2014英语国家概况判断题

第一篇：2014英语国家概况判断题

In the early 20th century, those dominating American life were mostly WASPs.正确

In the US, scientific and economic advance and rising material progress have been accompanied by a decline in religious observance.错误

The title of Prince of Wales is held by a Welsh according to tradition.错误

In Britain, class and educational differences are reflected in the newspaper people read.正确

The world' s oldest daily newspaper is The Observer.错误 Horse racing is the true royal sport.正确

Under a Constitutional Amendament passed in 1951, a president can be elected to only one term.错误

The state of Hawaii is a big island in the central Pacific Ocean错误.Most British people are Protestants while most Irish people are Catholics.正确

There is more violence in the US than in other industrialized countries.正确

According to the textbook, larger American universities are always better, and more desirable universities are always more expensive错误.Harvard College was originally founded to train government officials.错误

“ We Shall Overcome!” is a very famous song during the 1960s.错误

The largest of the racial and ethnic minorities in the US now is the blacks, or Afro-Americans.错误

Drug abuse in the US has come to be regarded as one of the most challenging social problems facing the nation.错误

Yellowstone National Park is the oldest national park in the US正确.John F.Kennedy was the first Catholic elected as the US president正确.The theory of poltiics of the American Revolution came from John Locke, a French philosopher in the 17th century.错误

Britain has a written constitution like most countries.错误 Queen Elizabeth II is both the head of the state and the head of government in the UK.错误

Secrecy is an important part of the voting process.正确 The Labour Party is the oldest party in the UK.错误

By the early 1760s, the 13 English colonies in North America were ready to separate themselves from Europe.正确

The British state actively interferes with the decision of when,where, how and what children are taught.错误

The tradition of having Sunday off derived from the Christian Church.正确

It takes at least four years to get a bachelor' s degree from an institution of higher education in the US.正确

You must have the A-level qualification to enter British university.错误

Britain is no longer an imperial country.正确

Scotland was never conquered by the Romans.正确

A great moment for the civil rights movement was the March on Washington on August, 1963 when President Kennedy gave the famous “ I Have a Dream” speech.错误

It is not very difficult to generalize about the American way of life.错误

The most exciting moment in baseball game is a homerun.正确 Most people in Scotland speak the old Celtic language, called “ Gaelic”.错误

The British media play an important role in shaping a national culture.正确

To advertise in a British newspaper, the only thing you have to worry about is the cost.错误

Easter is the biggest and best loved British holiday.错误

When the War of Independence was over, the US was on unified nation as it is today.错误

The 10 very short paragraphs which guarantee freedom and individual rights and forbid interference with lives of

individuals by the government are called the Bill of Rights.正确

Super Bowl will decide the champion baseball team of the year in the US.错误

Ireland is part of Great Britain错误

The Good Friday Agreement was approved on 10 April 1998.正确 Critics of the affirmative action programs are of the opinion that this results in reverse discrimination.正确

The anti-war teach-in by white students in Berkeley began the civil rights movement in the 1960s.错误

When the civil rights movement began, non-violent, direct action tactics like “ sit-ins” and boycotts were he chief vehicle for social protest.正确

George Washington, Banjamin Franklin, and Abraham Lincoln were regarded as the founing fathers of the USA.错误

Hollywood films give the wrong impressions that all Americans are rich.正确

Thre are more than 100 Protestants sects in the US today.正确

Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492.正确

It is commonly believed that Boxing Day involved the sport of boxing.错误

It is no doubt that Britain is the oldest representative democracy in the world.正确

The British Prime Minister is directly elected by the people.错误

According to the textbook, there are two major political parties in the UK.错误

The Conservative Party is the party that spent most time in power正确.The purpose of British education is not only to provide children with literacy and the other basic skills but also to socialize children.正确

All secondary schools in Britain are run and supervised by the government.错误

The Open Univeristy uses many non-traditional ways to teach students, such as TV and radio broadcasts, correspondence, videos, and a network of study centers.正确

The stereotype of the English gentleman never applied to the majority of the British people.正确

Scotland was unified with England through violent means.错误 Segregating blacks into separate schools was unconstitutional after the decision of the Supreme Court in 1954.正确

The US was founded on the principle of human equality, and in reality the nation has lived up to that ideal.错误

