英美概况试题
I. Multiple Choice
1. The history of the U.S. is generally agreed to have begun in _____.
A. 1620
B. 1607
C. 1776
2. The following states are among the first thirteen colonies except _____.
A. Maryland
B. South Carolina
C. Delaware
D. Colorado
3. _____ was the first man who sailed around the earth.
A. John Cabot
B. Magellan
C. Balboa
D. Cartier
4. The colonial life can be described as the following except _____.
A. simple
B. easy
C. rough
D. hard
5. The Stamp Act was passed in _____ and was repealed in _____.
A. 1765, 1766
B. 1764, 1765
C. 1763, 1764
6. The First Continental Congress was held in _____ in September, 1774.
A. Philadelphia
B. Boston
C. New York
7. The American War of Independence started in _____ and ended in _____.
A. 1776, 1784
B. 1775, 1783
C. 1706, 1714
8. Washington won the great victory on December 26, 1776 in _____.
A. Gettysburg
B. Pittsburgh
C. Trenton
9. The battle of _____ marked the turning point of the War of Independence.
A. New York
B. Saratoga
C. Bunker Hill
10. On October 19th, 1781, the British General Cornwallis and his 7,000 men surrendered at _____.
A. Yorktown
B. Boston
C. Charleston
11. The Constitutional Convention was held in 1787 to revise _____.
A. The Articles of the Confederation
B. Bill of Rights
C. Civil Rights
12. The first ten amendments, known as _____, were added to the Constitution in 1791.
A. the Bill of Rights
B. the Articles
C. Civil Rights
13. After the Federal Government was established, the city _____ was chosen as the capital for the time being.
A. Washington
B. New York
C. Philadelphia
14. The pamphlet “Common Sense” was written by _____.
A. Thomas Edison
B. Thomas Paine
C. Thomas Jefferson
15. The Second President John Adams adopted a high-handed policy which was called _____.
A. the “Intolerable Acts”
B. Un-American Activities
C. the Sedition Act
16. The greatest contribution made by President Thomas Jefferson was his _____.
A. abolishing the Sedition Act
B. reducing taxes
C. purchasing Louisiana from France
17. The Second Anti-English War broke out in _____ and ended in _____. The U.S. won the war.
A. 1812, 1814
B. 1813, 1815
C. 1814, 1816
18. As the result of the U.S.-Mexican War, nearly _____ of the entire territory of Mexico was lost.
A. 1/4
B. 1/2
C. 1/3
19. In 1844 the U.S. forced the Chinese Government to sign the first unequal treaty of _____.
A. Wangxia
B. Nanjing
C. Tianjin
20. The Articles of Confederation was accepted by all the _____ states in _____.
A. 50, 1781
B. 13, 1781
C. 13, 1787
21. _____ was chosen as the capital for the time being in Washington’s administration.
A. New York
B. Chicago
C. Boston
22. It was _____ who advanced four plans which met bitter criticisms from many people.
A. Alexander Hamilton
B. Thomas Jefferson
C. George Washington
23. _____ was the first American President who was inaugurated in the city of Washington.
A. John Adams
B. Thomas Jefferson
C. James Madison
24. The War with England between 1812 and 1814 happened during the administration of President _____.
A. James Madison
B. James Monroe
C. John Adams
25. The _____ stopped the Holy Alliance’s program, and prevented the European countries from extending their influence.
A. Monroe Doctrine
B. Sedition Act
C. Holy Alliance
26. _____ was the first president who developed the power of veto into one of the means of making laws.
A. John Adams
B. Andrew Jackson
C. Andrew Johnson
27. _____ made slavery possible in the new territories such as in Kentucky and Nebraska.
A. Douglas Bill
B. Monroe Doctrine
C. Sedition Act
28. During the Civil War Lincoln issued the _____, which declared the abolition of slavery.
A. Homestead Bill
B. Emancipation Proclamation
C. Both A and B
29. The Battle of _____ was the turning point of the American Civil War.
A. Bull Run
B. Gettysburg
C. Richmond
30. The first imperialist war took place between the U.S. and _____ in 1898.
A. Britain
B. France
C. Spain
31. The first American President from the Republic Party is _____.
A. Abraham Lincoln
B. Andrew Johnson
C. Thomas Jefferson
D. George Washington
32. In 1918 President _____ issued the “Fourteen Points”.
A. Woodrow Wilson
B. William H. Taft
C. Theodore Roosevelt
D. Warren G. Harding
33. Haymarket Massacre took place in _____ in May 1886.
A. New York
B. Chicago
C. Washington
34. In 1894, the American industrial production held the _____ place in the world.
A. first
B. second
C. third
35. McCarthy was notorious for his harsh _____ persecution of the progressive people.
A. religious
B. spiritual
C. political
36. The Ku Klux Klan was the most notorious terrorist society which persecuted the _____.
A. blacks
B. Indians
C. progressive people
37. On August 14, 1914, the U.S. and Britain issued a joint communiqué called _____.
A. the Teheran Declaration
B. the Atlantic Charter
C. the Washington Proclamation
38. In Sino-American relations Theodore Roosevelt exercised the so-called “_____”, invading China by means of both force and culture.
