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《英语国家文化》期末考试试 I.?Multiple?Choice?(20%)? 1.The?highest?mountain?peak?in?Britain?is?called?________.? [A]?Ben?Nevis? [B]?Cross?Fell? [C]?Snowdon? [D]?Scafell? 2.The?Lake?District?is?well-known?for________.? [A]?its?wild?and?beautiful?scenery? [B]?its?varied?lakes? [C]?the?lake?Poets? [D]?all?of?the?above?three? 3.?Which?of?the?following?is?NOT?the?feature?of?British?climate?? [A]?Coldness.? [B]?More?rainy?days.? [C]?Changeability?.? [D]?More?fogs.? 4.The?established?church?of?Britain?is?________.? [A]?The?Church?of?Scotland? [B]?Free?churches? [C]?The?United?Reformed?Church? ? [D]?The?Church?of?England? 5.Easter?is?kept,?commemorating?the?________of?Jesus?Christ.? [A]?coming? [B]?birth? [C]?death? [D]?resurrection? 6.Under?Mrs.?Thatcher,?British?economy?in?1980s?gradually?____C__? [A]?declined? [B]?recessed? [C]?recovered? [D]?went?down? 7.Tertiary?industry?does?NOT?include?________.? [A]?retailing? [B]?insurance? [C]?electronics? [D]?banking? 8.In?Britain,?government?cannot?spend?any?money?without?the?permission?of?________.? [A]?the?Queen? [B]?the?Prime?Minister? [C]?the?House?of?Commons? [D]?the?House?of?Lords? 9.________?is?seen?as?the?party?of?the?“middle”,?occupying?the?ideological?ground?between?the?two?main?parties. [A]The Conservative? [B]The Labour? [C]The Liberal Democratic? [D]The Tory? 10.The general election in Britain is held every ________ years. [A]3? [B]4? [C]5? [D]6? 11.The earliest settlers on the British Isles were the ________.? [A]Celts? [B]Gaels? [C]Iberians? [D]Brythons? In 43 A.D.Romans under ________ conquered Britain. [A]Julius Caesar? [B]Claudius? [C]Augustine? [D]the Pope? ________launched the Hundred Years’ War. [A]Edward I? [B]Edward II? [C]Edward III? [D]Henry III?? 14.Black Death to some extent brought ________ to villains [A]higher wages? [B]greater freedom? [C]better life? [D]both A and B? 15.The British Industrial Revolution first began in the________ industry. [A]iron and steel? [B]textile? [C]coal-mining? [D]ship-building? The