英语国家概况期末考试
北京人文大学2005-2006学年第2学期期末考试
《英语国家概况》试卷
全部题目用英文作答，并将答案写在答题纸的相应位置上，否则不计分。
考试时间共150分钟。
Part One (40 points)
I. Read the following unfinished statements or questions carefully. For each unfinished
statement or question, four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D are given. Choose
the one that you think best completes the statement or answers the question. Write the
letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space on the answer sheet. (40
points, 1 point for each)
1. On the island of Great Britain, there are _______.
A. four political divisions --- England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
B. four political divisions --- England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland
C. three political divisions --- England, Scotland, and Wales
D. three political divisions --- England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland
2. Who invaded and conquered Britain for the first time in 55 BC?
A. Emperor Claudius
B. Julius Caesar
C. King Alfred
D. King Ethelred
3. Who is the author of Murder in the Cathedral?
A. Christopher Marlowe
B. T. S. Eliot
C. Ben Johnson
D. Thomas Becket
4. In England, the most famous of the Catholic conspiracies was _______.
A. the Cobham’s Plot
B. the Gunpowder Plot
C. the murder of Thomas Becket
D. the execution of Mary Queen of Scots
5. English colonial expansion began with the colonization of ________.
A. India
B. Australia
C. Canada
D. Newfoundland
6. The economic policy Britain pursued in the 1950s and 1960s was based on the theory of
______.
A. Karl Marx
B. Margaret Thatcher
C. John Maynard Keynes
D. Adam Smith
7. The Royal National Eisteddfod is a(n) _____ festival of poetry, music and other arts.
A. English
B. Scottish
C. Welsh
D. Irish
8. The British constitution is made up of the following except _______.
A. commonwealth law
B. conventions
C. common law
D. statute law
9. In Britain, capital punishment is the penalty of _______.
A. piracy
B. treason and murder
C. assassination
D. piracy and treason
10. _______ is more important than Christmas to Scots.
A. New Year’s Day
B. Whit Sunday
C. April Fool’s Day
D. Easter
11. The Hundred Years’ War with France was fought ________.
A. from 1327 to 1443
B. from 1337 to 1453
C. from 1347 to 1443
D. from 1357 to 1453
12. From 1649 to 1658 England was called a Commonwealth. It was ruled first by Oliver
Cromwell as _______.
A. Lord Protector
B. Lieutenant General
C. Commander of the New Modal Army
D. President
13. Ireland is divided into two political parts: _______.
A. Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland
B. Southern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
C. the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
D. Northern Ireland and Britain
14. Ireland has a bipolar political system with two major parties: _______.
A. Fianna Fail and Fine Gael
B. Sinn Fein and Fine Gael
C. Fianna Fail and Sinn Fein
D. Sinn Fein and IRA
15. _______ has been called the American Ruhr.
A. The Ohio River
B. The Mississippi
C. The Missouri
D. The Colorado
16. The Constitutional Convention in America was attended by _______.
A. all of the 13 states
B. all of the states except Maryland
C. all of the states except Rhode Island
D. all of the states, but later Rhode Island withdrew from the convention
17. The largest of the racial and ethnic minorities in the U.S. is the ______.
A. blacks
B. Hispanics
C. Asian-Americans
D. WASPs
18. The goal of Roosevelt’s New Deal was ______.
A. to change the American economic system
B. to save the American democracy and the capitalist system
C. to weaken monopoly interests in America
D. to nationalize banks and financial institutions in America
19. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. The Louisiana was taken from Britain as a result of the war of 1812.
B. The Louisiana Territory was ceded to the United States by France.
C. The Louisiana Territory was purchased from Spain.
D. The Louisiana Territory was purchased from France.
20. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the Vietnam War?
A. The United States was weakened as a result of it.
B. American society had never been so divided since the Civil War.
C. Richard Nixon changed the strategy into “Vietnamization” of the war.
D. The cease-fire agreement was signed in 1975.
21. The following are the factors that have contributed to the development of the U.S.
economy EXCEPT _____.