A. Open Door Policy
B. Big Stick
C. Douglas Bill
39. The First World War broke out on July 28th, _____ and ended on November 11th, _____, lasting for about four years.
A. 1913, 1917
B. 1914, 1918
C. 1915, 1919
40. The two military alliances during WWI were the _____ and the _____.
A. Axis, Allies
B. Holy Alliance, Axis
C. Central Powers, Allies
41. The assassination of a(n) _____ prince, Arch Duke Fedinand, served as the direct fuse for the outbreak of WWI.
A. Australia
B. Belgium
C. Austria
42. Altogether _____ countries became involved in or were dragged into WWI.
A. 33
B. 38
C. 39
43. The frequent emergence of the economic crisis in the U.S.A. led to the following disastrous effects except _____.
A. inflation
B. the rise of prices
C. the decrease of population
D. the decrease of the purchasing capacity
44. In April 1945 a conference was held at _____ to organize the United Nations.
A. San Francisco
B. New York
C. Philadelphia
45. _____ countries attended the conference of the foundling of the UN.
A. 48
B. 47
C. 45
46. At the _____ Conference, the heads of the Soviet Union, the U.S. and Britain discussed the problem of opening the second battlefield in Europe.
A. Yalta
B. Teheran
C. Casablanca
47. In July 1945, Britain, the U.S. and the Soviet Union met at Potsdam to formulate an occupation policy and set up a program for the future of Germany. The meeting was the famous _____ Conference.
A. Cairo
B. Teheran
C. Potsdam
D. Quebec
48. The two fighting sides in WWII were _____.
A. the Allies and the Axis (powers)
B. the Axis and Holy Alliance
C. the Central Powers and the Allies
49. The _____ was the treaty signed at Versailles, near Paris in France in 1919.
A. Paris Treaty
B. Versaills Treaty
C. Teheran Treaty
50. The meeting was held at Yalta in the Crimea of the Soviet Union in Feb, 1945. At the meeting many matters were discussed, including the final defeat of Germany, the demilitarization of Germany, the founding of the U.N. etc., this was the famous _____ Conference.
A. Yalta
B. Teheran
C. Potsdam
51. The Communist Party of the US was founded in _____.
A. 1920
B. 1918
C. 1919
52. The U.S. Communist Party was re-established in 1945 with _____ as its general secretary.
A. Levestone
B. William Foster
C. Earl Browder
53. The Great Depression of _____ to shook the US and the whole capitalist world to its
foundations.
A. 1929, 1933
B. 1933, 1937
C. 1924, 1929
54. The programme of 1947 that America would offer its money supplies and machinery to any European nation that wished to participate in was called _____.
A. Eisenhower Doctrine
B. Marshall Plan
C. Truman Doctrine
55. The _____ broke out in June 1950 and ended in the summer of 1953.
A. Vietnam War
B. Cold War
C. Korean War
56. In April 1949 twelve nations established the NATO to coordinate the military actions of member nations against the _____.
A. Germany
B. Japan
C. Soviet Union
57. The Second World War broke out in September, _____ and ended in August _____.
A. 1939, 1945
B. 1937, 1943
C. 1938, 1945
58. After WWII there emerged a new balance of power between _____ and _____.
A. the Allies, the Axis Powers
B. the USSR, the USA
C. the old capitalist countries, the new ones
59. There occurred _____ economic crises from the end of WWII to the middle of the 1970’s.
A. six
B. five
C. seven
60. The President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed a policy called _____ to save the economic situation.
A. Good Neighbour
B. the Open Door Policy
C. the New Deal
61. The Battle of _____ took place in 1942 and it was the turning point of the Pacific area.
A. Midway Island
B. Britain
C. Normandy
62. In Feb. _____ came President Nixon’s historic visit to China.
A. 1979
B. 1972
C. 1973
63. In 1953, _____ ended in the failure of the U.S.
A. the Korean War
B. the Vietnam War
C. the US-Spanish War
64. On December 7th, 1941, the base of the American Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbour, was suddenly attacked by the _____ air force and navy.
A. Spanish
B. French
C. Japanese
65. The original Union consists of _____ at the time of its independence.
A. 13
B. 50
C. 48
66. The first thirteen states of the US mainly located _____ seaboard.
A. the eastern
B. the western
C. the northern
67. _____ appointed many of the colonial governors.
