英美国家概括选择题The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Unit 11.Which of the following is not considered a characteristic of London? A. The cultural centre. B. The business centre. C. The financial centre. D The sport centre.2.Which of the following is not true about the characteristics of Britain? A. Economic differences between north and south.B. Difference of social systems between Scotland and Wales.C. Class differences between a white-collar worker and a blue-collar worker.D. Cultural differences between immigrants and British.6. The Tower of London, a historical sight, located in the centre of London, was built by D.William the Conqueror.7. Who were the ancestors of the English and the founders of England?A. The Anglo-Saxons8. Which is the largest city in Scotland? C. GlasgowUnit 3 The Government of the United Kingdom1.Which of the following is not a characteristic of Britain government? A. It offers the Queen high political status and power. B. It is both a parliamentary democracy and aconstitution monarchy. C. It is the oldest representative democracy in the world. D. It has no written form of Constitution.2.Which of the following kings was executed in the civil war? C. Charles I3.Which of the following is not related to the Constitution? A. It is a written document which lists out the basic principles for government. B. It is the foundation of British governance today. C. Conventions and Laws passed by Parliament are part of the Constitution. D. The common laws are part of the Constitution.4.Which of the following statements is not correct? A. There are no legal restraints upon Parliament. B. Strictly speaking, the Queen is part of the Parliament. C. Parliament has the supreme power of passing laws. D. Parliament has no power to change the terms of the Constitution.5.Which of the following is not a true description of the Queen’s role? A. The Queen selects the Prime Minister and the Cabinet. B. The Queen symbolizes the tradition and unity of the British state. C. The Queen acts as a confidante to the Prime Minister. D. The Queen is the temporal head of the Church of England.6.Which of the following is not a feature of the House of Lords上议院? A. Lords do not receive salaries and many do not attend Parliament sittings. B. It consists of the Lord Spiritual and the Lords Temporal. C. The lords are expected to represent the interests of the public. D. Most of the lords in the House of Lords are males.1.Which of the following writers was the most famous Scottish novelist? D. Sir Walter Scott.2.Several gifted women played a significant part in the 19th-century literature. Which of the following is and exception?A.Virginia WolffB.Emily BronteC.Jane AustenD.Charlotte Bronte3.Which of the following writers was not associated with Modernism?A.D.H. LawrenceB.E.M. ForsterC.Charles DickensD.Virginia WoolfUnit 7 British Education System1.In Britain, the great majority of parents sent their children to C. state schools. 公立学校2.In Britain, children from the age of 5 to 16B. can legally receive completely free education.3.If a student wants to go to university in Britain, he will take the examination called A. General Certificate of Education—advanced高级水平测试结业证书4.Which of the following is Not true about the British education system?A.It’s run by the state.B.It’s funded by the state.C.It’s supervised by the state.D.It’s dominated by the state.5.Which of the following schools would admit children without reference to their academic abilities?prehensive schoolsB.Secondary schoolC.Independent schoolsD.Grammar schoolE.Which countries are permanent members of the UNSecurity Council? C. China, Russia, France, Britain , and the United State 联合国成员1.Which of the following is not involved in making the British foreign policy?A.The Queen of BritainB.The Foreign and Commonwealth OfficeC.The Prime Minister and the CabinetD.The Ministry of Defense and the Treasury.2.Which of the following countries does not have nuclear weapons capabilities?A.BritainB.The United StatesC.ItalyD.RussiaUnit 9 The British Media1.Which of the following is the world’s oldest national newspaper? C. The Observe2.Which of the following is the British oldest daily newspaper?D. The Times3.Which of the following newspaper is printed internationally?C. The Financial World.4.Which of the following newspaper is a tabloid? A. The News of the World.1.Which of the following sports was not invented in Britain?A.FootballB.TennisC.BasketballD.Cricket2.Which of the following is not true about football in Britain?lions of people attend the FA games each season.B.“Football hooligans” sometimes have violent clashes.C.It was invented by the Scottish people 苏格兰人发明网球D.It was once described as “beastly” violent英美国情选择题美国部分Unit3 America Beginning1.Which of the following statements was correct around the time of the American Revolution?A.The American has the mixed blood of Europeans or theirdescendants.B.The American had the mixed blood of Europeans withAmerican Indians.C.The American had the mixed blood of Europeans withblack,D.The American had the blood of the English and theirdescendants only, 子孙，后裔2.Which of the following was not one of the three forces that led to the modern development of Europe?A.The growth of capitalism 资本主义B.The Renaissance 文艺复兴C.The Religious Reformation 宗教改革D.The spiritual leadership of the Roman Catholic Church.3.The following were the main Reformation leaders except__A.Martin Luther 马丁路德B.Martin Luther KingC.John Calvin约翰·加尔文D.The English King Henry VIII 亨利八世4.The following were the founding fathers of the American Republic except__A.George WashingtonB.Thomas JeffersonC.William PennD.Benjamin Franklin5.The theory of American politics and the American Revolution originated mainly from__ D. John Locke1.Which of the following state refused to participate in the Constitution Convention? 