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科目：《英语国家概况》（A卷）

Final Examination on A Guide to English-Speaking Countries 一 Multiple choice ( 30’)

(D ) 1 As a result of the Black Death, much land was left untended and there was a terrible shortage of ___ in England.

A grain B farm tools C houses D labor

( D ) 2 In the late 17th century, two of most famous literary works were Pilgrim’s Progress and _________ .

A the Jew of Malta B the School of Archery C Novum Organum D Paradise Lost (C ) 3. In 1836, a group of skilled workers and _____ formed the London Working Men’s Association.

A householders B tenants C small shopkeepers D office workers ( C ) 4. In the Industrial Revolution, changes occurred earliest and quickest in the industry of ______.

A. pottery B hardware C textiles D chemicals ( C ) 5. In Britain police officers are not allowed to join ________ or to go on strike. A a choir B a political party C a trade union D a club (B ) 6 The Great Carter of 1215 is also known as _________. A People’s Charter B Magna Carta

C King’s Charter D the Declaration of human rights

(B ) 7 Henry Ⅱ was the first king of the ________ dynasty.

A Malcolm B Plantagenet C Windsor D Tudor ( A) 8. __________ is the most typically English of sports

A Cricket B Golf C Tennis D Horse-racing ( A ) 9. By the Treaty of ______ of 1842, China ceded _______ to Britain. A Nanjing, Hong Kong B Tianjing, Hong Kong C Nanjing, Macau D Tianjing, Macau ( D ) 10. In _______, the name Great Britain came into being. A 1689 B 1702 C 1701 D 1707

( C ) 11. The serious economic crisis in the late 1920s and the beginning of 1930s was first brought about by ___.

A the farm failure B the bank failures C the stock market crash D the high unemployment

( D ) 12． What are the problems that the U.S. economy has faced from time to time

A Inflation B Depressions C Recessions D all of the above ( A ) 13．The real American literature began________.

A after the war of Independence B after the Westward Movement C after the Civil War D after the Civil Rights Movement ( A ) 14. In 1900, the United States ranked first in the production of ____ .

A coal B electricity C oil D wheat

( D ) 15. In the United States, if the parents don’t send their children to school at certain age, ________ .

A the state government will be responsible for it B they will educate the children themselves

C they can save a lot of money D they are breaking the law ( D ) 16. The U.S. and China established their diplomatic relations in _____. A 1974 B 1972 C 1978 D 1979

( C ) 17 In his inaugural speech, ______ said that “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”

A Woodrow Wilson B Theodore Roosevelt C Franklin D. Roosevelt D George Washington

(C ) 18. One of the characteristics of the American people is _______ and it is said they are always ______.

A liberty, debating B aggressiveness, starting wars C mobility, on the move D greediness, making money ( D ) 19. Hemingway’s most famous masterpiece was ______. A The Sun Also Rises B A Farewell to Arms C For Whom the Bell Tolls D Old Man and the Sea (D ) 20. The system of higher education in the U. S. has three principle functions except ____-.

A teaching B research C public service D individual service following statements are T (true) or F (false) according to what you have learned. (10’) (T ) 1 There are three political divisions on the island of Great Britain: Scotland, Wales and England.