英美概况习题Word文档格式.docx
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13.________ColumbuswasthefirstEuropeantosetfootinwhatwastobecalledAmerica.
14.________AmericawasnamedafterthegreatdiscovererAmerigoVespucci.
15.________ThefirstpermanentEnglishcolonywasfoundedin1607inBoston.
16.________ThanksgivingDaycamefromBritain.
17.________Bytheearly1760s,theEnglishsettlershadestablished13coloniesalongtheAtlanticcoast.
18.________TheDeclarationofIndependenceofficiallyannouncedtheindependenceof13NorthAmericancolonies.
19.________BenjaminFranklinbecamethefirstAmericanPresident.
20.________TheUnitedStatesdidnotenterWorldWarI.
Fillintheblankswiththecorrectinformation.
1.Thegolden-haired________arethenativesofBritain,whowerelatercalledtheBriton.
答案:
Celts
2.In55and43A.D.Britainwasinvadedtwicebythe________.
Romans
3.TheAnglo-SaxonsbegantosettleinBritaininthe________century.
5th
4.Inthelate8thcenturytheyexperienced_______invasionfromDenmarkandin_________theysufferedNormanConquest.
Viking;
1066
5.JoanofArcisafamousnationalheroineofFrenchinthe___________________.
HundredYears’War
6.TheWarsoftheRoseswerefoughtbetweentheHouseof__________andtheHouseofLancaster.
York
7.ThedirectcauseofKingHenryVIII’sReligiousReformationwasto_____hiswife.
divorce
8.CharlesIruledthecountrywithoutParliamentfor_______years.
11
9.______________wasalsoknownasthe“VirginQueen”and____________hadthelongestruleinEnglishhistory.
ElizabethI;
QueenVictoria
10.AfterWorldWarI,Britainwasovertakenby__________.
America
11.ColumbusdiscoveredtheNewWorldintheyearof________.
1492
12.ThefirstpermanentEnglishsettlementinNorthAmericawasestablishedin________intheyearof________.
Virginia;
1607
13._________________isapurelyAmericanholiday.
ThanksgivingDay
14.Bythe1760s,theEnglishsettlershadestablished_________coloniesalongtheAtlanticcoast.
13
15.___________________declaredthebirthofAmerica.
DeclarationofIndependence
16.IndependenceDayiscelebratedon_________________.
4thofJuly
17.Thebook_____________________arousedagreatdiscontentoverslavery.
UncleTom’sCabin
18.TheAmericanCivilWarofficiallyendedintheyearof__________.
1865
19.After__________theU.S.hadchangedfromadebtorcountrytoacreditorcountry.
WorldWarI
20.After__________theU.S.becamethestrongestpowerintheworld.
WorldWarII
Choosethecorrectansweronthebasisofwhatisstatedinthetext.
1.Whichofthefollowingisafamousprehistoricmonument?
(a)Stonehenge
(b)Hadrian’sWall
(c)WestminsterAbby
(d)TowerofLondon
答案:
(a)
2.________weretheancestorsoftheEnglishandthefoundersofEngland.
(a)TheRomans
(b)TheAnglo-Saxons
(c)TheVikings
(d)TheNormans
(b)
3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTpartofBritain’scivilizationbroughtbyRomaninvasion?
(a)ThenamesofEnglishmonthcamefromRomangodsandrulers.
(b)Theybuilttowns,templesandroads.
(c)TheybuilttheHardin’sWall.
(d)TheybuiltWestminsterAbby.
(d)
4.WestminsterAbbeywasbuiltatthetimeof___________.
(a)Romaninvasion
(b)Anglo-Saxonsinvasion
(c)Vikinginvasion
(d)NormanConquest
(c)
5.TheTowerofLondon,locatedinthecentreofLondon,wasbuiltby___________.
(a)KingHarold
(b)RobinHood
(c)OliverCromwell
(d)WilliamtheConqueror
6.TheendoftheWarsoftheRosesledtotheruleof___________.
(a)theHouseofYork
(b)theHouseofLancaster
(c)theHouseofTudor
(d)theHouseofStuart
7.TheEnglishCivilWarbrokeoutin1642between____________.
(a)Noblesandpeasants
(b)RoundheadsandtheCavaliers
(c)CharlesIandtheCavaliers
(d)HouseofYorkandHouseofLancaster
8.WhichofthefollowingisNOTaconsequenceoftheBritishCivilWar?
(a)CharlesIwasexecuted.
(b)CharlesIIwasexiled.
(c)TheCommonwealthofEnglandwasformed.
(d)TheStuartkingdomwasrestored.
9.WhichofthefollowingisNOTanachievementundertheruleofElizabethI?
(a)Railwayswerebuilt.
