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1、英美概况模拟试题（一）英美概况模拟试题（一） 2003-7-19 庄舍茶馆一 单项选择题 Read the following unfinished statements or questions carefully. For each unfinished statement or question four suggested answers A, B, C and D are given. Choose the one you think best completes the statement or answers the question: (20 points) 1. The B
2、ill of Rights is the term for the first amendments to the Constitution. a. ten B. eleven c. twelve d. thirteen 2. The President of the United States is head of the branch. a. legislative b. executive c. judicial d. party 3. The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by during the Civil War. a. George
3、Washington b. Abraham Lincoln c. Thomas Jefferson d. Franklin Roosevelt 4. The 1920s in the United States has been described as a period of . a. cultural revival b. loss of purpose c. development in science and technology d. material success and spiritual frustration 5. It was who first called Nativ
4、e Americans “Indians”. a. Lincoln b. Columbus c. Washington d. Jefferson 6. The United States did not join the Second World War directly until a. Great Depression b. Pearl Harbor incident c. the Japanese attack on China d. the German attack on Poland 7. When we speak of “father of waters” or “old ma
5、n river”, we are referring to . a. the Colorado River b . the Ohio River c. the Missouri River d. the Mississippi River 8. Celts were different groups of ancient people who came originally from . a. France b. Denmark c. Ireland d. Germany 9. The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Contine
6、ntal Congress on July 4, . a. First/1774 b. First /1776 c. Second/1774 d. Second/1776 10. The British recorded history begins with . a. the arrival and settlement of Celts b. the Norman Conquest c. Roman invasion d. Viking and Danish invasions 11. The predecessor of the English parliament is . a. th
7、e Great council b. the Witan c. the House of Plantagenet d. Magna Carta 12. Civil Rights Movement happened in . a. the 1960s b. the 1950s c. the 1940s d. the 1930s 13. The , the backbone of the North American continent, is also known as the Continental Divide. a. Appalachians b. Rockies c. Blue Ridg
8、e Mountains d. Great Smokies 14. To help the British East India Company out of difficulty, the British government allowed the company to sell at a lower price in the colonies through its own people.a. coffee b. spice c. silk d. tea 15. About half of the Britains trade is with . a. the United States
9、b. South-east Asia c. the EC d. the Latin America 16. The House of Commons consists of Members of Parliament. a. 651 b. 1,200 c. 1,198 d. 763 17. Most Americans lived in . a. city areas b. countryside c. mountain areas d. river valleys 18. The British Parliament has a maximum duration of years. a. f
10、our b. six c. eight d. five 19. Of the five Great Lakes on the border between Canada and the United States, is the only one entirely in the U. S. a. Lake Huron b. Lake Ontario c. Lake Michigan d. Lake Erie 20. The Chartist Movement was officially launched at a great meeting in Birmingham in , with t
11、he aim of pressing the Parliament to accept the Peoples Charter. a. 1836 b. 1838 c. 1840 d. 1842 二是非题 Read the following statements carefully and decide if each of them is True or False: ( 20 points) ( )1. The Articles of Confederation is the oldest written constitution in the world. ( ) 2. America
12、is a name given by Columbus. ( ) 3. The United Kingdom is a federal, not a unitary state. ( ) 4. The Anglo-Saxon Conquest was important in English history because it laid the foundation on which the English nation was to be formed. ( ) 5. To the west of Great Britain is the second largest island kno
13、wn as Scotland. ( ) 6. The checks and balance system in America was based on division of power. ( ) 7. London, the capital of the UK, is situated on the Severn River near its mouth. ( ) 8. The Great Charter was signed in 1215 by King John. ( ) 9. James I was the king who was executed during the Engl
14、ish Bourgeois Revolution. ( ) 10. The Chartist Movement finally succeeded and it constituted a glorious page in the history of the workers struggle for liberation. ( ) 11. Grammar schools emphasize academic studies and teach a wide range of subjects. ( )12. Members of Parliament (MPs) are those who
15、inherit the noble titles. ( ) 13. British people chose Franklin Roosevelt as Prime Minister in 1940 when the W.W. II broke out. ( ) 14. Henry VII was responsible for the founding the Church of England. ( ) 15. The destruction of the Spanish Armada not only established the position of England as a ma
16、jor sea power but also paved the way for its foreign expansion. ( ) 16. It was the Angles who gave their name to England and the English people. ( ) 17. The first successful English colony in North America was planted in Virginia in 1620. ( ) 18. The Wars of the Roses affected the ordinary people very much. ( ) 19. The Queen formally appoints all government office holders except the Prime Minister. ( ) 20. The Hundred Years War refers to the i