A. The English King
B. the local government
C. the local people
68. The Declaration of Independence was drafted by a committee including _____ as head.
A. George Washington
B. Thomas Jefferson
C. both A and B
69. _____ was the British king when colonial Americans declared their independence.
A. King George I
B. King George III
C. King George II
70. In 1945 a conference was held in _____ to found the United Nations.
A. San Francisco
B. Chicago
C. New York
71. President Nixon visited China in _____.
A. 1973
B. 1974
C. 1972
72. _____ was the only American president who was re-elected three times in succession.
A. Theodore Roosevelt
B. George Washington
C. Franklin
D. Roosevelt D. Thomas Jefferson
73. The city’s name “Philadelphia” means _____.
A. brotherly love
B. fishing pit
C. philosophy
1. It was _____ who first discovered the America in 149
2.
2. The New World was named after _____ Vespucci.
3. _____ was the first man who sailed around the earth.
4. The Indians living in America are all _____ skinned and dark-haired.
5. The War of _____ broke out in 1775 and ended in 1783.
6. The First World War broke out on July 28th in _____.
7. In 1620 some English Puritans sailed to Plymouth on a ship called _____.
8. On July 4th, 1776, the document called the Declaration of _____ was accepted by the American Congress.
9. The first English colony was _____.
10. Lexington Fire was the _____ of the War of Independence.
11. In 1803 the United States purchased Louisiana from _____.
12. The U.S.- _____ War broke out in 1898.
13. The Great Depression of 1929 - _____ shook the United States and the whole capitalist world to its foundation.
14. The _____ _____ policy went into effect by the spring of 1947 when Truman Doctrine came forth.
15. The Confederate Union of America consisted of _____ southern states.
16. During the Civil War Lincoln took two important measures, one was the _____ _____, the other was the _____ _____.
17. By the end of _____ century, the U.S. had become the most powerful country in the world.
18. The U.S. bought the area of Alaska from _____ in 1867.
19. The Constitution Convention lasted _____ weeks from May to September, _____.
20. The Constitution drawn up at the end of Independence War is called the _____ of the Confederation.
21. The Constitution of _____ established the dictatorship of the America bourgeoisie big capitalists and big slave owners.
22. The bourgeois democratic personages headed by Thomas Jefferson, were opposed to the Constitution. They were called _____.
23. The people, headed by John Hamilton, who supported the Constitution of 1787, were called _____.
24. During Washington’s administration Thomas Jefferson was appointed _____ of _____.
25. The war with England between 1812-1814 was called the Second _____ of _____.
26. President John Q. Adams was the son of the _____ president, John Adams.
27. The forming of the _____ Alliance was to suppress the South American revolution.
28. Andrew Jackson was the first president who developed the power of _____ into one of the
means of making laws.
29. The first great tide from 1840 to 1860 in America was the _____ movement.
30. The famous novel “_____ _____ _____” by Mrs Stowe aroused a great and universal hatred for slavery.
31. A man named _____ _____ began a rising which aimed at solving the slavery trouble by force.
32. In _____ the first group of English colonists came to America.
33. From 1863 to 1867 _____ Reconstruction dominated the reconstruction of the south.
34. With the passage of the military Reconstruction Act in March 1867 the power of Reconstruction of the south passed from president to the _____.
35. The most notorious society which mainly persecuted the blacks was _____ _____ _____.
36. The _____ _____ Conference in 1919 was in fact a meeting to divide the spoils and redivide the old colonies.
37. The _____ Conference was the constitution of the Paris Peace Conference.
38. The _____ post-war economic crisis occurred from 1973 to 1975 was the most serious crisis.
39. The Communist Party of China sent _____ _____ _____ to attend the Conference of the founding of U.N. and signed the charter.
40. The _____ Declaration was published at the Cairo Conference.
41. The main force of the Japanese United Fleet was destroyed by America in the _____ _____ Battle.
42. The _____ World War was a destructive war and an anti-fascist war.
43. The _____ Programme was successfully carried out in 1969 and two American astronauts landed on the moon.
44. After WWII the _____ _____ emerged on the scene and containment of Communism became the basis of the American foreign policy.
45. The source of WWII in Europe came from _____.
46. The direct cause that the U.S. entered WWII was the Japanese sudden raid of the US’s naval base at _____ _____.
47. In 1939 Germany first launched the lightening attack on _____ and England and _____ then declared war on Germany.
48. The dropping of the two atom bombs by America forced _____ to surrender unconditionally.
49. The second post-war crisis occurred during 1953 and 1954 was caused by the _____ War.
50. It was president _____ who moved toward improving relations with China.
51. America participated in the Second World War in the year _____.
52. In _____ China and U.S.A. normalized their relationship.
53. The outstanding leader of the Civil Rights Movement was _____ _____ _____.
54. _____ _____ uprising in 1859 helped the outbreak of the Civil War.
