《英美概况》试题（附答案）

1. The highest mountain in Britain is ____.

A. Scafell B. Ben Nevis C. the Cotswolds D. the Forth 2. The longest river in Britain is _____.

A. the Clyde B. the Mersey C. the Severn D. the Thames 3. The largest lake in Britain is _____.

A. the Lough Neage B. Windermere Water C. Coniston Water D. the Lake District 4. Which part of Britain is always fighting?

A. England B. Scotland C. Wales D. Northem Ireland 5. The immigrants coming to Britain are mainly from _____. A. Europe B. the United States C. Africa D. the West Indies, 6. The first inhabitants in Britain were _____.

A. the Normans B. the Celts C. the Iberians D. the Anglo-Saxons 7. British Recorded history began with _____.

A. Roman invasion B. the Norman Conquest C. the Viking and Danish invasion D. the Anglo-Saxons invasion 8. In 829, _____ actually became the overlord of all the English. A. John B. James I C. Egbert D. Henry I

9. Christmas Day ____, Duke William was crowned in Westminster Abbey. A. 1056 B. 1066 C. 1006 D. 1060

10. Henry II was the first king of the _____ dynasty. A. Windsor B. Tudor C. Malcolm D. Plantagenet

11. In 1265 ____ summoned the Great Council, which has been seen as the earliest parliament. A. Henry III B. the Pope C. Barons D. Simon de Montfort

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12. The Hundred Years’ war started in ____ and ended in ____, in which the English had lost all the territories of France except the French port of ____.

A. 1337, 1453, Flanders B. 1337, 1453, Calais C. 1346, 1453, Argencourt D. 1346, 1453, Brest 13. The Wars of Roses lasted for _____ years and king _____ was replaced by king _____. A. 30, Richard III, Henry Tudor B. 50, Richard III, Henry Tudor B. C. 30, Richard I, Henry Tudor D. 50, Richard I, Henry Tudor 14. The Renaissance began in ____ in the early ____ century. A. England, 14 B. England, 15 C. Italy, 14 D. Italy, 15 15. The English Civil War is also called _____. A. the Glorious Revolution B. the Bloody Revolution C. the Catholic Revolution D. the Puritan Revolution

16. In _____, a small group of Puritans sailed from _____ in the Mayflower to be the first settlers in the North America.

A. 1620, London B. 1620, Plymouth C. 1720, London D. 1720, Plymouth

17. In the 18th century, there appeared ____ in England, which owed a great deal to the invention of machines.

A. the Industrial Revolution B. the Bourgeois Revolution C. the Wars of the Roses D. the Religious Reformation

18. English colonial expansion began with the colonization of _____ in 1583. A. Canada B. Australia C. India D. Newfoundland

19. _____ was famous for his abdication because of his marriage with a divorced American: A. Edward VIII B. Edward VII C. George VI D. George VII

20. In January _____ Britain became a member of the European Economic Community. A. 1957 B. 1967 C. 1973 D. 1979

21. soon after _____, Britain not only gave up its econmic hegemony but also suffered a deep loss of its position of industrial leadership.

A. 1900 B. the First World War C. the Second World War D. 1960

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22. In the 1970s among the developed countries, Britain maintained the lowest _____ rate and the highest _____ rate.

A. inflation, growth B. growth, inflation C. growth, divorce D. growth, birth 23. The following are all reasons of British decline of coal industry except _____. A. the exhaustion of old mines B. costly extraction

B. C. little money being invested D. the labour shortage 24. Britain’s foreign trade is mainly with _____.

A. developing countries B. other Commonwealth countries C. other developed countries D. EC

25. The House of Lords is presided over by _____.

A. the Lord Chancellor B. the Queen C. the Archbishop of Canterbury D. the Prime Minister 26. A General Election is held every _____ years and there are _____ members of Parliaments are elected.

