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第一单元

  1. The evolution of Middle English was reinforced by the ________ influence.
    A、Norman
  2. Samuel Johnson’s dictionary was influential in establishing a standard form of ________.
    D、spelling
  3. ________ is the most populous and wealthiest part of the country.
    A、England
  4. After William the Conqueror invaded and conquered England in 1066, ________ became the official language in England.
    B、French
  5. The ________ people were the earliest known inhabitants of Britain.
    D、Celtic
  6. ________ is the capital city of Wales.
    D、Cardiff

第二单元

  1. Recorded history in Britain started from ________.
    A、55 BC
  2. By the late 7th century, ________ became the dominant religion in England.
    D、Roman Christianity
  3. Which of the following statements is not true during Queen Victoria’s reign?
    A、She denied further industrialization and the growth of trade and commerce.
  4. The Norman Conquest marked ________ in England.
    A、the establishment of feudalism
  5. The ________ attack on Rome ended the Roman occupation in Britain in 410 AD.
    D、Germanic
  6. Which of the following clause is not from Magna Carta?
    D、Freeman could be arrested

第三单元

  1. The general election is normally held every ________ years.
    B、five
  2. Which party is most likely to support free enterprise and privatization of state-owned enterprises in Britain?
    B、The Conservative Party
  3. What is the British government made up of?
    A、The Prime Minister and the Cabinet members.
  4. The British Constitution is usually described as “unwritten”. What does it mean?
    C、It means that it is not summarized into one single document.
  5. Who is the head of state in Britain?
    B、The monarch
  6. Which is not part of the division of powers in Britain?
    C、The monarchy

第四单元

  1. In 1945, the ________ carried out drastic reforms and laid the foundation for the post-war British social and economic development.
    C、Labor Party
  2. The ________ in the early 1970s worsened an already stagnant economy in Britain.
    C、oil crisis
  3. The Blair government was successful in all the following aspects EXCEPT ________.
    A、reducing inequality
  4. Britain has devoted about ________ of its land area to agriculture.
    D、70%
  5. By the mid-20th century, the era of the ________ was over.
    A、British Empire
  6. Of the following practices, ________ did not belong to Thatcher’s social welfare reform.
    A、Reducing unemployment

第五单元

  1. Partially funded by central government grants, most of the British universities receive their remaining funds from all the following sources EXCEPT ________.
    B、loans
  2. To be admitted to the Open University, one needs to ________.
    B、no educational qualifications
  3. Over ________ of British children receive primary and secondary education through the independent system.
    C、7%
  4. In Britain, the National Curriculum is compulsory in ________.
    A、state schools
  5. Education is compulsory for all children between ________.
    A、the ages of 5 and 16
  6. According to the text, admission to universities concerns the following factors except ________.
    D、language competence

第六单元

  1. Which is false about Remembrance Day in Britain?
    B、It is always on a Sunday in October.
  2. Life on Earth is a kind of ________ program produced by the BBC.
    C、documentary
  3. Which of the following is not commonly celebrated in Britain?
    A、Thanksgiving
  4. What contents are not likely to be found in the quality press in Britain?
    D、Photos and scandals about celebrities
  5. Which is not among the Christmas traditions in Britain?
    D、Trooping the Color
  6. Among Britain’s quality press, the following newspapers are regarded as the “Big Three” EXCEPT ________.
    C、The Observer

第七单元

  1. Of the following books, ________ is Not written by Thomas Hardy.
    D、The Mill on the Floss
  2. Robinson Crusoe is the masterpiece of the eighteenth century writer ________.
    B、Daniel Defoe
  3. The Song of Beowulf is the national epic of ________.
    A、England
  4. Of Dickens’ novels, ________ is considered most autobiographical.
    B、David Copperfield
  5. The Tragical History of Dr. Faustus is a play written by ________.
    C、Christopher Marlowe
  6. ________ is regarded as the father of English poetry.
    C、Geoffrey Chaucer

第八单元

  1. Which state has the largest area?
    B、Alaska
  2. The United States of America has ________ states.
    D、50
  3. How many time zones are there in continental US?
    D、4
  4. Which of the following statements is not true?
    D、The Rocky Mountain stretches in the mid-west of US.
  5. The climate of US can be classified as ________, with some mild subtropical and tropical zones.
    A、temperate
  6. Which of the following statements is not true?
    C、Los Angeles is the third largest city in US. You will find Hollywood, Walk of Fame, Universal Studio, Disney Land there.

