英吉利海峡
I. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words or expressions. (40%)1. Great Britain consists of _________________, ________________and____________.
2. The longest river in Britain is ________________.
3. The total area of Britain is about ________________square kilometers.
4. The present sovereign of Britain is Queen ____________________________, and
Prince _______________________is the heir to the throne.
5. The British Parliament consists of the Sovereign, _________________________and
______________________________.
6. The present two major political parties are _______________________________and
______________________________.
7. The British Parliament’s main functions are __________________,
________________and ____________________.
8. Feudalism was established in England after __________________of 1066.
9. The Hundred Years’ War was a war against _______________________ for the
__________________and for the industrial city of
_____________________________.
10. The two overseas states in the USA are _________________and
__________________.
11. The total area of the USA is about ______________________square kilometers.
12. “The Motor City, USA” is _______________, and __________________ is the “Space
City, USA”.
13. The largest city in the USA is ___________________, and the second largest city is
_______________________.
14. Black people in the USA were declared free initially by Abraham Lincoln’s
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________________________________ in 1863.
15. Most of the black people in the USA speak _______________, but the Hispanics speak
_______________________.
16. __________________is the most popular means of transportation in the USA.
17. The USA has played a dominant role in the world economy since
____________________.
18. The American voters do not vote directly for the President but for _______________.
19. The American Continent was discovered by ___________________________in the
year of 1492.
20. The American Congress consists of _____________________and _______________.
21. The two present major political parties in the USA are
___________________________and __________________________.
22. The Constitution of the USA follows two principles: ________________________and
__________________________.
23. The largest river in the USA is __________________________.
24. The capital city of the USA is ____________________________.
II. Translate the following into Chinese. (15%) 25. the Strait of Dover 26. the British Isles
27. Boston Tea Party 28. Rocky Mountains
29. California 30. FBI
31. Greenwich 32. Buckingham Palace
33. American Civil War 34. Great Charter
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III. Translate the following into English. (20%)
35. 英吉利海峡 36. 佛罗里达州
37. 圈地运动 38. 第一次大陆会议
39. “驴象之争” 40. 美国独立战争
41. 通用电器公司 42. 波士顿倾茶事件
43. 落基山脉 44. 美国国务卿
IV. Answer the following questions.(25%)
45. What are the names of the five Great Lakes?
46. How are the President and Vice President of the USA chosen if no candidates receives a
majority of the votes of the electors?
47. Who were the earliest settlers on the British Isles? Where were they from and how did they
live there?
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