英美概况期末试卷及答案

试卷号 *****学院相好林 学年度第****学期 期末考试试卷 考试年级*****专业商务英语科目英美概况出卷老师****** 舰号 二 三 四 总分 得分 I. Multiple Choices Choose one right answer from the four choices 2*2040 1. The highest mountain in Britain is. A. Scafell B. Ben Nevis C. the Cotswolds D. the Forth 2. The longest river in Britain is. A. the Clyde B. the Mersey C. the Severn D. the Thames 3. Which part of Britain is always fighting A. England B. Scotland C. Wales D. Northern Ireland 4. The first inhabitants in Britain were. A. the Normans B. the Celts C. the IberiansD. the Anglo-Saxons 5 British Recorded history began with. A. Roman invasionB. the Norman Conquest C. the Viking and Danish invasionD. the Anglo-Saxons invasion 6. The Renaissance began in in the early century. A. England, 14 B. England, 15 C. Italy, 14 D. Italy, 15 7. The Hundred Years5 war started inand , ended in, in which the English had lost all the territories of France except the French port of. A. 1337,1453, Flanders B. 1337,1453, Calais C. 1346,1453, Argencourt D. 1346,1453, Brest 8. The Wars of Roses lasted for years and king was replaced by king A30, Richard HI, Henry Tudor B. 50, Richard in, Henry Tudor C. 30, Richard I, Henry TudorD. 50, Richard I, Henry Tudor “若史图咂S辅 9. The House of Lords is presided over by. A. the Lord Chancellor B. the Queen C. the Archbishop of Canterbury D. the Prime Minister 10. A General Election is held every years and there are members of Parliaments are elected. A. five, 600 B. five, 650 C. five, 651 D. four, 651 11. The Prime Minister is appointed by and he or she always sits in. A. the Archbishop of Canterbury, the House of Commons B. the Archbishop of Canterbury, the House of Lords C. the Queen, the House of Commons D. the Queen, the House of Lords 12. About 90 per cent of the state secondary school population in the UK attend. A. independent schools B. junior schools C. independent schools D. primary schools 13. In Britain, children from the age of 5 to 16 can by law. A. receive completely free education B. receive parly free education C. receive no free education if their fomilies are rich D. receive no free education at all 14. With regard to its size, the USA is the country in the world. A. largest B. second largest C. third largest D. fourth largest 15. In the following rivers,has been called the American Ruhr. A. the Mississippi B. the Missouri C. the Hudson D. the Ohio 16. Among the following rivers,s a natural boundary between Mexico and the U.S. A. the Potomac B. the Columbia C. the Rio Grande River D. the Colorado 17. The nations capital city Washington D.C. and New York are located in. A. the American West B. the Great Plains C. the Midwest D. the Middle Atlantic States 18 All the following universities and colleges are located in New England, except. A. Yale B. Harvard C. Oxford D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 19. The first immigrants in American history came from and. A. Ire