1、單選題I.The Industrial () started during the last part of the 18thcentury, in the same period as the American and the FrenchRevolutions.A. MovementB. DriveC. ProcessD. Revolution答案：D2.One of the brave leaders of the Celts who fought against theinvasion of the Anglo-Saxons was King ().A. ArthurB. JamesC

2、. JackD. Louise答案：A3. Later,about 122 A.D., in order to keep back the Picts and Scots,the Romans built a wall, called ().A. Great wallB. Wailing WallC. Hidden WallD. Hadrian Wall答案：D4. Generally speaking, there are two systems of primary andsecondary education in Britain - the state school and the i

3、ndependent school or the() school.A. privateB. publicC. nationalD. boarding答案：B5.The British economy was the () to have been fullyindustrialized.A. firstB. secondC. thirdD. last答案：A6.On December7th, 1941, Japans planes from carriers at sea madea swift and sudden raid on the United States naval base

4、at ().A. seaB. islandC. Pearl HarborD. US答案：C7. The First World War broke out on July 28th, () and ended onNovember 11th, 1918.A. 1911B. 1915C. 1916D. 1914答案：D8. The most important religious denomination in UK is the Church of ().A. IrelandB. ScotlandC. England.Britain答案：C9. Britain, under the leade

5、rship of (), defeated Germanys attempt to destroy its airforce and air defenses in the Battle of Britain and escaped invasion.A. Winston ChurchillB. Queen ElizabethC. the KingD. Wilson Churchill答案：A10. During the dark early days of the War, economist WilliamBeveridge put forward proposals for postwa

6、r“()” socialsecurity.A. life-longB. cradle-to-graveC. plete答案：B11. The Church of England today is all-inclusive, having theability to be both Protestant and ().A. CatholicB. BuddhistC. DaoistD. Tibetan答案：A12.In July 1978, British doctors at Londons Oldham Hospitalcreated the worlds first“()baby ” ,

7、Louis Brown.A. man-madeB. artificialC. testD. test tube答案：D13. The Anglo-Saxons spoke a language that we now call().A. EnglishB. New EnglishC. Old EnglishD. French答案：C14. The () is the most famous of all British papers and the oldestat that.A. SunB. TimesC. MirrorD. Observer答案：B15. The Daily Telegra

8、ph and Sunday Telegraph support the () Party.A. LaborB. RadicalC. ConservativeD. Democratic答案：C16. The House of () is the oldest part of Parliament. It evolvedfrom a council.A. CommonsB. PeopleC. Lords.Representatives答案：C17. The northern tribes began to cometo England from the continentin the middle

9、 of the 5th century. They were the Germanic tribes:the Angles, () and Jutes.A. the CelticsB. the VikingsC. the GermansD. Saxons答案：D18. The Crown is used as a () and is described as the representativeof the people.A. signB. treasureC. symbol.decoration答案：C19. The present sovereign is Queen(), 11th ge

10、neration of the Houseof Hanover and the head of state of the country.A. Elizabeth IIIB. Elizabeth IIC. ElizabethD. ElizabethI答案：B20. The system of individual tuition organized by the colleges is referred to as () system.A. tutorB. tutorialC. mentor.guidance答案：B21. () is the center of the British fin

11、ancial system.A. The Bank of IrelandB. The Bank of EnglandC. The Bank of BritainD. The English Bank答案：B22.In some industries, such as iron and steel and coal mining, concentration was broughtabout not by market forces but by political decisions i.e. by ().A. privatizationB. nationalizationC. mercial

12、ization答案：B23. Hitler and the Nazis broke () Treaty when they began to reorganize the German warindustry.A. the VersaillesB. the ParisC. the TokyoD. the London答案：A24. Buddhism is mainly distributed over Southern and Eastern ().A. EuropeB. AfricaC. AmericaD. Asia答案：D25. Before World War II the indust

13、rial structure of the UnitedKingdom was based largely on () developed in the 19th century.A. import tradeB. oversees tradeC. export tradesD. internal market答案：C26. The head of House of Commons is the () or President of theChamber.A. LeaderB. HeadC. SpeakerD. Representative答案：C27. The doctrine of Chr

