英美概况》复习卷I. Multiple Choices: Choose one right answer from the four choices:B1. The highest mountain in Britain is ___ .A. ScafellB. Ben NevisC. the Cotswold 'sD. the ForthC2. The longest river in Britain is ____ .A. the ClydeB. the MerseyC. the SevernD. the ThamesA3. The largest lake in Britain is _____ .A. the Lough NeageB. Windermere WaterC. Coniston WaterD. the Lake District D4. Which part of Britain is always fightingA. EnglandB. ScotlandC. WalesD. Northem IrelandC5. The first inhabitants in Britain were ____ .A. the NormansB. the CeltsC. the IberiansD. the Anglo-SaxonsB6. Christmas Day ___ , Duke William was crowned in Westminster Abbey.A. 1056B. 1066C. 1006D. 1060D7. In 1265 ____ summonedthe Great Council, which has been seen as the earliest parliament.A. Henry IIIB. the PopeC. BaronsD. Simon de MontfortB8. The Hundred Years ' war started in ______ and ended in ___ , in which the English hadlost all the territories of France except the French port of __ .A. 1337, 1453, FlandersB. 1337, 1453, CalaisC. 1346, 1453, ArgencourtD. 1346, 1453, BrestA9. The Wars of Roses lasted for ____ years and king ____ was replaced by king ____ .A. 30, Richard III, Henry TudorB. 50, Richard III, Henry TudorB. C. 30, Richard I, Henry Tudor D. 50, Richard I, Henry TudorC10. The Renaissance began in __ in the early ____ century.A. England, 14B. England, 15C. Italy, 14D. Italy, 15B11. In ____ , a small group of Puritans sailed from __________ in the Mayflower to be the first settlers in the North America.A. 1620, LondonB. 1620, PlymouthC. 1720, LondonD. 1720, PlymouthA12. In the 18th century, there appeared ___ in England, which owed a great deal to theinvention of machines.A. the Industrial RevolutionB. the Bourgeois RevolutionC. the Wars of the RosesD. the Religious ReformationC13. Soon after ____ , Britain not only gave up its economic hegemony but also suffereda deep loss of its position of industrial leadership.A. 1900B. the First World WarC. the Second World WarD. 1960C14. Britain ' s foreign trade is mainly with ______ .A. developing countriesB. other Commonwealth countriesC. other developed countriesD. ECA15. The House of Lords is presided over by ___ .A. the Lord ChancellorB. the QueenC. the Archbishop of CanterburyD. the Prime Minister C16. A General Election is held every _____________ years and there are ______ membersof Parliaments are elected.A. five, 600B. five, 650C. five, 651D. four, 651C17. The Prime Minister is appointed by ____ and he or she always sits in ____ .A. the Archbishop of Canterbury, the House of CommonsB. the Archbishop of Canterbury, the House of LordsC. the Queen, the House of CommonsD. the Queen, the House of LordsD18. The ultimate authority for law-making resides in ___ .A. the QueenB. the CabinetC. the House of LordsD. the House of Commons A19. The sources of British law include __________________________ .A. statutes, common law, equity law and European Community lawB. statutes, common law and equity lawC. statutes, common law and European Community lawD. a complete code and statutesD20. About 90 per cent of the state secondary school population in the UK attend ___ .A. independent schoolsB. junior schoolsC. independent schoolsD. primary schoolsA21. In Britain, children from the age of 5 to 16 can ____ by law.A. receive completely free educationB. receive partly free educationC. receive no free education if their families are richD. receive no free education at allD22. With regard to its size, the USA is the ____ country in the world.A. largestB. second largestC. third largestD. fourth largestC23. All the following universities and colleges are located in NewEngland, except _______________ . A. Yale B. Harvard C. Oxford D. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyD24. The nation 's capital city Washington D.C. and New York are located in ______ .A. the American WestB. the Great PlainsC. the MidwestD. the Middle Atlantic States A25. The Midwest in America 's most important ______________________ area.A. agriculturalB. industrialC. manufacturingD. mining industryD26. The first immigrants in American history came from ___ and ___ .A. Ireland/FranceB. England/ChinaC. ScotlandEnglandD. England Uncle Tom's Cabin and Roots are two novels which give a vivid description of the miserable life of the ____ .A. early settlersB. PuritansC. native IndiansD. black slavesA28. Manyearly Chinese immigrants worked in the mining industry, especially in the _____________ . A. gold mines B. silver mines C. coal mines D. copper minesB29. The Declaration of Independence was drafted by ___ .A. James MadisonB. Thomas JeffersonC. Alexander HamiltonD. George WashingtonB30. On July 4, 1776, ____ adopted the