:ship-building答案:B2.The term “Rotten Boroughs” me ans ________.A:boroughs that were rottenB:boroughs in which there were no inhabitantsC:dirty boroughsD:constituencies that were represented in the House of Commons though there was not an inhabitant in it答案:D3.The British Empire reached the peak of its colonial expansion after the________.A:Anglo-Boer WarB:World War IIC:World War ID:the First Opium War答案:A4.Victoria’s reputation in Britain was also due to her personality.A:错B:对答案:B5.The Industrial Revolution in Britain first began in the clothing industry.A:对B:错答案:B6.After the Industrial Revolution, Britain became the “workshop of the world.”A:对B:错答案:A7.After the Seven Years’ War England became the strongest sea power anddominated world trade.A:错B:对答案:B8.As a result of the Industrial Revolution, the financial bourgeoisie gainedsupremacy in both economic and political life of the country.A:错B:对答案:A9.Oliver Twist was written by Charles Dickens.A:对B:错答案:A10.The British Empire began with the founding of Newfoundland in 1583,A:错B:对答案:B第七章测试1.In 1930s, the League of Nations was controlled by ________.A:Britain and the USB:Russia and the USC:Germany and BritainD:Britain and France答案:D2.The Munich Agreement was a non-aggression pact between ________ on theone hand and Nazi Germany on the other.A:CzechoslovakiaB:the USC:Britain and RussiaD:Britain and France答案:D3.The British Commonwealth of Nations is a/an ________ organization.A:phonyB:economicC:militaryD:cultural答案:A4.Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in ________.A:1939B:1940C:1942D:1941答案:C5.Which of the following terms best describes the economic situation of Britainin 1970s?A:inflationB:stagflationC:debtsD:devaluation答案:B6.The underlying aim of Thatcherism is ________.A:nationalizationB:cutting wagesC:denationalizationD:increasing public expenditure答案:C7.American and Russia joined the League of Nations immediately after itsformation.A:对B:错答案:B8.Elizabeth II became the Queen because she was the oldest child of an oldestchild and entitled to the throne.A:错B:对答案:A9.The British Empire fell after the end of the Second World War.A:对B:错答案:A10.The East India Company was given right to enlist army, enforce law anddeclare war and make peace in India.A:错B:对答案:B第八章测试1.Which of the following belongs to the process of de-colonization?A:The action of achieving political independence of a country that used tobe a colony.B:India gained its independence from the British Empire in 1947.C:Britain ranks the second in industrial investment abroad.D:Germany and Japan caught up with Britain and finally overtook Britainin economy.答案:AB2.________ were characteristic of the British economy in relation to otherdeveloped economies.A:Low rates of scientific experimentB:Low rates of military expenditureC:Low rates of educational investmentD:Low rates of industrial investment答案:D3.Throughout the 1980s, an extensive program of privatization was carried out,with many state-owned businesses, such as ________.A:telecomB:aerospaceC:steelD:gas答案:ABCD4.Under Margaret Thatcher, British economy in the 1980s gradually ________.A:recessedB:declinedC:recoveredD:went down答案:C5.British economy in the 1970s was characterized by ________.A:recoveryB:stagflationC:inflationD:stagnation答案:B6.The British beef industry has been hit badly by ________ disease in cattletowards 1996.A:COVID-19B:SARSC:AIDSD:BSE答案:D7.Like most developed economies, the UK has seen a relative ________ of theimportance of secondary industry and a spectacular ________ in tertiaryindustries.A:growth, declineB:decline, declineC:growth, growthD:decline, growth答案:D8.Primary industries include such areas as ________.A:fishingB:agricultureC:miningD:forestry答案:ABCD9.Which of the following statements about the UK economy after World War IIis NOT true?A:Britain has experienced a relative economic decline since 1945.B:Britain ranks the second in industrial investment abroad.C:There has been a period of steady decreasing of living standards.D:Britain remains one of the Group of Seven large industrial economies.