最新英美概况答案

最新英美概况答案
【篇一：《英美概况》试题(附答案)】
multiple choices: choose one right answer from the four choices:
1. the highest mountain in britain is ____.
a. scafell
b. ben nevis
c. the cotswolds
d. the forth
2. the longest river in britain is _____.
a. the clyde
b. the mersey
c. the severn
d. the thames
3. the largest lake in britain is _____.
a. the lough neage
b. windermere water
c. coniston water
d. the lake district
4. which part of britain is always fighting?
a. england
b. scotland
c. wales
d. northem ireland
5. the immigrants coming to britain are mainly from _____.
a. europe
b. the united states
c. africa
d. the west indies,
6. the first inhabitants in britain were _____.
a. the normans
b. the celts
c. the iberians
d. the anglo-saxons
7. british recorded history began with _____.
a.roman invasion
b. the norman conquest
c. the viking and danish invasion
d. the anglo-saxons invasion
8. in 829, _____ actually became the overlord of all the english.
a. john
b. james i
c. egbert
d. hey i
9. christmas day ____, duke william was crowned in westminster abbey.
a. 1056
b. 1066
c. 1006
d. 1060
10. hey ii was the first king of the _____ dynasty.
a. windsor
b. tudor
c. malcolm
d. plantagenet
11. in 1265 ____ summoned the great council, which has been seen as the earliest parliament.
a. hey iii
b. the pope
c. barons
d. simon de montfort
12. the hundred years’ war started in ____ and ended in ____, in which the english had lost all the territories of france except the french port of ____.
a. 1337, 1453, flanders
b. 1337, 1453, calais
c. 1346, 1453, argencourt
d. 1346, 1453, brest
13. the wars of roses lasted for _____ years and king _____ was replaced by king _____.
a.30, richard iii, hey tudor
b. 50, richard iii, hey tudor
b. c. 30, richard i, hey tudor d. 50, richard i, hey tudor
14. the renaissance began in ____ in the early ____ century.
a. england, 14
b. england, 15
c. italy, 14
d. italy, 15
15. the english civil war is also called _____.
a. the glorious revolution
b. the bloody revolution
c. the catholic revolution
d. the puritan revolution
16. in _____, a small group of puritans sailed from _____ in the mayflower to be the first settlers in the north america.
a. 1620, london
b. 1620, plymouth
c. 1720, london
d. 1720, plymouth
17. in the 18th century, there appeared ____ in england, which owed a great deal to the invention of machines.
a. the industrial revolution
b. the bourgeois revolution
c. the wars of the roses
d. the religious reformation
18. english colonial expansion began with the colonization of _____ in 1583.
a. canada
b. australia
c. india
d. newfoundland
19. _____ was famous for his abdication because of his marriage with a divorced american:
a. edward viii
b. edward vii
c. george vi
d. george vii
20. in january _____ britain became a member of the european economic community.
a. 1957
b. 1967
c. 1973
d. 1979
21. soon after _____, britain not only gave up its econmic hegemony but also suffered a deep loss of its position of industrial leadership.
a. 1900
b. the first world war
c. the second world war
d. 1960
22. in the 1970s among the developed countries, britain maintained the lowest _____ rate and the highest _____ rate.
a. inflation, growth
b. growth, inflation
c. growth, divorce
d. growth, birth
23. the following are all reasons of british decline of coal industry except _____.
a.the exhaustion of old mines
b. costly extraction
b. c. little money being invested d. the labour shortage
24. britain’s foreign trade is mainly with _____.
a. developing countries
b. other commonwealth countries
c. other developed countries
d. ec
25. the house of lords is presided over by _____.
a. the lord chancellor
b. the queen
c. the archbishop of canterbury
d. the prime minister
【篇二：《英美概况》试题(附答案)】
multiple choices: choose one right answer from the four choices:
1. the highest mountain in britain is ____.
a. scafell
b. ben nevis
c. the cotswolds
d. the forth
2. the longest river in britain is _____.
a. the clyde
b. the mersey
c. the severn
d. the thames
3. the largest lake in britain is _____.
a. the lough neage
b. windermere water
c. coniston water
d. the lake district
4. which part of britain is always fighting?