Declaration of Independence.A. the First Continental CongressB. the Second Continental CongressC. the Third Continental CongressD. the Constitutional ConventionB31. Ten amendments introduced by James Madison in 1789 were added to the Constitution.They are knows as ____ .A. the Articles of ConfederationB. the Bill of RightC. the Civil RightsD. Federalist PapersB32. President Jefferson bought ___ from France and doubled the country 's territory.A. New MexicoB. the Louisiana TerritoryC. KansasD. OhioD33. During the WWII, the Axis powers were mainly made up by __.A. Germany, France and JapanB. France, Japan and BritainC. Germany, Italy and BritainD. German, Italy and JapanB 34. Britain is separated from the rest of Europe by the English Channel in the ______and the North Sea in the east.A. eastB. southC. westD. northC 35. Ireland is divided into two political parts: _______ .A. Northern Ireland and southern IrelandB. Southern Ireland and the Republic of IrelandC. the Republic of Ireland and Northern IrelandD. Northern Ireland and BritainB 36. In 1932, in the depth of the depression, the American people chose _______________ as their next president who promised a "new deal" to get America out of depression.A. TheodoreB. Franklin D. RooseveltC. Woodrow WilsonD. Herbert HooverB 37. Martin Luther King, Jr., a young black clergyman, became a national leader of the Movement.A. BoycottB. Civil RightsC. SegregationD. IntegrationA 38. The cultivated land in the U.S. makes up ______ of the total la nd, and people whoare engaged in farming make up only % of the total population.A. 21%B. 31%C. 41%D. 51%D 39. The Con stituti on of the Un ited States provides that _____ shall be Preside nt ofthe Senate.A. the Secretary of StateB. the Chief JusticeC. the PresidentD. the Vice PresidentD 40. Of all the symbols, _____ , which are considered to represent fertility and newlife: are those most frequently associated with Easter.A. the pumpkin and the turkeyB. the lamb and the beefC. the spring peas and the potatoesD. the egg and the rabbitB 41. The history of the U.S. is generally agreed to have begun in ____ .A. 1620B. 1607C. 1776D 42. The following states are among the first thirteen colonies except ____ .A. MarylandB. South CarolinaC. DelawareD. ColoradoB 43. The colonial life can be described as the following except ____ .A. simpleB. easyC. roughD. hardA 44. The First Continental Congress was held in ____ in September, 1774.A. PhiladelphiaB. BostonC. New YorkD. Washington D.C.B 45. The American War of Independence started in ___ and ended in ____ .A. 1776, 1784B. 1775, 1783C. 1706, 1714D. 1760, 1784A 46. The first ten amendments, known as ___ , were added to the Constitution in 1791.A. the Bill of RightsB. the ArticlesC. Civil RightsD. the Great CharterB47. Julius Caesar invaded Britain _____ .A. onceB. twiceC. three timesD. four timesD48. The Vikings who invaded England at the turn of the 8th century came from ____ .A. NorwayB. DenmarkC. FranceD. both A and BB49. Norman Conquest began in ____ .A. 1016B. 1066C. 1035D. 1600B50. The Anglo-French hostility which began in 1337 and ended in 1453 was known as ___________ .A. the Wars of RosesB. the Hundred Years' WarC. Peasant UprisingD. the Civil WarC51. By the end of the Wars of the Roses the House of ____ began.A. TudorB. LancasterC. PlantagenetD. YorkB52. In the Wars of the Roses the Lancastrians wire badges of ____ rose.A. whiteB. redC. pinkD. yellowB53. William Shakespeare is mainly a ____ .A. novelistB. dramatistC. poetD. actorB54. England first became a sea power in the time of ____ .A. Henry VIIB. Elizabeth IC. VictoriaD. Henry VIIIA55. The greatest dramatist of the English Renaissance was ____ .A. ShakespeareB. MiltonC. ChaucerD. BaconB56. By the ____ in 1783, Britain recognized the independence of the US.A. Declaratory ActB. Treaty of ParisC. Treaty of MontgomeryD. the Declaration of IndependentB57. The ____ part of America consists of high plateaus and mountains formed by the Great Cordillera Range.A. easternB. westernC. NortheasternD. SouthernC58. Among the five Great Lakes, only ____ is wholly within the United States.A. ErieB. SuperiorC. MichiganD. OntarioC59. Hawaii is in the ____ Ocean.A. AtlanticB. IndianC. PacificD. ArcticC60. ___ is the largest state in area in the U.S.A.A. FloridaB. LouisianaC. AlaskaD. HawaiiC61. The United States today is the ____ largest country in size in the world.A. thirdB. fifthC. fourthD. secondB62. The ____ were the original inhabitants in America.A. blacksB. IndiansC. Puerto RicansD. BritishB 63. The ___ is used as a symbol of the whole nation and is described as the representative of the people.A. Prime MinisterB. CrownC. ParliamentD. CabinetA64. The