答案:C10.Throughout the 1980s, an extensive program of privatization in the UK wascarried out, with many state-owned businesses, such as ________.A:telecomB:gasC:aerospaceD:steel答案:ABCD第九章测试1.In Britain, the UK Parliament consists of _________.A:the House of CommonsB:the House of LordsC:the Prime MinisterD:the Monarch答案:ABD2.Whenever a person is made a minister of Cabinet rank in the UK, he or she ismade a member of ________.A:the House of CommonsB:ParliamentC:the House of LordsD:the Privy Council答案:D3.The Cabinet meets ________ in one of the rooms in the Prime Minister’s officialresidence, No. 10 Downing Street.A:regularlyB:twice a weekC:once a monthD:irregularly答案:A4.All the government ministers of Britain must be members of ________.A:the House of CommonsB:the Privy CouncilC:the ParliamentD:the House of Lords答案:C5.In the United Kingdom, death penalty for murder was abolished in 1969.A:错B:对答案:B6.The general election in Britain is held every 4 years.A:对B:错答案:B7.In the United Kingdom, ________ is se en as the party of the “middle”, occupyingthe ideological ground between the two main parties.A:the Labour PartyB:the Tory PartyC:the Conservative PartyD:the Liberal Democrats答案:D8.The deposit that a British MP candidate has to pay is supposed to ________.A:raise money for the electionB: encourage the rich to runC:prevent people from running just for a jokeD:prevent the poor from entering Parliament答案:C9.British government is established on the basis of constitutional monarchy.A:对B:错答案:A10.The King or the Queen in the UK has the right to appoint the Prime Ministerand other ministers of his or her own will.A:错B:对答案:A第十章测试1.Hawaii is situated in the central Atlantic Ocean.A:错B:对答案:A2.Mount Whitney (4 418m) is the highest peak in the United States.A:错B:对答案:A3.The United States is the ________ largest country in the world in terms of landarea.A:thirdB:fourthC:fifthD:sixth答案:B4.The famous Niagara Falls are located on the US-Canadian border ________.A:between Lake Michigan and Lake HuronB:between Lake Huron and Lake ErieC:between Lake Erie and Lake OntarioD:between Lake Superior and Lake Michigan答案:C5.Southern Florida has a/an ________ climate.A:semitropicalB:tropicalC:coldD:temperate答案:A6.The climate of the northern part of the Pacific Coast in the United States issimilar to that of England.A:对B:错答案:A7.Today, the United States imports more oil and natural gas than it exports.A:对B:错答案:B8.Hispanics in the US speak ________.A:GermanB:SpanishC:FrenchD:English答案:B9.Thirteen stripes on the national flag of the United States represent theoriginal thirteen colonies that declared independence from England.A:对B:错答案:A10.The personification of the United States is ________.A:John BullB:American bisonC:Uncle SamD:bald eagle答案:C11.The Statue of Liberty was a gift presented to the United States by the UnitedKingdom.A:错B:对答案:A12.________ leads the United States in annual growth of commercial trees.A:The State of WashingtonB:The State of NevadaC:The State of New MexicoD:The State of Utah答案:A第十一章测试1.Columbus first began his voyage from a harbor in ________.A:SpainB:EnglandC:ItalyD:India答案:A2.The New World discovered by Columbus was named after ________.A:Marco PoloB:Ferdinand MagellanC:Christopher ColumbusD:Amerigo Vespucci答案:D3.In the early colonization of Americas, Portugal set up colonies in______.A:CanadaB:MexicoC:BrazilD:South America答案:C4.The Province of Georgia belonged to ________.A:the Northern ColoniesB:the Southern ColoniesC:the New England ColoniesD:the Central Colonies答案:B5.The earliest British settlement on North America was ________.A:PlymouthB:St. LouisC:JamestownD:Quebec答案:C6.Spain explored and colonized much of ________ and ________.A:BrazilB:South AmericaC:CanadaD:Mexico答案:BD7.________ was the colony set up by Colonel James Oglethorpe in 1733.A:South CarolinaB:VirginiaC:GeorgiaD:North Carolina答案:C8.Delaware was settled by people from Sweden.A:对B:错答案:A9.The New England colonies became a center for small farms.A:对B:错答案:B10.In 1620, a group of Puritans set sail for America on a ship called theMayflower.A:错B:对答案:B11.In 1682, a group of Quakers headed by William Penn set up the colony ofPennsylvania.A:对B:错答案:A12.Columbus offered his services to Queen Isabella of Spain.A:对B:错答案:A第十二章测试1.Despite its name, the French and Indian War was a war fought between________.A:the French and the EnglishB:the English and the SpanishC:the French and IndiansD:the English and Indians答案:A2.George Washington took office as the President of the United States ofAmerica in ________.A:1788B:1787C:1790D:1789答案:D3.As a result of the French and Indian War, the ________ lost all their land inNorth America.A:EnglishB:SpanishC:FrenchD:Indians答案:C4.American War of Independence ended in ________.A:1781B:1783C:1789D:1782答案:A5.In the 18th century, people in Europe began to believe that it is ________ thatguided the universe.A:superstitious forcesB:manC:natural lawsD:God答案:C6.As for man’s knowledge, John Locke believed it is ________.A:acquired from experience of five sensesB:from observation