第八部分 人文知识

第一章 英美概况

1.In the 18th century, there appeared ______ in England, which owed a great deal to the invention of

machines.

A. the Industrial Revolution B. the Bourgeois Revolution C. the Wars of the Roses D. the Religious Reformation

2.On accepting ______, the age of constitutional monarchy, of a monarchy with powers limited by Parliament, began.

A. Constitutional Law B. The Declaration of Independence

C. Civil Law D. Bill of Rights

3. The longest river in Britain is ______, and the largest river in the USA is ______.

A. the Seven River; the Missouri River B. the Thames River; the Missouri River

C. the Severn River; the Mississippi D the Thames River; the Ohio River

4. The United States is made up of District of Columbia and ______ states.

A. 48 B. 49

C. 50 D. 51

5.The national flag of the United States is called “the Star and Stripes”, with ______ star and ______

horizontal stripes on it.

A. 51; 12 B. 50; 13

C. 51; 15 D. 50; 12

6.Ireland is divided into two political parts: ______. A. Northern Ireland and southern Ireland

B. Southern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland C. the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland D. Northern Ireland and Britain

7.Which of the following people was not an American President?

A. John Hancock B. John Adams

C. John Q. Adams D. Jimmy Carter

8.“That government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth” were the words by ______.

A. Thomas Jefferson B. Abraham Lincoln

C. Andrew Johnson D. Theodore Roosevelt

9. ______ was the father of the US Constitution.

A. George Washington B. Benjamin Franklin

C. Alexander Hamilton D. James Madison

10. Norman Conquest began in ______.

A. 1016 B. 1066

C. 1035 D. 1649