英语国家概况试卷

英语国家概况试卷

英语国家概况试卷

Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that best completes the statement and put the letter in the bracket. (10%)

1）、1. The first known settlers of Britain were the __B__.

A. Celts

B. Iberians

C. Beaker Folk

D. Romans

2）、William won the Battle of Hastings. Later, on_C___, he was crowned king of England.

A. Easter Day

B. St. Andrew's Day

C. Christmas Day

D. Boxing Day

3）、Roman control was only effective in _D___.

A. Scotland

B. Wales

C. London

D. The southeast of Britain

4）、According to the American Constitution, the Vice President shall be Presid ent of ___A___.

A. the Senate

B. the Congress

C. the House of Representatives

D. the Cabinet

5）、Although relatively small in area, Ireland is large enough to show distinct regional variations in _A_____.

A. climate

B. ethnic minorities

C. religion

D. language

6）、New Zealand is about 1,500 km to the __B____.

A. northeast of Australia

B. southeast of Australia

C. northwest of Australia

D. southwest of Australia

7）、Canada is bounded on the north by ____A__, on the west by ______, and on the east by ______.

A. the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean

B. Antarctica, the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean

C. the Arctic Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean

D. Antarctica, the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean

8）、Which of the following is the longest river in Australia?（A）

A. The Murray.

B. The Clutha.

C. The Swan River.

D. The Shannon River

9）、The following animals are unique to Australia EXCEPT B______.

A. kangaroos

B. emus

C. budgerigars

D. koalas

I.10）、The Norman Conquest is perhaps ____event in English history. （B）

A. a trifling

B. the best-known

C. a horrifying

D. a sensational

Decide whether the following statements are true or false: (10%)

1）、cardiff is the capital city of Scotland。（F）

2）、the british history before 55BC is basically undocumented。（T）

3）、The Norman conquest marked the establishment of feudalism in England。（T）4）、New Zealand is mainly composed of two island in the Pacific Ocean。（T）

5）、Canada is the third largest city in the world in terms of territory。（F）

/doc/c11016432.html,plete the following statements with proper words or expressions from the bracket (10%)

1）、The National Day of the united states falls on__july 4th____.（july14 th july 4th_）2）、_Canberra___is Australia’s Capital. （Sydney、_Canberra）

3）、After the American War of independence, thousands of American refugees who claimed to remain loyal to _Britain came to Canada.（Britain、Germany）

4）、In Canada ,on average, members of the House of Commons are elected for a maximum of __five__ years.（five、four）

5)、British law consists of two parties：_the civil law___and the criminal law。（the civil law，the constitution）

III.

Define the following terms. 10%)

1）、Constitutional monarchy ----It is a political system that