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I. Choice

1. The longest river in Britain is the ________ River.

[A] Severn [B] Thames

[C] Mersey [D] Humber

2. The Lake District is well-known for________.

[A] its wild and beautiful scenery [B] its varied lakes

[C] the lake Poets [D] all of the above three

3. Which of the following is NOT the feature of British climate?

[A] Coldness. [B] More rainy days.

[C] Changeability . [D] More fogs.

4. The two main islands of the British Isles are____

A.Great Britain and Ireland

B.England and Scotland

C.Great Britain and Northern Ireland

D.Great Britain and England

5. The established church of Britain is ________.

[A] The Church of Scotland [B] Free churches

[C] The United Reformed Church [D] The Church of England

5. Easter is kept, commemorating the ________of Jesus Christ.

[A] coming [B] birth

[C] death [D] resurrection

6. Under Mrs. Thatcher, British economy in 1980s gradually ________.

[A] declined [B] recessed

[C] recovered [D] went down

7. Tertiary industry does NOT include ________.

[A] retailing [B] insurance

[C] electronics [D] banking

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

________.

[A] the Queen [B] the Prime Minister

[C] the House of Commons [D] the House of Lords

9. ________ is seen as the party of the “middle”, occupying the ideological ground

between the two main parties in U.K.

[A] The Conservative [B] The Labour

[C] The Liberal Democratic [D] The Tory

12. In 43 A.D. Romans under ________ conquered Britain.

[A] Julius Caesar [B] Claudius

[C] Augustine [D] the Pope

13. ________ launched the Hundred Years’ War.

[A] Edward I [B] Edward II

[C] Edward III [D] Henry III

14. Black Death to some extent brought ________ to villains.

[A] higher wages [B] greater freedom

[C] better life [D] both A and B

15. The British Industrial Revolution first began in the________ industry.

[A] iron and steel [B] textile

[C] coal-mining [D] ship-building

16. The English people are descendants of ________.

[A] Celts [B] Romans

[C] Anglo-Saxons [D] Danes

17. The central bank in Britain is ________.

[A] Lloyd [B] Barclay

[C] Midland [D] the Bank of England

18. All the government ministers of Britain must be members of ________.

[A] the House of Lords [B] the House of Commons

[C] the Privy Council [D] Parliament.

19.____is at the center of the Britain political system.

A.The Cabinet

B.The House of Lords

C.The House of Commons

D.The Privy Council

20. The party that has the majority of seats in ________ will form the government.

[A] the House of Commons [B] the House of Lords

[C] the Privy Council [D] the Cabinet

21. In the middle of fifth century, Anglo-Saxons came from the region of ________

and the Low Countries and settled in Britain.

[A] Denmark [B] Norway

[C] Germany [D] Holland

22 .The____marked the establishment of feudalism in England.

A.Viking invasions

B.signing of the Magna Carta

C.Norman Conquest

D.adoption of common law

23. Wars of Roses were fought ________ between the Lacastrians and the Yorkists

from 1455 to 1465.

[A] constantly [B] irregularly

[C] continuously [D] intermittently

24. The first British colony was ________.

[A] New England [B] Newfoundland

[C] West Indies [D] India

26. The British Empire reached the peak of its colonial expansion after the ________ .

[A] Anglo- Boer War [B] the First Opium War

[C] World War I [D] World War II

27. Which of the following is NOT the feature of imperialism?

[A] foreign territorial expansion. [B] export of capital.

[C] free competition. [D] monopoly.

28.Among the four parts of the United Kingdom,___is the smallest.

A.England

B.Scotland

C.Wales

D.North Ireland

29.The most significant achievement of the English Renaissance is_____

A.poetry

B.drama

C.novel

D.pamphlet

30.At present,nearly___of the world’s population communicate in England.

