《英美概况》试题(附答案)改进版.doc

《英美概况》I. Multiple Choices: Choose one right answer from the four choices: B1. The highest mountain in Britain is ____. A. Scafell B. Ben Nevis C. the Cotswold’s D. the Forth C2. The longest river in Britain is _____. A. the Clyde B. the Mersey C. the Severn D. the Thames A3. The largest lake in Britain is _____. A. the Lough Neagh B. Windermere Water C. Coniston Water D. the Lake District D4. Which part of Britain is always fighting? A. England B. Scotland C. Wales D. Northen Ireland C5. The first inhabitants in Britain were _____. A. the Normans B. the Celts C. the Iberians D. the Anglo-Saxons B6. Christmas Day ____, Duke William was crowned in Westminster Abbey. A. 1056 B. 1066 C. 1006 D. 1060 D7. In 1265 ____ summoned the Great Council, which has been seen as the earliest parliament. A. Henry III B. the Pope C. Barons D. Simon de Montfort B8. The Hundred Years’ war started in ____ and ended in ____, in which the English had lost all the territories of France except the French port of ____. A. 1337, 1453, Flanders B. 1337, 1453, Calais C. 1346, 1453, Argencourt D. 1346, 1453, Brest A9. The Wars of Roses lasted for _____ years and king _____ was replaced by king _____. 30, Richard III, Henry Tudor B. 50, Richard III, Henry Tudor C. 30, Richard I, Henry Tudor D. 50, Richard I, Henry Tudor C10. The Renaissance began in ____ in the early ____ century. A. England, 14 B. England, 15 C. Italy, 14 D. Italy, 15 B11. In _____, a small group of Puritans sailed from _____ in the Mayflower to be the first settlers in the North America. A. 1620, London B. 1620, Plymouth C. 1720, London D. 1720, Plymouth A12. In the 18th century, there appeared ____ in England, which owed a great deal to the invention of machines. A. the Industrial Revolution B. the Bourgeois Revolution C. the Wars of the Roses D. the Religious Reformation C13. Soon after _____, Britain not only gave up its economic hegemony but also suffered a deep loss of its position