PART ONE(共50分)

Read the following unfinished statements or questions carefully.For each unfinished statement or question, four suggested answers marked

the one that you think best completes the statement or answers the questiom Write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.(50points, 1 point for each)

Britain is separated from the rest of Europe by the English Channel in the_______and the North Sea in the east.

A.east

B.west

C.south

D.north

In the year 597,England began to be Christianized.It was mainly due to the work of_______ 

A、St.Augustine

B、Constantine

C、Pope Gregory

D、Ethelbert, king of Kent

_______ of 1066 is perhaps the best-known event in English history,in which William,the Conqueror confiscated almost all the land and gave it to his followers.   

A.The Roman Conquest

B.The Anglo-Saxon Conquest

C.The Norman Conquest

D.The Celt Conquest

When William died in 1087,  he left Normandy to_______, and England to _____

A.William Rufus 'Robert

B.Robert,Henry

C.Robert, William Rufus

D.Henry,Robert

The spirit of the Great Charter was_______

A.a limitation of the powers of the king

B.a guarantee of the freedom of the serfs

C.a limitation of the powers of the Church

D.a declaration of equality among all people

As a result of the Black Death,  much land was left untended and there was a terrible shortage of_______in England. 

A.grain

B.Farm tools

C.houses

D.labour

Which of the following about the Wars of the Roses is not_______

A、It is the battles between the House of Lancaster and the House of York.

B、The name was coined by a 19th century novelist Sir Walter Scott.

C、The red rose symbolized the House of Lancaster while the white one symbolizes the House of York.

D、The common people were deeply engaged in the Wars.

The English switch to Protestant theology under Edward VI's reign has been known as the _______  

A.religious switch

B.formation

C.Renaissance

D.Restoration

For nearly thirty years, Elizabeth I successfully played off  against each other the two great Catholic powers at the time,_______, and prevented England from getting involved in any major European conflict.

A.Spain and Germany

B.France and Spain

C.Spain and Denmark

D.France and Italy

Those who supported Parliament in its struggle against Charles I were known as_______ 

A.Roundheads

B.Lollards

C.anti-king men

D.Luddites

The Restoration of the House of Stuart happened in the  year 1660.The monarch who restored was _______

A.Charles I

B.Charles II

C.James I

D.James II

The Chartist Movement lasted from_______to_______

A.1840, 1848

B.1840, 1845

C.1836, 1840

D.1836, 1848

The establishment of the British East India Company in 1600 was a case of_______

A.economic penetration

B.territorial aggression

C.cultural expansion

D.military invasion

The militant feminist movement of the_______in Britain was led by Mrs.Pankhurst.

A.Puritans

B.Levellers

C.Roundheads

D.Suffragettes

The system of Parliamentary government is based on_______

A.ritten constitution

B.conventions

C.statute law and common law

D.both B and C

For electoral purposes Britain is divided into constituencies, each of which returns_______to the House of Commons.

A.one member

B.two members

C.three members

D.four members

Only in_______are police officers allowed to carry firearms for personal protect and  for duty purpose.      

A.Wales

B.England

C.Scotland

D.Northern Ireland

In Britain a full range of medical services for every resident is provided by_______

A.jobs exchange centre

B.employment centres

C.private hospitals

D.the National Health Service

At Christmas,the home is decorated with the following except_______

A.colorper chains

B.leaves of holly and mistletoe

C.a young fir-tree

D.firecrackers

The British  universities are governed by_______or by_______and enjoy academic freedom.K 1 charters, Act of Parliament

A.royal charters,act of parliament

B.the People's Charter, the Reform Act of 1832

C.the Great Charter, the Bill of Rights

D.the Petition of Right, the Test Act

London has one paid-for evening paper,_______, with a circulation of 475000.

A.Express and Star

B.Evening Standard

C.Daily Post

D.Daily Record

avid Hare's trilogy does not include_______

A.Racing Demon

B.The Phantom_o f Opera

C.Murmuring Judges

D.The Absence o f  War

The basic ethnic stock of Ireland is_______    

A.Norse

B.English

C.Norman

D.Celtic

_______forced the Protestant Reformation and English  law on the irish

A.The Tudors

B.Henry VIII

C.Elizabeth

D.Mary

The correct order of the cities in the United States which  has a population over 2 million, from the smallest to the biggest,is_______

A、York,San Francisco, Chicago and Los Angeles and philadelphia

B、Philadelphia, San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles and New York

C、New York, Los Angeles,Chicago and San Francisco and Philadelphia

D、Philadelphia, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York

In 1620,_______sailed to the New World in a ship called"Mayflower".

A.the Puritans

B.the Pilgrims

C.the English nobles            

D.the English poor

Which of the following is not true about the Bill of Rights?

