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1、B. Scotla ndC. Wales D. Northem Irela nd5.The immigrants coming to Britain are mainly fromA.Europe B. the United StatesC. Africa D. the West In dies6.The first inhabitants in Britain wereA.the Norma ns B. the Celts C. the Iberia ns D. the An glo-Sax ons7.British Recorded history bega n with .A.Roma

2、n in vasi on B. the Norma n Conq uestC. the Viking and Danish in vasi on D. the An glo-Sax ons in vasi on8.In 829, actually became the overlord of all the En glish.A.Joh n B. James I C. Egbert D. Henry I9.Christmas Day , Duke William was crow ned in Westm in ster Abbey.A.1056 B. 1066 C. 1006 D. 1060

3、10.Henry II was the first king of the dyn asty.A. Win dsor B. Tudor C. Malcolm D. Pla ntage net11.In 1265 sum moned the Great Coun cil, which has bee n see n as the earliest parliame nt.A. Henry III B. the PopeC. Baro ns D. Sim on de Mo ntfort12.The Hun dred Years war stted in and en ded in , in whi

4、ch the En glish had lost all theterritories of France except the French port of .A.1337, 1453, Fla nders B. 1337, 1453, Calais C. 1346, 1453, Arge ncourt D. 1346, 1453, Brest13.The Wars of Roses lasted for years and king was replaced by king .A.30, Richard III, He nry Tudor B. 50, Richard III, He nr

5、y TudorB.C. 30, Richard I, He nry Tudor D. 50, Richard I, He nry Tudor14.The Ren aissa nee bega n in in the early cen tury.A. En gla nd, 14 B. En gla nd, 15 C. Italy, 14 D. Italy, 1515.The En glish Civil War is also called .A. the Glorious Revolution B. the Bloody RevolutionC.the Catholic Revolution

6、 D. the Puritan Revolution16.In , a small group of Purita ns sailed from in the Mayflower to be the first settlers in theNorth America.A. 1620, Lo ndon B. 1620, Plymouth C. 1720, L on don D. 1720, Plymouth17.In the 18th cen tury, there appeared in En gla nd, which owed a great deal to the inven ti o

7、n ofmach in es.A. the In dustrial Revoluti on B. the Bourgeois Revolutio nC. the Wars of the Roses D. the Religious Reformati on18.En glish colonial expa nsion bega n with the coloni zati on of in 1583.A. Can ada B. Australia C. I ndia D. Newfou ndla nd19. was famous for his abdicati on because of h

8、is marriage with a divorced America n:A. Edward VIII B. Edward VII C. George VI D. George VII20.In January Brita in became a member of the Europea n Econo mic Communi ty.A. 1957 B. 1967 C. 1973 D. 197921.soon after , Brita in not only gave up its econmic hegem ony but also suffered a deep loss ofits

9、 positi on of in dustrial leadership.22.In the 1970s among the developed countries, Britain maintained the lowest rate and thehighest rate.A. inflation, growth B. growth, inflation C. growth, divorce D. growth, birth23.The follow ing are all reas ons of British decli ne of coal in dustry except .A.t

10、he exhausti on of old mi nes B. costly extractio nB.C. little money being in vested D. the labour shortage24.Britain s foreign trade is mainly with .A. develop ing coun tries B. other Common wealth coun triesC.other developed coun tries D. EC25.The House of Lords is presided over by .A. the Lord Cha

11、 ncellor B. the Queen C. the Archbishop of Can terbury D. the Prime Mi nister26.A Gen eral Electi on is held every years and there are members of Parliame nts areelected.A. five, 600 B. five, 650 C. five, 651 D. four, 65127.The Prime Mini ster is appo in ted by and he or she always sits in .A.the Ar

12、chbishop of Can terbury, the House of CommonsB.the Archbishop of Can terbury, the House of LordsC.the Quee n, the House of CommonsD.the Quee n, the House of Lords28.The ultimate authority for law-maki ng resides in .A. the Quee n B. the Cabinet C. the House of Lords D. the House of Commons29.The sou

13、rces of British law in clude .A.statutes, com mon law, equity law and Europea n Commu nity lawB.statutes, com mon law and equity lawC.statutes, com mon law and Europea n Commu nity lawD. a complete code and statutes30.In crim inal trials by jury, passes sentenced and decide the issue of guilt or inn

14、ocence.A. the judge, the jury B. the judge, the judgeC. the jury, the jury D. the Lord Chan cellor, the jury31. tries the most serious offences such as murder and robbery.A. Magistrates courts B. Youth courts C. district courts D. The Crow n Court32.London s Metropolitan Police Force is under the co

15、ntrol of .A. the En gla nd secretaries B. the Scottish SecretariesC. Northern Irela nd Secretaries D. the Home Secretary33.The Natio nal Health Service was established in the UK in and based at first on .A. 1948, Acts of Parliament B. 1958, Acts of ParliamentC. 1948, the Bill of Rights D. 1958, the

16、Bill of Rights34.The non-con tributory social security ben efits in clude the follow ing except .A. war pension B. child ben efit C. family credit D. un employme nt ben efit35.Except that may not be a Roma n Catholic, public offices are ope n without disti nction tomembers of all churchs or of none.