A. the vast space and resources of the land
B. the ideals of freedom and economic opportunity
C. English as its national language
D. hard work by the people
22. America’s post-war policy toward the former Soviet Union was _______.
A. isolationism
B. containment
C. appeasement
D. neutrality
23. The second highest level of the federal judiciary in the U.S. is made up of ______.
A. the Supreme Court
B. the courts of special jurisdiction
C. the courts of appeal
D. the district courts
24. In the U.S., nearly all the ______ practice some form of open admission.
A. research universities
B. private colleges
C. public community colleges
D. specialized institutions
25. Among those American writers, ____ was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954.
A. Walt Whitman
B. Ernest Hemingway
C. Mark Twain
D. Washington Irving
26. In order to remember George Washington, _______.
A. a memorial hall was built in his birthplace
B. a memorial hall was built in Washington D.C.
C. a tall white Washington Monument was built in the capital
D. an expensive car was named after him
27. The name “Canada” is believed to be derived from an Indian word “Kanata”, meaning
______.
A. a settlement
B. a country
C. a meeting place
D. a colony
28. By ______, Upper Canada and Lower Canada were created.
A. Canada Act of 1791
B. Quebec Act of 1774
C. British North American Act
D. Act of Paris in 1763
29. ______ and _______ are two main federal parties in Canada.
A. The Liberal Party, the Social Credit Party
B. The Liberal Party, the Progressive Conservative Party
C. The New Democratic Party, the Social Credit Party
D. The New Democratic Party, the Progressive Conservative Party
30. Since 1971 the Canadian government has adopted a policy of ______, recognizing that
cultural pluralism within a bilingual framework is the essence of the Canadian identity.
A. assimilation
B. integration
C. multiculturalism
D. gender quality
31. The majority of French Canadians live in _______.
A. Quebec
B. Ontario
C. Newfoundland
D. Nova Scotia
32. The Parliament of Canada is made up of all the following EXCEPT _____.
A. the Crown
B. the Senate
C. the House of Commons
D. the National Assembly
33. The Great Barrier Reef is included on the World Heritage list because it has _____.
A. the most beautiful seascape in the world
B. the greatest number of islands in the world
C. the most diverse and complex marine life in the world
D. the longest coast in the world
34. The first major discoveries, made in _____ in the early 1850s, resulted in gold rushes in
Australia.
A. Queensland
B. South Australia
C. Victoria and Tasmania
D. Victoria and New South Wales
35. It is assumed that the first Europeans who reached Australia’s shores were ______.
A. the Dutch
B. the English
C. the Germans
D. the Spanish and the Portuguese
36. Under the Whitlam government “God Save the Queen” was replaced by _____ as
Australia’s national anthem.
A. Waltzing Matilda
B. Click Go the Shears
C. Advance Australia Fair
D. My Country
37. With regard to its size, Australia is ______ country in the world.
A. the third largest
B. the fourth largest
C. the fifth largest
D. the sixth largest
38. In Australia, the House of Representatives and the Senate have equal powers EXCEPT
that _____.
A. the House of Representatives cannot introduce money bills
B. the Senate cannot introduce money bills
C. the House of Representatives can pass laws
D. the Senate can pass laws
39. The capital of New Zealand is ________.
A. Nelson
B. Wellington
C. Melbourne
D. Dunedin
40. Which of the following about New Zealand is TRUE?
A. New Zealand is a republic.
B. New Zealand has three major political parties.
C. New Zealand has a bicameral parliament.
D. Queen Elizabeth II is represented in New Zealand by the Governor-General.
Part Two (60 points)
II. Give a one-sentence answer to each of the following questions. Write your answer in
the corresponding space on the answer sheet. (30 points, 3 points for each)
