英语国家概况模拟试题三Word版

模拟试题三

一、单项选择题

1、The only surviving large mammals are _____.

A、red deer and wolves

B、boars and wolves

C、roe deer and boars

D、red deer and roe deer

2、The Anglo-Saxons brought ________ religion to Britain.

A、Druidism

B、Roman Catholic

C、Teutonic

D、Christian

3、The Independent Labor Party was led by _____.

A、Jeremy Bentham

B、James Cook

C、Abel Tasman

D、Keir Hardie

4、On _____, Queen Elizabeth II approved a same-sex marriage bill..

A、April 29, 2011

B、July 7, 2012

C、July 17, 2013

D、August 17, 2012

5、The poverty line in the UK is commonly defined as being _____ of the median household income.

A、50%

B、65%

C、55%

D、60%

6、______ prepare them for higher education.

A、Grammar schools

B、Secondary modern schools

C、Private schools

D、Higher schools

7、The modern game of ______ is generally accepted to have originated in England.

A、swimming

B、football

C、skiing

D、diving

8、In ______, figure skater Madge Cave Syers became the first female athlete to win a medal in the Winter Olympic Games.

A、1896

B、1908

C、1948

D、1920

9、The UK’s biggest-selling newspaper is ______.

A、the Daily Mail

B、the Daily Telegraph

C、the Daily Mirror

D、the Sun

10、The rivers that descend from the eastern slopes of the Rockies flow into _____.

A、the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico

B、the Gulf of California and the Mississippi

C、the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of California

D、the Mississippi and the Gulf of Mexico

11、Between 1980 and 1989, the South and West of the United States added ______ million people through net migration.

A、8.8

B、8.4

C、8.9

D、4.9

12、The ______ founded their first permanent settlement on the continent at Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607.

A、English

B、Spanish

C、Dutch

D、Portuguese

13、State governments have the power to make laws for all citizens that are not granted to the federal government or denied to the states in the US Constitution. These include _____, and most crimes.

A、education, family law, constitution

B、education, family law, contract law

C、education, constitution, contract law

D、family law, constitution, contract law

14、In December ______, the Senate condemned McCarthy for certain improper, extreme behavior.

A、1955

B、1956

C、1953

D、1954

15、Vietnam got independence in ______.

A、1945

B、1944

C、1943

D、1946

16、By _____ Champlain had reached Quebec.

A、1605

B、1606

C、1607

D、1608

17、The Constitution Act assigns specific responsibilities to the provinces and reserves all others for _____.

A、the federal government

B、the president

C、the representative

D、the monarch

18、Pennsylvania was established by ______.

A、Separatist Congregationalists

B、Quakers

C、Roman Catholics

D、Puritans

19、______ is a four-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize for drama and the only American playwright to win the Nobel Prize for literature.

A、O’Neill

B、Henry James

C、Walt Whitman

D、James Fenimore Cooper

20、To a lesser degree in the early ______ century, film types that were previously considered to have only a minor presence in the mainstream movie market began to arise as more potent American box office draws.

A、20ty

B、19th

C、18th

D、21st

21、______ is observed on the last Monday of May.

A、Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

B、Washington’s Birthday

C、Memorial Day

D、Independence Day

22、Canada covers about ______ of the North American continent.

A、a half

B、a third

C、a quarter

D、two fifths

23、______ is the floral symbol of Australia and is celebrated on National Wattle Day each year on September 1.

A、Eucalyptus trees

B、Maple tree

C、Dahurian larch

D、The golden wattle

24、The average maximum temperature in _____ is 23℃ in summer, 14℃ in winter.

A、Dunedin

B、Auckland

C、Christchurch

D、Nelson

25、The secondary school system comprises private schools that are predominantly owned by _____.

A、the enterprise

B、the state

C、the army

D、religious communities

26、Much of th e world’s wool comes from ______.

A、Ireland

B、Australia

C、New Zealand

D、Britain

27、The cinema of ______, often generally referred to as Hollywood.

A、China

B、Janpan

C、the United States

D、England

28、The work of filmmakers and actors throughout the UK is supported by ______, a government board that helps fund productions and secure film-related services.

A、Arts Council

B、British Broadcasting Corporation

C、Channel Four Television

D、Film Council

29、In _____, Britain finally became a full member of the European Economic Community.

A、January 1957

B、January 1974

C、January 1960

D、January 1973

30、The ______ brought with them the art of pottery making, the ability to fashion bronze tools and the custom of individual burial.

A、Celts

B、Beaker Folk

C、Iberians

D、Anglo-Saxons

二、填空题

1、Traditional farming involved _____, a system that dated back to the 5th century.

2、Among several important social developments in the decades after World War II, the most evident was the rising standard of ______.

3、International cricket matches, known as tests, began in 1877 with a match between ______ and ______.

4、The Progressive Movement was a movement demanding government regulation of _____.

5、On August 4, 1914, _____ issued an official statement proclaiming American neutrality.

6、_____is the oldest written constitution in the world.

7、Post-secondary education, better known as “______” in the United States, is generally governed separately from the elementary and high school system.

8、The influential landscape painters known as ______ devoted themselves to developing a national style in the first decades of the 20th century.

9、There are also more than ______ private primary and secondary schools, most of them Roman Catholic or run by other religious groups.

10、_____has long been the backbone of Irish agriculture.

三、名词解释

1、black Thursday

2、The Bill of Rights

四、简答题

1、What is the relation between the papers and the political party?

2、How do the Appalachian Mountains and the Rocky mountains run?

3、What were the two weaknesses in the American economy in the 1920s?

4、Which was a great turning point of the American War of Independence?

5、What are the three branches of government?

6、There are major differences between the political system of the United States and that of most other developed countries. What do these differences include?

7、In what areas is Canada’s agriculture located?

8、Why does New Zealand often have earthquakes?

9、Which battle is considered one of the most important events in Australian history and why?

10、What caused the fall in population in Ireland?

五、论述题

1、What are the two major political parties in New Zealand? How are they different from each other?

答案部分

一、单项选择题

1、

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】答案选D。The only surviving large mammals are red deer and roe deer.参见教材P90。

【该题针对“Plant and Animal Life(UK)”知识点进行考核】

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2、

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】 The Anglo-Saxons brought Teutonic religion to Britain.参见教材P97。

【该题针对“The Anglo－Saxons(446－871)”知识点进行考核】

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3、

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】答案选D。The Labor Party had its origins in the Independent Labor Party (ILP), which was formed in January 1893 and led by Keir Hardie, a Scottish miner.参见教材P127。

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4、

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】答案选C。On July 17, 2013, Queen Elizabeth II approved a same-sex marriage bill.参见教材P138。

【该题针对“Britain in the 21st Century”知识点进行考核】

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5、

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】答案选D。The poverty line in the UK is commonly defined as being 60% of the median household income.参见教材P150。

【该题针对“Poverty(UK)”知识点进行考核】

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6、

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】 Grammar schools prepare them for higher education. 参见教材P166。

【该题针对“Education(UK)”知识点进行考核】

7、

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】参见教材P170。

【该题针对“Sports and Recreation(UK)”知识点进行考核】

8、

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】参见教材P170。

【该题针对“Sports and Recreation(UK)”知识点进行考核】

9、

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】参见教材P171。

【该题针对“Media and Publishing(UK)”知识点进行考核】

10、

【正确答案】 D