2006年上半年英语国家概况真题解析
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1. Which of the following is true about the British Commonwealth?
A. Members of nations are joined together politically.
B. The Commonwealth has special powers.
C. The decision to become a member of the Commonwealth is made by Britain.
D. It is a free association of independent countries that were once colonies of Britain.
答案：D
解析：考查第一章英国不同的名字最后一部分英联邦，P4教材原句。
2. Under ___, the feudal system in England was completely established.
A. King Alfred B. Henry Ⅱ
C. Edward Ⅰ D. William the Conqueror
答案：D
解析：考查英国历史第二章英国封建制度形成，P26最后一段，P27第一段开头部分。
3. The cause of the Hundred Years’ War was ___.
A. territorial
B. economic
C. partly territorial and partly economic
D. partly territorial and partly religious
答案：C
解析：考查英国历史第三章英法百年战争的原因，P36最上面教材原句。
4. Which of the following is NOT true about the Anglo-Saxons?
A. They were regarded as ferocious people.
B. They established the manorial system.
C. They divided the country into different shires.
D. Their tribes were seldom at war with one another.
答案：D
解析：考查英国历史第二章盎格鲁——撒克逊人，前三项P22-23都有原句，选项D和原文意思相反，P21第二段开始。
5. As a result of the Black Death, ___.
A. much land was left untended and there was a shortage of labour
B. landowners tended to change from sheep-farming to arable-farming
C. the government did not show much concern about the labour shortage
D. the government took several measures to raise the peasants’ wages
答案：A
解析：考查英国历史第三章黑死病的影响，P37，其它三项都和原文意思相反。
6. The Norman Conquest in English history happened in ___.
A. 1035 B. 1042 C. 1066 D. 1606
答案：C
解析：考查英国历史第二章诺曼人征服英国的时间，P26最后一段。
7. Which of the following was NOT a consequence of the Wars of the Roses?
A. Feudalism received its death-blow.
B. The great medieval nobility was much weakened.
C. The king’s power became supreme.
D. Ordinary people were greatly affected.
答案：D
解析：考查英国历史第四章玫瑰战争的影响，前三项P42页教材原句，选项DP41页与原文意思相反。
8. In terms of press, ___ are directed at readers who want full information on a wide range of public matters.
A. quality newspapers B. tabloids
C. popular newspapers D. mid-market newspapers
答案：A
解析：考查第十章英国文化传播媒介中严肃报纸定义，严肃报纸面向那些想
广泛了解公共事务，获取充分信息的读者。P161中间部分。
9. ___ was the transitional period between the Middle Ages and Modern Times.
A. The Hundred Years’ War B. Renaissance
C. The Wars of the Roses D. The English Civil War
答案：B
解析：考查英国历史第四章中世纪向现代时期过渡的标志是文艺复兴；P48。
10. The English Civil War is also called ___.
A. the Puritan Revolution B. the Chartist Movement
C. the Wars of the Roses D. the Hundred Years’ War
答案：A
解析：考查英国历史第四章英国内战意义，P56最后一段。
11. In December 1653, by an Instrument of Government, ___ became Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England.