第二篇：华师在线——英语国家概况阅读判断题答案

1．第1题

The purpose of British education is not only to provide children with literacy and the other basic skills but also to socialize children.您的答案：正确 题目分数：2.0 此题得分：2.0

2．第2题

You must have the A-level qualification to enter British university.您的答案：错误 题目分数：2.0 此题得分：2.0

3．第3题

Scotland was never conquered by the Romans.您的答案：正确 题目分数：2.0 此题得分：2.0

4．第4题

Segregating blacks into separate schools was unconstitutional after the decision of the Supreme Court in 1954.您的答案：正确 题目分数：2.0 此题得分：2.0

5．第5题

A great moment for the civil rights movement was the March on Washington on August, 1963 when President Kennedy gave the famous “ I Have a Dream” speech.您的答案：错误 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0

6．第6题

In the early 20th century, those dominating American life were mostly WASPs.您的答案：正确 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0

7．第7题

There are more Catholics thatn Protestants in the US.您的答案：错误 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0

8．第8题

Most people in Scotland speak the old Celtic language, called “ Gaelic”.您的答案：错误 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0

9．第9题

The British media play an important role in shaping a national culture.您的答案：正确 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0

10．第10题

The game of golf was invented by the Scottish.您的答案：正确 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0

11．第11题

The main duty of the Congress is to make laws, including those which levy taxes that pay the work of the federal government.您的答案：正确 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0

12．第12题

There is more violence in the US than in other industrialized countries.您的答案：正确 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0

13．第13题

Most British people are Protestants while most Irish people are Catholics.您的答案：错误 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：0.0

14．第14题

Critics of the affirmative action programs are of the opinion that this results in reverse discrimination.您的答案：正确 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0

15．第15题 “ We Shall Overcome!” is a very famous song during the 1960s.您的答案：错误 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0

16．第16题

George Washington, Banjamin Franklin, and Abraham Lincoln were regarded as the founing fathers of the USA.您的答案：错误 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0

17．第17题

Thre are more than 100 Protestants sects in the US today.您的答案：正确 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0

18．第18题

Britain is both a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy.您的答案：正确 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0

19．第19题

Queen Elizabeth II is both the head of the state and the head of government in the UK.您的答案：错误 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0

20．第20题

According to the textbook, there are two major political parties in the UK.您的答案：错误 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0

21．第21题

Northern Ireland is often called “ Ulster” after an ancient Irish kingdom once existed in this area.您的答案：正确 题目分数：2.0 此题得分：2.0

22．第22题

The British state actively interferes with the decision of when, where, how and what children are taught.您的答案：错误 题目分数：2.0 此题得分：2.0

23．第23题

The Open Univeristy uses many non-traditional ways to teach students, such as TV and radio broadcasts, correspondence, videos, and a network of study centers.您的答案：正确 题目分数：2.0 此题得分：2.0

24．第24题 Scotland was unified with England through violent means.您的答案：错误 题目分数：2.0 此题得分：2.0

25．第25题

It takes at least four years to get a bachelor' s degree from an institution of higher education in the US.您的答案：正确 题目分数：2.0 此题得分：2.0

26．第26题

The most exciting moment in baseball game is a homerun.您的答案：正确 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0

27．第27题

In the US, scientific and economic advance and rising material progress have been accompanied by a decline in religious observance.您的答案：错误 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0

28．第28题

Cardiff, the capital of Wales, is a large city.您的答案：错误 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0

29．第29题 In Britain, class and educational differences are reflected in the newspaper people read.您的答案：正确 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0

30．第30题

Easter is the biggest and best loved British holiday.您的答案：错误 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0

31．第31题 Under a Constitutional Amendament passed in 1951, a president can be elected to only one term.您的答案：错误 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0

32．第32题

Super Bowl will decide the champion baseball team of the year in the US.您的答案：错误 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0

33．第33题

Sinn Fein is a legal political party in Northern Ireland.您的答案：正确 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0

34．第34题 American university students have always liked to get degrees that are aimed at preparing them specifically for certain professions.您的答案：错误 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0

35．第35题

When the civil rights movement began, non-violent, direct action tactics like “ sit-ins” and boycotts were he chief vehicle for social protest.您的答案：正确 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0

36．第36题

In the 1960s, three groupswere dissatisfied with their lives.您的答案：错误 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0

