Ⅰ.Read the following unfinished statements or questions carefully For each unfinished statement or question, four suggested answers marked are given. Choose the one that you think best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Which of the following statements is not true about Britain?
A.Great Britain and England are geographical names.
B.The official name of Britain is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
C.Britain has four political divisions on the island of Great Britain.
D.British Empire was replaced by the British Commonwealth in 1931.
A B C D
C
[解析] 大不列颠岛上有三个政区:英格兰、苏格兰和威尔士。因此C项说有四个政区是不正确的。
2. ______ was the first Archbishop of Canterbury who was remarkably successful in converting the British king and the nobility to Christianity.
9. The defeat of ______ by the English in 1588 put an end to Catholic conspiracies against Elizabeth Ⅰ and enabled England to become a trading country.
25. About 77% of the population in the United States lived in the ______ in 1988.
A.283 cities
B.along the Mississippi
C.around the Great Lakes
D.countryside
A B C D
A
[解析] 1988年美国77%的人口居住在约283个城市里。
26. The Declaration of Independence was drafted by ______.
A.James Madison
B.Thomas Jefferson
C.Alexander Hamilton
D.George Washington
A B C D
B
[解析] 弗吉尼亚的托马斯·杰斐逊起草了《独立宣言》。
27. When the United States was founded there were ______ states.
A.50
B.48
C.13
D.16
A B C D
C
[解析] 美国从大西洋沿岸的十三个殖民地发展成一个横跨大陆到太平洋沿岸的国家。
28. Lincoln ended his famous Gettysburg Speech by these words: "that government ______ the people, ______ the people, ______ the people, shall not perish from the earth."
33. In 1962, President ______ finally decided on the use of naval force to prevent military material and arms from entering Cuba and demanded Soviet removal of the missiles there.
50. The bird called ______ is a national symbol of New Zealand.
A.weka
B.Pukeko
C.bellbird
D.kiwi
A B C D
D
[解析] 几维鸟是新西兰民族的象征,因此新西兰人把自己称作几维人。
PART TWO
Ⅱ.Give a one-sentence answer to each of the following questions
1. What is the significance of the Norman Conquest?
The Norman Conquest ended the English history of being invaded.
2. How do you describe the relationship between Elizabeth I and Parliament?
Elizabeth was able to work with Parliament, but her relationship with Parliament was often turbulent.
3. What did the Whigs stand for in the early 19th century?
Whigs stood for a reduction in Crown patronage, sympathy towards Nonconformists, and care for the interests of merchants and bankers.
4. What is the House of Lords made up of?
It is made up of the Lords Spiritual and the Lords Temporal.
5. What are the three main Christian festivals in the U.K.?
The three main Christian festivals in the U.K. are Christmas, Easter, and Whit Sunday.
6. What international influence did the American War of Independence have?
It had great international influence. For instance, the colonies in Spanish America rose up one after another to overthrow Spanish colonial rule.
7. What were American wartime objectives during the Second World War?
American wartime objectives were the total destruction of the Axis powers and the establishment of a world order after unconditional victory in accord with American ideals and interests.
8. What problems are facing the U.S. economy?
Unemployment, inflation, financial deficit, and trade deficit are the problems that always face the United States.
9. Who was the only writer in colonial period whose work are still read today?
He was Benjamin Franklin.
10. How is Australia divided geographically?
Generally Australia is divided into three topographical regions: the Great Western Plateau, the Eastern Highlands and the Central Eastern Lowlands.
Ⅲ.Explain each of the following terms in English
1. Renaissance
Renaissance was the transitional period between the Middle Ages and modern time in Europe, covering the years c1350—c1650. The Renaissance was a period of significant achievement and change.
2. the Official Opposition
In the General Election, the party which wins the second largest number of seats becomes the official Opposition, with its own leader and "shadow cabinet". The aims of the Opposition are to contribute to the formulation of policy and legislation, to oppose government proposals, to seek amendments to government Bills, and to put forward its own policies in order to win the next general election.
3. Black Thursday of 1929
Black Thursday referred to October 24, 1929, the day when the stock market in the United States collapsed. Tens of millions of shares were dumped on the market and billions of dollars of paper profit were wiped out within a few hours.
4. Transcendentalism
Transcendentalism was a movement that emerged in the 18305 and 18405 among American young intellectuals which emphasized man's potentiality for goodness, creativity, and self-development. Ralph Waldo Emerson was regarded as the leader of the movement.
PART ONE
Ⅰ.Read the following unfinished statements or ques