A. Richard Ⅰ B. Oliver Cromwell
C. Charles Ⅱ D. James Ⅱ
答案：B
解析：考查英国历史第四章共和国，根据《政府文告》，克伦威尔成了英格兰护国公。P57。
12. Two of the most famous literary works of the late 17th century were ___.
A. Hamlet and Paradise Lost
B. Pilgrim’s Progress and Paradise Lost
C. Paradise Lost and Shepherd’s Calendar
D. Romeo and Juliet and Shepherd’s Calendar
答案：B
解析：考查第四章英国历史出自清教徒手的两部作品，P59。
13. 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
答案：A
解析：考查英国历史第五章英国的殖民扩张，英国对印度的征服，P76最后一段。
14. One of the most far-reaching consequences of World War Ⅱ was that ___.
A. the British Empire became much stronger
B. the British Empire began to disintegrate
C. the British colonialists stepped up their expansion
D. Britain entered a period of economic and financial prosperity
答案：B
解析：考查英国历史第五章二战的影响之一，P84。
15. Which of the following is NOT true about the British monarchy.?
A. It is the oldest institution of government.
B. It goes back to at least the 9th century.
C. It has maintained the continuity over the past thousand years.
D. It seems that it enjoys no real power today.
答案：C
解析：考查第七章英国政体中英国君主立宪制，P106。
16. In Britain, a parliament has a maximum duration of ___ years.
A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6
答案：C
解析：考查第七章英国议会任期最长为5年，P112。
17. British colonial expansion began with ___.
A. the establishment of the British East India Company in 1600
B. the settlement of the Dutch East India Company at Cape Town in 1652
C. the occupation of Chinese Hong Kong in 1841
D
. the colonization of Newfoundland in 1583
答案：D
解析：考查英国历史第五章英国的殖民扩张，P75。
18. Many of Britain’s public schools have gained a reputation for ___.
A. low academic standards and snobbery
B. exclusiveness and short history
C. average academic standards, exclusiveness, and short history
D. high academic standards, exclusiveness, and snobbery
答案：D
解析：考查英国文化第十章英国的教育中私立学校，P157-158。
19. The Universities of Oxford and Cambridge date from ___.
A. the 10th and 11th century B. the 12th century
C. the 12th and 13th century D. the 13th century
答案：C
解析：考查英国文化第十章英国的高等教育，P158。
20. In Britain, ___ formally appoints important government ministers, judges, etc.
A. the Queen B. the Prime Minister
C. the Lord President of the Council D. the Speaker of the House of Commons
答案：A
解析：考查英国政体第七章女王的职能之一，P108。
21. Which of the following is NOT among the five biggest cities in the United States?
A. Chicago. B. New York. C. Miami. D. Los Angeles.
答案：C
解析：考查第十四章美国人口中五个最大的城市，P225。
22. ___, which banned slavery, was added to the American Constitution in December, 1865.
A. The Bill of Rights B. The Thirteenth Amendment
C. The Civil Rights Act D. The Voting Rights Act
答案：B
解析：考查第十五章美国历史中美国内战，美国的第十三个修正案，P249。
23. ___ have made it possible for all sections of the American population to have higher education.
A. The research universities B. The doctoral universities
C. The community colleges D. The liberal arts colleges
答案：C
解析：考查第二十章美国高等教育的其中一种，社区学院，P328。
24. Colored eggs and bunny are traditional symbols of ___.
A. Easter B. Christmas
C. Valentine D. New Year’s Day
答案：A
解析：考查第二十二章美国复活节，P353。
25. ___ is one of the most popular places in the United States to celebrate the New Year’s Day.
A. The Disney Land in Florida
B. The White House Lawn in Washington D.C.
C. Hollywood in California
D. Times Square in New York City
答案：D
解析：考查第二十二章美国新年的庆祝方式，P349。
26. The best-known speech made by civil rights leader Martin Luther King is ___.
A. “Guess who?”
B. “I have a dream”
C. “United we stand, divided we fall”
D. “First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen”
答案：B
解析：考查第二十二章美国节日中马丁.路德.金最
着名的演说，P350。
27. In the 1900s with the development of industry and the extension of railroad network, there was a ___ in the United States.
A. fast growth of population B. rapid growth of military power
C. fast growth of labor unions D. rapid growth of cities
答案：D
解析：考查第十六章美国历史，20世纪美国以济发展的特征之一，P252。
28. The real American literature began ___.
A. before the Civil War B. after the Civil War
C. before the War of Independence D. after the War of Independence
答案：D
解析：考查第二十一章美国文学起始时间，P332。
29. Which of the following is NOT true about the Vietnam War?
A. Drug-taking was widespread in the American Armed Forces.
B. About sixty thousand young Americans died in the war.
C. American insistence on the continuation of the war drew criticism from its allies.
D. The morale of the American soldiers was running very high.
答案：D
解析：考查美国历史第十七章中越南战争对美国社会的影响，P275-276。
30. MIT stands for ___.
A. the Military Institute of Texas B. the Macy’s Instigation of Thanksgiving
C. the Miami Institution of Trade D. the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
答案：D
解析：考查第二十章美国的高等教育中，着名的大学之一缩写，P322。
31. ___ was NOT among the first 13 British colonies along the east coast of North America.
A. New York B. Pennsylvania
C. Florida D. Maryland
答案：C
解析：考查第十五章美国历史殖民时期建国时的十三个州，P237。
32. At the Constitutional Convention in September 1787, the delegates who argued for a national system called themselves ___.
A. Republicans B. Democrats
C. Anti-Federalists D. Federalists
答案：D
解析：考查第十五章美国历史新政府成立时，那些支持宪法通过的联邦派定义，P242。
33. The Purchase of Louisiana Territory in 1803 from France ___.
A. increased the American territory by one third
B. increased the American territory by a half
C. almost doubled the size of the United States
D. almost tripled the size of the United States
答案：C
解析：考查第十五章美国历史美国的领土扩张，美国从拿破仑手中买了路易斯安那地区，P246。
34. 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.
