英语国家概况复习题.doc

I. Read the following unfinishedstatements or questions carefully. For each unfinished statement orquestion, four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D are given. Choosethe one that you think best completes the statement or answers thequestion. Write the letter of the answer you have chosen in thecorresponding space on the answer sheet. (50 points, 1 point for each) 1. Strictly speaking, “the British Isles” refers to_______. A. Great Britain B. Ireland C. the United Kingdom D. Great Britain and Ireland 正确答案:C,D为错误答案,A为geographical name ,因为 the Brithish Isles 包含了Great Britain andIreland,as well as hundreds of small ones.所以正确答案是C the United Kingdom(联合王国). 2. Which of the following kings was responsible for the complete establishment of the feudal system in England? A. Edward I B. Henry II C. Alfred the Great D. William the Conqueror 正确答案:D 此题答案在书中P27. 3. The spirit of the Great Charter was ______. A. a limitation of the powers of the king B. a guarantee of the freedom of the serfs C. a limitation of the powers of the Church D. a declaration of equality among all people 正确答案:A,本题答案在书中P33. 4. Which of the following is NOT true about the result of the Black Death? A. Much land was left untended. B. There was a terrible shortage of labour. C. The surviving peasants had lost their power of bargaining. D. Landowners tended to change from arable to sheep-farming. 正确答案:C,本题答案在书中P37. 5. The War of Roses that took place from 1455 to 1485 was fought between ______. A. Britain and France B. the Parliament and the Crown C. the working people and the aristocrats D. two branches of the Plantagenet family 正确答案:D,本题答案在中中P40. 6. The English Renaissance was largely literary, and it achieved its finest expression in the so-called ______. A. Romantic poetry B. Romantic fiction C. Elizabethan poetry D. Elizabethan drama 正确答案:D,本题答案在书中P49. 7. British constitutional monarchy is a system under which the powersof the ______ are limited by Parliament or the const