A. five, 600 B. five, 650 C. five, 651 D. four, 651

27. The Prime Minister is appointed by _____ and he or she always sits in _____. A. the Archbishop of Canterbury, the House of Commons B. the Archbishop of Canterbury, the House of Lords C. the Queen, the House of Commons D. the Queen, the House of Lords

28. The ultimate authority for law-making resides in _____.

A. the Queen B. the Cabinet C. the House of Lords D. the House of Commons 29. The sources of British law include _____.

A. statutes, common law, equity law and European Community law B. statutes, common law and equity law

C. statutes, common law and European Community law D. a complete code and statutes

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30. In criminal trials by jury, _____ passes sentenced and _____ decide the issue of guilt or innocence. A. the judge, the jury B. the judge, the judge C. the jury, the jury D. the Lord Chancellor, the jury

31. ____ tries the most serious offences such as murder and robbery.

A. Magistrates’ courts B. Youth courts C. district courts D. The Crown Court 32. London’s Metropolitan Police Force is under the control of _____. A. the England secretaries B. the Scottish Secretaries C. Northern Ireland Secretaries D. the Home Secretary

33. The National Health Service was established in the UK in _____ and based at first on _____. A. 1948, Acts of Parliament B. 1958, Acts of Parliament C. 1948, the Bill of Rights D. 1958, the Bill of Rights

34. The non-contributory social security benefits include the following except _____. A. war pension B. child benefit C. family credit D. unemployment benefit

35. Except that _____ may not be a Roman Catholic, public offices are open without distinction to members of all churchs or of none.

A. the lord Chancellor B. the Prime Minister C. the Speaker D. the ministers of all departments 36. About 90 per cent of the state secondary school population in the UK attend _____. A. independent schools B. junior schools C. independent schools D. primary schools 37. There are some ____ universities, including the Open University. A. 900 B. 290 C. 90 D. 50

38. In Britain, children from the age of 5 to 16 can _____ by law. A. receive completely free education B. receive parly free education

C. receive no free education if their families are rich D. receive no free education at all

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39. With regard to its size, the USA is the _____ country in the world. A. largest B. second largest C. third largest D. fourth largest 40. In the following rivers, _____ has been called the American Ruhr. A. the Mississippi B. the Missouri C. the Hudson D. the Ohio

41. Among the following rivers, _____ forms a natural boundary between Mexico and the U.S. A. the Potomac B. the Columbia C. the Rio Grande River D. the Colorado

42. All the following universities and colleges are located in New England, except _____. A. Yale B. Harvard C. Oxford D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

43. The nation’s capital city Washington D.C. and New York are located in _____. A. the American West B. the Great Plains C. the Midwest D. the Middle Atlantic States 44. The Midwest in America’s most important _____ area.

A. agricultural B. industrial C. manufacturing D. mining in dustry

45. In the case of Brown versus Board of Education, the Supreme Court ruled that _____. A. separate educational facilities had been illegal B. educational facilities had been separate but equal C. educational facilities had been equal

D. separate educational facilities were inherently unequal 46. The Chinese Exclusion Act was passed in _____. A. 1882 B. 1883 C. 1900 D. 1924

47. The first immigrants in American history came from ____ and ____.

A. Ireland/France B. England/China C. Scotland/England D. England/Netherland

48. Uncle Tom’s Cabin and Roots are two novels which give a vivid description of the miserable life of the _____.

A. early settlers B. Puritans C. native Indians D. black slaves

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5. Dickens and Thackeray, who are most famous for their novel, lived in the period of ____ A Queen Elizabeth I B Henry VIII C Charles II D Queen Victoria 6. ____is written by Alan Poe.

