英语国家概况复习题

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《英语国家概况》第四套复习题

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.American Indians were the earliest inhabitants on American continent.

2.The Magna Carta was designed to protect the rights of the King.

3.The Hundred Years’War was a series of wars fought between England and Normans for trade and

territory.

4.In an effort to make a compromise between different religious factions, Queen Mary actually defended the

fruit of the Religious Reformation.

5.In reality, the British parliament is the source of all government powers.

6.British Parliament is the law-making body of the Commonwealth of Nations.

7.The members in the House of Commons are elected rather than appointed.

8.The British Prime Minister is the leader of the majority party in Parliament.

9.Cabinet members in Britain are chosen by the Prime Minister from the leading political party in

Parliament.

10.America was the first industrialized nation in the world.

11.The British economy experienced a relative boost during the postwar period.

12.Thatcher’s revolution turned out to be a great success in dealing with all the British economic and social

problems.

13.Britain is the world’s leading exporter of poultry and dairy products.

cation in Britain is compulsory for all children between the ages of 5 and 16.

15.Many American people approved of the Vietnam War.

16.During Clinton’s term, the economy developed steadily, resulting in a lower rate of unemployment..

17.Like Britain, the United States has a two-party system.

18.Thanksgiving Day falls on the fourth Thursday in November.

19.The Republican Party in America is conservative in terms of its ideology.

20.The King or Queen of Britain is the head of state, their powers are largely symbolic.

Answer keys: 1. T 2. F 3. F 4. F 5. T 6. F 7. T 8. T 9. T 10. F

11. F 12. T 13. F 14. T 15. F 16. T 17. T 18. T 19. T 20. T

II.Choose the one that best completes each of the following statements. (2 points each, 40 points in total)

1. The first shots of the American War of Independence were fired in __B_______.

A. Concord

B. Lexington D. Philadelphia B. Boston

2. Abraham Lincoln issued ___C______ to grant freedom to all slaves.

A. Declaration of Independence

B. Constitution

C. Emancipation Proclamation

D. Bill of Rights

3. The policy of the United States was __A_____ at the beginning of the two world wars.

A. neutrality

B. full involvement

C. partial involvement

D. appeasement

4. President __C_____ applied New Deal with the problems of the Great Depression.

A. Wilson

B. Truman

C. Roosevelt

D. Kennedy

5. The Vietnam War was a long-time suffering for Americans, and it continued throughout the terms of Presidents ___D______.

A. Johnson, Nixon and Ford

B. Truman, Eisenhower, and Kennedy

C. Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon

D. Eisenhower, Kennedy and Johnson

6.The U.S. Constitution came into effect in __B_____.

A. 1787

B.1789

C. 1791

D. 1793

7. The Constitution of the United States ____C____.

A. gives the most power to Congress

B. gives the most power to the President

C. tries to give each branch enough power to balance the others

D. gives the most power to the Supreme Court

8. The Bill of Rights _____B_____.

A. defines the rights of Congress and the rights of the President

B. guarantees citizens of the United States specific individual rights and freedoms

C. is part of the Declaration of Independence

D. has no relationship with the Constitution

9. The following except ___B_____ are guaranteed in the Bill of Rights.

A. freedom of religion

B. the right to get into people’s house by police.

C. freedom of speech and of press

D. the right to own one’s weapon if one wishes

10. The following except ___C____ are all powers of the President.

A. vetoing any bills passed by Congress

B. appointing federal judges when vacancies occur

C. making laws

D. issuing executive orders

11. According to the Constitution, a candidate for President must be__D_______.

A. at least 35 years old

B. at least a 14 year’s resident of the United States

C. born in America

D. all of the above

12. The terms for a Senator and Representative are ___D____ and ______ years respectively.

A. two, four

B. two, three

C. two, six

D. six, two

13. The president is directly voted into office by ____C___.