House of Commonsconsists of _____ memberswho are elected from the ______ electoral districts.A. 651, 651B. 535, 535C. 635, 635D. 630,630A65. The ____ ____ is the supreme administrative institution.A. British governmentB. British ParliamentC. OppositionD. Privy CouncilA66. The ____ is the core of leadership of the British government.A. CabinetB. Privy CouncilC. CrownD. ParliamentA67. It is the ___ who organizes the Cabinet and presides over its meetings.A. Prime MinisterB. Lord PresidentC. SpeakerD. Queen B68. The Judicial Branch is headed by .A. the Supreme CourtB. CongressC. PresidentB69. The general election in America is held every ____ years.A. 5B. 4C. 6D. 3A70. The symbol of the US Democratic Party is ___ .A. donkeyB. elephantC. eagleD. HorseB71. ___ has the sole right to interpret the Constitution.A. The CabinetB. The Supreme CourtC. PresidentD. CongressB72. The symbol of the US Republic Party is ____ .A. tigerB. elephantC. donkeyD. eagleB73. The US Federal Government is composed of the following except ____ .A. the legislativeB. the standing committeeC. the judicialD. the executiveB74. The number of Congressmen from each state varies depending on ___ .A. the size of the areaB. the size of the populationC. the traditionD. the wealthB75. The law-making or the legislative body in the government is ___ .A. the Supreme CourtB. the CongressC. the CabinetD. the president 's committeeC76. The members in the Senate must be at least _____________ years old and those in the Representative ____ years old.A. 40, 30B. 30, 26C. 30, 25D. 25, 30B77. The students of the universities in the second year are called _______ .A. juniorB. sophomoreC. freshmanD. seniorA78. An undergraduate student has to earn a certain number of _____ in order to receivea degree at the end of four years study.A. credits C. scores D. classesC79. What is the national anthem of the United KingdomA. Rule Britannia of HarlechC. God Save the King (Queen) Low Sweet ChariotB80. Which Scottish lake is supposedly home to a mythical monsterA. Lough NeaghB. Loch NessC. Lake WindermereD. Loch LomondD81. What is the capital city of Northern IrelandA. EdinburghB. CardiffC. LondonD. BelfastA82. Which language is sometimes used in ScotlandA. GaelicB. WelshC. CornishD. IrishB83. Which Roman Emperor built a wall to separate BritainA. CaesarB. HadrianC. NeroD. AugustusA84. Which Anglo- Saxon king is considered Britain 's first national heroA. Alfred the GreatB. Henry the EighthC. William the ConquerorD. Charles the SecondD85. Which of the following houses won the War of the Roses (1455-1485)A. The House of YorkB. The House of SussexC. The House of EssexD. The House of LancasterA86. Which of the following countries sent an ‘Armada' to attack Britain in 1588A. SpainB. PortugalC. ItalyD. GermanyC87. Which Queen ruled Britain from 1837 to 1901A. MaryB. Elizabeth IC. VictoriaD. Elizabeth IID88. Which of the following British cities is one of the major financial centres of the worldA. Man chesterB. Edin burghC. CardiffD. Lo ndonD89. Who is the comma nder-in-chief of the Un ited States armed forcesA. A Sen atorB. The Vice Preside ntC. A Supreme Court JusticeD. The Preside ntC90. Which exam in atio ns do British stude nts take at age 16A. SATsB. ACTsC. GCSEsD. A-LevelsB91. What is the upper house of the British Parliame nt calledHouse of Represe ntatives B. The House of LordsC. The Sen ateD. Con gressD92. Which of the following foods is a traditional British mealA. NoodlesB. Sn ailsC. TapasD. Fish and ChipsC93. During which festival is it traditional to give and receive chocolate eggsA. ChristmasB. Remembra nee DayC. EasterD. New Year' s DayB94. Which of the follow ing sports is traditi on ally played by British peopleA. Ice HockeyB. CricketC. LacrosseD. BaseballC95. Who wrote the origi nal draft of the Declaratio n of In depe ndenceA. George Wash ingtonB. George BushC. Thomas Jeffers onD. Abraham Lin col nA96. During the America n Civil War, what were the eleve n souther n slave states calledA. The Con federate States of AmericaB. The Un ited States of AmericaC. The UnionD. The Tea PartyB97. Which America n Preside nt created a n econo mic pla n called the ‘ New Deal'A. Herbert HooverB. Fran kli n D. RooseveltC. Ron ald Reaga nD. Joh n F. Kenn edyD98. What is the oldest university in the United StatesA. Columbia Un iversityB. Sta nford Un iversityC. Brow n Un iversityD. Harvard Un iversityB99. Which of the following institutions is part of the Judicial Branch of the federal gover nmentA. The House of Represe ntativesB. The Supreme CourtC. The Sen ateD. Con gressB100. How ofte n are Preside ntial electi ons heldA. Every 3 yearsB. Every 4 yearsC. Every 5 