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　　第一部分（客观题，共40分）

　　I. Directions : Read the following unfinished statements or questions carefully .For each unfinished statement or question four suggested answers A, B, C and D are given. Choose the one you think best completes the statement or answers the question.

　　Then, mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the answer sheet. （25% ）

　　1. Britain is separated from the rest of Europe by the English Channel in the _______ and the North Sea in the east.

　　A. east

　　B. south

　　C. west

　　D. north

　　2. The first known settlers of Britain were _______.

　　A. the Jutes

　　B. the Celts

　　C. the Saxons

　　D. the Iberians

　　3. The English Civil War is also called ______.

　　A. the Puritan Revolution

　　B. the second Magna Carta

　　C. the Long Parliament

　　D. the Anglican War

　　4. The Tories were the forerunners 0f _______ , which still bears the nickname today.

　　A. the Labour Party

　　B. the Liberal Party

　　C. the Social Democratic Party

　　D. the Conservative Party

　　5. In Britain only _______ of the population are farmers but they manage 7O% of the land area.

　　A. 2%

　　B. 3%

　　C. 4%

　　D. 5%

　　6. Which of the following Statements is NOT true about the Prime Minister in Britain?

　　A. He is appointed by the Queen.

　　B. He is Minister for the Civil Service.

　　C. He sits in the House of Commons.

　　D. He receives ?88,292 a year.

　　7. London''s Metropolitan Police Force is directly under the control of _______ .

　　A. the Lord Chancellor

　　B. the Home Secretary

　　C. the Attorney General

　　D. the Prime Minister

　　8. Which of the following statements is NOT true about the National Health Service?

　　A. It Provides for every resident a full range of medical services.

　　B. It is administered by the central government.

　　C. Its emergency ambulances are available for doctors'' urgent calls.

　　D. It has suffered from under funding in recent decades.

　　9. There are some _______ universities in the United Kingdom,including the Open University.

　　A. 75

　　B. 80

　　C. 85

　　D. 9O

　　10. Ireland is divided into two political parts: _______ .

　　A. Northern Ireland and southern Ireland

　　B. Southern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland

　　C. the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland

　　D. Northern Ireland and Britain

　　11. The Grand Canyon in north-western _______ is one of nature''s most impeessive sights.

　　A. Utah

　　B. Arizona

　　C. Nevada

　　D. Idaho

　　12. The first immigrants in American history came from _______ .

　　A. England and Germany

　　B. England and Ireland

　　C. England and the Netherlands

　　D. England and Spain

　　13. The United States went to war with _______ in 1812, the last war fought between these two countries.

　　A. Britain

　　B. France

　　C. Spain

　　D. Mexico

　　14. In 1932, in the depth of the depression, the American people chose _______ as their next president who promised a "new deal" to get America out of depression.

　　A. Theodore

　　B. Franklin D. Roosevelt

　　C. Woodrow Wilson

　　D. Herbert Hoover

　　15. Martin Luther King, Jr., a young black clergyman, became a national leader of the _______ Movement.

　　A. Boycott

　　B. Civil Rights

　　C. Segregation

　　D. Integration

　　16. The cultivated land in the U.S. makes up _______ of the total land, and people who are engaged in farming make up only 2.7% of the total population.

　　A. 21%

　　B. 31%

　　C. 41%

　　D. 51%

　　17. The Constitution of the United States provides that _______ shall be President of the Senate.

　　A. the Secretary of State

　　B. the Chief Justice

　　C. the President

　　D. the Vice President

　　18. The typical organizational pattern for elementary and secondary schools in the United States is that of _______ .

　　A. classified schools

　　B. vocational schools

　　C. graded schools

　　D. public schools

　　19. In the 1920s, Black Literature developed into an upsurge which has come to be known as _______ .

　　A. the Manhattan Renaissance

　　B. the Harlem Renaissance

　　C. the Black Revival

　　D. the African-American Rebirth

　　20. Of all the symbols, _______ , which are considered to represent fertility and new life: are those 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 rabbit

　　21. Canada was divided Into Upper Canada （English speaking） and Lower Canada （French speaking） in _______ and they were united again in _______ .

　　A. 1791/1840

　　B. 1775/1791

　　C. 1840/1867

　　D. 1775/1867

　　22. Canada''s early economic development was founded on _______ .

　　A. resource industries

　　B. heavy industries

　　C. light industries

　　D. manufacturing industries

　　23. What law made French the offical language in Canada''s Quebec?

　　A. The Official Language Act.

　　B. The Charter of the French Language in Quebec.

　　C. The Meech Lake Accord.

　　D. The new Canadian Constitution.

　　24. The Canadian population is chiefly characterized by _______ .

　　A. its size

　　B. its growth

　　C. its linguistic duality

　　D. its French origins

　　25. Australia has always been a continent with few people mainly because _______ .

　　A. Australia is too far away fram Europe

　　B. Australia is the least mountainous and most level of the world''s continents

　　C. Australia is separated from the rest of the world by seas

　　D. most of the continent is hot and dry