出自:00522《英语国家概况》

When Rip Van Winkle woke up and went back to his village,he found he had slept in the hill for()
A:10 years
B:20 years
C:50 years
D:None of the above
Thomas Becket spent()years on the continent and returned to England in 1170.
A:four
B:five
C:six
D:seven
Charles the First,king of Britain,was executed,because he attempted to overrule()in the English Revolution.
Under whose reign was the Bill of Rights passed?()
A:William of Orange
B:JamesⅡ
C:Oliver Cromwell
D:GeorgeⅠ
The governing board of school district is responsible for()
A:the hiring of teachers and staff
B:the designing of a suitable curriculum
C:the compiling and approving of budget
D:All of the above
In the political area,the Progressive Movement wanted to()
A:improve the living conditions of urban poor
B:reform the national government
C:change election systems in city and state governments and check corruption
D:check corruption in city and state governments
In the Old Man and the Sea,Hemingway praises the old fisherman.s()
A:courage to face the risks of the high seas
B:courage to fight the sharks
C:courage to accept defeat of not catching anything for 84 days
D:attitude towards defeat and failure
The Great Charter(or Magna Carta)was signed by King John at Runnymede in()
A:1162
B:1164
C:1210
D:1215
Who is the head of state in Ireland today?()
A:The Queen.
B:The prime minister.
C:The president.
D:The Dai.
There have been()periods in the development of American political parties in the United States.
A:four
B:three
C:five
D:two
Land enclosure was a disaster for the()evicted from their land by the enclosures.
A:landlords
B:tenants
C:farmers
D:wage laborers
The Progressive Movement wanted to()in order to stop big business control.
A:initiate strict government regulation
B:have the government to fix prices
C:break up all the big businesses
D:do away with rebates
Shakespeare’s plays fall into three categories.They are(),()and history plays.
The first European to visit New Zealand was()
A:Kupe
B:Abel Tasman
C:William Hobson
D:James Cook
Elementary and secondary education is()
A:free
B:compulsory
C:free and attendance is required by law
D:Both B and C
Headquarters of the European Union are in()
A:Paris,France
B:London,Britain
C:Berlin,Germany
D:Brussels,Belgium
A president can serve()term(s).
A:only one
B:two
C:more than two
D:as many as four
The population decreased from the 1840s until about 1970,largely because of().
A:a low birth rate
B:a high death rate
C:a low employment rate
D:a high emigration rate
Political parties are the basis of the American political system()
A:but there is no provision in the Constitution for political parties
B:and the Constitution has clear provision
C:but the founding fathers had strong apprehension of political parties
D:Both A and C
Tasmania is an island which lies()of the Australian mainland.
A:north of the northeastern corner
B:south of the southeastern corner
C:east of the northeastern comer
D:west of the southeastern corner
Of Which people is Robert Burns a national poet?()
A:The Welsh people
B:The Irish people
C:The Scottish people
D:The English people
The locality in Mark Twain.s works was usually somewhere along()
A:the Hudson River
B:the Mississippi River
C:the Missouri River
D:the transcontinental railway
The Commonwealth of Nations is an association of independent countries().
A:that were once colonies of Britain
B:that have a large number of British immigrants
C:that have close relations with Britain
D:that have fought on the side of Britain in the two world wars
The party which wins the majority seats in parliament forms()and its party leader becomes()
Roman control was only effective in().
A:Scotland
B:Wales
C:London
D:The southeast of Britain
Which of the following is the most influential of all Irish newspapers?()
A:The Irish Independent.
B:The Irish Times.
C:The Irish Press.
D:The Sun.
Canada is located in().
A:the Southern Hemisphere
B:The Northern Hemisphere
C:the Western Hemisphere
D:The Eastern Hemisphere
The UK economy can be divided into three main sectors()industries,secondary industries and()industries.
With about()daily and Sunday newspapers published nationwide,the British public reads more newspapers than virtually any other country in the world.
A:110
B:120
C:130
D:140
William,Duke of Normandy,fought King Harold of England at the Battle of Hastings in()
A:1086
B:1066
C:1035
D:1381