A、It was meant to protect the blacks for the right to vote, to use the public facilities and to enjoy the same education as white people.

B、It was the first ten amendments to the American Constitution.

C、It was not until the federalists agree to the Bill of Rights Amendments that ratification of the Constitution was assured.

D、It guarantees the basic rights for the individual such as the freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press,and so on.

In the Civil War,_______and_______stood by the Union's side.

A.England, Mexico

B.Canada, Mexico

C.England, France

D.France, Canada

Which of the following pairs is correct?

A、Rockefeller-aeroplane.

B、Henry Ford-crude oil refining.

C、J.P.Morgan-railroad.

D、The Wright Brothers-automobile.

The 19th Amendment to the U.S.Constitution adopted in 1920 gave American women_______   

A.equal treatment

B.the right to vote

C.the right to education

D.equal pay for equal work

At the beginning of the Great Depression,the first blow to the stock market came on_______, 1929, called the black Thursday. 

A.October 24

B.October 25

C.November 24

D.November 25

During the WWW II,the three summit meetings the leaders of the United States, the Soviet Union and Britain held were first at Teheran, second at_______, and third at Potsdam  

A.Ankara

B.Yalta

C.Paris

D.Rome

Of the three cornerstones of the postwar economic boom,_______was not related to the upsurge in births.

A.automobile

B.defense industries

C.housing

D.all of the above

The U.S.has less than_______ of the world's population,but it produces about_______of the total world output.   

A.6%, 25%

B.6%, 23%

C.7%, 25%

D.7%, 23%

The US imports about_______of all world imports.

A.10%

B.13%

C.20%

D.23%

In the U.S.,constitutional amendment can go into effect after it is approved by_______       

A.a two-thirds vote both houses

B.three-fourths of the states

C.two-thirds of the states

D.half of the states

The meeting of the U.S. House of Representatives is presided over by_______     

A.a Senator

B.the Vice President

C.the Speaker of the House

D.the Chairman of the House

_______.has only one operating local public school dis-_______

A.Georgia

B.New York

C.Hawaii

D.Texas

In the 1990s,_______emerges to meet the immediate need of the economic expansion and rapid rise in immigrants of the times. 

A.open university

B.evening eourses

C.junior colleges

D.community college 

The most exciting place in the United States on New Year's Eve is _______

A.RocdKr Center in New York City

B.Times Square in New York City

C.Independence Hall in PhiladelPhia

D.Pasadena in California

Which of the following is not one of the Atlantic coast provincesin Canada?

A.Nova Scotia

B.Saskatchewan

C.New Brunswick

D.Prince Edward Island

From1896 Wilfred Laurier.t0 1911,Canada was ruled by under Sir _____

A.the Liberal Party

B.the Conservative Party

C.the Labor Party

D.the Democratic Party         

In recent years there has been a decline in European applications to immigration to Canada and an increase in those from Asia, the Caribbean and_______.

A、the U.S.

B、New Zealand

C、Australia                        

D、North America

The heart of Australia covered with tan soils is tradition ally known as_______

A.the Central    

B.the Red Soils

C.the Red Centre  

D.the Tan Soil

Australia has always been a continent with few people mainly because_______ 

A.Australia is too away from Europe

B.Australia is the flattest and lowest of the continents

C.Australia is separated from the rest of the world by seas

D.most of the continent is hot and dry

_______the capital of South Australia, is internationally known for its arts festival.   

A.Adelaide

B.Perth

C.Canberra

D.Darwin

_______is the capital of New Zealand.

A.Auckland

B.Wellington

C.Toronto

D.Montreal

A _______ ,where two parts of the earth's runs the len New Zealand.

A.fault line

B.built area

C.dormant volcano

D.geothermal area

The red_______is called New Zealand Christmas tree because it flowers in  December.

A.rata

B.pohutukawa

C.kowhai

D.totara

The natives of New Zealand are known as the_______

A.Aborigines

B.Maoris

C.Islanders

D.Tasman

PART TWO(共 50分)

Ⅱ.Give a one-sentence answer to each of the following questions.Write your answer in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.(30 points, 3 points for each)

Why is King Alfred known as "the father of the British navy" ？

How did the Wars of Roses get its name?

What was the direct result of the Glorious Revolution?

What are the main functions of the British Parliament?

What are the two provinces of the Church of England?

In what way were the puritans different from the Pilgrims？

How was the 1920s in the United States described by many historians?

What are character-istics of the U.S.economy?

What are the reasons for the rapid growth of the community college in America?

What are the two largest ethnic groups in Canada?

Ⅲ.Explain each of the following terms in English.Write your answer in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.(20 points, 5 points for each)

Domesday Book

the Civil List

abolitionists

the community college