英美概况选修课练习全稿附答案解析.docx
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英美概况选修课练习全稿附答案解析
Chapter1GeneralStudyofUK
I.ForeachstatementtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,D,choosethebestonetopletethestatement.
1.ThenationalflagoftheUnitedKingdom,knownastheUnionJack,ismadeupof_____crosses.
A.oneB.TwoC.threeD.four
2.ThehighestmountainpeakinBritainisin________.
A.EnglandB.ScotlandC.WalesD.NorthernIreland
3.ThelargestlakeinBritainis______.
A.LochLomondB.theLoughNeaghC.WindermereD.Ullswater
4.TheLakeDistrictiswell-knownfor________.
A.itswildandbeautifulsceneryB.itsvariedlakes
C.thelakePoetsD.alloftheabovethree
5.TheBritishIslesaremadeupof______.
A.twolargeislandsandhundredsofsmallones
B.twolargeislandsandNorthernIreland
C.threelargeislandsandhundredsofsmallones
D.threelargeislandsandNorthernIreland
6.AmongthefourpoliticaldivisionsofBritain,__________isthemostdenselypopulated.
A.EnglandB.ScotlandC.WalesD.NorthernIreland
7.ThecapitalofScotlandis__________.
A.BelfastB.CardiffC.EdinburghD.Dublin
8.Britain’sclimateisinfluencedby______whichbringsaboutaffluentraintothe
BritishIsles.
A.theAtlanticGulfStreamB.theequator
C.thePacificCurrentD.theBrazilcurrent
II.ReadthefollowingstatementscarefullyanddecidewhethertheyareTrueorFalse.
1.TothewestofGreatBritainisthesecondlargestislandknownasScotland.
2.ThePenninesareknownasthe“BackboneofEngland”.
3.London,thecapitaloftheUK,issituatedontheSevernRivernearitsmouth.
4.TheofficialnameofUKistheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.
5.ThelongestriverinBritainisRiverThames.
6.GodSavetheQueenisanationalanthemusedonlyinBritain.
7.ThehighestpointofthePenninesisCrossFellwhichis893metershigh.
III.Fillintheblanks
1.ThecapitaloftheScotlandis___________,thecapitalofWalesis________,thecapitaloftheRepublicofIrelandis__________andthecapitalofNorthernIrelandis_____________.
2.ThehighestpeakofBritainis__________.ItislocatedintheHighlandsofScotland.
3._________isthelargestandmostpopulousofthethreepoliticaldivisionsontheislandofGreatBritain.
4._______________isthelongestriverinBritain.
5.The“BackboneofEngland”referstothe__________________.
6.______________isthemostimportantriverinLondon.
7._________________isthelargestlakeinBritainwhichislocatedinNorthernIreland.
8.TheBritishnationalanthemis____________________.
9.TheBritishIslesaremadeupoftwolargeislands-_____________and___________,andhundredsofsmallones.
10.ThethreepoliticaldivisionsontheislandofGreatBritainare_________,________,and_______.
IV.Directions:
Giveabriefanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions.
1.WhatisthegeneralclimateinBritain?
2.Whatdoes“UK”standfor?
3.WhatisUKmadeupof?
Chapter2GeneralStudyofUSA
I.Fillintheblanks.
1.ThefullnameofUSis_________________.
2.TheUSAconsistsof_____statesandafederaldistrictof______________.
3._______________locatedinNewYorkHarborisasymbolofliberty.
4.ThenationalflowerandtreeofAmericais______and_____.
5.ThenicknameofUSis__________.
6.ThecapitalcityofUSis__________.
7.UScanbedividedinto_____distinctareasbasedonthegeographicalfeatures.
8._________isthelowestpointofAmerica.
9.AmongtheGreatLakes,________ispletelyinAmerica.
10.BetweentheAppalachianandRochiesisthe__________.
11.TheYellowstoneNationalParkisprimarilyin______.
12.ThelargeststateinUSis__________.
13._______________isthelargestMississippitributarymeasuredbywatervolume.
14.ThelongestriverinNorthAmericais____________.
15.ThemostpopulouscityintheUnitedStatesis_______.
16.TheGreatLakesinclude___________,__________,_________,_________,and__________.
II.ReadthefollowingstatementscarefullyanddecidewhethertheyareTrueorFalse.
1.TheAfricanAmericansisthelargestracialminority.
2.MississippiRiveristhelongestriverintheworld.
3.TheUSAisthefourthlargestcountryintheworldinpopulation.
4.LosAngelesishometoHollywood,globallyrecognizedasthecenterofthemotionpictureindustry.
5.“Thestar-spangledbanner”isthenationalanthemoftheUSA.
Chapter3BritishHistory
I.ForeachstatementtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,D.Choosethebestonetopletethestatement.
1.TheEnglishpeoplearedescendantsof________.
A.CeltsB.RomansC.Anglo-SaxonsD.Danes
2.Britianenteredintosocietyoffeudalismafterthe________Conquest.
A.RomanB.Anglo-SaxonC.NormanDDanish
3.TheRomansledbyJuliusCaesarlaunchedtheirfirstinvasiononBritainin_______.
A.200B.C.B.55B.C.C.55A.D.D.410A.D.
4.TheHundredYears’Warstartedin_________.
