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《英语国家社会与文化》复习题I.Explainthefollowingterms:1.BenjaminFranklinBenjaminFranklinwasoneofthefoundingfathersoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica.HeparticipatedinwritingtheDeclarationofIndependenceandmakingtheUSConstitution.2.KingArthurItissaidthathewastheKingofEnglandinthe15thcenturyandunitedtheBritishanddrovetheSaxonsbackwithhismagicalsword,Excalibur.Hisrealexistenceisindoubt.HeisthecentralfigureofmanylegendsII.Choosethebestanswer.1.ThefirstinhabitantsinBritainwere_____.A.theNormansB.theCeltsC.theIberiansD.theAnglo-Saxons2.ThelargestlakeinBritainis_____.A.theLoughNeageB.WindermereWaterC.ConistonWaterD.theLakeDistrict3.WhichpartofBritainisalwaysfighting?A.EnglandB.ScotlandC.WalesD.NorthemIreland4.TheToriesweretheforerunnersof_______,whichstillbearsthenicknametoday.A.theLabourPartyB.theLiberalPartyC.theSocialDemocraticPartyD.theConservativeParty5.MartinLutherKing,Jr.,ayoungblackclergyman,becameanationalleaderofthe_______Movement.A.BoycottB.CivilRightsC.SegregationD.Integration6.TheDeclarationofIndependencewasdraftedby_____.A.JamesMadisonB.ThomasJeffersonC.AlexanderHamiltonD.GeorgeWashingto7.TheRenaissancebeganin______intheearly_______century.A.England,14B.England,15C.Italy,14D.Italy,158.Inthe18thcentury,thereappeared____inEngland,whichowedagreatdealtotheinventionofmachines.A.theIndustrialRevolutionB.theBourgeoisRevolutionC.theWarsoftheRosesD.theReligiousReformation7.BritishRecordedhistorybeganwith_____.A.RomaninvasionB.theNormanConquestC.theVikingandDanishinvasionD.theAnglo-Saxonsinvasion8.InBritain,childrenfromtheageof5to16can_____bylaw.A.receivecompletelyfreeeducationB.receivepartlyfreeeducationC.receivenofreeeducationiftheirfamiliesarerichD.receivenofreeeducationatall9.Withregardtoitssize,theUSAisthe_____countryintheworld.A.largestB.secondlargestC.thirdlargestD.fourthlargest10.OnJuly4,1776,_____adoptedtheDeclarationofIndependence.A.theFirstContinentalCongressB.theSecondContinentalCongressC.theThirdContinentalCongressD.theConstitutionalConvention11.WhereisthebestagriculturallandinBritain?A.InthesoutheastofEngland.B.InthenortheastofEngland.C.InthesoutheastofScotland.D.InthenortheastofScotland.12.Intheaerospaceindustry,whichofthefollowingcountriesisaheadofBritain？A.Germany.B.TheU.S.C.Russia.D.France.13.Whichcompanybecameanimportantaero-enginemanufacturerafterWWI?A.Boeing.B.RollsRoyce.14.UncleTom’sCabinandRootsaretwonovelswhichgiveavividdescriptionofthemiserablelifeofthe_____.A.earlysettlersB.PuritansC.nativeIndiansD.blackslaves15.Whichcompanybecameanimportantaero-enginemanufacturerafterWWI?A.Boeing.B.RollsRoyce.C.McDonnel-Douglas.D.Hawker-SiddeleyAviation.16.Threeofthefollowinguniversitieshavelargeendowmentsfromwealthybenefactors.Whichistheexception?A.HarvardUniversityB.theStateUniversityofNewYorkC.YaleUniversityD.PrincetonUniversity17.Bothpublicandprivateuniversitiesdependonthefollowingsourcesofincomeexcept___________.A.investmentB.studenttuitionC.endowmentsD.governmentfunding18.Whichofthefollowingcountriesisthelasttocomeoutofrecession?A.Germany.B.Japan.C.Britain.D.France.19.WhichofthefollowingbookiswrittenbyGeoffreyChaucer？A.TheCanterburyTalesB.BeowulfC.KingLearD.MorteD’Arthur20.WhichofthefollowingdidNOTbelongtoRomanticism?A.Keats.B.Shelley.C.Wordsworth.D.Defoe.21.WhichofthefollowingisatragedywrittenbyShakespeare?A.DoctorFaustus.B.Macbeth.C.Frankenstein.D.TheTempest.22.ThefollowingwerethemainReformationleaderexcept___________.A.MartinLutherB.MartinLutherKingC.JohnCalvinD.TheEnglishKingHenryVIII23.InBritain,thegreatmajorityofparentssendtheirchildrento____________A.privateschool.B.independentschools.C,stateschool.D.publicschool.24.WhichofthefollowingisprivatelyfundeduniversityinBritain?A.TheUniversityofCambridge.B.TheUniversityofOxford.C.TheUniversityofEdinburgh.D.TheUniversityofBuckingham.25.Intheexaminationcalled“the11plus”,studentswithacademicpotentialgoto________A.grammarschoolB.comprehensiveschoolsC.publicschoolsD.technicalschools26.InBritainmostadvertisingiscarried___________A.innewspaper.B.inmagazines.C.ontelevisionD.onradio.27.WhichofthefollowingistheBritisholdestdailynewspaper?A.TheTelegraphB.ThenewsoftheWorld.C.TheGuardian.D.TheTimes.28.WhichofthefollowingwasNOTadenominationofProtestantism?A.Catholics.B.Puritains.C.Quakers.D.ChurchofEngland.29.WhichofthefollowingisNOTacharacteristicofOpenUniversity?A.It’sopentoeveryone.B.Itrequiresnoformaleducationalqualifications.C.Nouniversitydegreeisawarded.D.UniversitycoursesarefollowedthroughTV,radio，correspondence，etc.30.WhichofthefollowingstatementswascorrectaroundthetimeoftheAmericanRevolution?A.TheAmericanhadthemixedbloodofEuropeansortheirdescendants.B.TheAmericanhadthemixedbloodofEuropeanswithAmericanIndiana.C.TheAmericanhadthemixedbloodofEuropeanswithblacks.D.TheAmericanhadthemixedbloodofEnglishandtheirdescendantsonly.31.Therearesome____universities,includingtheOpenUniversity.A.900B.290C.90D.5032.TheexpenditureinAmericanpublicschoolisguidedordecidedby_______.A.teachers.B.thestudents.C.headmasters.D.boardsofeducation.33.IntheUnitedStatesschoolsystem,whichofthefollowingdiv