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选择题

（一）

1. The full and offlcial name of Great Britain changed into its prent-day form in the year of

A. 1920 B. 1927 C. 1914 D. 1945

2. The highest mountain peak in Britain is in .

A. England B. Scotland C. Wales D. Northern Ireland

3. The longest river in Britain is .

A. River Severn B. River Thames C. River Mery D. River Humber

4. The largest lake in Britain is located in .

A. England B. Scotland C. Wales D. Northern Ireland

5. The highest mountain peak in Britain is called .

A. Ben Nevis B. Cross Fell C. Snowdon D. Scafell

6. The Lake District is well-known for.

A. its wild and beautiful scenery B. its varied lakes

C. the lake Poets D. all of the above three

7. Which of the following is NOT the feature of British climate?

A. coldness B. more rainy days C. changeability D. more fogs

8. The leading anthracite coalfields in Britain are in .

A. Scotland B. England C. Wales D. the North Sea

（二）

1. The ven Conurbations in Britain contain _______ of the population of the country.

A. one-fourth B. one-third C. half D. one-fifth

9. Scotland has had a parate system.

A. legal B. monetary C. parliamentary D. postal

10. Northern Ireland is tormented by differences between.

A. the Irish minority and the Welsh majority B. the Protestant majority and the Catholic

minority

C. the protestant minority and the Catholic majority D. the Scottish majority and the Irish

minority

（三）

1. By the 1880's the British economy produced of the world's manufactured goods.

A. one fourth B. one third C. half D. over half

2. By the 1890s. Britain had been overtaken by _____ in economy.

A. The US and Germany B. Japan C. France D. Italy

3. The British Empire collapd immediately after the end of・

A. the 19 century B. the First World War

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C. the Second World War D. the 1960s

4. Which of the following statements about the UK economy is NOT true?

A. Britain has experienced a relative economic decline since 1945

B. Britain remains one of the Group of Seven large industrial economies

C. There has been a period of steady decreasing of living standards

D. Britain ranks the cond in industrial investment abroad

5. were characteristic of the British economy in relation to other developed economies.

A. Low rates of military expenditure B. Low rates of educational investment

C. Low rates of industrial investment D. Low rates of scientific experiment

6. British economy in the 1970s was characterized by・

A. stagnation B. inflation C. recovery D. stagflation

7. Under Mrs. Thatcher, British economy in the 1980s gradually・

A. declined B. recesd C. recovered D. went down

A. cond B. third C. fourth D. fifth

A. SARS B. BSE C. AIDS D. None of the above three

A. Shell B. BP C. British Gas D. RTZ

8. Britain is the largest country invested and the investor abroad.

9. The British beef industry has been hit badly by dia in cattle.

10. Which of the following companies is the world's largest mining company?

（四）

1. Which of the following statement is NOT true of British political system?

A. Britain has no written constitution B. Britain is a federal state

C. Britain still keeps an old-fashioned government

D. British government is established on the basis of constitutional monarchy

the cond most powerful person in Britain.

A. The Prime Minister B. Mr. Speaker

C. The Lord Chancellor D. The Queen

3. A bill that deals with finance is always introduced・

A. by the Chancellor of the Exchequer B. in the Hou of Lords

C. in the Hou of Commons D. in the Privy Council

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

A. the Queen B. the Prime Minister C. the Hou of Commons D. the Hou of Lords

5. The British government ministers are responsible to for the work of their department.

A. the Hou of Lords B. Parliament C. the Cabinet D. the Privy Council

6. All the government ministers of Britain must be members of・

A. the Hou of Lords B. the Hou of Commons C. the Privy Council D. Parliament

7. Most of the offices were founded・

A. before the 19 century B. after the 19 century

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C. before the 20 century D. during the 20 century

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A. to be voters at elections B. to be candidates for parliament

8. Civil rvants who are concerned with administration are forbidden.

C. to continue their work when government changes

D. to compete with others for a higher rank

9. The Cabinet meets in one of the rooms in the Prime Minister's official residence, No.

10 Downing Street.

A. regularly B. irregularly C. twice a week D. once a month

10. Whenever a person is made a minister of Cabinet rank, he or she is made a member of

A. Parliament B. the Hou of Lords C. the Hou of Commons D. the Privy Council

（五）

1. The Conrvative and the Labour parties have been in power by turns ever since・

A. the end of the 19 century B. the end of the First World War

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C. the end of the Second World War D. the end of the 1960s

en as the party of the “middle,” occupying the ideological ground between the two main

parties.

