英语国家概况期末考试

英语国家概况期末考试 英语国家概况期末考试2016-07-20浏览分享人金琦舒手 机版 北京人文大学2016-2016学年第2学期期末考试 英语国家概况试卷 全部题目用英文作答，并将答案写在答题纸的相应位置 上，否则不计分。 考试时间共150分钟。 Part One 40 points I. 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. Write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space on the answer sheet. 40 points, 1 point for each 1. On the island of Great Britain, there are. A. four political divisionsEngland, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland B. four political divisionsEngland, Scotland, Wales and Ireland C. three political divisionsEngland, Scotland, and Wales D. three political divisionsEngland, Scotland, and Northern Ireland 2. Who invaded and conquered Britain for the first time in 55 BC A. Emperor Claudius B. Julius Caesar C. King Alfred D. King Ethelred 3. Who is the author of Murder in the Cathedral A. Christopher Marlowe B. T. S. Eliot C. Ben Johnson D. Thomas Becket 4. In England, the most famous of the Catholic conspiracies was . A. the Cobham s Plot B. the Gunpowder Plot C. the murder of Thomas Becket D. the cution of Mary Queen of Scots 5. English colonial expansion began with the colonization of . A. India B. Australia C. Canada D. Newfoundland 6. The economic policy Britain pursued in the 1950s and 1960s was based on the theory of A. Karl Marx B. Margaret Thatcher C. John Maynard Keynes D. Adam Smith 7. The Royal National Eisteddfod is an festival of poetry, music and other arts. A. English B. Scottish C. Welsh D. Irish 8. The British constitution is made up of the following except . A. commonwealth law B. conventions C. common law D. statute law 9. In Britain, capital punishment is the penalty of. A. piracy B. treason and murder C. assassination D. piracy and treason 10.is more important than Christmas to Scots. A. New Year s Day B. Whit Sunday C. April Fool s Day D. Easter 11. The Hundred Years War with France was fought A. from 1327 to 1443 B. from 1337 to 1453 C. from 1347 to 1443 D. from 1357 to 1453 12. From 1649 to 1658 England was called a Commonwealth. It was ruled first by Oliver Cromwell as. A. Lord Protector B. Lieutenant General C. Commander of the New Modal Army D. President 13. 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 14. Ireland has a bipolar political system with two major parties. A. Fianna Fail and Fine Gael B. Sinn Fein and Fine Gael C. Fianna Fail and Sinn Fein D. Sinn Fein and IRA 15. has been called the American Ruhr. A. The Ohio River B. The Mississippi C. The Missouri D. The Colorado 16. The Constitutional Convention in America was