17、A. the lord Chancellor B. the Prime Minister C. the Speaker D. the ministers of all departments36.About 90 per cent of the state sec on dary school populati on in the UK atte nd .A. in depe ndent schools B. ju nior schools C. in depe ndent schools D. primary schools37.There are some uni versities, i

18、n cludi ng the Ope n Un iversity.A. 900 B. 290 C. 90 D. 5038.In Brita in, childre n from the age of 5 to 16 can by law.A.receive completely free educati onB.receive parly free educati onC.receive no free educati on if their families are richD.receive no free educati on at all39.With regard to its si

19、ze, the USA is the country in the world.A. largest B. sec ond largest C. third largest D. fourth largest40.I n the followi ng rivers, has bee n called the America n Ruhr.A. the Mississippi B. the Missouri C. the Hudson D. the Ohio41.Among the followi ng rivers, forms a n atural boun dary betwee n Me

20、xico and the U.S.A. the Potomac B. the Columbia C. the Rio Gran de River D. the Colorado42.All the following universities and colleges are located in New England, except .A. Yale B. Harvard C. Oxford D. Massachusetts In stitute of Techn ology43.The nation s capital city Washington D.C. and New York

21、ar e located in .A. the American West B. the Great Plai ns C. the Midwest D. the Middle Atla ntic States44.The Midwest in America s most important area.A. agricultural B. in dustrial C. manu facturi ng D. mining in dustry45.I n the case of Brow n versus Board of Educati on, the Supreme Court ruled t

22、hat .A.separate educatio nal facilities had bee n illegalB.educati onal facilities had bee n separate but equalC.educatio nal facilities had bee n equalD.separate educati onal facilities were in here ntly un equal46.The Chin ese Exclusi on Act was passed in .A. 1882 B. 1883 C. 1900 D. 192447.The fir

23、st immigra nts in America n history came from and .A. Irela nd/Fra nee B. En gla nd/Ch ina C. Scotla nd/E ngla nd D. En gla nd/Netherla nd48.Uncle Tom s Cabin and Roots are two novels which give a vivid description of the miserable lifeof the .A. early settlers B. Purita ns C. n ative In dia ns D. b

24、lack slaves49.According to American historians and specialists in demography, there are greatpopulati on moveme nt in the history of the Un ited States.A. two B. three C. four D. five50.Many early Chinese immigrants worked in the mining industry, especially in the .A. gold mines B. silver mines C. c

25、oal mines D. copper mines51.The Declarati on of In depe ndence was drafted by .A. James Madis on B. Thomes Jeffers on C. Alexa nder Hamilt on D. George Washi ngton52.On July 4, 1776, adopted the Declarati on of In depe nderce.A.the First Con ti nen tal Con gressB.the Second Continen tal Con gressC.t

26、he Third Continen tal Con gressD.the Con stituti onal Conven ti on53.The victory of was the tur ning point of the War of In depe nden ce.A. Saratoga B. Gettysburg C. Trenton D. Yorktown54.Ten amendments introduced by James Madison in 1789 were added to the Constitution. Theyare knows as .A. the Arti

27、cles of Confederation B. the Bill of RightC. the Civil Rights D. Federalist Papers55.Preside nt Jeffers on bought from France and doubled the country ory. s territA. New Mexico B. the Louisia na Territory C. Kan sas D. Ohio56.The Declarati on of In depe ndence came from the theory of British philoso

28、pher .A. Paul Revere B. Joh n Locke C. Cornwallis D. Frederick Douglass57.During the WWII, the Axis powers were mai nly made up by _.A. Germa ny, France and Japa n B. Fran ce, Japa n and Brita inC. Germany, Italy and Britain D. German, Italy and Japan58.The Progressive Moveme nt is a moveme nt dema

29、nding gover nment regulati on of the and con diti ons.A. econo my/political B. social/political C. economy /social D. political/cultural59.As a result of WWI, was not one of the defeated n ati ons.A. Germa ny B. Austro-Hun gary C. Ottoma n D. Russia60.The aim of Preside nt Roosevelt s New Deal was t

30、o “ save America n .A. economy B. politics C. society D. democracy答案I.Multiple Choices: Choose one right an swer from the four choices.I.B 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. D6. C 7. A 8. C 9. B 10. DII.D 12. B 13. A 14. C 15. D16. B 17. A 18. D 19. A 20. C21. C 22. B 23. D 24. C 25. A 26. C 27. C 28. D 29. A 30. A31. D 32. D 33. A 34. D 35. A 36. D 37. C 38. A 39. D 40. D 41.C 42. C 43. D 44. A 45. D 46. A 47. D48. D 49. C 50. A 51. B 52. B 53. A 54. B 55. B 56. B 57. D 58. C 59. D 60. D 61. C 62. B 63. D 64.C 65. D 66. D 67. B 68. C 69. C 70. D 71. B 72. B