第九单元

  1. The first successful English colony in North America was founded at ________ in ________.
    B、Jamestown, Virginia
  2. The policy of the United States was ________ at the beginning of the two World Wars.
    C、neutrality
  3. In January 1918, President ________ proposed his Fourteen Points as the basis for peace negotiation.
    B、Wilson
  4. The Vietnam War was a long-time suffering for Americans, and it continued throughout the terms of Presidents ________.
    C、Eisenhower, Kennedy and Johnson
  5. At age 46, ________ became one of the youngest Presidents in American history.
    A、Clinton
  6. The first shots in the American War of Independence were fired in ________.
    D、Lexington

第十单元

  1. The U.S. Constitution came into effect in ________.
    C、1789
  2. The following are all powers of the President except________.
    A、making laws
  3. The terms for a Senator and Representative are ________ and ________ years respectively.
    D、six, two
  4. The Constitution of the United States ________.
    B、tries to give each branch enough power to balance the others
  5. All the following can make legislative proposals except ________.
    B、The Secretary of State
  6. Which of the following statements is true?
    D、If the President vetoes a bill, Congress can override the veto by a two-thirds majority.

第十一单元

  1. The following inventions took place during the “second industrial revolution” except ________.
    B、refrigerator
  2. The modern American economy progressed from ________ to ________, and then to ________.
    C、a colonial economy, a farming economy, an industrial economy
  3. Chaptered companies were not granted the ________ by the British King or Queen.
    D、diplomatic authority
  4. ________ advocated an economic development strategy in which the federal government would nurture infant industries by providing overt subsidies and imposing protective tariffs on imports.
    D、Alexander Hamilton
  5. The four largest manufacturing industries are: computers and electronic products; ________; food, beverage and tobacco; and petroleum products.
    B、chemicals
  6. America produces a major portion of the world’s products in the following fields EXCEPT ________.
    B、ore

第十二单元

  1. Of the following subjects, ________ are NOT offered to elementary school students.
    A、politics and business education
  2. College applicants are chosen on the basis of the following standards EXCEPT ________.
    D、their annual college entrance examination
  3. To get a bachelor’s degree, all undergraduate students are required to do the following EXCEPT ________.
    C、participating in clubs and activities
  4. Higher education in the United States began with the founding of ________.
    B、Harvard College
  5. Of the following, ________ are NOT among the categories of American higher education.
    D、four-year community colleges
  6. Formal education in the United States consists of elementary, ________, and higher education.
    C、secondary

第十三单元

  1. Of the following, ________ is NOT among the three major radio and TV networks in America.
    B、the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
  2. Which of the following statements is true?
    A、Los Angeles Times makes a policy not to endorse candidates for high offices such as the President and governors.
  3. The main readers of ________ are government employees and it is closely linked to the American Congress.
    A、The Washington Post
  4. ________ celebrate Thanks Giving Day.
    A、People in the USA and Canada
  5. Independence Day of the United States falls on ________.
    B、July 4th

第十四单元

  1. The Joy Luck Club is a novel written by the Chinese-American writer ________.
    A、Amy Tan
  2. The Great Gatsby is the masterpiece of ________, a writer of the Jazz age.
    A、F Scott Fitzgerald
  3. “Man is not born to be defeated” is a statement made by ________.
    D、Ernest Hemingway
  4. Of the following writers, ________ are from the Colonial and Revolutionary Periods.
    C、Benjamin Franklin and Jonathan Edwards
  5. ________ is regarded as the “father of American literature”.
    D、Washington Irving
  6. The Scarlet Letter is a novel written by ________.
    B、Nathaniel Hawthorne

第十五单元

  1. In which stage, Chinese people passively communicate with the western societies?
    D、The Invasion by Imperial Countries after 19th century
  2. Which belongs to deep culture? A. Traditions
    A、Languages
  3. Which is not the elements of culture?
    B、Culture determines people’s thought.
  4. Which belongs to surface culture:
    C、Food
  5. Which does not belong to the stages of cultural awareness?
    C、Non-judgmental observation
  6. In intercultural communication study, what should we focus on firstly?
    C、People’s communication in different nations