A Twice-Told Tales B The Scarlet Letter

C The House of the Seven Gables D The Fall of the House of Usher 7. Rip Van Winkle is written by _____

A. Washington Irving B Henry David Thoreau

C Ralph Waldo Emerson D James Fenimore Cooper

9. The internal structure of words and the rules by which words are formed are the subjects of ____ A morphology B pragmatics C anthropology D psychology

美国概况 练习题：

1 The world-famous Havard University is in _____. A Massachusetts B New York C Washington D.C. D Maine

2 Which of the following statements about American education is wrong? A Elementary and secondary education in America is free and compulsory

B Private schools are financially supported by religious or nonreligious private organizations or individuals.

C There are more public colleges and universities than the private ones

D Credits taken at community colleges are normally applicable to requirement for a four-year bachelor’s degree.

3 _____ is a symbol of American theatre and world-class entertainment. A Broadway B Wall Street C The Fifth Avenue D Times Square 4 ____ is not a tourist attraction in the United States. A Yellowstone National Park B Grand Canyon C St. Patrick’s Cathedral D Stonehenge

5 ____ was an actor before he became the President.

A Ronald Reagan B Abraham Lincoln C Herbert Hoover D Jimmy Carter

6 New Englanders were originally known as _____, which come to stand for all Americans. A Hippies B Yankees C Uncle Sam D Brother Jonathan

7 On the 30th of April 1789, George Washington took the oath of office in _____, which housed the government then.

A New York B Washington D.C. C Philadelphia D Boston

8 Which of the following people was not an American President? A John Hancock B John Adams C John Q. Adams D Jimmy Carter 9 Henry Fond was the first man to _____.

A design a plane B fly an aeroplane C mass-produciton D design and make a car

10 “That government of the people, by the people, for the people, ? ”were the words

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by _____.

A Thomas Jefferson B Abraham Lincoln C Andrew Johnson D Theodore Roosevelt

练习题答案及题解:

1 A, 哈佛大学位于马萨诸塞州的剑桥(Cambridge)镇。

2 C, 在美国， 私立高等教育机构要多于公立的。象麻省理工， 耶鲁大学， 哈佛大学都是私立的。

3 A, 百老汇是一条由南向北贯穿曼哈顿全岛的大道， 其中心地带是在第42借“时代广场”附近， 周围云集了几十家剧院， 上演被称为现代歌舞剧的剧目。 4 D, Stonehenge 在英国， 是古代城池的遗迹。

5 A, 里根从政前曾经在好莱坞闯荡20多年，参与演出了50多部电影。

6 B, Yankees 一词具有丰富的含义。 现在用于代表美国人，俗称美国佬。 在美国南部，Yankee是指美国北部各州的居民， 即北方佬；而对多数美国人来说，Yankee 意味着新英格兰人。

7 A, 1789年George Washington 在纽约宣誓就职， 1790年首都迁往费城。 1800年以后定都华盛顿。 8 A, John Hancock，因其当时在《独立宣言》上的签名很大，他的名字在美语里变成了签名的代名词。 9 C, Henry Ford 早期是一名技师， 虽然没有发明汽车， 但他是第一位批量生产汽车的人。

10 B, 这是Abraham Lincoln 于1863年11月19日在葛底斯堡阵亡将士墓举行落成仪式上发表的著名的《葛底斯堡演说》的片语。。

BCAAA CACAB

1. St. Lawrence and River Columbia are shared by both ____ A America and Mexico B America and Canada C America and Cuba D America and Brazil

2. European settlement of Australia began in the late part of ____ when a British penal colony was established on the east coast of the continent.

A the 16th century B the 17th century C the 18th century D the 19th century

3. Which sport is supposed to be America’s national sport and used to be call “American’s favorable pastime”? A baseball B basketball C rugby D cricket

4. The largest city in New Zealand is ____

A Auckland B Wellington C Christchurch D Dunedin

5. After Adam Bede,____wrote The Mill on the Floss and Silas Marner in which moral problems are discussed and psychological analysis of characters are emphasized.