55. “I know not what course others may take, but for me, give me liberty or give me death.” This was said by _____ _____.
II. Define the Following Terms
1. The Boston “Tea Party”
2. The Westward Movement
3. The Civil Rights Movement
4. The Atlantic Charter
5. The “Open Door Policy”
6. The Cairo Declaration
7. The Marshall Plan
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1. The Judicial Branch is headed by _____.
A. the Supreme Court
B. Congress
C. President
2. The general election in America is held every _____ years.
A. 5
B. 4
C. 6
D. 3
3. The symbol of the US Democratic Party is _____.
A. donkey
B. elephant
C. eagle
4. _____ has the sole right to interpret the Constitution.
A. The Cabinet
B. The Supreme Court
C. President
D. Congress
5. The symbol of the US Republic Party is _____.
A. tiger
B. elephant
C. donkey
6. The political system of the US is based on the following except _____.
A. federalism
B. the constitutional monarchy
C. the separation of powers
D. respect for the constitution
E. the rule of law
7. The US Federal Government is composed of the following except _____.
A. the legislative
B. the standing committee
C. the judicial
D. the executive
8. The number of Congressmen from each state varies depending on _____.
A. the size of the area
B. the size of the population
C. the tradition
D. the wealth
9. The Democratic Party of America was founded in _____.
A. 1845
B. 1828
C. 1787
10. There are _____ departments in American Government.
A. 13
B. 14
C. 15
11. The law-making or the legislative body in the government is _____.
A. the Supreme Court
B. the Congress
C. the Cabinet
D. t he president’s committee
12. All states in America have the legislative branch of two houses except the state _____.
A. Nebraska
B. Nevada
C. Oregon
13. In each state there are about _____ counties on average.
A. 30
B. 50
C. 60
14. The members in the Senate must be at least _____ years old and those in the Representative _____ years old.
A. 40, 30
B. 30, 26
C. 30, 25
15. The tenure of office of federal judges is _____ years long.
A. 8
B. for life
C. 5
16. The Democratic and the Republican Parties gradually lost their differences after _____.
A. 1865
B. 1860
C. 1870
17. There are _____ presidential electors for all the states.
A. 535
B. 100
C. 538
D. 435
18. The Federal Government and the states governments are supposed to _____ each other.
A. guide
B. control
C. keep independence from
19. If the president wants to put a treaty into effect, he has to get the approval by two thirds of the _____.
A. Senate
B. Cabinet
C. Congress
I. Fill in the Blanks
1. Only the _____ _____ has the right to interpret the constitution.
2. There are _____ voting members in the House of Representatives.
3. Each of the fifty states of US elects _____ senators.
4. There are _____ judges in the Supreme Court of America.
5. The first ten amendments added to the constitution in 1791 was called the _____ _____ _____.
6. The Federal Constitution consists of _____ articles and _____ amendments.
7. The balance is always kept among the three branches of the power of the government and this is called the “System of _____ and _____”.
8. The _____ determines the government and divides the power of the government into three branches.
9. The official presidential residence is the _____ _____.
10. _____ is the only way in which the president can legally be removed from office.
11. In 1974 President _____ was impeached and he resigned his office before a trial could take place.
12. The parties in the US choose all their candidates for election, except for president, as “_____ _____”.
13. In American history _____ presidents have been assassinated.
14. The president who was first assassinated in 1865 was _____ _____.
15. The American Congress is made up of two houses: the _____ and the House of _____.
16. In the US the chief function of _____ is to make laws.
17. The Democratic Party grew out of the _____.
18. There are _____ persons in the Jury.
19. There are _____ members in the Senate.
20. The head of he House of Representatives is called the _____.
21. According to the _____, the president should be a citizen born in the US territory.
22. The two main parties are the Democratic and the _____ Party.
II. Explain the Following Terms
1. FBI
2. The President-elect
III. Answer the Following Questions
1. What is the role of the US congress? What is the criticism of the Congress in the American Press?
2. What are the main features of the State government?
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1. The popular kind of family in America is _____ family.
A. nucleus
B. loose
C. large
D. blend
2. Americans like the following attitudes except _____.
A. informality
B. personal dignity
C. equality
D. frankness
E. consideration for others
3. Thanksgiving Day is originated in _____.
A. England
B. America
C. Scotland
D. Canada
4. The largest Protestant group in America is known as _____.
A. the Latter-day Saints
B. Baptists
C. Methodists
D. Quakers
5. Marriage in America is considered _____.
A. more important to the parents
B. a pure religious affair
C. rather burdensome
D. a pure individual matter
6. _____ American young people live independently after marriage.
