北京语言大学21秋英语国家概况复习考核试题库答案参考1. The Norman Conquest in English history happened in _.A.1035B.1042C.1066D.1606参考答案：C2. In the autumn of 1620, the first group of people started for America in a ship named the “Mayflower”. They landed at a place they named Plymouth.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：B3. Manufacturing industry is an important part of the UK economy, accounting for 5% of the nation&39;s wealth.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：B4. (中译英)她将去纽约，或者确切地讲，她将乘飞机去纽约。(or rather)(中译英)她将去纽约，或者确切地讲，她将乘飞机去纽约。(or rather)答案：She will go to New York,or rather,she will go to New York by air.5. Historically, less people in Britain have lived in the lowland zone rather than in the harsher highland zone.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：A6. Birds, _ or familiar, were popular in Rome.A. historicB.exoticC. alcoholicD.erotiBirds, _ or familiar, were popular in Rome.A. historicB.exoticC. alcoholicD.erotic参考答案：B7. The Irish often have an informal style. in regard to work practice.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：B8. The death blow to the Irish language was Ireland&39;s accession to the EU.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：A9. The Irish Government has the sole power of making laws for the state.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：A10. Why has Australia always been a continent with few people?A.Because Australia is too far away from EuropeB.Because Australia is the least mountainous and most level of the worlds continentsC.Because Australia is separated from the rest of the world by seasD.Because most of the continent is hot and dry参考答案：D11. The two results of the Enclosure Movement are the primitive accumulation of capital and the continuation of the supply of cheap labor that paved the way for the development of capitalism.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：B12. I have written to both Frank and Henry but_has replied.AeitherBbothCneitherDnoneI have written to both Frank and Henry but_has replied.AeitherBbothCneitherDnone正确答案：C13. Which of the following is NOT a neighbouring country of Australia?A.IndonesiaB.Papua New GuineaC.Thailand参考答案：C14. By the end of the 7th century England was divided into a number of kingdoms, considered by historians to have been seven and therefore the _.A.“Heptarchy”B.the Seven KingdomsC.the KingdomsD.the Seven Kings参考答案：A15. The word “Ireland” is used ambiguously to mean both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：B16. Who invented the game of basketball?A.A CanadianB.An AmericanC.A Dominican参考答案：B17. The Australian Day falls on _.A.April 25B.Jan.1C.Jan.26参考答案：C18. The big noise brought people out_the warm night to enjoy the interesting scene.AintoThe big noise brought people out_the warm night to enjoy the interesting scene.AintoBatCofDfrom正确答案：A19. English surnames can show various sorts of information about people , including the pEnglish surnames can show various sorts of information about people , including the place a person is from , the job he has , family relationships , ethnic identity and personal ( )A. considerationB. knowledgeC. politenessD. characteristics参考答案：D20. Following the Wars of the Roses was the rule of the House of the _.A.RosesB.LudorC.JadorD.Tudor参考答案：D21. The Irish legal system is arranged in a hierarchy, with District Court at the bottom and Supreme Court at the top.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：B22. I try to一一一一_swimming at least once a week. A. do B. play C. goI try to一一一一_swimming at least once a week.A. doB. playC. go参考答案C23. Every once in a while you will read some article about a so-called scholar unearthing mateEvery once in a while you will read some article about a so-called scholar unearthing material that is supposed to prove that William Shakespeare did not really write the works attributed to him. Many alternative authors have been suggested most prominently, Christopher Marlowe Francis Bacon. One proponent of Bacon as author of Shakespeares plays actually looked for words like fat and lard and calculated how their places in the texts of the plays proved that Bacon authored them. Any schoolboy can see the fallacy of such an argument and yet many adult readers of newspaper articles, written by men who have never done any research on Shakespeare, are taken in by the arguments proposed against Shakespeares authorship. It is true that we have no manuscripts of the plays as they came from Shakespeares hand. After all, he wrote the plays to be acted, and the actors used the authors manuscripts. However, almost half the plays appeared in print under the authors name during his lifetime which ended in 1616. A few years later, in 1623, two of Shakespeares actor friends published a great folio(对开本 ，对开的)volume with thirty-six plays and put Shakespeares name o