(b)ThefirstsettlersweresenttoAmerica.
(c)Englishdramaandpoetrythrived.
(d)TheEnglishnavydefeatedtheSpanishArmada.
10.WhichofthefollowingisNOTanachievementundertheruleofQueenVictoria?
(b)Mostpeoplelivedinvillagesandworkedontheland.
(c)Factoriesandmachineswerebuilttomeetpeople’sdemand.
(d)Britainbecametherichestcountryintheworld.
11.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutAmericanIndians?
(a)TheyaredescendantsofMongoloid.
(b)TheycrossedtheBeringStraittoAlaska.
(c)Theygrewcornonly.
(d)Theydevelopedbrilliantcivilizations.
12._______________confirmedthatanewcontinentratherthanIndiawasfound.
(a)ChristopherColumbus
(b)AmerigoVespucci
(c)KingJamesI
(d)QueenElizabeth
13.TheMayflowerwasashiptakenby_______________.
(c)agroupofpeoplewhowantedtogetholdoftreasures
(d)agroupofpeoplewhodesiredfreereligiouspractice
14.WhichofthefollowingwasadirectcauseofBostonTeaPartyin1773?
(a)QuarteringAct
(b)StampAct
(c)TeaAct
(d)Taxationonsugarandcoffee
15.WhichofthefollowingtookthefunctionofanationalgovernmentintheWarof
Independence?
(a)TheFirstContinentalCongress
(b)TheSecondContinentalCongress
(c)TheConfederateStates
(d)TheUnionStates
16."
Notaxationwithoutrepresentation"
wasthesloganof___________.
(a)thesettlersofVirginia
(b)theslavesofAmerica
(c)theIndiansofAmerica
(d)thepeopleofthe13colonialAmericans
17.___________wasthefirstpresidentoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica.
(a)BenjaminFranklin
(b)ThomasJefferson
(c)GeorgeWashington
(d)AbrahamLincoln
18.WhichofthefollowingwasNOTacauseofAmericanCivilWar?
(a)Religiousoppression
(b)EconomicinterestsoftheSouthandNorth
(c)PoliticalconflictbetweentheSouthandNorth
(d)Slavery
19.___________grantedfreedomtoallslavesintheU.S.
(a)TheQuarteringAct
(b)TheStampAct
(c)TheDeclarationofIndependence
(d)EmancipationProclamation
20.TheBombingofPearlHarborledtoAmerica’sinvolvementin___________.
(a)theWarofIndependence
(b)theCivilWar
(c)WorldWarI
(d)WorldWarII
Explainthefollowingterms.
1.TheAnglo-Saxons
Inthe5thcentury,thetribescalledtheAnglesandSaxonsinvadedBritain,comingfromnorthernEurope.Bytheendofthe5thcentury,theAnglo-SaxonsruledmostofBritain.TheirlanguagewascalledOldEnglish.Fromthemcomesthenameof“England”and“English”;
Englandcamefrom“Angle-land”meaningthelandoftheAnglo-Saxons.
2.NormanConquest
AfterKingEdwarddied,DukeWilliamofNormandy,fromnorthernFrance,declaredthatEdwardhadpromisedtolethimbecometheking.OnOctober14,1066,WilliamandhisarmyinvadedEnglandanddefeatedtheEnglisharmy.HewasmadekingandcrownedinWestminsterAbbyonChristmasDay,1066.WilliamisoftenreferredtoasWilliamtheConquerorinEnglishhistory.
3.RobinHood
England'
sbest-lovedlegendofRobinHoodisanoutlawedSaxonnoblemanoppressedbytheNormans.HehidintheforestnearSherwoodwithhisbandoffollowers,called“merrymen”.Fromthissecretwood,theywentouttorobfromtherichtogivetothepoorwiththeirlongbows.RobinHoodhasbeenapopularsubjectofnumerousfilms,televisionseries,books,comicsandplays.
4.TheHundredYears’War
Atthebeginningofthe14thcentury,EnglanddevelopedintoastrongerstateinEurope.Consequently,therichwantedtocontrolmoremarketsandthenobleswantedtoregaintheirlostland.WhenKingEdwardIIIofEnglanddeclaredthatheshouldbecometheFrenchking,theFrenchrejectedhisclaimsohedeclaredwaronFrancein1337.Thewarlastedintermittentlyfor116years,hencebeingknownastheHundredYears’War.
5.TheCivilWar
InJanuary1642theCivilWarbrokeoutbetweentheRoundheads(supportersofParliament)andtheCavaliers(supportersoftheKing).TheCivilWarendedwiththeParliamentaryvictoryanditledtotheexecutionofCharlesI,andhissonCharlesIIwasdrivenoutofthecountr
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