历年英语专业八级英语国家概况试题.docVIP

2000—2004年英语专业八级考试英语国家概况试题 2000年 1. Who were the first known inhabitants of Britain? A. The Celts B. The Romans C. The Beaker Folk D. The Iberians 2. The native people of Canada came from _______ in prehistoric times. A. Asia B. Russia C. Europe D. South Africa 3. The United States of America is the ________ populous country in the world. A. second B. third C. fourth D. sixth 4. The United Kingdom is a ______ State. A. federal B. unitary C. republic D. feudal 参考答案： 1. D 英国已知的最早定居者是伊比利亚人（Iberians）。大约在公元前3000年，他们从地中海地区迁移到不列颠岛定居，成为英国最早的居民。此后，凯尔特人（Celts）和罗马人（Romans）曾先后入侵占领英伦诸岛。 2. A 史前时期，加拿大的原著民来源于亚洲。 3. B美国是世界第三人口大国，第一为中国，第二是印度。 4. B 英国是一个中央集权制国家（a unitary state），美国则是一个联邦制国家（a federal state）。 2001年 1. Canada occupies about _________ of the North American continent. A. 1/2 B. 1/4 C. 1/3 D. 1/5 2. The Australian population is mainly of _______ descents. A. British B. American C. Japanese D. Chinese 3. The causes of the Hundred Years’ War between France and England were partly _____ and partly _____. A. political; territorial B. religious; economic C. territorial; economic D. political; religious 4. The _____ is the America’s leading center of heavy industry. A. Midwest B. Middle Atlantic states C. South D. Pacific Coast 参考答案： 1. A 加拿大是世界上第二大国家，仅次于俄罗斯，占北美洲面积的二分之一。 2. A 澳大利亚人主要是英国移民的后代。 3. C 英法百年战争（1337—1453年）部分由于领土争端，部分是经济原因。 4. A 美国的中西部（Midwest）为重工业最重要的中心。 2002年 1. New Zealand is situated about 1,500 km ________. A. northwest of Australia B. southeast of Australia C. northeast of Australia D. southwest of Australia 2. The term of office for the head of state is _______ years in Ireland. A. five B. four C. six D. seven 3. English and ______ are official languages in New Zealand. A. French B. Dutch C. Maori D. Polynesian 4. The Thanksgiving Day is a historical, national and religious day that began with ______. A. Pilgrims B