and experimentC:from the reflection by the mindD:innate答案:ABC7.According to John Locke, the most important natural law was that no manshould take away the life, liberty, or property of another.A:对B:错答案:A8.During American War of Independence, the British army was composedmainly of farmers, craftsmen, and small traders.A:对B:错答案:B9.During American War of Independence, the motto of the colonies was “notaxation without representation.”A:对B:错答案:A10.The US Constitution was written and ratified in 1791.A:对B:错答案:B第十三章测试1.The United States purchased Louisiana Territory from ________ in 1803.A:MexicoB:RussiaC:FranceD:Spain答案:C2.The Mexican territories annexed by the United States as a result of theMexican War include ________.A:TexasB:CaliforniaC:ArizonaD:Oregon答案:ABC3.The Oregon Region includes the following present States ________.A:the State of IdahoB:the State of UtahC:the State of OregonD:the State of Washington答案:ACD4.The American Industrial Revolution began in 1807 with its ________ industry.A:textileB:machine-makingC:coal miningD:shipbuilding答案:A5.The Missouri Compromise of 1820 prohibited slavery in any other lands inthe ________ Territory north of the 36°30’ line.A:OregonB:SpanishC:LouisianaD:Mexican答案:C6.Henry Clay’s Compr omise of 1850 was made to solve the problem aroused bythe admission of ________ into the Union.A:MaineB:MissouriC:NebraskaD:California答案:D7.In ________, President Thomas Jefferson, by taking advantage of the war inEurope, made Napoleon I agree to sell Louisiana Territory.A:1802B:1803C:1805D:1804答案:B8.When the United States was first founded, it consisted of only thirteen States,with a territory of about ________ square kilometers.A:900000B:700000C:1000000D:800000答案:A9.In________, there came a flood of new immigrants from Europe to the UnitedStates because labor was needed with the rapid development of industry inAmerica, and most European countries were in a very bad state.A:the 1930sB:the 1820sC:the 1830sD:the 1920s答案:C10.The passage of The Homestead Act (1861) failed to solve the land problem inthe interests of the small farmers.A:对B:错答案:B第十四章测试1.The Spanish-American War strengthened the US interventions in ________.A:AmericasB:AfricaC:EuropeD:the Far East答案:A2.In the late half of the 19th century, ________ was the main objective of the USoverseas expansion.A:VietnamB:IndiaC:ChinaD:the Philippines答案:C3.The establishment of the League of Nations was initiated by ________.A:Franklin D. RooseveltB:Woodrow WilsonC:Harry S. TrumanD:William Taft答案:B4.________ were the measures of the New Deal of the Roosevelt Administration..A:adopting the “Good Neighbor Policy” towards Latin American countries B:reducing the public expenditureC:launching public worksD:destroying crops答案:ACD5.The United States and China established diplomatic relations in the year of________.A:1973B:1972C:1979D:1978答案:C6.In ________, US Congress passed the Taft-Hartley Act.A:1947B:1944C:1945D:1946答案:A7.The Japanese attack on the American naval base of the Pearl Harbor in 1941,brought the United States into the Second World War.A:对B:错答案:A8.In the first two decades after the Second World War, the US Governmentadopted a policy of Cold War and “Containment” in its relationship with the Soviet Union.A:错B:对答案:B9.In 1947, Congress passed the Taft-Hartley Act, which outlawed the closedshop and put other restraints on labor unions, and a program wasestablished to investigate the loyalty of the federal employees in theexecutive branch.A:对B:错答案:A10.The United States seized Hawaii from Spain after the Spanish-American Warof 1898.A:对B:错答案:A第十五章测试1.The three stages that the American economy has experienced in itsdevelopment are commercial capitalism, industrial capitalism and corporate capitalism.A:对B:错答案:A2.Now the United States economy is dominated by enormous, diversified,multinational monopolistic corporations.A:对B:错答案:A3.In the ________ stage American economy developed rapidly.A:commercial capitalismB:industrial capitalismC:colonial stageD:corporate capitalism答案:B4.The South of the US has now become ________ developed industrial region.A:the most rapidlyB:the oldestC:the wellD:the newly答案:D5.Canned fish and lumber are the chief manufactured products of ________.A:AlaskaB:New MexicoC:HawaiiD:Florida答案:A6.