英美概況習(xí)題及答案

1、 - 1 - 英國概況 英國概況 練習(xí)題： 1 Which of the following is the British oldest daily newspaper? A The T elegraph B The Guardian C The News of the World D The Times 2 The river Thames is in _____. A Wales B Scotland C England D

2、 Northern Ireland 3 The Industrial Revolution started in _____. A the Great Britain B the United States C Canada D Australia 4 Which of the following is true under Thatcher’s administration? A The proportion of owner

3、-occupation decreased. B Public housing became more important. C Many public houses were sold to people. D The UK became more European-like in its housing arrangement. 5 Britain has its nuclear naval force since ____

4、_. A it’s one of the developed countries in the world B it’s a traditional sea power C it has an advanced industry D it’s able to produce submarines 6 Which of the following is the oldest national Sunday newspaper

5、in Britain? A The Times B The Guardian C The Observer D The Financial Times 7 Big Ben was named after _____. A Christopher Wren B Benjamin Hall C Ben John D G . Stephenson 8 The Capital of Wales is _____. A Swansea

6、B Cardiff C Rhonda D Belfast 9 _____ is England’s biggest naval base. A Portsmouth B Southampton C Plymouth D Dover 10 There are two major national parties in Britain: the Conservative party and _____. A the Liberal

7、Party B the Democratic Party C the Labour Party D the Republican Party 練習(xí)題答案及題解: 1 D, 英國歷史上最悠久的日?qǐng)?bào)是《泰晤士報(bào)》 。 2 C, 泰晤士河位于英格蘭。 3 A, 工業(yè)革命最早從英國開始。 4 C, 1979 年撒切爾夫人成為英國第一任女首相。 她提出的政策稱被為 “撒切爾主義” 。 其內(nèi)容包括國有企業(yè)私有化， 采用貨幣主義政策以控制

8、通貨膨脹，削弱工會(huì)的影響，加強(qiáng)市場因素在經(jīng)濟(jì)中的作用，將公有住房賣給公眾，強(qiáng)調(diào)法律和秩序。在一定程度上講，她的計(jì)劃是成功的。她領(lǐng)導(dǎo)英國經(jīng)濟(jì)度過了一段最繁華的時(shí)期。 5 B, 英國擁有其海軍核力量與其一貫的霸主地位是密切相關(guān)的。 6 C, 《觀察家報(bào)》創(chuàng)刊于1791 年，是英國創(chuàng)刊最早的星期日?qǐng)?bào)紙。 7 B, 據(jù)說Big Ben 得名于它在1859 年修建時(shí)候的建造者 Benjamin Hall。 8 B, 威爾士位于大不列顛的西

9、部。首府：加的夫。 9 A, 英國最大的海軍基地是普茨茅斯。 10 C, 英國奉行的是兩黨制。其兩大主要政黨是保守黨和工黨。 1. Julius Caesar invaded Britain _____. A. once B. twice C. three times 2. King Arthur was the king of _____. A. Picts B. Celts C. Scots D.

10、 Jutes 3. The first ―King of the English‖ was _____. A. Alfred B. Egbert C. Bede D. Ethelred 4. Christianity was introduced into England in the late _____ century. A. 14th B. 8th C. 6th 5. In 1653 _____ was ma

11、de Lord Protector for life. A. Oliver Cromwell B. Charles I C. William II 6. The three great Germanic tribes: the Anglos, the _____ and the Jutes which invaded Britain form the basis of the modern British people. A. Sax

12、ons B. Scots C. Welsh D. Wessex 7. The head of the church in Anglo-Saxon times was _____. A. the King of Denmark and Norway B. the king of England C. Julius Caesar D. the Archbishop of Canterbury 8. The _____

13、invaded England in the earliest time. A. Danes B. Iberians C. Romans D. Celts 9. The Vikings who invaded England at the turn of the 8th century came from _____. - 3 - A. novelist B. dramatist C. poet 41. In 1689 the

14、 ―Bill of Rights‖ was passed. _____ began in England. A. The Constitutional Monarchy B. All Estates Parliament C. House of Lancaster 42. The _____ carried on trade relations with Russia and central Asian countries. A.