37．第37题

John F.Kennedy was the first Catholic elected as the US president.您的答案：正确 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0

38．第38题

Britain has a written constitution like most countries.您的答案：错误 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0

39．第39题

The British Prime Minister is directly elected by the people.您的答案：错误 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0 40．第40题

The Labour Party is the oldest party in the UK.您的答案：错误 题目分数：2.0 此题得分：2.0

41．第41题

The first English permanent settlement was founded in California.您的答案：错误 题目分数：2.0 此题得分：2.0

42．第42题

Public schools in the UK are part of the national education system and funded by the government.您的答案：错误 题目分数：2.0 此题得分：2.0

43．第43题

Britain is no longer an imperial country.您的答案：正确 题目分数：2.0 此题得分：2.0

44．第44题

The tradition of having Sunday off derived from the Christian Church.您的答案：正确 题目分数：2.0 此题得分：2.0

45．第45题

The US was founded on the principle of human equality, and in reality the nation has lived up to that ideal.您的答案：错误 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0 46．第46题

In 1863, President Lincoln signed The Emancipation Proclamation which together with the 13th Amendament to the Constitution legally abolished the slavery.您的答案：正确 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0

47．第47题

The title of Prince of Wales is held by a Welsh according to tradition.您的答案：错误 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0

48．第48题

To advertise in a British newspaper, the only thing you have to worry about is the cost.您的答案：错误 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0

49．第49题 The Commonwealth of Nations includes all European countries.您的答案：错误 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0

50．第50题

Horse racing is the true royal sport.您的答案：正确 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0

51．第51题

The president has the authority to appoint federal judges, and all such court appointment are subject to confirmation by the House of Representatives.您的答案：正确 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0

52．第52题

The state of Hawaii is a big island in the central Pacific Ocean.您的答案：错误 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0

53．第53题 The Good Friday Agreement was approved on 10 April 1998.您的答案：正确 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0

54．第54题

Harvard College was originally founded to train government officials.您的答案：错误 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0

55．第55题

The largest of the racial and ethnic minorities in the US now is the blacks, or Afro-Americans.您的答案：错误 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0

56．第56题

Drug abuse in the US has come to be regarded as one of the most challenging social problems facing the nation.您的答案：错误 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0

57．第57题 The theory of poltiics of the American Revolution came from John Locke, a French philosopher in the 17th century.您的答案：错误 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0

58．第58题

It is no doubt that Britain is the oldest representative democracy in the world.您的答案：正确 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0

59．第59题

In the UK, a government cannot stand for longer than five years except in exceptional circumstances.您的答案：正确 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0

60．第60题

Aristrocracy as a class no longer exists in the UK.您的答案：错误 题目分数：2.0 此题得分：2.0

61．第61题

By the early 1760s, the 13 English colonies in North America were ready to separate themselves from Europe.您的答案：正确 题目分数：2.0 此题得分：2.0

62．第62题

All secondary schools in Britain are run and supervised by the government.您的答案：错误 题目分数：2.0 此题得分：2.0

63．第63题

The stereotype of the English gentleman never applied to the majority of the British people.您的答案：正确 题目分数：2.0 此题得分：2.0

64．第64题

One of the things that decides whether an applicant can be accepted by a college in the US is his/her scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Tests.您的答案：正确 题目分数：2.0 此题得分：2.0

65．第65题

It is not very difficult to generalize about the American way of life.您的答案：错误 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0

66．第66题

According the First Amendament to the Constitution of the United States, there would be a state-supported religion.您的答案：错误 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0

67．第67题

When people outside the UK talk about England, they mistake it as Britain sometimes.您的答案：正确 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0 68．第68题

Free press has the function of keeping an eye on the government, and therefore it is called the watchdog of parliamentary democracy.您的答案：正确 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0

69．第69题

The world' s oldest daily newspaper is The Observer.您的答案：错误 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0

70．第70题

When the War of Independence was over, the US was on unified nation as it is today.您的答案：错误 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0

71．第71题

The 10 very short paragraphs which guarantee freedom and individual rights and forbid interference with lives of individuals by the government are called the Bill of Rights.您的答案：正确 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0

72．第72题

Ireland is part of Great Britain 您的答案：错误 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0

73．第73题

Northern Ireland today is governed by separate juristictions: that of Republic of Ireland and that of Great Britain.您的答案：错误 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0