a. england
b. scotland
c. wales
d. northem ireland
5. the immigrants coming to britain are mainly from _____.
a. europe
b. the united states
c. africa
d. the west indies,
6. the first inhabitants in britain were _____.
a. the normans
b. the celts
c. the iberians
d. the anglo-saxons
7. british recorded history began with _____.
a. roman invasion
b. the norman conquest
c. the viking and danish invasion
d. the anglo-saxons invasion
8. in 829, _____ actually became the overlord of all the english.
a. john
b. james i
c. egbert
d. hey i
9. christmas day ____, duke william was crowned in westminster abbey.
a. 1056
b. 1066
c. 1006
d. 1060
10. hey ii was the first king of the _____ dynasty.
a. windsor
b. tudor
c. malcolm
d. plantagenet
11. in 1265 ____ summoned the great council, which has been seen as the earliest parliament.
a. hey iii
b. the pope
c. barons
d. simon de montfort
12. the hundred years’ war started in ____ and ended in ____, in which the english had lost all the territories of france except the french port of ____.
a. 1337, 1453, flanders
b. 1337, 1453, calais
c. 1346, 1453, argencourt
d. 1346, 1453, brest
13. the wars of roses lasted for _____ years and king _____ was replaced by king _____.
a. 30, richard iii, hey tudor
b. 50, richard iii, hey tudor
i, hey tudor
14. the renaissance began in ____ in the early ____ century.
a. england, 14
b. england, 15
c. italy, 14
d. italy, 15
15. the english civil war is also called _____.
a. the glorious revolution
b. the bloody revolution
c. the catholic revolution
d. the puritan revolution
16. in _____, a small group of puritans sailed from _____ in the mayflower to be the first settlers in the north america.
a. 1620, london
b. 1620, plymouth
c. 1720, london
d. 1720, plymouth
17. in the 18th century, there appeared ____ in england, which owed a great deal to the invention of machines.
a. the industrial revolution
b. the bourgeois revolution
c. the wars of the roses
d. the religious reformation
18. english colonial expansion began with the colonization of _____ in 1583.
a. canada
b. australia
c. india
d. newfoundland
19. _____ was famous for his abdication because of his marriage with a divorced american:
a. edward viii
b. edward vii
c. george vi
d. george vii
20. in january _____ britain became a member of the european economic community.
a. 1957
b. 1967
c. 1973
d. 1979
21. soon after _____, britain not only gave up its econmic hegemony but also suffered a deep loss of its position of industrial leadership.
a. 1900
b. the first world war
c. the second world war
d. 1960
22. in the 1970s among the developed countries, britain maintained the lowest _____ rate and the highest _____ rate.
a. inflation, growth
b. growth, inflation
c. growth, divorce
d. growth, birth
23. the following are all reasons of british decline of coal industry except _____.
a. the exhaustion of old mines
b. costly extraction
b. c. little money being invested d. the labour shortage
24. britain’s foreign trade is mainly with _____.
a. developing countries
b. other commonwealth countries
c. other developed countries
d. ec
25. the house of lords is presided over by _____.
a. the lord chancellor
b. the queen
c. the archbishop of canterbury
d. the prime minister
26. a general election is held every _____ years and there are _____ members of parliaments are elected.
a. five, 600
b. five, 650
c. five, 651
d. four, 651
27. the prime minister is appointed by _____ and he or she always sits in _____.
a. the archbishop of canterbury, the house of commons
b. the archbishop of canterbury, the house of lords
c. the queen, the house of commons
d. the queen, the house of lords
28. the ultimate authority for law-making resides in _____.
a. the queen
b. the cabinet
c. the house of lords
d. the house of commons
29. the sources of british law include _____.
【篇三：2014英美概况习题精选revised(含答案)】gdom
part 1 geography and history of uk
section 1 the land
i. choose the correct answer and circle the letter before it.
