英语国家概况1模拟题(3套)
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（专科）英语国家概况1模拟题一
ⅠThere are 20 questions
in this part. Each question is followed by four
choices marked A, B,
C and D. Choose the
correct answer to each of the questions and write
your answer at the
corresponding place on the
ANSWER SHEET.(40 points)
1. Where do the
majority of people in Scotland live?
A in the
Highlands B in the Lowlands
C in the Uplands
D in the west of Scotland
2. Northern Ireland
is the smallest of the four nations, but is quite
well-known in the world for:
A its
most famous landmark, the “Giant’s Causeway” B
its rich cultural life
C its low living
standards D its endless
political problems
3. Where is the best
agricultural land in Britain?
A in the
southeast of England B in the northeast of
England
C in the southeast of Scotland D in
the northeast of Scotland
4. Which of the
following was the most famous Scottish novelist?
A D.H Lawrence B Robert L. Stevenson
C
Charles Dickens D Walter Scott
5. The first
European settlement on the continent Australia
began in ___
A 1902 B 1788 C 1770
D 1787
6. Which of the following sports was
NOT invented in Britain?
A football B
tennis C archery D cricket
7. On
which day is Halloween celebrated?
A 5
November B 31 October
C 17 March D
25 December
8. Which of the following is NOT
true about lie peers?
A They are not from the
aristocratic families.
B They cannot sit in
the House of Lords.
C They earned their titles
through their outstanding achievement.
D The
titles cannot be inherited by their children.
9. Which of the following countries does NOT
have nuclear weapons capabilities?
A Britain
B Russia C Italy D United Sates
10. Which of the following phrases cannot be
used to describe the continent of Australia?
A The smallest continent B the
largest island
C the highest continent
D the driest continent
11. Australia’s three
most important field crops are ____.
A
Cotton, barley, and sugar-cane B Grain
legume, wheat, and sugar-cane
C wheat,
barley, and sugar-cane D wheat, sugar-cane
and cotton
12. TAFE is a form of:
A
primary education B secondary
education
C post-secondary education
D private education
13.____ is the oldest
newspaper in Australia.
A The Sydney Morning
Herald B The Australian
C The Mercury
D The Australian Financial Review
14. The
first settlers of New Zealand were ____.
A voyagers from East Polynesia B
European navigators
C sealers and
whalers D Christian missionaries
15. The largest state in terms of area is:
A Queensland B New South
Wales
C Western Australia D
Victoria
16. The largest manufacturing sector
in Australia is ____.
A The ship-building
industry B The secondary industry
C The
tertiary industry D The food-processing
industry
17. The aim of the National Campaign
Against Drug Abuse is:
A to ban the use of
legal and illegal drugs
B to ban the use of
illegal drugs
C to ban the use of illegal
drugs among young people
D to reduce the harm
caused by the misuse of legal and illegal drugs
18. Which of the following organizations
Australia is NOT a member of?
A The European
Community
B The United Nations
C The
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
D The
Australia New Zealand Closer Economic Relations
trade agreement
19. In its imperial prime,
Britain ruled:
A a fourth of the globe
B a fifth of the world
C a third of the world
D two-thirds of the earth
20. Which of the
following is NOT one of the major exports of New
Zealand?
A Dairy products B Fish
C Wool D Oil
ⅡThere are
altogether 10 blanks in the following sentences.
Fill in the blanks and write your
answer at
the corresponding place on the ANSWER SHEET.(10
points)
* Strictly speaking, the parliament
today consists of 21____, the House of Lords and
22____.
* In 1689, Parliament passed The Bill
of Rights to ensure that the king would never be
able to
ignore 23 ____.
* Shakespeare’s
plays fall into three categories. They are 24
_____, 25 _____ and historical
plays.
*
The early decades saw the great poets of the
Romantic Movement, such as 26____, Shelley and
27 _______.
* The capital of Scotland is
Edinburgh, which is well-known for its natural 28
____.
* Pupils from the age of (29) ____ to
11 mainly attend state-run primary schools.
*
(30 ) ____ is regarded as one of the quality
papers in Britain.
Ⅲ.Decide whether the
following statements are True (T) or False (F) and
write your answer
at the corresponding place
on the ANSWER SHEET.(20 points)
31 The
Scottish people all over the world celebrate their
most beloved national poet by holding a
Burns
Supper on the evening of his death.
32
Beowulf is one of the oldest of the early “Old
English” literary works.
33 MSc stands for
Master of Science.
34 The
international tennis championships was held in
Wimbledon.
35 John Le Carre wrote “ Smiley’s
People”.
36 GCSE stands for General
Certificate of Secondary Education.
37.
Diplomatic relations between Australia and China
established in the1970s.
38 Most advertising
in Britain is carried in newspapers.
39.
Australia have five states.
40 BHP is The Broken Hill Proprietary Company
Limited, which is the biggest and most
important iron and steel products producer in
Australia.
Ⅳ.Questions and answers.