A. the UK citizens above the age of 18

B. the UK resident citizens of the Irish Republic

C. lords in the Hou of Lords

D. members in the Hou of Commons

5. The deposit a candidate has to pay is suppod to.

A. rai money for the election B. prevent people from running just for a joke

C. prevent the poor from entering Parliament D. encourage the rich to run

6. Which of the following is the duty of a Returning Officer in a constituency?

A. Compiling a register of voters B. Nominating candidates

C. Deciding the party platform D. Winning the election for his own party

A. the Hou of Commons B. the Hou of Lords

C. the Privy Council D. the Cabinet

7. The party that has the majority of ats in ______ will form the government.

8. Common law in Britain may be said to consist of.

A. acts pasd by Parliament B. ordinary laws

C. previous court decisions D. cabinet decisions

9. Serious cas arising in trade and maritime affairs in Britain are dealt with by・

A. the family Division of the High Court of Justice

B. the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice

C. the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice

D. the Hou of Lords

10. The supreme civil trial court in Scotland is.

A. the sheriff court

B. the Inner Hou of the Court of Session

C. the Outer Hou of the Court of Session

D. the Criminal Session

A. Iberian Peninsula B. Upper Rhineland C. Lower Rhineland D. Scandinavian countries

3. In A.D. 43 Romans under conquered Britain.

A. Julius Caesar B. Claudius C. Augustine D. the Pope

4. Roman Britain lasted until the year of when all Roman troops went back to the

continent.

A. A.D. 400 B. A.D. 410 C. A.D. 445 D. A.D. 449

5. Which of the following was NOT a thing of value left behind by Romans?

A. Welsh Christianity B. The Roman Roads C. Cities D. Roman Settlements

6. In the middle of the fifth century, Anglo-Saxons came from the region of and the

Low Countries and ttled in Britain.

A. Denmark B. Norway C. Germany D. Holland

7. By the end of the century all England had been Christianized.

A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 8

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8. Which of the following kingdoms was NOT t up by Angles?

A. Northumbria B. Mercia C. East Anglia D. Kent

9. Which of the following kingdoms was t up by the Jutes?

A. Kent B. Susx C. Wesx D. Esx

10. In the late century the Danes or Scandinavians began to attack the English coast.

A. 6 B. 7 C. 8 D. 9

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A. 9 B. 10 C. 11 D. 12

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12. Edward had promid his kingdom to, but on his deathbed he changed his idea and gave the

kingdom to. This led to the Norman Conquest of 1066.

A. William, Harold B. Harold, William C. Matilda, Stephen D. Stephen, Matilda

13. Doomsday Book was in fact a record of each man's・

A. experience B. behavior C. property D. reputation

14. The war between Matilda and Stephen resulted in the establishment of the Hou of

A. Tudor B. Normandy C. Plantagenet D. Lancaster

11. The new aristocracy, the thegn, had appeared by the century in Britain.

15. The Great Charter was made in the interest of・

A. the King B. the feudal lords C. the townsmen D. the merchants

16. The first British parliament was summoned in the year of・

A. 1215 B. 1265 C.1295 D. 1343

（七）

1. launched the Hundred Years' War.

A. Edward I B. Edward II C. Edward III D. Henry HI

2. Which of the following statements was NOT ture?

A. Hundred Years' War was a feudal war.

B. Hundred Years' War was a trade war.

C. Hundred Years' War lasted for one hundred years.

3. From onward, Parliament was divided into two chambers.

A. 1337 B. 1343 C. 1453 D. 1455

4. Black Death to some extent brought to villains.

A. higher wages B. greater freedom C. bitter life D. both A and B

5. The Statutes of Laborers issued by the government of Edward III introduced cruel

punishments for tho ___ .

A. who demanded higher wages B. who worked

C. who hated the ministers, lawyers and landlords

D. who refud to work

6. In 1381, peasants in first rebelled.

A. Susx B. Esx C. Wesx D. Kent

7. Wars of Ros were fought between the Lancastrians and the Yorkists from 1455 to

1465.

A. Constantly B. irregularly C. Continuously D. intermittently

8. During the Wars of Ros common people were ______ affected.

A. greatly B. much C. a little D. little

9. The Hou of Tudor was founded in _____ .

A. 1455 B. 1465 C.1475 D. 1485

A. 15 B. 16 C. 17 D.18

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10. The British Bourgeois Revolution took place in the country.

11. Which of the following statement about the Renaissance is NOT true?

A. The renaissance was a revival of interest in many things that the early Middle Ages had cared

about.

B. The renaissance was a cultural movement by humanists.

C. The renaissance spread into England under the Tudors.

D. During the renaissance, the theatre attained great popularity under Elizabeth.

12. The two countries jus before the outbreak of the Bourgeois Revolution were a period of

A. capital accumulation B. colonization abroad

17. The First Civil War lasted for years.

A. 3 B.4 C.5 D.6

A. 1646 B.1647 C. 1648 D. 1649

18. The Second Civil War was fought in the year of.

19. Which of the following statements is NOT true of the Commonwealth period?

A. Cromwell suppresd the diggers.

B. Cromwell killed Levelers in the army

C. Cromwell conquered Ireland

D. Cromwell restored the Hou of Stuart

20. The "Glorious Revolution” of 1688 put on the throne.

A. Charles I B. Charles II C. James II D. William of Orange

(A)

1. The British Industrial Revolution first began in the _____ industry.

A. iron and steel B. textile C. coal mining D. ship-building

2. ______ invented the “spinning Jenny.”