74．第74题

The anti-war teach-in by white students in Berkeley began the civil rights movement in the 1960s.您的答案：错误 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0

75．第75题

President Nixon' s administration was toppled because of the Watergate Affair.您的答案：正确 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0

76．第76题

Yellowstone National Park is the oldest national park in the US.您的答案：正确 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0

77．第77题

It is commonly believed that Boxing Day involved the sport of boxing.您的答案：错误 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0

78．第78题

In Britain, the process of state-building has been one of evolution rather than revoltuion, in contrast to France and the US.您的答案：正确 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0 79．第79题

Secrecy is an important part of the voting process.您的答案：正确 题目分数：1.0 此题得分：1.0

80．第80题

The Conservative Party is the party that spent most time in power.您的答案：正确 题目分数：2.0 此题得分：2.0

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第三篇：英语国家概况选择题

Chapter1 1.The two main islands of the British Isles are A.不列颠群岛的两个主要岛屿是

A.Great Britain and Ireland C.Great Britain and Wales

B.Great Britain and Scotland

D.Great Britain and England 2.B is the capital city of Scotland.是苏格兰的首府

A.Belfast

B.Edinburgh C.Aberdeen D.Cardiff 3.Among the four parts of the United Kingdom, D is the smallest.在英国的四个部分中，是最小的

A.England Ireland B.Scotland

C.Wales

D.Northern 4.English belongs to the C group of Indo-European family of languages.英语属于印欧语系语系

A.Celtic

B.Indo-Iranian C.Germanic D.Roman 5.The introduction of Christianity to Britain added the first element of D words to English.基督教传入英国，增加了英语的第一个元素。

A.Danish and Finnish C.French and Italian

B.Dutch and German D.Latin and Greek 6.The evolution of Middle English was reinforced by the A influence.中间英语的演变因影响而增强 A.Norman

B.Dutch

C.German

D.Danish 7.Samuel Johnson’s dictionary was influential in establishing a standard form of C.塞缪尔约翰逊的字典对建立标准形式有很大影响

A.grammar

B.handwriting C.spelling

D.pronunciation 8.At present, nearly C of the world’s population communicate in English.世界上几乎人都用英语交流。

A.half

B.a quarter

C.one third

D.one fifth Chapter2 9.The D attack on Rome ended the Roman occupation in Britain in 410.对罗马的进攻在410年结束了罗马在英国的占领

A.Norman

B.Danish

C.Celtic

D.Germanic 10.By the late 7th century, D became the dominant religion in England.到了7世纪晚期，成为英格兰的主流宗教

A.Celtic Christianity

B.Anglo-Saxon Christianity D.Roman Christianity C.Germanic Christianity

11.The C marked the establishment of feudalism in England.标志着英国封建制度的建立

A.Viking invasion

B.signing of the Magna Carta D.Adoption of common law C.Norman Conquest

12.The end of the Wars of the Roses led to the rule ofC.玫瑰战争的结束导致了统治的结束

A.the House of Valois

B.the House of York C.the House of Tudor

D.the House of Lancaster 13.The direct cause for the Religious Reformation was King Henry VIII’s effort to A.宗教改革的直接原因是国王亨利八世的努力

A.divorce his wife

B.break with Rome C.support the Protestants church

D.declare his supreme power over the 14.The English Civil War broke out in 1642 between B.英国之间的内战于1642年爆发

A.Protestants and Puritans C.nobles and peasants

B.Royalists and Parliamentarians D.aristocrats and Christians 15.A was passed after the Glorious Revolution.在光荣革命之后颁布

A.Bill of Rights

B.Act of Supremacy

D.Magna Carta C.Provisions of Oxford 16.The Industrial Revolution was accomplished in Britain by the middle of the C century.工业革命是在英国在世纪中叶完成的。

A.17th

B.18th

C.19th

D.20th Chapter3 17.The British government is characterized by a division of powers between three of the following branches with the exception of the C.英国政府的特点是，在除了以下的三个分支机构。

A.judiciary

B.legislature C.monarchy D.executive 18.The importance of the British monarchy can be seen in its effect on D.英国君主制的重要性体现在它对的影响上

A.passing the bills C.political parties

B.advising the government

D.public attitude 19.As a revising chamber, the House of Lords is expected to B the House of Commons.作为一个修订，上议院将会作为下议院的

