英语国家概况——在线考试
一、单选题
1. The Declaration of Independence was drafted by _____.
A. James Madison
B. Thomas Jefferson
C. Alexander Hamilton
D. George Washington
2. Many early Chinese immigrants worked in the mining industry, especially in the _____.
A. gold mines
B. silver mines
C. coal mines
D. copper mines
3.According to American historians and specialists in demography, there are _____ great population movement in the history of the United States.
A. two
B. three
C. four
D. five
4.Uncle Tom’s Cabin and Roots are two novels which give a vivid description of the miserable life of the _____.
A. early settlers
B. Puritans
C. native Indians
D. black slaves
5. The first immigrants in American history came from ____ and ____.
A. Ireland/France
B. England/China
unequalC. Scotland/England
D. England/ Netherlands
6. The non-contributory social security benefits include the following except _____.
A. war pension
B. child benefit
C. family credit
D. unemployment benefit
7. The National Health Service was established in the UK in _____ and based at first on _____.
A. 1948, Acts of Parliament
B. 1958, Acts of Parliament
C. 1948, the Bill of Rights
D. 1958, the Bill of Rights
8. London’s Metropolitan Police Force is under the control of _____.
A. the England secretaries
B. the Scottish Secretaries
C. Northern Ireland Secretaries
D. the Home Secretary
9. ____ tries the most serious offences such as murder and robbery.
A. Magistrates’ courts
B. Youth courts
C. district courts
D. The Crown Court
10. In criminal trials by jury, _____ passes sentenced and _____ decide the issue of guilt or innocence.
A. the judge, the jury
B. the judge, the judge
C. the jury, the jury
D. the Lord Chancellor, the jury
11. The sources of British law include _____.
A. statutes, common law, equity law and European Community law
B. statutes, common law and equity law
C. statutes, common law and European Community law
D. a complete code and statutes
12. After the outbreak of the First World War, Australia followed Britain's lead and declared
war on ________.
war on ________.
A. Japan
B. Turkey
C. Italy
D. Germany
13.The exploratory voyage made by ______ brought to a close to an era of European discovery of Australia that had lasted nearly two hundred years.
A. Arthur Philip
B. Mathew Flinders
C. Port Jackson
D. Peter Lalor
14. Which part of Britain is always fighting?
A. England
B. Scotland
C. Wales
D. Northern Ireland
15. The largest lake in Britain is _____.
A. the Lough Neage
B. Windermere Water
C. Coniston Water
D. the Lake District
16. The longest river in Britain is _____.
A. the Clyde
B. the Mersey
C. the Severn
D. the Thames
17. The highest mountain in Britain is ____.
A. Scafell
B. Ben Nevis
C. the Cotswolds
D. the Forth
18. The aim of President Roosevelt’s New Deal was to “save American _____.”
A. economy
B. politics
C. society
D. democracy
19. As a result of WWI, _____ was not one of the defeated nations.
A. Germany
B. Austro-Hungary
C. Ottoman
D. Russia
20. The Chinese Exclusion Act was passed in _____.
A. 1882
B. 1883
C. 1900
D. 1924
21. In the case of Brown versus Board of Education, the Supreme Court ruled that _____.
A. separate educational facilities had been illegal
B. educational facilities had been separate but equal
C. educational facilities had been equal
D. separate educational facilities were inherently unequal
22. The Midwest in America’s most important _____ area.
A. agricultural
B. industrial
C. manufacturing
D. mining industry
23. The nation’s capital city Washington D.C. and New York are located in _____.
A. the American West
B. the Great Plains
C. the Midwest
D. the Middle Atlantic States
24. All the following universities and colleges are located in New England, except _____.
A. Yale
B. Harvard
C. Oxford
D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
25. Among the following rivers, _____ forms a natural boundary between Mexico and the U.S.
A. the Potomac
B. the Columbia
C. the Rio Grande River
D. the Colorado
26. The ultimate authority for law-making resides in _____.
A. the Queen
B. the Cabinet
C. the House of Lords
D. the House of Commons
27. The Prime Minister is appointed by _____ and he or she always sits in _____.
A. the Archbishop of Canterbury, the House of Commons
B. the Archbishop of Canterbury, the House of Lords
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