41. Why is Alfred known as “the father of the British navy”?
42. What did the destruction of the Spain Amada show?
北京人文大学2005-2006学年第2学期期末考试
《英语国家概况》试卷
专业 班级 姓名 分数
全部题目用英文作答，并将答案写在答题纸的相应位置上，否则不计分。
考试时间共150分钟。
Part One (40 points)
I. Read the following unfinished statements or questions carefully. For each unfinished
statement or question, four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D are given. Choose
the one that you think best completes the statement or answers the question. Write the
letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space on the answer sheet. (40
points, 1 point for each)
1. On the island of Great Britain, there are _______.
A. four political divisions --- England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
B. four political divisions --- England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland
C. three political divisions --- England, Scotland, and Wales
D. three political divisions --- England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland
2. Who invaded and conquered Britain for the first time in 55 BC?
A. Emperor Claudius
B. Julius Caesar
C. King Alfred
D. King Ethelred
3. Who is the author of Murder in the Cathedral?
A. Christopher Marlowe
B. T. S. Eliot
C. Ben Johnson
D. Thomas Becket
4. In England, the most famous of the Catholic conspiracies was _______.
A. the Cobham’s Plot
B. the Gunpowder Plot
C. the murder of Thomas Becket
D. the execution of Mary Queen of Scots
5. English colonial expansion began with the colonization of ________.
A. India
B. Australia
C. Canada
D. Newfoundland
6. The economic policy Britain pursued in the 1950s and 1960s was based on the theory of
______.
A. Karl Marx
B. Margaret Thatcher
C. John Maynard Keynes
D. Adam Smith
7. The Royal National Eisteddfod is a(n) _____ festival of poetry, music and other arts.
A. English
B. Scottish
C. Welsh
D. Irish
8. The British constitution is made up of the following except _______.
A. commonwealth law
B. conventions
C. common law
D. statute law
9. In Britain, capital punishment is the penalty of _______.
A. piracy
B. treason and murder
C. assassination
D. piracy and treason
10. _______ is more important than Christmas to Scots.
A. New Year’s Day
B. Whit Sunday
C. April Fool’s Day
D. Easter
11. The Hundred Years’ War with France was fought ________.
A. from 1327 to 1443
B. from 1337 to 1453
C. from 1347 to 1443
D. from 1357 to 1453
12. From 1649 to 1658 England was called a Commonwealth. It was ruled first by Oliver
Cromwell as _______.
A. Lord Protector
B. Lieutenant General
C. Commander of the New Modal Army
D. President
13. Ireland is divided into two political parts: _______.
A. Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland
B. Southern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
C. the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
D. Northern Ireland and Britain
14. Ireland has a bipolar political system with two major parties: _______.
A. Fianna Fail and Fine Gael
B. Sinn Fein and Fine Gael
C. Fianna Fail and Sinn Fein
D. Sinn Fein and IRA
15. _______ has been called the American Ruhr.
A. The Ohio River
B. The Mississippi
C. The Missouri
D. The Colorado
16. The Constitutional Convention in America was attended by _______.
A. all of the 13 states
B. all of the states except Maryland
C. all of the states except Rhode Island
D. all of the states, but later Rhode Island withdrew from the convention
17. The largest of the racial and ethnic minorities in the U.S. is the ______.
A. blacks
B. Hispanics
C. Asian-Americans
D. WASPs
18. The goal of Roosevelt’s New Deal was ______.
A. to change the American economic system
B. to save the American democracy and the capitalist system
C. to weaken monopoly interests in America
D. to nationalize banks and financial institutions in America
19. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. The Louisiana was taken from Britain as a result of the war of 1812.
B. The Louisiana Territory was ceded to the United States by France.
C. The Louisiana Territory was purchased from Spain.
D. The Louisiana Territory was purchased from France.
20. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the Vietnam War?
A. The United States was weakened as a result of it.
B. American society had never been so divided since the Civil War.
C. Richard Nixon changed the strategy into “Vietnamization” of the war.
D. The cease-fire agreement was signed in 1975.
21. The following are the factors that have contributed to the development of the U.S.
economy EXCEPT _____.