15、Moscow Company B. Eastland Company C. East India Company 43. _____ started the slave trade in the second part of the 16th century. A. John Hawkins B. Francis Drake C. Diaz 44. In 1534 Parliament passed the ―_____‖,

16、 according to which Henry VIII was declared the head of the English Church. A. the Bill of Rights B. Act of Supremacy C. Act of Settlement 45. Under Elizabeth I _____ was restored, and she was declared ―governor‖ of the

17、church. A. the Roman Church B. the Catholic Church C. the Anglican Church 46. In 1337 the hostility between England and _____ resulted in the Hundred Y ears’ War. A. France B. Spain C. Russia 47. The religious

18、persecution mainly existed during the reign of _____. A. Cromwell B. Charles I C. Henry VIII 48. England first became a sea power in the time of _____. A. Henry VII B. Elizabeth I C. Victoria 49. The Industrial Revol

19、ution first started in _____. A. the iron industry B. the textile industry C. the coal industry 50. From 1688 to 1783 English Parliament was mainly controlled by the party of _____. A. T ory B. Whig C. Labour 51. T

20、he English Prime Minister during the Second World War was _____. A. Churchill B. Chamberlain C. Baldwin 52. At the End of _____ century, the East India Company was formed. A. 15th B. 16th C. 14th 53. The Seven Y

21、ears War between England and France lasted from _____ to _____. A. 1756, 1763 B. 1713, 1720 C. 1754, 1761 54. In 1689 Parliament passed ―_____‖, limiting the powers of the crown. A. Habeas Corpus Act B. the Bill of

22、Rights C. Navigation Act 55. _____ contrasted the first successful steam locomotive. A. George Stephenson B. Samuel Crompton C. James Hargreaves 56. The ―Peterloo Massacre‖ took place in _____. A. Birmingham B. Liv

23、erpool C. Manchester 57. Between 1911 and 1914 took place the following strikes except _____. A. railway strike B. strike of the postmen C. coal strike D. strike of the transport 58. The Victorian Age was over t

24、he _____ began. A. Edwardian Age B. Georgian Age C. Elizabethan Age 59. The _____ government surrendered to the British invaders and was forced to sign the first unequal Treaty of Nanjing in 1842. A. Indian B. Qing

25、C. Irish D. Spanish 60. The Great Charter was essentially a _____. A. Culture Movement B. colonial document C. feudal document 61. _____ broke out two years after the Hundred Y ears’ War with France. A. The Bore W

26、ar B. The Wars of the Roses C. Queen Annes’ War 62. The Reformation was a product of _____. A. the Renaissance B. the Chartist Movement C. the Hundred Y ears’ War 63. The greatest dramatist of the English Rena

27、issance was _____. A. Shakespeare B. Milton C. Chaucer D. Bacon 64. The English Revolution marks the beginning of the _____ period of capitalism. A. feudal B. modern C. colonial D. medieval 65. By the _____ in 1783

28、, Britain recognized the independence of the US. A. Declaratory Act B. Treaty of Paris C. Treaty of Montgomery 66. The Chartist Movement began in _____ and reached its height in _____. A. 1845, 1858 B. 1828, 1835 C. 18

29、39, 1848 67. In 1840 Britain launched an aggressive war against _____. A. France B. India C. China D. America 68. _____ formed a coalition government in 1940. A. Winston Churchill B. Lloyd George C. Neville Chamber

30、lain 69. By the _____ the British dominions became independent states in all but name. A. Statue of Westminster B. Locarno Treaty C. Disputes Act 70. The Fabians Society was founded in 1883, including intellectuals s

31、uch as _____. A. William Shakespeare & Ben Jonson B. Christopher Marlowe & John Milton C. G . B. Shaw & H. G . Wells 71. Before WWII _____ relied on appeasement of the European dictators to reduce tensions th