英语国家概况试卷.docVIP

PAGE 第 PAGE 2 页 （本试卷共 5 页 ） 命题组组长签字： 第 1 页 （本试卷共 5 页 ） 石河子大学2008-2009学年第二学期 英语国家概况考试试卷 题 号 I II III 总分 得 分 注意：请将所有试题答案做在试卷二上，做在试卷一上不得分 试　卷　一 Part I Choose the correct answer. (1’×50=50’) 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 _____ A. Britain, Scotland and Wales B. England, Scotland and Wales C. Britain, Scotland and Ireland D. England, Scotland and Ireland 3. In British history, both Saxons and Angels came from ________ A. northern Europe B. northern Germany C. southern Europe D. southern Germany 4. It was _________ who laid the foundations of the English state. A. the Vikings B. the Danes C. the Celts D. the Anglo-Saxons 5._________ is perhaps the best-known event in English history. A. The Norman Conquest of 1066 B. The Great Charter of 1215 C. The Hundred Years’ War with France D. The English Renaissance 6. In the reign of the Norman kings ___________ flowered on the English soil. A. the German culture B. the British culture C. the Danish culture D. the Norman culture 7. Black Death, an epidemic disease spread by rat fleas, spread through Europe in the ____century A.13th B. 14th C. 15th D. 16th 8. The English Renaissance achieved its finest expression in __________ A. Elizabethan drama B. Leonardo Da Vinci