英语国家概况课程习题2
英语国家概况课程习题
英语国家概况（1）模拟试题1
I. Fill in the blanks:
1.Britain consists of _____ nations, including England,_____, _______ and
______.
2.The Anglo-Saxons began to settle in Britain in ________ century.
3.The capital of Britain is ______ which has great influence on the UK in all fields
including_______, _______ and _______
4.The capital of Scotland is ______, which is well-known for its natural
5._______, the ancestor of the present Queen, Elizabeth 11, united England under
his rule in 829.
6.In Britain, the official head of state is _______ while the real centre of political
life is in ______
7.The British Constitution consists of _______, _______, and _______.
8.The most important function of the Parliament is to _______._______,
9.Strictly speaking, the Parliament today consists of _______, _______and
_______.
10.Life peers should be nominated by _______ and appointed by _______.
11.The UK is divided into _______ constituencies with each of them represented by
a member in _________
12.The party which wins the majority seats in parliament forms _______and its party
leader becomes _________
13.Normally, a government can be in power for _______ years, and then it has to
resign and hold a general election.
14.There are three major parties in the UK: _______ _______ and _______.
15.From 1979 to 1997, _______ won 4 consecutive elections and was in power for
quite a long time.
16.The two oldest universities in Britain are_______ and _______.
17.Australia, as the World's _______ continent and . _______island, has a population
which is_______ in relation to its size.
18.Geologically, Australia can be divided into three parts: _______ , which is also
know as the_______ , and which runs almost parallel to the eastern coast from northern Queens land to southern Tasmania; the _______, which extends from the Gulf of Carpentries in the north to _______ and the western Victorian coast;
and the Great Western Plateau, which covers most of _______, much of the _______ and South Australia, and part of _______.
19.New Zealand is in the _______ Ocean. _______ is its nearest neighbour. The
_______ and the _______ are its two main land masses. They are separated by _______
20.The Head of State of New Zealand is _______. She is represented in New
Zealand by a _______ whose most important task is to call upon the leader of the _______ to form a government after an election.
21.Columbus discovered the New World in the year of ________
22.The first permanent settlement in North America was established in today's
_______ in the year of _______
23.A federal system is one in which _______ is shared between _______and
_______with some rights reserved to each.
24.The U.S. federal government consists of the following three branches: _______,
_______ and _______
25.The Congress is divided into _______ with _______ members who serve
two-year terms, _______and _______ with lawmakers who serve six-year terms.
26.Groups who try to persuade Congressmen to vote for or against a bill are known
as _______
27.The Supreme Court is composed of _______ chief justice and ~ associate
justices.
28."WASP, stands for _______.
29.In area, Canada is the ________ country on earth.
30.Canada consists of __________ provinces and ________territories.
II. Tick the correct answer in each of the following:
1.Three of the following are characteristics of London. Which of the four is the
exception?
A.London is a political, economic and cultural centre of the country.
B.London has a larger population than all other cities in England.
C.London is not only the largest city in Britain, but also the largest in the world.
D.London has played a significant role in the economic construction of the
country.
2.The Tower of London, a historical sight, located in the centre of London, was
built by
A. King Harold
B. Robin Hood
C. Oliver Cromwell
D. William the Conqueror
3.Who were the ancestors of the English and the founders of England?
A. the Anglo-Saxons
B. the Romans
C. the Vikings
D. the Romans
4.Which is the largest city in Scotland?
A. Cardiff
B. Edinburgh
C. Glasgow
D. Manchester
5.Why did the Scottish Kings decide to form an independent singular Scottish state
in the ninth century?
A.They needed a unified independent nation to fight against Viking raids.
B.They felt it necessary to develop their own industry.
C.They were threatened by the Anglo-Saxons' invasion.
D.They had to do it in order to resist the English.
6.Where do the majority of people in Scotland live?
A. in the Highlands
B. in the Lowlands
C. in the Uplands
D. in the west of Scotland
7.Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A.Wales was invaded by the Romans.
B.Wales was occupied by the Anglo-Saxons.
C.Wales was conquered by the Normans.
D.Wales was threatened by the English.
