49. 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
50. Many early Chinese immigrants worked in the mining industry, especially in the _____. A. gold mines B. silver mines C. coal mines D. copper mines 51. The Declaration of Independence was drafted by _____.
A. James Madison B. Thomes Jefferson C. Alexander Hamilton D. George Washington 52. On July 4, 1776, _____ adopted the Declaration of Independerce. A. the First Continental Congress B. the Second Continental Congress C. the Third Continental Congress D. the Constitutional Convention
53. The victory of _____ was the turning point of the War of Independence. A. Saratoga B. Gettysburg C. Trenton D. Yorktown
54. Ten amendments introduced by James Madison in 1789 were added to the Constitution. They are knows as _____.
A. the Articles of Confederation B. the Bill of Right C. the Civil Rights D. Federalist Papers
55. President Jefferson bought _____ from France and doubled the country’s territory. A. New Mexico B. the Louisiana Territory C. Kansas D. Ohio
56. The Declaration of Independence came from the theory of British philosopher _____. A. Paul Revere B. John Locke C. Cornwallis D. Frederick Douglass 57. During the WWII, the Axis powers were mainly made up by __. A. Germany, France and Japan B. France, Japan and Britain C. Germany, Italy and Britain D. German, Italy and Japan
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58. The Progressive Movement is a movement demanding government regulation of the _____ and _____ conditions.
A. economy/political B. social/political C. economy/social D. political/cultural 59. As a result of WWI, _____ was not one of the defeated nations. A. Germany B. Austro-Hungary C. Ottoman D. Russia
60. The aim of President Roosevelt’s New Deal was to “save American _____.” A. economy B. politics C. society D. democracy 答 案
I. Multiple Choices: Choose one right answer from the four choices.
1. B 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. D 6. C 7. A 8. C 9. B 10. D 11. D 12. B 13. A 14. C 15. D 16. B 17. A 18. D 19. A 20. C 21. C 22. B 23. D 24. C 25. A 26. C 27. C 28. D 29. A 30. A 31. D 32. D 33. A 34. D 35. A 36. D 37. C 38. A 39. D 40. D 41.C 42. C 43. D 44. A 45. D 46. A 47. D 48. D 49. C 50. A 51. B 52. B 53. A 54. B 55. B 56. B 57. D 58. C 59. D 60. D II. Fill in the blanks:
1. Ceographically speaking, the north and west of Britain are _______, while the east and south-east are mostly______.
2. Welsh is located in the ______ of Great Britain.
3. The ancestors of the English ______, while the Scots, Welsh and Irish the ______.
4. In the mid-5th century, three Teuronic tribes ______, _____, and _____ invaded Britain. Among them, the _____ gave their name to English people.
5. The battle of _______ witnessed the death of Harold in October, 1066. 6. Under William, the ______ system in England was completely established.
7. The property record in William’s time is known as ______, which was compiled in _____.
8. _____’s grave became a place of pilgrimage in and beyond chaucer’s time after he was murdered. 9. ______ was the deadly bubonic plague, which reduced England’s population from four million to ______ million by the end of the 14th century.
10. One of the consequences of the Uprising of 1381 was the emergence of a new class of ______ farmers.
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11. James I and his son Charles I both believed firmly in ______.
12. During the Civil War, the Cavaliers supported ________, while the Roundheads supported _______.
13. After the Civil War, Oliver Cromwell declared England a ______, later, he became _________. 14. In 1707, the Act of _______ united England and ______.
15. The two parties originated with the Glorious Revolution were _____ and _______. The former were the forerunners of the ______ Party, the latter were of the ______ party.
16. In 1765, the Scottish inventor _____ produced a very efficient _____ that could be applied to textile and other machinery.
17. After the Industrial Revolution, Britain became the “______” of the world. 18. During the Second World War ________ led Britain to final victory in 1945. 19. In 1974 and 1977, the two ______ shock caused inflation to rise dramatically. 20. Natural gas was discovered in 1965 and oil in 1970 under _______. 21. _______ has Europe’s largest collection of foreign owned chip factories.
22. New industries in Britain include______, ______ and other high-tech industries.
23. The party which wins the second largest number of seats becomes the official ______, with its own leader and “______ cabinet”.
24. The Prime Minister is appointed by ______, and his/her official residence is _____. 25. There are two tiers of local government throughout England and Wales: _____ and ______. 26. The criminal law in Britain presumes the _____ of the accused until he has been proved guilty beyond reasonable doubt.
27. The jury usually consists of _______ persons in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and _____ persons in Scotland.
28. The ultimate court of appeal in civil cases throughout the UK is _______.
29. In Britain the welfare state applies mainly to _____, national insurance and ______. 30. The two established churches in Britain are ____ and _____.
31. Education in the UK is compulsory for all between the ages of (______ in Northen Ireland) and _____.
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32. In the past children in Britain were allocated to different secondary schools on the basis of selection tests known as _______, which was replaced by ______. 33. Education after 16 in the UK is divided into _____ and ______.
34. The most-known universities in Britain are _____ and _____ which date from the _____ and _____ centuries.
35. In ____, Alaska and Havaii became the 49th and 50th states.
36. In the Great Lakes, only _____ belongs to U.S. completely while the other four are shared with Ganada.
37. _______ is separated from the main land by Canada.
38. The Rockies, the backbone of the North American Continent, is also known as _____. 39. _____ is the largest continental state in area in the U.S.
40. The West can be divided into three parts: the Great Plains, the Rocky Mountains and _____. 41. The South is the headquarters of a large segment of the ______ and ________ industry. 42. New England is sometimes called the ______ of America.
43. _______ is considered to be one of the characteristics of the American people since one in five moves to a new home every year.
44. The first blacks were brought to north America as slaves in _____. 45. The largest group of Asian-Americans are the ______. II. Fill in the blanks:
1. highlands, lowlands 2. west 3. Anglo-Saxons, Celts 4. Jutes, Saxons, Angles, Angles 5. Hastings 6. feudal 7. Domesday Book, 1086 8. Thomas Becket 9. Black Death, two 10. yeomen 11. the Divine Right of Kings 12. the king, the Parliament 13. Commonwealth, Lord Protector 14. Union, Scotland 15. Whigs Tories Liberal Conservative 16. James Watt steam engine 17. workship 18. Winston Churchill
19. oil 20. the North Sea 21. Scotland 22. microprocessors and computer, biotechnology 23. Opposition, shadow 24. the Queen, No. 10 Downing 25. country councils, district councils 26. innocence 27. 12, 15 28. the House of Lords 29. the National Health Service, social security 30. the Church of England, the Church of Scotland 31. 5, 4, 16 32. eleven-plus, comprehensive schools 33. further education, high education
34. Oxford, Cambridge, 12th, 13th 35. 1959 36. Lake Michigan 37. Alaska 38. the Continental Divide 39. Texas 40. the Intermountain Basin and Plateau 41. rocket/missile 42. birthplace 43. Mobility 44. 1619 45. Chinese-Americans
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III. Explain the following terms.
1. the Hardian’s Wall: 2. Alfred the Great 3. William the Conqueror 4. the battle of Hastings 5. Domesday Book 6. the Great Charter 7. the Hundred Years’ War 8. Joan of Arc 9. the Black Death 10. the Wars of Roses 11. Bloody Mary 12. Elizabeth I 13. Oliver Cromwell 14. the Bill of Rights 15. Whigs and Tories 16. James Watt
17. Winston Churchill 18. Agribusiness 19. the British Constitution 20. Queen Elizabeth II 21. the Opposition 22. the Privy Council 23. common law 24. the jury
25. the NHS 26. comprehensive schools 27. public schools 28. the Great Lakes 29. New England 30. baby boom 31. the Chinese Exclusion Act 32. the Bill of Rights 33. the Emancipation Proclamation 34. the Constitutional Convention 35. the Progressive Movement
36. the Peace Conference 37. the Truman Doctrine: 38. the Marshall Plan 39. the New Frontier 40. checks and balances: III. Explain the following terms.
1. the Hardian’s Wall: It was one of the two great walls built by the Romans to keep the Picts out of the area they had conquered.
2. Alfred the Great Alfred was a strong king of the wisemen. It was created by the Anglo-Saxons to advise the king. It’s the basis of the Privy Council which still exists today. 3. William the Conqueror William was Duke of Normandy. He landed his army in Oct, 1066 and defeated king Harold. Then he was crowned king of England on Christams Day the same year. He established a strong Norman government and the feudal system in England. 4. the battle of Hastings In 1066, King Edward died with no heir, the Witan chose Harold as king. William, Duke of Normandy, invaded England. On October 14, the two armies met near Hasting. After a day’s battle, Harold was killed and his army completely defeated. So this battle was very important on the way of the Roman conquest.
5. Domesday Book Under William, the feudal system was established. William sent officials to compile a property record known as Domesday Book, which completed in 1086. It was the result of a general survey of England made in 1085. It stated the extent, value, the population, state of cultivation, and ownership of the land. It seemed to the English like the Book of doom on Judgement Day.
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