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