英美概况考试试题集.docx

英语专业考研英美概况自测题一）BritishSurveyTestPartIGeography1. ThetotalareaoftheU.K.is.A.211,440B.244,110C.241,410D.242,5342. EnglandoccupiestheportionoftheU.K.A.northernB.easternC.southern3. ThemostimportantpartoftheU.K.inwealthis.A.NorthernIrelandB.EnglandC.Scotland4.isonthewesternprominencebetweentheBristolChannelandtheDeeestuary.A.WalesB.ScotlandC.England5. WaleswaseffectivelyunitedwithEnglandinthecentury.A.14thB.15thC.16th6. BytheActofUnionofScotlandandthekingdomofEnglandandWaleswereconstitutionallyjoinedastheKingdomofBritain.A.1707B.1921C.18017. PhysiographicallyBritainmaybedividedintoprovinces.A.13B.12C.148. Mt.BenNevisstandsin.A.theScottishHighlandsB.WalesC.England9. ThemainriverspartinginBritainrunsfrom.A.northtosouthB.southtonorthC.easttowest10. CheviothillsliealongtheborderbetweenandEngland.A.ScotlandB.WalesC.ValeofEden11. ThelongestriverinBritainis.A.SevernB.ClydeC.Bann12. LondonissituatedontheRiverof.A.ParretB.ThamesC.Spey13. Edinburghisthecapitalof.A.EnglandB.ScotlandC.Wales14. Theriversflowingintothearemainlyshort.A.NorthSeaB.EnglishChannelC.Deeestuary15. Mt.Snowdonstandsin.A.ScotlandB.WalesC.England16. ThesourceoftheimportantRiverThamesisinthe.A.CotswoldsB.OxfordClayC.Pennines17. Aboutofthewaterrequirementsareobtainedfromundergroundsources.A.50%B.38%C.42%18. Gaelicismainlyspokenin.A.ScotlandB.EnglandC.NorthernIreland19. TheBankofEnglandwasnationalizedin.A.1964B.1946C.169420. Britainisbasicallyanimporterof.A.foodB.rawmaterialsC.manufacturesD.bothAandB21. Britishfarmersproduceenoughfoodtosupplyoftheneedsofthepopulation.A.2/3B.4/5C.1/222. Britain,smaincerealcropis.A.oatsB.cornC.barleyD.rye23. ThecenteroftheBritainfinancialsystemis.A.BankofEnglandB.BankofBritainC.BankofU.K.24. ThethreeGermanictribesthatinvadedBritainincludethefollowingexcept.A.theAnglesB.theSaxonsC.thePictsD.theJutes25. “BlackCountryrefersto.A.countrysideinEnglandB.anareaaroundBirminghamC.acountryinAfrica26. ThesecondlargestportinBritainis.A.LondonB.BelfastC.Liverpool27. ThecapitalcityofNorthernIrelandis.A.CardiffB.BelfastC.Leith28. CeltictribesbegantosettleinBritainfromaboutB.C.A.410B.750C.30029. TheU.K.isrichinthefollowingexcept.A.coalB.ironC.goldD.tin30. ThedecreaseofBritishpopulationiscausedbythefollowingexcept.A.limitationofimmigrationB.fallofthebirthrateC.fallofdeathrateD.unemployment31. TheproportionoftheEnglishinthewholepopulationis.A.60%B.80%C.70%32. TheQueen,sUniversityisinthecityof.A.BelfastB.EdinburghC.Manchester33. ThecontributionmadebytheNormanstoBritainisthefollowingexcept.A.finalunificationofEnglandB.foundationofaristocracyC.greatadministrativeprogressD.somepeculiaritiesofdialect34. Aboutpercentofthepopulationliveincitiesortowns.A.80B.85C.9035. ThelandavailableforfarminginEngland,Wales,ScotlandandNorthernIrelanddoesnotexceedmillionacres.A.30B.25C.4036. ThehighestmountaininEnglandis.A.Mt.MourneB.Mt.SnowdonC.Mt.Seafell37. ThesecondlargestcityinEnglandis.A.GlasgowB.BirminghamC.Manchester38. ThemodernScotsandIrisharethedescendantsof.A.GaelsB.BritonsC.Anglo-Saxons39. ScotlandoccupiestheportionofGreatBritain.A.southernB.northernC.western40. BytheActofUnionin,thenameUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandIrelandwasadopted.41. hasitsownnationalchurchanditsownsystemoflaw.A.WalesB.NorthernIrelandC.Scotland42. TheEndincludesWestminster,St.James,PalaceA.EastB.WestC.North43. includesLondon,thecentreofgovernmentforthewholenation.A.ScotlandB.NorthernIrelandC.WalesD.England1. TheU.K.issituatedin_NorthwestemEurope.2. ThefulltitleoftheU.K.istheUnitedKingdomofand.3. TheU.K.consistsofEngland,andNorthernIreland.4. ThelargestpartofU.K.is.5. ThecapitalofEnglandandofGreatBritainis.1. iscomposedofsixIrishcountiesthatelectedtoremainintheunionwithGreatBritain.7. ThenameUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandIrelandwasreplacedbythepresentnameafterthe26countiesofIrelandobtainedautonomyin.8. ThehighestmountaininBritainis.9. The"BackboneofEnglandreferstothe.10. NaturalgaswasdiscoveredinBritaininthe.11. ThemostimportantriveristheRiverof.12. ThepoliticalcentreoftheCommonwealthis.13. BelfastLoughandLoughNeaghliein.14. TheclimateofBritainismoderatedbytheandismuchmilderthanthatofmanyplacesinthesamelatitude.15. Britain,sIndustrialRevolutiontookplacebetweenand.16. TheBankofEnglandwasfoundedin.17. ThepopulationoftheU.K.ismorethanmillion.18. Britainisbasicallyanexporterof.19. ThepopulationoftheU.K.consistsoftheEnglish,theWelsh,theScottishandthe.20. InWalesmanypeoplespeak.21. Peoplesingthenationalanthemin.22. Theearliestinvasionisthatbythe-hairedMediterraneanracecalledtheIberians.23. ThemodernandarethedescendantsoftheGaelsoftheCeltictribes.24. TheBritonsoftheCeltictribesweretheforefathersofthemodern.25. GreaterLondonismadeupof12LondonboroughsandOuterLondonboroughs.26. TheInternationalfestivalofmusicandtheartsisheldeveryyearinthecityof.