A. Half
B. Most
C. Some
7. The rate of divorce in America ranks _____ in the world.
A. second
B. third
C. first
D. fourth
8. The black people usually have _____ family.
A. small
B. middle-sized
C. big
9. The “senior citizens” in the social centres refer to _____.
A. high officials
B. professors
C. president
D. old people
10. The popular foods in America include the following except _____.
A. hamburgers
B. hot dogs
C. bread
D. rice
11. People can usually get cheap meals in the following places except _____.
A. snack bars
B. cafeterias
C. big restaurants
D. coffee shops
12. Dining customs include the following except _____.
A. being polite to ladies
B. not staying too long after dinner
C. being punctual
D. using both hands
13. Most Americans are _____ from different countries.
A. blacks
B. Indians
C. emigrants
D. immigrants
14. BLT in America is a kind of _____.
A. sandwich
B. sauce
C. butter
D. vegetable
15. Valentine’s Day falls on _____.
A. July 4th
B. March 21st
C. February 14th
16. On Easter Sunday people usually have lamb and ham as their main meat. For children lamb is the symbol of _____.
A. good luck
B. the sacrifice of Christ
C. the tomb from which Christ rose
17. American Independence Day fall on _____.
A. the 4th of July
B. October 31st
C. March 20th
18. Halloween is a _____.
A. summer festival
B. night-time festival
C. sweethearts’ holiday
D. pilgrims holiday
19. Over _____ of all American religious people are Protestants.
A. half
B. three fifths
C. two thirds
20. In Protestantism there are about _____ principal groups.
A. 40
B. 50
C. 60
D. 30
21. There are two major denominations in America which are the result of native developments. They are the following except _____.
A. Christian Science
B. Mormonism
C. Unitarians
D. both A and B
22. The characteristics of the American religion are the following except _____.
A. wide variety of denominations
B. emphasis on social problems
C. separation of church and state
D. unity among the churches
23. In the US about _____ of all the property is in the possession of one-tenth of the population.
A. half
B. one third
C. two thirds
24. Urban Hermits refer to _____.
A. people who live in the remote places
B. people who live in mountains and forests
C. shopping-bag ladies in big cities
25. A hamburger is usually made from _____.
A. beef
B. pork
C. combination of beef and pork
26. In America snack bars and coffee shops are usually _____.
A. cheap
B. expensive
C. formal
27. The outstanding characteristic of American society is the diversity of _____.
A. climate
B. industry
C. people
28. Sometimes two couples go out together. This is known as _____.
A. steady dating
B. casual dating
C. double dating
D. blind dating
29. The popular American belief is _____.
A. part-time working
B. self-made man
C. manual labour
30. White-collar workers _____.
A. have higher reputation
B. get higher pay
C. may earn less than blue-collar workers
D. both A and C
31. The black people usually have a _____ family and 1/3 of which are controlled by women.
A. nucleus
B. big
C. loose
D. middle-sized
I. Fill in the Blanks
1. A person who is employed to take care of children for a specific length of time while the parents are out is called a _____ _____.
2. The rate of divorce in America ranks _____ in the world.
3. A family composed of a father, a mother and two children is considered the _____ family.
4. In order to solve the problem of the loneliness and uselessness for the aged, many communities and church group sponsor social centres which are called _____ centres.
5. Today over _____ percent of all married women are active in community affairs.
6. A hamburger is a kind of sandwich made with ground beef that is fried and put into a bun.
7. A cheese burger is a hamburger with melted _____.
8. The coffee without cream or sugar is called _____ coffee.
9. To any black, the old term “_____” by which he is addressed is considered a great insult.
10. Because of the existence of the nucleus family some of the old men and women suffered greatly from _____.
11. In the 1960’s the “_____ _____” appeared among young people, such as living together befor e marriage.
12. _____ is the most popular American drink.
13. The most typical and true national holiday in the US is _____ _____.
14. Americans have great admiration for the _____ man.
15. American children suffer most for their parents’ _____.
16. The Am erican’s favourite meat is _____.
17. The peculiarity of American history made the American spirit of _____ come into being. This spirit is reflected in many aspects of American life.
18. The fact that many citizens take drugs – heroin makes _____ _____ th e “City of Heroin”
II. Answer the Following Questions
1. What day in the US is the birthday of the nation?
2. Who was Martin Luther King?
3. What is the meaning of the saying “trick or treat”?
4. What does Easter Sunday celebrate?
5. What is the biggest and best-loved holiday in the US?
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英美概况期末试题
I.Explain the following terms: 1.the British Isles 2.Poets’ Corner 3.EU 4.the Conservative Party 5.the Seven Year’s War 6.WASPs 7.“roaring 20s” 8.melting pot 9.British Empire 10.system of US politic I.Translate the following into Chinese: 1.Westminster Abby 2.the Church of England https://www.wendangku.net/doc/2e2219791.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 Conferencce II.Multi-choices: 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, ) 3.The English people are descendants of____ (Celts, Roman, Anglo-Saxons) 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.
