rentiyishi英文知识百科100题

2021年1月6日发(作者：强存仁)
1. Which of the following is a power of the vice president?
A. veto any bill passed by congress.
B. appoint federal judges when vacancies occur
C. vote in the Senate only in the event of a tie
D. as a commander-in-chief of the armed forces
2. The following were the main Reformation leaders except________
A. Martin Luther
B. Martin Luther King
C. John Calvin
D. The English King Henry VII
3. Which is NOT the social problem in the US?
A. Racial problems
B. Poverty
C. Drug abuse
D. Weak economy
4. Where the Declaration of Independence was signed?
A. Philadelphia
B. New York
C. Virginia
D. Maryland
5. _______ believed that God could be reached through his
representative on the earth--- the Pope.
A. Puritans
B. Quakers
C. Catholics
D. Church of England
6. Many states passed ________ to keep the races apart in schools, housing,
restaurants, and other public facilities, while institutionalized discrimination kept
blacks in the lowest-paid jobs.
A. segregation laws
B. safety laws
C. Civil dispute laws
D. Civil procedure law
7. Which of the following is not correct about the political parties in the United
States?
A. There are two major political parties in the United States.
B. The symbol of the Democratic Party is the donkey.
C. The symbol of the Republican Party is the elephant.
D. The Democratic Party was formed before 1900.
在1900年之后形成的！
8. The construction of _______, beginning in the 1830s, marked the start of a new era
for the United States.
A. firearms
B. currency
C. tariff
D. rail roads
9. Who said “Cultivators of the earth are most valuable citizens”
A. Alexander Hamilton
B. Tomas Jefferson
C. Adam Smith
D. John Adams
10. Which of the following statement is NOT true?
A. The northern states had outlawed slavery by 1830.
B. Americans are not primarily a nation of immigrants.
C. The largest of the racial and ethnic minorities in the United States is blacks.
D. The first blacks were brought to North America in 1619.

11. Which of the following is not written by Henry James?
A. The Portrait of A Lady and The Europeans.
B. The Wings of the Dove and The Ambassadors.
C. What Maisie Knows and The Bostonians.
D. The Genius and The Gilded Age
than five hundred poems Dickinson wrote are about nature, in which her ge
neral Skepticism about the relationship between ______ is well-expressed.
A. man and man
B. men and women
C. man and nature
D. men and God
13. William Faulkner is the author of ______.
A. Far From the Madding Crowd
B. Sound and Fury
C. For Whom the Bell Tolls
D. Scarlet Letter
14. ________is featured by black humor.
A. Caricature
B. Catch-22
C. The Catcher in the Rye
D. Death of a Salesman
15. Iceberg Theory is a writing principle proposed and closely followed by _____.
A. Jack London
B. Sinclair Lewis
C. William Faulkner
D. Ernest Hemingway
16. ______is NOT written by Edgar Allan Poe.
A. The Raven
B. Annabel Lee
C. The Fall of the House of Usher
D. Song to Celia
Grierson is a literary figure created by______.
A. Willa Cather
B. Doris Lessing
C. William Faulkner
D. Nathaniel Hawthorn
e poetry and philosophy have exerted great influence over ____.
A. Ezra Pound
B. Ralph Waldo Emerson
C. Robert Frost
D. Emily Dickinson
19. Who initiated the name of the Lost Generation?
A. Hemingway
B. Fitzgerald
C. Gertrude Stein
D. William Faulkner
n Crane is famous for ________and other stories.
A. An American Tragedy
B. The Ambassadors
C. Main Street
D. The Red Badge of Courage
21. The most important river in Britain is ____ which is 336 kilometers long.
A. the Severn River B. the Thames River
C. River Clyde D. the Tweed
22. The people who consider themselves as the true Scots are ____.
A. the Scottish lowlanders
B. the Scottish highlanders
C. the Gaelic-speakers
D. the descendants of Jutes
23. In the year 1066, William the Conqueror invaded England from France, defeating
the Saxon king Harold at___.
A. the Battle of Crecy
B. the Battle of Agincourt
C. the Battle of Hastings
D. the Battle of waterloo
24. One of the following did not take place during the Middle Ages. It was ___.
A. the Norman Conquest B. the Crusades
C. the Hundred Years War D. the “Gunpowder Plot ”
25. The king who believed the “Divine Right” to govern, and who was condemned to
death during the English Civil War was___.
A. HenryⅧ B. JamesⅠ
C. CharlesⅠ D. JamesⅡ
26. Which of the following is the Act that restricted the powers of the Lords in
dealing with money?
A. The Parliament Act of 1901
B. The Parliament Act of 1911
C. The Bills of Rights in 1689
D. The Act of Settlement in 1701
27. According to the text, which of the following is the most important privilege
enjoyed by MPs?
A. Freedom of speech in Parliament.
B. High social status.
C. High living standards
D. Involvement in law-making
28. The supreme holy authority of the Roman Catholic Church is ________.
A. the Bible B. the Pope in Rome
C. the king D. Jesus Christ
29. The Puritans were originally an extreme _____ sect.
A. Protestant B. Jewish
C. Catholic D. Christian Scientist
30. Which of the following is not a characteristic of the Puritans?
A. They are strict teetotalers.
B. They believe in plain food and plain clothing
C. They are honest
D. They approve of working on the Sabbath
31. The Anglo-Saxon began to settle in Britain in the _____ century
A. 4th B. 5th
C. 6th D. 7th