A. the vast space and resources of the land
B. the ideals of freedom and economic opportunity
C. English as its national language
D. hard work by the people
22. America’s post-war policy toward the former Soviet Union was _______.
A. isolationism
B. containment
C. appeasement
D. neutrality
23. The second highest level of the federal judiciary in the U.S. is made up of ______.
A. the Supreme Court
B. the courts of special jurisdiction
C. the courts of appeal
D. the district courts
24. In the U.S., nearly all the ______ practice some form of open admission.
A. research universities
B. private colleges
C. public community colleges
D. specialized institutions
25. Among those American writers, ____ was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954.
A. Walt Whitman
B. Ernest Hemingway
C. Mark Twain
D. Washington Irving
26. In order to remember George Washington, _______.
A. a memorial hall was built in his birthplace
B. a memorial hall was built in Washington D.C.
C. a tall white Washington Monument was built in the capital
D. an expensive car was named after him
27. The name “Canada” is believed to be derived from an Indian word “Kanata”, meaning
______.
A. a settlement
B. a country
C. a meeting place
D. a colony
28. By ______, Upper Canada and Lower Canada were created.
A. Canada Act of 1791
B. Quebec Act of 1774
C. British North American Act
D. Act of Paris in 1763
29. ______ and _______ are two main federal parties in Canada.
A. The Liberal Party, the Social Credit Party
B. The Liberal Party, the Progressive Conservative Party
C. The New Democratic Party, the Social Credit Party
D. The New Democratic Party, the Progressive Conservative Party
30. Since 1971 the Canadian government has adopted a policy of ______, recognizing that
cultural pluralism within a bilingual framework is the essence of the Canadian identity.
A. assimilation
B. integration
C. multiculturalism
D. gender quality
31. The majority of French Canadians live in _______.
A. Quebec
B. Ontario
C. Newfoundland
D. Nova Scotia
32. The Parliament of Canada is made up of all the following EXCEPT _____.
A. the Crown
B. the Senate
C. the House of Commons
D. the National Assembly
33. The Great Barrier Reef is included on the World Heritage list because it has _____.
A. the most beautiful seascape in the world
B. the greatest number of islands in the world
C. the most diverse and complex marine life in the world
D. the longest coast in the world
34. The first major discoveries, made in _____ in the early 1850s, resulted in gold rushes in
Australia.
A. Queensland
B. South Australia
C. Victoria and Tasmania
D. Victoria and New South Wales
35. It is assumed that the first Europeans who reached Australia’s shores were ______.
A. the Dutch
B. the English
C. the Germans
D. the Spanish and the Portuguese
36. Under the Whitlam government “God Save the Queen” was replaced by _____ as
Australia’s national anthem.
A. Waltzing Matilda
B. Click Go the Shears
C. Advance Australia Fair
D. My Country
37. With regard to its size, Australia is ______ country in the world.
A. the third largest
B. the fourth largest
C. the fifth largest
D. the sixth largest
38. In Australia, the House of Representatives and the Senate have equal powers EXCEPT
that _____.
A. the House of Representatives cannot introduce money bills
B. the Senate cannot introduce money bills
C. the House of Representatives can pass laws
D. the Senate can pass laws
39. The capital of New Zealand is ________.
A. Nelson
B. Wellington
C. Melbourne
D. Dunedin
40. Which of the following about New Zealand is TRUE?
A. New Zealand is a republic.
B. New Zealand has three major political parties.
C. New Zealand has a bicameral parliament.
D. Queen Elizabeth II is represented in New Zealand by the Governor-General.
Part Two (60 points)
II. Give a one-sentence answer to each of the following questions. Write your answer in
the corresponding space on the answer sheet. (30 points, 3 points for each)
41. Why is Alfred known as “the father of the British navy”?
42. What did the destruction of the Spain Amada show?
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