A.rival

B.complement C.criticize D.inspect 20.Aisat the center of the British political system.英国政治体系的中心

A.The Cabinet

B.The House of Lords D.The privy Council

C.The house of Commons

21.The main duty of the British Privy Council is to B.英国秘密委员会的主要职责是

A.make decisions Cabinet B.give advice

C.pass bills D.supervise the 22.Generally speaking, the British Parliament operates on a B system.般来说，英国议会在系统上运行

A.single-party B.two-party

C.three-party D.multi-party 23.The policies of the Conservative Party are characterized by pragmatism and D.保守党的政策以实用主义和为特征

A.government intervention C.social reform

B.nationalization of enterprises D.a belief in individualism 24.In Britain, the parliamentary general election is held every C years.在英国，议会大选每隔年举行一次。A.three

B.four

C.five

D.six Chapter5 Null Chapter6 Null Chapter8 Null Chapter9 Null Chapter10 Null Chapter12 Null Chapter13 Null

第四篇：英语国家概况名词解释

Terms

1.A-level: General Certificate of Education Advanced Level referred to as A-level, It is a British general secondary education certificate examination’ advanced courses, is the British national curriculum system, and the students of the university entrance exam courses.2.bible: The Bible is the holy book of Christianity.It consists of two testaments.The Old Testament contains the Jewish writings before the coming of Christ.The much shorter New Testament contains four accounts(“gospel”)of the life of Christ, followed by the writings of the early Christians, of whom St Paul was the greatest.3.WASP:White Anglo-Saxon Protestant of the original meaning is to point to the United States in power elite group and its culture, customs and moral behavior standard, can now be referring to the European American Protestant people.This group has a huge economic and political power, American society and for the most part of the upper middle class.Despite the increasingly diverse American society, but their cultural, moral and value orientation is to a great extent, affects the development of the United States.4.Independence Day: commonly known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States celebrating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain.5.wall street:Wall Street is the financial district of New York City, named after and centered on the eight-block-long, 0.7 miles(1.1 km)long street running from Broadway to South Street on the East River in Lower Manhattan.Over time, the term has become a metonym for the financial markets of the United States as a whole, the American financial sector(even if financial firms are not physically located there), or signifying New York-based financial interests.Wall Street is the home of the New York Stock Exchange, the world's largest stock exchange by market capitalization of its listed companies.Several other major exchanges have or had headquarters in the Wall Street area, including NASDAQ, the New York Mercantile Exchange, the New York Board of Trade, and the former American Stock Exchange.Anchored by Wall Street, New York City has been called the world's principal financial center.6.Hollywood:is a district in the central region of Los Angeles, California, in the United States.It is notable for its place as the home of the entertainment industry, including several of its historic studios.Its name has come to represent the motion picture industry of the United States.Hollywood is also a highly ethnically diverse, densely populated, economically diverse neighborhood and retail business district.Hollywood was a small community in 1870 and was incorporated as a municipality in 1903.It merged with the City of Los Angeles in 1910, and soon thereafter a film industry began to emerge, eventually becoming dominant in the world.7.Pilgrim Fathers: is a name commonly applied to early settlers of the Plymouth Colony in

present-day Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.Their leadership came from the religious congregations of Brownist English Dissenters who had fled the volatile political environment in England for the relative calm and tolerance of 16th–17th century Holland in the Netherlands.Concerned with losing their cultural identity, the group later arranged with English investors to establish a new colony in North America.8.Great Charter:Magna Carta(Latin for Great Charter), also called Magna Carta Libertatum or The Great Charter of the Liberties of England, is an Angevin charter originally issued in Latin in June 1215.It was sealed under oath by King John at Runnymede, on the bank of the River Thames near Windsor, England at June 15, 1215.Magna Carta was the first document forced onto a King of England by a group of his subjects, the feudal barons, in an attempt to limit his powers by law and protect their rights.Question:

