新版英语国家概况试题.doc

新版英语国家概况选择题（齐全）转贴 I. Read the following unfinished statements or questions carefully. For each unfinished statement or question four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D are given. Choose the one you think best completes the statements or answers the question. 1. The United Kingdom is located in _. A. northern Europe B. western Europe C. northwestern Europe D. southeastern Europe 2. The two large islands that make up the British Isles are _. A. Scotland and Ireland B. Britain and Scotland C. Great Britain and Northern Ireland D. Great Britain and Ireland 3. The British Empire was replaced by the British Commonwealth or the Commonwealth of Nations in _. A. 1921 B. 1931 C. 1945 D. 1950 4. The Commonwealth of Nations is an association of independent countries _. A. that were once colonies of Britain B. that have a large number of British immigrants C. that have close relations with Britain D. that have fought on the side of Britain in the two world wars 5. The English Channel separates the island of Great Britain from _. A. Denmark B. Belgium C. France D. the Netherlands 6. England has three main land regions. They are the Southwestern Plateau, the Pennines, and _. A. the Eastern Plain B. the Highland C. the Central Lowlands D. the Southern Uplands 7. Scotland occupies the _ third of the island of Great Britain in the British Isles. A. southern B. northern C. eastern D. western 8. Northern Ireland, which takes up the northern fifth of Ireland, is a fourth political division of _. A. the United Kingdom B. Ireland C. Scotland D. Wales 9. Britains longest rivers are _. A. the Severn and the Clyde B. the Thames and the Clyde C. the Clyde and the Humber D. the Severn and the Thames 10. The largest lake in the British Isles is _. A. Loch Lomond B. Loch Neagh C. Windermere D. Ullswater 11. Britains climate is influenced by_, a warm ocean current that passes the western coast of the British Isles and warms them. A. the North Atlantic Drift B. the Brazil Current C. the Labrador Current D. the Falkland Current 12. The English people and the English language were born from the union of _. A. the Angles and the Saxons B. Germanic conquerors and the Norman French C. Danes or Vikings and the Norman French D. Norman conquerors and the defeated Anglo-Saxons 13. Generally speaking the English southerners speak the type of English closer to _. A. the Cockney B. the Queens English C. the Gaelic D. the BBC English 14. Although Wales has been united with England for more than 400 years, the Welsh has kept alive _. A. their own language B. their own literature C. their own tradition D. All of the above 15. The Eisteddfod is a(n) _ festival of poetry, music and other arts. A. English B. Scottish C. Welsh D. Irish 16. Nowadays the Gaelic language, which is an ancient_, is still heard in the Highlands and the Western Isles. A. Scottish language B. English language C. Irish language D. Celtic language 17. Many Scottish names begin with M, Mc or Mac, which means_ A. father of B. sun of C. son of D. some of 18. In Northern Ireland _ make up the dominant group. A. Roman Catholics B. English Protestants C. non-religious people D. Jewish people 19. Northern Ireland is small, but it is significant because of the_ A. the economic problems B. the political troubles C. the immigration issues D. the national identity 20. About three million people have migrated to Britain since World War ll. They are mainly from the West Indies, India and_. A. Indonesia B. Singapore C. Hong Kong D. Pakistan key 1.C2.D3.B4.A5.C6.A7.B8.A9.D 10.B1l.A12.D 13.D l4.D 15.C 16.D 17.C 18.B 19.B 20.D Exercises 2 I. Read the following unfinished statements or questions carefully. For each unfinished statement or question four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D are given. Choose the one you think best completes the statements or answers the question. 