英語(yǔ)國(guó)家概況考精彩試題型及復(fù)習(xí)范圍

1、實(shí)用文檔 文案大全 英語(yǔ)國(guó)家概況學(xué)期考試題型及復(fù)習(xí)范圍 考試題型： I. General Knowledge (40題, 20%) II. Match (10個(gè)，10%) III. Fill in the blanks (10題，10%) IV. Explain the terms （10個(gè), 30%） V. Answer the questions (6個(gè)，30%) 復(fù)習(xí)范圍： I. General Knowledge (40題, 20%) 1. The majority of the current population in the UK are decedents of all the

2、 following tribes respectively EXCEPT C A. the Anglos. B. the Celts. C. the Jutes. D. the Saxons. 2. The Prime Minister in Britain is head of D A. the Shadow Cabinet. B. the Parliament. C. the Opposition. D. the Cabinet. 3. is the state church in England. D A. The Roman Catholic Church B. The Baptis

3、t Church C. The Protestant Church D. The Church of England 4. The capital of Scotland is B A. Glasgow. B. Edinburgh. C. Manchester. D. London. 5. Which of the following is NOT a British news agency? B A. Reuters. B. The Associated Press. C. The Press Association Ltd. D. United Press, Ltd. 6. Big Ben

4、 was named after B A. Christopher Wren. B. Benjamin Hall. C. Ben John. D. G. Stephenson. 7. Education in U.K. is compulsory for all between ages of A A. 5 and 16. B. 8 and 17. C. 6 and 15. D. 7 and 19. 8. The Anglo-Saxons began to settle in Britain in the century. C A. 7 th B. 6th C. 5 th D. 4th 9.

5、Between 1337 and 1453, the took place in Britain. C A. War of Roses B. Black Death C. Hundred Years' War D. Peasant Uprising 10. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? D 實(shí)用文檔 文案大全 A. The British constitution includes the Magna Carta of 1215. B. The British constitution includes Parliame

6、ntary acts. C. The British constitution includes decisions made by courts of law. D. The British constitution includes one single written constitution. 11. The United Kingdom is also known by its official name D A. the United Kingdom of Great Britain and England. B. the United Kingdom of Great Brita

7、in. C. the United Kingdom of British Isles. D. the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 12. Which of the following is the highest rank among the titles of English nobility? A A. Duke. B. Viscount. C. Earl. D. Baron. 13. is recognized as the longest river in Britain. C A. The Thames

8、River B. The Amazon River C. The Severn River D. The Rhine River 14. The northernmost part of Great Britain is B A. Northern Ireland. B. Scotland. C. England. D. Wales. 15. In Britain, has the ultimate authority of legislation. B A. the Queen B. the House of Commons C. the House of Lords D. the Prim

9、e Minister 16. It is known that Irish landscape is featured by A A. bogs. B. mountains. C. grassland. D. rivers. 17. Which of the following cities is located on the eastern coast of Australia? C A. Perth. B. Adelaide. C. Sydney. D. Melbourne. 18. The original inhabitants of Australia were C A. the R

10、ed Indians. B. the Eskimos. C. the Aborigines. D. the Maoris. 19. Who were the natives of Australia before the arrival of the British settlers? A A. The Aborigines. B. The Maori. C. The Indians. D. The Eskimos. 20. When did the Australian Federation officially come into being? D A. 1770. B. 1788. C.

11、 1900. D. 1901. 21. It is generally agreed that were the first Europeans to reach Australia's shores. D A. the French B. the Germans C. the British D. the Dutch 22. The capital of New Zealand is C A. Christchurch. B. Auckland. C. Wellington. D. Hamilton. 23. The Head of State of New Zealand is D

12、 （注明：新西蘭以前是英國(guó)的殖民地，政治體系源于英國(guó)，其國(guó)家元首是英國(guó)君主，答案應(yīng)實(shí)用文檔 文案大全 為：D，之前錯(cuò)打成B，特此更正！ ） A. the governor- general. B. the Prime Minister. C. the high commissioner. D. the monarch of the United Kingdom. 24. The head of the executive branch in New Zealand is D A. the President. B. the Governor- General. C. the British m

13、onarch. D. the Prime Minister. 25. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence and later became the U.S. President? A. Thomas Jefferson. A B. George Washington. C. Thomas Paine. D. John Adams. 26. According to the United States Constitution, the legislative power is invested in A. the Federal Governme

