英语国家概况试题和答案1

I. Read the following unfinished statements or questions carefull y. For eachunfinished statement or question four suggested answers marked A, B, C and

D are given. Choose the one you think best completes the statement s oranswers the question.

1. The economic policy Britain pursued in the 1950s and 1960s w as based onthe theory of ____.A. Adam Smith

B. John Maynard KeynesC. Margaret ThatcherD. Karl Marx

2. In the 1970s Britain maintained the _____ growth rate and the _____

inflation通货膨胀rate among the developed countries.A. lowest/lowestB. highest/highestC.lowest/highestD. highest/lowest

3. Under Margaret Thatcher Britain experienced _______.A. economic recessionB. economic expansionC. economic declineD. economic depression

4. In Britain service industries account for about ____ of its gross domestic product (GDP).国内⽣产总值A. one-thirdB. two-thirdsC. three-fifthsD. four-fifths

5. The following are the reasons why British coal mining is tod ay called a\"sick\" industry except _____.

A.Britain has used up almost all coal deposits 存款，定⾦B. the demand for British coal has declined

C. petroleum, water power, and electric power are replacing coal fo

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many purposes

D. the old British mines are narrow and deep, making it difficult t osue machines fro mining.

6. Which of the following is not true of British iron and stee l industry?A. Britain's steel industry is declining.

B. No more new discoveries of iron ore have been found in Britai n.C. Supplies of iron ore are now mostly foreign.

D. Compared with newer plants in the world, Britain's steelworks are

not efficient.

7. Rolls-Royce劳斯莱斯is world famous for _____.A. machine toolsB. household appliancesC.luxury automobiles 昂贵的汽车D. high-quality knives and hand tools

8. Why is it that Britain today imports more clothing than i t exports?A. British clothing is of poor quality.B. Britain does not grow cotton.

C.Many countries with lower costs can produce clothing more cheapl ythan the British can.

D. Britain has a highly developed transportation system.

9. The area between _____ and ______ is now often referred t o as the\"Silicon Glen\". 硅⾕A. London/South WalesB. the Oxford/the CambridgeC. London/the Cambridge

D.Glasgow格拉斯哥/Edinburgh 爱丁堡

10. Which of the following is not true of Britain's agricultur e?A. British farming is highly mechanized.B. Agriculture in Britain is intensive.C. British farming is very efficient.

D.Britain's agriculture can produce enough food for its people.

11. Which area is called the Garden of England and is famous f or beautiful blossoms in spring?A. The county of Kent肯特英国东南部in southeastern England.

B. The county of East Sussex in southern England.C. The county of West Sussex in southern England.D. The county of Essex in eastern England.

12. Britain once imported chiefly _____ and exported mostly _____ _.A. manufactured products/raw materials

B.raw materials/manufactured products ⼯业产品C. foods/mineralsD. minerals/foods

13. Britain's leading customers and suppliers are France, Germany and _____.A. JapanB. BelgiumC. the NetherlandsD.the United States

14. Which of the following is not true of Britain's foreign tra de?A.The value of Britain's exports of goods usually exceeds the valu e ofits imports.

B. The value of Britain's imports of goods usually exceeds 超出the value ofits exports.

C. Manufactured goods now account for about 85% of British imports a ndabout 80% of its exports.

D. Most of the United Kingdom's trade is with other developed countries,especially other members of the European union .15. The European union (EU) is an organization of 15 _____ t hat promotescooperation among its members.A. European countriesB. developed countriesC.Western European countriesD. Southern European countries

16. Which of the following is not true of the European union

A.The United States is also a member of the EU.

B. The members of the EU cooperate in many areas, including politic sand economics.

C. The EU is a major economic unit.

D. The combined value of the union 's imports and exports is great erthan that of any single country in the world.

17. Headquarters of the European union are in ______.A. Paris, FranceB. London, BritainC. Berlin, Germany

D.Brussels,布鲁塞尔Belgium ⽐利时

18. _____ started as a trading post of the Roman Empire about AD 43.

A. The City of WestminsterB. The City of LondonC. West End of LondonD. East End of London

19. Today, the City of London is the business center of Londo n where _____are located.A. big supermarketsB. theatres and cinemas

http://www.doczj.com/doc/5984f473dc3383c4bb4cf7ec4afe04a1b171b095.html rge financial organizationsD. restaurants and cafes20. What is Lloyd'劳合社s?A. It is a famous bank.B. It is a big department store.C. It is a famous insurance company.D. It is a large hotel.1.B2.C3.B4.B5.A6.B7.C8.C

9.D 10.D 11.A 12.B 13.D 14.A 15.C 16.A 17.D 18.B 19.

