英语国家概况考题.doc

英语国家概况考题1 I. Different Names for Britain and its Parts:1. The British Isles are made up of?________ A. two large islands and hundreds of small ones B. two large islands and Northern Ireland C. three large islands and hundreds of small ones D. three large islands and Northern Ireland 2. There are three political divisions on the island of Great Britain. They are_____B__ A. Britain, Scotland and Wales B. England, Scotland and Wales C. Britain, Scotland and Ireland D. England, Scotland and Ireland 3. The Commonwealth of Nations is an association of independent countries__D____ A. that have a large number of British immigrants B. that fought on the side of Britain in the two world wars C. that speak English as their native language D. that were once colonies of Britain 4 About a hundred years ago, as a result of imperialist expansion, Britain ruled an empire that had one fourth of the world’s people and __C____of the world’s land area. A. one third B. one fifth C. one fourth D. two fifths 5. B_____laid the foundations of English state. A Celts B the Anglo-Saxons C the Romans D the Normans 6. The Great Charter was signed in _C___ and had _____ clauses. A.1251, 63 B.1251, 73 C.1215, 63 D.1215, 73 7. In 1265, _D____ summoned the Great Council, which has been seen as the earliest parliament. A. Henry B.the Pope C. Barons D. Simon de Montfort 8. The spirit of the Great Charter was the limitation of the powers of __D____, keeping them within the bounds of the feudal law of the land. A. the Archbishop of Canterbury B the barons C the church D the king 9 . Magna Carta was signed in ______D_ at a conference at ______. A. 1066; Runnymede B. 1215; Windsor C. 1215; Oxford D. 1215; Runnymede 10. According to Magna Carta no tax should be made without the approval of__C____. A. the Witan B the king C the Grand Council D the Commons 11 The Renaissance began in north ___C___in the early ______century. A. France；14th B. Italy; 16th C. Italy; 14th D. Englan