Answer the following questions in detail. Write
your answer at
the appropriate place on the
ANSWER SHEET. (30 points, 10 points for each)
41. How do the British celebrate the Queen’s
Birthday? What is the origin of this holiday?
42. Please explain independent schools in UK.
43. Please introduce Australian Broadcasting
Corporation (ABC).
（专科）英语国家概况1模拟题二
ⅠThere are 20
questions in this part. Each question is followed
by four choices marked
A,B,C and D. Choose the
correct answer to each of the questions and write
your answer at
the corresponding place on the
ANSWER SHEET.(40 points)
1 Who were the
ancestors of the English and the founders of
England?
A the Anglo-Saxons B the
Normans
C the Vikings D the
Romans
2 Which of the
following is NOT considered a characteristic of
London?
A the cultural centre B the
business centre
C the financial centre
D the sports centre
3 By whom is a “vote of no
confidence” decided?
A the House of Commons
B the House of Lords
C the two major parties
D the Prime Minister
4 Which of the following
is a tragedy written by Shakespeare?
A Dr.
Faustus B Frankenstein
C Sense
and Sensibility D Romeo and Juliet
5 Which
of the following is truly a sport of the royal
family?
A cricket B skiing
C
golfing D horse racing
6 Which of the
following has nothing to do with Easter?
A
rabbits B eggs C chicks D haggis
7 Which of the following is NOT true about the
“flats”?
A They are not considered as the
most desirable home.
B They are usually two-
storey buildings.
C They are often publicly
owned.
D All of them are of low status and are
very cheap.
8 Which countries are the
permanent members of the UN Security Council?
A France, China, Germany, Russia and Britain
B the United States, France, Britain, Germany
and Russia
C China, Russia, France, Britain
and the United States
D China, Britain,
France, United States and Japan
9 In Britain
most advertising is carried _____.
A in
newspapers B in magazines
C on
television D on radio
10 Which of the
following is the world’s oldest national
newspaper?
A The Times B The
Observer
C The Guardian D The Financial
Times
11 The Commonwealth of Australia, a
federation of the six former colonies as states,
came into
being on:
A Jan.18, 1788
B Jan.26, 1788
C Jan. 1,1901 D
April 25,1914
12 Which countryarea is
Australia’s largest export market for beef and
veal?
A Singapore
B The United Sates
C The Republic of Korea
D The Middle East
13 Schooling in
Australia between the ages of 6 and 15 is:
A free B expensive C
compulsory D optional
14 The Maori
word “Marae” means ____.
A Maori culture
B non- Maori or European
C protocol
D meeting house
15 The largest state in terms
of population is:
A Queensland B
New South Wales
C Western Australia D
Victoria
16 Who was the first country in the
world to give women the right to vote?
A
United States B New Zealand
C Britian
D Australia
17 Australia also has external
territories in:
A the Arctic Ocean and the
Indian Ocean
B the Indian Ocean and the
Atlantic Ocean
C the Pacific Ocean and the
Atlantic Ocean
D the Indian Ocean and the
Antarctic
18 The sole parent pension is
available to:
A all single parents
B
single people caring for children under 16 or
recipients of the child disability allowance
C
single parents divorced with children under 16.
D divorced or widowed old women
19 The
Head of State of New Zealand is ____.
A the
Prime Minister B the Governor-General
C
the British monarch D the Ombudsman
20
Since the early 1960s, ____ has grown to be
Australia’s largest trading partner?
A Japan
B Germany
C Britian D France
ⅡThere are altogether 10 blanks in the
following sentences. Fill in the blanks and write
your
answer at the corresponding place on the
ANSWER SHEET.(10 points)
＊ The major imports
of New Zealand are Machinery (21) ________ and
Minerals fuels.
＊Australia’s three most
important field crops are (22) ______, (23)_____
and (24)______.
＊(25) ____ is the British
oldest daily newspaper.
＊Schooling in
Australia between the ages of (26)____ and 15 is
(27)_____.
＊The media are also affected by
(28)_____, a legal act which demands that all
government
information is kept (29)____ unless
the government agrees.
＊On (30)___ each year,
Protestant “Orangemen” march through the streets,
celebrating their
victory over the Catholics.
Ⅲ Decide whether the following statements
are True (T) or False (F) and write your answer
at the corresponding place on the ANSWER
SHEET.(20 points)
31 William the Conqueror
built the Tower of London.
32. Joseph
Conrad is the author of the Heart of Darkness.
33 Spanish is the official language in
Australia.
34 In 1888
the first immigrants transported from Britain to
Australia.
first immigrants transported
from Britain to Australia.
36 On
30th October Halloween is celebrated.
37
Eisteddfod is the largest popular festival of
music making and poetry writing now in Europe.
38. BHP is The Broken Hill Proprietary Company
Limited, which is the biggest and most
important iron and steel products producer in
New Zealand.
39. Aboriginal people were the
first inhabitants of Australia.
first
settlers of New Zealand were from East Polynesia.
