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1.The ancestors of the Welsh are _____.A.the CeltsB.the RomansC.the AnglesD.the Normans

2.Which of the following is not one of the three Germanic tribes that came to

be the basis of modern English race?A.the Viking DanesB.the AnglesC.the SaxonsD.the Jutes

3.The historical Arthur is believed by most historians as a ____ warrior.A.CelticB AngloC SaxonD Norman

1.For much of the Middle Ages, Britain was ruled by a(n)______-speaking ari

stocracy.A.EnglishB.FrenchC.GermanD.Gaelic

1.Normans under William the Conqueror invaded England from France, defeatin

g the Saxon king Harold at the Battle of _ Hastings _ in 1066.2.The full name of the United Kingdom is _ The United Kingdom of Great

Britain and the Northern Ireland _.3.The two largest islands of the British Isles are _ Britain _ and _ Ireland

_.,4.All the kings of the Middle Ages in Britain spoke _ French _ as their mothe

r tongue, and after the Hundred Years’ War, the _ English _ language took its place.5.What are the main consequences of the Norman Conquest?

The significance of Norman Conquest lies in the following aspects: the foundation of aristocracy, the final unification of England, the great administrative proce, and a link to France.Unit 2 Textbook P64-65 Shakespeare and Dickens

10.One of the following took place during the Elizabethan age:

A.the making of the Magna Carta

B.the defeat of the Spanish Armada by the English navy

C.the rule of Alfred the Great

D.the defeat of King Harold by France

11.In England, the monarch, declared that the Pope was no longer head of the Church of England.A.Bloody MaryC.King Henry VB.Queen Elizabeth I.D.King Henry VIII

12.Three of the following were characteristics of the Elizabethan age.Which of the four is the exception?

A.Queen Elizabeth advocated the Divine Right and quarreled with Parliament.B.Protestantism gradually became the dominant faith.C.This was the age of literature when Shakespeare lived and when English literature bloomed.D.This was the age of adventure on the sea.13.Victorianism was characterized by the following except

A.It was in an age of imperialism

B.It saw the great progre in sciences with Charles Darwin as a prominent figure.C.It was the age when the great progre was made in the field of communications.D.It was an age when the Battle of Hastings was won by the Duke of Wellington.14.The Origin of Species was written by _Charles Darwin(1809-92)_.15.All English official documents bear the initials OHMS which stands for _On Her / His Majesty’s Service_.16.In Britain, the executive(行政的)power is in the hands of _The Queen _.17.Queen Victoria takes the credit of the longest reign in British history.18.In the “Grab for Africa” Britain got the lion’s share, which confirmed its supremacy.19.What were the main features of the Elizabethan age?

The Elizabethan age is often remembered by two things.The first is literature, especially the literature of Shakespeare.It was at the age that Shakespeare lived and English literature bloomed.The second is adventure on the sea.The victory of English fleets marked the beginning of an English naval tradition.20.Explain the atmosphere of Victorianism.Victorianism was an age of national development and national optimism.Tremendous social reform took place.The greatest progre of all was made in the field of communications.Victorian family life had the quality of stability and the Victorians were extremely religious.It was also an age of imperialism.Unit 5

I.Blank-filling

1.The nickname for the USA national flag is “__OldGlory__”.2.The state of __virginia__ was named in honor of Queen Elizabeth I.3.As US national motto, “E Pluribus Unum” means _ “out of many, one” _

5.As pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, Mark Twain means _Mark Number 2_.6.The largest state in terms of area is _ Alaska _ and the largest state in terms of population is _ California _.7.The meaning of Miiippi is “_ FatherofWaters _”.8.Some _ Puritans __, called the Pilgrims, croed the Atlantic in the ship Mayflower and settled at Plymouth, Maachusetts in 1620.9.The writer O.Henry called _Thanksgiving Day_ the one holiday that is purely American.10.The first shot in the American War of Independence was heard at the village of _Lexington _ on April 19, 1775.11.In May, 1775, _2 Continental Congre_ met in Philadelphia and began to aume the functions of a national government.12.On June 14, 1776, the second Continental Congre officially appointed _Georgnde Washington_ as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army.13._Thomas Jefferson_ was instructed by the Committee of Five to write the Declaration of Independence.14.The Independence Day of the United States is on _ July 4th_.15.On January 1, 1863, President Lincoln iued the _Emancipation Proclamation_, which granted freedom to all slaves in areas still controlled by the Confederacy.16.The famous “that this government of the people, by the people, for the people” was from _ The Gettysburg Addre _

17.The 2nd Amendment in the Bill of Rights granted the American people the right to keep and bear _ arms __.18.The most extreme form of Jim Crow violence is _lynching _.19._Chinked-out _ is a new musical style created by Lee-Hom Wang, which blends Chinese traditional music with Western hip-hop rhythms.20._ The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 _ serves as the first in US history to ban a specific racial group from entering America.II.Multiple-Choice

21.Which of the following states is called “the Old Colony State”?

A.PennsylvaniaB.MaachusettsC.DelawareD.Georgia

22.The term “Father of Waters” is used to refer to __________.A.the Amazon RiverC.the Miiippi RiverB.the Nile RiverD.the Hudson River

23.Which of the following was not first grown by Native Americans?

A.potatoC.pumpkinB.cabbageD.corn

24.The first colony at Jamestown in Virginia survived because the colonists discovered a way to earn money.Which of the following was discovered by the Virginians?

A.shipping cotton to Europe

B.growing tobacco in Virginia

C.making a profit by fishing

D.growing cotton

25.Three of the following were the motives of the English Puritans who went to New England as immigrants.Which was the exception?

A.They believed that the Church of England was not Catholic enough.B.They believed that the Church of England was too Catholic in religious practices.C.They were persecuted in England.D.They wanted to established a colony based on their own religious ideals.26.Thanksgiving Day is originally celebrated by people for _____.A.healthB.safetyC.freedomD.harvest

27._____ was the only Founding Father to sign the Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution, the Treaty of Alliance with France, and the Treaty of Paris.A.George WashingtonB.Thomas JeffersonC.Benjamin FranklinD.John Adams

28.The following words of wisdom were given by Benjamin Franklin except _____

A.A penny saved is a penny earned.B.All for one, one for all.([法] Dumas pére大仲马)

C.Time is money.D.Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.29.George Washington served _ B.two _ term(s)as US President.30.The author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin was ____________.A.Thomas PaineB.Barbara SmithC.Harriet Beecher StoweD.Mark Twain

31.The following people played a great role in Civil Rights Movement except _____.A.Emmett TillB.Rosa ParksC.Oprah WinfreyD.Martin Luther King, Jr.32.Angel Island was destroyed by _____ in 1940 and was never reopened.A.an earthquakeB.a thunderstormC.a fireD.a flood

33.Which Act removed the last barriers to Chinese immigration initiating a new era in the history of America’s melting pot?

A.The Chinese Exclusion ActB.The Chinese Exclusion Repeal Act

C.The Immigration ActD.The Walter-McCarren Act

34.Which of the following is not a slur word?

A.blondeB.chinkC.niggerD.round-eye