英语国家概况期末试卷样本

科目：《英语国家概况》（A卷）

Final Examination on A Guide to English-Speaking Countries

一Multiple choice ( 30’)

(D ) 1 As a result of the Black Death, much land was left untended and there was a terrible shortage of ___ in England.

A grain

B farm tools

C houses

D labor

( D ) 2 In the late 17th century, two of most famous literary works were Pilgrim’s Progress and _________ .

A the Jew of Malta

B the School of Archery

C Novum Organum

D Paradise Lost

(C ) 3. In 1836, a group of skilled workers and _____ formed the London Working Men’s Association.

A householders

B tenants

C small shopkeepers

D office workers ( C ) 4. In the Industrial Revolution, changes occurred earliest and quickest in the industry of ______.

A. pottery B hardware C textiles D chemicals ( C ) 5. In Britain police officers are not allowed to join ________ or to go on strike.

A a choir

B a political party

C a trade union

D a club

(B ) 6 The Great Carter of 1215 is also known as _________.

A People’s Charter

B Magna Carta

C King’s Charter

D the Declaration of human rights

(B ) 7 Henry Ⅱwas the first king of the ________ dynasty.

A Malcolm

B Plantagenet

C Windsor

D Tudor

( A) 8. __________ is the most typically English of sports

A Cricket

B Golf

C Tennis

D Horse-racing ( A ) 9. By the Treaty of ______ of 1842, China ceded _______ to Britain.

A Nanjing, Hong Kong

B Tianjing, Hong Kong

C Nanjing, Macau

D Tianjing, Macau

( D ) 10. In _______, the name Great Britain came into being.

A 1689

B 1702

C 1701

D 1707

( C ) 11. The serious economic crisis in the late 1920s and the beginning of 1930s was first brought about by ___.

A the farm failure

B the bank failures

C the stock market crash

D the high unemployment

( D ) 12．What are the problems that the U.S. economy has faced from time to time?

A Inflation

B Depressions

C Recessions

D all of the above ( A ) 13．The real American literature began________.

A after the war of Independence

B after the Westward Movement

C after the Civil War

D after the Civil Rights Movement ( A ) 14. In 1900, the United States ranked first in the production of ____ .

A coal

B electricity

C oil

D wheat

( D ) 15. In the United States, if the parents don’t send their children to school at certain age, ________ .

A the state government will be responsible for it

B they will educate the children themselves

C they can save a lot of money

D they are breaking the law

( D ) 16. The U.S. and China established their diplomatic relations in _____.

A 1974

B 1972

C 1978

D 1979

( C ) 17 In his inaugural speech, ______ said that “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”

A Woodrow Wilson

B Theodore Roosevelt

C Franklin D. Roosevelt

D George Washington

(C ) 18. One of the characteristics of the American people is _______ and it is said they are always ______.

A liberty, debating

B aggressiveness, starting wars

C mobility, on the move

D greediness, making money

( D ) 19. Hemingway’s most famous masterpiece was ______.

A The Sun Also Rises

B A Farewell to Arms

C For Whom the Bell Tolls

D Old Man and the Sea

(D ) 20. The system of higher education in the U. S. has three principle functions except ____-.

A teaching

B research

C public service

D individual service following statements are T (true) or F (false) according to what you have learned. (10’)

(T ) 1 There are three political divisions on the island of Great Britain: Scotland, Wales and England.

( F ) 2 Under William’s rule, the freeman were at the bottom of the feudal system.

(F ) 3 The English Civil War is also called the Glorious Revolution.

( F ) 4 In U.K, a Parliament has a maximum duration of 4 years.

( T ) 5 Christmas Day, December 25th, celebrates the birth of Christ, and is the greatest of Christian festivals.

(F ) 6 Chicago is known as the automobile capital of the world.

( T ) 7 Between 1850 and1880, many early Chinese immigrants to the United States worked in the mining industry, especially in the gold mines.

( T ) 8 The Pilgrims built a colony named Plymouth after they arrived in America. (F ) 9. The longest war that the United States has fought is the Civil War.

(T ) 10. Higher education in the U.S consists of six types of institutions.

三Fill in the following blanks: (10’)

1 In 1066, England was conquered by the __ Norman___________ who were led by William the Conqueror.

2 The greatest writer in the English language is ___Shakespeare_________________ .

3 In criminal trials in Britain, the issue of guilt or innocence is to be decided by the