英美概况总复习

英美概况总复习
英美概况总复习（2008级）
一．填空题
1.The USA includes ____states and a federal district, the
district of ____, which is the seat of the Federal Government.
2.Among the Five Great Lakes, lake____ is the largest
freshwater lake of its kind. Lake _____is wholly within the United States.
3.In 1042, after the death of Hardecanute, Edward,
known as the ______for his reputation for saintliness became English king.
4.On Christmas Day 1066 Duke William Known in
history as William______ was crowned in______.
5.Hundred Years’ War refers to th e war between
______and______ from______ to______.
6.Before the Hundred Years’ war, the economic interests
of England and France clashed in______.
7.By the beginning of the Tudor reign, ______had already
declined and had been replaced gradually by a______economy.
8.During the______, a lot of arable farms were turned
into pastures for sheep-ratings.
9.On July 4, 1776, ______was published, which greatly
encouraged the American colonists.
10.In 1836______took place in Britain, after which the
English working-class entered a period of conducting independent political movements against the bourgeoisie.
11.In 1940, Germans invaded Belgium and Holland,
and Churchill led Britain during the “ miracle of______ ” .
12.In August 1945, atomic bombs were dropped
on____ and______ and Soviet Union entered into the war with Japan.
13.After the September 11 attacks on the _______ in
2001, Blair allied George W. Bush in a global war against __________.
14.On June 27th Blair’s successor ______entered Nor.
10 Downing Street.
15.All the children in the UK must, by law, receive a
full-time education from the age of _______ to ________.
16.________ is perhaps the most influential and most
substantial periodicals.
17.Horse racing, which is divided into two kinds:
________ and ________, is chiefly a ________ sport. 18.The best-known scientific achievement in the 19th
century was Darwin’s development of a theory of ________, and he published his book ________.
19.Charles Dickens is the outstanding reprehensive of
________.
20.Three “INGS” refer to ________, ________, an d
_________ the ending for each of which is ING.
21.The most important denomination in Britain is
________.
22.The Constitutional Monarchy started at the end of
________ century.
23.The life of Parliament is fixed at ________ years.
24.The government cannot legally spend any money
without the permission of the House of ________.
25.The House of Commons which is also known as
________ is where the real power lies.
26.The Prime Minister works and lives in his or her
famous residence---- _________.
27.There are two kinds of lawyers in UK, _______ and
________.
28.In the USA, the two important Chinatowns are
located in ____and_____.
29.In the past, the south reign grew no other
important crops than＿and___.
30._____is the chief economy in Alaska but the lumber
industry and the production of wood-pulp are also important.
31.At the end of 19th century and the beginning of the
20th century the American was transformed form free-market to____ and became a typical _____country.。