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1、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 Bill of Rights is the term for the first amendme
2、nts to the Constitution.a. ten B. eleven c. twelve d. thirteen2. The President of the United States is head of the branch.a. legislative b. executive c. judicial d. party3. The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by during the Civil War.a. George Washington b. Abraham Lincolnc. Thomas Jefferson d.
3、Franklin Roosevelt4. The 1920s in the United States has been described as a period of .a. cultural revival b. loss of purposec. development in science and technologyd. material success and spiritual frustration5. It was who first called Native Americans “Indians”.a. Lincoln b. Columbus c. Washington
4、 d. Jefferson6. The United States did not join the Second World War directly untila. Great Depression b. Pearl Harbor incidentc. the Japanese attack on China d. the German attack on Poland7. When we speak of “father of waters” or “old man river”， we are referring to .a. the Colorado River b . the Oh
5、io Riverc. the Missouri River d. the Mississippi River8. Celts were different groups of ancient people who came originally from .a. France b. Denmark c. Ireland d. Germany9. The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4， .a. First/1774 b. First /1776 c. Second/177
6、4 d. Second/177610. The British recorded history begins with .a. the arrival and settlement of Celts b. the Norman Conquestc. Roman invasion d. Viking and Danish invasions11. The predecessor of the English parliament is .a. the Great council b. the Witanc. the House of Plantagenet d. Magna Carta12.
7、Civil Rights Movement happened in .a. the 1960s b. the 1950s c. the 1940s d. the 1930s13. The ， the backbone of the North American continent， is also known as the Continental Divide.a. Appalachians b. Rockiesc. Blue Ridge Mountains d. Great Smokies14. To help the British East India Company out of di
8、fficulty， 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. tea15. About half of the Britains trade is with .a. the United States b. South-east Asiac. the EC d. the Latin America16. The House of Commons consists o
9、f Members of Parliament.a. 651 b. 1，200 c. 1，198 d. 76317. Most Americans lived in .a. city areas b. countryside c. mountain areas d. river valleys18. The British Parliament has a maximum duration of years.a. four b. six c. eight d. five19. Of the five Great Lakes on the border between Canada and th
10、e United States，is the only one entirely in the U. S.a. Lake Huron b. Lake Ontario c. Lake Michigan d. Lake Erie20. The Chartist Movement was officially launched at a great meeting in Birmingham in ， with the aim of pressing the Parliament to accept the Peoples Charter.a. 1836 b. 1838 c. 1840 d. 184
11、2二.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 is a name given by Columbus.（ ）3. The United Kingdom is a federal， not a unitary state.（ ）4. The An
12、glo-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 known as Scotland.（ ）6. The checks and balance system in America was based on division of power.（ ）7. London
13、， 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 English Bourgeois Revolution.（ ）10. The Chartist Movement finally succeeded and it constituted a glorious page in the
14、 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 inherit the noble titles.（ ）13. British people chose Franklin Roosevelt as Prime Minister in 1940 when the W.W. II bro
15、ke 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 major 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