C 20.C

I. Read the following unfinished statements or questions careful ly. For eachunfinished statement or question four suggested answers marked A, B, C and

D are given. Choose the one you think best completes the statement s oranswers the question.

1. Traditional farming involved the open field village, a syste m that dated back to the ____century.A. 4thB. 5thC. 6thD. 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 charact eristic 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圈地was a disaster for the ____evicted收回财产from their land by the enclosures.A. landlordsB.tenants 承租⼈C. farmersD. wage laborers

5. In Ireland and Scottish Highlands land enclosure led to mass emigration, particularly to ____.A. Africa

B. Eastern EuropeC. Asia

D.The New World

6. By the early 19th century, Britain had a road network of so me ____miles. 英⾥A. 115,000

B. 120,000C. 125,000D. 130,000

7. In England no females were allowed to vote in national elect ions before____.A. 1918B. 1920C. 1928D. 1945

8. In 1836 a group of ____and small shopkeepers formed the Lond on WorkingMen's Association.A. householdersB. tenantsC.skilled workersD. office workers

9. The six points of the People's Charter⼈民宪章were achieved gradually over the period o

f ____, although the sixth has never b een practical. 可实施的A. 1836-1848B. 1842-1848C. 1848-1908D.1858-1918

10. Parliament passed the Combination Acts联盟⾏动of 1799-1800 t o forbid the formation 形成of ____.A. a new governmentB. societiesC. communesD. union s

11. The Labor Party劳动党had its origins in the ____, which wa s formed in January,13.A.Independent Labor Party

B. Grand National Consolidated Trade unionC. Amalgamated Society of EngineersD. Trade union Congress

12. Thanks to the militant feminist movement基⾦⼥权主义运动of the ____led by Mrs. Pankhurst before the First World War, votes wer

e granted to women over 30 in 1918.A. Luddites

B. Suffragettes 男⼥平等主义者C. ChartistsD. Levellers

13. The spark of the First World War was struck at Sarajevo 萨拉热窝on June 28, ____, when the Austrian Crown PrinceFranz Ferdina nd弗朗茨·费迪南德was assassinated by暗杀 a Serbian nationalist. 塞尔维亚民族主义者A. 1913B.1914C. 1915D. 1916

14. As a result of the First World War settlement the ____was established in 1920.A.League of Nations国际联盟B. British CommonwealthC. British East India CompanyD. United Nations

15. After World War I political unrest 不安in Britain led to __ __generalelections ⼤选in just over 5 years.A. 2B. 3C. 4D. 5

16. The Blitz闪电战radically根本上changed the face of London fo r the first time since ____nearly 3 centuries earlier.A. the Black DeathB. the Great FireC. the Civil WarD. the Great Plague

17. The foundations of ____was laid in the late 1940s, providin

g free medical care for everyone and financial help for the old, th e sick and theunemployed.

A. the welfare state 福利国家B. the National Health ServiceC. the compulsory educationD. the Women's Liberation Movement

18. In the 1960s Pop music underwent a revolution when the Beat les became

world famous and turned their hometown of ____into a place of pilgri mage. 圣地A. ManchesterB. BlackpoolC.Liverpool利物浦D. Sheffield

19. The 1970s saw the growth of ___in Wales and Scotland.A. liberalismB. MarxismC. chauvinismD. nationalism

20. Margaret Thatcher玛格丽特·撒切尔believed in the following exce pt____.A. self-reliance

B.the strengthening of trade union s 公会C. privatization

D. the use of monetary policies to control inflation1.B2.A3.C4.B5.D6.C7. A8.C

9. D 10.D 11.A 12.B 13.B 14.A 15.C 16.B 17.A 18.C 19.D 20.B

1. There are some ____ universities, including the Open Universit y inBritain.A. 70B. 80C. 90D. 100

2. Some _____ per cent of secondary schools in England are gran t-maintained

(GM) self-governing schools.A. 10B. 15C. 20D. 25

3. The universities of Oxford and Cambridge date from the ____ centuries.A. 12th and 13thB. 13th and 14thC. 14th and 15thD. 15th and 16th

4. Over ____ science parks have been set up by higher educatio n institutionsin conjunction with industrial scientists and technologists.A. 10B. 20C. 30D. 40