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Political System 1. The British Monarchy is hereditary 2. The Constitutional Monarchy started at the end of the __17th __ century. 3. The __ Crown _ is used as a symbol of the whole nation and is described as the representative of the people. 4. The oldest part of British Parliament is _ the House of Lords ___. 5. The decision making organ in British Parliament is __ the Cabinet __. 6. The life of Parliament is fixed at ___ five _ years. 7. The House of Commons consists of _651___ members who are elected from the _651____ electoral districts. 8. The titles of the lords, such as Duke, Marquis, Earl, V iscount and Baron, are __ hereditary __. 9. The quorum in the House of Commons is ___ forty _ members. 10. The _ British government _ _____ is the supreme administrative institution. 11. The __ Cabinet is the core of leadership of the British government. 12. The Privy Council was established in the 15th century when __ Henry V __ was on the throne. 13. Not until ___1937 _ could the cabinet have a legal basis. 14. The number of the cabinet members varies, being generally about ___20 __. 15. The president (or head) of the House of Lords in Britain is __ Lord Chancellor __. 16. ___ The Labour Party _ was formed by the trade unions, cooperatives, the Social Democratic Federation, the Independent Labour Party and the Fabian Society in 1900. 17. It is the _ Prime Minister __ who organizes the Cabinet and presides over its meetings. 18. The Shadow Cabinet is organized by the _ Opposition ___. 19. London, because of its special location, is divided into _32____ boroughs and the city of London. 20. “The Morning Star” is the official paper of the ___ Communist Party __. 21. The following persons except ___ criminals _ have no right to vote. 22. In England and Wales, the jury consists of ___ twelve _ people in criminal and civil cases. 23. Legally any citizen aged from ___18__ to __65___ who has never been sent to prison can be a member of the jury. 24. The head of the police force of a county, etc. is called _ Chief Constable __. 25. A __ barrister ___ appointed to act for the State is called Queen’s Counsel. 26. Now the House of Lords can prevent a bill from passing into a law for __ one year _. 27. The High Court of Justice includes the following divisions except _ the Criminal Division _. 28. During the Civil War, the supporters of the King and the Church were known as _ Loyalists _. I. Fill in the Blanks 1. The present sovereign is __ Queen Elizabeth II ___ _____. 2. Elizabeth II came to the throne on Feb. 6th, _ 1952 3. The vital power lies in the ___ Prime Minister __ _____, and his/her cabinet. 4. The __ Crown ___ is the only legal and constitutional link binding the members of the Commonwealth to the home country and to one another. 5. The British Parliament consists of three elements – the _ Crown ____, the House of __ Lords ___, and the House of _ Commons ____. 6. The British legislature is _ Parliament ____.
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学院 专业班级 学 号 姓 名 教室 号 座位 号 . ———— 装 —————订 — ————线——————外——————不——————要——————答 — ———— 题 — ——— ( 第 1 页， 共6 页 ) 页 ) ( 第 2 页， 共 6 页 ) 湖南涉外经济学院2016-2017学年度第 一 学期期末课程 《英语国家概况》考察试卷 专业年级： 2014级商英本科 考核方式：闭卷 考试时量：90分钟 试卷类型： 题 号 一 合计 复核人 应得分 100 实得分 得分 评卷人 复核人 I.You are required to interpret the following terms.（10X5′） One Standard English Two Magna Carta Three The Reformation Four The Seperation of Three Powers Five Thatcherism Six Critical Realism Eight Thanksgiving Day Nine the Lost Generation Ten Industial Revolution II You are required to answer the following questions.(5X10) 1. How does the english language develops into a universal lingua franca? 2. What is the British Empire? 3. What do we know about the Renaissance? 4. Why is American regarded as a “nation of immigrants ”? 5. What is your understanding of “checks and balance ”?
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第7章工业革命、美国独立战争和法国革命 7.1 复习笔记 I. The American Revolution II. The French Revolution III. Prerequisites for the Industrial Revolution IV. The Industrial Revolution and Its Consequences 1. The Industrial Revolution 2. Its Consequences I. The American Revolution (美国独立战争) 1. The Navigation Acts (passed in 1651) were intended to increase the prosperity of English merchants and ship builders. 1651年通过了《航海条例》，有利于英国商人和轮船制造者的发展。 2. The process (过程) ①The war broke out in April 1775. ②In October, 1777, the American army won a great battle at Saratoga, which was a turning point. ③By the Treaty of Paris in 1783, Britain recognized the independence of the United States.
