[外语类试卷]专业英语八级(人文知识)模拟试卷28及答案与解析.doc
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1、专业英语八级(人文知识)模拟试卷 28及答案与解析 一、 PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN) Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question. 1 In the year 1688, fears of the establishment of a Catholic dynasty in England led prominent Protestant statesmen to invite
2、William of Orange from _ to assume the throne, which was called “the Glorious Revolution“. ( A) Holland ( B) Russia ( C) France ( D) Spain 2 Belfast is a seaport and the capital of_. ( A) Ireland ( B) Northern Ireland ( C) England ( D) Scotland 3 _was once a very important political institution in B
3、ritain while its importance is seriously diminished since the 20th century. ( A) The House of Commons ( B) The House of Lords ( C) The Cabinet ( D) The Privy Council 4 In 1653, when the English government was called The Protectorate, _was declared the Protector of England. ( A) Guy Fawkes ( B) Charl
4、es Cromwell ( C) William of Orange ( D) Oliver Cromwell 5 _is sometimes called the “backbone of England“. ( A) The Sperrin Mountains ( B) The Cambrian Mountains ( C) The Pennine Chain ( D) The Cheviot Hills 6 Among the companies which run the British radio and television, which is the oldest and the
5、 most popular one? ( A) The Independent Television Commission ( B) The Radio Authority ( C) The British Broadcasting Corporation ( D) The Cable Authority 7 The “Iron Lady“ Margaret Thatcher in British history was the leader of_Party. ( A) the Labour ( B) the Conservative ( C) the Liberal ( D) the De
6、mocratic 8 The University of_played an important role in leading the city to its reputation as a chief intellectual centre during the Age of Enlightenment, and helped give the city the nickname “the Athens of the north“. Among its graduates are Charles Darwin and David Hume. ( A) London ( B) Glasgow
7、 ( C) Edinburgh ( D) Cardiff 9 _may lay claim to the title “Birthplace of the Industrial Revolution“ because it was here that people like Watt, Boulton, and Charles Darwin launched the revolution that thrust England and the world into the modern era. ( A) Liverpool ( B) Manchester ( C) London ( D) B
8、irmingham 10 By the end of the 19th century the colonial possessions of Britain covered about_of the worlds population and area, which was called the empire “on which the sun never sets“. ( A) one third ( B) a quarter ( C) one fifth ( D) one sixth 11 The national flag of the United States is called
9、“the Stars and Stripes“, with_ stars and_horizontal stripes on it. ( A) 51, 12 ( B) 50, 13 ( C) 51, 15 ( D) 50, 12 12 _are located on the U. S.A.-Canadian boundary between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. ( A) Niagara Falls ( B) the Great Central Plain ( C) Yellowstone National Park ( D) the Grand Canyon
10、 13 Historically Hispanic groups have had great influence on the United States. They are mainly from the following countries EXCEPT_. ( A) Mexico ( B) Puerto Rico ( C) Cuba ( D) Canada 14 The capital and the largest city of Hawaii is_, with more than half of all Hawaiians living in it. ( A) Denver (
11、 B) Juneau ( C) Honolulu ( D) Olympia 15 The United States won its War of Independence with the help from_. ( A) Spain ( B) Holland ( C) France ( D) Denmark 16 In the United States, _is the fastest growing fuel. ( A) natural gas ( B) coal ( C) oil ( D) hydropower 17 The legacy of_expansion brought t
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