7月西安华西大学外国语言学院英语国家概况期末考试试卷A
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2009年7月西安华西大学国际语言学院英语国家概况期末考试试卷
Ⅰ.Multiple Choice Questions.(40 points, 1 point for each)
Directions: Read the following unfinished statements or questions carefully.For each unfinished statement or question, four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D are given.Choose the one that you think best completes the statement or answers the question; and then write your answers on the Answer Sheet.
1.The Birtish 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.The Norman Conquest of ()is perhaps the best-known event in English history.
A.1063B.1064
C.1065D.1066
3.The longest river in Britain is（ ）,which is 338 kilometers long.
A．the Thames River B．the Severn River
C．the ClydeD．the Tweed
4.British recorded history begins with the ()invasion.
A.Roman B.Viking
C.Anglo-Saxon D.Norman
5.Magna Carta has long been ragared as the foundation of english().
A.Legal systemB.liberties
C.Political systemD.culture and v alue
6.In the United Kingdom, ministers are appointed by the Queen on the
recommendation of ().
A.the Speaker B.the Lord Chancellor
C.the Duke of Edinburgh D.the Prime Minister
7.As a result of the Black Death, much land was left untended and there was a terrible shortage of ()in England.
A.grainB.farm tools
C.housesD.Labour
8.The British Prime Minister\'s official residence is No.10 ()Street in Landon.A.DowningB.Oxford
C.RegentD.New Bond
9 .Christmas Day, December 25th, celebrates the () of Christ, and is the great est of Christian festivals.
A.birthB.dreath
C.CrucifixionD.Resurrection
10.The British constitution is made up of the following laws except ().
A.statute lawB.common law
C.commonwealth lawD.European Community law
11.Under Margaret Thatcher Britain adopted an economic policy of ().
A.prices and incomes control
B.state intervention
C.high consumption and low investment
D.privatization, deregulation and market liberalization
12.The political theory underlining the Declaration of Independence came from
().
A.Thomas Jefferson
B.George Washington
C.British philosopher John Locke
D.American philosopher John Locke
13.The objective of the Chartist Movement was democratic rights for all men, and it took its name from (“” ).
A.The Bill of Rights B.The Agreement of the People
C.The People\'s Charter D.The Great Charter
14.In the 1960s pop music underwent a revolution when ()became world famous and turned their home town of Liverpool into a place of pilgrimage.
A.teh Beach Boys B.the Rolling Stone
C.the Animals D.the Beatles
15.Britain is separated from the rest of Europe by the English Channel in the
()and the North Sea in the east.
A.eastB.south
C.westD.north
16.The English Civil War is also called ().
A.the Puritan RevolutionB.the second Magna Carta
C.the Long ParliamentD.the Anglican War
17.Ireland is divided into two political parts ().
A.Northern Ireland and southern Ireland
B.Southern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
C.the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
D.Northern Ireland and Britain
18.In 1932, in the depth of the depreion, the American people chose()as their next president who promised a \"new deal\" to get America out of depreion.
A.TheodoreB.Franklin D.Roosevelt
C.Woodrow WilsonD.Herbert Hoover
19.Martin Luther King, Jr., a young black clergyman, became a national leader of the() Movement.
A.BoycottB.Civil Rights
C.SegregationD.Integration
20.The Commonwealth of Nations is an aociation of independent countries and other political units ().
A.that have lived under British law and government
B.that have a large number of British immigrants
C.that have close relations with Britain
D.that have fought on the side of Britain in the two world wars
21..Most of the land belonging to the Saxons was confiscated by William and given to ().
A.the Norman barons B.the Danes
C.the Irish D.the Scots
22.When the hundred Years\' War ended in 1453, the only part of France that was still in the hands of the English is().
A.Paris B.Calais C.Aquitaine D.Anjor
23..From 1649 to 1658 England was called a Commonwealth.It was ruled first by Oliver Cromwell as ().
A.Lord ProtectorB.Lieutenant General
C.Commander of the New Model ArmyD.President
24 .Among the most typical English sports, having been in existence since the 16th century, is ().
A.cricket B.rugby C.boxing D.football
25.The two newest sates which joined the United States are().
A.Alaska and Florida B.Hawaii and Oregon
C.Alaska and Hawaii D.California and New Mexico
26 .The largest lake in Britain is ().
A Loch LomondB the Lough Neagh
C WindermereD Ullswater
27.Britain’s climate is influenced by () that sweeps up from the equator and flows past the British Isles.
A the Gulf StrteamB the Brazil Current
C the Labrador Current D the Falkland current
28.Langd enclosure in Ireland and the Scottish Highlands led to ma emigration, particularly to ().
A AfricaB Eastern Europe
C AsiaD the Americas
29 .Christianity was first brought to England by().
A the Romans B the Celts
C the Anglo-Saxons D the Danes
30 .When Wales was brought under the English Crown, the title of “Prince of Wales” was borne by (), the eldest son of the reigning monarch.
A Richard IB Henry III
C Edward I D Edward II
31.The Hundred Years’ War with France was fought().
