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1、英美综合知识习题及答案I. Multiple Choices: Choose one right answer from the four choices:1. The highest mountain in Britain is _.A. ScafellB. Ben NevisC. the CotswoldsD. the Forth2. The longest river in Britain is _.A. the ClydeB. the MerseyC. the Severn D. the Thames3. The largest lake in Britain is _.A. the
2、Lough NeageB. Windermere WaterC. Coniston WaterD. the Lake District4. Which part of Britain is always fighting?A. EnglandB. ScotlandC. WalesD. Northem Ireland5. The immigrants coming to Britain are mainly from _. A. EuropeB. the United States C. AfricaD. the West Indies, Indies and Pakistan6. The fi
3、rst inhabitants in Britain were _.A. the NormansB. the CeltsC. the IberiansD. the Anglo-Saxons7. British Recorded history began with _. A. Roman invasionB. the Norman Conquest C. the Viking and Danish invasionD. the Anglo-Saxons invasion8. In 829, _ actually became the overlord of all the English. A
4、. JohnB. James I C. EgbertD. Henry I9. Christmas Day _, Duke William was crowned in Westminster Abbey. A. 1056B. 1066 C. 1006D. 106010. Henry II was the first king of the _ dynasty. A. WindsorB. Tudor C. MalcolmD. Plantagenet11. In 1265 _ summoned the Great Council, which has been seen as the earlie
5、st parliament. A. Henry IIIB. the Pope C. BaronsD. Simon de Montfort12. The Hundred Years war stated in _ and wa ended in _, in which the English had lost all the territories of France except the French port of _. A. 1337, 1453, FlandersB. 1337, 1453, Calais C. 1346, 1453, ArgencourtD. 1346, 1453, B
6、rest13. The Wars of Roses lasted for _ years and king _ was replaced by king _. A. 30, Richard III, Henry TudorB. 50, Richard III, Henry Tudor C. 30, Richard I, Henry TudorD. 50, Richard I, Henry Tudor14. The Renaissance began in _ in the early _ century. A. England, 14B. England, 15 C. Italy, 14D.
7、Italy, 1515. The English Civil War is also called _. A. the Glorious RevolutionB. the Bloody Revolution C. the Catholic RevolutionD. the Puritan Revolution16. In _, a small group of Puritans sailed from _ in the Mayflower to be the first settlers in the New Land. A. 1620, LondonB. 1620, Plymouth C.
8、1720, LondonD. 1720, Plymouth17. In the 18th century, there appeared _ in England, which owed a great deal to the invention of machines. A. the Industrial RevolutionB. the Bourgeois Revolution C. the Wars of the RosesD. the Religious Reformation18. English colonial expansion began with the colonizat
9、ion of _ in 1583. A. CanadaB. Australia C. IndiaD. Newfoundland19. _ was famous for his abdication because of his marriage with a divorced American: A. Edward VIIIB. Edward VII C. George VID. George VII20. In January _ Britain became a member of the European Economic Community. A. 1957B. 1967 C. 197
10、3D. 197921. soon after _, Britain not only gave up its econmic hegemony but also suffered a deep loss of its position of industrial leadership. A. 1900B. the First World War C. the Second World WarD. 196022. In the 1970s among the developed countries, Britain maintained the lowest _ rate and the hig
11、hest _ rate. A. inflation, growthB. growth, inflation C. growth, divorceD. growth, birth23. The following are all reasons of British decline of coal industry except _. A. the exhaustion of old minesB. costly extraction C. little money being investedD. the labour shortage24. Britains foreign trade is
12、 mainly with _. A. developing countriesB. other Commonwealth countries C. other developed countriesD. EC25. The House of Lords is presided over by _. A. the Lord ChancellorB. the Queen C. the Archbishop of CanterburyD. the Prime Minister 26. A General Election is held every _ years and there are _ m
13、embers of Parliaments are elected. A. five, 600B. five, 650 C. five, 651D. four, 65127. The Prime Minister is appointed by _ and he or she always sits in _.A. the Archbishop of Canterbury, the House of CommonsB. the Archbishop of Canterbury, the House of LordsC. the Queen, the House of CommonsD. the
14、 Queen, the House of Lords28. The ultimate authority for law-making resides in _. A. the QueenB. the Cabinet C. the House of LordsD. the House of Commons29. The sources of British law include _.A. statutes, common law, equity law and European Community law B. statutes, common law and equity lawC. st
15、atutes, common law and European Community lawD. a complete code and statutes30. In criminal trials by jury, _ passes sentenced and _ decide the issue of guilt or innocence.A. the judge, the juryB. the judge, the judgeC. the jury, the juryD. the Lord Chancellor, the jury31. _ tries the most serious offences such