14、istianity is the ().A. KoranB. the BibleC. the BookletD. the doctrine答案：B28. The Observer, Sunday Express, Sunday Times, Sunday Telegraph, News of the World,Sunday Mirror and the People are all () newspapers.A. WeekdayB. Sunday答案：DC.Free .Financial答案：B29. There are () national daily newspapers in th

15、e UK.A. fiveB. threeC. sixD. nine答案：D30. Talking about () is a constant topic of conversation in theUK.A. weatherB. sportC. money.health答案：A31. () is regarded as the most English of games.A. FootballB. TennisC. BaseballD. Cricket答案：D32. The basic point of The People s Charter is () as Marx haspointe

16、d outA. peoples rightB. voting rightsC. peopleD. universal suffrage33. Around 3000 B.C., some of () from the Mediterranean lands settled in Britain.A. IberriansB. CelticsC. Anglo-SaxonsD. Vikings答案：A34.In the period of the Heptarchy, there was a king called Egbert, the king of Wessex,who began to ca

17、ll himself “King of the () ” .A. BritainB. the ScotlandC. EnglishD. the Ireland答案：C35. The 1990s saw the birth of the famous sheep ()(the first mammal produced from a donorcell taken from an adult rather than froman embryo).A. DollyB. MollyC. Folly答案：A36. The vital power lies in the Prime Minister a

18、nd his (). Theymake the real decisions, lead the departments of the government and manage the affairsat home and abroad.A. CabinetB. wifeC. sonD. administration答案：A37.It is one of the member States of ().A. the United StatesB. AseanC. the European UnionD. South America答案：C38. The UK is an island nat

19、ionin () Europe just off the coast of France.A. EasternB. SouthernC. WesternD. Northern答案：C39. King John in 1215 signed a document, called the“MagnaCartaor “the Great ()” .A. ChapterB. ConstitutionC. DocumentD. Charter答案：D40. After the Pacific War broke out, there were two war arenas inthe world. On

20、e was () arena; the other was the Pacific arena.A. the AsianB. the AfricanC. the EuropeanD. the Atlantic答案：C41.Since the end of the Second World War the Conservative and the ()parties have been inpower by turns.A. RadicalB. LaborC. RepublicanD. Democratic答案：B42. By the end of the 7th century England

21、 was divided into a numberof kingdoms, considered by historians to have been seven andtherefore the ().A. HeptarchyB. the Seven KingdomsC. the KingdomsD. the Seven Kings答案：A43. The currency of UK is the () sterling.A. BritishB. EnglishC. poundD. Irish答案：C44.Overseas commodity trade alone accounts fo

22、r about () of thecountrys national income.A. one sixthB. one thirdC. halfD. one fourth答案：A45. Mrs. Thatcher continued her policies of tight economic control, the () of industryand dismantling of the welfare state.A. nationalizationB. divisionC. controlD. privatization答案：D46. Britains main cereal cro

23、p is ().A. riceB. barleyC. wheatD. corn答案：B47. Large areas of land were often hedged or fenced without anywarning to the peasants . This process, which started after theBlack Death, was known as the () MovementA. ClosureB. EnclosureC. CloseD. Closed答案：B48. The British industry is operated by many di

24、fferent types offirms - at one extreme is the small family business, and at the other extreme the great() corporation operating numerous plants.A. nationalB. publicC. industrialD. corporate答案：B答案：D49. () bored beneath the English Channel now links the UK withFrance.A. The Channel TunnelB. the Englis

25、h TunnelC. the Ocean TunnelD. the French Tunne答案：A50. () was the first one who revolutionized scientific thought inthe UK.A. NewtonB. Sir Francis BaconC. EinsteinD. Bill Gates答案：B51. Following the Wars of the Roses was the rule of the House ofthe ().A. RosesB. LudorC. JadorD. Tudor答案：D52. The world

