英语概况竞赛

13专5-6班英语国家概况知识竞赛

Ⅰ Multiple Choices

1.The Church of England has _______ as its spiritual leader.

A.the Archbishop of Canterbury

B. the Queen

C. the Archbishop of York

D. the Prime Minister

2.______is not one of the three main world religions.

A. Buddhism

B. Islam

C. Christianity

D. Taoism

3.The Doctrine of Christianity is _______.

A. the Bible

B. Buddhist Scrip ture

C. Qu’ ran

D. the faith

4.In the following rivers, ________ has been called Father of Waters.

A. the Mississippi

B. the Missouri

C. the Hudson

D. the Ohio

5.Among the five Great Lakes, only ______ is wholly within the United States.

A. Erie

B. Superior

C. Michigan

D. Ontario

6.William Shakespeare is mainly a _____.

A. novelist

B. dramatist

C. poet

D. actor

7.The United States today is the _____ largest country in size in the world.

A. third

B. fifth

C. fourth

D. second

8.It is the _____ who organizes the Cabinet and presides over its meetings.

A. Prime Minister

B. Lord President

C. Speaker

D. Queen

9.Which American President created an economic plan called the ‘New Deal’?

A.Herbert Hoover

B. Franklin D. Roosevelt

C. Ronald Reagan

D. John F. Kennedy

10.Who wrote the original draft of the Declaration of Independence?

A.George Washington

B. George Bush

C. Thomas Jefferson

D. Abraham Lincoln

11.The highest peak in Great Britain is _____.

A. Ben Nevis

B. Cross Fell

C. Snowdon

D. Ceviot Hill

12.The longest river in Britain is the _____.

A. Thames River

B. Severn River

C. Clyde River

D. Tyne River

13.The _____ flows through central London and it is a very important river.

A. Thames River

B. Severn River

C. Clyde River

D. Tyne River

14.______ is the second largest port of England.

A. Cardiff

B. London

C. Edinburgh

D. Liverpool 15._____ is the Queen’s official and main royal London home.

A. Buckingham Palace

B. Edinburgh Castle

C. Westminster Abby

D. Tower Bridge

16._________ is considered the founder of English poetry.

A. Julius Caesar

B. William

C. Geoffrey Chaucer

D. Beowulf

17.Spanish Armada was defeated in _______. A. 1558 B. 1588 C. 1600 D. 1603

18.In drama the most shining representatives of the Elizabethan Age were the following

ones except ____.

A.Christopher Marlowe

B. Edmund Spenser

C. William Shakespeare

D. Ben Jonson

19.In 1653, Cromwell was made ______ for life and started his military dictatorship

openly. A. Lord Protector B. King C. General D. Cavalry

20.The Labour Party was founded in _____. A. 1893 B. 1899 C. 1900 D. 1906

21.What is the upper house of the British Parliament called?

A. The House of Representatives

B. The House of Lord

C. The Senate

D. Congress

22.Who is the commander-in-chief of the United States armed forces?

A. A Senator

B. The Vice President

C. A Supreme Court Justice

D. The President

23. Washington D. C. is named ________.

A. after George Washington

B. after Christopher Columbus

C. after both George Washington and Christopher Columbus

D. after none of them

24. The ______ were the original inhabitants in America.

A. blacks

B. Indians

C. Puerto Ricans

D. whites

25. The history of the U.S. is generally agreed to have begun in _______.

A. 1620

B. 1607

C. 1776

D. 1783

26. In 1492, it was _______ that discovered the New World.

A. John Cabot

B. Magellan

C. Christopher Columbus

D. Amerigo

27. The American War of Independence started in ____ and ended in _____.

A. 1776, 1784

B. 1775, 1783

C. 1706, 1714

D. 1773, 1781

28. The battle of ______ marked the turning point of the War of Independence.

A. New York

B. Saratoga

C. Bunker Hill

D. Yorktown

29. The First Continental Congress was held in _____ in September, 1774.

A. Philadelphia

B. Boston

C. New York

D. Washington D.C.

30. ____ officially proclaimed the independence of 13 North American colonies.

A. Declaration of Independence

B. the Tea tax

C. Bill of Rights

D. Civil Rights

31.The _____ population increased rapidly in Victoria’s era.

A. village

B. suburban

C. urban

D. foreign

32.The first dominion of Great Britain was ______.

A. Canada

B. New Zealand

C. Australia

D. the Union of South Africa

33.Charles Dickens with his famous novels _____ was one of the major representatives

of Victorian novelists.

A. Vanity Fair

B. Oliver Twist

C. Jane Eyre

D. Women in Love

34.Elizabeth Ⅱ succeeded to the throne in _____.

A. 1951

B. 1952

C. 1953

D. 1954

35.In Britain, government cannot spend any money without the permission of _____.

A.the Queen

B. the Prime Minister

C. the House of Commons

D. the House of Lords

36.The Queen gives her assent to a bill and it becomes an_____.

A. law

B. act

C. convention

D. custom

37.The _____ is a core component of British government.

A. Cabinet

B. the Prime Minister

C. the House of Commons

D. the House of Lords

38.In the UK, ______ is head of government.

A.the Queen

B. the Prime Minister

C. the House of Commons

D. the House of Lords

39.The Wealth of Nations is written by _____.

A. Benjamin Franklin

B. Adam Smith

C. Karl Marx

D. John Locke

40.The UK became a net importer of ____ in 2005.

A. energy

B. foodstuffs

C. textile

D. tobacco

41.The number 1 global financial centre is _____.

A. New York

B. Tokyo

C. London

D. Paris

42.The UK, a leading trading power and financial centre, now is the third largest

economy in Europe after ______ and France.

A. Japan

B. Italy

C. Norway

D. Germany

43.Britain used to rely on ____ as the principal fiber.

A. wool

B. cotton

C. silk

D. Dacron

44.The British economy is, like most others, now largely a _____ economy.

A. service

B. industry

C. commerce

D. agriculture

45.According to the Education Act of 1944, all children must receive full-time

education in school up to the age of ____.

A. fourteen

B. fifteen

C. sixteen

D. eighteen 46.In Britain, the great majority of parents send their children to _____.

A. private schools

B. state schools

C. independent schools

D. public schools

47.Though the ____ is major in number, the independent school is great in influence

and reputation.

A. private school

B. state school

C. independent school

D. public school

48.At present, most of the students choose the __ during the secondary education stage.

https://www.360docs.net/doc/aa10450999.html,prehensive secondary school

B. grammar school

C. independent school

D. public school

49.In Britain, people can go to the _____ without having any formal educational

qualifications.

A.University of Oxford

B. London University

C. public school

D. Open University

50.“Fleet Street” is often used to refer to _____.

A.the fashionable designs

B. the broadcasting system

C. the press

D. the entertainment industry

ⅡQuestions for discussion

1.What’s your viewpoint on the relationship between America and china?

2.Give a brief introduction of the UK.