英美概况复习题

英美概况复习题Chapter 1 of the UKI. Make a Choice1. The total area of the U.K. is _____.A. 211,440B. 244,110C. 241,410D. 242,5342. England occupies the _____ portion of the U.K.A. northernB. easternC. southernD. western3. The most important part of the U.K. in wealth is _____.A. Northern IrelandB. EnglandC. ScotlandD. Wales4. By the Act of Union of _____ Scotland and the kingdom of England and Wales were constitutionally joined as the Kingdom of Britain.A. 1707B. 1921C. 1801D. 16075. Mt. Ben Nevis stands in _____.A. the Scottish HighlandsB. WalesC. EnglandD. Northern Ireland6. The main rivers parting in Britain runs from _____.A. north to southB. south to northC. east to westD. west to east7. The longest river in Britain is _____.A. SevernB. ClydeC. BannD. Thames8. London is situated on the River of _____.A. ClydeB. ThamesC. SevernD. Bristol9. Edinburgh is the capital of _____.A. EnglandB. ScotlandC. WalesD. Northern Ireland10. Mt. Snowdon stands in _____.A. ScotlandB. WalesC. EnglandD. Northern Ireland11. Gaelic is mainly spoken in _____.A. ScotlandB. EnglandC. Northern IrelandD. Wales12. The Bank of England was nationalized in _____.A. 1964B. 1946C. 1694D. 184213. The three Germanic tribes that invaded Britain include the following except _____.A. the AnglesB. the SaxonsC. the PictsD. the Jutes14. The capital city of Northern Ireland is _____.A. CardiffB. BelfastC. LeithD. Glasgow15. Celtic tribes began to settle in Britain from about _____B.C.A. 410B. 750C. 300D. 106616. The proportion of the English in the whole population is _____.A. 60%B. 80%C. 70%D. 90%17. About _____ percent of the population live in cities ortowns.A. 80B. 85C. 90D. 9818. The highest mountain in Britain is _____.A. Mt. MourneB. Mt. SnowdonC. Mt. SeafellD. Ben Nevis19. The second largest city in England is _____.A. GlasgowB. BirminghamC. ManchesterD. Liverpool20. The modern Scots and Irish are the descendants of _____.A. GaelsB. BritonsC. Anglo-SaxonsD. CeltsII. Fill in the Blanks.1. The U.K. is situated in _____ Europe.2. The full title of the U.K. is the United Kingdom of _____ _____ and _____ _____.3. The U.K. consists of England, _____, _____ and Northern Ireland.4. The largest part of U.K. is _____.5. The capital of England and of Great Britain is _____.6. _____ _____ is composed of six Irish counties that elected to remain in the union with Great Britain.7. The highest mountain in Britain is _____ _____.8. Natural gas was discovered in Britain in the _____ _____.9. The most important river is the River of _____.10. Lough Neagh lie in _____ _____.11. B ritain’s Industrial Revolution took place between _____ and _____.12. The population of the U.K. is more than _____ million.13. The population of the U.K. consists of the English, the Welsh, the Scottish and the _____.14. In Wales many people speak _____.15. People sing the national anthem in _____.16. The earliest invasion is that by the _____-haired Mediterranean race called the Iberians.17. The modern _____ and _____ are the descendants of the Gaels of the Celtic tribes.18. The Britons of the Celtic tribes were the forefathers of the modern _____.19. The British national anthem is _____ _____ _____ _____.20. The U.K. lies to the _____ of France.Chapter 3 of the UKI. Make a Choice.1. Christianity was introduced into England in the late _____ century.A. 14thB. 8thC. 6thD. 4th2. In 1653 _____ was made Lord Protector for life.A. Oliver CromwellB. Charles IC. William ID. Charles II3. The three great Germanic tribes: the Anglos, the _____ and the Jutes which invaded Britain form the basis of the modern British people.A. SaxonsB. ScotsC. WelshD. Wessex4. The head of the church in Anglo-Saxon times was _____.A. the King of Denmark and NorwayB. the king of EnglandC. Julius CaesarD. the Archbishop of Canterbury5. The _____ invaded England in the earliest time.A. DanesB. IberiansC. RomansD. Celts6. The Vikings who invaded England at the turn of the 8th century came from _____.A. NorwayB. DenmarkC. FranceD. both A and B7. Norman Conquest began in _____.A. 1016B. 1066C. 1035D. 16888. Charles I was beheaded in _____.A. 1649B. 1648C. 1653D. 16889. It was _____ who summoned Model Parliament in 1295.A. Edward IB. Henry IVC. Simon de MontfortD. William I10. The Peasants Uprising in 1381 was led by _____.A. Henry TurnerB. Watt TylerC. RichardD. Joan of Arc11. The English Church was strictly _____.A. nationalB. internationalC. regionalD. racial12. The Great Charter was signed by _____ in 1215.A. King Henry IIB. King RichardC. King JohnD. William I13. In the early 14th century feudalism began to _____ in