A.half

B.a quarter

C.one-third

D.one-fifth

32.____was passed after the Glorious Revolution

A.The Bill of Right

B.The Act of Supremacy

C.The Provisions of Oxford

D.The Magna Carta

33.The importance of the Britain monarchy can be seen in its effect on____

A.passing bills

B.advising the goverment

C.political parties

D.public attitude

35.Generally speaking, the Britain Parliament operates on a____ system.

A.single-party

B.two-party

C.three-party

D.multi-party

36.In Britain, the parliamentary general election is held every____years.

A.three

B.four

C.five

D.six

37.____ of the energy consumed in Britain are provided by coal mining industry.

A.one-third

B.one-fourth

C.one-fifth

D.two-thirds

38.Of the following sectors in Britain,____has experience spectacular growth since the end World War II.

A.agriculture

B.the energy industry

C.the service sector

D. the manufacturing industry

39The following Christmas traditions particularly British EXCEPT＿＿＿.

A.Trooping the Color

B.The Queen’Christmas message

C.Boxing Day

D.the Christmas pantomime

40.Waiting for Godot is written by ＿＿＿

A.Samuel Beckeet

B.George Orwell

C.william Golding

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41.The most significant achievement of the English Renaissance is ＿

A.poetry

B.drama

C.novel

D.pamphlet

42. Over____of British children receive primary and secondary education through the independent system.

A.5％

B.6％

C.7％

D.8％

43.____ is Britain's top pay-television provider.

A.BSB

B.SkyTV

C.BBC

D.BSkyB

44.( ) is sold especially to the upper or upper–middle class and has a reputation for its serious attitude and great bulk.

A.The Observer

B.The New York Times

C.New York Daily News

D.The Daily Telegraph

45.The rapid economic development following the( )laid the groundwork for the modern U.S industrial economy

A .world war l B. world war ll

C. civil war

D.Anti-Japanese wa r

46.America produces a major portion of the world’products in the following fields EXCEPT ______

A.transportation

B.textile

C.ore

D.chemicals

47.The continental United States has（）states.

A.50

B.49

C.48

D.35

48.The longest river in the U.S is_.

A.the Missouri River

B.the Mississippi River

C.the Ohio River

D.the Lake Itasca

50.To get a bachelor's degree,all undergraduate students are required to do the following EXCEPT( )

A.attending lectures and completing assignments

B.passing examinations

C.working for communities

D.earning a certain number of credits

51.President _____introduced the New Deal to deal with the problems of the Great Depression

A,Wilson B ,Truman C ,Roosevelt D ,Kennedy

52.( )is regarded as the “father of American literature "

A.James Fenimore Cooper

B.Ralph Waldo Emerson

C.Thomas Jefferson

D.Washington Irving

53.Of the following,( )is not characteristic of Mark Twain's works

A colloquial speech B. a sense of humor

C a realistic view D. an idealistic view

54.In 1783 the British and the Americans signed ________，and the United States of America won its independence.

A.the Act of Union

B. Treaty of Lexington

C. Declaration of Independence

D. Treaty of Paris

55.The U.S Constitution came into effect in ( )

A1787 B1789 C1791 D1793

56.The terms for a Senator and Repressentive are ( )and ( )years respectively.

A. two ,four

B.two ,three

C.two,six

D.six,two

13.Employment in the ( )sector has been increasing in the U.S .since the 1970s

A.service

B.agriculture

C.manufacturing

D.high-tech

58. the seven years 'war occurred between ( )

Athe French and the American Indians

B .the French and the Spanish

C .the French and the British

D .the British and the American Indians

59.the policy of the united states was ( )at the begining of the two world wars.

A .neutrality

B .full involvement

C .partial involvement

D .appeasement

61.______is regarded as the “father of American literature ".

A.James Fenimore Cooper

B.Charles Dickens

C.Thomas Jefferson

D.Washington Irving

62.The following Christmas traditions particularly British is＿＿.

A.Trooping the Color

B.Bonfire Night

C.Boxing Day

D.Macy’s Day Parade

63.Of the following writers,( ) is NOT a Nobel Prize winner.