A. James Hargreaves B. Richard Arkwright

C. Edmund Cartwright D. James Watt

3. As a result of the Industrial Revolution, which of the following statement is NOT true?

A. Productivity was greatly incread B. Unskilled workers were employed

C. Many new cities sprang up. D. Workers living and working conditions were

improved

4. One of the Corn Laws placed a ban on ___________ import when the price fell below 50

shillings per quarter.

A. corn B. wheat C. barley D. any food

5. The term “Rotten Boroughs” means・

A. boroughs that had gone rotten B. dirty boroughs

C. boroughs in which there were no inhabitants

D. constituencies that were reprented in the Hou of Commons though there was not an in

habitant in it

6. The People's Charter was not・

A. a long document drawn up by workers organized in the London Workingman's Association

in 1837

B. accepted by Parliament

A. Adam Smith B. David Ricardo C. Thomas Malthus D. Robert Owen

A. Adam Smith B. David Ricardo C. Thomas Malthus D. Robert Owen

10. The principle of population was formulated by・

（九）

1. The first British colony was・

A. New England B. Newfoundland C. West Indies D. India

2. Which of following is NOT true of the Indian Mutiny?

A. The rebels burnt opium B. The rebels killed British officers

C. The rebels t free political prisoners D. The rebels burned down garrisons

3. The British colonists force the Qing government to conclude the Treaty of in 1842.

A. Pecking B. Nanking C. Tientsin D. Canton

4. The British Empire reached the peak of its colonial expansion after the・

A. Anglo-Boer War B. the First Opium War

C. World War I D. World War II

5. Which of the following is NOT the feature of imperialism?

A. Foreign territorial expansion B. Export of capital

C. Free competition D. Monopoly

6. Which is NOT the member country of the Triple Alliance?

A. Germany B. France C. Austria-Hungary D. Italy

7. Which is NOT the member country of the Triple Entente?

A. Britain B. France C. Russia D. Italy

A. Factories clod B. Banks failed

C. Foreign trade shriveled D. Unemployment rate was low

8. Which of the following is NOT true of the depression in the 1930's?

9. In the 1930s, the League of Nation s was controlled by・

A. Russia and the US B. Britain and the US

C. Britain and France D. Germany and Britain

10. The Munich Agreement was a non-aggression pact between・

A. Czechoslovakia B. the US

C. Britain and France D. Britain and Russia

11. In which year did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?

C. the high rate of unemployment

D. the high rate of taxes

16. China and Britain established the diplomatic relations at the ambassadorial rank in the year

of.

A. 1950 B. 1954 C.1972 D.1997

（十）

1. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Education in Britain is carried out in three stages

B. Education in Britain is compulsory for children between the ages of 5 and 16

C. All children go to state schools in Britain

D. All state schools in Britain are non-fee paying institutions

2. Which of the following examinations is NOT for condary schooling?

A. CSE B. "O" Level of GCE

C. “A” Level of GCE D. eleven plus

3. Universities that were founded between 1850 and 1930 are called universities.

A. Oxbridge B. Redbrick C. New D. Old

4. All universities in Britain are.

A. state institutions B. private institutions

C. rearch-oriented institutions D. founded before World War II

5. The main responsibility for administering education in Britain is left to・

A. the Department of Education and Science

B. Local Education Authorities

C. Local Councils

D. Board of governors

6. The examinations for the GCE are conducted by・

A. the public authority B. each school

C. examining boards D. universities

7. Entry to universities in Britain is・

A. compulsory B. competitive C. non-competitive D. arranged by LEAs

8. All teachers in the state system must・

A. be advanced level teachers B. be university graduates

C. get a MA degree D. spend some time in the department or school of education of a university

9. Supplements are paid to teachers who・

A. work hard

12. The general grant needed by state schools in Britain is provided by・

A. the Treasury B. the Local Education Authorities

C. LEAs D. The Education Committees of the local councils

13. In Britain, most children start their schooling at the age of 5 in a (an)school.

A. nurry B. junior C. infant D. public

14. Pupils with the highest marks in the “eleven plus” examination go to schools.

A. grammar B. condary modern C. comprehensive D. public

15. “Co・ educational” means・

A. with boys and girls mixed together B. with boys only

C. with girls only D. with cooperation between boys and girls

16. Tho who do well in the examination of can go on to university for study.

A. "O" Level of GCE B. "A" Levels of GCE

C. CSE D. eleven plus

17. Independent schools are schools that・

A. operate outside the state school system

B. have independent public funds

C. are free from the inspections of the Ministry of Education and Science

D. are independent in deciding their own teaching curriculum