宪法会议A.VirginiaB.Rhode IslandC.New YorkD.Maryland2.Which of the following statements is NOT correct?When the Constitution was written,A.There was a Bill of Rights in the ConstitutionB.There was no Bill of RightsC.The Constitution did not have any words guaranteeing thefreedoms or the basic rights and privileges of citizens, D.A “ Bill of Rights” was added to the Constitution 4 yearsafter the Constitution was made.3.The Bill of Rights consist of __ C. 10 amendments added to the Constitution in 17914.Which of the following is not guarantee in the Bill of Rights?A.The freedom of religionB.The freedom of searching a person’s home by policeC.The freedom of speech and of the pressD.The right to own weapons if one wishes5.The following were NOT written into the Constitution in 1787 except__A.The Bill of RightsB.The judicial reviewC.The political party systemD.The power of the president1.The “American system” of mass production was first used in __ C. textile industry 纺织业2.The United States had the first standard paper currency货币in __C. 18633.In which year was the United States rated No.1 in terms of production capacity in the world? C. 19454.Which of the following is NOT considered as part of the service industry?A.BankingB.Management consultation 咨询C.AirlineD.steelmaking5.The United States was rated fourth in the world in terms of land area and the size of population.6.The United States produces as much as half of the world’s __D. soybean s and corn 大豆7.Which of the following is generally considered as an important institutional制度的 factor that contributed to the success of American business and industry?issez-faire自由放任B.Bountiful resources 丰富的资源C.Vast dimensions 大规模D.Entrepreneurial spirit 创业者的，企业家的Unit 6 Religion in the United States1.Which of the following was NOT a Protestant denomination?宗教A.The BaptistsB.The CatholicsC.The MethodistsD.The Presbyterians.2.Which of the following is unconstitutional in the United Stated?A.Catholics can build their own schools and hospitalsB.Non-Catholics can go to Catholic-run schools.C.Public money is provided to support religious schoolsD.Women have the right to abortion3.Which of the following is NOT regarded as one of the three basic religious beliefs?A.ProtestantB.CatholicC.Islamic 伊斯兰教D.Judaism犹太教4.In the United States, people go to church mainly for the following reasons except for __A.Finding a job in societyB.Having a place in a communityC.Identifying themselves with dominant valuesD.Getting together with friends5.Which of the following statements is NOT correct according to the author?A.American mainstream culture is based on ProtestantismB.Protestant church is an established church by law in theUSC.The Catholic Church is the largest single religious group inthe USD.The largest church is of the Protestant faith in the US1.Which of the following is considered an American masterpiece?A.The Last of the MohicansB.The Legend of the Sleepy HollowC.“The Masque of the Red Death”D.Moby Dick 《白鲸》一条叫莫比·狄克的白鲸2.Which of the following was written by Henry David Thoreau?亨利·大卫·梭罗A.NatureB.Walden 瓦尔登湖C.The Scarlet LetterD. “The Fall of the House of Usher”.3.Which of the following is NOT an African-American author?A.Richard WrightB.Alan GinsbergC.James BaldwinD.Ralph Ellison4.The following authors were women writers who wrote novels in the late 19th and early 20th century with the exception of ___A.Emily Dickinson (1830~1886)B.Edith WhartonC.Willa CatherD.Kate Chopin5.The following writers represent new American voice except__A.Toni Morrison 托妮·莫里森B.Alice Walker 艾丽斯·沃克C.T.S. Eliot 艾略特D.Maxine Long Kingston 汤婷婷1.In the United States school systems, which of the following divisions is true? C. Elementary school, secondary school2.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in American higher education?A.Universities and collegeB.Research institutionsC.Technical institutionsD.Undergraduate institutions3.Three of the following factors have contributed to the flourishing of large universities in America, which is the exception?rge universities offer the best libraries and facilitiesfor scientific researchrge universities provide student with “mainframe”computersrge universities offer scholarships to all studentsrge universities attract students with modernlaboratories4.Three of the following universities have large endowments form wealthy benefactors. Which is the exception?A.Harvard UniversityB.The State University of New YorkC.Yale UniversityD.Princeton University 普林斯顿5.Both public and private universities depend on the following sources of income except___A.InvestmentB.Student tuitionC.Endowments 捐款ernment funding6.A historic moment of the civil rights movement was the March on the August 28, 1963 when Martin Luther King, Jr delivered his “ I Have a Dream” speech.7.In January 1965, President Johnson declared“war on poverty”to eliminate poverty “by opening to everyone the opportunity to live in decency and dignity.”8.Due to his firm belief in nonviolent peaceful protest in the spirit of India’s leader Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.9.The one group within the counter culture best known or their pursuit of happiness as their only goal in life was called the “Hippies”嬉皮士10.Which of the following had the title “the Wizard of MenloPark”门洛公园魔术师? C. Thomas A. Edison.11.The concept of the assembly line for manufacture was a notion borrowed by D. Henry Ford from the practices of cattle slaughtering house.12.How long did the Vietnam War last? C. about 20 years13.When did President Nixon make a trip to China to improve relations with the People’s Republic of China? A. 197214.Ronald Reagan罗纳尔德·里根used to be a sports radio announcer.15.Niagara Falls is located in the state of A. New York。