I.I Fill in the blanks.1‘*=30’1.The official full name of Britain is ____________. The four politicaldivisions of Britain are_____, ______, _______ and_______.2.The ancestors of the English are_____, while the Scots, Welsh and Irishare_______.3.In the political system of Britain, the executive government is ——— ,the real centre of power in Parliament is ——————, the executive government is responsible to——————4.Two oldest universities in Britain are——— and ————.5.In the United States, there are____states on the continent. The Pacific coastcomprises these three states_____, ______, _________.6.“All men are created equal” is from the document__________,wich wasdrafted by ---- during American Independence War.7.The American War of Independence began in_____, and ended in ______. TheCivil War began in ____and ended in _____.8.Thoreau’s representative works is_______. And the famous works of MarkTwain are ______, _________, and_________.9.In the Congress, there are ________representatives, who are electedeach-numbered year, serving for _______years, and there are _______senators, who are elected in rotation for______years.Multiple choices.2’*20=40’1. When did William the Conqueror cross the English Channel and invade into England?A. in 43ADB. In the late 8 centuryC. in 1066D. in 16402.Three of the following were characteristics of the Elizabethan age. Which of thefollowing is the exception?A.Queen Elizabeth advocated the Divine Right and quarreled with Parliament.B.Protestantism gradually became the dominant faith.C.This was the age of literature when Shakespeare lived and when Englishliterature blossomed.D.This was the age of adventure on the sea.3.One of the following did not take place during the Middle Age:A. the making of the Magna Carta.(大宪章)B. the defeat of the Spanish Armada（无敌舰队） by the English navy.C. the rule of Alfred the Great.（阿尔弗列德大帝）D. the defeat of King Harold by France.4. Which of the following kings was executed（处死） during the British Civil War?A. James IB. James IIC. Charles IID. Charles I5. Under whose reign was the Bill of Rights passed in the British history?A. George1B. James IIC. Queen VictoriaD. William of Orange.6. In which year did Margaret Thatcher become the UK’s first woman Prime Minister?A. in 1969B. in 1979C. in 1989D. in 19987. The real power of the House of Lords lies in:A. helping to pass money bills.B. delaying bills.C. discussing bills/D. being Supreme court.8. Three of the following reflect the characteristic of freedom in British education.Which is the exception?A. no centralized control from the British governmentB. the different types of schools.C. the diverse system of university degrees.D. the completely free education at universities.9. In the following, which is a not ‘popular’ newspaper?A. SunB. Daily MirrorC. Daily TelegraphD. Daily Mail10. Which countries are the permanent members of the UN Security Council?A. France, China, Germany, Russia and BritainB. The United States, France, Brain and Russia.C. China, Russia, France, Britain, and the Unite States.D. China, Britain, France, the United Stated and Japan11. Which is not written by Dickens?A. A tale of Two Cities.B. Vanity FairC. Oliver TwistD. David Copperfield12. The largest and smallest states of the United States are___. ____is the statehas the largest population.A. Texas and Rhode Island, VirginiaB. Texas and Rhode Island, CaliforniaC. Alaska and Rhode Island, CaliforniaD. Alaska and Maine, Virginia.13. Which of the following is true about the Second Continental Congress in theAmerican history?A. the colonial leaders from the fifteen colonies met in Philadelphia.B. the conference began to assume the functions of a new national government.C. George Washington was appointed as the commander of a Continental Army andNavy.D. the draft of the Declaration of Independence was passed at the Conference.14. The turning-point of the War of Independence is _____. The turning-point ofthe American civil war is ___.A New York, GettysburgB. Philadelphia, BostonC. Boston, Washington DCD. Saratoga, Gettysburg15. The goal of Roosevelt’s New Deal was__.A. to save the American economic and political systemB. to change the American economic systemC. to weaken monopoly interests in AmericaD. to nationalize banks and financial institutions in America.16. In the 1950s’ ,Americans were concerned with three of the following issuesexcept:A the influence of the socialist countriesB. the Cold WarC. America’s global involvementD. poverty at home.17. The U.S.A is called a “melting pot” because----A. Its steel industry is highly developedB. it has great influence on the world.C. it is an important economic center of the worldD. people from different races live there together.18．The states have, under the Constitution, the following function except:A. the states provide regulations concerning their foreign trade.B. the states provide laws on marriage and drinking age.C. the states are responsible for public health and education.D. the states are responsible for keeping law and order.19. The American foreign policy up to WWII can be described as-----.A. containmentB. swinging between containment and interventionismC. swinging between isolationism and internationalismD. unilateralism20. ----- a famous leader of black movements in the U.S in the 1960’s , advocatednon-violent Civil Right Movement.A. Malcolm XB. Martin Luther King, Jr.C. DouglassD. Garrison. Explain the following words in English:5’*2=10’1.Renaissance2.Gorge WashingtonV. Short answers:20’1.What did happen in 17th century in Britain (in political area) ? What’re theinfluences of these events?2.After watching Forrest Gump,(阿甘正传) can you list some important events in American history after WWⅡ.。