yearsD. Every 6 yearsII. Fill in the bla nks:1. Geographically speak ing, the n orth and west of Britai n are highla nds, while the east and south-east are mostly lowlands.2. Welsh is located in the west of Great Brita in.3. The ancestors of the English Anglo-Saxons, while the Scots, Welsh and Irish the Celts .4. I n the mid-5 th cen tury, three Teut onic tribes Jutes_, Saxons_, and An gles_ invadedBrita in. Among them, the An gles_ gave their n ame to En glish people.5. The battle of Hastings__ witnessed the death of Harold in October, 1066.6. Under William, the feudal_ _ system in England was completely established.7. The property record in William ' s time is known as Domesday Book, which was compiled in 1086_.8. The outstanding leader of the Civil Rights Movement was Martin LutherKi ng9. _Black Death was the deadly bubonic plague, which reduced England' s population fromfour millio n to two __ illio n by the end of the 14 th cen tury.10. America participated in the Seco nd World War in the year _1941 __ . ___11. James I and his son Charles I both believed firmly in _the Divine Right of Kings . ___________12. During the Civil War, the Cavaliers supported the king , while the Roun dheadssupported the parliame nt.13. After the Civil War, Oliver Cromwell declared En gla nd a Common wealth , later,he became Lord protector _ _ .14. In 1707, the Act of Union un ited En gla nd and Scotla nd. _________15. The two parties originated with the Glorious Revolution were Whigs and_Tories__ . The former were the forerunners of the _liberal ____________ Party, the latter wereof the conservative______ party.16. The dropping of the two atom bombs by America forced Japan _______________ to surrender uncon diti on ally.17. After the In dustrial Revolutio n, Brita in becamethe “_workshop__ ” of the world.18. Duri ng the Second World War Win sto n Churchill _____ led Britain to fin al victoryin 1945.19. The direct cause that the U.S. entered WWII was the Japanese sudden raid of the US s n aval base at Pearl Harbour .20. Natural gas was discovered in 1965 and oil in 1970 un der _the North Sea . _____________21. The party which wins the second largest number of seats becomes the officialopposition _____ , with its own leader and “ shadow cabinet ” .22. The Prime Mi nister is appo in ted by _the Queen , and his/her official reside neeis _No. 10 Dow ning Street_ 一.23. There are two tiers of local government throughout England and Wales: _countrycoun cils and district coun cils .24. The ultimate court of appeal in civil cases throughout the UK is _the House of _______________ Lords _____ .25. The two established churches in Britain are the Church of England and the Church of Scotia nd26. Education in the UKis compulsory for all between the ages of 5 (__ 4 _ in NorthenIrela nd) and ____ 16 .27. In the past childre n in Brita in were allocated to differe nt sec on dary schools on thebasis of selecti on tests known as _eleve n plus_ _, which was replaced by comprehensive ________ schools .28. Educati on after 16 in the UK is divided in to _ high education _____________ a nd _ f urther eduction ________________ .29. The most-known universities in Britain are _ Oxford ________ and _ Cambridge ___ which date from the _ 12th ___________ and _ 13th ________ cen turies.30. In the Great Lakes, on ly _ Lake Michigan ________________ bel ongs to . completely whilethe other four are shared with Can ada.31. _ Alaska __________ is separated from the main land by Canada.32. The Rockies, the backbone of the North American Continent, is also known as _ t he continental Divide ___________________.33. _ Texas ________ i s the largest continental state in area in the .34. New En gla nd is sometimes called the _ birthplace __________________ of America.35. The largest group of Asia n-America ns are the _ Chinese Am ericans__36. It was _ Columbus ____________ w ho first discovered the America in 1492.37. The War of _ Independence _________________broke out in 1775 and en ded in 1783.38. The First World War broke out on July 28th in _ 19 14 _____ .39. In 1620 some English Puritans sailed to Plymouth on a ship called _ May f l owe_r ___ .40. On July 4th, 1776, the document called the Declaration of_Independece __________________ was accepted by the America n Con gress.41. Lex ington Fire was the _ prelude ______________ of the War of In depe ndence.42. In 1803 the United States purchased Louisiana from _ France _ .43. The Great Depressio n of 1929 - _ 1 9 3 3 ____ shook the Uni ted States and the whole capitalist world to its foun dati on.44. The .cold war ______ p olicy went into effect by the spring of 1947 whenTrumanDoctri ne came forth.45. By the end of _ 