England.A. growB. flourishC. decline14. The Parliament of 1265 which is known as the “_____” is considered the “beginning of parliament”.A. All Estates ParliamentB. Model ParliamentC. Long ParliamentD. Short Parliament15. The Anglo-French hostility which began in 1337 and ended in 1453 was known as _____.A. the Wars of RosesB. the Hundred Years’ WarC. Peasant UprisingD. Black Death16. In the first half of 17th century _____ grow rapidly in England.A. feudalismB. capitalismC. CatholicismD. Imperialism17. In the 14th century took place the _____, the severest of many plagues in the middle ages.A. EarthquakeB. Black DeathC. DroughtD. Famine18. By the end of the Wars of the Roses the House of _____ began.A. TudorB. LancasterC. Plantagenet19. In the Wars of the Roses the Lancastrians wire badges of _____ rose.A. whiteB. redC. pinkD. yellow20. William Shakespeare is mainly a _____.A. novelistB. dramatistC. poetD. essayist21. In 1689 the “Bill of Rights” was passed. _____ began in England.A. The Constitutional MonarchyB. All Estates ParliamentC. House of LancasterD. British Parliament22. In 1337 the hostility between England and __ resulted in the Hundred Years’ War.A. FranceB. SpainC. RussiaD. Germany23. The Industrial Revolution first started in _____.A. the iron industryB. the textile industryC. the coal industryD. the pottery industry24. The English Prime Minister during the Second World Warwas _____.A. ChurchillB. ChamberlainC. BaldwinD. Robert Walpore25. _____ contrasted the first successful steam locomotive.A. George StephensonB. Samuel CromptonC. James HargreavesD. James Watt26. The _____ government surrendered to the British invaders and was forced to sign the first unequal Treaty of Nanjing in 1842.A. IndianB. QingC. IrishD. Spanish27. By the _____ in 1783, Britain recognized the independence of the US.A. Declaratory ActB. Treaty of ParisC. Treaty of MontgomeryD. Treaty of Versailles28. In 1840 Britain launched an aggressive war against _____.A. FranceB. IndiaC. ChinaD. America29. During the Civil Wars (1642 –1648) the supporters of Parliament were called _____ while the supporters of the King Charles I were called _____.A. Tory, LiberalB. Roundheads, CavaliersC. Tory, WhigD. Conservative, Labor30. The contribution made by the Normans to Britain is the following except _____.A. final unification of EnglandB. foundation of aristocracyC. great administrative progressD. some peculiarities of dialectII. Fill in the Blanks.1. At about 3000 BC, some of the _____ settled in Britain.2. About 122 AD, in order to keep back the Picts and Scots, the _____ built Hadrian’s Wall.3. The real Roman conquest began in _____.4. On Christmas Day 1066 Duke _____ was crowned in Westminster Abbey.5. John signed the document in 1215, which in history was called the Great Charter or _____ _____.6. In 1086 William had his official to make a general survey of the land, known as _____ Book.7. The Battle of _____ paved the way for the Norman Conquest to England.8. Duke William was known in history as William the _____.9. Along with the Normans came the _____ language.10. The English parliament originated in the _____ _____.11. T he _____ _____ in 1688 was in nature a coup d’etat.12. The corrupt Qing government surrendered to Britain and was forced to sign the first unequal Treaty of _____ in 1842.13. The Wars of the Roses broke out between the _____ andthe _____.14. The Enclosure Movement began in the _____ century.15. By the treaty of _____ in 1783, Britain recognized the independence of the US.16. In _____ Britain launched the Opium War against China.17. Mary I re-established Catholicism and burnt three hundred Prote stants, for which she was called “_____” Mary.18. During the Renaissance, the thinkers who worked for freedom and enlightenment were called “_____”.19. In the summer of 1588 the Spanish ships, the _____ _____ was defeated by English ships.20. English Renaissance began in _____ century.21. In September 1939 Germany invaded _____, thus Britain and France declared war on Germany.22. The Industrial Revolution started during the last part of the _____ century.23. Upon the completion of the _____ _____ by 1850 England became the workshop of the world.24. On the eve of WWI the Triple Alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary and _____ was formed.25. On May 7, 1945, _____ surrendered unconditionally.Chapter 5 of the UKI. Make a Choice.1. All children in the UK must, by law, receive a full-time education from the age of _____ to _____.A. 5, 16B. 6, 17C. 7, 18D. 6, 182. Public schools belong to the category of the _____ schools.B. independentC. localD. international3. The