英美概况习题

Chapter 1 History

Tell whether each of the following statements is true or false.

1._________ In 43 A.D. Roman Emperor Julius Caesar invaded England. 答案：F

2.________ The month “July”, in fact, is named after Julius Caesar himself.

答案：T

3.________The best-known English legend, King Arthur, derives from the Anglo-Saxons’ time.

答案：T

4.________ Robin Hood is a story about the Viking invasion of England. 答案：F

5.________ In the early stage of the Hundred Years’ War, the English won great victories.

答案：T

6.________The ruling Normans regarded England as their home after the Hundred Years’ War.

答案：T

7.________ Henry VII ended the Wars of the Roses and founded the Tudor Monarchy.

答案：F

8.________ English drama flourished during Elizabeth I era.

答案：T

9.________ Oliver Cromwell believed in the old theory “Divine right of Kings”.

答案：F

10.________After World War II, the British economy became the 2nd largest power in the world.

答案：F

11. ________ American Indians came from India 25,000 years ago.

答案：F

12. ________ American Indians developed the brilliant culture of the Aztecs, the Incas and the Mayas.

答案：T

13. ________ Columbus was the first European to set foot in what was to be called America.

答案：T

14.________ America was named after the great discoverer Amerigo

Vespucci.

答案：T

15. ________ The first permanent English colony was founded in 1607 in Boston.

答案：F

16. ________ Thanksgiving Day came from Britain.

答案：F

17. ________ By the early 1760s, the English settlers had established 13 colonies along the Atlantic coast.

答案：T

18. ________The Declaration of Independence officially announced the independence of 13 North American colonies.

答案：T

19.________ Benjamin Franklin became the first American President.

答案：F

20. ________ The United States did not enter World War I.

答案：F

Fill in the blanks with the correct information.

1. The golden-haired ________ are the natives of Britain, who were later called the Briton.

答案: Celts

2. In 55 and 43 A.D. Britain was invaded twice by the ________.

答案: Romans

3. The Anglo-Saxons began to settle in Britain in the ________ century. 答案: 5th

4. In the late 8th century they experienced _______ invasion from Denmark and in _________ they suffered Norman Conquest.

答案: Viking; 1066

5. Joan of Arc is a famous national heroine of French in the ___________________.

答案: Hundred Years’ War

6. The Wars of the Roses were fought between the House of __________ and the House of Lancaster.

答案: York

7. The direct cause of King Henry VIII’s Religious Reformation was to _____ his wife.

答案: divorce

8. Charles I ruled the country without Parliament for _______ years.

答案: 11

9. ______________ was also known as the “Virgin Queen” and____________ had the longest rule in English history.

答案: Elizabeth I; Queen Victoria

10. After World War I, Britain was overtaken by__________.

答案: America

11. Columbus discovered the New World in the year of________.

答案: 1492

12. The first permanent English settlement in North America was established in ________ in the year of ________.