26、famous universities, Oxford University and ()University, are the oldest ones dating from 1167 and 1284.A. PrincetonB. HarvardC. ManchesterD. Cambridge53. The () University is perhaps the cheapest and most far-reaching method yet found ofspreading higher education.A. NightB. after workC. OpenD. Free答

27、案：C54. Any child in UK may attend, without paying fees, until theyare eighteen. Education at this stage is ().A. compulsoryB. optionalC. freeD. expensive答案：A55. With the publication of Mathematical Principles of NaturalPhilosophy, Isaac Newton bound together the whole of nature by one universe force

28、,().A. windB. rainC. waterD. gravity答案：D56. The proportionemployed in agriculture subsequently fell muchfurther and is smaller than that in any other European country,but the corresponding expansion occurred mostly in commerce and the () industries ratherthan in manufacturing.A. IrelandB. ScotlandC.

29、 England.Britain答案：A57. The UKis bordered by four seas: to the south by the (), whichseparates it from continental Europe.A. English ChannelB. Atlantic OceanC. PacificOcean.Eastern Sea答案：A58. Between 55 and 54 B.C.(), a Roman general, invaded Britaintwice.A. Julius CaesarB. General LeeC. Churchill.W

30、ashington答案：A59. () predominates in the farming economy of UK.A. RiceB. WheatC. Corn.Animal husbandry答案：D60. Buddhism was originated in () about 500 B.C.A. ChinaB. IndiaC. Tibet.Japan答案：B61.In the 1945 general election the () Party returned to power with a huge majority.A. DemocraticB. RepublicanC.

31、CommunistD. Labor答案：D62.Under the Parliament of Clement Attlee, the new Laborgovernment () many industries： electricity, gas and water.A. soldB. boughtC. nationalizedD. privatized答案：C63.In 1455 the Duke of York tried to displace the Lancaster King,and the wars of the () broke outA. FlowersB. RosesC.

32、 yearD. Duke答案：B64. More than () million men took part in the World War I.A. 55B. 65C. 60D. 67答案：B65. The King or the () is the head of state, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces,the head of the Judicature in the UK, andthe temporal head of the Established Church of England.A. the son of the

33、KingB. QueenC. PrinceD. Princess答案：B66. The UK Landscape is very varied, ranging from the Grampian () of Scotland to thelowland fens of England which are at or below sea level in places.A. RiverB. MountiansC. PlainD. Lake答案：B67. Economist John () once raised the question of Britainsfinancial Dunkirk

34、.A. KeynesB. LeeC. WalterD. Marx答案：A68. From about 750 B.C. the () tribes who had crossed from Europe in search of empty landsbegan to settle in the country.A. IberriansB. CelticsC. Anglo-SaxonsD. Vikings答案：B69. After the close of the war, twenty-seven victorious nations(including China) attended ()

35、 on January 18th, 1919.A. the London ConferenceB. the Tokyo ConferenceC. the Paris ConferenceD. the New York Conference答案：C判斷題1.The Monarchy is only a useless relic of a bygone age and atremendous waste of public money.A.錯(cuò)誤B.正確答案：A2.In 1065 the Normans, French-speaking invaders of Norse origin,conqu

36、ered England.A.錯(cuò)誤B.正確答案：A3.William invaded England in 1066 and defeated and killed HaroldII at Hastings.A.錯(cuò)誤B.正確答案：B4.Along with the Normans also came the French language, which would be the languageof the court and upper classes until the fourteenth century.A.錯(cuò)誤B.正確答案：B5. The Norman Conquest was in

37、 effect a French conquest.A.錯(cuò)誤B.正確答案：B6. Christianity has molded the shape of Western civilization.A.錯(cuò)誤B.正確答案：B7. Playing the flute is not one of the three royal traditions.A.錯(cuò)誤B.正確答案：A8. British achievements in scientific research have all been turned into productiveforces so far as most of the ind

38、ustries are concerned.A.錯(cuò)誤B.正確答案：A9. Mohammed preached that God is the sole sovereign.A.錯(cuò)誤B.正確答案：A10.In July 1946, Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union met at Potsdam to formulatean occupation policy and set up aprogram for the future of Germany. That meeting was the famousPotsdam Confere