14、nt. B. the Supreme Court. C. the Cabinet. D. the Congress. D 27. The Emancipation Proclamation to end the slavery plantation system in the South of the U.S. was issued by A A. Abraham Lincoln. B. Thomas Paine. C. George Washington. D. Thomas Jefferson. 28. The President during the American Civil War

15、 was B A. Andrew Jackson. B. Abraham Lincoln. C. Thomas Jefferson. D. George Washington. 29. The following are the founding fathers of the American Republic EXCEPT? C A. George Washington. B. Benjamin Franklin. C. Willian Penn. D. Thomas Jefferson. 30. Which of the following is the oldest sport in t

16、he United States? A A. Baseball. B. Tennis. C. Basketball. D. American football. 31. U.S. presidents normally serve a (n) term. B A. two-year B. four-year C. six-year D. eight-year 32. Which of the following cities is NOT located in the Northeast U.S.? A A. Huston. B. Boston. C. Baltimore. D. Philad

17、elphia. 33. The 1920s in the United States has been described as a period of D 實(shí)用文檔 文案大全 A. culture revival. B. loss of purpose. C. development in science and technology. D. material success and spiritual frustration. 34. The largest river in America is C A. the Ohio River. B. the Columbia. C. the M

18、ississippi River. D. the Colorado. 35. In the year of that Columbus discovered the New World. A A. 1492 B. 1592 C. 1591 D. 1491 36. The first English permanent settlement in America was founded in 1607 in D A. New Mexico. B. Hawaii. C. California. D. Virginia. 37. On which of the following streets i

19、s the financial centre of the U.S. located? C A. Fleet Street. B. Downing Street. C. Wall Street. D. Burke Street. 38. Who wrote the famous pamphlet, The Common Sense, before the American Revolution? B A. Thomas Jefferson. B. Thomas Paine. C. John Adams. D. Benjamin Franklin. 39. The U.S. government

20、 falls into three branches: the legislative, and the judicial. C A. the representative B. the democratic C. the executive D. the independent 40. The state of California is on C A. Caribbean Sea. B. the Gulf of Mexico. C. the Pacific Coast. D. the Atlantic Coast. 41. Harvard University was founded in

21、 C A. 1366. B. 1633. C. 1636. D. 1363. 42. Which country is known as the Land of Maple Leaf? A A. Canada. B. New Zealand. C. Great Britain. D. The United States of America. 43. The most important economic activity in Canada is D A. mining. B. fishing. C. farming. D. manufacturing. 44. Canada occupie

22、s about of the North American continent. A A. 1/2 B. 1/3 C. 1/4 D. 1/5 實(shí)用文檔 文案大全 45. The first city ever founded in Canada is A A. Quebec. B. Vancouver. C. Toronto. D. Montreal. 46. The largest city in Canada is C A. Vancouver. B. Montreal. C. Toronto. D. Ottawa. 47. The Head of State of Canada is r

23、epresented by D A. the Monarch. B. the President. C. the Prime Minister. D. the Governor-general. 48. is the capital city of Canada. B A. Vancouver B. Ottawa C. Montreal D. York 49. What are the most important natural resources in Canada? C A. Forest resources. B. Mineral resources. C. Water resourc

24、es. D. Agricultural resources. 50. The deepest lake in Canada is C A. Lake Superior. B. Great Bear Lake. C. Great Slave Lake. D. Lake Ontario. 英國(guó) （以下這些在單元后面練習(xí)的第二大題中，i.e. Choose the answer that best completes the statement or answers the question） P16 5、8 P32 4、5、6、7、10 P46 2、5、8 P65 1、4、6、11、12 P82

25、1、4、5、6、7、10 P116 3、4、6 P129 1、3、5、6、10 P145 1、2、7、8、9 P163 2、5、9、12 共38題 愛(ài)爾蘭 P183 2、4、7、10 P203 1、2、4、9 P223 2、4、6、8 P241 2、7、9 共15題 澳大利亞 P254 2、5、8 P271 2、3、5、9 P284 3、4 P296 5、7、8 P314 1、4、6、8 P334 8、10 共18題 實(shí)用文檔 文案大全 新西蘭 P14 2、3、6、7、8 P29 1、5、6、8 共9題 美國(guó) P48 2、3、5、8、10 P61 4、5、6、7、8、10 P78 3、4、6、

