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《英语国家概况》课程习题集
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【说明】：本课程《英语国家概况》（编号为12010）共有单选题,名词解释题,简答题,填空题2等多种试题类型，其中，本习题集中有[简答题]等试题类型未进入。 一、单选题
1. Celts were different groups of ancient people who came originally from________
A. France B. Denmark C. Ireland D. Germany
2. Who invaded and conquered Britain for the first time in 55 BC?
A. Emperor Claudius B. Julius Caesar C. King Alfred D. King Ethelred
3. Who is the author of Murder in the Cathedral?
A. Christopher Marlowe B. T. S. Eliot
C. Ben Johnson D. Thomas Becket
4. When Oliver Cromwell died in 1658, and was succeeded by his son, ______, the regime
began immediately to collapse.
A. Henry B. Hamilton C. Richard D. Charles
5. The 18th century saw selective breeding of cattle, sheep and houses by _________.
A. Jethro Tull B. Thomas Coke C. George III D. Robert Bakewell
6. Which of the following is not one of the members of the Lords Temporal?
A. all hereditary peers and peeresses of the England, Scotland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom (but not peers of Ireland)
B. lire peers created to assist the House in its judicial duties C. senior bishops of the Church of England D. all other life peers
7. Two years after the ending of the Hundred Years’ War with France, England was thrown into
another series of civil wars, ________. A. the War of the Celts B. Norman Conquest C. the War of the Roses D. Battle of Hastings
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8. Appeals in criminal cases in England and Wales may NOT be heard by _________. A. the Magistrates' Court B. the Court of Appeal C. the High Court D. the Crown Court
9. Established Churches in Britain are___________.
A. Church of England and Churches in Wales B. Church in Wales Church of Scotland C. The Anglican Churches
D. Church of England and Church of Scotland
10. Apart from a break during the Second World War, the BBC has been providing regular
television broadcasts since ___________.
A. 1935 B. 1936 C. 1937 D. 1938
11. The largest river in Ireland is ____________.
A. the Shannon River B. Liffey River
C. Macgillicuddy's Reek D. Carrantuohill
12. The following farming activities are engaged by farmers in the valleys of Nova Scotia
except __________.
A. dairying B. raising animals C. apple growing D. potato growing
13. The Pacific northwest is favored with a _______ climate like that of Britain.
A. Mediterranean B. maritime C. continental D. subtropical
14. The first blacks were brought to North America as ________ in 1619.
A. adventurers B. slaves C. servants D. explorers
15. The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the ___ Continental Congress on July 4,
___.
A First / 1774 B. First / 1776 C. Second / 1774 D. Second / 1776
16. The Great Depression was induced by all the following causes but ________.
A. stock market speculation B. credit over - expansion
C. government involvement D. lack of control over the banking system
17. The Norman Conquest of _______ is perhaps the best - known event in English history.
A. 1063 B. 1064 C. 1065 D. 1066
18. ______ ranks the first in the production of apples in the US.
A. Washington B. Kansas C. Michigan D. Wisconsin
19. The heads of the various executive departments form a council of advisers generally known
as the President's __________.
A. Advisory Group B. Executive Office C. Special Commission D. Cabinet
20. The master's degree can normally be earned in ______ year by students holding a bachelor's
degree in the field of study.
A. one B. two C. three D. four
21. There are ______ political divisions on the island of Great Britain.
A. one B. two C. three D. four
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22. Magna Carta had altogether 63 clauses of which the most important matters could be seen in three of the following except _______.
A. no tax should be made without the approval of the Grand Council;
B. no serf should be arrested, imprisoned or deprived of his property except by the law of the land
C. London and other towns should retain their ancient rights and privileges D. There should be the same weights and measures through - out the country.
23. The first steam engine was devised by Thomas Newcomer at the end of the 17th century,
and the Scottish inventor ________ modified and improved the design in 1765. A. Abraham Darby B. James Watt
C. John Kay D. Richard Arkwright
24. In some areas factory farming methods are used, particularly for ________.
A. growing crop B. producing milk C. catching fish D. rearing poultry
25. By tradition, the leader of the majority party is appointed ______ by the Sovereign in the
United Kingdom.
A. Prime Minister B. Member of Parliament C. Lord of Appeal D. Speaker of the House
26. Under the Anglo - Irish Treaty, Britain established _______ with dominion status in Ireland
in 1921.
A. the Anglican Church of Ireland B. the Irish Free State
C. the Irish Republican Army D. the Anglo - Irish Intergovernmental Council
27. Irish broadcasting began in ______ in a small studio called Dublin Broadcasting Station.
A. 1906 B. 1916 C. 1926 D. 1936
28. _______ realized that he could win support for the Union at home and abroad by making
the war a just war against slavery.
A. Frederick Douglass B. George Washington C. John Adams D. Abraham Lincoln
29. But even after the abolition of slavery, organized or individual discrimination was practiced
against ______.
A. Chinese - Americans B. American Indians C. Japanese - Americans D. black Americans
30. From 1948 to 1966 average yearly growth in real spendable earnings was ______ percent in
the United States.
A. 1.1 B. 2.1 C. 3.1 D. 4.1
31. After a period of prosperity (1920 ~ 1929), government involvement in the economy
increased _________.
A. during the Great Depression B. after the WW I
C. after the WW II D. during the Cold War
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