PartVI英语国家概况知识练习150+30题星火英语《2008英语专业8级考试人文知识与改错》1．TheDeclarationofIndependencewasadoptedbytheSecondContinentalCongressonJuly4,________.A.1774B.1778C.1775D.17762．ThelargestlakeinBritainis________.A.LochLomondB.theLoughNeaghC.WindermereD.Ullswater3.TheoriginoftheAmericanpartysystemcanbetracedto_________.A.thestrugglebetweentheRoyalistsandrevolutionariesintheWarofIndependenceB.theconstitutionaldebatebetweentheFederalistsandtheanti-FederalistsC.thestrugglebetweenthosewhoupheldslaveryandthosewhoopposedslaveryD.thestrugglebetweentheelectionsofPresident4.TheHundredyears’WarbetweenBritainandFrancewasfought_______.A.from1327to1453B.from1337to1453C.from1347to1453D.from1357to14535.ThesecondlargeststateoftheUnitedStatesis_________.A.TexasB.AlaskaC.CaliforniaD.Hawaii6.Americanpresidentsareelected___________.A.everytwoyearsB.everyfouryearsC.everyfiveyearsD.everysixyears7.Australiaistheworld’slargestexporterof__________.A.wheatB.dairyproductsC.meatD.wool8.BritainisseparatedfromtherestofEuropebytheEnglishChannelinthe__________andtheNorthSeaintheeastA.eastB.southC.westD.north9.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutthePrimeMinisterinBritain?A.Heisappointedbytheparliament.B.HeisMinisterfortheCivilService.C.HesitsintheHouseofCommons.D.Heiselectedeveryfouryears.10.In1608,Frenchexplorer,SamueldeChamplainestablishedhishabitationin_________.A.MontrealB.OttawaC.QuebecD.Toronto11.InAmericathejustice司法isheadedby________________A.thePresidentB.CongressC.theSupremeCourtD.theSecretaryGeneral12.TheEnglishParliamentisoriginatedfrom___________.A.ModelParliamentB.AllEstatesParliamentC.GreatCouncilD.LongParliament13.Theworld’slargestfreshwaterlakeisLake__________.A.SuperiorB.OntarioC.VictoriaD.Michigan14.TheBritishpeoplehold____________asthefestivaltorememberthepeoplewhodiedinthetwoWorldWars.A.EasterMondayB.ArmisticeDayC.GuyFawkesDayD.BoxingDay15.The1920’sintheUnitedStateshasbeendescribedasaperiodof__________.A.culturerevivalB.lossofpurposeC.developmentofscienceandtechnologyD.materialsuccessandspiritualfrustration16.Oxfordison___________.A.theThamesRiverB.RiverClydeC.theSevernRiverD.theGreatLakes17.WhatisNOTtrueforBritain’stemperature?A.Itisgenerallymildandtemperate.B.Ithasfrequentchanges.C.Itisofthemaritimetype.D.Itoftenhasextremesoftemperature.18.ThethirdlargestpoliticalpartyinAustraliais________.A.theAustralianLaborPartyB.theLiberalpartyofAustraliaC.theNationalPartyofAustraliaD.theDemocraticPartyofAustralia19.WhichofthefollowinglanguagesisNOTspokeninScotland?A.EnglishB.ScottishC.GaelicD.Danish20.AmongthemosttypicalEnglishsports,_________hasbeeninexistencesincethe16thcentury.A.rugbyB.soccerC.cricketD.boxing21.TheearliestinstitutionofhigherlearningsetupinAmericawas________.A.CaliforniaUniversityB.YaleUniversityC.HarvardCollegeD.ChicagoUniversity22.WhichofthefollowingtribesfirstcametoBritain?A.AnglosB.SaxonsC.JutesD.Celts23.OntheislandofGreatBritain,thereare_____________.A.fourpoliticaldivisions,England,Scotland,WalesandNorthernIrelandB.fourpoliticaldivisions,England,Scotland,WalesandIrelandC.threepoliticaldivisions,England,ScotlandandWalesD.threepoliticaldivisions,England,ScotlandandNorthernIreland24.ThethemeofThanksgivinghasalwaysbeen________.A.friendshipandhappinessB.peaceandplenty,healthandhappinessC.cooperationandricerewardD.loveandhappiness25.InBritainon...
