2015中职第2学期期末考试英语国家概况试卷.doc

北京人文大学2005-2006学年第2学期期末考试 《英语国家概况》试卷 专业 班级 姓名 分数 全部题目用英文作答，并将答案写在答题纸的相应位置上，否则不计分。Read the following unfinished statements or questions carefully. For each unfinished statement or question, four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D are given. Choose the one that you think best completes the statement or answers the question. Write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space on the answer sheet. (40 points, 1 point for each) 1. On the island of Great Britain, there are _______. four political divisions --- England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland four political divisions --- England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland three political divisions --- England, Scotland, and Wales three political divisions --- England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland 2. Who invaded and conquered Britain for the first time in 55 BC? A. Emperor Claudius B. Julius Caesar C. King Alfred D. King Ethelred 3. Who is the author of Murder in the Cathedral? A. Christopher Marlowe B. T. S. Eliot C. Ben Johnson D. Thomas Becket 4. In England, the most famous of the Catholic conspiracies was _______. A. the Cobham’s Plot B. the Gunpowder Plot C. the murder of Thomas Becket D. the execution of Mary Queen of Scots 5. English colonial expansion began with the colonization of ________. A. India B. Australia C. Canada D. Newfoundland 6. The economic policy Britain pursued in the 1950s and 1960s was based on the theory of ______. A. Karl Marx B. Margaret Thatcher C. John Maynard Keynes D. Adam Smith 7. The Royal National Eisteddfod is a(n) _____ festival of poetry, music and other arts. A. English B. Scottish C. Welsh D. Irish 8. The British constitution is made up of the following except _______.