09―10学年度第1学期英美概况试卷

本试卷共12页第1页本试卷共12页第2页河南师范大学外国语学院2009―2010学年度第1学期期末考试《英美概况》试卷题号一二三四五六总分得分1．TheEmancipationProclamationwasissuedby_________duringtheCivilWar.A.GeorgeWashingtonB.FranklinRooseveltC.ThomasJeffersonD.AbrahamLincoln2.ThelargestlakeinBritainis______.A.LochLomondB.theLoughNeaghC.WindermereD.Ullswater3.Whichstatedoesn’tbelongtotheNewEnglandarea?A.MaineB.VermontC.MassachusettsD.Nevada4.TheToriesweretheforerunnersof_______,whichstillbearsthenicknametoday.A.theConservativePartyB.theLiberalPartyC.theSocialDemocraticPartyD.theLabourParty5.TheGrandCanyoninnorth-western_______isoneofnature'smostimpressivesights.A.UtahB.ArizonaC.NevadaD.Idaho6.TheConstitutionoftheUnitedStatesprovidesthat_______shallbePresidentoftheSenate.A.theSecretaryofStateB.theChiefJusticeC.thePresidentD.theVicePresident7.ThelargestandsmalleststatesoftheUnitedStatesare________.A.AlaskaandRhodeIslandB.TexasandMaineC.TexasandRhodeIslandD.AlaskaandMaine8.TheNationalAnthemofUSAis__________A.GodDefendNewZealandB.OCanadaC.GodSavetheQueenD.TheStarSpangledBanner9.EstablishedChurchesinBritainare___________.A.ChurchofEnglandandChurchesinWalesB.ChurchinWalesChurchofScotlandC.TheAnglicanChurchesD.ChurchofEnglandandChurchofScotland10.Americanpresidentsareelected_______.[A]everytwoyears[B]everyfouryears[C]everyfiveyears[D]everysixyears11.Whichofthefollowingriverdoesn’toriginatefromtheRockymountain?A.OhioB.ColoradoRiverC.TheMissouriRiverD.RioGrandeRiver12.Whichmountainiscalledthe“backboneofEngland”A.TheRockiesB.theAppalachiansC.thePenninesD.theWelshMassif13.InBritain,ministersareappointedbytheQueenontherecommendationof________.A.theLordChancellorB.thePrimeMinisterC.theSpeakerD.theParliamentaryCommissioner14.IntheUnitedKingdom,freemedicalcareforeveryoneandfinancialhelpfortheold,thesickandtheunemployed,whichhavebecomeavailablesince1948,isthefoundationof_______.[A]thewelfarestate[B]theNationalHealthService[C]thecivilservice[D]theNationalInsuranceFund15.OntheislandofGreatBritain,thereare________.A.fourpoliticaldivisions—England,Scotland,WalesandNorthernIrelandB.fourpoliticaldivisions—England,Scotland,WalesandIrelandC.threepoliticaldivisions—England,Scotland,andWalesD.threepoliticaldivisions—England,Scotland,andNorthernIreland16.Themostimportantminingareaisinthestateof_________.得分评卷人I．Direction:Choosetheoneyouthinkbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.Writetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceonyouranswersheet(20points,1pointforeach)姓名:________学号:__________年级:___________班级___________专业:_____________…….……………………….密…………………封…………………线…………………………本试卷共12页第3页本试卷共12页第4页A.IllinoisB.MinnesotaC.TennesseeD.NorthCarolina17.BritainisseparatedfromtherestofEuropebytheEnglishChannelinthe_______andtheNorthSeaintheeast.A.eastB.southC.westD.north18.Irelandisdividedintotwopoliticalparts:_______.A.NorthernIrelandandsouthernIrelandB.SouthernIrelandandtheRepublicofIrelandC.theRepublicofIrelandandNorthernIrelandD.NorthernIrelandandBritain19.ThroughtheDepartmentof_____,thePresidentisresponsiblefortheprotectionofAmericansabroadandofforeignnationalsintheUnitedStates.A.StateB.JusticeC.LaborD.Defense20.TheUnitedStatesismainlysituatedinthe________.A.northerntemperatezoneB.southerntemperatezoneC.thenorthfrigidzoneD.torridzone21.TheislandofGreatBritaincanberoughlydividedintotwopartsaccordingtotheirphysiographicfeatures:theHighlandZoneofthenorthandwest,andthe____________ofthesouthandsoutheast.22.ThecapitaloftheRepublicofIrelandisDublin,andthecapitalofNorthernIrelandis________.23.BritishParliamentconsistsoftheSovereign,theHouseofLordsandtheHouseof______.24.ThedevelopmentofEnglishisusuallydividedintothreemajorperiods:OldEnglish,_______,andModernEnglish.25.Britainisregardedasa_______state.ThetermappliesmainlytotheNationalHealthService,nationalinsuranceandsocialsecurity.26.ThemostimportantlakesintheUnitedStatesaretheGreatLakes,theyarealllocatedbetween______andtheUnitedStatesexceptLakeMichigan.27.Inrespectofpopulation,__________isthebiggestcityintheUnitedStates.28.TheSenateservesatermof_____years,andeverytwoyears,onethirdoftheSenatorsstandsforre-election.29.ThenorthendoftheGreatMississippiRiverBasinreachestheborderofCanadawhileinthesouthitbordersonthe________.30.The_______RiverrisesintheAppalachiansandpoursintotheMississippi.Itflowsthroughtherainyeastandthewaterisclear.ItsheadstreamsareintheGreatLakesarea.31.InBritain,changesofGovernmentdonotinvolvechangesindepartmentalstaff,whocontinuetocarryouttheirdutieswhicheverpartyisinpower.32.ThesocialsecuritysysteminBritainisdesignedtosecureabasicstandardoflivingforpeopleinfinancialneed.33.TheSupremeCourtisthehighestcourtoftheUnitedStatesandistheonlyorganwhichhasthepowertointerprettheConstitution.34.TheBritishcriminallawpresumestheinnocenceoftheaccuseduntilhehasbeenprovenguiltybeyondreasonabledoubt.35.TheUnitedStatesismainlysituatedinthesubtropicalzone.36.Generallyspeaking,thereisacoldwinterformostofAmerica’sstatesbecausecoldairmassesfromthenorthmoveinovermuchofthecountryinwinter.37.ThetotalannualrainfallinmostpartofNewEnglandisabove1,000millimeters