26、7、10 P94 7 P115 2、9、15 P130 5、8、9、10 P147 1、2、4、6、7、10、11 P166 8 P184 1、3、8、9、10、11 P200 3、4 P218 5、8、10、11、12 P233 2、3、7、8、9、10 P252 4、5、6、8、9、10 P278 1、12、13、20（無(wú)答案，放棄！ ） 共61題 加拿大 P294 3、5、7 P309 1、3、4、5 P322 1、2、4、7 P335 1、3、6、7、8 共16題 以上共207題。(The meaning of G7, G8, G20 can be seen Note No.1, p7

27、8, Book One) II. Match (10個(gè)，10%) U.K.: 1. D· H· Lawrence: Sons and Lovers p.95 2. George Orwell: 1984 p.95 3. William Golding: Lord of the Flies p.96 4. Doris Lessing: The Grass is Singing; The Golden Notebook; Alfred and Emily p.96 5. Salman Rushdie: Midnight's Children; The Satanic V

28、erses; The Enchantress of Florence p.96 6. Kazuo Ishiguro: The Remains of the Day; When We Were Orphans; Nocturnes p.97 Ireland: There are four winners of the Nobel Prize for literature. 1. Jonathan Swift: Gulliver's Travels p.230 2. Oscar Wilde: The Soul of Man Under Socialism; The Picture of D

29、orian Gray p.230 3. James Joyce: The Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man p.230 4. Samuel Becket: Waiting for Godot p.230 Australia: 1. Patrick White: The Aunt's Story; The Tree of Man; Voss; The Solid Mandela p.263 2. Ruth Park: The Harp in the South; Poor Man's Orange and Missus; The Mudd

30、le-Headed Wombats series p.263 實(shí)用文檔 文案大全 3. Christos Tsiolkas: Dead Europe; The Slap p.264 4. Alice Pung: Unpolished Gem 5. Thomas Keneally: Schindler's Ark辛德勒名單 p.263, 265 America: 1. F· Scott Fitzgerald: The Great Gatsby p.104 2. O'Neill: Desire Under the Elms; Mourning Becomes Electr

31、a; The Iceman Cometh; Long Day's Journey into Night p.105 3. Ralph Ellison: Invisible Man p.106 4. James Baldwin: Go Tell It on the Mountain; The Fire Next Time p.106 5. Alan Ginsberg: Howl p.106 6. J· D· Salinger: The Catcher p.107 7. N·Scott Momaday: House Made of Dawn; The Way

32、to Rainy Mountain p.107 8. Toni Morrison: The Bluest Eye; Song of Solomon; Beloved p.108 9. Maxine Hong Kingston: The Woman Warrior; China Men p.108 10. Amy Tan: The Joy Luck Club p.108 Canada: 1. William Kirby: The Golden Dog p.340 2. Lucy Maud Montgomery: Anne of Green Gables 3. Margaret Laurence:

33、 The Diviners; A Jest of God (上帝的玩笑) p.342 4. Alice Munro: Something I've Been Meaning to Tell You; Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage p. 342 5. Michael Ondaatje: English Patient p.343 6. Wayson Choy：The Jade Peony; A Chinatown Childhood; All That Matters p.343 7. Margaret Atwoo

34、d: Oryx and Crake; The Year of the Flood p.344 以上共32位作家。熟悉這些作家及他們的作品。 III. Fill in the blanks (10題，10%) 英國(guó)4題：p17(4), p34(9), p48(11), p67(7) 愛(ài)爾蘭3題：p185(10), p204(5), p224(8) 澳大利亞3題：p255(5), p284(3), p297(4) 新西蘭2題：p15(5), p29(2) 美國(guó)4題：p62(12), p79(4), p94(9), p131(3) 加拿大4題：p295(1), p310(7), p323(10),

35、p336(8) 以上共20題。以上的句子按照頁(yè)數(shù)在單元后面練習(xí)的第三大題中。 IV. Explain the terms （10個(gè), 30%） U.K. 1. The Anglo-Saxons p.338 2. Sinn Fein p.339 3. The Good Friday Agreement p.340 4. The Constitution p.341 5. The functions of Parliament p.341 6. Main sectors of the UK economy p.345 實(shí)用文檔 文案大全 7. Modernism p.348 8. The Comm