two features of Oxford and Cambridge are the college system and the _____.A. records of attendanceB. governing councilC. tutorial systemD. academic level4. The universities of St. Andrews, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Edinburgh are called the four _____ universities.A. oldB. newC. ScottishD. religious5. The _____University offers courses through one of BBC’s television channels and by radio.A. OpenB. NewC. Middle-agedD. Adult6. In Britain great majority of children attend _____ schools.A. stateB. independentC. religiousD. public7. The oldest university in Britain is _____.A. CambridgeB. Edinburgh UniversityD. London UniversityII. Fill in the Blanks.1. There are two systems of primary and secondary education in Britain. They are the _____ school and the _____ school.2. The independent school or “_____” school is few in number but of great influence.3. The old universities in Britain refer to _____ and _____.4. Oxford got started in the _____ century.Chapter 6 of the UKI. Make a Choice.1. The British Monarchy is _____.A. electiveB. democraticC. hereditaryD. appointed2. The Constitutional Monarchy started at the end of the _____ century.A. 17thB. 16thC. 15thD. 18th3. The _____ is used as a symbol of the whole nation and is described as the representative of the people.A. Prime MinisterB. CrownC. ParliamentD. the Upper House4. The life of Parliament is fixed at _____ years.A. fourB. sixC. fiveD. three5. The House of Commons consists of _____ members who are elected from the electoral districts.A. 651B. 535C. 635D. 100,6. The president (or head) of the House of Lords in Britain is _____.A. Lord ChancellorB. SpeakerC. Prime ministerD. monarch7. The Shadow Cabinet is organized by the _____.A. GovernmentB. OppositionC. Privy CouncilD. Prime Minister II. Fill in the Blanks.1. Elizabeth II came to the throne on Feb. 6th, _____.2. The British Parliament consists of three elements –the _____, the House of _____, and the House of _____.3. The official head of Parliament is the _____.4. The government cannot legally spend any money without the permission of he House of _____.5. The House of Lords is also called the _____ House, the House of Commons the _____ House.6. The two major parties in Britain are the _____ Party and the_____ Party.7. Every _____ years a general election is held in Britain.8. The headquarters of the London police is the famous _____ _____.Chapter 7 of the UKI. Make a Choice.1. The Economist, New Statesman, Spectator are _____.A. journalsB. daily newspapersC. local papersD. Sunday newspapers2. The BBC is mainly financed by _____.A. payment from all people who possess TV setsB. the income from advertisementsC. some large corporationsD. British government3. Reuters was founded in the year of _____.A. 1518B. 1815C. 1851D. 15884. _____ is regarded as the most English of games.A. CricketB. SoccerC. RugbyD. Horse racing5. The annual _____ championships at Wimbledon, in London, are the most famous in the world.A. hockeyB. tennisC. netballD. soccer6. Big Ben is the nickname of _____.A. Benjamin FranklinB. Sir Benjamin HallC. the 315-foot Clock TowerD. White Hall7. You could find the world-famou s Speakers’ Corner in _____.A. Great RussellB. Hyde ParkC. Westminster AbbeyD. Tower of London8. _____ is the biggest and most well-known church in London.A. White HallB. St. Paul’s CathedralC. Westminster AbbeyD. St. Peter Cathedral9. _____ is the monarch’s present London home.A. Westminster PalaceB. Buckingham PalaceC. Whitehall PalaceD. Winsor Castle10. What the Englishmen usually talk about in their daily life is _____.A. priceB. taxC. weatherD. sports11. Boxing Day is on _____.A. the first weekday after ChristmasB. the following day of ChristmasC. the last Sunday of DecemberD. the fourth Thursday of December12. The festival which celebrates a historical event is _____.A. Good FridayB. Remembrance DayC. Guy Fawkes DayD. Christmas13. The birthday of the _____ is a National Day in Britain.A. head of the House of CommonsB. British MonarchC. Prime MinisterD. Lord Chancellor14. The Church of England is also called _____.A. the Anglican ChurchB. the CongregationalC. the Salvation ArmyD. PuritanismII. Fill in the Blanks.1. Almost all the national papers are published in the city of _____.2. The _____ _____ is the national centre of the press in the UK.3. The most famous broadcasting company is _____ _____ _____.4. The most well-known news agency is _____.5. _____ is regarded as the most English games.6. The place where many famous figures are buried is called _____ _____.7. The _____ of _____ was