1. The first known settlers of Britain were the _. A. Celts B. Iberians C. Beaker Folk D. Romans 2. The Celts religion was _. A. Buddhism B. Islam C. Druidism D. Christianity 3. Roman control was only effective in _. A. Scotland B. Wales C. London D. The southeast of Britain 4. Christianity was first brought to England by the _. A. Romans B. Celts C. Anglo-Saxons D. Danes 5. The Romans remained in control of Britain for nearly 400 years and they pulled out in _. A. 306 AD B. 410 AD C. 446 AD D. 1066 AD 6. Which of the following tribes came to Britain first? A. The Angles. B. The Saxons. C. The Gaels. D. The Jutes. 7. _ became the first real king of England, though he did not assume that style. A. Offa B. Egbert C. Vortigern D. Hengist 8. _ became the first Archbishop of Canterbury. A. Columba B. Ethelbert C. St. Augustine D. Egbert 9. The Vikings began to attack various parts of England from the end of the _century. A. 7th B. 8th C. 9th D.10th 10. Who were the ancestors of the English and the founders of England? A. The Anglo-Saxons. B. The Normans. C. The Vikings. D. The Romans 11. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. Alfred the Great started the English navy. B. Alfred the Great reorganized the Saxon any, making it more efficient. C. Alfred the Great established schools and formulated a legal System. D. Alfred the Great impose a tax, called the Danegeld, on the Saxons. 12. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. Canute was chosen by the Witan as king of England. B. Canute was a warrior king and fought many battles against the Normans. C. Canute divided power between Danes and Saxons. D. Canute forced Malcolm II, king of the Scots, to recognize him as overlord. 13. Which of the following is NOT true? A. Edward the Confessor was more French than English. B. Edward the Confessor filled his court with foreign favorites. C. Edward the Confessor was on very good terms with his father-in-law, Earl Godwin. D. Edward the Confessor appointed a Norman priest Archbishop of Canterbury. 14. When Edward the Confessor died, _was chosen by the Witan as king Of England. A. the king of Norway B. Harold Godwinson, Earl of Wessex C. Edgar, Edwards nephew D. Tostig, the deposed Earl of Northumbria 15. Tostig, Harolds brother, joined_, and made an attempt to recover his lost earldom of Northumbria. A. Harold Hardrada, King of Norway B. Edgar, Edwards nephew C. Malcolm II, King of the Scots D. Hardicanute 16. William, Duke of Normandy, fought King Harold of England at the Battle of Hastings in_. A. 1086 B. 1066 C. 1035 D. 1381 17. William won the Battle of Hastings. Later, on_, he was crowned king of England. A. Easter Day B. St. Andrews Day C. Christmas Day D. Boxing Day 18. William, Duke of Normandy, is now known as_. A. William the Confessor B. William Lion-Heart C. the father of the British navy D. William the Conqueror 19. Most of the land belonging to the Saxons was confiscated by William and given to_. A. the Norman barons B. the Danes C. the Irish D. the Scots 20. The Norman Conquest is perhaps _event in English history. A. a trifling B. the best-known C. a horrifying D. a sensational 1. B 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. B 6. C 7. B 8. C 9. B l0. A 11. D 12. B l3. C l4. B l5. A 16. B 17. C l8. D 19. A 20. B Exercises 3 I. Read the following unfinished statements or questions carefully. For each unfinished statement or question four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D are given. Choose the one you think best completes the statements or answers the question. 1. In the reign of William I, the _were at the bottom of the feudal scale. A. knights B. villeins C. lesser nobles D. freemen 2. The Domesday Book was completed in_. A. 1086 B. 1085 C. 1087 D. 1006 3. When William I died in Normandy in _he left England to his second son William. A. 1100 B. 1153 C. 1087 D. 1135 4. William II was known as William Rufus because of his_ A. independence B. efficiency C. filial piety D. red complexion 5. _ was the founder of the Plantagenet dynasty and ruled England for 35 years. A. Henry I B. King Stephen C. Henry II D. Count of Anjou 6. William Rufus (William II) was killed by an arrow when he was hunting in_ in August l100. A. the New Forest B. Pevensey C. Winchester D. Gloucester 7. Henry II took some measures to bring the disorders of _reign to an end. A. Henry Is B. King Stephens C. William IIs D. Edward the Confessors 8. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. Henry II did some renovations of castles built in Stephens time. B. Henry II recalled grants of Royal lands made by Stephen. C. Henry II strengthened the powers of his sheriffs. D. Henry II relied for armed support upon a militia made up of English Freemen. 9. Henry II divided the country into _circuits and appointed traveling judges to each of them. A. three B. four C. five D. six 10. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. The Bishops courts could punish by means of censure. B. The Bishops courts could inflict corporal punishment. C. The Bishops courts could punish by means of excommunication. D. The Bishops courts could punish by mean of penance. 11. After Thomas Becket rejected the Constitutions of Clarendon Henry II_. A. appointed him Chancellor of England B. made him Archbishop of Canterbury C. drove him into exile D. increased the Jurisdiction of the church courts 12. Thomas Becket spent _years on the continent and returned to England in 1l70. A. four B. five C. six D. seven 13. The Great Charter (or Magna Carta) was signed by King John at Runnymede in_. A. 1162 B. 1164 C. 1210 D. 1215 14. Simon de Montfort summoned in_ the Great Council to meet at Westminster, together with two knights from each county and two citizens from each town. A. 1242 B. 1258 C. 1265 D. 1266 15. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. In the 13th century a Black Rod went between the two Houses of Parliament for liaison and to discipline the members. B. In the 13th century Parliament only met by royal invitation. C. In the 13th century Parliaments role was to offer advice, not to make decisions. D. In the 13th century the most important part of Parliament was the House of Lords. 16. During the reign of _, Wales was brought under English rule. A. Henry III B. Edward I C. Edward II D. Edward III 17. _ became the first prince to hold the title of Prince of Wales, which continues to be borne by the eldest son of the reigning monarch. A. Richard I B. Henry III C. Edward II D. Edward III 18. The chief demand of the peasants during the Peasant Uprising of 1381 was_. A. the abolition of villeinage B. the punishment of the Kings ministers C. the increase of wages D. the reform of the church 19. Wat Tyler was killed by William Walworth, _. A. Archbishop of York B. Mayor of London C. Archbishop of Canterbury D. the Treasurer 20. The Peasant Uprising of 1381 did not direct against_. A. the rich clergy B. the lawyers C. the landowners D. the town traders 1. B 2. A 3.C 4. D 5. C 6. A 7. B 8. A 9. D l0. B 11. C l2. C 13. D l4. C 15. A 16. B 17. C 18. A l9. B 20. D Exercises 4 I. Read the following unfinished statements or questions carefully. For each unfinished statement or question four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D are given. Choose the one you think best completes the statements or answers the question. 1.The name of Wars of the Roses was, in fact, coined by the great 19th century novelist _. A. Charles Dickens B. George Elliot C. Sir Walter Scott D. Charlotte Bronte 2. Although the Wars of the Roses were fought intermittently for _ years, ordinary people were little affected and went about their business as usual. A. 20 B. 30 C. 40 D. 50 3. No less than_ nobles of royal blood were killed in the Wars of the Roses. A. 80 B. 90 C. 100 D. 110 4. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. Henry VII refilled the royal treasury through loans, subsidies, property levies and fines. B. Henry VII forbade the nobles to keep excessive power. C. Henry VII built up Englands navy and foreign trade. D. Henry VII completely neglected parliament as though it never existed. 5. Henry VIII declared himself Supreme Head of the Church of England in _. A. 1529 B. 1534 C. 1535 D. 1547 6. Queen Mary burnt at stake some _men and women who refused to change back to the Catholic faith. A. 300 B. 350 C. 400 D. 450 7. Mary died childless and her half-sister Elizabeth came to the throne as Elizabeth I in _. A. 1547 B. 1558 C. 1588 D. 1603 8. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. Elizabeth I broke Marys ties with Rome. B. Elizabeth I restored her fathers independent Church of England. C. Elizabeth Is religious reform was a compromise of views. D. Elizabeth Is religious settlement was acceptable to both extreme Protestants and ardent Catholics. 