8.Which of the following parties-in Scotland still wants an independent Scotland?
A. the Labor Party
B. the Liberal Party
C. the Scottish Nationalist Party
D. the Conservative Party
9.When did Scotland join the Union by agreement of the English and Scottish
parliaments?
A. in 1715
B. in 1688
C. in 1745
D. in 1707
10.Llywelgn ap Gruffudd is more than a simple historical figure for the Welsh. He is
almost considered the legendary hero of Welsh nationalism because
A.he became the first Prince of Wales in 1267.
B.he brought the English under his control.
C.he led a historic uprising against the English.
D.he unified Wales as an independent nation.
11.Which of the following is NOT characteristic of British government?
A.It offers the Queen high political status and supreme power.
B.It is both a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy.
C.It is the oldest representative democracy in the world.
D.It has no written form of Constitution.
12.Which of the following king was executed in the civil war?
A. James I
B. James II
C. Charles I
D. Charles II
13.What happened in 1215?
A.It was the year of Norman Conquest in British history.
B.Forced by barons, King John signed the Magna Cart&
C.Henry IV granted the Commons the power to review money grants.
D.King Egbert united England under his rule.
14.Which of the following is NOT true about the Great Council?
A.They included barons and representatives from counties and towns.
B.They were sometimes summoned by the kings to contribute money.
C.They later developed into what we now know as the Cabinet.
D.They represented the aristocrats as well as the communities.
15.Under whose reign was the Bill of Rights passed?
A. James II
B. William of Orange
C. Oliver Cromwell
D. George I
16.Which of the following is NOT true about the Constitution?
A.It is a 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.
17.Which of the following about the Parliament is NOT true?
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.
18.Which of the following about the Queen is NOT true?
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.
19.Which, of the following about the House of Lords is NOT true?
A.Lords do not receive salaries and many do not attend Parliament sittings.
B.It consists of the Lords 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.
20.Which of the following about the House of Commons is NOT true?
A.Members of Parliament elect the Prime Minister and the Cabinet.
B.MPs receive salaries and some other allowances.
C.MPs are expected to represent the interests of the public.
D.Most MPs belong to the major political parties.
21.Which group of people can NOT vote in the general election?
A. members in the House of Commons
B. Lords in the House of Lords
C.the UK citizens aboyee the age of 18
D. the UK resident citizens of the Irish Republic
●By whom is a "vote of no confidence" decided?
A. the House of Commons
B. the House of Lords
C. the two major parties
D. the Prime Minister
●Which of the following is NOT true about the electoral campaigns?
Big parties can buy time to broadcast their policies on the television.
There is a limit on the amount of money candidates can spend in their constituency
?campaign.
Candidates and their supporters go door-to-door persuading voters to vote for them.
Candidates criticize each other's policies to show how good their own policies are.
●How many seats in the House of Commons should a party hold at least in order to
win the election?
?A. 651 B. 326 C. 626 D. 351
●Which of the following party adopts a "fatherly" sense of obligation to the poorer
people
?in the society?
?A. the Conservative party B. the Liberal Democrats
?C. the Party of Wales D. the Labour party
●Which of the following description about the Conservative party is NOT true?
It has been in power for an unusually long period of time.
It prefers policies that protect individual's rights.
It receives a lot of the funding from big companies.
It is known as a party of high taxation levels.
●Which government lost a vote of no confidence and was forced to resign in 1979?
?A. the Conservative government B. the Liberal government
?C. the Labour government D. the radical government
●Which period of time in British history was described as "private affluence and
public squalor"?
?A. the 1940s B. the 1970s C. the 1980s D. the
1990s
●Which of the following about the "poll tax" is NOT true?
It was introduced by the Conservative government.
It was introduced by the Labour government.
It was an attempt to change local government taxes.
It was criticized by many citizens.
●Which of the following phrases cannot be used to describe the continent of
Australia?
the smallest continent
the largest island
the highest continent
the driest continent
●The first European settlement on the continent began in
1901
1788
1770
1787
●The two main land masses in New Zealand are
the White Island and the thermal region.
the North Island and the South Island.
the Southern/kips and the North Island.
Auckland and the South Island.