Ⅳ. Questions and answers. Explain the
following items. Write your answer at the
appropriate place on the ANSWER SHEET.(30
points,6 points for each)
41 comprehensive
schools
42 The Bronte sisters
43 Boxing
Day
（专科）英语国家概况1模拟题三
ⅠThere are 20
questions in this part. Each question is followed
by four choices
marked A,B,C and D. Choose the
correct answer to each of the questions and write
your answer at the corresponding place on the
ANSWER SHEET.(40 points)
1 Who were the
ancestors of the English and the founders of
England?
A the Anglo-Saxons B the
Normans
C the Vikings D the
Romans
2 Which of the
following is NOT considered a characteristic of
London?
A the cultural centre B the
business centre
C the financial centre
D the sports centre
3 By whom is a “vote of no
confidence” decided?
A the House of Commons
B the House of Lords
C the two major parties
D the Prime Minister
4 Which of the following
is a tragedy written by Shakespeare?
A Dr.
Faustus B Frankenstein
C Sense
and Sensibility D Romeo and Juliet
5 Which
of the following is truly a sport of the royal
family?
A cricket B skiing
C
golfing D horse racing
6. Which of the
following sports was NOT invented in Britain?
A football B tennis C archery
D cricket
7. On which day is Halloween
celebrated?
A 5 November B 31 October
C 17 March D 25 December
of the
following is NOT true about lie peers?
A They
are not from the aristocratic families.
B They
cannot sit in the House of Lords.
C They
earned their titles through their outstanding
achievement.
D The titles cannot be inherited
by their children.
9. Which of the following
countries does NOT have nuclear weapons
capabilities?
A Britain B Russia
C Italy D United Sates
10. Which of
the following phrases cannot be used to describe
the continent of Australia?
A The smallest
continent B the largest island
C the
highest continent D the driest continent
lia’s three most important field crops are
____.
A Cotton, barley, and sugar-cane
B Grain legume, wheat, and sugar-cane
C
wheat, barley, and sugar-cane
D wheat,
sugar-cane and cotton
is a form of:
A primary education B secondary
education
C post-secondary education D
private education
13 In 1787, Britain decided
to colonize Australia because
A Captain Cook’s account of his discovery was
not interesting
B Britain
wanted to control the gold mines in Australia
C Australia was an attractive place to English
people
D Britain needed new places to
transport its criminals
14 The state that had
the first British settlement is ____.
A
Queensland B New South Wales C Western
Australia D Victoria
15 Radio Australia is
________.
A a domestic radio service in
Australia
B an English-language
international radio service
C the overseas
service of the ABC
D the overseas
service of the SBS
16 Who was the first
country in the world to give women the right to
vote?
A United States B New Zealand
C Britain D Australia
17 Which of the
following statements is correct?
A Australia
is the world’s largest producer and exporter of
wool
B Australia is the world’s largest
exporter of agricultural products
C Australia
is the world’s largest producer and exporter of
sugar
D Australia is the world’s largest
producer and exporter of dairy products
18
Which of the following is NOT true about St
Patrick?
A He was once made a slave in
Ireland
B He brought Christianity to Ireland
C He drove snakes out of Ireland
D He was
a druid
19Which of the following is NOT one of
the major imports of New Zealand?
A Fruit
B Machinery C Vehicles D Mineral fuels
20 In 1769,, ____ visited New Zealand and
claimed it for Britain
A Abel Tasman
B James Cook
C Christian missionaries
D sealers and whalers
ⅡThere are
altogether 10 blanks in the following sentences.
Fill in the blanks and write
your answer at
the corresponding place on the ANSWER SHEET.(10
points)
* The island of Great Britain is made
up of 21____, 22____ and Wales.
*The most
important function of the parliament is to 23
____.
* Two famous public schools in England
are (24) ____ and（25）____.
* The (26)____
were the first inhabitants of Australia They have
lived on the continental for 40
000 to 60 000
years. They lived on (27)_____ and (28)_____.
Their lives were strictly governed
by laws and
observances.
* The Australia’s government
system and practices follow the Western political
tradition,
especially those of (29)___ and
(30 )_____.
Ⅲ Match the English with
its corresponding Chinese meaning. Write your
answer at the
corresponding place on the
ANSWER SHEET.(20 points)
31 Many British
people like to participate in the popular sport of
fishing. It is sometimes called
Angling.
32 The majority of people in Scotland live in
the Highlands.
33 Three major
national parties in Britain are The Conservative
Party, the Labour Party and the
Liberal
Democrats.
34 The British parliament
consist of the Queen, the House of Lords and the
House of Commons.
35 The largest city in
Scotland is Moray.
36 There are 1000
newspapers in Britain.
37 The capital of
Australia is Canberra.
38 The official
languages in New Zealand are English and Maori.
39 The international tennis championships is
held in Wimbledon.
40 The ABC in
Australia stand for Australian Broadcasting
Corporation.
ⅣQuestions and answers.
Explain the following items. Write your answer at
the
appropriate place on the ANSWER SHEET.(30
points,6 points for each)
41 the Anglo-
Saxons
42 The Liberal Democrats
43
Postmodernism