A.1733B.1453C.1337D.1357
5.TheearliestsettlersontheBritishIsleswerethe________.
A.CeltsB.GaelsC.IberiansD.Brythons
6.TheWarsofRoseswerefoughtbetweentheHouseof__________andthe
Houseof__________.
A.Lanchester,YorkB.Lanchester,Kent
C.Lancaster,KentD.Lancaster,York
7.ChristmasDay______,DukeWilliamwascrownedinWestminsterAbbey.
A.1056B.1066C.1006D.1060
II.ReadthefollowingstatementscarefullyanddecidewhethertheyareTrueorFalse.
1.ItwastheAngleswhogavetheirnametoEnglandandtheEnglishpeople.
2.TheHundredYear’sWarisacivilwar.
3.TheAnglo-SaxonConquestwasimportantinEnglishhistorybecauseitlaidthefoundationonwhichtheEnglishnationwastobeformed.
4.TheGreatCharterwassignedin1215byKingJohn.
5.HenryIIstartedtheEnglishReformationandestablishedtheChurchofEngland.
III.Fillintheblanks
1.TheEnglandCivilWarwasalsocalled__________betweentwoHouses.
2.ThegreatestcontributionRomansbroughttotheEnglishnationis_________.
3._______wasthefounderoftheEnglishlegalsystemandthemonLaw
4.ItisgenerallybelievedthatfedualisminEnglandendedwith____________.
5.TheEnglishReformationisareformin________.
6.BillofRightsmeansthebeginningoftheageof_____________.
7._______wastheancestorsofScotsandIrish.
8.EnglandandtheEnglishlanguagederivedfrom____________.
9.________markedthebeginningofEnglishfedualsociety.
IV.ExplainthefollowingtermsinEnglish.
1.NormanConquestof1066
Chapter4AmericanHistory
I.ForeachstatementtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,choosethebestonetopletethestatement.
1.TheUScontinentalexpansionwasalmostpleteby______.
A.1840B.1845C.1846D.1848
2.Jamestown,thefirstsuccessfulEnglishcolonywasbuiltin_________.
A.1598B.1603C.1607D.1620
3.ThefirstshotoftheAmericanWarofIndependencewasfiredin_________.
A.ConcordB.LexingtonC.PhiladelphiaD.Boston
4.TheprincipalauthoroftheDeclarationofIndependencewas_________.
A.ThomasJeffersonB.BenjaminFranklin
C.JohnAdamsD.GeorgeWashington
II.Fillintheblanks.
1.TheAmericancontinentwasfirstdiscoveredbyanItaliansailor___________.
2.Theship______took102puritanstonorthAmericaandestablishedthePlymouthcolonyin1620.
3.________________,whichwasadoptedonJuly4,1776bytheCongress,officiallyproclaimedtheindependenceof13NorthAmericancolonies.
4.In1863,Lincolnissuedthe________________whichliberatedsomefourmillionblackslavesinthesecededstates.
5.Thefamousnovel___________writtenbyHarrietBeecherStowemadeagreatstirinthenorthernstatesandthenovelbecameaninstantbestseller.
6.Thebattleof_____________istheturningpointintheAmericanCivilWar.
7.AmericanCivilWartookplacebetween_______and________.
8.________announcedtheliberationofblackslavesforthefirsttimeinAmericanhistory.
III.ReadthefollowingstatementscarefullyanddecideifeachofthemisTrueorFalse.
1.ThefirstsuccessfulEnglishsettlementsweretheVirginiaColonyinJamestownin1607.
2.TheUnitedStateswasfoundedbythirteenBritishcolonieslocatedalongtheAtlanticseaboard.
3.Theearlysettlersinallthese13colonieswerefromdifferentEuropeancountries,butthemajorityofthemcamefromEngland.
4.TheBattleofGettysburgisthelargestbattleinthehistoryoftheWesternhemisphere.
5.BostonTeaPartywasthedirectcauseoftheAmericanWarofIndependence.
Chapter5BritishPolitics
I.ForeachstatementtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,D.Choosethebestonetopletethestatement.
1.Bytradition,theleaderofthemajoritypartyisappointed______bytheSovereignintheUnitedKingdom.
A.PrimeMinisterB.MemberofParliament
C.LordofAppealD.SpeakeroftheHouse
2.TheBritishPrimeMinisterisappointedby__________andheorshealwayssitsin_______.
A.theQueen,theHouseofmons
B.theSpeaker,theHouseofLords
C.theArchbishopofCanterbury,theHouseofmons
D.theArchbishopofCanterbury,theHouseofLords
3.AllthegovernmentministersofBritainmustbemembersof________.
A.theHouseofLordsB.theHouseofmons
C.thePrivyCouncilD.Parliament.
4.Thepartythathasthemajorityofseatsin________willformthegovernment.
A.theHouseofmonsB.theHouseofLords
C.thePrivyCouncilD.theCabinet
5.Theultimateauthorityforlaw-makingresidesinthe________.
A.theHouseofLordsB.theHouseofmons
C.thePrivyCouncilD.theShadowCabinet
6.TheHouseofmonsconsistsof________MembersofParliament.
A.651B.1,200C.1,198D.763
7.WhichgroupofpeoplecanNOTvoteinthegeneralelecti
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