●The Maori word "Marae" means
Maori culture
non-Maori or European
protocol
meeting house
●Which of the following statements was correct around the time of the American
Revolution?
The American had the mixed blood of Europeans or their descendants.
The American had the mixed blood of Europeans with American Indians.
The American had the mixed blood of Europeans with blacks.
The American had the blood of the English and their descendants only.
●Which of the following was NOT one of the three forces that led to the modern
development of Europe?
A. The growth of capitalism. ~
The Renaissance.
The Religious Reformation.
The spiritual leadership of the Roman Catholic Church.
●The following were the main Reformation leaders except
Martin Luther.
Martin Luther King.
John Calvin.
The English King Henry VIII.
●The following were the founding fathers of the American Republic except
George Washington.
Thomas Jefferson.
William Penn.
Benjamin Franklin.
●The theory of American politics and the American Revolution originated mainly
from
George Washington.
Thomas Jefferson.
John Adams.
John Locke
●Which of the following is NOT a power of the president?
The president can veto any bill passed by Congress.
The president has the authority to appoint federal judges when vacancies occur.
The president can make laws.
The president has broad powers, with the executive branch, to issue regulations and directives regarding the work of the federal departments.
●The Bill of Rights consists of
10 very short paragraphs in an amendment.
10 amendments adopted in 1787.
10 amendments added to the Constitution in 1791.
the amendments concerning the freedom of speech, the freedom of the press and the freedom of religion.
●Which of the following is NOT guaranteed in the Bill of Rights?
The freedom of religion.
The freedom of searching a person's home by police.
The freedom of speech and of the press.
The right to own weapons if one wishes.
●The following were NOT written into the Constitution in 1787 except
the Bill of Rights.
the judicial review.
the political party system
the powers of the president.
●The New Deal was started by
Franklin Roosevelt.
J.F. Kennedy.
George Washington.
Thomas Jefferson.
●Which of the following provinces was the last one to join Canada in 1949?
Nova Scotia
Newfoundland
Ontario
British Columbia
●Who first came and settled Canada?
British colonists
French colonists
American colonists
Spanish colonists
●Which of the following was NOT one of the provinces that joined a confederation
in 1867?
Ontario
Quebec
New Brunswick
British Columbia
Questions for Thought
1. "British history has been a history of invasion". Please illustrate this point with: the examples from the text. How did each of the invasions influence English culture ?
英语国家概况（1）模拟试题2
I. There are 20 questions in this part. Each question is followed by four choices marked A, B, C, D. Choose the correct answer to each of the questions and write your answer at the corresponding place on the ANSWER SHEET. (20 points)
1. What flourished in Elizabethan age more than any other form of literature?
A. Novel
B. Drama
C. Essay
D. Poetry
2. Where is the best agricultural land in Britain?
A. in the southeast of England
B. in the northeast of England
C. in the southeast of Scotland
D. in the northeast of Scotland
3. Who is the leader of the Labour Party at present?
A. John Major
B. Harold Wilson
C. Tony Blair
D. Margaret Thatcher
4. Which period of time in British history was described as “private affluence and public squalor”?
A. the 1940s
B. the 1980s
C. the 1990s
D. the 1970s
5. Which of the following is NOT true about the Constitution?
A. It is a document which lists out the basic principles for government.
B. It is the foundation of British government today.
C. Conventions and Laws passed by Parliament are part of the Constitution.
D. The common laws are part of the Constitution.
6. Which of the following about the Queen is NOT true?
A. The Queen selects the Prime Minister and the Cabinet.
B. The Queen symbolises 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.
7. How many countries do you know there are in Northern Ireland?
A. 26
B. 6
C. 32
D. 20
8. Llywelgn ap Gruffudd is more than a simple historical figure for the Welsh. He is almost considered the legendary hero of Welsh nationalism because_________.