答案：C
解析：考查美国历史第十六章经济增长的特征中人物和具体事物的对应，P252。
35. The United States did not formally take part in World War Ⅱ until Pearl Harbor because _
__.
A. isolationists did not want to be dragged into the war
B. the Congress had passed one neutrality law
C. President Roosevelt did not want to offend the Axis Powers
D. all of the above
答案：A
解析：考查美国历史第十六章美国参加二战的背景，P261。
36. In order to protect Western Europe from possible Soviet expansion after WW Ⅱ , the United States decided to offer Western European countries economic aid, which later came to be called ___.
A. the Fourteen Points B. the New Freedoms
C. the New Deal D. the Marshall Plan
答案：D
解析：考查美国历史第十七章马歇尔计划定义，P267教材原句。
37. In view of the problem of poverty in the 1960s, President Kennedy had once admitted that ___ of the American population went to bed hungry.
A. about one quarter B. about one third
C. about half D. about two thirds
答案：B
解析：考查第十八章美国经济中美国经济中存在的问题，P297。
38. Whenever the American economy is in trouble, the economy of other countries is affected because the United States is ___.
A. the greatest debtor in the world
B. the biggest producer of tobacco
C. the largest importer in the world market
D. the only superpower in the world
答案：C
解析：考查第十八章美国经济中对外贸易，P296-297。
39. Membership in the House of Representatives is based on ___.
A. the number of cities in each state B. the number of families in each state
C. the size of population in each state D. the size of cities in each state
答案：C
解析：考查第十九章美国政府机构众议院的议员，P306-307。
40. In the United States, if the parents don’t send their children to school at certain age, ___.
A. the state government will be responsible for it
B. they will educate the children themselves
C. they can save a lot of money
D. they are breaking the law
答案：D
解析：考查第二十章美国教育，P318。
41. Canada covers about ___ of North American continent.
A. one quarter B. two-fifths C. two-thirds D. three-fourths
答案：B
解析：考查第二十三章加拿大地理位置，P363教材原句。
42. By the Statute of ___ in 1931 the British Dominions, including Canada, were formally declared to be partner nations with Britain.
A. Ontario B. Vancouver C. Quebec D. Westminster
答案：D
解析：考查第二十三章加拿大历史，P373。
43. The first British settlers in Canada were American refugees, who called themselves ___, because they refused to fight against the British Army in the War of American Independence.
A. Loyalists B. Whigs C. Liberals D. Separatists
答案：A
解析：考查第二十三章加拿大
历史英国统治下的加拿大，P371。
44. ___ is Australia’s main watershed where short, swift rivers flow into the Pacific Ocean.
A. The Great Western Plateau B. The Great Dividing Range
C. The Central Eastern Lowlands D. The Nullarbor Plain
答案：B
解析：考查第二十七章澳大利亚的地理结构，澳大利亚有名的大分水岭，P419。
45. Politically, Australia is divided into ___ states and two territories.
A. four B. five C. six D. seven
答案：C
解析：考查第二十七章澳大利亚的政治区，P425。
46. Among the five Australian cities with a population of over a million only ___ lies on the Western coast.
A. Sydney B. Brisbane C. Melbourne D. Perth
答案：D
解析：考查第二十七章澳大利亚的城市，P424。
47. In Ireland the basic ethnic stock is ___.
A. Celtic B. Roman C. Norman D. English
答案：A
解析：考查第十一章爱尔兰的人口，P186。
48. Ireland has four unusual demographic features. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. A low birthrate. B. A late marriage.
C. A high proportion of unmarried people. D. An excess of females in the population.
答案：D
解析：考查第十一章爱尔兰的人口特征，其中第四项正确的是过多的男性，P186。
49. The first Englishman to visit New Zealand was James Cook, who sailed in his ship ___.
A. Endurance B. Endeavor
C. Explorer D. Enquirer
答案：B
解析：考查第三十三章新西兰历史库克船长到达新西兰时乘坐的船的名字，P514。
50. Which of the following statements about the climate in New Zealand is NOT true?
A. The climate in New Zealand is generally temperate.
B. Seasonal variations are less extreme.
C. Snow usually falls in the far south.
D. Summer is often uncomfortably hot.
答案：D
解析：考查第三十三章新西兰的气候特征，P511。