Melting pot: is a metaphor for a heterogeneous society becoming more homogeneous, the different elements “melting together” into a harmonious whole with a common culture.It is particularly used to describe the assimilation of immigrants to the United States.The melting-together metaphor was in use by the 1780s.The exact term “melting pot” came into general usage in the United States after it was used as a metaphor describing a fusion of nationalities, cultures and ethnicities in the 1908 play of the same name.Separation of powers: Separation of Powers(三权分立)is the basic of thewestern capitalist countries.The origin of the principle of separation of powers can be traced back to(追溯到)the period of Aristotle(亚里士多德时期).It is proposed to avoid the abuse of power(滥用权力).The US Government is divided into three branches so that no one branch has all the power.Each branch has its own purpose:

Legislative Branch(立法机构)— to make laws;

Executive Branch(行政机构)—to executive laws;

Judicial Branch(司法)—interpret the laws;

Civil war(U.S.): was a civil war fought from 1861 to 1865, after seven Southern slave states declared their secession and formed the Confederate States of America(the “Confederacy” or the “South”, which grew to include eleven states).The states that remained in the Union were known as the “Union” or the “North”.The war had its origin in the fractious issue of slavery, especially the extension of slavery into the western territories.Foreign powers did not intervene.After four years of bloody combat that left over 600,000 soldiers dead and destroyed much of the South's infrastructure, the Confederacy collapsed, slavery was abolished, and the difficult Reconstruction process of restoring national unity and guaranteeing civil rights to the freed slaves began.Presidential Election: is an indirect vote in which citizens cast ballots for a slate of members of the U.S.Electoral College;these electors in turn directly elect the President and Vice President.Presidential elections occur quadrennially(the count beginning with the year 1792)on Election Day, the Tuesday between November 2 and 8, coinciding with the general elections of various

other federal, states and local races.The most recent was the 2012 election, held on November 6.The next election will be the 2016 election, which will be held on November 8, 2016.British Newspaper culture: Traditionally, UK newspapers could be split into more serious-minded newspapers, usually referred to as the broadsheets due to their large size, and sometimes known collectively as “the quality press ”, and less serious newspapers, generally known as tabloids , and collectively as “the popular press”, which have tended to focus more on celebrity coverage and human interest stories rather than political reporting or overseas news.Democracy with a constitutional monarchy : Initially after the American and French revolutions, the question was open whether a democracy, in order to restrain unchecked majority rule, should have an élite upper chamber, the members perhaps appointed meritorious experts or having lifetime tenures, or should have a constitutional monarch with limited but real powers.Some countries(as The United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Belgium, Scandinavian countries, Thailand, Japan and Bhutan)turned powerful monarchs into constitutional monarchs with limited or, often gradually, merely symbolic roles.Often the monarchy was abolished along with the aristocratic system(as in France, China, Russia, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Italy, Greece and Egypt).Many nations had élite upper houses of legislatures which often had lifetime tenure, but eventually these lost power(as in Britain)or else became elective and remained powerful.Industrial Revolution: was the transition to new manufacturing processes in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840.This transition included going from hand production methods to machines, new chemical manufacturing and iron production processes, improved efficiency of water power, the increasing use of steam power, and the development of machine tools.It also included the change from wood and other bio-fuels to coal.

第五篇：英语国家概况模拟题2

英语国家概况（下）模拟题2

Ⅰ.There are 20 questions in this part.Each question is followed by four choices marked A, B,C and D.Choose the correct answer to each of the questions and write your answer at the corresponding place on the ANSWER SHEET.(20 points)

1.Which of the following was NOT a denomination of Protestantism?

A.Catholics

B.Puritans

C.Quakers

D.Church of England

2.“No taxation without representation” was the rallying cry of __________.A.The settlers of Virginia

B.The people of Pennsylvania

C.The colonists in New England

D.The people of the 13 colonies on the eve of the American Revolution

3.The New Deal was started by _________.A.J.F.Kennedy

B.Franklin Roosevelt

C.George Washington

D.Thomas Jefferson

4.The United States produces as much as half of the world’s _______.A.Soybeans and corn

B.Cotton

C.Tobacco and vegetable oil

D.Wheat and rice

5.Three of the following are characteristics of Emily Dickinson’s poem.Which one is not?

A.Her poems mix gaiety and gloom.B.Her verses are filled with the names of faraway, exotic places.C.Her poems are very long and powerful.D.Her poems show that she was fascinated by both life and death.6.___________ was NOT written by Hemingway.A.Light in August

B.The Sun Also Rises

C.A farewell to arms

D.For Whom the Bell Tolls

7.In the United States school systems, which of the following divisions is true?

