英美概况试题-1

英美概况试题-1

I. Complete the following unfinished statements by choosing one of the given items marked with A, B, C, or D. (25 points, 1 point for each)

1.On the island of Great Britain there are __C___.

(A)four political divisions – England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

(B)four political divisions – England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland

(C)three political divisions – England, Scotland and Wales

(D)three political divisions – England, Scotland and Northern Ireland

2.Which of the following is not true? C

(A)Most of Wales is mountainous.

(B)The landform of Northern Ireland is diverse.

(C)The Lake District is in northwest England.

(D)The most important area in Scotland is the Central Lowlands.

3.The Welsh are fond of ___D__.

(A) food (B) sports (C) fashion (D) music

4.Which type of climate is not true in Britain? B

(A) It is rainy. (B) It has a great range of temperature.

(C) It is changeable.(D) It is unpredictable.

5.The Anglo-Saxon Conquest was important in British history because ____D_.

(A)it laid the foundation of the English state

(B)it laid the foundation of the English nation

(C)it laid the foundation of the English language

(D)of all the above contributions

6.Henry II was the first king of ___C__ dynasty.

(A) Windsor (B) Tudor (C) Plantagenet (D) Stuart

7.__B___ was brought to Britain by the Anglo-Saxons.

(A) Christianity (B) Teutonic religion (C) Druidism (D) Lutherism

8.On Christmas Day of ___C__, William was crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey

by the Archbishop of _____.

(A) 1065, Y ork (B) 1065, Canterbury (C) 1066, Y ork (D) 1066, Canterbury

9._B____ was not the direct cause for the Peasant Uprising of 1381 in England.

(A) A series of taxes (B) The Black Death

(C) Repressive measures of the government (D) Doctrine spread by the Lollards

10.In British history James I was associated with ___D__.

(A) the Divine Right of Kings (B) the Gunpowder Plot

(C) the Long Parliament (D) both (A) and (B)

11.The first English parliament was set up by ___A__ 1265.

(A) Simon de Montfort (B) James I (C) Henry III (D) Charles I

12.It was ___D__ that marked the establishment of the constitutional monarchy in England.

(A) the Great Charter (B) the Chartist Movement

(C ) the Restoration (D) the Glorious Revolution

13. After ___B__ between Britain and France, Canada was ceded to Britain by the 1763 Treaty of Paris.

(A)the Six Y ears’ War

(B)the Seven Y ears’ War

(C)the Quebec War

(D)the Canadian War

14. ___A__ lies between the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachians.

(A) the Great Plains

(B) the Great Lakes

(C) the Grand Canyon

(D) the intermountain area

15. _D____ in northwestern Arizona is one of America’s most impressive sights.

(A) Y ellowstone National Park

(B) Glac ier National Park

(C) Rocky Mountain National Park

(D) the Grand Canyon

16. The victory of ___A__ was the turning point of the War of Independence.

(A) Saratoga

(B) Gettysburg

(C) Trenton

(D) Y orktown

17. The English Pilgrims built a settlement named __C___ after they arrived in America in 1620.

(A) Jamestown

(B) Boston

(C) Plymouth

(D) Y orktown

18. “No taxation without representation” wa s the slogan of the American people _A____.

(A) before the War of Independence

(B) after the War of Independence