39、nce.A.錯(cuò)誤B.正確答案：A11.Islam was founded in the Arabian Peninsula in the early 6thcenturyA.錯(cuò)誤B.正確答案：A12. Roman power in Britain collapsed in the year of 310.A.錯(cuò)誤B.正確答案：A13. The British people have a way of living together without really doing so, that ispeculiarly British.A.錯(cuò)誤B.正確答案：B14. The changing of

40、 the Queens guard takes place in front ofBuckingham Palace.A.錯(cuò)誤B.正確答案：B15. A lot of people in UK regularly attend church.A.錯(cuò)誤B.正確答案：A16.In 1066 the Normans, French-speaking invaders of Norse origin,conquered England.A.錯(cuò)誤B.正確答案：B17. The British Parliament is often referred to as thelegislative - the

41、body that makes or unmakes laws.A.錯(cuò)誤B.正確答案：B18. The interest in religion is becoming less than before.A.錯(cuò)誤B.正確答案：A19. According to the British law, there does not have to be thepresence of the jury in most of the trials.A.錯(cuò)誤B.正確答案：A20. The number of Nobel Prize winners in science before the SecondWo

42、rld War in UK is the largest in the world.A.錯(cuò)誤B.正確答案：B21. UK does not share any land border with any other countries.A.錯(cuò)誤B.正確答案：A22. Mrs. Thatcher was very popular with the masses.A.錯(cuò)誤B.正確答案：A23. The other terms for the Crown are the Monarch and theSovereign.A.錯(cuò)誤B.正確答案：B24. Britishagriculture produc

43、es enough food to meet the countrysbasic needs.A.錯(cuò)誤B.正確答案：A25. Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of theQueen, but the Royal Family are not located there.A.錯(cuò)誤B.正確答案：A26. Historically,less people in Britain have lived in the lowlandzone rather than in the harsher highland zone.A.錯(cuò)誤B.正

44、確答案：A27. The best-known scientific achievement in the eighteenth century was Charles RobertDarwins development of a theory of evolution.A.錯(cuò)誤B.正確答案：A28.Isaac Newton was undoubtedly one of the greatest scientific minds in the pure fieldof science and mathematics.A.錯(cuò)誤B.正確答案：B29. Lake Poets, a term loos

45、ely applied to three English Poets,Robert Southey, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and William Wordsworth, who lived in the LakeDistrict of England.A.錯(cuò)誤B.正確答案：B30. When the program of nationalization was complete, only little percent of the Britisheconomy still remained in private hands.A.錯(cuò)誤B.正確答案：A31. Bri

46、tish history has been a history of invasion.A.錯(cuò)誤B.正確答案：B32. There is no Minister of Justice in the British Government.A.錯(cuò)誤B.正確答案：B33. The Prime Minister works and lives in his or her famousresidence, No. 11 Downing Street where the Cabinet meets and thePrime Minister receives foreign guests, meets d

47、elegations anddoes other work.A.錯(cuò)誤B.正確答案：A34. Londons fame and fortune is due its river.A.錯(cuò)誤B.正確答案：B35.Scotland and Wales are the least mountainous parts of the UK.A.錯(cuò)誤B.正確答案：A36. There is no criminal code in the British law.A.錯(cuò)誤B.正確答案：B37. Public schools are private in the fullest sense.A.錯(cuò)誤B.正確答案：

48、A38.Invisible trade refers to the earnings which are connectedwith services rather than products, for example, from insurance or international tourism.A.錯(cuò)誤B.正確答案：B39. Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland.A.錯(cuò)誤B.正確答案：B40. A great part of the civil law is madeup of a mass of precedents, previous courtdecisions, interpreted in authoritative legaltextbooks.A.錯(cuò)誤B.正確答案：B41. The British labor force is not homogeneous at all.A.錯(cuò)誤B.正確答案：A42.On April 6th, 1916, the Congress of the United States of America declared war on Germany.A.錯(cuò)誤B.正確答案：A43. The