9. The Renaissance began in northern Italy in the early _century, and was typified by the universal genius of Leonardo Da Vinci. A. 11th B. 12th C. 13th D. 14th 10. The English Renaissance is said to have begun in _. A. 1422 B. 1478 C. 1485 D. 1495 11. James VI of Scotland succeeded Elizabeth I and became James I of England in _. A. 1601 B. 1603 C. 1615 D. 1625 12. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. The Puritans believed that the Reformation had gone too far. B. The Puritans became very powerful in Parliament. C. The Puritans were very happy when they heard that James had become king of England. D. The Puritans called for a purer form of worship. 13. The Puritans suspected James I of England being a secret _because of his pro-Spanish foreign policy and his sons Spanish marriage alliance. A. Buddhist B. Catholic C. Protestant D. Muslim 14. In _ a small group of Puritans sailed from Plymouth in the Mayflower, and found New Plymouth in America, Britains first settlement in the New World. A. 1614 B. 1615 C. 1620 D. 1621 15. The Great Civil War, as it became known, lasted from _ until 1646. A. 1639 B. 1640 C. 1641 D. 1642 16. When the First Civil War broke out _men were at Charles Is command. A. 1,000 B. 2,000 C. 3,000 D. 4,000 17. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. Oliver Cromwell became Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England in 1653 by the Petition of Right. B. Oliver Cromwell crushed without mercy a rebellion in Ireland. C. Oliver Cromwell suppressed the Levellers, a group within his own army who advocated total religious and social equality. D. Oliver Cromwell replaced the Rump with an assembly largely chosen by himself. 18. In 1660 the monarchy was restored and Charles Is son was brought back from _, where he had fled for safety. A. Flanders B. France C. Holland D. Germany 19. After the Restoration, Parliament passed a series of severe laws called _against the Puritans, now known as Conformists. A. Agreement of People B. The Petition of Right C. The Clarendon Code D. The Act of Supremacy 20. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. The Bill of Rights excluded any Roman Catholics from the succession. B. The Bill of Rights confirmed the principle of parliamentary supremacy. C. The Bill of Rights guaranteed free speech within both the House of Lords and the House of Commons. D. The Bill of Rights requested that no taxes should be raised without consent of Parliament. 1.C 2. B 3.A 4.D 5.C 6.A 7.B 8.D 9.D 10.C 11.B 12.A 13. B 14. C 15.D 16.A 17.A 18.B 19.C 20.D Exercises 5 I. Read the following unfinished statements or questions carefully. For each unfinished statement or question four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D are given. Choose the one you think best completes the statements or answers the question. 1. Traditional farming involved the open field village, a system that dated back to the _century. A. 4th B. 5th C. 6th D. 7th 2. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. The open field system provided a good opportunity to experiment. B. The open field system wasted land. C. The open field system was wasteful of labor and time. D. The open field system made livestock farming difficult. 3. Which of the following statements is NOT considered a characteristic of farming in the late 18th and early 19th centuries? A. Use of artificial fertilizer. B. Introduction of new agricultural machinery. C. The Open-field system. D. A system of crop rotation. 4. Land enclosure was a disaster for the _evicted from their land by the enclosures. A. landlords B. tenants C. farmers D. wage laborers 5. In Ireland and Scottish Highlands land enclosure led to mass emigration, particularly to _. A. Africa B. Eastern Europe C. Asia D. The New World 6. By the early 19th century, Britain had a road network of some _miles. A. 115,000 B. 120,000 C. 125,000 D. 130,000 7. In England no females were allowed to vote in national elections before _. A. 1918 B. 1920 C. 1928 D. 1945 8. In 1836 a group of _and small shopkeepers formed the London Working Mens