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1、1. The official name of Britain is _. A. the United States of England, Scotland, Wales and IrelandB. the United Kingdom of England, Scotland, Wales and IrelandC. the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandD. the United Kingdom of Britain and Ireland2. The _, the home of the Lake Poets W
2、illiam Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey, is well known for its wild and beautiful scenery.A. Great Lakes areaB. Lough NeaghC. Lake DistrictD. Great Bear Lake3. The basis of modern English race is the _.A. IberiansB. CeltsC. VikingsD. Anglo-Saxons4. Which of the following is NOT
3、 one of the clauses in Magna Carta?A. No tax should be made without the approval of the Grand Council.B. The principle of parliamentary supremacy should be confirmed and free speech in Parliament should be guaranteed.C. There should be the same weights and measures throughout the country.D. No freem
4、an should be arrested, imprisoned, or deprived of his property except by the law of the land.5. The age of constitutional monarchy in Britain began with the _ of 1688.A. Glorious RevolutionB. War of IndependenceC. English RenaissanceD. Religious Reformation6. Britain launched a war of aggression aga
5、inst China in _ after Imperial Commissioner Lin Zexu burnt 20,000 chests of opium at Canton.A. 1066B. 1215C. 1688D. 18407. Which of the following is NOT a reason for the decline in Britains mining industry?A. The exhaustion of old mines.B. Poor old equipment.C. Establishment of Trade Union.D. Little
6、 investment.8. For the last 150 years the predominant two parties in Britain have been _.A. the Republic Party and the Democratic PartyB. the Conservative Party and the Labour PartyC. the Liberal Party and the Progressive Conservative PartyD. Whigs and Tories9. In criminal trials by jury, the judge
7、_ but the jury decides the issue of guilt or innocence.A. passes the sentenceB. gives evidenceC. submits to cross-examinationD. conducts prosecution and defence10. In Britain, _ for treatment in an accident, emergency or for an infectious disease.A. only 20% of the people will be chargedB. there are
8、 only proportional chargesC. everybody has to pay NHSD. no one is liable to be charged by NHS11. _ is a National Day in Britain, for there is no fixed day which is a National Day.A. New Years DayB. Waitangi DayC. The birthday of Prince of WalesD. The birthday of the British Monarch12. Education is c
9、ompulsory for all between the ages of _ in England, Wales, and Scotland.A. 4 and 15B. 5 and 16C. 6 and 17D. 7 and 1813. The University Boat Race, between eight-oared crews from _, has been rowed on the Thames almost every spring since 1836.A. Harvard and YaleB. Eton and HarrowC. Oxford and Cambridge
10、D. St. Andrews and Aberdeen14. The continental United States lies in central North America with Mexico and _ to its south.A. Gulf of MexicoB. Gulf of CaliforniaC. Great LakesD. Bering Strait15. _ is well-known for its position in education. Many famous universities and colleges such as Yale, Harvard
11、, and MIT are located here.A. The Pacific CoastB. New EnglandC. The MidwestD. The American South16. Mobility is considered to be one of the characteristics of the _ people.A. BritishB. AmericanC. CanadianD. Irish17. Which of the following ethnic minorities is NOT Hispanic?A. CubansB. Puerto RicansC.
12、 ChicanosD. Inuits18. On July 4, _, the Declaration of Independence was adopted on the Second Continental Congress held in Philadelphia.A. 1066B. 1688C. 1776D. 186719. _ speech on the occasion of dedicating the national cemetery at Gettysburg ended with these memorable words: “that government of the
13、 people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”A. Martin Luther KingsB. George WashingtonsC. Thomas JeffersonsD. Abraham Lincolns20. The _, a group of reform-minded journalists, made investigations and exposed various dark sides of the Gilded Age.A. MuckrakersB. Abolitionis
14、tsC. FeministsD. Federalists21. After Pearl Harbour, U. S. A. was formally in war with the _, that is, Germany, Italy and Japan.A. Central PowersB. AlliesC. AxispowersD. Union22. President Nixons visit to China in 1972 ended 23 years of hostility and led to the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries in _.A. 1975B. 1979C. 1982D. 198923. The U. S. Constitution stipulates that each state is entitled to _ Senators, while the total number of members of the House is divided among the states according to their population.A. one