________ are all in the Corn Belt.A:The State of IowaB:The State of OhioC:The State of ArizonaD:The State of Illinois答案:ABD7.The stock raising areas of the United States are scattered in theneighborhood of the Great Lakes, in the Corn Belt and on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Range.A:对B:错答案:A8.In the United States, railways are still important for carrying passengers andare still operated by commercial companies.A:对B:错答案:B9.The automobile is the most popular means of transportation in the UnitedStates.A:对B:错答案:A10.China, Japan and Canada were the top three import partners of the UnitedStates.A:对B:错答案:B第十六章测试1.The President of the United States exercises the ________ power.A:judicialB:legislativeC:executiveD:veto答案:C2.The power of the U.S. President has ________.A:kept belittlingB:remained the same as it was in 1789C:remained the same as prescribed in the ConstitutionD:kept enlarging答案:D3.The Constitution of the United States says that only ________ can declare warupon other nations.A:the National Security CouncilB:the Department of DefenseC:the CongressD:the President答案:C4.The number of Representatives of the US House of Representatives fromeach State is fixed according to the size of ________ the state has.A:the votersB:the economyC:the populationD:the territory答案:C5.________ is the most important part of a State government.A:The GovernorB:The LegislatureC:The JudicialD:The Executive Council答案:B6.The chief executive of a State is the ________.A:GovernorB:state councilC:Supreme CourtD:sheriff答案:A7.As established in the U.S. Constitution, the President of the United Statesmust ________.A:be a CongressmanB:be a Republican or a DemocratC:have lived in the U.S. at least 14 yearsD:be a native-born citizenE:be at least 35 years old答案:CDE8.In 1951, Congress passed an amendment to the Constitution to limit aPresident to eight years successively in office.A:对B:错答案:B9.The American voters do not vote directly for the President but vote for theelectors.A:错B:对答案:B10.The State legislature in most states of the United States usually consists oftwo houses.A:错B:对答案:B第十七章测试1.Australia is the ________ largest country in the world.A:seventhB:fourthC:sixthD:fifth答案:C2.Australia is surrounded by the Tasman Sea and the ________ Ocean to the east,by the ________ Ocean to the west.A:Indian, PacificB:Pacific, AtlanticC:Pacific, IndianD:Atlantic, Indian答案:C3.Many aspects of Australian way of life are still ________, though Australians arethe descendants of many nations.A:GreekB:BritishC:ItalianD:American答案:B4.The commonwealth of Australia was formed in the year of _________.A:1847B:1788C:1901D:1903答案:C5.The most pleasant part of Australia is the Southeastern coastland, while twothirds of the continent is ________ and ________ in terms of climate.A:coldB:hotC:dryD:humid答案:BC6.Off the northeastern coast of Australia is a 2000km line of coral island andreefs known as the Great Barrier Reef.A:对B:错答案:A7.In recent years, Australian governments have encouraged people withdifferent ethnic backgrounds to keep their own cultures. The policy is called multiculturalism.A:错B:对答案:B8.Australia was once a British penal colony, and now has become one of thedeveloped countries in the world.A:错B:对答案:B9.________ are the factors that affect the efficiency of Australian manufacturing.A:Australians’ lack of innovationB:Australia’s geographical isolationC:Australia’s limited domestic marketD:Australia’s high levels of industrial protection答案:BCD10.Australia is the world’s largest exporter of wool.A:对B:错答案:A11.The Australian Constitution is based on the principle of federalism and theprinciple of responsible Government.A:对B:错答案:A12.Canada ranks the ________ among the largest countries in area in the world.A:secondB:thirdC:firstD:fourth答案:A13.Vancouver is the Capital City of Canada.A:错B:对答案:A14.The most developed and the most densely populated part of Canada isSt. Lawrence and Great Lakes region.A:对B:错答案:A15.General Elections are held at least every six years in Canada and the PrimeMinister is directly elected by the voters.A:错B:对答案:A16.The first European to discover New Zealand is the Dutch explorer ________,in 1642, who was hired by the Dutch East India Company.A:Amerigo VespucciB:Christopher ColumbusC:Abel TasmanD:Jacques Cartier答案:C17.Both ________ and ________ are official languages in New Zealand. English is thecommon and everyday language of New Zealanders.A:MaoriB:FrenchC:SpanishD:English答案:AD18.Seasons are opposite to those in the northern hemisphere. Summer lastsfrom September to November.A:对B:错答案:B19.Like Great British, Parliament is elected for a five-year term. All citizens andpermanent residents aged 20 years or over are eligible to vote inparliamentary elections.A:对B:错答案:B20.Like the United States, New Zealand’s Constitution doesn’t have a writtenform.A:对B:错答案:B。