①战争开始于1775年4月。 ②1777年10月，美国军队取得萨拉托加大捷，这是美国独立战争的转折点。 ③1783年《巴黎和约》，英国承认了美国的独立。 II. The French Revolution (法国革命) 1. The French Revolution broke out in 1789 and Thomas Paine published “The Rights of Man”. 2. In 1793 Britain became the chief leader of a military alliance with Austria and Prussia against revolutionary France. 3. The allies met at the Congress of Vienna and fought for the spoils of victory. England obtained Ceylon, the-Cape of Good Hope, and a number of Spanish, Dutch and French colonies. 1. 1789年，法国革命爆发，潘恩发表《人权宣言》。 2. 1793年，英国联合澳大利亚和普鲁士，反对法国革命。 3. 盟国在维也纳分赃会议上瓜分胜利品。英国得到锡兰，好望角，以及西班牙，荷兰和法国的殖民地。 III. Prerequisites for the Industrial Revolution (工业革命的必要条件) 1. The conditions for the Industrial Revolution : ①the accumulation of capital; ②the development of capitalist farming and the appearance of a labor reserve; ③the expansion of markets, domestic and foreign. 2. Britain’s population grew fast in this period and the people were skilled in
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上海海关学院 2011-2012学年第一学期期末考试试卷 《英美概论》A卷 考试时间：90分钟考试形式：闭卷 __________系_____级专业班姓名学号____________ 我承诺，遵守《上海海关学院考场规则》，诚信考试。考生签名：________________ I. You will be given fifteen American states and then match them with their corresponding number on the map. (2% x15=30%) ３0%)
1.Which invasion laid the foundation for English nation to be formed? A.Romans B. Anglo-Saxons C. Danes D. Normans 2. General election in the UK is held every____ years. A.2 B.3 C. 5. D.6 3. Wales was effectively united with England in the _____ century. A. 14th B. 15th C. 16th 4. By the Act of Union of _____ Scotland and the kingdom of England and Wales were constitutionally joined as the Kingdom of Britain. A. 1707 B. 1921 C. 1801 5.Which of the following is a holiday celebrated on November 5th in the UK and used to commemorate a plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament in 1605? A. First Footing B.Guy Fawk's Day C. Queen’s Birthday 6. Mt. Ben Nevis stands in _____. A. the Scottish Highlands B. Wales C. England 7..Boston is situated in Boston Bay, _____. A. Maine B. Massachusetts C. Connecticut 8.The following states are among the first thirteen colonies except _____. A. Maryland B. South Carolina C. Delaware D. Colorado 9.The First Continental Congress was held in _____ in September, 1774. A. Philadelphia B. Boston C. New York 10. Britain is basically an importer of _____. A. food B. raw materials C. manufactures D. both A and B 11. All of the following events are related to Henry VIII except: A. establishment of Church of England B. legal union of England and Wales C. beating Spanish Armada 12. Grand Canyon is in the state of ____. A. Arizona B. Utah C.Colorado 13. In 1689 the “Bill of Rights” was passed. _____ began in England. A. The Constitutional Monarchy B. All Estates Parliament C. House of Lancaster 14. England first became a sea power in the time of _____. A. Henry VII B. Elizabeth I C. Victoria 15. The Victorian Age began when the _____ was over. A. Edwardian Age B. Georgian Age C. Elizabethan Age 16. Public schools in the UK belong to the category of the _____ schools. A. state B. independent C. local 17. The pupils who had got the highest marks in the “eleven plus” examination would go to _____ school. A. grammar B. technical C. secondary modern 18. The universities of St. Andrews, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Edinburgh are called the four _____ universities.
