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英语国家概况期末试题答案

I.Explain the following terms:（20分）

1.the British Isles

2.WASPs

3.the Great Lakes

4.the Bill of Rights

5.Queen Elizabeth II

6.the Opposition

7.the Roman occupation

8.the Wars of Roses

9.the NHS

10.the Chinese Exclusion Act

3. the Great Lakes The Great Lakes are the most important lakes in the United States. They are Lake Superior, which is the largest fresh water lake in the world, Lake Michigan —— the only one entirely in the U.S. —— Lake Huron, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. They are all located between Canada and the United States except Lake Michigan.

4. the Bill of Rights In 1789, James Madison introduced in the House of Representations a series of amendments which later were drafted into twelve proposed amendments and sent to the states for ratification. Ten of them were ratified in 1791 and became the first ten amendments to the Constitution —— the Bill of Rights.

5. Queen Elizabeth II The present Sovereign, born in 1926, came to the throne in 1952 and was crowned in 1953. The Queen is the symbol of the whole nation, the center of many national ceremonies and the leader of society.

6. the Opposition In the General Election, the party which wins the second largest number of seats becomes the offcial Opposition, with its own leader and “shadow cabinet”. The aims of the Opposition are to contribute to the formulation of policy and legislation, to oppose government proposals, to seek amendments to government bills, and to put forward its own policies in order to win the next general election.

7. William the Conqueror William was Duke of Normandy. He landed his army in Oct, 1066 and defeated king Harold. Then he was crowned king of England on Christams Day the same year. He established a strong Norman government and the feudal system in England.

8. the Wars of Roses They referred to the battles between the House of Lancaster and the House of York between 1455 and 1485. The

former was symbolized by the red rose, and the latter by the white one. After the wars, feudalism received its death blow and the king’s power became supreme. Thdor monarchs ruled England and Wales for over two hundred years.

9. the NHS The National Health Service was established in the UK in 1948 and based first on Acts of Parliament. This Service provides for every resident a full range of medical services. It is based upon the principle that there should be full range of publicly provided services designed to help the individual stay healthy. It is now a largely free service.

1o. the Chinese Exclusion Act It was passed by the U.S. Congress in may, 1882. It stopped Chinese immigration for ten years.

II.Translate the following into Chinese:（10分）

1.Westminster Abby

2.the Church of England

https://www.sodocs.net/doc/8712513087.html,monwealth

4.Mr. Speaker

5.Judicial System

6.the Great Charter

7.the House of Plantagenet

8.Puritans

9.monopoly capitalism

10.the first Pan-American Conference

III．Multi-choices:（20分）

I. Multiple Choices: Choose one right answer from the four choices:

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

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

答案

I. Multiple Choices: Choose one right answer from the four choices.

1. B

2. C

3. A

4. D

5. D

6. C

7. A

8. C

9. B 10. D

11. D 12. B 13. A 14. C 15. D

16. B 17. A 18. D 19. A 20. C

1.The longest river in Britain is the _____ River. (Severn, Thames, Mersey,

Humber)

2.The leading anthracite coalfields in Britain are in__ (Scotland, England,

Wales, North Ireland)

3.The English people are descendants of____ (Celts, Roman, Anglo-Saxons,

Vikings)

4.The established church of Britain is___ (the Church of England, Free

churches, )

5.Easter is kept, commemorating the __ (coming, birth, death, resurrection) of

Jesus Christ.

6.In Britain, government cannot spend any money without the permission

of___.

(the Queen, the Prime Minister, the House of Commons, the House of Lords) 7.All the government ministers of Britain must be members of_____.

(the House of Lords, the House of Common, the Privy Council, Parliament)

8.___ is the largest state of the US in area.(Hawii, Texas, Alaska, Pennsylvania)

9.The dominant ethnic group in the US today is_____.

(the black people, WASPs, Asian Americans, Hispanics)

10.People in the US have kept moving westward for reasons except___.

(religious freedom, fertile soil in the West, good climate in the west, discovery gold)

11.The Constitution of the United State was framed in ___in 1787.

(Washington, Boston, New York, Philadelphia)

12.The President of the US exercises the ____ power.

(legislative, executive, judicial, veto)

13.Congress can veto the President’s veto by a ___ vote of the full membership

of

Both houses.(two-fifths, two-thirds, three-fourths, three-fifths)

14.The Constitution of US says that only___ can declare war upon other nation.

(the President, Congress, Department of Defense, the National Security Council)

15.In which year did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?(1939,1940,1941,1942)

16.The British Empire reached the peak of its colonial expansion after____.

( Anglo-Boer War, the First Opium War, World War I, World War II)

17.The American Industrial Revolution began in 1807 with its___ industry.

( shipbuilding, coal mining, textile, machine-making)

18.In the late half of the 19th century, __ was the main objective of the US

overseas expansion.

(India, China, Vietnam, the Philippines)

19.The Spanish-American War strengthened the in___.

(the Far East, Americas, Europe, Africa)

20.The US imperialism was marked by all the following except____.

(highly developed industry, high concentration of capital, overseas territorial expansion,

Free business competition)

III.Fill in the blanks:（30分）

1.Britain is separated from the European continent by ____, _____ ,_____.

2.Britain has a _temperate____, maritime climate.

3.The English people tend to be __conservative_____ characteristic.

4.The present Sovereign is Queen__ElizabethII_, daughter of George VI ,was

crowned in 1953. The British government is constitutional _Monarchy_____.

5.The earliest settlers on the British Islands were_Iberians__ and

Celts___.

6.The Great Charter aimed at restricting the power of the _King___.

7.The British Empire began with the founding of__Newfoundland____ in 1583,

and fell after the _end_Of the World War II.

8.Most of Americans _European___ origin.

9.Since 1790, the US population center gravity has kept moving_West__.

10.Most of the Black people in the US speak_English___,but the Hispanics

speak_Spainish__.

11.In the US, _Protestant____ outnumber other religions groups.

12.The Constitution of the US follows two principles: the__fedarel__ system and

the separation__ powers.

13.River__ (Hudson, https://www.sodocs.net/doc/8712513087.html,wrence Colorado, Missouri) flows through New York

city.

14.In order to grab Cuba, the US went into war with_Spain__ in 1898. As a

result of the war, Spain

Ceded Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines to the US.

V. Answer these questions:（20分）

1.Why English is a global Language?

1)The native speakers are great, such as…

2)Some important International organizations see it as Working language,

such as UN, Commonwealth, EEC,EU, Olympic Committ,

3)The English has a long history and rich culture

4)With America development rapidly, it influence deeply in politic

,economy in the world, so English is world-wide language.

2.How did the United State involved into the World War I? P170.

1)The outbreak of World War I in 1914 is inevitable.

2)At first America remain neutral.

3)In April 1917, German submarines were used to sink American ships on

the sea, it threatening American interests.

3.Tell some American Mountains and Rivers.

1)In the east part is the Appalachian Range, in the west is the Rocky

Mountains

2)The Mississippi River, the Hudson River, the Potomac River

4.Why American is immigrant country?

1)Favorable geographical condition

2)Freedom of Religion in the New land

3)Seek for the big fortune of economy

4)Complete their American dream

5.Why is Britain called a “welfare state”?

1)The welfare state is a system of government by which the state provides the economic and social security of its citizens through its organization of health services, pensions and other facilities.

2) The system is funded out of national insurance contributions and taxation.

3)In Britain the term applies mainly to National Health Service (NHS), national insurance and social security.