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考生签名：________________I. You will be given fifteen American states and then match them with their corresponding number on the map. (2% x15=30%)３0%)1.Which invasion laid the foundation for English nation to be formed?A.RomansB. Anglo-SaxonsC. DanesD. Normans2. General election in the UK is held every____ years.A.2B.3C. 5.D.63. Wales was effectively united with England in the _____ century.A. 14thB. 15thC. 16th4. By the Act of Union of _____ Scotland and the kingdom of England and Wales were constitutionally joined as the Kingdom of Britain.A. 1707B. 1921C. 18015.Which of the following is a holiday celebrated on November 5th in the UK and used to commemorate a plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament in 1605?A. First FootingB.Guy Fawk's DayC. Queen’s Birthday6. Mt. Ben Nevis stands in _____.A. the Scottish HighlandsB. WalesC. England7..Boston is situated in Boston Bay, _____.A. MaineB. MassachusettsC. Connecticut8.The following states are among the first thirteen colonies except _____.A. MarylandB. South CarolinaC. DelawareD. Colorado9.The First Continental Congress was held in _____ in September, 1774.A. PhiladelphiaB. BostonC. New York10. Britain is basically an importer of _____.A. foodB. raw materialsC. manufacturesD. both A and B11. All of the following events are related to Henry VIII except:A. establishment of Church of EnglandB. legal union of England and WalesC. beating Spanish Armada12. Grand Canyon is in the state of ____.A. ArizonaB. UtahC.Colorado13. In 1689 the “Bill of Rights” was passed. _____ began in England.A. The Constitutional MonarchyB. All Estates ParliamentC. House of Lancaster14. England first became a sea power in the time of _____.A. Henry VIIB. Elizabeth IC. Victoria15. The Victorian Age began when the _____ was over.A. Edwardian AgeB. Georgian AgeC. Elizabethan Age16. Public schools in the UK belong to the category of the _____ schools.A. stateB. independentC. local17. The pupils who had got the highest marks in the “eleven plus” examination would go to _____ school.A. grammarB. technicalC. secondary modern18. The universities of St. Andrews, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Edinburgh are called the four _____ universities.A. oldB. newC. Scottish19. _____ is the monarch’s present London home.A. Westminster PalaceB. Buckingham PalaceC. Whitehall Palace20. The following persons except _____ have no right to vote.A. certified lunatics (mentally illed person)B. criminalsC. government employeesD. peers who have seats in the Lords1. The Constitutional Convention was held in 1787 to revise _____.A. The Articles of the ConfederationB. Bill of RightsC. Civil Rights2.The first ten amendments, known as _____, were added to the Constitution in 1791.A. the Bill of RightsB. the ArticlesC. Civil Rights3. The total area of the U.K. is _____.A. 211,440B. 244,110C. 241,410D. 242,5344.The greatest contribution made by President Thomas Jefferson was his _____.A. abolishing the Sedition ActB. reducing taxesC. purchasing Louisiana from France5. Britain is basically an importer of _____.A. foodB. raw materialsC. manufacturesD. both A and B6.. The Great Charter was signed by _____ in 1215.A. King Henry IIB. King RichardC. King John7. England occupies the _____ portion of the U.K.A. northernB. easternC. southern8. The most important part of the U.K. in wealth is _____.A. Northern IrelandB. EnglandC. Scotland9. In the Wars of the Roses the Lancastrians wore badges of _____ rose.A. whiteB. redC. pinkD. yellow10. Julius Caesar invaded Britain _____.A. onceB. twiceC. three times11.Who promised a "new deal" to get America out of depression.A. TheodoreB. Franklin D. RooseveltC. Woodrow WilsonD. Herbert Hoover12. In 1689 the “Bill of Rights” was passed. _____ began in England.A. The Constitutional MonarchyB. All Estates ParliamentC. House of Lancaster13. King Arthur was the king of _____.A. PictsB. CeltsC. ScotsD. Jutes14. In 1653 _____ was made Lord Protector for life.A. Oliver CromwellB. Charles IC. William II15. The head of the church in Anglo-Saxon times was _____.A. the King of Denmark and NorwayB. the king of EnglandC. Julius CaesarD. the Archbishop of Canterbury16. The Vikings who invaded England at the turn of the 8th century came from _____.A. NorwayB. DenmarkC. FranceD. both A and B17. Before the Victorian Age was _____ .A. Edwardian AgeB. Georgian AgeC. Elizabethan Age18. The Ku Klux Klan was the most notorious terrorist society which persecuted the _____.A. blacksB. IndiansC. progressive people19. London is situated on the River of _____.A. ParretB. ThamesC. Spey20. Edinburgh is the capital of _____.A. EnglandB. ScotlandC. Walesletter in the right column.(1%x10=10%). Explain the following items. (5%x2=10%)1.The Glorious Revolution2. New England1.The Glorious Revolution2. Hadrian’s Wall３．First Footing４．Ｒｅｃｏｎｓｔｒｕｃｔｉｏｎ５．ＶｅｔｅｒａｎｓＤａｙ6. American congressV. Choose to finish two out of the following three topics.（10% x 2=20%）1. Talk about the influence of Puritanism on American culture.2. Introduce American presidential election.3. Arrange the following periods according to their sequence in the history of the UK.a. House of Plantagenetb. House of Yorkc. Norman Conquestd. House of Stewarte. House of Lancasterf. Anglo-Saxon Conquestg. Tudorh. House of HannoverI.Roman Occupation J.Vikings conquest4.Introduce the latest general election in the UK.5. Arrange the following incidents according to their sequence in the history of the U.S..a. Independence warb.Reconstructionc. Constitutional Conventiond. gilded agee. American civil warf. Progressivismg. Imperialism6. Introduce Uncle Tom’s Cabin7. Introduce The Scarlet Letter。