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4. The 1920s in the United States has been described as a period of .在美国20世纪20年代，被描述为一个物质和精神沮丧的成功 7. When we speak of “father of waters” or “old man river”，we are referring to . 当我们说“水”或“老人河之父”，我们指的是密西西比河
8. Celts were different groups of ancient people who came originally from . 凯尔特人是不同群体的古代人来自德国 13. The ， the backbone of the North American continent， is also known as the Continental Divide.落基山脉，北美大陆的脊梁，也被称为大陆分水岭。
14. To help the British East India Company out of difficulty，the British government allowed the company to sell at a lower price in the colonies through its own people. 为了帮助不列颠东印度公司摆脱困境，英国政府允许公司以较低的价格向殖民地通过自己的人卖茶 21. The first Puritans came to America were on the ship_______. A. Codpeed B. Susan Constant C. May Flower 五月花 D. Discovery
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英语专业考研英美概况自测题（一） British Survey Test Part I Geography 1. The total area of the U.K. is _____. A. 211,440 B. 244,110 C. 241,410 D. 242,534 2. England occupies the _____ portion of the U.K. A. northern B. eastern C. southern 3. The most important part of the U.K. in wealth is _____. A. Northern Ireland B. England C. Scotland 4. _____ is on the western prominence between the Bristol Channel and the Dee estuary. A. Wales B. Scotland C. England 5. Wales was effectively united with England in the _____ century. A. 14th B. 15th C. 16th 6. By the Act of Union of _____ Scotland and the kingdom of England and Wales were constitutionally joined as the Kingdom of Britain. A. 1707 B. 1921 C. 1801 7. Physiographically Britain may be divided into _____ provinces. A. 13 B. 12 C. 14 8. Mt. Ben Nevis stands in _____. A. the Scottish Highlands B. Wales C. England 9. The main rivers parting in Britain runs from _____. A. north to south B. south to north C. east to west 10. Cheviot hills lie along the border between _____ and England. A. Scotland B. Wales C. Vale of Eden 11. The longest river in Britain is _____. A. Severn B. Clyde C. Bann 12. London is situated on the River of _____. A. Parret B. Thames C. Spey 13. Edinburgh is the capital of _____. A. England B. Scotland C. Wales 14. The rivers flowing into the _____ are mainly short. A. North Sea B. English Channel C. Dee estuary 15. Mt. Snowdon stands in _____. A. Scotland B. Wales C. England 16. The source of the important River Thames is in the _____. A. Cotswolds B. Oxford Clay C. Pennines 17. About _____ of the water requirements are obtained from underground sources. A. 50% B. 38% C. 42% 18. Gaelic is mainly spoken in _____. A. Scotland B. England C. Northern Ireland 19. The Bank of England was nationalized in _____. A. 1964 B. 1946 C. 1694
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America The Founding of Colonies殖民地的建立 First Inhabitants：American Indians Discovery of the New World： 1492 Christopher Columbus →the discoverer of America (Italian)Spanish Queen’ s support 1501-2 Amerigo Vespucci →the new land was name after him as America. reached the mouth of Amazon River America—the New World Europe—the Old World 13 colonies： New England Colonies: Mid Atlantic Colonies: Southern Colonies: Massachusetts →（2nd colony，1620）New York Maryland New Hampshire Pennsylvania Virginia →（1st colony，1607）Rhode Island Delaware North Carolina Connecticut South Carolina Georgia →（the last colony，1733）New England Region（6个）: Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont 建立原因： Virginia, 1607 Virginia Company For foreign expansion as a way of easing religious dispute and economic distress in England 105 men (no women) Jamestown in honor of the king Massachusetts In 1620 102 Puritans (“Pilgrim Fathers”), in Mayflower, from Plymouth in England to America First in Plymouth (today’s Massachusetts); and then Boston Seek religious freedom Mayflower Compact <五月花号公约>：self-government Hardships when arrived the help of the Indians Thanksgiving Day to thank the Indians and the God for protection The next three colonies Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire Reasons: 1. religious disputes and struggles in Massachusetts intensified 2. more immigrants
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The industrial revolution refers to the mechanization of industry and the consequent changes in social and economic organization in Britain in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Britain was the first country to industrialize. The industrial revolution A period in the late 18th and early 19th centuries when major changes in agriculture, manufacturing, production, and transportation had a profound effect on the socioeconomic and cultural conditions in Britain. The Industrial Revolution, was a period of unprecedented technological, economic and social change that completely transformed British culture from a largely rural, static society with limited production and division of labour into the world's first modern industrial society. the Black Death It was the deadly bubonic plague who spread through Europe in the 14th century. It swept through England without warning and any cure, and sparing no victims. It killed between half and one-third of the population of England. Thus, much land was left untended and labor was short. It caused far-reaching economic consequences. The Black Death----It was one of the deadliest pandemics in human history, peaking in Europe between 1348 and 1350. It is widely thought to have been an outbreak of bubonic plague caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestisis and have started in Central Asia. It came without warning, and without any cue.The Black Death is estimated to have killed30% to 60% of Europe's population and had profound effects on the course of European history. In England, it killed almost half of the total population, causing far-reaching economic consequences. the Progressive Movement The Progressive Movement is a movement demanding government regulation of the economy and social conditions. It spread quickly with the support of large numbers of people across the country. It was not an organized campaign with clearly defined goals.(Rather, it was a number of diverse efforts at political, social, and economic reforms. In spite of limitations of the movement, it brought about changes and improvement in many fields.) Roman Britain was the part of the island of Great Britain controlled by the Roman Empire between AD 43 and about 410. Britannia already had cultural and economic links with Continental Europe, but the invaders introduced new developments in agriculture, urbanisation, industry and architecture, leaving a legacy that is still apparent today. The first Romans to campaign extensively in Britain were
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