a state prison from Norman times.8. The nickname for Britain is _____ _____.9. Christmas Day is on __, ___, which is the greatest of the Christian festivals.10. April Fool’s Day which makes you an “April Fool” falls on _____.11. Father Christmas is also called _____ _____, who gives presents only to children and knows what every child wants.Chapter 1 of the USI. Make a Choice.1. The _____ part of America consists of high plateaus and mountains formed by the Great Cordillera Range.A. easternB. westernC. northeasternD. southern2. Among the five Great Lakes, only _____ is wholly within the United States.A. ErieB. SuperiorC. MichiganD. Ontario3. Only the climate in the southern part of _____ is tropical.A. FloridaB. GeorgiaC. VirginiaD. Texas4. Washington, the capital of the US, is on the _____ river.A. PotomacB. DelawareC. St. LaurenceD. Hudson5. _____ has been called the “cradle of American Liberty”.A. PhiladelphiaB. PlymouthC. BostonD. Washington D.C.6. The highest mountain in the U.S. is Mount _____.A. AppalachianB. MekinleyC. RockyD. Cascades7. The world’s largest freshwater lake is Lake _____.A. SuperiorB. OntarioC. VictoriaD. Michigan8. The world-famous Niagara Falls lie between lakes of _____.A. Erie and MichiganB. Erie and OntarioC. Superior and HuronD. Ontario and Huron9. Texas, having belonged to _____, was annexed by the U.S. in 1845.A. FranceB. RussiaC. MexicoD. Canada10. Hawaii is in the _____ Ocean.A. AtlanticB. IndianC. PacificD. Arctic11. The United States today is the _____ largest country in size in the world.A. thirdB. fifthC. fourthD. secondII. Fill in the blanks1. The United States is situated in the _____ part of _____ America.2. The U.S. is bounded by _____ on the north and by _____ and the Gulf of Mexico on the south.3. To the west of America lies the _____ Ocean.4. To the east of America lies the _____ Ocean.5. The seat of the American Federal Government is the District of _____.6. The _____ part is made up of the highlands formed by the Appalachian Range.7. The United States includes _____ states and a _____ district, the District of Columbia.8. The Declaration of Independence was first read on July 4th, _____.9. The two main tributaries of the _____ River are the Missouri River and the Ohio River.10. The five Great Lakes lie between the boundary of _____ and the United States.11. The two youngest states are _____ in the northeastern part of America and _____ in the central Pacific.12. The population of the United States is about _____ million.13. The Statue of Liberty Island in _____ _____ harbor.Chapter 3 of the USI. Make a Choice.1. The history of the U.S. is generally agreed to have begun in _____.A. 1620B. 1607C. 1776D. 17742. The First Continental Congress was held in _____ in September, 1774.A. PhiladelphiaB. BostonC. New YorkD. Washington D.C.3. The battle of _____ marked the turning point of the War of Independence.A. New YorkB. SaratogaC. Bunker HillD. Gettysburg4. The Constitutional Convention was held in _____ .A. 1776B. 1787C.1791D. 18035. The first ten amendments, known as _____, were added to the Constitution in 1791.A. Bill of RightsB. the ArticlesC. Civil RightsD. Statute6. The greatest contribution made by President Thomas Jefferson was his _____.A. abolishing the Sedition ActB. reducing taxesC. purchasing Louisiana from FranceD. founding the US7. The Second Anti-English War broke out in _____ and ended in _____. The U.S. won the war.A. 1812, 1814B. 1813, 1815C. 1814, 1816D. 1812, 18188. As the result of the U.S.-Mexican War, nearly _____ of the entire territory of Mexico was lost.A. 1/4B. 1/2C. 1/3D. 1/59. _____ was chosen as the capital for the time being in Washington’s administration.A. New YorkB. ChicagoC. BostonD. Atlanta10. _____ was the first American President who was inaugurated in the city of Washington.A. John AdamsB. Thomas JeffersonC. James MadisonD. Thomas Monroe11. During the Civil War Lincoln issued the _____, which declared the abolition of slavery.A. Homestead BillB. Emancipation ProclamationC. Declaration of IndependenceD. Both A and B12. The Battle of _____ was the turning point of the American Civil War.A. Bull RunB. GettysburgC. RichmondD. Saratoga13. The first American President from the Republican Party is _____.A. Abraham LincolnB. Andrew JohnsonC. Thomas JeffersonD. George Washington14. The First World War broke out on July 28th, _____ and ended on November 11th, _____, lasting for about four years.A. 1913, 1917B. 1914, 1918C. 1915, 1919D. 1914,191915. The assassination of a (n) _____ prince, Arch Duke Fedinand, served as the direct fuse for the outbreak of WWI.。