A. he became the first Prince of Wales in 1267.
B. He bought the English under his control.
C. he led a historic uprising against the English
D. he unified Wales as an independent nation
9. Where do the majority of people in Scotland live?
A. in the Highlands
B. in the Lowlands
C. in the Uplands
D. in the west of Scotland
10. Which of the following is NOT true about the characteristics of Britain?
A. Economic differences between north and south.
B. Differences 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 the British.
11. On which day is Halloween celebrated?
A. 5 November
B. 31 October
C. 17 March
D. 25 December
12. Which of the following schools would admit children without reference to their academic abilities?
A. Comprehensive schools
B. Secondary schools
C. Independent schools
D. Grammar schools
13. 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.
14. Which of the following is NOT an effect of the immigration on the British society?
A. There are now a varied cuisine for people to choose.
b. Class tension has been increased.
C. New forms of popular music have emerged.
D. Different religious beliefs have been practiced actively.
15. Britain has its nuclear naval force since _________.
A. it’s one of the developed countries in the world
B. it’s a traditional sea power
C. it has an advanced industry It’s able to produce submarines
16. How many newspapers are there in Britain?
A. 10
B. 150
C. 1400
D. 270
17. The Commonwealth of Australia, a federation of the six former colonies as states, came into being on _________.
A. Jan. 18, 1788
B. Jan.26, 1788
C. Jan.1, 1901
D. April 25, 1914
18. __________ is the oldest newspaper in Australia.
A. The Sydney Morning Herald
B. The Australian
C. The Mercury
D. The Australian Financial Review
19. In 1769, ______ visited New Zealand and claimed it for Britain.
A. Abel Tasman
B. James Cook
C. Christian missionaries
D.
sealers and whalers
20. The Head of State of New Zealand is __________ .
A. the Prime Minister
B. the Governor-General
C. the British monarch
D. the Ombudsman
II. There are altogether 15 blanks in the following sentences. Fill in the blanks and write your answer at the corresponding places on the ANSWER SHEET. (30 points)
A.Britain is now a (21)_______ society which produces a population of which 1 in
20 are of (22)______ ethnicity.
B.Although Wales is the smallest of the three nations on the (23)______ mainland, it
is good at getting (24)_________ from abroad, particularly Japan and
(25)_________ .
C.The most important function of the Parliament (UK) is to (26)________ .
D.The party which wins the majority seats in parliament forms (27)_________ and
its party leader becomes (28)______ .
E.From 1979 to 1997, (29) _______ won 4 consecutive elections and was in power
for quite a long time/
F.Pupils (in UK) from the age of (30)_____ to (31)___ mainly attend state-run
(32)_______ schools.
G.Australia, as the World’s (33) ____ continent and (34)_________ island, has a
population which is (35)________ in relation to its size.
参考答案
I．
1—5 BACBA 6—10 ABDBB 11—15 BADBB 16—20 CCABC
II.
21. multiracial
22. non-European
23. British
24. investment
25. America
26. pass laws
27. the government
28. the Prime Minister
29. the Conservative Party
30. five
31. eleven
32. primary
33 smallest
34. largest
35. small
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corresponding space on the answer sheet. (50 points,1 point for each) 1. There are three dicisions on the island of Great Britain:Englan,Scotland and Wales. 2. , among the British monarchs,was regarded as “the father of the British navy.” ⅡⅧ the Great the Conqueror 3. The Celtic tribes are NOT ancestors of the . Scots 4. The Romans remained in control of Britain for about years.
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Unit One The Country I. Multiple choice. 1. The “backbone of England” refers to _______. A. the Welsh Massif B. the Pennines C. the Middle Valley D. the English Midlands 2. The highest mountain in England is ______. A. the Pennines B. Ben Nevis C. the Highland of Scotland D. Northern Ireland 3. The largest river is _____ and the second largest but the most important one is _____. A. the Thames River, the Severn River B. the Severn River, the Tees River C. the Exe River, the Thames River D. the Severn River, the Thames River 4. Of the following, _____ is the largest, most populous and generally speaking the richest section A. England B. Scotland C. Wales D. Northern Ireland 5. The government of the Church of Scotland is________. A. Episcopal B. Presbyterian C. the lord commissioner D. Anglican 6. Among the Lake Poets, ______ was the most famous one. A. William Wordsworth B. Samuel Coleridge C. Robert Southey D. William Shakespeare 7. Big Ben is in ___. A. London B. Birmingham C. Glasgow D. Liverpool 8. The nickname of Britain is ___. A. Uncle Sam B. John Bull C. Father Christmas D. Oliver Twist 9. The best-known character of the British people is their ___. A. conservativeness B. exclusiveness C. self-importance D. irony 10. By the Act of Union of _____ Scotland and the kingdom of England and Wales were constitutionally joined as the Kingdom of Britain. A. 1707 B. 1921 C. 1801 D. 1936 11. The longest river in Britain is _____. A. Severn B. Clyde C. Bann D. Thames 12. The proportion of the English in the whole population is _____ or so. A. 60% B. 80% C. 70% D. 30% II. Fill in the blanks with proper words. 1. The national anthem of UK is _________________. 2. The largest lake in Britain is _______, which is located in Northern Ireland.