19th __________ c en tury, the . had become the most powerful country inthe world.46. The first great tide from 1840 to 1860 in America was the _westward ___ moveme nt.47. The famous no vel “ Uncle Tom' s Cabin _________ ” by Mrs. Stowe aroused a great anduni versal hatred for slavery.48. I n 1607 the first group of En glish col on ists came to America.49. The _second ___ World War was a destructive war and an an ti-fascist war.50. Alo ng with the Norma ns came the _Fren ___ Ian guage.51. The Wars of the Roses broke out betwee n the _the House of York and the __House of _________ Lan caster .52. In the summer of 1588 the Spanish ships, the Spanish Armada was defeated by English ships.53. During the Civil Wars (1642 - 1648) the supporters of Parliament were calledParliame ntaria ns while the supporters of the Ki ng Charles I were called __ Royalists. __________54. After Charles I was beheaded in 1649 En gla nd was declared a Commonw ________55. The U.K. is situated in the no rth-west coast of Europe.56. The full title of the U.K. is the Uni ted Kin gdom of Great Brita in and Northern _________ Irela nd .57. The U.K. con sists of En gla nd, Welsh, Scotia nd and Northern Irela nd.58. The capital of En gla nd and of Great Brita in is London. _____59. The most importa nt river is the River of Thames . _______60. The International festival of music and the arts is held every year in the city of Edin burgh .61. The capital city of Wales is Cardiff . _______62. The U.S. is bounded by Canada on the north and by Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico on the south.63. To the west of America lies the Pacific Ocean.64. To the east of America lies the Atla ntic Ocean.65. The Western part is made up of the highla nds formed by the Appalachia n Ran ge.66. The Un ited States in cludes 50 states and a 1 district, the District of Columbia. _____________67. The five Great Lakes lie betwee n the boun dary of Can ada and the U nited States.68. The Un ited States is situated in the South part of North America. _69. The British Parliament consists of three elements —the Sovereign, the Houseof Commons, and the House of Lords.70. The House of Lords is also called the Upper House.71. The Lords and the Commons share the same buildi ng of the Palace of Westerminster. _______72. The Prime Mi nister works and lives in the famous reside nee, No. ten Downing Street. _______73. The two major parties in Britai n are the Labour Party and the Con servative Party. _______74. The bala nee is always kept among the three bran ches of the power of the gover nmentand this is called the “System of check and balanee ”.75. The official preside ntial reside nee is the White House. _______76 The American Congress is made up of two houses: the Senate and the House of Represe ntatives.77. I n the US the chief fun cti on of Con gress is to make laws.78. There are 100 members in the Sen ate.79. The two main parties are the Democratic and the Republican Party.80. Only the Supreme Court has the right to interpret the constitution.81. Each of the fifty states of US elects 2 sen ators. _82. The Federal Con stituti on con sists of 7 articles _and 27 ame ndmen!§.two oldest uni versities in Brita in are Oxford and Cambridge. ________84. There are three academic degrees in Britain. They are Bachelor _________ ' s, Master ' s andDoctor' s degree.85. Two- year college were called “ community colleges ” .86. New En gla nd is located in the Northeast corner of the coun try.87. The U.S. gover nment is divided into three bran ches: the legislative, the executive and the __ judiciary.88. The State of California now has surpassed New York as the most populous state.89. In 1620, the Pilgrims sailed to the New World in a ship called Mayflower. _____________90. Betwee n 1607 and 1733 the British established _13__ colonies alo ng the east coast of North America.91. The n ame of America n In dia n was give n by Columbus .92. The federal system refers to the divisio n of political power into federal gover nmentan d state gover nment93. Thanksgiving Day is an holiday only celebrated in U.S. for people to express gratitude.94. Four most popular sports in the U.S. are American football, basketball, baseball, and ice hockey.95. Funs for educati on of the U.S. come from three levels: federal, state, and local. ______________96. The cold war is between the Soviet Union and the United States.97. The first successful En glish settleme nt was in Jamestow _______98. The British n ati onal n ewspapers can be divided into quality n ewspaper and popular n ewspaper.99. Walk ing un der a ladder is con sidered to be bad luck. __100. Two importa nt exams in the U.S. are SAT and ACT。