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《英语国家文化》期末考试试 I。?Multiple?Choice?(20％)? 1。The?highest?mountain?peak?in?Britain?is?called?________.? ［A]?Ben?Nevis? ［B］?Cross?Fell? ［C］?Snowdon? [D]?Scafell? 2。The?Lake?District?is?well-known?for________。? [A］?its?wild?and?beautiful?scenery? ［B]?its?varied?lakes? ［C］?the?lake?Poets? [D]?all?of?the?above?three? 3。?Which?of?the?following?is?NOT?the?feature?of?British?climate？? ［A]?Coldness。? ［B]?More?rainy?days.? ［C］?Changeability?.? [D］?More?fogs。? 4。The?established?church?of?Britain?is?________。? ［A］?The?Church?of?Scotland? ［B]?Free?churches? [C］?The?United?Reformed?Church? ? [D］?The?Church?of?England? 5.Easter?is?kept，?commemorating?the?________of?Jesus?Christ.? ［A］?coming? [B]?birth? [C]?death? ［D］?resurrection? 6.Under?Mrs。?Thatcher，?British?economy?in?1980s?gradually?____C__? [A］?declined? ［B］?recessed? [C］?recovered? ［D]?went?down? 7.Tertiary?industry?does?NOT?include?________.? [A］?retailing? [B］?insurance? ［C]?electronics? [D］?banking? 8.In?Britain,?government?cannot?spend?any?money?without?the?permission?of?________.? ［A］?the?Queen? [B]?the?Prime?Minister? [C]?the?House?of?Commons? ［D]?the?House?of?Lords? 9。________?is?seen?as?the?party?of?the?“middle”，?occupying?the?ideological?ground?between?the?two?main?parties. [A]The Conservative? [B］The Labour? ［C]The Liberal Democratic? ［D］The Tory? 10。The general election in Britain is held every ________ years. [A]3? [B]4? ［C]5? ［D］6? 11.The earliest settlers on the British Isles were the ________.? ［A]Celts? ［B］Gaels? [C]Iberians? ［D]Brythons? In 43 A。D.Romans under ________ conquered Britain. ［A]Julius Caesar? ［B］Claudius? ［C］Augustine? [D］the Pope? ________launched the Hundred Years War. [A］Edward I? [B]Edward II? ［C]Edward III? ［D］Henry III?? 14。Black Death to some extent brought ________ to villains [A］higher wages? ［B］greater freedom? [C］better life? [D］both A and B? 15.The British Industrial Revolution first began in the________ industry。 ［A］iron and steel? ［B]textile? ［C］coal-mining? ［D］ship-building? The t