36、onwealth p.352 9. Wimbledon p.355 Ireland 10. Saint Patrick p.357 11. Checks and balances p.359 12. The Irish Parliament p.359 13. The law of primogeniture p.361 14. The oral culture of Ireland p.363 Australia 15. Terra Nullius p.365 16. Difference between the Dreaming and Protestantism p.367 17. Wa

37、kefield Scheme p.369 18. The “Washminster” form of polity p.370 19. APEC p.372 20. The White Australia Policy p.374 New Zealand 21. The kiwi p.365 22. Maoritanga p.365 23. The New Zealand Parliament p.367 24. The Ombudsman p.367 America 25. the first English settlement in North America p.368 26. The

38、 Articles of Confederation p.370 27. Agribusiness p.373 28. Three Faiths in the US p.374 29. The abuse of power by government (impeach) p.383 30. The USA as a kaleidoscope p.385 31. NBA p.392 Canada 32. The Canadian identity p.395 33. Structures of government p.397 34. The Canadian Mosaic p.398 35.

39、Three factors that influence Canadian economy p.400 36. Canada-US relations p.405 以上共36個(gè)。以上這些名詞解釋在兩冊(cè)書(shū)后面的參考答案中。 V. Answer the questions (6個(gè)，30%) Question 1: Are there any differences between England, Scotland and Wales in terms of cultural tradition? (p.18 6) England 1) Of the four nations, the Engli

40、sh feel most British, and therefore have the weakest sense of themselves as a separate “English” culture within Britain. 2) Gardening is one of the most popular pastimes in England, which is regarded as typically 實(shí)用文檔 文案大全 English pursuits. And the back garden provides a place where people's out

41、door life at home can go on out of the public gaze. This may contrast with people from other countries whose outdoor life might be more socialsitting on the front porch watching passers-by. Scotland 1) The division between highland and lowland Scotland remains a cultural divide today, in much the sa

42、me way as north and south England see themselves as different from each other. There are even areas in the highlands where in addition to English) people speak the old Celtic language, called “Gaelic”. 2) Scottish highland clan culture was effectively destroyed in 1745, and today many of Scottish de

43、scent come back to find their “roots”, forming a good target for the sellers to sell tartan souvenirs. 3) Scotland has a great tradition of innovation in the arts, philosophy, and science. The inventor of the telephone was a Scot, and the first man to transmit a television picture was another. Wales

44、 1) It remains its own language, Welsh. This is a Celtic tongue completely different from English, spoken by 19% of the population, a much higher proportion of the population than speak Gaelic in Scotland. Again, all those Welsh-speakers are also fluent in English. 2) A series of great stone castles

45、 stand today as one of Wales' greatest tourist attractions. And tourism is now an important industry. 3) Glyndwr and Llywelyn are more than simple historical figures for the Welsh. They are almost legendary heroes of Welsh nationalism. Question 2: Why is Northern Ireland, according to the author

46、, so significant in the United Kingdom? What is the political problem there? (p.35 1) (1) In the author's opinion, Northern Ireland is significant in the United Kingdom because of its longexisting political troubles, which rooted in the British colonial expansion and its policy of division and r

47、ule. The political troubles of Northern Ireland are also called Ulster disputes, which are always one of the most intractable problems to the governments of UK since the First World War. The troubles of Northern Ireland are main problems of Britain. (2) The political troubles of Northern Ireland are

48、 the attribution problems of Northern Ireland. They are historical issues. Irish are descendants of Celtic; they live in Ireland from generation to generation. However, in the middle of 12th century, the British began to invade Ireland, which made Ireland the first British colony. Irish had always b

49、een fighting against Britain. In 1921, faced with conflicting demands, British government chose a compromise and organized a partition of Ireland. The southern 26 counties would form a “free state”, while the 6 north-eastern counties would remain a part of the UK. The political troubles, thus, exist

50、ed from then on. Looking upon the troubles of Northern Ireland, 60% of Irish, who are descendants of British immigrants and believe in Protestant Christian, claim to remain in the UK, while 40% of Irish, who are indigenous descendants of the Ireland and believe in Catholic, insist on returning of Ir

51、eland. Because the Unity party and the Sinn Fein party maintain different propositions on the ownership of Northern Ireland, disputes and violent conflicts often occur there, which makes the situation in the region long-term instable. These are the political problems in Northern Ireland. 實(shí)用文檔 文案大全 Question 3: What are some of the characteristics of the British constitutional monarchy? (p.48 1) 1) The queen is in the position comm