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广东外语外贸大学成人高等教育 《英语国家概况》第一套复习题 I. Decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write T for True and F for False . ( 1.5 points each , 30 points in total ) 1.The island of Great Britain is geographically divided into three parts: England, Scotland and Wales. 2.People from different parts of Britain like to use the name England to refer to their country. 3.In terms of population and area, Northern Ireland is the second largest part of the United Kingdom. 4.Because of political troubles, Northern Ireland has been quite significant among the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom. 5.The majority of the people in Britain are descendants of the Anglo-Saxons. 6.The Celtic people are the earliest known inhabitants of Britain. 7.English changed into what is described as Modern English from the late 16th century. 8.The British history before 55 BC is basically undocumented. 9.The Celts became the dominant group in Britain between the 8th and 5th centuries BC. 10.The name of Britain came from a Celtic tribe – the Britons. 11.The Anglo –Saxons came to Britain in the mid-5th century. 12.The Vikings began to attack the English coasts in the 8th century. 13.Henry II built up a large empire which included England and most of France. 14.The Magna Carta was designed to protect the rights of both the privileged class and the townspeople. 15.The Hundred Years’War was a series of wars fought between England and Normans for trade and territory. 16.In an effort to make a compromise between different religious factions, Queen Elizabeth I actually defended the fruit of the Religious Reformation. 17.In reality, the British King or Queen is the source of all government powers. 18.British Parliament is the law-making body of the Commonwealth of Nations. 19.The members in the House of Commons in Britain are appointed rather than elected. 20.Britain was the first industrialized nation in the world. Answer keys: 1. T 2. F 3. F 4. T 5. T 6. T 7. F 8. T 9. T 10. T 11.T 12. T 13. T 14. F 15. F 16. T 17. F 18. F 19. F 20. T II. Choose the one that best completes each of the following statements. (2 points each, 40 points in total) 1. ___B_____ is the capitall city of Scotland. A. Belfast B. Edinburgh C. Aberdeen D. Cardiff 2. Among the four parts of the United Kingdom, ____D_____ is the smallest. A. England B. Scotland C. Wales D. Northern Ireland 3. Almost a quarter of the British population lives in ____B_______ England. A. northeastern B.southeastern C. northwestern D. southwestern
00522 英语国家概况自考大纲
附件： 《英语国家概况自学考试大纲》的考核目标Part One The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Chapter 1 Land and People I. Different Names for Britain and its Parts Chapter 2 The Origins of a Nation I．Early Settlers 3．The Celts II．Roman Britain III．The Anglo-Saxons Ⅳ．The Viking and Danish Invasions V．The Norman Conquest Chapter 3 The Shaping of the Nation Ⅰ．Norman Rule 1. William’s Rule Ⅱ．The Great Charter and the Beginning of Parliament 1. The Great Charter Ⅲ．The Hundred Years’ War with France Ⅳ．The Black Death and the Peasant Uprising Chapter 4 Transition to the Modern Age Ⅰ．Transition to the Modern Age Ⅱ．The English Reformation Ⅲ．Elizabeth I 1. Elizabeth and Parliament 2. Elizabeth’s Religious Reform 3. Elizabeth’s Foreign Policy Ⅳ．The English Renaissance VII. The Civil Wars VIII. The Commonwealth IX. The Restoration and the Glorious Revolution of 1688 Chapter 5 The Rise and Fall of the British Empire Ⅰ．Whigs and Tories Ⅱ．Agricultural Changes in the Late 18th Century
