“If winter comes, will spring be far behind?”comes from Ode to the ______ wind by Shelly. B.west
4. The Acts of Union 1707 made the kingdoms of England and ________ united to form Great Britain. B.Scotland
July is normally the best month in a year and the west wind from the Atlantic is the warmest. 正确
Jane Austen who has written “Pride and Prejudice”, “Sense and sensibility” and other novels. 正确
“Ladies and gentlemen” only refers to those cultured and refined men and women. 错误 2.3
Scotland takes up half of Great Britain and is the second largest country in the UK. 错误
The American movie “A water horse” is based on the tale of monster in Loch Ness. 正确
3. Kilt, tartan and Bagpipe are all characteristic of Scotland. 正确
4. 2014 Referendum is the first time for the Scottish to pursue freedom from the United Kingdom. 错误
5. Nowadays, Scotland will still remain in the territory of the United Kingdom. 正确 2.4
1. The Scots, Welsh and Irish are descendents of ___________. C.the Celts
2. Wales is located in the _________ of Great Britain. B.west
Wales was not conquered by the English until __________. A.1536
4. The Giant’s Causeway was located in __________. D.Northern Ireland
5. The capital of Northern Ireland is ____________. C.Belfast
1. Much of the land in Wales is pasture and only 22% of the land is arable. 错误
2. Today, a quarter of the Welsh still speak Welsh as their first language. _________ 正确
3. The greatest event of the year of Northern Ireland is the National Eisteddfod. 错误
4. The majority of Northern Irish people wanted to be independent but was forced to remain within the United Kingdom. ___________ 错误 2.5
The present royal family belongs to the House of __________. A. Windsor
Up until now, Queen Elizabeth has ruled in Britain for over __________ decades. C. six
Queen __________ was called virgin queen because she remained unmarried all her life.
A.Elizabeth I
During the reign of ___________, Britain became an empire “the sun never sets”. B.Queen Victoria
1. The nickname of ______ is “the grandmother of Europe”. D.Queen Victoria
2. The house of Windsor starts from _________. A.George V
3. _________ ruled Britain in Shakespeare’s time. C.Queen Elizabeth I
1. The monarchy in Britain has been passed in succession in the past 1000 years and has never been broken. _______ 错误
2. The age of constitutional monarchy began after the Glorious Revolution. ________ 正确
3. The king or the queen is the head of the UK and has no real power. _________ 正确
The members of the royal family have to earn money to support themselves. _________ 错误
3.1
How many contiguous states are there in the USA? C.48
Please choose the right letter to represent the location of Appalachian Mountains on the map.
D. area of D
Which of the two states are the last two states to join the union? C.Alaska and Hawaii
1. The United States of America consists of 50 states and a federal government. 正确
2. Great Salt Lake is a major waterway that empty into the Gulf Mexico. 错误
3. Alaska is the largest state on the continuous continent. 错误 3.2
The Hollywood sign was created as an advertisement for the Hollywoodland housing development. 错误
The Hoover Dam was the way to provide power and water to dry regions in the west America. 正确
The Independence hall is the place where the first and the second Continent Congress was held. 正确
1. The heads of which Presidents are carved into Mount Rushmore? D. Washington, Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, Lincoln
2. The Statue of Liberty is a gift from the people of ___________. B.France 3.3
White House is where Martin Luther King Jr. made his famous “I have a dream” speech. 错误
Ex-president Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in Ford’s Theater. ______ 正确
New York City is in the southwestern America with the nickname of “Big Apple”. 错误
Boston is the scene of several key events of American Revolution like Boston Tea Party 正确
Declaration of Independence was signed in Boston. 正确
1. Which state does Washington D.C. belong to? C.no state
2. The official home to the US president is ________ A.White House
3. Which of the following locations is not included in the Free Trail? D.Independence Hall
4. Which of the following cities is the meeting place for the first and second Continental Congress? D.Philadelphia 3.4
In 1620, the first group of puritan Pilgrims arrived in America for religious freedom.
正确
In 1806, President Lincoln signed legislation for building a road to facilitate people to move west. _____ 错误
Route 66 is known as the loneliest road in America. 错误
It was Carl Fisher who had the idea to build a coast-to-coast highway named Lincoln Highway. 正确
Roads with even numbers represent the highways from north to south. 错误
1. Which of the following does not represent freedom? C.Uncle Sam
2. Which of the following roads is called Mother Road? A.Route 66
3. Which of the following roads represent highway from east to west? D.Interstate 90 4.1
1.America Vespucci’s first voyage led to the discovery of Americas that he thought was India and called the natives on the island Indians.______ 错误
2.After 1588 war, Spain became the biggest colonizer in North America. ______ 错误
3.1607, the first successful English colony in North America was planted in Jamestown, Virginia. 正确
4.Jamestown’s prosperity was in a large part owing to a farmer who planted tobacco. 正确
5. In 1620, 102 Pilgrim Fathers crossed the Atlantic to seek gold in the New World on the boat of Mayflower. 错误
The French and Indian War was started owing to ______ B.land
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