A.Elementary school, grammar school.B.Elementary school, junior high school

C.Elementary school, secondary school

D.Junior high school, senior high school

8.A historic moment of the civil rights movement was the March on Washington of August 28,1963 when ____________ delivered his “I am a Dream” speech.A.John F.Kennedy

B.President Johnson

C.Marin Luther King, Jr.D.Mario Savio

9.The one group within the counter culture best known for their pursuit of happiness as their only goal in life was called___________.A.the “Me Generation”

B.the “Lost Generation”

C.the “Hippies”

D.the “Beat Generation”

10.Which of the following does NOT belong to the White-collar crime?

A.tax evasion

B.bribery

C.robbery

D.false advertising

11.___________ led to the end of the Pony Express System.A.telephone

B.telegraph

C.railroad

D.steamboat

12.___________ made the first desktop PC.A.Bill Gates

B.IBM

C.Two young amateur inventors

D.Apple Computers

13.The main mountain range in the west of US stretching from the Canadian to New Mexico is _______________.A.the Appalachian Mountains

B.the Rocky Mountains

C.the Green Mountains

D.the Blue Ridge Mountains

14.Ronald Reagan used to be a _____________.A.basketball player

B.sports radio announcer

C.conservative political columnist

D.sports writer

15.Which of the following invention facilitated the out-migration-movement into suburban locations?

A.Automobile

B.Electric lawn mower

C.Mechanical reaper

D.telephone

16.In January 1965, President Johnson declared “___________” to eliminate poverty “by opening to everyone the opportunity to live in decency and dignity.”

A.War against Vietnam

B.War against poverty

C.War against Japan

D.New Frontier program

17.Black Americans sang the anthem of the civil rights movement, “____________” affirming their commitment to fight racial prejudice.A.“Let it all hang out.”

B.“Hell, no, we won’t go.”

C.“We Shall Overcome”

D.“Speak your heart without interruption”

18.The three influential Canadian Prime Ministers have lot of things in common.Which of the following is the exception?

A.They came from Quebec and could speak French as fluently as English.B.They were educated as lawyers.C.They shard the vision of a strong, united Canada and worked hard to overcome the

regionalism of the country.D.They belong to the same political party.19.Around the beginning of 20th century, Chinese laborers came to Canada to ____________？

A.do fur trade

B.open shops

C.build the railroad

D.work as farmers and miners

20.In which period have Canada’s most famous and successful writes appeared?

A.post-war period

B.period of nation-building

C.early colonial period

D.pre-European period

Ⅱ.There are altogether 15blanks in the following sentences.Fill in the blanks and writer your answer at the corresponding places on the ANSWER SHEET.(30 points)

A.___21_____ officially proclaimed the birth of a new American nation.B.The Three Faiths in the U.S.refer to ____22_____, ____23_____ and ____24_____.C.Public and private colleges depend on three sources of income: ____25_____, endowments and _____26_______.D.Former President Nixon said that ____27______ is America’s “number one enemy.”

E.Many people use the notion that American society is a _____28______while Canada is described as a ______29________.F.Canada’s preferred to establish a nation based on___30___, __31____ and ___32_____.G.______33______ may still be the great American game, even though it is also popular in

other countries.H.Two major political parties of the United States are ___ 34______and _____35______.III.Directions:(20%)

There are 10 questions in this part.Answer each of the questions in one full sentence and write you answer on the answer sheet.(20%)

36.What church do the majority of Americans belong to?

37.Who is the first Secretary of Treasury of the United States?

38.What is the best-known stock exchange in the United States?

39.Is The Waste Land written by Hemingway?

40.What is the symbol of the Republican Party?

41.Is research institutions mentioned in American higher education?

42.What are two basic characteristics of all social movements according to a professor of history?

43.When was voice and music first transmitted over the radio?

44.Did the counter culture exert a great influence upon people’s attitudes towards social mores, marriage, career and success?

45.Which province is the manufacturing heartland of Canada?

Ⅳ.Explain each of the following 6 out of 8.Write your answer at the appropriate place on the ANSWER SHEET(30%, 5 points for each)

46.Benjamin Franklin

47.the Scarlet Letter

48.Boards of education:

49.Migrant workers

50.Pony Express System

51.The National Monument

52.Richard Nixon

53.The Canadian Mosaic