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??????????????????????精品自学考料推荐?????????????????? 全国 2018 年 4 月高等教育自学考试 英语国家概况试题 课程代码： 00522 全部题目用英文作答，并将答案写在答题纸的相应位置上，否则不计分。 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 that you think best completes the statement or answers the question. Write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space on the answer sheet. (40 points, 1 point for each) 1.Traditional British farming involved（）, which dated back to the 5th century. A. the open field system B. the system of crop rotation C. the use of artificial fertilizer D. the use of new agricultural machinery 2.In Britain, the First Civil War was fought between the Roundheads who were the parliamentary soldiers led by （） , and the Cavaliers who were King Charles ’ s supporters. A. John Lilburne B. Oliver Cromwell C. Prince Rupert D. William Joyce 3.（） radically changed the face of London for the first time since the Great Fire nearly three centuries earlier. A. The Black Death B. The Civil War C. The First World War D. The Blitz 4.The objective of the Chartist Movement was democratic rights for all men, and it took its name form “（）” . A. The Bill of Rights B. The Agreement of the People C. the People ’ s Charter D. the Great Charter 5.Today, the Domesday Book is kept in the Public Records Office in （） . A. Cambridge B. Oxford C. London D. York 6.In Britain, thanks to the militant feminist movement of the suffragettes before the First World War, votes were granted to women over （） in 1918. A. 20 B.25 C. 30 D. 35 7.By （） Britain had built up a big empire, “ on which the sun never set” . A. 1900 B. 1910 C. 1920 D. 1930 1
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《英语国家概况》复习题及参考答案 一Multiple choice ( 30’) ( ) 1 As a result of the Black Death, much land was left untended and there was a terrible shortage of ___ in England. A grain B farm tools C houses D labor ( ) 2 In the late 17th century, two of most famous literary works were Pilgrim’s Progress and _________ . A the Jew of Malta B the School of Archery C Novum Organum D Paradise Lost ( ) 3. In 1836, a group of skilled workers and _____ formed the London Working Men’s Association. A householders B tenants C small shopkeepers D office workers ( ) 4. In the Industrial Revolution, changes occurred earliest and quickest in the industry of ______. A. pottery B hardware C textiles D chemicals ( ) 5. In Britain police officers are not allowed to join ________ or to go on strike. A a choir B a political party C a trade union D a club ( ) 6 The Great Carter of 1215 is also known as _________. A People’s Charter B Magna Carta C King’s Charter D the Declaration of human rights ( ) 7 Henry Ⅱwas the first king of the ________ dynasty. A Malcolm B Plantagenet C Windsor D Tudor ( ) 8. __________ is the most typically English of sports A Cricket B Golf C Tennis D Horse-racing ( ) 9. By the Treaty of ______ of 1842, China ceded _______ to Britain. A Nanjing, Hong Kong B Tianjing, Hong Kong C Nanjing, Macau D Tianjing, Macau ( ) 10. In _______, the name Great Britain came into being. A 1689 B 1702 C 1701 D 1707 ( ) 11. The serious economic crisis in the late 1920s and the beginning of 1930s was first brought about by ___. A the farm failure B the bank failures C the stock market crash D the high unemployment ( ) 12．What are the problems that the U.S. economy has faced from time to time? A Inflation B Depressions C Recessions D all of the above ( ) 13．The real American literature began________. A after the war of Independence B after the Westward Movement C after the Civil War D after the Civil Rights Movement ( ) 14. In 1900, the United States ranked first in the production of ____ . A coal B electricity C oil D wheat ( ) 15. In the United States, if the parents don’t send their children to school at certain age, ________ . A the state government will be responsible for it B they will educate the children themselves C they can save a lot of money D they are breaking the law ( ) 16. The U.S. and China established their diplomatic relations in _____. A 1974 B 1972 C 1978 D 1979 ( ) 17 In his inaugural speech, ______ said that “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” A Woodrow Wilson B Theodore Roosevelt