32. In Britain most advertising is carried _____.
A. In newspapers
B. In magazines
C. On television
D. On radio
33. Britain is a country with a history of invasions. In _____Britain was invaded by the
Roman Empire.
A. 55AD B. 43AD
C. 42AD D. 43BC
34. Which group of people can not vote in the general election in Britain?
A. Members in the House of Commons
B. Lords in the House of Lords
C. The UK citizens above the age of 18
D. The UK resident citizens of the Irish Republic
35. Which literary tradition was started by Swift in English literature?
A. realistic B. romantic
C. ironic D. idyllic
36. Which novel represents the highest literary achievement in the 18th century
English literature?
A. Robinson Crusoe B. Gulliver’s Travels
C. Tom Jones D. Captain Singleton

37. In the UK, what is set out annually in the Finance Act?
A. Tax rates
B. Levels of Pay
C. Pension Contributions
D. Housing prices

what did Sir Francis Drake change the name of the boat The Pelican?
A. Discovery
B. The Golden Hind
C. Bounty
D. Adventure Galley

colour is the ribbon of the Victoria Cross?
A. Bronze
B. Green
C. Crimson
D. Gold

40. What did a February 1988 majority of 54 vote to allow into the House of
Commons?
A. Television Cameras
B. Journalists
C. Photo cameras
D. Members of the public

41. Which country celebrated 60 years of independence from the UK on 14th August
2007?
A. USA
B. Pakistan
C. Germany
D. France

42. What were the members of the Women's Social and Political Union popularly
known as?
A. Wrens
B. Wasps
C. Wispus
D. Suffragettes

43. Which of these is a British security service?
A. UK5
B. KO5
C. MI5
D. AD5

44. Which of these is a union of school teachers?
A. NUT
B. CAKE
C. BREAD
D. FRUIT

45. Which old British coin was typically made of gold?
A. Penny
B. Shilling
C. Farthing
D. Sovereign

46. Which two airlines merged to become British Airways?
A. BEA and BOAC
B. Air of England and Royal Air
C. Fast Air and English Air
D. Greater Air and BAEFG

47. Who led the peasants' revolt in the 14th century?
A. William Wilberforce
B. Wat Tyler
C. Oliver Cromwell
D. William Pitt

48. Who lit the first of a chain of 102 beacons on the day before his wedding in July
1981?
A. Prince Andrew
B. Prince Charles
C. Prince Edward
D. Prince William

49. Which party was considered to be the political arm of the Provisional IRA?