英语国家概况期末试卷样本.doc

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, ________ .