英语国家概况笔记

(北大燕园)英语国家概况/测试七

I.选择题 1%X40

1.Bitter fighting has been going on in Ireland for hundreds of years between __b__.

A.the Protestants and the Puritans

B.the Protestants and the Roman Catholic

C.different ethnic group

D.different political groups

2.The causes of the Hundred Year's War were partyly ____ and partyly____.

A.political/miltary

B.political/economy

C.territorial/religious

D.territorial/economy

3.In Northern Ireland,appeals from magistrates' Courts against conviction or sentence are heard by _____.

A.the House of Lords

B.the High Courts

C.the Crown Courts

D.the Country Courts

4.The House of Parliament in U.K. were rebuilt between 1835 and 1857 after having been destroy by ____.

A.war

B.an earthquake

C.fire

D.an explosion

5.The seventh Sunday after Easter is____.

A.Good Friday

B.Easter Sunday

C.Whit Sunday

D.not a festival

6.In Britain,medical and veterinary courses normally require____ years.

A.three

B.four

C.five

D.eight

7.____ have been a traditional source of conflict between the English and Irish.

A.Political persecution

B.Economic interest

C.Ethnic discrimination

D.Religious differences

8.When we speak of "father of waters" or "old man river",we are referring to ____.

A.the Colorado

B.the Ohio River

C.the Missouri River

D.the Mississippi River

9.____ is America's most important agriculture area.

A.The Midwest

B.New England

C.The Great Plains

D.The intermountain area

10.Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation and the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution formally ended ____.

A.the immigration movement

B.the Civil War

C.the slave system

D.the industrialization

11.When Abraham Lincoln was elected president,the ____ states broke away found the Confederate States of America.

A.northern

B.western

C.southern

D.eastern

12.Versailles Treaty System was the result of Paris Conference in _____.

B.Europe

C.North America

D.Africa

13.The Cuban Missible Crisis happened in _____.

A.1960

B.1961

C.1962

D.1963

14.____ must first come from the House of Representatives.

A.Appointments of high officials

B.Revenue bills

itary bills

D.Banking bills

15.Higher education in the United States began with the founding of ____ in 1636.

A.Harvard College

B.Yale

C.MIT

D.Princeton

16.Jazz began in the early 20th century as a music of ____.

A.black Americans

B.Indians

ns

D.Hispanics

17.All Americans can enjoy a three-day weekend when they celebrate ____.