A.Alice Walker

B.Ernest Hemingway

C.William Faulkner

D.Eugene O'Neill

64.Of the following writers( )is NOT included in the group of naturalists.

A.Stephen Crane

B.Frank Norris

C.Theodore Dreiser

D.Herman Melville

65.Of the following ,( )is considered Herman Melville's masterpiece.

A.The Last of the Mohicans

B.The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

C.Moby Dick

D.Daisy Miller

66.Of the following writers,_______ is NOT a Nobel Prize winner.

A.Alice Walker

B.Harold Pinter

C.William Golding

D.Eugene O'Neill

67.Emigration in Ireland started since the __.

A.medieval period

B.17th century

C.Great Potato Famine

D.early 18th ce ntury

68..In 1801,the British and the Irish Parliament passed ___

A the Anglo_Irish Agreement

B the Belfast Agreement

C the Act of Union

D the treaty of paris

69.The Republic of Ireland occupies approximately _____of the island of Ireland.

A. one-sixth

B. two-sixths

C. three-fifth

D. five-sixths

70.Ireland has a free public school system with compulsory attendance for

all children of____years old.

A 7 to 15

B 6 to 15

C 10 to 15

D 6 to 14

71.After Irish Parliament was set up,_____was issued and directly led to the Irish War of independence.

A Angle Irish Treaty

B Belfast Agreement

C Unilateral Declaration of Independence

D Angle Irish Agreement.

三、名词解释

The opium war鸦片战争

Act of Supremacy 至尊法案

Three Majestic Circles 三环外交

the Union of South Africa 南非联盟

United States Electoral College 总统选举团

A policy of Appeasement绥靖政策

Three Majestic Circles三环外交

The Truman doctrine杜鲁门主义

The R oosevelt’s new deal罗斯福新政

the Anglo-Irish Treaty英爱条约

the Reformation宗教改革

The proletariat 无产阶级

The lake poets 湖畔派诗人

Modernism 现代主义

Postmodernism 后现代主义

Theater of the Absurd 荒诞派戏剧

Great Awakening Movement Movement 大觉醒运动Transcendentalism 超验主义

Aestheticism唯美主义

European Economic Community欧洲经济共同体

North Atlantic Treaty Organization北大西洋公约组织

（英国）上议院House of Lords

(英国）下议院House of Commons

（美国）上议院Senate

(美国）下议院House of Representatives

独立战争the war of independence

黑死病black death

文法学校grammer school

七国集团group of Seven

君主立宪制constitutional monarchy

英联邦自治领Dominions

同盟国the Central Powers

三权分立Checks and balances

西进运动The westward movement

光荣革命Glorious revolution

工业革命The Industrial Revolution

人权法案Bill of right

第六级学院the six form

普通中等教育证书General Certificate of Secondary Education 垮掉的一代运动the Beat Movement

迷惘的一代the lost generation

启蒙运动the Enlightenment

工党The Labor party

保守党the Conservative Party

民主党the Democratic Party

III. Define or explain briefly the following terms. 30' ( 6*5' )

1.Hamlet

2.The Renaissance

3.The Lake poets

4.Critical Realism

5.The Lost Generation

6.Feminism

7.The Black Death

8.The Crusade

9.The War of Roses

10.The Reformation

11.The Glorious Revolution

12.The Industrial Revolution

13.General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE)

14.Cambridge University

15.Thanksgiving Day

IV. Answer the following questions. 20' ( 2*10')

1.Please make a brief introduction to the development of English, which includes the characteristics in different period and at least two examples.

2.Please make a brief introduction of the House of Lords and the House of Commons in Britain including their constituents and their respective functions.

3.Make a comparison on the policies of Conservative Party and Labor Party in Britain.

4.State briefly the formation of the Commonwealth and its main functions.

5.Introduce briefly the public schools in Britain and state their superiorities to the other schools.

6.What is Critical Realism in English literature? Please present one author and briefly introduce his / her masterpiece ?

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