5. With about _____ daily and Sunday newspapers published nationw ide, theBritish public reads more newspapers than virtually any other countr y inthe world.A. 110B. 120C. 130D. 140

6. The BBC World Service broadcasts international news worldwid e, usingEnglish and ____ other languages.A. 37B. 38C. 39D. 40

7. In summer there are open-air theatres, including one in Londo n's Regent'sPark, where ____ are performed, and the Minack Theatre, which is a n opencliffside near Land's End in Cornwall.A. William Shakespeare's playsB. Christopher Marlowe's plays

C. Ben Johnson's plays

D. George Bernard Shaw's plays

8. Pantomime is a kind of play based on a traditional fairy ta le and per-formed ____.A. at Easter

B. on New Year's DayC. on St. Patrick's DayD. at Christmas time

9. Edinburgh International Festival of Music and Drama takes place for a

period of 3 to 4 weeks between ____ when Edinburgh becomes a cente r ofcultural activity.A. July and AugustB. August and SeptemberC. September and OctoberD. October and November

10. In ____ each year the National Film Theatre hosts the Londo n Film Fes-tival, at which some 250 new films from all over the world are scr eened.A. SeptemberB. OctoberC. NovemberD. December1. C2. B3. A4. D5. C6. B7. A8. D9. B 10. C

1. The National Health Service was established in the United Kingdo m in_____.A. 1946B. 1947

C. 1948D. 1949

2. Prescription charges do not apply to the following people exc ept ____.A. self-employed peopleB. child under 16

C. war and armed forces disablement pensionersD. women aged 60 and over and men aged 65 and over3. NHS has suffered from under-funding in recent decades, as a result of

which many ______ people have been turning to private medical healt h care.A. working classB. elderlyC. educatedD. better-off

4. Britain ahs about ______ million adults with one or more dis abilities, ofwhom around 7 percent live in communal establishments.A. 4B. 5C. 6D. 7

5. Most pregnant working women receive their statutory maternity pay directly

from their employer for a maximum of _____ weeks.A. 17B. 18C. 19D. 20

6. The Church of England is not free to change its form of wo rship, as laiddown in _____ without the consent of Parliament.A. the Bill of RightsB. the Provisions of OxfordC. the Constitutions of ClarendonD. the Book of Common Prayer

7. The position of the Church of Scotland was defined in the T reaty of union ,1707, and further safeguarded by the Church of Scotland Act, _____ _.

A. 1921B. 1922C. 1923D. 1924

8. The Salvation Army is served by 1,800 officers (ordained mini sters) andruns more than _____ worship centers.A. 500B. 1,000C. 1,500D. 2,000

9. At Christmas, the home is decorated with the following excep t _____.A. colorful paper chainsB. leaves of holly and mistletoeC. a young fir-treeD. firecrackers

10. Easter is traditionally associated with the following except ____.

A. the resurrection of ChristB. the eating of Easter eggsC. the custom of giving presentsD. the coming of spring1. C2. A3. D4. C5. B6. D7. A8. B9. D 10. C

I. Read the following unfinished statements or questions carefully. For ea ch

unfinished statement or question four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D are given. Choose the one you think bestcompletes the statements oranswers the question.

1. The first known settlers of Britain were the ____.A. Celts

B. IberiansC. Beaker FolkD. Romans

2. The Celts' religion was ____.A. BuddhismB. IslamC. DruidismD. Christianity

3. Roman control was only effective in ____.A. ScotlandB. WalesC. London

D. The southeast of Britain

4. Christianity was first brought to England by the ____.A. RomansB. Celts

C. Anglo-SaxonsD. Danes

5. The Romans remained in control of Britain for nearly 400 years and they pulled out in ____.A. 306 ADB. 410 ADC. 446 ADD. 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 thatstyle.A. OffaB. EgbertC. VortigernD. Hengist

8. ____ became the first Archbishop of Canterbury.

A. ColumbaB. EthelbertC. St. AugustineD. Egbert

9. The Vikings began to attack various parts of England from the end of the ____century.A. 7thB. 8thC. 9thD.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 moreefficient.

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 theNormans.

C. Canute divided power between Danes and Saxons.

D. Canute forced Malcolm II, king of the Scots, to recognize him asoverlord.

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 ofCanterbury.

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 WessexC. Edgar, Edward's nephew

D. Tostig, the deposed Earl of Northumbria

15. Tostig, Harold's brother, joined____, and made an attempt to recover hislost earldom of Northumbria.A. Harold Hardrada, King of Norway