A George Eliot B Jane Austin C George Dickens D Charlotte Bronte 6.All of the following odes are written by John Keats EXCEPT____ A Ode to Autumn B Ode to a Nightingale C Ode to a Skylark D Ode on Melancholy

7. Of____’s four famous comedies, the best known is Lady Windermere’s Fan. A Oscar Wilde B Richard Sheridan C Bernard Shaw D Somerset Maugham

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8. If the air stream meets with no obstruction when a sound is pronounced, it is a(n) ____ A voiced consonant B voiceless consonant C vowel D explosive 9. The internationally accepted system of phonetic transcription is ____ A I.P.A B I.A.P.S C I.S.S D S.S.I.P

10. With the ____, Latin words were added into the vocabulary of the language spoken in Britain. A invasion of the Romans B Christianization of Britain C Scandinavian invasion D Norman Conquest 美国人口构成 ACCBB DBBAA

1. The population of the United States is a bit more than 272 million, about 13% of which are Black, 12 % are Hispanic(讲西班牙语的人)，4% are Asian and the rest are White Americans. 2. It is the third most populous country in the world after China and India. 3. The most populous states are California, Texas, New York, Florida and Illinois. 4. More than 80% of Americans live in urban areas.

巩固：按照人口数量排列，美国在世界排在第几位；按照面积排，美国又是排第几位呢？ 1. Christmas is usually connected to ____

A the reunion of a large family B the eating of Easter eggs C the resurrection of Christ D the forgiving of other’s sins 2. The largest of the ethnic minorities in America is ____ A the blacks B the Mexico-Americans C the Spanish-Americans D the Chinese

3. The British establish ____colonies along the east coast of North American between 16.7 and 1733.

A. 11 B 12 C13 D14

4. The largest university in Canada is ____

A Laval University B The University of Toronto C McGill University D Simon Fraser University

5. Robinson Crusoe is written by ____

A Henry Fielding B Daniel Defoe C Samuel Richardson D Jonathan Swift 6. ____is written by Walt Whitman.

A Representative Men B English Traits C Nature D Leaves of Grass

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7. ____is not a novelist.

A Henry James B Emily Dickinson C William Dean Howells D Mark Twain 8. ____is not one of the core branches of linguistics. A Phonology B Psycho-linguistics C Syntax D Semantics 9. ____ is the common factor of the three sounds:[p], [t], [k] A voiceless B spread C voiced D nasal

10. English consonants can be classified into stops, fricatives, nasals, etc, in terms of ____ A manner of articulation B openness of mouth C place of articulation D voicing

新西兰，由于新西兰整个国家非常狭窄，所以新西兰的任何地方距离海洋都不超过110公里，全国只有一个时区。新西兰正好位于国际日期变更线以西的第一个时区，所以它是第一个迎接新一天的国家。 BBACB AADAB

1. It was during ____ reign that the name Great Britain came into being. A Mary's B Anne's C Jame II's D Oliver Cromwell

2.Where is Edinburgh?

A In Wales B In Scotland C In Northern Ireland D In Ireland 3. One of the most famous national parks in the U.S. is the ____ A Yellowstone National Park B Hyde Park

C Kakadu National Park D American Fishing Center

4. New Zealand is just west of the International Date Line, so it is the first country to get ____ A frozen B wet C the new day D united

5. Mr.Darcy is a character in ____

A Tess of the D'Urbervilles B Pride and Prejudice C Happy Prince D The Mill on the Floss 6. Lyrical Ballads is the joint work between Wordsworth and his friend____ A Coleridge B Bryon C Keats D Shelly

7.____is the representative work of the Jazz Age

A The Great Gatsby B On the Road C Look Back in Anger D The Sun Also Rises 8. The distinction of langue and parole is made by ____ A Hall B Sapir C Chomsky D Saussure

9. ____examines how meaning is encoded in a language. A Semantics B Syntax C Pragmatics D Morphology

10.The sentence “I apologize!” belongs to the category of ____according to the speech act theory. A. expressive B performative C representative D constative

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