整理英语国家概况期末考试题型及复习要点

英语国家概况期末考试题型及复习要点

I.Fill in the blanks. (20 points, 1 point for each)

II.Multiple choice questions. (20 points, 1 point for each)

III.True or False. (10 points, 1 point for each)

IV.Explain the following terms: (25 points, 5 points for each)

V.Answer the questions. (25 points, 5 points for each)

填空、选择和判断正误部分：

关注所学英美国家内容中的重点史实和重要知识要点。

名词解释部分：

1.British Commonwealth

Also known as the Commonwealth of Nations.

a)It is a free association of independent countries that were once colonies of Britain.

b)It was established in 1931, replacing the former British Empire.

c)Member nations are joined together economically and have certain trading arrangements.

d)Today there are about 50 member countries within the Commonwealth

2. Lake Poets

The Lake Poets are a group of English poets who all lived in the Lake District of England and were inspired by it to create romantic works at the turn of the 19th century. The three poets of the Lakes School were William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and Robert Southey.

3.Black Death

It was a disease or plague spread by rat fleas in 14th century .It spread through Europe in the middle of 14th century and reached England in the summer of 1348.Many people died and the population of England shrank .It caused labor shortage and other social problems .

4.Julius Caesar

Gaius Julius Caesar (100 BC –44 BC) was a Roman general, historian and statesman. He invaded Britain (55BC), crushed the army of his political enemy Pompey (48BC), pursued other enemies to Egypt, where he installed Cleopatra as queen (47BC), returned to Rome, and was given a mandate by the people to rule as dictator until he was murdered (44BC).

5.King Arthur

A Romano-Briton warrior, between AD 400 and AD 600, King Arthur was a legendary British leader

of the late 5th and early 6th centuries, who, according to medieval histories and romances, led the defence of Romano-Celtic Britain against Saxon invaders in the early 6th century. The details of Arthur's story are mainly composed of folklore and literary invention, and his historical existence is debated and disputed by modern historians.

6.Margaret Thatcher

She was the first woman Prime Minister in British history. She had her administration for two terms (1979-1990). She gained her reputation as the "iron lady" for her tight control of Britain’s monetary policy. Mrs. Thatcher really gained prosperity of Britain in 1980s. Under ten years of her ministry, Britain was beginning to come to terms with the loss of much of its heavy industry and the increasing reliance of finance, communications, oil, insurance, tourism, accounting and other service industries.

7.Elizabeth I

Elizabeth I (1533 – 1603) was Queen regnant of England and Ireland from 1558 until her death.

Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana, or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty.