教师公开招聘考试小学英语-英美概况-2.doc

教师公开招聘考试小学英语-英美概况-2
一、单项选择(总题数：62，分数：100.00)
1.Which zone doesn"t lie in Great Britain?
 A.Scotland
 B.England
 C.Northern Ireland √
 D.Wales
解析： 考查英美概况知识。英国由大不列颠岛(Great Britain)和北爱尔兰岛(Northern Ireland)组成。其中大不列颠岛包括三个部分：英格兰(England)，苏格兰(Scotland)，威尔士(Wales)。
2.Scotland is in the ______ of Great Britain.
 A.east
 B.west
 C.south
 D.north √
解析： 考查英美概况知识。苏格兰是大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国下属的地区之一，位于大不列颠岛北部。
3.The largest lake in Britain is ______.
 A.Loch Lomond
 B.Neagh Lough √
 C.Windermere
 D.Ullswater
解析： 内伊湖是英国最大的湖。
4.Which of the following tribes first came to Britain?
 A.Anglos
 B.Saxons
 C.Jutes
 D.Celts √
解析： 最早来英国的部族是凯尔特部族
5.______ brought the new religion, Christianity to Britain.
 A.The Celts
 B.The Anglo-Saxon
 C.Jutes
 D.The Romans √
解析： 罗马人把基督教这门新宗教带到了不列颠。
6.The majority of the current populations in the UK are decedents of all the followings respectively EXCEPT
 A.the Anglos
 B.the Celts
 C.the Jutes √
 D.the Saxons
解析：
7.The Norman Conquest of ______ is perhaps the best-known event in England history.
 A.1063
 B.1064
 C.1065
 D.1066 √
解析： 1066年的诺曼征服也许是英国历史上的最著名事件。
8.Which of the following is NOT true of the Hundred Years" War?
 A.A war between France and England.
 B.It was conventionally dated 1337-1453.
 C.The English kings attempted to dominate France.
 D.All English conquests had been solidified by 1453. √
解析： 百年战争是英国与法国之间的一场战争，时间为1337—1453年，英国皇族企图吞并法国，战争之初曾取得一连串的军事胜利，并占领法国北部的大部分地区，但到1453年，他们又最终丢失了而不是巩固了全部占领的领地。
9.How does the Wars of the Roses get the name?
 A.The war is righted to get the roses.
 B.The war took place in the time when roses were in blossom.
 C.The war was righted because of love affair.
 D.The two sides raised the banner of rose. √
解析： 玫瑰战争是因为两方打着玫瑰的横幅。
10.The English Civil War is also called ______.
 A.the Puritan Revolution √
 B.the second Magna Carta
 C.the Long Parliament
 D.the Anglican War
解析： 英国内战又称为清教徒革命。
11.To its full sense, the British Parliament consists of ______.
 A.the House of Lords and the House of Commons
 B.the House and the Senate
 C.the Queen and the House of Lords
 D.the Sovereign, the House of Lords and the House of Commons √
解析： 英国议会由君主、上议院和下议院组成。
12.In Britain, ______ has the ultimate authority of legislation.
 A.the Queen
 B.the House of Commons √
 C.the House of Lords
 D.the Prime Minister
解析： 在英国，下议院拥有最终立法权。在名义上，女王是国家元首、最高司法长官、武装部队总司令、英格兰教会最高领袖，也参加立法机关活动。在现实政治生活中主要扮演礼仪性角色。上议院是英国最高司法机关，议长由大法官兼任。
13.There are two major national parties in Britain: the Conservative Party and ______.
 A.the Liberal Party
 B.the Democratic Party
 C.the Labor Party √
 D.the Republican Party
解析： 英国两大主要政党是保守党和工党。
14.The real power of the British govermnent lies in ______.
 A.the House of Commons
 B.the cabinet headed by the Prime Minister √
 C.the Prime Minister
 D.the Queen
解析： 在君主立宪制下，国王的作用更侧重于其象征意义，而实权为内阁所有，内阁由首相率领。
15.Most of the practical work of the government is done by ______.
 A.the prime minister
 B.the cabinet ministers
 C.the heads of departments
 D.the civil servant √
解析： 首相、内阁阁员和部长都属于政府工作的制定者、管理者和决策者，大部分工作都是国家公务员执行实施的。
16.Where is the chief agricultural land in Britain?
 A.In the east and southeast. √
 B.In the northeast.
 C.In the south.
 D.In the north.
解析： 英国的农业主要位于东部和东南部地区。
17.Britain became a world leader in ______ dining the middle of the 19th century.
 A.iron and steel industry
 B.textile industry
 C.shipbuilding √
 D.farming
解析： 英国在19世纪中期的时候成为了造船业的领导者。
18.In the 1960s pop music underwent a revolution when ______ become world famous and turned their hometown of Liverpool into a place of pilgrimage.
 A.the Beach Boys
 B.the Rolling Stone
 C.the Animals
 D.the Beatles √
解析： 20世纪60年代，一种新的流行文化——披头士，出现在英国的利物浦。这是由一群年轻人组成披头士乐队，又称甲壳虫乐队。
19.Among the most typical English sports, ______ has been in existence since the 16th century.
 A.rugby
 B.soccer
 C.cricket √
 D.boxing
解析： 板球是英国人最典型的体育运动，自从16世纪以来已存在。
20.Where is the international tennis championships held?
 A.Wembley
 B.Wimbledon √
 C.St. Andrews
 D.Clapham
解析： 温布尔登两周赛，这是四大满贯网球锦标赛之一，因此国际的网球比赛在温布尔登举办。
21.______ is the home of golf.
 A.England
 B.Scotland √
 C.Wales
 D.Ireland
解析： 高尔夫球的故里是苏格兰，自从17世纪以来这项运动就在那儿盛行。
22.______ is sometimes called the birthplace of America.
 A.New England √
 B.The South
 C.The West
 D.The Midwest
解析： 新英格兰是美国的发源地，美国独立战争爆发于此。
23.______ is America"s leading center of heavy industry.
 A.The Midwest √
 B.The Northeast
 C.The Ameriean South
 D.Pacific Coast
解析： 中西部地区是主要的制造业区和最主要的重工业中心。
24.The backbone of the North America refers to ______.
 A.Appalachian Mountain
 B.Rocky Mountains √
 C.Cascade Mountains
 D.Sierra Nevada Mountains
解析： 落基山脉是北美大陆的脊梁。
25.The term "Father of Waters" is used to refer to ______.
 A.the Amazon River
 B.the Mississippi River √
 C.Father of Life
 D.Mother of Life
解析： 美国的“众河之父”指的是密西西比河。
26.______ is the dividing line between the South and North.
 A.The Mississippi River
 B.The Hudson River
 C.The Ohio River
 D.The Missouri River √
解析： 美国南北的分界线是密苏里河，东西的分界线是密西西比河。
27.When people talk about "the new world", they refer to ______.
 A.the UK
 B.the USA √
 C.France
 D.Spain
解析： 考查英美概况知识。根据历史知识，哥伦布在1492年发现的新大陆是指美洲，故选B。
28.The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, ______.
 A.1774
 B.1778
 C.1775
 D.1776 √
解析： 《独立宣言》是在1776年6月4日第二届大陆会议上签署的。
29.The War of 1812 was fought between ______.
 A.England and France
 B.England and the United States
 C.France and the United States
 D.Britain, Canada and the United States √
解析： 1812年6月。关国向英国宣战，成为第二次英美战争，其真实用意在于加拿大。英、加、美都卷入战争。
30.During World War Ⅱ, the leaders of the United States, ______ and Britain met three times.
 A.Canada
 B.France
 C.the Soviet Union √
 D.Italy
解析： 二战期间，美、苏、英三国领导人共会晤了三次。
31.The North Atlantic Treaty was signed in ______.
 A.1946
 B.1947
 C.1948
 D.1949 √
解析：
32.The most famous leader of black movements in the US was ______.
 A.Douglas
 B.Martin Luther King √
 C.Malcolm X
 D.Garrison
解析： 美国黑人运动中最有名的领袖是马丁·路德金。
33.When the president of the US signs an act passed by Congress into law, it still can be cancelled if ______.
 A.the lower federal court decides that it goes against previous laws
 B.the Supreme Court decides that it goes against previous laws
 C.the lower federal court decides it is unconstitutional
 D.the Supreme Court decides it is unconstitutional √
解析： 美国实行三权分立，如果美国总统签署了一项法案经国会允许成为法律，但是如果是违宪的话，最高法院仍然可以将他取消。
34.In US, the two major national parties are the Democratic Party and ______.
 A.the Liberal Party
 B.the Democratic Party
 C.the Labor Party
 D.the Republican Party √
解析： 美国两大主要政党是民主党和共和党。
35.The following are the factors that have contributed to the development of the US economy EXCEPT ______.
 A.the vast space and resources of the land
 B.the ideal economic opportunity
 C.English as its national language √
 D.hard work by the people
解析： 促进美国经济快速发展的原因不包括英语作为国家的语言。其余三项都是促进美国经济发展的原因。
36.The "basic" taught in the American elementary schools are ______.
 A.social studies, arithmetic and reading
 B.science, reading, writing and arithmetic
 C.reading, writing and arithmetic √
 D.physical education, reading and writing
解析：
37.Rock-and-roll in the early 1960s in the United States was music for ______.
 A.teenagers √
 B.black audience
 C.white adult audience
 D.people of all ages
解析： 摇滚乐是年轻人的一种音乐。
38.Of all the symbols, which are considered to represent fertility and new life and are most frequently associated with Easter?
 A.The pumpkin and the turkey.
 B.The lamb and the beef.
 C.The spring peas and the potatoes.
 D.The egg and the hare. √
解析： 鸡蛋和野兔被认为是多产和新生活的象征，是复活节的象征物。
39.October 31st is ______ according to American culture.
 A.Halloween √
 B.Easter
 C.Thanksgiving
 D.Christmas Day
解析： 考查美国文化。Halloween万圣节是10月31日；Easter复活节，每年过春分月圆后的第一个星期天，其日期是不固定的；Thanksgiving感恩节是每年11月的第四个星期四：Christmas Day圣诞节是12月25日。故选A。
40.In area, the United States is the ______ largest country in the world.
 A.2nd
 B.3rd
 C.4th √
 D.5th
解析： 按领土面积计算，美国是继俄罗斯、加拿大、中国之后的第四名。
41.Mauna Loa, the world"s largest active volcano, is located in ______.
 A.Hawaii √
 B.Alaska
 C.Texas
 D.Perth
解析： Mauna Loa(莫纳罗亚山)是世界上最大的活火山，位于美国Hawaii(夏威夷)。
42.All the following universities are located in New England EXCEPT ______.
 A.Yale
 B.Harvard
 C.MIT
 D.Berkeley √
解析： Berkeley(伯克利)，是加利福尼亚大学分院，位于美国加利福尼亚西部而新英格兰地区包括美国的六个州，由北至南分别为：缅因州、新罕布夏州、佛蒙特州、马萨诸塞州、罗德岛、康乃狄克州。
43.Which country is known as the Land of Maple Leaf?
 A.Canada √
 B.New Zealand
 C.Great Britain
 D.The United States of America
解析： 加拿大被誉为“枫叶之国”。
44.What forms a natural boundary between Mexico and the United States?
 A.The Rio Grande River √
 B.The Southern Rocky Mountains
 C.The Colorado River
 D.The Gulf of California
解析： The Rio Grande River(格兰德河)形成了美国与墨西哥的自然分界线。
45.The emblem of the Democratic Party of America is ______.
 A.elephant
 B.donkey √
 C.bear
 D.bull
解析： 19世纪70年代，在美国的《哈泼斯周刊》上，曾先后出现了政治漫画家托马斯·纳斯特的两幅画，分别以长耳朵的驴和长鼻子的象比拟美国民主党和共和党。后来，纳斯特又在一幅画中同时画进了象和驴，比喻当时的两党竞选。自那以后，驴和象就逐渐成为美国两大党的象征，两党也分别以驴、象作为党徽的标记。
46.In 1620, 201 Pilgrims, to escape religious persecution, sailed to the New World in a ship called May Flower. They arrived at ______.
 A.New York
 B.Georgia
 C.Virginia
 D.Plymouth √
解析： 1620年，朝拜者为了逃离宗教迫害，乘坐五月花号，在新英格兰的普利茅斯落脚。
47.The Grand Canyon in south-western ______ is one of nature"s most impressive sights.
 A.Utah
 B.Arizona √
 C.Nevada
 D.Idaho
解析： 大峡谷位于美国西南部的亚利桑那州。
48.In the United States, the largest immigration movement took place ______.
 A.right after the War of Independence
 B.in the mid-1800
 C.at the turn of the 20th century √
 D.right after the Civil War
解析： 1815年至1917年间发生了美国历史上的三大移民。第一次是1800年中开始，第二次是1860到1890年，第三次，也是移民人数最多的一次，是1890年到1914年。
49.The theme of Thanksgiving Day has always been ______.
 A.friendship and happiness
 B.peace and plenty, health and happiness √
 C.cooperation and rich reward
 D.love and happiness
解析： 感恩节的主题是：和平、富足、健康和幸福。
50.Which of the following is the oldest sport in the United States?
 A.baseball √
 B.tennis
 C.basketball
 D.American football
解析： 美国的体育文化脱胎于棒球，一直以来，棒球就一直是人们的最爱。作为最古老的美式运动，棒球的形态一直保存完整。
51.The world-famous Harvard University is in ______.
 A.Massachusetts √
 B.New York
 C.Washington D.C.
 D.Maine
解析： 哈佛大学位于马萨诸塞州的剑桥(Cambridge)镇。
52.Which of the following statements about American education is wrong?
 A.Elementary and secondary education in America is free and compulsory.
 B.Private schools are financially supported by religious or nonreligious private organizations or individuals.
 C.There are more public colleges and universities than the private ones. √
 D.Credits taken at community colleges are normally applicable to requirement for a four-year bachelor"s degree.
解析： 在美国，私立高等教育机构要多于公立的。像麻省理工、耶鲁大学、哈佛大学都是私立的。
53.______ is a symbol of American theatre and world-class entertainment.
 A.Broadway √
 B.Wall Street
 C.The Fifth Avenue
 D.Times Square
解析： 百老汇是一条由南向北贯穿曼哈顿全岛的大道，其中心地带是在第42街“时代广场”附近，周围云集了几十家剧院，上演被称为现代歌舞剧的剧目。
54.______ is not a tourist attraction in the United States.
 A.Yellowstone National Park
 B.Grand Canyon
 C.St. Patrick"s Cathedral
 D.Stonehenge √
解析： Stonehenge在英国，是古代城池的遗迹。
55.Of the five Great Lakes on the border between Canada and the United States, ______ is the only one entirely in the U.S..
 A.Lake Huron
 B.Lake Ontario
 C.Lake Erie
 D.Lake Michigan √
解析： 在五大湖中，完全在美国境内的只有密歇根湖。
56.When did the Renaissance reach its height with its centre moving to Milan, then to Rome and created High Renaissance?
 A.In the 16th century √
 B.In the 15th century
 C.In the 11th century
 D.In the 17th century
解析： 欧洲的文艺复兴开始于意大利的佛罗伦萨和威尼斯，随后随着其中心移到米兰，再到罗马，文艺复兴在16世纪达到了High Renaissance(鼎盛时期)(1493—1530)。
57.The home of golf is ______.
 A.Scotland √
 B.England
 C.Wales
 D.Ireland
解析： 高尔夫球的故里是苏格兰，自从17世纪以来这项运动就在那儿盛行。
58.How many members are there in the House of Commons of Britain?
 A.650
 B.524
 C.72
 D.651 √
解析： 英国众议院共有651名议员。
59.The Tories were the forerunners of ______, which still bears this nickname today.
 A.the Labour Party
 B.the Conservative Party √
 C.the Liberal Party
 D.the Social Democratic Party
解析： 托利党是英国保守党的前身。
60.In Canada, laws must be passed by both Houses and signed by ______.
 A.the Governor General √

 B.the Prime Minister
 C.Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ
 D.Head of the Supreme Court
解析： 在加拿大法律是由总督签署的。
61.Australia is the world"s largest exporter of ______.
 A.wheat
 B.dairy products
 C.meat
 D.wool √
解析： 澳大利亚是最大的羊毛出口国。
62.______ is a national symbol in New Zealand.
 A.The kiwi √
 B.Kangaroo
 C.A unique flower
 D.Koala
解析： 几维鸟是新西兰国家的标志。