1. the highest mountain peak(高峰) in britain is in _____.
a. england
b. scotland（苏格兰）
c. wales
d. northern
ireland
2. the longest river in britain is the _____ river.
a. severn （塞文）
b. thames
c. mersey
d. humber
3. the largest lake in britain is located(位于) in _____.
a. england
b. scotland
c. wales
d. northern ireland
4. the highest mountain peak in britain is called _____.
a. ben nevis
b. cross fell
c. snowdonia
d. scafell
5. the lake district（区） is well-known for _____.
a. its wild and beautiful scenery
b. its varied lakes
c. the lake poets
（诗人） d. all of the above three
6. which of the following is not the feature（特点） of british climate
（气候）?
a. coldness
b. more rainy days
c. changeability
d. more fogs
keys: 1. b 2. a 3. d 4. a 5. d 6. a
ii. translate the following into chinese
1.the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland 大不列颠
及北爱尔兰联合王国
2.the strait of dover 多佛海峡
3. the english channel 英吉利海峡
4.greenwich 格林尼治
5..the britain isles大不列颠岛
6.the thames river 泰晤士河
7.the severn river 塞汶河
ke neigh 讷湖 9. lake district 湖区
10.edinburgh 爱丁堡11.glasgow 格拉斯哥
12. cardiff 加的夫13. stonehenge 史前时期巨大石柱
14. the british isles不列颠群岛15.the english channel 英吉利海峡
16. maritime climate海洋性气候；海岸气候 17. loanwords外来语，
外来词18.. old english古英语（略作oe） 19.
roman catholic church罗马天主教会；罗马公教
20. .middle english中世纪英语；中古英语（约1150－约1475年间的
英语）
iii. select the letter of the answer that best matches each term on the
left.
___ 1. northern ireland a. church leader of a diocese
___ 2. charlotte bronte b. ulster
___ 3. archbishopc. middle valley
___ 4. ben nevisd. church leader of a province
___ 5. bilingual education双语教育e. britain’s highest mountain
___ 6. central lowland f. author of jane eyre 简爱的作者
___ 7. bishopg. teaching in two languages
(key: 1.b2.f3.a4.e5.g 6.c7.d)
section 2 the people
i. choose the correct answer and circle the letter before it.
1. the english people are descendants后裔 of a. celtsb. romansc. anglo-saxonsd. danes
2. middle english took shape about a century after the conquest征服.
a. roman
b. anglo-saxon
c. norman
d. danish
3. the established church国教 of britain is .
a. the church of england
b. free church
c. the united reformed church
d. the church of scotland
4. easter is kept, commemorating纪念 the of jesus christ.
a. coming
b. birth
c. death
d. resurrection复活 keys: 1. c 2. c 3.
a 4. d
ii．match the names of the cities with the descriptions.
column a column b
__f__1. liverpool a. the steel manufacturing center of
britain
__c__2. hulls b. the former center of textile industry of britain __a__3. sheffield c. the fishing port in humberside __b__4. manchester d. the largest city in britain
__g__5. glasgow e. the second largest city in britain __d__6. london f. the district of merseyside __e__7. birmingham g. the largest city in scotland __i__8. belfasth. the capital of wales
__j__9. edinburghi. the capital of northern ireland
__h__10.cardiff j. the capital of scotland iii. translate the following into chinese
1.modern english 现代英语
2.the church of england 英格兰圣公会
3.christmas 圣诞节
4.easter 复活节
5.westminster abbey 西敏寺大教堂
6.city of london 伦敦城
7.outer london外伦敦 8.poets corner 诗人角
9. birmingham 伯明翰
iv. true or false
1. england is smaller than the combined territory of scotland and wales.
2. the first christian church was established at canterbury, england, in 597.
3. the scottish language is derived from old english.
4. what kind of language to speak is not important in great britain.
5. the present-day english people have inherited the physical characteristics of the germanic people and the celts.
(key: 1. f (still larger) 2.t 3. f (old celtic language) 4. f (extremely important) 5. t
section 3 early man and the feudal society
i. choose the correct answer and circle the letter before it.
1. the earliest settlers 定居 on the british isles were the
___________.
a. celts
b. gaels
c. iberians
d. brythons
2. in 43 a.d., roman under _______ conquered britain.
a. julius caesar
b. claudius
c. augustine
d. the pope
3. roman britain lasted until the year of ______ when all roman troops。