A from 1327 to 1453B from 1337 to 1453
C from 1347 to 1453D from 1357 to 1453
32.The largest state of the United States is ().
A TexasB Alaska
C California D Hawaii
33.Recently most of the immigration to the United States has been from ().
A Asian countries
B Asian and Hispanic countries
C Eastern European countries
D former Soviet republics
34 .The Bill of rights is the term used for ()to the Constitution of the United States.
A the first ten amendmentsB the last five amendments
C the tenth amendmentD the most important amendment
35 .American presidents are elected ().
A every two yearsB every four years
C every five yearsD every six years
36 .On Memorial Day, a grand ceremony is held at () in Washington D.C.
A the Lincoln MemorialB the Washington Monument
C the White House LawnD the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
37 .The goal of Roosevelt’s New Deal was ().
A to save the American economic and political system
B to change the American economic system
C to weaken monopoly interests in America
D to nationalize banks and financial institutions in America
38 .The American policy towards the Soviet Union after the Second World War was().
A cooperationB cold war
C containmentD impartiality
39.McCarthyism refers to the anti-Communist hysteria whipped up by Senator McCarthy ().
A after W W IB in the early 1950s
C during W W IID in the 1960s
40 .With regard to its size, Australia is() country in the world.
A the third largestB the fourth largest
C the fifth largestD the sixth largest
PART TWO
II.Give a one-sentence answer to each of the following questions.Write your answer in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.(30 points, 3 points for each)
41.Why was Britain known as the factory of the world in the mid-19th century?
42.What are the established churches in Britain?
43.What does the British Parliament consist of?
44 Why is the Magna Carta (1215) one of the most important documents in English history?
45.Who led the bus boycott in Montgomery?
46.Which sport is the most typically English?
47.What are the principal functions of American higher education?
48.Why Americans are always on the move?
49.What are the main characteristics of Canadian climate?
50.Geographically, Australia can be divided into three major regions.What are they?III.Explain each of the following terms in English.Write the statement in the
corresponding space on the answer sheet in around 40 words.(30 points 5 points for each)
51.The Wars of the Roses
52.The Watergate Scandal
53.The British Commonwealth
54 Thatcherism
55 Comprehensive schools
56 Kiwi
ANSWERSA 卷
PART I .
1-5 A D B A C6-10D D A A C
11 -15D C C D B16 -20 A C B B A
21—25 A B A A C26- 30 B A D A D
31- 35 B B B A B36 -40 C A C B D
PART TWO:
[评分标准]
1．每1小题3分。
2．内容为2分，语言为1分。一般拼写错误不扣分。如有重大语法错误或拼写错误引起误解，要扣语言分。
3．提供的答案均供参考，如考生的回答与参考答案的内容一样，应给满分。
41.Because the British economy was among the strongest in the world.
(or) At that time many goods were made in Britain and then sold all over the world.
42.They are the Church of England in England, and the Church of Scotland in Scotland.
43.The British Parliament consists of the Sovereign, the House of Lords and the House of Commons
44.The Magna Carta set out the rules which were to form the basis for the parliament which operates in England today.
45.Martin Luther King, Jr.led the boycott.
46.Cricket is the most typically English sport.
47.The principal functions of American higher education are teaching, research and public service.
48 .Americans moves to a new home every year seeking new job opportunities, a better climate or some other goals.
49.Generally speaking the climate in Canada is unfavorable.Much of Canada has long and cold winters with deep snow.
50.They are the Great western Plateau, the Eastern Highlands and the Central Eastern Lowlands.
PART THREE:
[评分标准]
1．每1小题5分。
2．内容为4分，语言为1分。一般拼写错误不扣分。如有重大语法错误或拼写错误引起误解，要扣语言分。
3．提供的答案均供参考，如考生的回答与参考答案的内容一样，应给满分。
51.Between 1455 and 1485 a series of battles were fought between the two branches of the Plantagenet family, the House of Lancaster and the House of York.（2 points） In these battles the House of Lancaster was symbolizedby the red rose and the House of York was symbolized by the white.Hence the name the Wars of the Roses.（2 points）
52.The Watergate Scandal refers to the arrest of people breaking into Democratic
National Committee offices who worked for the re-election of Nixon and the cover-up afterwards with the support of Nixon.(3 points) it led to the resignation of Nixon.(1 point)
53.The Commonwealth (of Nations) is a free aociation of independent countries that were once colonies of Britain.(1 point) Member nations are joined together
economically and have certain trading arrangements.The Commonwealth has no special powers.(2 point) the decision to become a member of the Commonwealth is left to each nation.(1 point)
54 The election of 1979 returned the Conservative Party to power and Margaret Thatcherism became the first women prime minister in Britain.Her policies are popularly refereed to as Thatcherism.
55.Comprehensives schools take pupils without reference to ability or aptitudeand provide a wide-ranging secondary education for all or most of the childrenin a district.
56 The kiwi is a New Zealand bird with a long beak and hair-like feathers, which cannot fly.The kiwi is the national symbol of New Zealand and New Zealanders refer to themselves as Kiwis.
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