英美概况4套练习题.doc

Exercises Exercise 1 一、是非题 Read the following statements carefully and decide if each of them is True or False： （ ）1. The Articles of Confederation is the oldest written constitution in the world. （ ）2. America is a name given by Columbus. （ ）3. The United Kingdom is a federal， not a unitary state. （ ）4. The Anglo-Saxon Conquest was important in English history because it laid the foundation on which the English nation was to be formed. （ ）5. To the west of Great Britain is the second largest island known as Scotland. （ ）6. The checks and balance system in America was based on division of power. （ ）7. London， the capital of the UK， is situated on the Severn River near its mouth. （ ）8. The Great Charter was signed in 1215 by King John. （ ）9. James I was the king who was executed during the English Bourgeois Revolution. （ ）10. The Chartist Movement finally succeeded and it constituted a glorious page in the history of the workers’ struggle for liberation. （ ）11. Grammar schools emphasize academic studies and teach a wide range of subjects. （ ）12. Members of Parliament （MPs） are those who inherit the noble titles. （ ）13. British people chose Franklin Roosevelt as Prime Minister in 1940 when the W.W. II broke out. （ ）14. Henry VII was responsible for the founding the Church of England. （ ）15. The destruction of the Spanish Armada not only established the position of England as a major sea power but also paved the way for its foreign expansion. （ ）16. It was the Angles who gave their name to England and the English people. （ ）17. The first successful English colony in North America was planted in Virginia in 1620. （ ）18. The Wars of the Roses affected the ordinary people very much. （ ）19. The Queen formally appoints all government office holders except the Prime Minister. （ ）20. The Hundred Year’s War refers to the intermittent war between France and England that lasted from 1337 to 1453. 二、名词解释 Explain the following terms in English： 1. The Great Depression 2. Industria