英语国家概况-习题集(含答案)

第1页共18页《英语国家概况》课程习题集西南科技大学成人、网络教育学院版权所有习题【说明】：本课程《英语国家概况》（编号为12010）共有单选题,名词解释题,简答题,填空题2等多种试题类型，其中，本习题集中有[简答题]等试题类型未进入。一、单选题1.Celtsweredifferentgroupsofancientpeoplewhocameoriginallyfrom________A.FranceB.DenmarkC.IrelandD.Germany2.WhoinvadedandconqueredBritainforthefirsttimein55BC?A.EmperorClaudiusB.JuliusCaesarC.KingAlfredD.KingEthelred3.WhoistheauthorofMurderintheCathedral?A.ChristopherMarloweB.T.S.EliotC.BenJohnsonD.ThomasBecket4.WhenOliverCromwelldiedin1658,andwassucceededbyhisson,______,theregimebeganimmediatelytocollapse.A.HenryB.HamiltonC.RichardD.Charles5.The18thcenturysawselectivebreedingofcattle,sheepandhousesby_________.A.JethroTullB.ThomasCokeC.GeorgeIIID.RobertBakewell6.WhichofthefollowingisnotoneofthemembersoftheLordsTemporal?A.allhereditarypeersandpeeressesoftheEngland,Scotland,GreatBritainandtheUnitedKingdom(butnotpeersofIreland)B.lirepeerscreatedtoassisttheHouseinitsjudicialdutiesC.seniorbishopsoftheChurchofEnglandD.allotherlifepeers7.TwoyearsaftertheendingoftheHundredYears’WarwithFrance,Englandwasthrownintoanotherseriesofcivilwars,________.A.theWaroftheCelts第2页共18页B.NormanConquestC.theWaroftheRosesD.BattleofHastings8.AppealsincriminalcasesinEnglandandWalesmayNOTbeheardby_________.A.theMagistrates'CourtB.theCourtofAppealC.theHighCourtD.theCrownCourt9.EstablishedChurchesinBritainare___________.A.ChurchofEnglandandChurchesinWalesB.ChurchinWalesChurchofScotlandC.TheAnglicanChurchesD.ChurchofEnglandandChurchofScotland10.ApartfromabreakduringtheSecondWorldWar,theBBChasbeenprovidingregulartelevisionbroadcastssince___________.A.1935B.1936C.1937D.193811.ThelargestriverinIrelandis____________.A.theShannonRiverB.LiffeyRiverC.Macgillicuddy'sReekD.Carrantuohill12.ThefollowingfarmingactivitiesareengagedbyfarmersinthevalleysofNovaScotiaexcept__________.A.dairyingB.raisinganimalsC.applegrowingD.potatogrowing13.ThePacificnorthwestisfavoredwitha_______climatelikethatofBritain.A.MediterraneanB.maritimeC.continentalD.subtropical14.ThefirstblackswerebroughttoNorthAmericaas________in1619.A.adventurersB.slavesC.servantsD.explorers15.TheDeclarationofIndependencewasadoptedbythe___ContinentalCongressonJuly4,___.AFirst/1774B.First/1776C.Second/1774D.Second/177616.TheGreatDepressionwasinducedbyallthefollowingcausesbut________.A.stockmarketspeculationB.creditover-expansionC.governmentinvolvementD.lackofcontroloverthebankingsystem17.TheNormanConquestof_______isperhapsthebest-knowneventinEnglishhistory.A.1063B.1064C.1065D.106618.______ranksthefirstintheproductionofapplesintheUS.A.WashingtonB.KansasC.MichiganD.Wisconsin19.TheheadsofthevariousexecutivedepartmentsformacouncilofadvisersgenerallyknownasthePresident's__________.A.AdvisoryGroupB.ExecutiveOfficeC.SpecialCommissionD.Cabinet20.Themaster'sdegreecannormallybeearnedin______yearbystudentsholdingabachelor's第3页共18页degreeinthefieldofstudy.A.oneB.twoC.threeD.four21.Thereare______politicaldivisionsontheislandofGreatBritain.A.oneB.twoC.threeD.four22.MagnaCartahadaltogether63clausesofwhichthemostimportantmatterscouldbeseeninthreeofthefollowingexcept_______.A.notaxshouldbemadewithouttheapprovaloftheGrandCouncil;B.noserfshouldbearrested,imprisonedordeprivedofhispropertyexceptbythelawofthelandC.LondonandothertownsshouldretaintheirancientrightsandprivilegesD.Thereshouldbethesameweightsandmeasuresthrough-outthecountry.23.ThefirststeamenginewasdevisedbyThomasNewcomerattheendofthe17thcentury,andtheScottishinventor________modifiedandimprovedthedesignin1765.A.AbrahamDarbyB.JamesWattC.JohnKayD.RichardArkwright24.Insomeareasfactoryfarmingmethodsareused,particularlyfor________.A.growingcropB.producingmilkC.catchingfishD.rearingpoultry25.Bytradition,theleaderofthemajoritypartyisappointed______bytheSovereignintheUnitedKingdom.A.PrimeMinisterB.MemberofParliamentC.LordofAppealD.SpeakeroftheHouse26.UndertheAnglo-IrishTreaty,Britainestablished_______withdominionstatusinIrelandin1921.A.theAnglicanChurchofIrelandB.theIrishFreeStateC.theIrishRepublicanArmyD.theAnglo-IrishIntergovernmentalCouncil27.Irishbroadcastingbeganin______inasmallstudiocalledDublinBroadcastingStation.A.1906B.1916C.1926D.193628._______realizedthathecouldwinsupportfortheUnionathomeandabroadbymakingthewarajustwaragainstslavery.A.FrederickDouglassB.GeorgeWashingtonC.JohnAdamsD.AbrahamLincoln29.Butevenaftertheabolitionofslavery,organizedorindividualdiscriminationwaspracticedagainst______.A.Chinese-AmericansB.AmericanIndiansC.Japanese-AmericansD.blackAmericans30.From1948to1966averageyearlygrowthinrealspendableearningswas______percentintheUnitedStates.A.1.1B.2.1C.3.1D.4.1第4页共18页31.Afteraperiodofprosperity(1920~1929),governmentinvolvementintheeconomyincreased_________.A.duringtheGreatDepressionB.aftertheWWIC.aftertheWWIID.duringtheColdWar32.TheUnitedStatesgrowsnearly_____oftheworld'sgrainandsuppliesahalfofalltheexportsofgrainintheworld.A.onethirdB.onefourthC.onesixthD.oneseventh33.ThroughtheDepartmentof_____,thePresidentisresponsiblefortheprotectionofAmericansabroadandofforeignnationalsintheUnitedStates.A.StateB.JusticeC.LaborD.Def